The early winter in the Forbidden City came especially early. As soon as the weather got cold, the business of Jinlan Embroidery Shop became more and more prosperous. The customers who came to order winter clothes in the early morning had already crowded the embroidery shop. Xiao Hu sat up on the rocking chair on the second floor.
Sitting on her legs drinking tea, with a smile on her face, the embroiderer Yilan held up the newly arrived Shu brocade and came forward to ask for instructions, "Sister Hu, the harvest in Shu has been poor this year, and most of the Shu brocade has been used as an offering. We only received this."
There are several pieces, and the sisters don’t know what to embroider.”
Putting down the tea cup, she acted like a boss lady and said, "Embroider all the begonias. Let the best embroiderer use the same color silk thread as the Shu brocade to embroider, and use silver thread to embellish the edges. The master likes simplicity and elegance." Yi Lan hesitated a little,
"Sister Hu, why don't you keep one for yourself? This Shu brocade will feel warm when you wear it on your body. The prince will definitely like it when he sees it." Xiao Hu's movements immediately froze, and his eyes dimmed, "Women like us,
The coaxing words from those royal relatives are just flattering. You must not have any wrongdoings and do unreasonable things. Yilan, you and I are the same people."
Shui Yilan was originally a brothel girl. She was redeemed by the prince a year ago. Because of her good embroidery skills, she was taken in by Xiaohu. She has colorful makeup and is often among rich and powerful people. She hopes to marry a rich son-in-law.
Xiaohu pointed out, she stuck out her tongue, "I know, boss lady!" Xiaohu smiled, "Last month there was some extra good brocade, let the sisters share it and make some small clothes, close-fitting
Use some good materials to wear your things comfortably." Yi Lan beamed with joy when she heard this and trotted towards the warehouse.
The red-top car stopped silently near Xiuzhuang. Fu Heng wanted to help his beloved wife out of the car. The servant who drove the car patted the back of his head and said in a panic, "Young Master, I forgot to bring my stepping stool. Please punish me, Master!" Fu Heng
He waved his hands and said, "It's okay, Tang'er, I'll take you out of the car." Yutang stuck his head out and looked at both sides, "I don't want there to be so many people..." His wife was used to being shy, so he had nothing to do,
He only squatted down and stretched out his hand, "Madam, please!" Yutang shyly held his hand and used her toes on Fu Heng's knees to get out of the car, "I didn't expect Xiuzhuang to be so lively. Let's go in through the back door."
When several embroiderers saw this loving scene in the attic, they felt envious and said, "This lady is so happy. I wonder if there is any man in the world who is willing to bend the knee for a woman." "Yes, he is still a man driving a red-top car.
, The official position is not low." Yi Lan, who was here to deliver the brocade, heard the news and said, "Which one is it, point it out to me!" "That's the gentleman in the blue python robe, going to our back door."
"What a handsome landlady!" The couple walked up to the attic hand in hand, and Xiaohu stood up in great surprise, "Master, uncle, why are you here so early? Please sit down here! Sisters, serve refreshments!" Yutang looked at it.
Looking at the decorations in the embroidery shop, I was very pleased, "The number one embroidery shop in Beijing is indeed well-deserved. I wonder if the proprietress can teach you some business tips?" Xiaohu took out a piece of gold foil from his sleeve in an eccentric manner.
"Here's the secret. Every season our embroidery shop will issue some gold foil cards like this to customers who patronize it as a return gift. Then in the next season, customers can use this gold foil to get discounts. The more gold foil, the greater the discount will be.
This way, we not only have a stable customer base, but also use the scene downstairs to attract new customers, killing two birds with one stone!"