After the mother and son finished talking, Lu Cailian returned to the courtyard where she was married.
She took a nap in the room for half an hour, and when she woke up, Lu Caiwei was already beside the bed.
"Sister, why do I feel like you have lost weight?"
When the maid was dressing Lu Cailian, Lu Caiwei kept surrounding her eldest sister.
Lu Cailian knew that this sister had been clinging to her since she was a child, so she asked her maid to take out the gifts she brought from Fucheng.
"The hairpins here are all fresh styles from Fucheng." Lu Cailian's maid said, "My aunt often thinks about the fourth girl in Fucheng. In addition to these jewelry, there is also some rouge and gouache. I will give it to the girl later."
Lu Caiwei's heart warmed up, she hugged her eldest sister and said, "Sister, you are so kind to me. By the way, I also have something new that I want to show you." After saying that, he ordered the maid to get the handkerchief she just got.
Lu Cailian had never seen anything good in Fucheng, so she thought it was just an ordinary handkerchief.
Unexpectedly, after the maid brought the handkerchief, Lu Cailian only glanced at it and took the handkerchief from Lu Caiwei's hand.
"Sister, these orchids are beautiful!" Lu Caiwei said as if to show off.
Lu Cailian nodded: "This orchid is indeed beautiful, and it is much more unique than any other orchid I have ever seen." After speaking, she asked where the veil came from.
Lu Caiwei said: "It was embroidered by an embroiderer, and Yu Han took us to the embroidery shop."
"Then have you asked the embroiderer what the name of this orchid is?" Lu Cailian asked, "Has she ever seen such an orchid?"
Lu Caiwei said: "I think I heard her say it once, saying that this orchid is called the Plain Crown Heding. I think she must have seen it before."
When Lu Cailian heard this, her heart was moved. There were many families in Fucheng who loved orchids, especially the Tao family. Among the few young talents that her mother-in-law liked, there was Tao Siqian from the Tao family.
I usually listen to my sister-in-law's opinions and appreciate Tao Siqian a lot.
The Tao family is one of the most aristocratic families in the city.
Lu Cailian made a decision in her mind. If she could get an orchid like a plain crown and a lotus cauldron, she might be able to facilitate the marriage between the two families. And if her sister-in-law married well, she would gain face in front of her mother-in-law.
So Lu Cailian asked Lu Caiwei to ask about the embroidery shop.
Lu Caiwei said: "Sister, you need to go to that embroidery shop, that's not easy. I happen to be sending Lonicera there tomorrow, so I'll take you to see it."
Lu Cailian couldn't help but ask: "Why are you taking Lonicera there? Isn't Lonicera married?"
Lu Caiwei said: "Lonicera asked me to find a job for her. And the embroidery shop happens to be short of a female clerk."
Shen Xiu originally thought that it would take a few days for the honeysuckle to arrive.
Unexpectedly, Lu Caiwei worked very quickly and brought Lonicera to Shen Xiu the next day.
Lonicera looks to be about 20 years old. She is fair and fair, especially with a pair of crescent-moon eyes. Even when she is not smiling, she seems to be smiling.
Shen Xiu immediately felt a little satisfied.
Lu Caiwei smiled and said, "Don't worry, Lonicera is very careful in doing things and won't cause any trouble to you."
Shen Xiu also knew that all the maids who came out of the family had been trained. Whether they were doing things or greeting guests, it was no problem.
She quickly settled on a salary with Lonicera, one tael of silver a month, and a lunch was included.
The salary of one tael of silver is not bad. Before Lonicera worked as a maid beside Lu Caiwei, it only cost one tael of silver a month.
Lonicera cherishes this opportunity and will help Shen Xiu immediately.
Shen Xiudao: "I know you still have children at home. You can go back and settle the children today. It won't be too late to come back to work tomorrow. Anyway, I'm not very busy these days."
After Lonicera left, Lu Caiwei pulled Shen Xiu and said, "Thank you for Lonicera."
Shen Xiu smiled and said: "Four girls, you don't have to be so polite. If you really want to thank me, just introduce a few more guests to me."
Lu Caiwei said: "I came today and I did bring you a guest. This person is my eldest sister. She fell in love with the plain crown and lotus tripod you embroidered. But just now she met an acquaintance and went to the spice shop. I’ll probably be here soon.”
As soon as Lu Caiwei finished speaking, voices came from the door, and a young woman walked in.
This young woman was about twenty years old, with delicate and graceful facial features, but there was a layer of depression on her face, as if she was not living a happy life.
When Lu Caiwei saw this woman, she stepped forward and said, "Sister."
Lu Cailian showed a faint smile and looked at Shen Xiu, "This little lady is the Shen Xiu Niang that Caiwei mentioned!"
Shen Xiu nodded towards the other party, smiled slightly and said: "My embroidery skills are so small that I made my aunt laugh."
Generally, any girl who gets married is called aunt. Shen Xiu didn't know the identity of her husband, so she called her that.
Lu Cailian said: "I came today, firstly, to see Shen Xiu Niang's embroidery, and secondly, I want to know whether the plain-crown lotus tripod embroidered by Shen Xiu Niang really exists in this world."
Shen Xiu did not expect that she would be so interested in the plain-headed lotus tripod. When she first painted the flowers, in order to attract customers, she painted many novel flowers from later generations.
This plain crown and lotus cauldron is also among them.
Shen Xiu was able to paint this famous orchid, in fact, it was thanks to a later guest who loved orchids.
This customer was born with orchids, and his family had a small fortune, so he raised many famous orchids. What he cared about most in his life were several rare orchids.
This plain crown and lotus tripod is one of them.
It is a pity that the plain crown and lotus tripod is expensive and rare.
This guest's family is rich, but he is still far from being a real rich man. Every time there is news that this plain-guan he cauldron is for sale, someone else always gets the news first.
When he couldn't get what he asked for, he settled for the next best thing and approached Shen Xiu, asking her to help embroider some pictures of orchids with plain crowns and lotus cauldrons.
In order to embroider this plain crown and lotus tripod, Shen Xiu flew to Yunnan. After seeing it with his own eyes, he started to draw a picture.
Probably because the plain-headed cauldron is really beautiful, Shen Xiu can still draw its original appearance.
Now Lu Cailian asked her about the origin of the plain-headed tripod. Shen Xiu didn't know if this orchid had ever appeared in this world. She could only wonder: "To be honest, I have never seen a real plain-headed tripod myself. It's just that I once saw several pictures of orchids in a dilapidated orchid book. One of them was this plain crown and lotus tripod."
Lu Cailian felt disappointed. She originally thought that Shen Xiu had seen the plain-headed cauldron, but she didn't know that the other person only had an orchid book.
"Where is the orchid book?" Lu Cailian thought that if she couldn't get any orchids, it would be a good idea to get an orchid book back.
Shen Xiu just casually said where to find the orchid book for her, so the look of embarrassment on her face became even greater, "I accidentally lost the orchid book."
Lu Cailian couldn't help but take a deep breath. Could it be God's will? God's will that she would not get this orchid and the orchid tree, and also not get the love of her husband's family.
Shen Xiu saw that her expression was not good, and she felt a little sorry, so she asked, "My aunt, what is the purpose of asking this plain-headed cauldron?"
Lu Cailian sighed: "My husband's family will hold a winter solstice banquet soon. I originally thought that getting back a pot of rare orchids would make my husband's family treat me differently. I didn't expect God's will to be like this."
Whether the Tao family's affairs will be successful or not is another matter. Lu Cailian is very delicate, so she only talks about the Winter Solstice Banquet, because she is afraid that the words will spread to the capital.
Shen Xiu said: "I see. In fact, according to me, if this plain-crested lotus tripod is brought back, it may not be able to shine at the Winter Solstice Banquet. Because it blooms in spring, and when it is not blooming, its leaves are the same as those of ordinary orchids.
, it doesn’t have much ornamental value at all.”
"My aunt wants to be treated differently by her husband's family, so I have a way." Shen Xiudao, "Since we can't get real orchids, why not embroider an embroidered screen with different types of orchids on it."
Lu Cailian was a little moved after hearing this. Real orchids could not be obtained. If she could get an embroidered screen, she might be able to please her mother-in-law.
Shen Xiu saw her heart moved and continued: "In addition to this plain-crested lotus tripod, I have also seen many novel orchids in the orchid chart. If I could embroider them all on the embroidered screen, it would definitely shock everyone.
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Lu Cailian was moved by Shen Xiu's last words, "Okay, then I will embroider an orchid picture that will shock them all."
"In addition to this orchid picture, I also want to customize a few winter clothes, and these winter clothes also need to be embroidered with orchids." Lu Cailian felt that the idea of embroidering an orchid picture was feasible, but the embroidered screen alone was not enough. She also needed to help her sister-in-law do a few more.
A winter coat.
There was no problem with this. Shen Xiu was just worried that there would be no business, so she agreed immediately.