When Yu Shuya asked her for help, Shen Xiu said: "Miss Yu is so smart, how can she need my help?"
But Yu Shuya had her sights set on Shen Xiu. She didn't have the airs of a lady, and kept begging him.
Shen Xiu said helplessly: "You can ask me to help you, but Miss Yu must agree to a condition first."
When she mentioned the conditions at this time, it was more like she wanted Yu Shuya to retreat when she saw the difficulties, but Yu Shuya just got into a fight with her and said gently but firmly: "Whatever the conditions are, it doesn't matter if you just say it."
Shen Xiudao: "I have a batch of peony embroidered screens in my hand, but I am not familiar with the place and cannot sell them at a good price. If Miss Yu is willing to help me find a way, then I will teach you how to match the clothes."
When Yu Shuya heard about this, she did not agree immediately, but thought about it carefully.
Shen Xiu waited for a while and then heard the other party say: "I agree to this condition. It's just that I promise to help you find a way, but I don't know whether it will work or not."
"As long as you are willing to help with this matter." Shen Xiu said with a smile: "But the peony embroidered screen has not been shipped to Fucheng yet, so Miss Yu should take me to Manfang Embroidery Workshop first!"
There is no rush about the peony embroidery screen, let’s meet the white embroiderer first!
Manfang Embroidery Shop is located on the busiest street in Fucheng.
When the Yu family's carriage stopped in front of the embroidery workshop, they saw people coming and going in this largest embroidery workshop in Fucheng, and there was an endless stream of customers.
Yu Shuya entered the embroidery workshop side by side with Shen Xiu. Before she could introduce the situation of the embroidery workshop to her, shopkeeper Zhou of the embroidery workshop came up to her.
Since Yu Shuya and Tao Ziqian got engaged, shopkeeper Zhou's attitude towards her has become more and more kind. This makes Yu Shuya shy but also a little sweeter. Now that Shen Xiu is by her side, she feels a little more proud.
"Shopkeeper Zhou, is Bai Xiuniang here?" Yu Shuya asked.
Shopkeeper Zhou said: "Yes, Lady Bai Xiu is upstairs."
As soon as Shopkeeper Zhou finished saying this, a waiter came over in a panic and said, "Shopkeeper, it's bad, someone is here to cause trouble."
"Speak slowly, what is going on?" Shopkeeper Zhou's heart skipped a beat when he heard the word "destroyed", but after all, he had seen a lot of storms, so he quickly calmed down.
The waiter said: "The thing is like this. Half a month ago, a guest from out of town wanted to order a picture of happiness, wealth, longevity and happiness, and he asked Bai Xiuniang to do it. But Bai Xiuniang was busy at that time giving it to the old lady of the Meng family.
To embroider a Buddha statue, I put this on the list.
Unexpectedly, this customer was unwilling to give up and insisted on Bai Xiu Niang to accept the order. Bai Xiu Niang proposed that other embroidery ladies should do the embroidery, but the customer refused. The two argued for a few words. Probably because Bai Xiu Niang's words were not pleasant, the customer left at that time.
Sometimes she made harsh words, saying that Bai Xiu Niang was just a mere embroidery girl, so what was so great about her.
Who would have thought that this guest would be so vindictive that he even invited an embroiderer to compete, and asked Baixiu to come out and challenge him."
"I think this customer is too unreasonable." Yu Shuya frowned and said, "Shopkeeper Zhou, just kick out such a customer."
Shopkeeper Zhou shook his head and said, "I can't see it. This guest is coming in a menacing manner. If we try to avoid it, he will think that we don't dare to fight!"
What shopkeeper Zhou considers is the reputation of the embroidery workshop. If he is timid, the other party will not know what kind of reputation they will give to the embroidery workshop.
"Go and call Ms. Bai Xiu and tell her that we will accept this competition."
Bai Xiu Niang came down from the embroidery building quickly. She was about thirty years old, with tender skin and flesh. Like Zhu Xiu Niang, she was a typical Jiangnan woman.
Her eyes passed over Yu Shuya and quickly landed on Shen Xiu. With her intuition, she quickly guessed Shen Xiu's identity.
But in this situation, there was no way to talk much, so Bai Xiu Niang nodded politely to Shen Xiu and walked towards Shopkeeper Zhou.
Opposite Shopkeeper Zhou, sat a fat businessman. Next to the businessman, there was a man in his thirties.
Yu Shuya quietly asked Shen Xiu, "Who is this man? Didn't this businessman say he brought an embroiderer? Why can't he see the embroiderer?"
Shen Xiudao: "The man in front of me should be an embroidery worker."
Yu Shuya opened her eyes slightly, "Can men also embroider?"
Shen Xiu whispered: "A large part of the descendants of Guangdong embroidery and Shu embroidery are men. Some Guangdong embroidery is even passed down from male to female."
When she was talking to Yu Shuya in a low voice, shopkeeper Zhou had already politely clasped his fists at the businessman and asked them how they compare.
The businessman proposed the competition this time just to vent his anger, so he rejected Shopkeeper Zhou's suggestion to compete in private and chose to compete in a crowded lobby.
As for the content of the competition, it is decided by the embroidery workers he brings.
Everyone's eyes fell on the man in his thirties.
The man clasped his fists at everyone with a calm expression, "I'm Lin Ye, I'm lucky enough to have inherited the Sichuan embroidery skills from my ancestors. This time I came to the treasure land because I heard that Manfang Embroidery Workshop's embroidery skills are the best in the city. Lin was a little dissatisfied, so he thought
Compete with the white embroidery girl from your embroidery workshop."
"This is what Lin Ye said nicely, but isn't it just using money to do things?" the maid next to Yu Shuya said angrily.
After all, she was an innocent daughter-in-law, so she couldn't get involved in the affairs, so she stopped the maid's complaints.
Shopkeeper Zhou, who is the one who can make the decision, also clasped his fists and said: "Then please ask Lin embroiderer to tell you the content of the competition!"
Lin Ye said: "Shopkeeper Zhou is quick to talk, so I won't be vague. I have heard for a long time that Bai Xiu Niang has superb embroidery skills, especially her painting skills. This first competition is all about painting skills."
Bai Xiu Niang secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that there was a competition on painting skills. But before she could finish her relief, she heard Lin Ye say: "It's just a competition on painting skills. It's a bit too boring, so I thought of a better idea."
"What's your idea?" Bai Xiu Niang had a bad feeling, so she stared at Lin Ye and asked.
Lin Ye smiled and said: "The idea is very simple. Ask the guests who are good at painting to draw a flower picture on the spot. After the flower picture is completed, Bai Xiu Niang and I have a stick of incense to remember the content of the painting, and then follow the instructions
According to the content, this flower pattern can be embroidered without using paper and pen to draw."
When Bai Xiu Niang heard this, her face changed slightly. She did not trace the pattern and relied only on memory to embroider a painting. This was by no means an easy task.
To the embroiderers, the drawing is no less than the sword in the general's hand. Without the sword, how can the general charge into battle? Without the drawing, how can the embroiderer make the embroidery under her hands lifelike?
Seeing the change in Bai Xiu Niang's face, Lin Ye knew that she didn't have enough confidence, and couldn't help but reveal a proud smile on her face.
Yu Shuya couldn't help but feel a little anxious when she saw this. Manfang Embroidery Workshop was the property of the Tao family, and she was the Tao family's unmarried daughter-in-law. Naturally, it was not easy to watch Bai embroiderer being defeated by an embroiderer.
When she was anxious, she suddenly saw Shen Xiu looking at Lin Ye thoughtfully. She took a step closer to Shen Xiu and said softly: "Ms. Shen, do you have any idea?"
Shen Xiu smiled lightly and said: "This competition method can stump others, but it cannot stump me. It's just that I am an unknown teacher, so I can only watch like this."
"So, Mrs. Shen is confident that she can defeat this Lin Ye?"
Shen Xiudao: "I can't speak of confidence, but I am seventy percent certain."
I remember when she opened a store in later generations, she encountered many difficult customers.
There was a female client who really didn't like the embroiderer's drawing patterns on the base material. She said she was afraid that the paint would not be washed clean, so she insisted that Shen Xiu embroider according to the patterns on the paper.
However, looking at the patterns all the time was too tiring, so Shen Xiu later developed a unique skill, that is, she could firmly remember the pattern she wanted to embroider in her mind, and then do it when sewing, without drawing in her hand but drawing in her heart.
Therefore, with this competition method proposed by Lin Ye, Shen Xiu was 70% sure that she could beat him. But Lin Ye was challenging Bai Xiu Niang, not himself, so Shen Xiu could only be a spectator.
But Yu Shuya didn't want Bai Xiu Niang to lose to Lin Ye, so she went to shopkeeper Zhou and had a few words in private.
Shopkeeper Zhou didn't believe it and asked: "Is it true or false?"
Yu Shuya replied affirmatively: "It should be true."
Shopkeeper Zhou then made up his mind and raised his voice: "If Lin embroiderer wants to demonstrate his painting skills like this, we have no problem. But we need to replace him."