Mrs. Meng looked at Shen Xiu and said with a smile: "Thanks to Mrs. Shen for this matter."
Shen Xiu's goal has been achieved, and Mrs. Meng's thank you gift is not that important.
She declined: "The old lady has also seen it. This method of removing stains is indeed very simple. It is really not a problem."
"It's not a problem for you, but we have tried so many ways and still can't remove the stain." Old Mrs. Meng said, "You don't have to be too modest. Jiu Yatou, go get the box by my bedside. I want to give Madam Shen a generous gift."
Everyone tried so many ways, but could not solve the problem. Probably because they didn't know what the stain was, and because Mrs. Meng was watching, most others would be helpless, so this problem has not been solved for a long time.
But Mrs. Meng didn't understand everyone's concerns, so she felt more and more that Shen Xiu had done her a big favor.
After Miss Ninth brought the box, Mrs. Meng handed it to Shen Xiu with her own hands, "These are some pieces of jewelry I wore when I was young. I turned them out when I was looking for clothes that day. It was originally going to be given to Girl Ninth. But you helped me a lot today, so I will give you this jewelry."
Shen Xiu refused to accept it, so Mrs. Meng forced it into her hand.
Miss Ninth said jokingly: "Ms. Shen, please open it and take a look. I haven't seen my grandmother's jewelry when she was young!"
She knew that Shen Xiu was embarrassed to open it, so she took the initiative to open the box for her. Inside, she saw a pair of gold and jade-embedded grass and insect-embedded hairpins, a pair of gold coral bead earrings, and a pair of gold and gem-embedded jewelry bracelets.
The gold is pure gold, and the jewelry embedded on it are also of high quality. However, after being stored for so many years, the jewelry has become old.
Old Mrs. Meng said to Shen Xiu: "If you think the pattern is old-fashioned, you can take off the jewelry on it, melt the gold and make a new set of jewelry." After saying that, she looked at Shen Xiu and said, "I see you are always dressing up. It's not good to have to be so plain. Girls should always dress up beautifully."
Shen Xiu didn't agree with this, but Mrs. Meng also had good intentions, so she nodded.
As for those pieces of jewelry, Shen Xiu and Rou Niang worked together to remove the jewelry after returning.
Rou Niang had the same thought as Mrs. Meng, and asked: "Ms. Shen, are you going to melt this gold and make a new set of jewelry?"
Shen Xiudao: "This little gold is worth at least two taels. If you wear it on your head, you will get cervical spondylosis. And I don't like wearing gold jewelry, so I might as well take it to the bank and exchange it for silver."
"If Madam doesn't like to wear gold, I have an idea." Rou Niang said: "It would be a pity to exchange these two taels of silver into silver. Why not take it to the silver building and let them cast it into gold ingots, which are small gold ingots. In this way, during the Chinese New Year, you can use it as lucky money, and it can also be used for emergencies in ordinary times."
"You have a good idea." Shen Xiu felt that Rou Niang was more considerate of Zhou Xiang than she was, so she said, "Then I will do as you say."
Rou Niang smiled and said, "I also saw my cousin do this, so I just copied it."
The reason why she was willing to help Wei Yan in the first place was because she knew that Wei Yan was Mr. Meng's disciple and would definitely be successful in the future.
Before coming, Rou Niang only knew that Wei Yan had already married a wife, and was a little worried that Wei Yan would be difficult to get along with.
Who would have expected that after coming to Wei Zhai, Shen Xiu would not only be kind to others, but also listen to her opinions. This made Rou Niang feel at ease and prepare to stay with them for a long time.
Shen Xiu put away the remaining jewelry and suddenly remembered something, "Aunt Li will send two maids to help in the next two days. When those two women arrive, I will hand them over to you. Wait. I'll be free in two days, so I'll ask a cook to come back. You won't have to work so hard in the future."
Originally, Shen Xiu had no intention of hiring a cook, but with so many people in the family, there had to be someone dedicated to cooking.
After she explained the matter, she asked Rou Niang to wait for someone to come to her home while she went to Jinxinxiufang.
Shen Xiu still remembers the first time she came to Jinxin Embroidery Workshop. At that time, the embroidery workshop was really sparse.
This time I came back. Although the entrance of Jinxinxiufang was still deserted, it was more popular inside.
Fan Guangzu had already invited all the original embroiderers from the embroidery shop back. He was at the counter, calculating how much money he could make from this business, when he heard a customer coming in.
After Shen Xiu entered the door, what she saw was Fan Guangzu's smiling face.
She also smiled and said: "Shopkeeper Fan, you're fine!"
When Fan Guangzu saw her, his smile increased instead of diminishing, "It turns out that Mrs. Shen is here, please come in."
Shen Xiu followed Fan Guangzu to a quiet room inside. Seeing that Fan Guangzu was still busy pouring tea, Shen Xiu waved his hand and said: "Shopkeeper Fan, don't be busy, I'll get straight to the point. Now I've helped you solve Mrs. Meng's problem. , should we discuss partnership next?"
Fan Guangzu nodded repeatedly: "It's time to discuss it. I mentioned this to my wife, and she agreed to give up half of the dividends."
"That's good." Shen Xiu didn't care whether Fan Guangzu was a strict wife or not, as long as they were willing to admit their fault. Even if they didn't, Shen Xiu could still make them regret it.
"Since Shopkeeper Fan is willing to keep his promise, let's sign the contract!" Shen Xiudao said, "After signing the contract, I will talk to Shopkeeper Fan about what to do next."
Fan Guangzu's eyes lit up. After Shen Xiu helped deal with Old Mrs. Meng, he was now convinced of Shen Xiu. Now when he heard her mention her next steps, he couldn't help but ask: "What does Madam Shen plan to do next?"
Shen Xiu said calmly: "I promised Shopkeeper Fan that I would restore the reputation of the embroidery shop and solve the problems of the Meng family. This is just the first step. As for the second step, I can't tell you until Shopkeeper Fan signs the contract. .”
The embroidery workshop naturally has ready-made pen and ink.
Fan Guangzu was eager to know what Shen Xiu's method was, so he hurriedly prepared the ink, picked up his pen, and quickly wrote the deed according to Shen Xiu's instructions.
The two of them stamped their fingerprints and signed their names one after another. Shen Xiu looked at the bright red fingerprints on the deed and nodded with satisfaction. From then on, she was a partner of Jinxin Embroidery Workshop.
"Ms. Shen, now that the deed has been signed, it's time for you to tell me what to do!"
Shen Xiu smiled and said: "Since Shopkeeper Fan wants to know so much, I won't hide it."
"I plan to hold an embroidery event, and then use this event to make the name of Jinxin Embroidery Workshop famous."
Fan Guangzu didn't quite understand what Shen Xiu meant, "How will this embroidery event be held?"
Shen Xiudao: "I don't have to worry about this, Shopkeeper Fan. I finally have some connections in Fucheng, and I know some ladies from wealthy families. If I use their power to organize such a grand event, it shouldn't be difficult."