The first guest to come to Jinxinxiufang was Miss Ninth from the Meng Mansion.
She was invited to the second floor by her waiter, where she met the man of the hour these days, Shen Xiu.
"Grandma and I both guessed that you would go to Manfang Embroidery Workshop, but we didn't expect you to come here." Miss Ninth smiled charmingly: "But think about it, you are quite destined to Jinxin Embroidery Workshop."
Shen Xiu smiled and said nothing. Miss Ninth was so innocent that it was hard for her to tell her the truth.
"Miss Ninth came here today to order something?" Shen Xiu quickly changed the subject, "Did the old lady ask you to order the batch of Heart Sutras?"
Miss Jiu said: "Grandma said that there is no need to worry about the Heart Sutra. As for my coming today, of course I am here to find you. I want you to help make a few sets of clothes. The style should be fresh, and the more special the better."
"Miss Ninth, are you going to be a guest at someone else's house?" Shen Xiu brought her a ruler and measured her measurements while saying, "Actually, if you are a guest at someone else's house, you just need to dress appropriately. Otherwise, you will steal the limelight from the host's house. The old lady should say something to you.
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"I'm not going to be a guest, but I'm traveling far away." Miss Jiu said, "I'm just telling you this, I will go to the capital to participate in the talent show next spring."
During the draft, Shen Xiu was surprised.
Miss Ninth saw her surprised expression and smiled slightly: "If I am chosen, I may not see you again. For the sake of our acquaintance, you have to make me a few sets of clothes."
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"It's natural." Shen Xiu felt very complicated. She actually liked Miss Jiu very much. Although she came from a wealthy family, she had an innocent and straightforward temperament. She had the squeamishness of a boudoir daughter but was not pretentious.
I just didn't expect that the other party would be participating in a draft at such a young age.
Miss Ninth was very open-minded and pulled Shen Xiu and said: "Actually, you don't have to feel sorry for me. Since I was born in the Meng family, I naturally have to shoulder the responsibility of being a daughter of the Meng family. Not only me, but also the two above me
The two sisters were also sent to the capital. Now one is the prince's concubine and the other is the emperor's concubine."
"If nothing unexpected happens, I should be appointed as a side concubine to a certain prince." Miss Ninth said with a longing look on her face: "How wonderful a side concubine is! She has status without having to bear the responsibilities of a main concubine, which is perfect for me.
A kind of lazy person."
After hearing what she said, Shen Xiu felt better and said with a smile: "It would be best for you to meet a dignified and fair princess and a prince who knows right from wrong. This way you will live a good life."
"You're right. I will have to plan carefully when the time comes." Miss Ninth said with a solemn face.
Shen Xiu didn't know what she was capable of, so he thought she was joking, so he measured her waist with a ruler, "I'll make you some more beautiful clothes so that the princes will fall in love with you at first sight."
Joking aside, Shen Xiu carefully drew several patterns for Miss Ninth for her to choose from.
While Miss Ninth was choosing patterns, another customer came to Jinxin Embroidery Shop.
Mrs. Gu helped the maid get out of the carriage, and was welcomed into the embroidery workshop by the waiter.
The most conspicuous thing in the embroidery workshop is the plaque saying "The No. 1 Embroidery in Fucheng".
Mrs. Gu looked at the plaque and smiled and said: "The number one embroidery in Fucheng, this word is written well."
"In reply to Madam, this calligraphy was written by Mr. Meng." The clerk was warned, but he didn't say much. He only mentioned that this calligraphy was written by Mr. Meng.
Mrs. Gu heard that the calligraphy was written by Mr. Meng, so she couldn't help but take a closer look, and saw that the silver hook and iron painting on the plaque were indeed written by everyone.
Being able to get Mr. Meng to write an inscription, it seems that the embroiderer surnamed Shen is not in vain.
Mrs. Gu followed the assistant to the second floor, sat down and drank the hot tea provided by the embroidery workshop, and said: "I heard that Shen Xiu Niang in your embroidery workshop is very good at embroidery, even double-sided embroidery. Next, is this true or false?"
The clerk said with a smile on his face: "Of course it's true. Ms. Shen from our embroidery workshop can indeed embroider double-sided embroidery."
"Then invite someone over!" Mrs. Gu said, "I want to ask her to customize a double-sided embroidery."
After half a cup of tea, the waiter invited Shen Xiu from next door.
Shen Xiu heard that a lady was looking for her. When she entered the door, she looked at her calmly.
When Mrs. Gu went out, she dressed very low-key, wearing only a lotus blue double-breasted gown, with a light blue skirt slightly exposed underneath.
This outfit was low-key, but Shen Xiucheng worked with silk and satin all day long. With just one glance, he could see that the clothes Mrs. Gu wore were of good quality, and the pair of jade bracelets exposed on her wrists were also of excellent quality.
Shen Xiu didn't know which lady of a big family this was, so she stepped forward with a smile and saluted, "I'm really sorry for keeping you waiting for so long."
"It doesn't matter, I didn't wait long." Mrs. Gu's attitude was very easy-going and she said with a smile: "I heard from people that Mrs. Shen is very skilled in embroidery and can even embroider double-sided embroidery. I just want to hold a fire party next month. , I heard that Mrs. Shen can do double-sided embroidery, so I want you to help embroider a double-sided embroidery screen."
"What size does this screen need to be? Are there any requirements for the pattern?" Shen Xiu asked.
Mrs. Gu said: "The size of the screen should be about the same as ordinary ones. As for the pattern, I once saw a picture of a lady with hairpins in someone else's house. The lady on it was really well drawn. You can also embroider a picture of a lady for me. Bar!"
Shen Xiuwei said: "I'm afraid I can't embroider the lady's picture in a month. If it's single-sided embroidery, I can still finish it. But double-sided embroidery is inherently time-consuming, and it's a pattern like the lady's picture, so it's not just It’s been a month.”
"Since it takes so long to take a picture of a lady, let's change it to a picture of flowers and birds!" Mrs. Gu didn't force it, "The pictures of flowers and birds only need to look at the clusters of flowers. This is okay!"
"Of course you can." Shen Xiudao said, "I will give up all the work tomorrow and embroider this screen for you first."
Mrs. Gu didn't expect her to be so understanding, so she nodded with satisfaction: "As long as you take it to heart. I'll have someone deliver the deposit tomorrow, and after a month, I'll send someone to pick up the screen."
After Shen Xiu saw off Mrs. Gu, she breathed a sigh of relief and told her waiters that she must treat Mrs. Gu well when she comes to visit her in the future.
The waiter said: "I see that this lady only has one maid, she is just the mistress of an ordinary family." Do you need to treat her well?
Shen Xiudao: "If you don't know, don't talk nonsense. In short, just listen to me."
Not to mention that all the clothes on Mrs. Gu's body are made of good materials, but just by hearing the words "Picture of a Lady with Hairpins", you can tell that she is not an ordinary rich lady.
The Picture of Lady with Hairpins is a famous painting from the previous dynasty, and the people who collected it were either high-ranking officials or dignitaries.
The fact that Mrs. Gu has seen this painting shows that her status is not low.
Moreover, Shen Xiu felt that although Mrs. Gu had a kind attitude, she later mentioned the picture of a lady wearing a hairpin, which obviously meant to create a problem for her.
Shen Xiu guessed that some embroidery workshop probably said something to Mrs. Gu behind her back, so Mrs. Gu deliberately made things difficult for herself in order to stand up for that embroidery workshop.