Behind the county government office is the famous Dongren Street in the county. This street is home to well-known families in the city.
When Shen Xiu came here for the first time, she didn't find anything special about this street. She just felt that the front doors of each house were cleaned more cleanly than other places.
Li Miaoer's home is located at the northeast corner of Dongren Street. It is a very grand house. There are two servants guarding the door.
They asked Shen Xiu why she came and asked her to wait outside. After a while, an old woman came out.
"My dear lady, come with me. Our girl has been waiting for you for a long time."
Shen Xiu smiled sheepishly: "I went to bed late last night, so I got up late."
The old lady smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, we girls don't have anything to do recently."
Not long after the two of them walked in, Li Miaoer came up to them and asked, "Is the veil ready?"
Shen Xiu took out a piece of plain handkerchief from her arms and opened it. Inside was an embroidered handkerchief made for Li Miaoer.
Li Miaoer took it with a smile, "This pattern is exactly the same as the one on the purse, it's really well embroidered."
The old lady said from the side: "My lady has come all the way here. She just looks at the handkerchief and doesn't even ask me to sit down and have a cup of tea."
Li Miaoer then smiled and said, "It's my fault. Mother Li, go to the kitchen and ask for a pot of sour plum soup, and bring over two plates of snacks."
Not long after Li Ma left, she brought a pot of sour plum soup and two plates of snacks.
Shen Xiu felt thirsty after walking all the way, so she drank the sour plum soup first. The sour plum soup was sour and cold in the mouth, but it had been chilled.
Rich people know how to enjoy themselves. Shen Xiu drank the sour plum soup slowly. Before she finished the bowl, voices came from outside.
"No wonder my cousin didn't show up. It turns out there are guests." A girl wearing a jade-white gauze shirt came over with her maid.
This girl was not much older than Shen Xiu. She had a pair of loving eyes on her face, and her figure was slender and quite attractive.
When Li Miaoer saw the visitor, she smiled politely and said, "It turns out that Cousin Lu is here. If I had known you were coming, I wouldn't have invited anyone over today."
Lu Yuhan looked at Shen Xiu without any trace, "Where is this little lady from? How come I've never seen her before?"
Li Miao'er knew the character of this cousin, who always looked at the dishes, so she explained for Shen Xiu: "This is the embroiderer I invited."
It turned out to be the embroiderer. Lu Yuhan immediately withdrew his gaze and said coquettishly to Li Miaoer: "I heard that my cousin just went to Jiangnan, and I must have brought back a lot of good things!"
Li Miaoer said: "I have left you a box of silk flowers a long time ago. They are the fashionable style in Jiangnan."
When Shen Xiu heard the word "Jiangnan", she couldn't help but feel moved in her heart, and wanted Li Miao'er to help her bring back some fashionable embroidery from Jiangnan.
But he knew that the friendship between the two of them was not enough, and he didn't have that much money on hand, so he decided to wait and wait.
It was getting late, and Shen Xiu saw that the two cousins still had a lot to say, so she said goodbye first. Li Miaoer couldn't get away to see her off, so he gave her the money he had prepared and asked Li's mother to see her off.
After Shen Xiu came out of Li's house, she didn't rush home, but went to Xiuzhuang again.
In the past few days, she not only embroidered square handkerchiefs for Li Miaoer, but also used embroidery thread made of silk to embroider some handkerchiefs and purses.
In addition to the purse she made for Wei Yan, Shen Xiu brought all the embroidery she had made in the past few days to Shopkeeper Liu.
Shopkeeper Liu looked at the shiny embroidery in front of him and said in surprise: "These embroideries seem to be slightly different from the previous ones."
Shen Xiu smiled and said: "The shopkeeper has good eyesight. These embroidery items are all made of silk embroidery thread. Silk embroidery thread is more lustrous than cotton thread. When used to embroider flowers, the bright colors of the flowers can be highlighted. This is just in the house.
, if you take them to the sun, they will look even more dazzling."
Shopkeeper Liu followed the instructions and took the handkerchiefs and purses outside. Sure enough, he found that the flowers and water plants embroidered on these handkerchiefs and purses became more and more brilliant when the sun shone on them.
He looked at these handkerchiefs in wonder for a while, and then regained his calm expression when he looked up, "May I ask, young lady, how many embroidery threads are made of these silks?"
Shen Xiudao: "If the shopkeeper wants to buy this embroidery thread, then forget it. I also got some silk with great difficulty. I don't even have enough for it, let alone sell it."
Shopkeeper Liu did have this idea, but since Shen Xiu declined, he would no longer force it.
"The embroidery made with silk embroidery thread is really good. I want these handkerchiefs and purses."
Shen Xiudao: "I bought these silks at a high price. The shopkeeper probably won't give them to me at the original price!"
Shopkeeper Liu smiled and said: "How can that be possible? Let's do it this way, a purse and a half taels of silver, a handkerchief one and a half taels of silver. I have never given anyone such a high price."
Shen Xiu also knew that shopkeeper Liu was telling the truth and did not raise the price. To be honest, one bag could be sold for half a tael of silver, which was beyond her expectation.
The embroidery work on the purse was no more complicated than that of a handkerchief, and it could be sold for half a tael of silver. It was because she used a winding needle to embroider all around the purse, and it looked strong and neat, that she could sell it for so much money.
But in this way, she spent a lot of effort.
But when Shen Xiu took the money, she felt that the effort was well spent.
She brought a total of a veil and two purses, which added up to two and a half taels of silver.
After Shen Xiu happily left with the money, shopkeeper Liu placed the square handkerchief in the most conspicuous place.
As soon as he put it away, a familiar voice sounded at the door, "Shopkeeper, do you have any more delicate handkerchiefs?"
The visitor was Lu Yuhan. She was a regular customer of this embroidery shop. Shopkeeper Liu saw it was her and said with a smile on his face: "Miss Seventh is here just in time. This square handkerchief was just brought here and is suitable for young girls."
Lu Yuhan took the handkerchief handed over by Shopkeeper Liu and saw that it was embroidered with magnolia and begonia patterns. The colors were generous and the patterns were elegant. She immediately felt a little fond of it.
"I want this veil, wrap it up!"
Shopkeeper Liu conveniently wrapped it up for her, and after collecting the money, he diligently sent the distinguished guest away.
As soon as Lu Yuhan came out of the embroidery village, the maid Xiaocui came to greet her, "Girl, have you chosen the veil?"
Lu Yuhan glared at her slightly, "Don't say it here, it will be bad if someone hears you."
Xiao Cui pursed her lips and said with a smile: "No one will hear me. I heard that Wenhua Academy only has one day off per month. No matter how loud I shout, Mr. Wei will not hear it."
Lu Yuhan coughed slightly and said, "Do you think it's good for me to do this? If Wei Yan discovers that the handkerchief I gave him was not embroidered by myself, will he have a worse impression of me?"
Xiaocui said: "He won't know. If the girl doesn't tell, and if I don't tell, how will he know?"
"Hey, why do you think I'm worried about this?" Lu Yuhan frowned and said, "Maybe he won't accept my things at all!"