In the embroidery workshop, Shopkeeper Fan placed a large bag of silk embroidery thread on the table.
"I bought these silk embroidery threads from Qin Yougui. Although the price is lower than those brought back from Jiangnan, it is not cheap either."
Fan Guangzu looked at Tan Xiu Niang and then at Shen Xiu, "I mean, since this silk embroidery thread is not cheap, then ordinary embroidery should just use cotton thread! As for this silk embroidery thread, it is best to leave it to those with status. distinguished guest."
Tan Xiu Niang had no objection and agreed in agreement.
Shen Xiuze raised his head and glanced at Fan Guangzu, "Shopkeeper Fan, did Qin Yougui say this?"
Fan Guangzu said: "Qin Yougui did say that. He said that he brought these silk embroidery threads from Jiangnan with great difficulty. They only have a few kilograms. If they are used up all at once, they will have to wait until next spring to get them from Jiangnan. Brought here."
Shopkeeper Fan thinks this is reasonable. Since the quantity of silk embroidery thread is not large and the price is expensive, it is natural to use it on distinguished guests.
Shen Xiu touched the silk embroidery thread in her hand, and a meaningful smile appeared on her face: "Qin Yougui is right. This silk embroidery thread is so precious and should be used in the right place."
Before Fan Guangzu noticed the strangeness in Shen Xiu's words, Shen Xiu had already put down the silk embroidery thread in his hand, "I will change the cotton thread in my hand to silk embroidery thread later. If it is the double-sided embroidery customized by Mrs. Gu, all embroidery will be made of silk." If it is wired, the effect will be better."
Fan Guangzu said: "Then I will leave half of these silk embroidery threads for you, should it be enough?"
Shen Xiu shook her head and said: "Double-sided embroidery requires more embroidery thread, so let's leave two-thirds of the embroidery thread for me!"
Fan Guangzu felt a little sad, but considering Mrs. Gu's identity, if the embroidery studio could be valued by her, it would be much more valuable than silk embroidery thread.
So the pain was a pain in the body, so Fan Guangzu asked Shen Xiu to take away most of the silk embroidery thread.
Of course Shen Xiu didn't know how to use these silk embroidery threads, so she put them away after returning to her room.
When she came from Fucheng, she also brought some silk embroidery thread. However, the quantity of silk embroidery thread was too small, and Shen Xiu never mentioned it to Fan Guangzu.
Fan Guangzu still didn't know that she had such a thing as silk embroidery thread in her hand.
Fortunately, Fan Guangzu didn't know, otherwise Lien Niang would have learned about it from him soon.
Shen Xiu was glad that she had an extra backup plan, otherwise she would not have known how to break the situation of Nishang Embroidery Shop.
However, the silk embroidery thread she brought was not much, and she could only embroider a few lotus leaves and lotus flowers.
She now only hopes that Liu'er can come back as soon as possible. On the one hand, he can bring her the silk embroidery thread she needs, and on the other hand, she can know what is wrong with the silk embroidery thread in Qin Yougui's hand.
Liu Hao followed Shen Xiu's instructions and returned to the county town under the escort of the escort. The first thing he did was to go to Stone Village to find Aunt Cui.
Aunt Cui's health has been declining for two years, and she relies on Sophora japonica's care to get through these days.
When they left the child, Aunt Cui had just caught a cold and was lying in bed recovering from her illness.
When she heard that Shen Xiu had called him, Aunt Cui picked up the silk embroidery thread in her hand and looked at it. She coughed and said to Sophora japonica: "Bring the fire sickle."
After bringing the fire sickle, Aunt Cui asked Sophora japonica to light a candle, then took out a piece of silk embroidery thread and lit it on the candle.
The silk embroidery thread burned quickly, and an unpleasant smell soon filled the room.
Aunt Cui started coughing.
Huaihua quickly opened the doors and windows, and after the smell had dissipated, she closed the doors and windows tightly, fearing that Aunt Cui would catch a cold.
Aunt Cui took the embroidery thread in her hand again, looked at it carefully, and then coughed and said: "This embroidery thread is indeed made of silk. However, when reeling, the silk was not drawn in time, and the quality was not very good, so this Silk cannot be used to make embroidery thread."
"Why can't it be made into embroidery thread?"
Aunt Cui said: "The silk we are waiting for this time is not strong to begin with, and it has been dyed and steamed. Although it looks like ordinary silk embroidery thread, it cannot pass through water or heat."
"What will happen if it is exposed to water, and what will happen if it is heated?" Liu Hao asked.
Aunt Cui said: "This silk will fade when exposed to water and will break when exposed to heat. Do you think such silk embroidery thread can be used for embroidery work?"
After she finished speaking, she coughed for a while, and after she finished coughing, she asked Liu'an, "Where did this silk embroidery thread come from?"
Liu Hai said: "Ms. Shen asked me to send it. She said she bought it from a businessman in Fucheng."
"Tell her for me that this silk embroidery thread is absolutely unavailable. Moreover, there will be a bumper harvest of silk this year. There is a lot of dyed silk embroidery thread in the room, which is enough for her to use for a long time."
Aunt Cui also asked Sophora japonica to take Liu Zi to see the dyed silk embroidery threads.
Silk embroidery thread, as Aunt Cui said, was indeed filled with two big boxes.
After looking at the silk embroidery threads, Liu Hao said to Huaihua: "Mrs. Shen asked me to give you a message. If Aunt Cui is ill at any time, you can go to Mipu to find Qu Huan. He will take you to Fucheng. of."
When Huaihua heard these words, her nose felt sore, and she barely held back her tears and said, "I understand."
Aunt Cui's health is dying and she probably won't be able to survive this winter.
Even though Huaihua was prepared, she still felt very sad.
Liu Hao didn't understand her mood, and he was still thinking about going back to Fucheng. He only stayed in Stone Village for one day and then started on his way again.
The day before the second heavy snowfall in Fucheng, Liu Hao finally returned to Fucheng. Not only did he bring Aunt Cui's words to Shen Xiu, he also brought back dozens of kilograms of silk embroidery thread.
When Shen Xiu heard that silk could not pass through water or be exposed to heat, her eyes flashed and she knew what the Nishang Embroidery Workshop was up to.
She asked Liu Hao to go down and have a good rest. Shen Xiu was actually very sorry to have him make such a trip in the cold weather. It was just that she didn't have anyone in her hands, and she didn't trust anyone else.
But he didn't think anything was wrong with the baby. Before going down, he told Shen Xiu that Aunt Cui's body didn't look good.
Shen Xiu's heart sank. She knew that Aunt Cui was getting old and she might leave one day. But just like Sophora japonica, she felt a little sad after all.
The scene when she first met Aunt Cui was still vivid in her mind.
Shen Xiu thought about Sophora japonica again. After Aunt Cui left, she didn't know if she would come to Fucheng with her.
Regarding Aunt Cui and Sophora japonica, Shen Xiu only felt sad for a while, and then regained his energy.
Now she has to face the conspiracy and conspiracy of the Nishang Embroidery Shop, and she has no time to be sad.
The silk embroidery thread brought by Liu Hai solved the problem of insufficient silk embroidery thread.
Shen Xiu then let go and began to embroider the double-sided embroidery ordered by Mrs. Gu. However, just in case, Shen Xiu did not dare to bring the silk embroidery thread dyed with locust flowers to the embroidery workshop. She only brought Qin Yougui to the embroidery workshop every day when she went to the embroidery workshop. The low-quality silk embroidery thread was replaced little by little with silk embroidery thread dyed with sophora flower.
Shen Shiqi stayed in Fucheng for half a month, and when the end of the year was approaching, Shen Xiu finally finished the double-sided embroidery on hand.
As early as the past few days, Mrs. Gu had been sending people to urge her.
Now that Shen Xiu had finished the double-sided embroidery, Fan Guangzu immediately wanted to send the double-sided embroidery to the government office.
However, people from the government office came to tell Mrs. Gu that tomorrow morning, she and the young lady would go shopping, so they could stop by the embroidery workshop. If there was nothing wrong with the embroidery, she would have it carried away.
go back.
Fan Guangzu didn't think much, thinking that Mrs. Gu wanted to take a look at the embroidery.
Shen Xiu heard some information from Mrs. Gu's words.
It seems that the people at Nishang Embroidery Shop feel that the time has come to give Jinxin Embroidery Shop a fatal blow.
Shen Xiu didn't know how they were going to attack, but one thing was certain.
There will definitely be a tough battle to fight tomorrow.