Two thousand taels of silver is not a small amount of money.
In the past, when there was a dress embroidery workshop, two thousand taels of silver was the embroidery workshop's half-year income.
Now that there is no embroidery workshop, the old man has been sitting on his hands, but now he has lost another two thousand taels of silver, and he immediately became angry.
Shen Xiu knew that the Gu family's situation was not much better without even asking around.
However, Mrs. Gu heard about Master Gu's loss and asked someone to inquire about it.
I heard that Mr. Gu bought cotton from a merchant in Huai'an County. Mrs. Gu suddenly remembered something. Why did the name Huai'an County sound so familiar to her?
Oh, she remembered.
Shen Xiu and Wei Yan were from Huai'an County.
When she asked people to inquire about Shen Xiu, they also heard that she had some relationship with the county magistrate of Huai'an County.
Now thinking about this matter again, Mrs. Gu guessed the truth. I am afraid that this businessman was arranged by Shen Xiu with the purpose of overthrowing the Gu family.
Mrs. Gu pursed her lips. She was familiar with Shen Xiu's methods. Now that the Gu family has broken with her again, there is no need for her to remind her.
But after thinking about it, she felt that Shen Xiu was too ruthless in what she did.
Even though she had broken up with the Gu family, Master Gu was still related to her. Shen Xiu treated Master Gu so rudely, which clearly showed that he did not take her seriously.
A trace of annoyance flashed in Mrs. Gu's eyes. With her status, she couldn't deal with Shen Xiu, but she didn't believe that no one could deal with Shen Xiu.
The prefect of Qin told her that Wei Yan would leave for the provincial capital to take the provincial examination after the spring. Once he left, Shen Xiu would have no backer, and she could make long-term plans.
Shen Xiu still didn't know what Mrs. Gu was thinking. She was taking the four thousand taels of silver notes from Qu Huan.
At that time, in order not to arouse the suspicion of Mr. Gu, Qu Huan sold the cotton to Mr. Gu and returned to Huai'an County. After waiting for shopkeeper Zhang to go on the road, Qu Huan quietly returned to Fucheng.
The cotton in Shen Xiu's hands was bought for two thousand taels of silver, and now it was sold for four thousand taels. This business can be said to have earned a full two thousand taels of silver.
Qu Huan said with a smile: "I worked so hard to transport cotton to the provincial capital, and I only earned more than a thousand taels of silver. If I had known that I could earn this money so easily, I should have taken the cotton like you."
Just stay in Fucheng."
Shen Xiudao: "If you want to do this, it's not necessarily true. I've calculated the temper of Mr. Gu. When the price of cotton starts to rise, he will definitely choose to wait and see. In order not to miss the opportunity later, he will take risks.
Pay a high price to buy cotton. But if it were anyone else, my idea wouldn't work."
Qu Huan said: "Do you know this ancient man very well? Do you know that the other party will definitely be fooled?"
Shen Xiu smiled slightly and said: "I can't say that I know him well, but I have fought with him before. This person doesn't have any great skills and is very careful. With his suspicious and cautious temperament, he will not put all his money in when the price of cotton just rises.
He will have to wait until cotton rises to a certain level before he makes up his mind to take action."
Shen Xiu's guess was absolutely correct. She guessed every step Gu Gu took.
Qu Huan glanced at her with admiration: "Sister-in-law, how about you stop opening an embroidery workshop and do business with us! You have such means and knowledge, it's too unqualified to be just an embroiderer."
Shen Xiu smiled and said: "Stop praising me, I will take it seriously."
Qu Huan said: "I'm not really praising you, I really think you have business talent, sister-in-law."
Shen Xiu knows what she is capable of. She just has more marketing techniques and more knowledge than the businessmen here. When it comes to her ability to do business, she is far behind.
She quickly changed the topic: "I heard my husband said that the provincial capital is much more lively than the provincial capital, but I didn't have the chance to see it."
Seeing that she didn't want to talk about business, Qu Huan didn't force him. He followed her words and said: "This time I went to the provincial capital, it really opened my eyes. Sister-in-law, you don't know that the provincial capital is much bigger than the capital.
The people are also much wealthier than we are here."
"Why is this?"
Qu Huan said: "Didn't I tell my sister-in-law that the fine cotton cloth in our prefectural and county towns is produced in the provincial capital. Almost every household in the provincial capital has a loom. That loom
The style is said to have come from the south of the Yangtze River, and the cloth can be woven quickly and well. I heard that even the ladies in the palace like to wear the fine cotton cloth woven on such a loom."
Shen Xiu didn't believe it, "Is the fine cotton in this provincial capital really that good?"
Qu Huan said: "It's true. I heard that a kind of Songjiang cotton has become popular in Jiangnan recently. It has a smooth and fine texture.
It is so dense that it has been designated as a tribute by the imperial court! Although the fine cotton cloth in the provincial capital is not as famous as Songjiang cotton, its quality is no worse than Songjiang cotton."
As an embroiderer, Shen Xiu was not familiar with fabrics. She had also heard of the good name of Songjiang cotton in later generations, but she did not expect to hear the name Songjiang cotton in this world.
Her thoughts began to spin rapidly. Since even the ladies in the palace are now keen on wearing muslin, it is conceivable that in the near future, there will be a wave of muslin craze in various places.
Guo Abacus told her yesterday that the embroidery products at Nishang Embroidery Shop were mainly Shu embroidery, and the varieties were too monotonous.
It would be great if the embroidery shop could make more exquisite embroidered skirts.
Shen Xiu also had this plan.
A wealthy family needs a lot of embroidery products every year, such as embroidered screens and embroidered tents, which can only be purchased once or twice a year. However, beautifully embroidered dresses are needed all year round.
Before Fan Guangzu met Lianniang last year, Shen Xiu had this plan and planned to use Hunan embroidery skills to embroider clothes.
It was just Gu Ye's series of conspiracies that disrupted Shen Xiu's rhythm.
Now that Jinxin Embroidery Workshop has no rivals, and she has an additional Nishang Embroidery Workshop, Shen Xiu wants to implement her plan in Nishang Embroidery Workshop.
She originally thought that if she made some exquisite dresses out of silk and satin, they would be expensive enough, but not distinctive enough.
After all, other embroidery shops can also customize exquisite silk and satin clothes.
After listening to Qu Huan's words today, Shen Xiu suddenly had an idea. She could use fine cotton to make clothes.
After Qu Huan left, she went to the embroidery workshop to discuss the matter with Guo Abacus.
Guo Abacus thought for a while and said: "The fine cotton is good, but it doesn't look as gorgeous as the satin."
Shen Xiu pondered: "I have heard people say that Jiangnan has been suffering from constant waterlogging in the past two years. The price of rice has also been rising. Since the price of rice has risen, the price of silk will definitely rise again."
Guo Abacus said: "Ms. Shen is right. The price of this batch of silk and satin purchased this year is indeed higher than that of last year."
Shen Xiudao: "The price of silk and satin is rising every year, and the famous muslin cloth is listed as a tribute. I think that in the future, muslin cloth may replace the status of silk and satin. Even if it cannot replace it, the status of muslin cloth will be greatly improved.
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Guo Abacus said: "If it is like what you said, Mrs. Shen, and we are the first to use fine cotton to make clothes in the future, then the Nishang Embroidery Workshop will definitely become the most famous embroidery workshop in Fucheng."
Shen Xiudao: "What you said touched my heart. Tomorrow I will send someone to the provincial capital to buy fine cotton cloth."
At the same time, she had to tell Fan Guangzu that if the other party agreed to use fine cotton to make clothes, then Jinxin Embroidery Workshop could also carry out the work at the same time. If Fan Guangzu disagreed, then she would be in charge of the Nishang Embroidery Workshop.