Guo Abacus returned to the embroidery workshop from outside. He couldn't care less about the dust on his body, so he went to see Shen Xiu first.
Shen Xiu is teaching several embroiderers to cut and paste embroidery. This cut and paste embroidery uses various silks, satins and cottons, and then goes through sewing, stacking, cutting and other techniques to make various shapes, which have a sense of relief.
The color is bright and elegant. It is suitable for use on fine cotton cloth with a single color.
Several embroidery ladies studied it very seriously, and most of them learned Shu embroidery. Cut-and-paste embroidery is a technique of Hunan embroidery, so except for Wen embroidery, none of them had even heard of it.
Although Wen Xiu Niang knows a little bit about cut and paste embroidery, she is not proficient in it.
Shen Xiu planned to teach her the craftsmanship first, and then she would pass on the cut-and-paste embroidery to several other embroiderers.
When she was telling Wen Xiu Niang how to cut cloth, Guo Abacus broke in.
"Actually, this cut and paste embroidery is nothing more than using cloth instead of paint and scissors instead of brushes. It's much simpler if you think of it as painting." After Shen Xiu told Wen Xiu Niang, she said, "Let's get here first today!"
She asked Guo Abacus to come out with her, then found a quiet room, sat down and asked, "How is the silk issue?"
Guo Abacus said: "Finally, I have lived up to Madam Shen's entrustment. Master Huizhen has agreed to sell me the silk in the temple."
He was talking about me, not our embroidery workshop.
Shen Xiu knew that he had found the right person. Guo Abacus was indeed reliable in his work. Moreover, he also knew that this matter should not be made public, so he did not buy silk in the name of the embroidery workshop, but in his own name.
Shen Xiu smiled slightly and said: "As far as I know, the monks in the temple are already accustomed to using silk. How did you convince them?"
Guo Abacus said: "When I first went to Yuquan Temple, they really didn't want to sell silk to me. Later, I tried every means to persuade them and bought some cotton to exchange silk with them. In this way, I got dozens of kilograms of silk.
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A few dozen kilograms of silk is a lot, and can be used to make at least dozens of jackets.
Shen Xiu was very satisfied with the speed of Guo Abacus' work. Thinking of what he had said before, it was time to fulfill his promise.
"From tomorrow on, you will be the shopkeeper of the colorful embroidery workshop. From now on, I will concentrate on making fine cotton clothes, and I will leave the affairs of the embroidery workshop to you."
True to her word, Shen Xiu quickly summoned the embroidery shop workers and embroiderers to tell them the news.
Everyone knew that Guo Abacus was highly valued by Shen Xiu during this period, so they were not surprised and congratulated Guo Abacus one after another.
Guo Abacus smiled and returned the greetings one by one, not becoming arrogant just because he became the shopkeeper.
But when the news of Guo Abacus becoming the shopkeeper reached Jinxinxiufang, Fan Guangzu made a special trip.
"Guo Abacus is so young. Shouldn't he be allowed to practice for a few years before he becomes the shopkeeper?" Fan Guangzu looked at Shen Xiu's face and said, "Of course, you have the final say here at the Nishang Embroidery Workshop. I just think that
Guo Abacus is too young."
Shen Xiu did not answer his words, but just picked up a piece of fine cotton cloth in his hand and looked at it again and again, and then said: "Shopkeeper Fan, what do you think of this piece of cloth in my hand?"
Fan Guangzu glanced at it casually and said perfunctorily: "The color of this fine cotton cloth is quite elegant."
Shen Xiudao: "This is the fine cotton cloth brought from the provincial capital. There are four colors in total, one is lotus color, one is aqua, one is silver gray, and one is sky blue."
Shopkeeper Fan had no interest in this fine cotton cloth at all, so he said, "Oh, Mrs. Shen, what do you think about Guo Abacus becoming the shopkeeper?"
Shen Xiu put down the cloth and did not answer his question directly. Instead, someone called Guo Abacus over.
Guo Abacus is now the shopkeeper of Guo. He changed out of the coarse cloth jacket he wore when he was a clerk and put on a robe. Because he looks energetic, the robe looks particularly suitable for him.
"Ms. Shen, Shopkeeper Fan." Guo Abacus came in and saw Fan Guangzu was there, and couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
Shen Xiu called him forward to look at the fabric, "Shopkeeper Guo, this is a four-color fine cotton cloth brought back from the provincial capital."
When Guo Abacus heard the words "muslin cloth", he stepped forward to take a serious look and touched the cloth.
"Ms. Shen, it's February right now, which is the season for wearing jackets. The lotus color and silver gray are both generous and stain-resistant, so they will definitely sell well. As for the aqua and sky blue colors, they are perfect for wearing in this season. Clothes that are too light are not suitable, so it is better to wait until summer and wear more clothes."
Shen Xiu nodded: "What you said makes sense. I also think these two kinds of fine cotton are suitable for making jackets. It's a pity that people who went to the provincial capital to buy cloth only brought back these four colors. Just these colors are too much. It’s a bit monotonous.”
Guo Abacus said: "If Madam Shen feels that the color of the muslin is too monotonous, we can buy more white muslin next time. There are many dyeing houses in Fucheng, and we can ask them to help with the dyeing."
At this time, Shopkeeper Fan interjected: "It costs a lot of money for the dyeing shop to help with dyeing." The implication was that he was somewhat disapproving.
Guo Abacus said: "I asked someone who bought cloth from the provincial capital, and he said that white cotton cloth costs 44 cents per foot, and colored cloth costs 58 cents per foot. There is a difference of 14 cents per foot."
"The price of dyeing cloth in Fucheng's dyeing workshop is based on the piece, and one piece costs 300 cents.
A horse is three feet, and three feet is thirty feet.
The colored cloth we bought in the provincial capital cost four hundred and twenty cents more per piece than the white cotton cloth.
Calculating this way, not only will we not spend more money, but we can also save 120 Wen per piece of cloth."
Guo Abacus is very good at abacus, and he is also good at mental arithmetic, and he quickly calculated the price difference.
Shen Xiu smiled and nodded: "After your calculation, it seems that it is indeed the case. Then we will buy white cotton cloth and hand it over to the dyeing shop for dyeing." She turned back to look at Fan Guangzu, "What does Shopkeeper Fan think?"
Fan Guangzu had nothing to say and reluctantly said: "Just do what you said!"
Shen Xiudao: "Then this matter is settled. Shopkeeper Guo, go and do your business! Shopkeeper Fan and I still have something to say."
After Guo Abacus left, Shen Xiu looked at Fan Guangzu and said: "Shopkeeper Fan, you have heard what I just said. Shopkeeper Guo can be regarded as a talent whether he is doing business or settling accounts. Such a talent, even if he is younger, is still a talent. What does it matter?"
When Fan Guangzu saw this, he understood what she meant. Shen Xiu did not directly explain to him the reason why he appointed Guo Abacus as the shopkeeper. Instead, he directly called the person over and demonstrated Guo Abacus' abilities on the spot.
Fan Guangzu also noticed Guo Abacus' abilities.
In the end, he just said: "This Guo Abacus is indeed a talent."
Shen Xiu knew that he agreed.
She smiled lightly and said: "Shopkeeper Fan doesn't seem like someone who cares about these things. Did someone say something in front of you?"
She successfully persuaded Shopkeeper Fan to allow Guo Abacus to be the shopkeeper, so she wanted to find out who mentioned this matter in front of him. After all, with Fan Guangzu's character, it is better to do less than to do more.
Fan Guangzu smiled and said: "No one said anything to me. I just heard a few guys from the embroidery workshop reciting a few words."
Shen Xiu originally thought it was Mrs. Huang who said something, but now she heard that it was a few waiters who were talking too much, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
Since it's the guy who talks too much, it doesn't matter.