The servants of the Lu family quickly carried the things sent by Xiuzhuang to Mr. Lu.
Mr. Lu didn't have much hope in the things sent by the embroidery shop. He could tell by looking at the embroidered screen he sent last time. If it were an ordinary family, an ordinary embroidered screen could be fooled. But the county magistrate's wife has a discerning eye.
It was so high that something like this would hardly catch her eye.
But Mrs. Lu insisted on watching, and Mr. Lu could only watch patiently as the servants carefully carried the things over.
The things sent by the embroidery shop were covered with a layer of gauze, and it was vaguely visible as an embroidery screen.
Master Lu twitched his lips. Ruyi Embroidery Workshop had sent a peony embroidery screen, and he had decided to give the embroidery screen to the county magistrate's wife.
I thought that the embroidery shop would give me some fresh embroidery products, but unexpectedly I found the embroidery screen.
He simply closed his eyes and concentrated on thinking about what object he should find to replace the white jade Guanyin.
Mr. Lu was lost in thought when he heard Mrs. Lu exclaim: "The Ganoderma lucidum and stones on this embroidered screen seem to be real. The embroidery work is really exquisite."
Mr. Lu didn't take it seriously at first, thinking that Mrs. Lu was just eager to find a replacement for the white jade Guanyin.
But when the housekeeper also said: "I have seen a lot of embroidery, but I have never seen such a unique embroidery screen. The embroidery method of this embroidery screen seems to be different from ordinary embroidery."
Hearing this, Mr. Lu couldn't help but open his eyes. He knew that the housekeeper was an honest person and would never exaggerate or distort facts.
Since he also said that this embroidered screen is good, it proves that there is indeed something different about this embroidered screen.
His eyes couldn't help but fall on the embroidered screen, and when he saw it, he couldn't help but be stunned.
The Ganoderma lucidum and stones on this embroidered screen are exactly as Mrs. Lu said, and they seem to be real.
He walked a few steps further and stared at the embroidered screen carefully for a few times before discovering the key inside.
It turns out that the Ganoderma lucidum and the stones on this embroidered screen are not the traditional flat embroidery, but are slightly raised, so when the sun shines on it, it has a strong three-dimensional effect. In this way, the Ganoderma lucidum and the stone look like the same.
Really the same.
Not to mention that Mr. Lu was fascinated by it, shopkeeper Liu and Madam Hui were also extremely surprised when they first saw the screen.
Shen Xiu explained to them at the time: "This is cushion embroidery, which means first embroidering a layer of cotton thread on the embroidery surface, stacking the embroidery layer by layer to a certain height, and then embroidering it with silk embroidery thread."
The reason why Shen Xiu came up with the idea of cushion embroidery was inspired by Wei Yan's repair of ancient books. She could not embroider a new embroidery screen in a short time, but she could improve it on the basis of the old embroidery screen and make a brand new one.
embroidered screen.
In fact, in addition to this cushion embroidery, Shen Xiu also used simulated embroidery when embroidering Ganoderma lucidum and other items, so the ganoderma lucidum and stones embroidered looked real.
With this cushion embroidery and simulated embroidery, the embroidery screen immediately took on a new look. Shen Xiu later made up for some of the areas where the embroidery work was not good.
After shopkeeper Liu and Hui Niang saw it, they both felt that the embroidered screen was indeed very unique and could compete with Zhu Xiu Niang's peony embroidered screen.
Therefore, this embroidered screen was sent to Mr. Lu.
Now Mr. Lu has looked at it for a long time and has to admit that this embroidered screen is not inferior to the peony screen embroidered by Zhu Xiu Niang.
"Someone, please lift this screen down carefully. Don't break it."
When Mrs. Lu heard what her son said, she knew that he intended to use this screen to replace the white jade Guanyin. She couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, hugged her grandson and said, "Just tell me that Xiuzhuang has done our Lu family a big favor. Next year, everyone will The embroidery for the curtains used in the house is still left to their embroidery shop."
Originally, after Mrs. Lu saw the screen embroidered by Zhu Xiu Niang, she had already made plans to hand over the embroidery at home to Ruyi Embroidery Workshop. However, the embroidery screen sent by the embroidery shop just solved the urgent need. Mrs. Lu was partial to her grandson. So he recorded this credit in the embroidery village.
When the news reached Xiuzhuang, shopkeeper Liu and Huiniang breathed a sigh of relief.
Shopkeeper Liu said: "Ms. Shen is really a noble person of our embroidery shop. If it weren't for her, I'm afraid we would really lose the Lu family as a customer."
Huiniang nodded: "After this incident, I plan to formally hire Shen Xiu as the embroiderer of our embroidery shop."
When Shen Xiu came back, shopkeeper Liu mentioned the matter, "Our boss said that as long as you agree, the wages will be whatever you want."
If it weren't for Shen Xiu's help, Xiuzhuang would not have survived these difficulties. Madam Hui had made up her mind to keep Shen Xiu in Xiuzhuang for a long time.
Shen Xiu smiled slightly: "Actually, I have had this intention for a long time. I just don't know how the wages of the other three embroiderers are calculated."
Shopkeeper Liu then explained to her in detail, "The wages of the three embroiderers are calculated on a monthly basis. Each of them is paid twenty taels of silver per month, and at the end of the year there is a red envelope from the employer."
To be fair, the salary is not low.
Shen Xiu lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said: "I have a suggestion. If you are willing to hire me, why not calculate my salary on a case-by-case basis."
"How to discuss the case?" Shopkeeper Liu asked.
Shen Xiudao: "It's very simple. When I make an embroidery, shopkeeper Liu will estimate the price. For example, if I make an embroidered screen and it can be sold for one hundred taels of silver, then the embroidery shop will share half of my wages, which is five. Ten taels of silver. In this way, if I do more, I will get more; if I do less, I will get less."
This division is somewhat novel. Shopkeeper Liu touched his beard and said, "I have to ask my boss about this."
Originally, after discussing with his employer, he thought he could give Shen Xiu a salary of fifty taels of silver a month, but he didn't know that the other party proposed another method of calculating wages on a case-by-case basis.
After shopkeeper Liu told Madam Hui about this proposal, the latter muttered: "This is not a bad idea. With her skills and diligence, we are the ones who will benefit."
"Then the boss has agreed."
Hui Niang nodded: "Go and tell her, then I agree. But don't tell other embroiderers about this."
Shopkeeper Liu said: "I know, and I won't tell anyone else."
When Wen Xiu Niang heard this, she knew that shopkeeper Liu would come out soon, so she immediately left the door.
After shopkeeper Liu came out of Huiniang's room, he saw three embroiderers doing embroidery work seriously. He only took a glance at them and went downstairs.
After Wen Xiu Niang waited for Shopkeeper Liu to go downstairs, she wanted to tell the other two embroider girls what she had overheard. But then she thought about it, the other two embroider girls had always followed Hui Niang's lead, and Shen Xiu had recently made a decision. It was a great achievement. If I really wanted to tell this, the two embroiderers would probably just laugh it off.
Her right hand unconsciously wrapped the thread around it several times, but in the end she said nothing.
But when she thought of the method Shen Xiu proposed to calculate wages for the case, she felt inexplicably confused.
Of course, the wages calculated on a case-by-case basis were much more cost-effective than the fixed monthly payment. The thought of being compared with a girl in the future made Wenxiu Niang a little unwilling.