Shen Xiuzheng was standing on the first floor of Ruyi Embroidery Shop, looking at the many tents that had been returned one by one.
"How dare you come to see me!" Jia Lin walked downstairs angrily, "Are you here to see my joke?"
Shen Xiu smiled faintly: "How could Boss Jia say that? Why didn't I dare to come to see you? I didn't do anything wrong. I didn't bribe Lady Wenxiu to obtain the technique of Nasha embroidery, nor did I plagiarize other people's works.
.It seems that Boss Jia doesn’t dare to see me for any longer!”
When these two things were exposed by the other party, Boss Jia's face turned green and red, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, I can't convince you. I admit defeat in this matter. If you came to see my joke, then we can do as we wish
You are not welcome in the embroidery workshop."
Shen Xiu smiled and said: "Why is Boss Jia so angry? I came here this time not to watch jokes or to relieve my anger. I came to discuss business with Boss Jia."
"What is there to talk about between you and me?" Jia Lin looked at her warily, obviously not understanding what business she wanted to discuss.
Shen Xiudao: "Boss Jia had so many goods returned for no reason, so his life must not be easy!"
This sentence successfully hit Jia Lin's lungs. He stopped immediately and said loudly: "I think you are just here to see my joke."
Shen Xiu said slowly: "Don't worry, Boss Jia, I haven't finished speaking yet!"
"What do you want to say?"
Shen Xiudao: "I want to spend money to buy your returned many accounts."
"You want to buy multiple accounts?" Jia Lin looked at her in disbelief, "Are you kidding me?"
Shen Xiu said seriously: "I'm not joking. I will buy as many accounts as you have here. As for the price, I can give you fifty taels of silver, but I can't make the decision any more."
Fifty taels of silver, Jia Lin quickly calculated, and the cost of a multi-crown tent was exactly fifty taels of silver. If sold at this price, the embroidery shop would not make a penny. But now this kind of
Under the circumstances, it is a good thing that those accounts with many sub-accounts do not lose money, and it is good to be able to sell them at cost. Jia Lin was a little tempted when he thought of the money on the accounts that had little turnover, and the customers who were waiting to return the goods.
But Jia Lin couldn't figure out one thing. Since those multi-embroidered tents were embroidered using wrong techniques, why would Shen Xiu buy them back?
Shen Xiu only smiled slightly: "Boss Jia, don't worry about it. You just want to sell it or not, right?"
Jia Lin glanced at her hesitantly, "Let me think about it."
"Then think about it carefully!" Shen Xiu didn't say much, just stood up and left.
Jia Lin saw her about to walk out of Ruyi Embroidery Workshop, and finally couldn't help but said, "Wait a minute."
Shen Xiu turned around: "What else does Boss Jia want to say?"
Jia Lin hesitated for a long time, and finally said: "I have more than twenty sub-accounts here. According to the fifty taels of silver for one multi-sub account, it works out to one thousand taels of silver. Go back and prepare the banknotes!"
"No need to prepare." Shen Xiu took out a purse from his arms, "I have prepared the banknotes."
The thousand taels of silver were given by Hui Niang. She believed that Shen Xiu would not engage in loss-making business. Since she wanted to buy Ruyi Embroidery House's multi-crown account, Hui Niang gave her the money.
Jia Lin collected the money and ordered his clerk to transport the twenty tents to Xiuzhuang.
When these multi-zipper tents were transported to the embroidery shop, Hui Niang came out of the quiet room to take a look, "These gauze tents are obviously embroidered with the same pattern, why do they have different effects when embroidered?"
Shen Xiu smiled and said: "That's because they missed a very important step when they embroidered the gauze tent."
Zhu Xiu Niang also knew that this gauze tent must be missing an important step, but she could not figure out what the problem was.
It wasn't until Shen Xiu bought back all the many tents in Ruyi Embroidery Shop that the next day, Zhu Xiu Niang received an invitation from Shen Xiu and asked her to go to the teahouse for tea.
Coincidentally, the place where Shen Xiu asked her to have tea happened to be the place where Jia Lin and Wen Xiu Niang met.
The elegant room where Shen Xiu was located was also the place where Wen Xiu Niang taught her the yarn embroidery technique.
When Zhu Xiu Niang went in, she was very frightened. It seemed that the other party had already known what Jia Lin had done in private. But she had been able to endure it until now without showing any trace. This had to make Zhu Xiu Niang feel a little afraid.
Shen Xiu ordered a pot of good tea and slowly poured her a cup of tea.
"It has been said that I have been famous for Zhu Xiu Niang for a long time, but today is the first time I have met her." After Shen Xiu poured the tea, she looked at her.
Zhu Xiu Niang was younger than she thought, about thirty years old. She had thin skin, tender flesh, and delicate facial features. She was a typical Jiangnan woman.
"Ms. Shen's words are serious." Zhu Xiu Niang took the tea cup and said softly: "When it comes to embroidery skills, I am indeed not as good as you. This time I accepted the yarn embroidery thing, which made me extremely ashamed. I am just an embroidery lady who speaks lightly. , I can only do what my boss says."
"I know Zhu Xiu Niang, you can't help yourself." Shen Xiudao, "We are both Xiu Niang, so I understand how you feel. We are just our own masters."
The words "Each one is his own master" really spoke to Zhu Xiu Niang's heart. She sighed: "This is a good saying. You and I have no grudges at all. The several fights are just for our respective bosses."
Shen Xiu took a sip of tea and said, "Mother Zhu Xiu is a sensible person, so I won't talk nonsense. I invite you here today because I want to tell you the secret of the many tents."
"Are you willing to tell me?" Zhu Xiu Niang was even more surprised than Jia Lin when she heard that Shen Xiu wanted to buy multiple accounts, "Why?"
Shen Xiudao: "Of course I am not without conditions."
"What conditions?" Zhu Xiu Niang asked.
Shen Xiudao: "The conditions are very simple. As long as you agree to leave Ruyi Embroidery Workshop, then I will tell you the secret of the gauze tent. Zhu Xiu Niang, you are not a local in the first place. You left your hometown and came here. You are just asking for Boss Jia." The wages are high. Now that Ruyi Embroidery Workshop is in decline, if you are a smart person, you should consider leaving. With the skills of Nasha Embroidery, you should be able to find a better employer."
Zhu Xiu Niang was really moved after hearing this. Since she came to Ruyi Embroidery Workshop, not only has she not become famous in the county, but she has been suppressed by Shen Xiu everywhere. Although Jia Lin didn't say anything in front of her, he discussed it with the shopkeeper behind his back. He said that he shouldn't have spent so much money to invite her over in the first place.
Now that Ruyi Embroidery Shop has lost a large amount of money, Zhu Xiu Niang feels that if she continues to follow Jia Lin, she might hear some gossip. Thinking like this, it is better to get the technique of Nasha embroidery, then fly away, and start another business. Find a way out.
"Okay, I agree to your terms."
Shen Xiu was not surprised that Zhu Xiu Niang made such a decision. She smiled slightly and said: "There is no basis for this matter to be said verbally. It is better for us to establish written evidence."
In order for Zhu Xiu Niang to go back on her word, Shen Xiu had already prepared a written document.
Zhu Xiu Niang was proficient in pen and ink, and after reading the written documents carefully, she pressed her fingers on it.
"Okay. Now is it time for you to tell me the secret of Nana Shaxiu?"
Shen Xiudao: "Of course."
Zhu Xiu Niang had been curious about the mystery of Nasha Embroidery for a long time, and she was waiting seriously for Shen Xiu's answer.
Shen Xiudao: "The secret is actually very simple. When I taught three embroiderers how to embroider yarn, I split all the threads."
Zhu Xiu Niang said: "I heard Wen Xiu Niang say that the secret lies in splitting the silk."
Shen Xiudao: "No. The secret is not in splitting the silk, but in the embroidery thread. The embroidery thread used in Nasha embroidery is cotton thread, and the cotton thread itself has no luster. Especially the split thread is split too finely and is easily contaminated with dust.
"
"And did Ms. Wenxiu tell you that when embroidering this Nasha embroidery, the paper on top should be thick paper?"
Zhu Xiu Niang nodded: "She mentioned this matter."
"That's it." Shen Xiu explained, "Extremely fine embroidery threads are easily contaminated by dust, and when they are passed through coarse paper, they are contaminated with even more impurities. Therefore, within a few days, the things embroidered on the gauze tent
It will be like the old one.”
"What's the solution?" Zhu Xiu Niang asked.
Shen Xiudao: "The method is that after I split the silk, I will soak the embroidery threads in soap for a period of time. This will not only make the silk threads smooth and smooth, but also have its own luster like silk embroidery threads."
"No wonder you paid fifty taels for the multi-crown tents from our embroidery workshop." Zhu Xiu Niang quickly understood Shen Xiu's intention, "Will those multi-cropped tents regain their luster after being soaked in soap?"
Shen Xiu smiled and said: "Zhu Xiu Niang is a smart person, and I won't hide it from you. I do have a way to restore those many tents to their original state, which is why I bought them."
The gauze tent bought for fifty taels of silver only needs to be soaked in soap and it will return to its original state. Since it is the same as the multi-zig tent made by Xiuzhuang, it can be sold for the same price of one hundred taels of silver. This transaction
It can be said that you can make a profit without losing any money.
"If Jia Lin finds out about your wishful thinking, I'm afraid he will stamp his feet in anger!"
Shen Xiu smiled: "No matter how hard he stamps his feet, there's nothing he can do unless you tell him the secret."
"You don't have to test me, I won't tell him this secret." Zhu Xiu Niang said, "I have learned how powerful you are and I don't dare to go against you anymore. From tomorrow onwards, I will find Jia Lin and resign as Xiu Niang.
position, and then leave Ruyi Embroidery Workshop."