Lu Yuhan really took what Shen Xiu said to heart, and specially brought her sisters to the embroidery shop that day to support Shen Xiu.
Several girls got off the carriage with smiles and saw the embroidery shop opened by Shen Xiu.
"Seventh sister, this is the embroidery shop you mentioned!" Several girls chirped, "Why does the place look so small?"
Lu Yuhan said: "It's just an embroidery shop. Why do you need such a big place?"
She had been pampered since she was a child, and she always said what she wanted. Everyone else knew her temper, so they laughed it off and followed her into the embroidery shop.
It was already early winter, and charcoal fires had been installed in the shop. As soon as everyone walked in, they felt a lot warmer.
Shen Xiu was doing embroidery work. When she saw a guest coming in, she stood up quickly.
Lu Yuhan took a few steps forward, grilled her hands by the charcoal fire, then smiled at Shen Xiu and said, "Axiu, why haven't you gone to our Lu family in the past few days?"
A trace of discomfort flashed across Shen Xiu's face. Ever since Wei Yan told her the truth, she really didn't know how to face Lu Yuhan.
"I've been busy greeting guests these days, so I don't have time to visit my house." Shen Xiu quickly suppressed the discomfort in her heart. No matter what, Lu Yuhan was her friend, and she shouldn't mind this matter.
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Lu Yuhan didn't notice anything was wrong with Shen Xiu at all, and said to her: "See, do you see, these are my little sisters. Now that I have brought them, it's up to you."
Shen Xiu cheered up and entertained these guests.
Now that she has opened a shop and is the owner of a shop, it would be inappropriate to wear old clothes.
Two days ago, Shen Xiu made herself new clothes.
The water-red plain silk jacket is embroidered with plum blossoms, and the lake-colored dress underneath is embroidered with patterns of fish playing with lotus leaves.
A man relies on his clothes and a horse relies on its saddle. Shen Xiu put on this new clothes and immediately looked like a lady in charge.
She stepped forward with a smile to greet the girls, and brought them orange snacks and tea.
Shen Xiu was so eager not only for Lu Yuhan's sake, but also because the shop had been open for so many days and there were almost no customers.
Now that Lu Yuhan has brought these people here, she will naturally seize this opportunity.
A few girls were bored at home and came out with Lu Yuhan to take a look. Now that they saw Shen Xiu greeting her with a smile, they naturally felt more fond of the shop.
After they finished eating, several girls came over to look at the embroidery at Shen Xiu's invitation.
Shen Xiu had an agreement with Huiniang, so there were no fashionable embroidery items in the shop, only a few embroidered handkerchiefs and small embroidered screens.
This is also the reason why the shop is deserted. There is only one embroiderer in the shop, Shen Xiu, and there are not many embroidered products, so there is not much room for customers to choose.
However, Shen Xiu's business model was different from that of the embroidery shop. When the girls felt that there were too few embroidery products, Shen Xiu explained.
"These are just samples. If you ladies have any embroidery you want, you can order it in advance."
Shen Xiu said and took out a booklet, "Here are some of the patterns I drew. Ladies, if you have a pattern you like, you can embroider it on clothes, embroider it into handkerchiefs or embroider screens."
This pattern is quite new.
One of the girls fell in love with a blue butterfly flower painted on the brochure, "This flower is really unique. I remembered that I have a moon-white plain satin skirt. It would be very suitable to embroider this blue butterfly flower on it."
Most of the paintings in this album are pictures of flowers, and most of them are uncommon flowers. Several girls find these patterns very novel. Some want to embroider them on handkerchiefs, some want to embroider them on clothes, and some have customized one.
Smaller embroidered screen.
Shen Xiu wrote down their requests one by one, and told them the time to pick up the goods in order.
"Smaller embroidery items, such as embroidered handkerchiefs, can be picked up in five days. Clothes and smaller embroidered screens can be picked up in ten days."
"As for the price of embroidery, it is calculated on a daily basis. If you pick it up after five days, it will be five taels of silver. If you pick it up after ten days, it will be ten taels of silver."
This algorithm is quite simple.
The girls all thought it was very novel, but the price was a bit high.
Five taels of silver can buy two embroidered handkerchiefs.
Shen Xiu smiled and said: "You get what you pay for. Since I dare to ask for five taels of silver, I have the confidence. If the ladies think it is expensive, how about waiting for me to embroider the things before paying?"
She was so confident that the girls who were hesitant at first made up their mind, "Then just do as you say. We will pay you the money after you finish the embroidery."
When the girls returned home, Lu Yuhan did not rush to follow them. Instead, he took a step behind and said, "Axiu, why don't you accept the deposit first? What will happen if they regret not wanting it in the future?"
"I believe in my craftsmanship. As long as they see something, they will definitely pay for it. Besides, even if they don't pay, I have nothing to lose. As long as the thing is well embroidered, it will be sold sooner or later."
The new shop has just opened, and Shen Xiu wants to attract customers as soon as possible. When there are more customers, it will not be too late to establish rules.
Lu Yuhan felt relieved after hearing what Shen Xiu said.
"Then I'll leave first. Remember to come to the Lu family to find me when you have time." After speaking, Lu Yuhan left the shop and got on the carriage with her sisters.
Shen Xiu stood outside the door and saw them off.
It's not even dark yet, but it's already getting dark.
Shen Xiu glanced at the dark clouds in the sky and muttered to herself: "It won't snow today!"
Just as she was about to turn around, she heard someone calling her not far away.
Shen Xiu turned around and saw who it was, then she greeted him with a smile, "Sister Huaihua, why are you here?"
Sophora japonica smiled and said, "I'm here to give you dyed silk embroidery thread."
When Shen Xiu let Sophora japonica into the shop, Sophora japonica sat beside the charcoal fire, holding hot tea in her hand, and said enviously: "Sister Axiu, you are really capable, you opened the shop so quickly."
Shen Xiu brought her a plate of tangerines and said half seriously and half jokingly: "It's a pity that I'm the only one in this shop. How about Sister Huaihua come and help me?"
Huaihua hurriedly waved her hands and said, "I can't do that. I blush when I see people."
At first, Shen Xiu suggested that Sophora japonica make sachets to sell, but after the sachets were ready, Sophora japonica was too embarrassed to sell them. Later, Shen Xiu took the sachets to Xiuzhuang and sold most of them.
Now Shen Xiu saw the locust flowers and thought of those sachets again.
"Sister Huaihua, help me make some sachets!" Shen Xiudao said, "I'll pay you ten cents a day."
"I prepared the fabric for the sachet, all made of lake-colored plain satin. As for the patterns, they were all embroidered into wintersweet."
Sophora japonica asked in confusion: "Why are they all embroidering wintersweet? Isn't it better to embroider other patterns?"
Shen Xiudao: "I plan to use these sachets as gifts, so there is no need to renovate them."
When Shen Xiu opened a store, a deputy store manager came up with this idea for her.
Anyone who purchases something in the store can get a handmade sachet.
However, sachets were considered rare items in later generations, but at this time they were the most common thing.
Shen Xiu plans to add something to the sachet so that it can attract more repeat customers.