The next morning, Cui Lingwei had just gotten up when she saw the female servant next to her sister-in-law counting the copper coins in the earthen jar.
"One, two, three... Oh, how can these dozens of copper coins last until next month." After saying this, the female envoy just sighed quietly.
Another female envoy whispered, "Didn't Madam pawn the last gold hairpin yesterday? How could it not be enough?"
Hear what the other person is saying. The maid sighed even more fiercely, "That is the last valuable thing of the madam. What do you think our master is doing in this capital? Now the whole family has to eat, and they can't even support themselves. This capital How can an official be so easy to do?"
They were still talking in low voices, but after seeing Cui Lingwei come in, they became too sensible and fell silent.
However, Cui Lingwei obviously listened to most of the words. She couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "You mean, the sister-in-law pawned the last golden hairpin?"
The maids didn't say anything, so Cui Lingwei asked again.
Hearing Cui Lingwei's questioning, a female servant finally spoke cautiously, "Yes, otherwise Miss, where did the eight dishes come from last night? Miss, you are not a householder and don't know how expensive firewood and rice are."
After hearing what the female envoy said, Cui Lingwei was confused for a moment.
But the envoy didn't say anything wrong. She had always had her brother as an official in the court, and her sister-in-law took care of the housework. And her sister-in-law can always conjure up clothes that are popular in the capital for her, so she always thinks that her family is very well-off. However, when she heard the words of these maids, she only felt ashamed, as if she was the one in the family who did not give birth. Rice bugs.
Cui Lingwei remained silent, but another female envoy hurriedly said to Cui Lingwei, "Miss Cui, don't listen to her nonsense. You must not bring this matter to Madam, otherwise I'm afraid Madam will cause trouble for us. "
Cui Lingwei felt uneasy, but she still said yes.
Lady Cui has been very preoccupied these days. After having breakfast with Cui Lingwei, she was going back to her room to embroider something.
Although she finally agreed to Cui Zian's words last night, because she didn't have much money left in her hands, they still had to stay in the capital for more than ten days.
They could not return to Huaitai Mountain City until they received Cui Zian's salary.
Therefore, during these days, she also wanted to embroider more things in exchange for a few coins.
After all, Cui Zian also had to live after they left, and she still wanted to leave as much property for Cui Zian as possible.
Cui Lingwei's heart was heavy with thoughts after hearing what the two people said this morning.
Little did they know that they would leave here in ten days. Cui Lingwei naturally didn't want to be a rice insect anymore, so she decided to work hard to make money before that.
If she just wants to make money, how can she make it? After all, she is not as clever as her sister-in-law, and the female celebrity is not as good at academics.
Just when she was wondering what to do, Cui Lingwei suddenly remembered that when she was shopping yesterday, she had seen a recruitment in front of a rouge shop. The recruitment seemed to be for a female model. Although she didn't know what a female model was, But maybe I can go and find out more about it. After all, the Rouge Shop caters to female customers, so I shouldn’t have anything to do with it in the past.
Thinking of this, Cui Lingwei only took the initiative to say to her sister-in-law, "Sister-in-law, I need to go out for something."
Although Mrs. Cui was worried, when she heard that Cui Lingwei was about to go out, when she thought of what happened yesterday, she couldn't help but hold Cui Lingwei's hand and said, "Lingwei, there has been chaos outside recently, so you'd better not go out."
But Cui Lingwei smiled and patted Lady Cui's hand and said, "It's okay, sister-in-law, I won't go far, you don't have to worry about me."
Hearing Cui Lingwei's words, Mrs. Cui could only say, "Okay, but when you go out, remember to take a few female envoys with you."
Cui Lingwei nodded naturally when she heard this.
When Cui Lingwei arrived at Xiaochunshan Rouge Shop, the waiter at the entrance of the Rouge Shop only put up the notice board recruiting female models.
When the waiter saw Cui Lingwei coming, he thought she was a female customer, so he also greeted her with a smile.
"Does the guest want to buy anything?"
When Cui Lingwei heard this, she quickly waved her hand. She pointed at the notice board and asked, "I saw your recruitment. I want to ask your boss if you are still recruiting female models?"
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When Cui Lingwei said this, the waiter in the shop looked Cui Lingwei up and down.
To be honest, this Cui Lingwei, with dark skin and skinny face, is really not suitable for display to the public.
Letting her become a female model is not doing business for her own store, she is basically ruining her own store's business.
The clerk didn't know if the girl could be offended, but regardless of whether she could be offended or not, the clerk just waved his hand and said, "Girl, I'm really sorry, our store is not hiring at the moment."
After hearing what the guy said, Cui Lingwei couldn't help but feel disappointed.
She could feel that the guy was refusing. After all, if they really weren't hiring, then why would they put out that sign?
It's just that they said they are not recruiting people at the moment, so it's impossible for me to rush in and force the other party to recruit me.
When she thought of this, Cui Lingwei felt disappointed, but not far away, she heard a clear voice saying, "Who said we won't recruit people? Aren't we recruiting people now?"
Hearing this sound, Cui Lingwei immediately looked towards the other party out of habit.
The person who came here was wearing pink clothes, and her eyebrows were delicate but not feminine, instead they only made her look a little more gorgeous.
And this person is obviously Lan Jue, the shopkeeper of Xiaochunshan.
Lan Jue smiled and also looked at Cui Lingwei's face, his brows and eyes were full of satisfaction.
"We are indeed recruiting models here, but are you sure you want to be my model? Have you done this before?" Lan Jue asked with a smile.
Cui Lingwei just shook her head in a daze.
Lan Jue wasn't angry either and just said, "Let's go in and talk."
Cui Lingwei nodded anxiously.
But she still clearly heard the voice of the clerk outside the door. They were saying that Lan Jue even hired her, and most likely he didn't want to do business, or that he wanted to destroy the brand he created.
Hearing these voices, Cui Lingwei didn't know what a female model was at first, and maybe she doesn't know it very well now either.
But now she clearly understood something.
The female model they talk about must be a beauty.
And thinking about herself, Cui Lingwei is not without self-awareness.
So when Lan Jue led her away, Cui Lingwei whispered, "Mr. Lan Jue, I think I may not meet your requirements for the appearance of a female model. Otherwise... I'd better not waste your time."
However, when Lan Jue saw that she was leaving, he immediately grabbed Cui Lingwei's arm.
When Cui Lingwei blushed, Lan Jue smiled and said, "What did you say, girl? The model I am looking for is like you."
Cui Lingwei was stunned when she heard this.
Lan Jue whispered, "What you need to be a female model is to use our products and use yourself as a display to make people interested in this product. Exquisite beauties are certainly a good means of publicity."
"But beauties are a minority after all, and ordinary people are the current situation of most people. Therefore, sometimes the promotion of beauties can confuse people's eyes for a while, but it is not convincing. In addition, after a long time of aesthetic appreciation, it is easy to get tired of aesthetic appreciation, so We need a brand new approach, and you are the representative of this approach. For so many days, I have not seen a more suitable candidate than you."
After hearing Lan Jue's words, Cui Lingwei roughly understood.
"But even if you are tired of aesthetics, you may not like to judge ugliness. Am I suitable for this?"
"It's suitable. Why isn't it suitable? Don't you know? You are the type I am looking for."
"You are actually not ugly. You are very standard, but the clothes you wear now cannot bring out your beauty. You have not found a way that suits you."
Hearing what this person said, Cui Lingwei was a little doubtful for a moment.
She asked in a low voice, "How do you calculate the salary?"
Hearing this, Lan Jue only whispered, "If you show your money once, if the effect is good, the price will go up in the future."
Hearing this, Cui Lingwei couldn't help but take a breath.
You must know that her eldest brother only has twenty taels of silver.
This is equivalent to earning a month's salary of her elder brother by working for four days.
So thinking of this, she couldn't help but ask Lan Jue, "Mr. Lan Jue, are you telling the truth?"
Lan Jue chuckled lightly
"Of course it's true. If you are willing, we can cooperate tomorrow, but before that you have to get the consent of your family. You'd better change your mind. After all, this is a publicity job. Outside I’m afraid the rumors won’t sound good.”
Hearing Lan Jue's words, Cui Lingwei immediately said, "I don't have a problem, and my family won't have any objections either."
"Then can you stay and try on makeup today?" Lan Jue asked hesitantly.
Cui Lingwei nodded slightly.
Then Lan Jue painted Cui Lingwei's makeup. When the makeup was finished, Cui Lingwei just blinked and looked at herself in the mirror, as if she didn't know where she came from.
Although the self in the mirror is still myself, it seems to be less like myself.
If she was just a dark and skinny girl in the past, now she could already see the outline of some beauty in the mirror.
She almost couldn't believe that this was herself. She said to Lan Jue in surprise, "Master Lan Jue, is this really me?"
Lan Jue chuckled, "If it's not you, who else could it be?"
However, compared to Cui Lingwei's joy, Lan Jue's brows did not fully open.
After all, in his imagination, Cui Lingwei should look more than ten times more outstanding than she does now. ,
Then he just asked Cui Lingwei to stand up and looked at Cui Lingwei's whole body. Only then did he feel what Cui Lingwei's problem was.
Outstanding makeup must also be matched with suitable hairstyle and clothes. Cui Lingwei in front of her obviously still lacks this.
Thinking of this, Lan Jue just said to Cui Lingwei, "Can I delay your time for a little longer?"
Cui Lingwei nodded quickly, and then Lan Jue pulled Cui Lingwei out of the door.
Cui Lingwei asked in confusion, "Master Lan Jue, where are we going?"
