This sentence sounded right, and the woman in lotus clothes actually stepped away, as if she was really afraid of being contaminated by the sweat on Jiang Zhi's body.
But the little girl became reluctant: "What are you talking about? If you don't quit by yourself, how dare you ask us to give in!"
Jiang Zhi ignored her and walked to the high cabinet to find the female shopkeeper of the embroidery shop.
Now that I'm getting older, I can't be too angry. If I get angry, I'll get an extra wrinkle, which won't make a difference.
The female shopkeeper is in her early thirties, fair and fat, and looks like dough.
At this time, it was not strange to see such bickering. When Jiang Zhi came in, he smiled and said, "What does this sister-in-law want to buy?"
Just as Jiang Zhi was about to take out the scholar's embroidery, he saw the little girl rushing over angrily: "Shopkeeper Yu, what kind of business is your embroidery shop doing that even a country woman like this can come in and out? It's a shame that others still say you are so clever. Zhenfang is the best in Pingchuan County!"
Jiang Zhi was dumbfounded, what kind of servant girl was she? How could she be so domineering and unreasonable, and be so disrespectful in other people's shops?
Before she could speak, shopkeeper Yu had already said with a smile: "What Miss Xiaoqin said is that our Qiao Needle Shop is just a small embroidery shop, not as big as the shops in Jinzhou City.
When you run a store and do business, you always have to be on the receiving end of anger, and you have to greet anyone who is unruly with a smile, not daring to offend you, don't you think so? "
Miss Xiaoqin said proudly: "Of course you have to take good care of customers like us, but country women like this should be kicked out. It's just for nothing that people will look down on your shop."
Jiang Zhi snorted: This fool didn't even notice when someone pointed his nose at him and called him a pig.
No, pigs are very smart. If Peppa gets scolded by him, he will know it.
Shopkeeper Yu's smile did not diminish: "Miss Xiaoqin, please forgive me. You are a guest, and we will treat you the same."
Miss Xiaoqin immediately got angry, grabbed the woman and walked out: "Miss, let's go. This embroidery workshop has been praised to the heavens, but it's not that good. It can't even compare to Yunxiang Pavilion in Jinzhou City.
At the beginning, I said that I should buy clothes at Yunxiang Pavilion, but my wife said that Pingchuan County is also good, so I decided to buy them here instead. "
The woman seemed to be afraid of smelling a bad smell. She covered her face with a handkerchief and said angrily: "Second mother is afraid that I will use more money to deliberately deceive people. I'm going to find my father!" She stomped her feet and left the embroidery workshop.
As soon as the master and servant left, the other woman in the embroidery workshop who was choosing patterns suddenly became active.
Still staring at the pair of master and servant outside the store, he took small steps to reach Jiang Zhi and shopkeeper Yu: "Do you know? I heard that this is Miss Du who moved back from Jinzhou City.
He is young and has quite a temper. He lives in Qingliu Lane and his family is also in business.
The Du family also came from Pingchuan County more than ten years ago, and they just came back now.
That wife was not the first wife, but just a stepmother, so she sent the daughter born to the first wife back to her old home. Did you know? "
Jiang Zhi: "...I don't know! How did you know? Are you her neighbor?"
This gossip is so powerful. There are at least tens of thousands of people in Pingchuan County. When a household moves in, everyone will know about it?
The woman shook her head: "If I were a neighbor, how would I know so much.
I also heard other people say that these words were asked by a servant of the Du family at the vegetable stall the day before yesterday. "
Jiang Zhi: "You are really amazing!"
Shopkeeper Yu said with a smile: "A lot of people have moved back in the past six months. In the past, we were not at peace. Since Magistrate Zhang came, there have been fewer refugees, and several families in the front street have also returned."
The woman still wanted to continue gossiping, especially someone like Jiang Zhi who didn't know anything about the situation, so she immediately wanted to start a long talk.
But Jiang Zhi was not in the mood to listen anymore, so he took out the embroidery and opened it: "Shopkeeper Yu, can you see if you can keep these handkerchiefs?"
Shopkeeper Yu obviously doesn't like to tell the difference between customers, so he followed Jiang Zhi's words and said: "As long as the embroidery is of good craftsmanship, we will accept it, and the money will be..."
He was stuck mid-sentence, so he just held the handkerchief and looked at it carefully.
But the gossip woman was still not satisfied, and kept talking about the Du family affairs: "I have a handkerchief girl who used to play well and lives in Qingliu Lane. I heard from her that the Du family yard has been closed for more than ten years, and it has only been opened now. , are recruiting servants. My second aunt’s aunt’s cousin said she wants to be a cook!”
At this time, Jiang Zhi thought about selling the handkerchief, so he bought silk thread and embroidery cloth for the scholar's wife to make a round fan, as well as some ribs for the round fan. He was not interested in these gossips, but he couldn't go away and refuse, so he could only "Humph" Hum." He responded casually with a few "hum" sounds.
Shopkeeper Yu checked these square handkerchiefs one by one, breathed a sigh of relief, and looked up with a smile: "What do you call this sister-in-law? I can't tell that she has such good craftsmanship!"
The veil made by the scholar lady is a set of pictures, all of which are peach blossoms.
The flowers are only about the size of peas, and can be stitched finely and flatly. They are brightly colored and come in various shapes. They are most suitable for making skirts.
Jiang Zhi was already prepared, and was surprised to see that the scholar's veil was so delicate and delicate.
It can be seen that shopkeeper Yu misunderstood that she made it herself. How could she impersonate someone else's work? She hurriedly explained: "shopkeeper Yu misunderstood. My surname is Jiang. This is not my craft. Today I am here to help others sell."
Shopkeeper Yu suddenly showed regret, as if he was disappointed that Jiang Zhi was not the master of the embroidery.
She was now as familiar as family, which made Jiang Zhi suddenly feel guilty: His carrot-like fingers couldn't do embroidery, so they were really good.
Shopkeeper Yu was only slightly disappointed, and he had a good handle on his emotions: "Seeing that my sister-in-law is a capable person, I thought you were the one who embroidered the veil."
Jiang Zhi blushed: "Shopkeeper Yu, what's the price of these handkerchiefs?"
Shopkeeper Yu put the handkerchief back into the embroidery bag and said with a smile: "The embroidery products we accept in Qiao Needle Shop are based on texture, stitches, color matching and patterns. These handkerchiefs brought by my sister-in-law are all of the highest quality, and they are also beautiful." If it comes in a complete set, the price will naturally be the highest. One hundred and fifty cents per stick, is my sister-in-law satisfied?"
Jiang Zhi remembered what the scholar lady told him, that he could sell it as long as he could get 150 coins.
Now Qiao Zhenfang can give out 150 Wen at the beginning, which means there is still room for negotiation on the price.
Jiang Zhi looked helpless: "Shopkeeper, I'm just selling on behalf of others.
The owner said that this is the most popular acupuncture method in Yuzhou Prefecture, and the pattern is painted by famous artists. It can be sold for at least 250 yuan! "
When she quoted the price, shopkeeper Yu shook his head: "How dare our county compare with Yuzhou Prefecture? Besides, the fabric of your handkerchief is too ordinary. It's a pity that the embroidery is here. The most I can give you is two hundred coins!"
After some haggling, the deal was finally settled for 220 yuan!
The scholar's wife had six handkerchiefs in total, which were sold for one thousand, thirty and twenty coins.
Jiang Zhi bought embroidery thread and silk from the embroidery workshop, and bought two fan bones. The money returned to the shopkeeper Yu, leaving Jiang Zhi with only twenty coins left.
Shopkeeper Yu smiled so hard that her pink face couldn't be found: "Sister-in-law Jiang, as long as you have the skill of embroidering handkerchiefs just now, I am willing to give you three taels of silver for a round fan."
Three taels of silver for a fan is not a small amount, it is better than making mosquito coils covered with dust.
Jiang Zhi shook his head: "I can't make the decision."
Xia's mother once said that it takes a scholar's wife a month to embroider a round fan, which can provide food and drink for the whole family.
