Anyone who lives in Shang Qi knows that Shang Qi Jinzhi mostly comes from Huangcong County in the southeast corner of the country.
Firstly, Huangcong County is rich in embroidered girls, and secondly, this place is rich. Ordinary people in other areas may wear brown hemp, all because they are short of money. And since Huangcong County is rich, rich people must be much more particular about food, clothing, housing and transportation than ordinary people. .
Compared with cotton and linen clothes, brocade weaving is not only extremely comfortable to wear, but the colors are gorgeous and colorful, as bright as rays, like clouds, which is very elegant. Therefore, more and more people are wearing brocade, carrying Ruyi in their hands, or carrying a folding fan with a famous name, and strolling leisurely in the city; if they are good at conversation and talented, they can add this chic and elegant outfit. , after just one trip, many girls who have not yet left the court, and even young ladies from wealthy families, somehow feel a little more trembling affection in their eyes.
Brocade weaving has become a popular practice in Huangcong County, and even people from all over Shangqi, as well as Na'an, the capital of Shangqi, come to buy, sell and pick up goods in an endless stream, gradually spreading the atmosphere of fireworks in the originally peaceful Huangcong County.
Even in Huangcong County, there are poor people.
Although they are not starving to death, some families are extremely poor and extremely poor. If there is a son in the family, he can always do some work with his father. If he meets a kind-hearted gentleman and sees that the child is smart and smart, he is good material for studying and learning, and can save a lot of school expenses. If there is a daughter in the family, most of them will send him to school. If you learn a craft in Jinzhipu and learn a good craft, you will be more promising than Erlang and make a lot of money. This is not just a fantasy.
Qin Xiling and Gong Zhenxue are two ordinary embroidery girls in the brocade weaving shop.
It's not that their families are so poor, but they both like brocade weaving. They looked down upon the embroiderer's slender palms flying in the brocade weaving shop, threading her needle like a butterfly, and they felt very itchy in their hearts.
The two have known each other since they were young, and their homes are adjacent to each other, so they often travel together. What they like most is to go to the brocade shop to watch the embroiderer at work. Often, half a day will pass by slowly with such a glance.
"Zhenxue, the merchants who came to Na'an yesterday have calculated the time and it's time to leave. Wash up quickly and don't mess around with the bed again." Qin Xiling opened the gauze curtain and looked at Gong Zhenxue's face. With a sloppy sleeping look, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, twisting up the fallen hair on the sleepy-eyed latter's face and throwing it aside.
The two of them came out of the courtyard, freshened up a little, and then hurried to the shop so as not to delay the schedule of several wealthy businessmen in Na'an.
Brocade weaving has long been a popular practice in Huang Cong County. Most of the wealthy people have dozens of sets of brocade weaving with similar designs and colors. As a result, the brocade weaving business in the county is not as prosperous as it was at the beginning. Fortunately, Nishikori's reputation is now well-known, and merchants and nobles from other places are willing to come to buy clothes. From then on, this Na'an visitor has become a distinguished guest among the distinguished guests.
"Sister Xi Ling, do you think people will take notice of our brocade weaving this time? I'm very nervous and I always feel that it's not safe." Gong Zhenxue is younger, but she is already as tall as Qin Xiling was close to each other. They stood side by side. Just looking at their backs, it was impossible to tell whether they were older or younger. At this moment, they frowned and spoke, and their face turned slightly white.
The two of them have been in this shop for two years, and Gong Zhenxue's worries at this moment are not groundless.
There is a saying among Nishikori and others: It takes two years for a mother, five years for a daughter, and ten years for a phoenix.
The expiration of their entry into the industry was the moment when they were promoted from embroiderer to embroiderer. If no one cared about these two brocades, they would have to wait for a long time. The difference between embroiderer and embroiderer is one word, but their status in the shop is completely different: embroiderer can't sell her brocade for a high price, but she also has to be busy taking care of trivial matters, even serving tea. The embroiderer's position is self-evident as all the chores such as cleaning and maintaining the shop floor have to be handled by the embroiderer.
There was not much free time left after such trivial matters, and they had to spend a few percent to practice embroidery. They were so tired that they complained constantly. They had long been looking forward to the expiration of the two years, so that they could quickly turn into embroidery girls, so as not to Take this hard work.
"Nonsense, it took you and me nearly a year to embroider one brocade. Even the shopkeeper praised our two brocades for their exquisite workmanship, which even surpassed the embroiderer's skill. Don't worry. That's right." Qin Xiling put her elbow on Gong Zhenxue's waist and smiled briskly at the latter, indicating that she didn't need to think too much.
"But Yin Qing's side..." Gong Zhenxue's face was still ugly, and it did not improve at all because of the former's relief.
As soon as the words came out, even Qin Xiling's expression became deserted and she fell silent.
There are sixteen or seventeen embroiderers in the shop, Qin Gong and the other two are relatively late entrants, while Yin Qing, whom Gong Zhenxue mentioned, was even later than the two of them.
When Fang entered the family, Qin Xiling and Gong Zhenxue quickly got acquainted with the other embroiderers and got along very well with them. The two were kind-hearted and knew etiquette, and they quickly became close to everyone. They stayed with others in the house behind the shop, sharing food, clothing, and daily life. It was not at all like the situation of just two people traveling together today.
In the final analysis, I still owe it to Yin Qing.
When Fang entered, Yin Qing's hands and feet were very clumsy, and it was only through the guidance of Qin Gong and others that he could barely stay in the shop. However, he was too lazy, and his embroidery work was mediocre, and he was looked down upon by the shopkeeper.
But when it comes to scheming, Yin Qing is more sophisticated than the two of them. She uses various means to spread rumors, separate the two from the embroidered girl, and isolate them for life. On the contrary, she has suddenly changed and become The popular man in the eyes of everyone is in trouble every day.
Seeing that her friend was depressed, Qin Xiling couldn't bear it, so she had to comfort her, "Don't worry about her. We are here just based on our preferences. How other people act has nothing to do with you and me. We only rely on the quality of the brocade we have at hand." .”
When the sun was barely shining, the Na'an merchant had already arrived at the shop. He first picked out a few brocades from Phoenix Niang, and then selected a dozen or so embroidery girls' favorite works. Then he followed the shopkeeper to wait. Sit down in the living room and take a few sips of tea.
The leader was a bit ugly in appearance, with buck teeth and long eyebrows, which made even the embroiderers of one kind feel a little afraid and shrank back one after another.
The shopkeeper was an old man after all. Although it was the first time he had seen someone with such a humble appearance, but looking at the seats, he was the head of the merchants after all, so he put away his expression without any trace, and said with a faint smile, "It's a small shop, it's really not very spacious. , if there is any lack of care, please forgive me."
"The shopkeeper is joking, surrounded by warblers and swallows. He is extremely happy. How can there be any dissatisfaction?" The ugly merchant smiled, turned the tea tray three times, and took a sip. "Li also has a headache." When I go back to Nishikori business, there are many twists and turns, and I still can’t fully understand it. The shopkeeper can’t bully his ignorance and fearlessness, but he still has to worry about it.”
The shopkeeper's expression was much more natural than before, and he said with a sweet smile, "Are you kidding? Who doesn't know that Na'an is a financial master? If you bully Young Master Li for being a junior in the industry, I won't be able to give up this store. Please relax." That's it; besides, the brocade fabrics that you and your group have just chosen are all the best choices. Of course there are people who understand among you. If you can't rest assured, tell the person in charge to make the selection later." Then Chao Yi, the shopkeeper, The embroiderers waved their hands to reveal the brocade fabrics in their hands.
"Wen He, please take a closer look." As soon as the man finished speaking, a wealthy middle-aged businessman stood up from his seat. After nodding, he stood next to a row of embroiderers and looked at them from left to right. .
After more than ten items in a row, the wealthy businessmen all shook their heads.
From his point of view, these ten or so pieces of brocade can only be called body-covering clothes. If they are bought and thrown into Na'an Street, they may not be able to be sold at a high price. Not to mention the exquisite, brilliant and flowing nature, it has nothing to do with these brocades.
But when they reached the end of the journey, the rich man's eyes shone with a glint of light, and he couldn't help but look at it carefully.
The place where the man stopped happened to be the brocade weaving in the hands of Qin Xiling and Gong Zhenxue.
"The stitching is delicate and well-proportioned, and the so-called magnificence in brocade weaving can be seen on the sleeves. It is of the highest quality."
The two of them finally let go of their hearts hanging high in their throats.
But Gong Zhenxue discovered that Yin Qing was not there.
"Officials, why don't you take a look at this." A light voice sounded in the field.
The woman walked out with a smoky look.
Wearing brocade weaving, most of the skin is exposed and can be broken by blows.
The slightly fat man immediately changed his words, "Shopkeeper Li, I think this is the best."
Little did he know that the ugly man smiled slightly.
"Wenhe, do you really think that I know nothing about Nishikori?"
Outside Huangcong County, a twelve or thirteen-year-old coachman was sleeping soundly when he was woken up by an ugly man who raised his riding whip sleepily.
"Disciple, I want to tell you a lesson." The person sitting cross-legged in the carriage was the merchant surnamed Li who was in the shop just now.
"Master, please tell me." Although the little coachman had just woken up from his dream, he still stopped the carriage in an orderly manner and waited for the master to give some advice.
"Brand-woven clothes are like articles. They need to be sewn slowly and calmly with fine needles. If you are not good at moving the needle, even if you use tricks to win over others, play some shady tricks, step on them and promote yourself, it will just be In vain.”
"The same is true for learning. If you really have a vast amount of literary talent in your heart, you will naturally have no worries about becoming famous in the literary world. If you only know how to attract people's attention, gather party members, and show off like a tide, it will be nothing more. A flash in the pan, just a joke."
"How did you say that?" The man scratched his head, as if he couldn't remember for a while.
The boy driving the bus took over the conversation and said with a smile, "Even if a shameless villain is lucky enough to squeeze out his peers, he won't be able to become everyone's favorite in the end."
"I'm not good at it." The two masters and apprentices laughed in unison, and the carriage splashed with residual rain all the way as it passed through the green mountains.
In the trunk of the carriage, there are two brocades with meticulous stitching and reddish gold threads. Although they are tightly wrapped, they are still as bright as a phoenix in the mortal world.
Brilliant as a gentleman.
May all aspiring people in the world be at ease,
May all writers in the world keep their true intentions.
I wish there would be fewer flies and dogs in the world, and more people with true intentions that are hard to come by.
