Chapter 110 Reed Flowers
Chapter 110 Reed Flowers
Li and the village chief's wife had discussed the issue of materials countless times.
Seeing that they were all paused here, Shopkeeper Wu couldn't help but remind them, "Besides the filling materials, are there other materials that need to be used? We can talk about things like cloth and silk threads first. If the filling materials are not available, can we make something else to meet the urgent need?"
"Yes, yes." Xiao Caoer comes out to host every critical moment.
Yunniang saw this chubby fair girl just now, and she was listening quietly to everyone talking about things. She thought she was a quiet and beautiful girl, but who knew that she turned into a lively girl as soon as she spoke.
Seeing her daughter say this, Li had no choice but to say to the village head's wife, "Aunt, what do you think?"
"That's the only way. Let's first meet the needs of the furniture workshop. We can talk about the dolls later. The work of the furniture workshop cannot be delayed."
Then I told Yunniang about the fabrics and other things I would need, and she gave me a very fair price.
"Shopkeeper Yun, please leave your scraps of cloth here. We will come to get them in a few days." Li said, holding Yun Niang's hand.
"You can rest assured. I will definitely do what I promised."
"In fact, you can consider using reed fluff as filler, which will save a lot of cost and is also easy to buy."
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"Oh, that's right, why didn't we think of that?"
"Yes, why didn't we think of that? We were so focused on the cotton that we forgot about the reed fluff."
"Then we can slowly start our work."
"We have to focus on the furniture workshop first, and we can make dolls for the rest."
Yunniang: So you all want to do high-end business.
"Do you want the scraps of cloth?"
Li: "Of course we want it. Let's try each material and see which one is better."
Then they bought a batch of cloth, embroidery thread and other things from Yunniang. Yunniang also gave them several large bags of scraps of cloth, saying that it was a compensation for the many things they bought here today.
After leaving the Nishang Embroidery Workshop, they went to several grocery stores and bought several large bags of reed flowers. They all had someone deliver them to the Jixiang Restaurant first. Among them was Yang Wenming's grocery store.
When Yang Wenming saw them coming, he hurried out to greet them, "Aunt, sister-in-law, Brother Dashan, why are you here?"
"And me, and me." Seeing that no one called her, Xiao Cao'er spoke quickly.
Yang Wenming heard the baby in Li's arms talking, and quickly apologized, "Yes, yes, and our Xiaocao'er, uncle didn't even notice our Xiaocao'er."
The village chief's wife explained her purpose: "We want reed flowers. I wonder if you have any."
"There are catkins, but they are not as warm as cotton. I have some old cotton here, which looks good. Why don't you take it back first?" Yang Wenming said.
The village head's wife knew he had misunderstood and said with a smile, "We don't buy reed fluff to make quilts, but to use in other places. I'll take whatever you have. When you come to purchase goods, bring some back. We may want a lot."
Yang Wenming was delighted and asked, "Is it true?"
Li: "That's the case for now, but we'll have someone tell you the exact amount when the time comes. We don't know if it can be used yet, but we've already bought this much."
Yang Wenming said hurriedly: "Okay, when the time comes, just give me a message in advance, and I'll be ready."
The village head's wife and Li both agreed that they all wanted to buy things, so it didn't matter who they bought from. As long as the price was reasonable, it was their duty to take care of the villagers' business.
After the few people had discussed it, they bought some other things and headed towards the Jixiang Restaurant.
When we returned to Jixiang Restaurant, it was already time for dinner. The restaurant was packed with guests and very lively.
When Shopkeeper Wu saw them coming back, he quickly welcomed them into his usual office and said, "There are many customers today, so let's just sit here for a while. I'll have someone bring in some food later."
Yang Dashan: "It's good to have so many people, it proves that business is booming. We can just sit here, you go and do your thing."
Although it is called an office, it is actually quite a large space with all the necessary facilities, including tables, chairs and more.
After walking for the whole morning and talking for a long time, they felt thirsty and tired. They sat down and drank a few cups of tea before they felt alive again.
The village chief's wife said to Li with a smile, "Shopping is really fun, but it's too tiring."
Li: "That's right. I want to buy everything I see."
The village chief's wife: "Who said it wasn't? Hey, I bought a lot of things today. I'll come back to shop when I have free time."
"Okay, okay, okay. But now I have to go back and arrange the embroidery workshop, and also study how to make dolls."
The village chief’s wife: Don’t you already know how to do it? You’ve already made one, so why do you still need to research it?
But she knew she couldn't ask, so she could only say, "We need to study it carefully and make more designs."
"Aunt, have you decided on the candidates for the embroidery workshop?" asked Li.
The village head's wife sighed and said, "There are really not many people in the village who are good at embroidery. They can only do a barely decent job. Let them do the inner part, and let the best craftsman do the outer cover."
"I've seen the patterns you brought out before, and I've distributed them to them to learn how to embroider. Everyone should learn, and we'll decide on the division of labor in the end."
Mrs. Li: "Aunt, please arrange it this way. It would be great if we could hire an embroiderer to teach the young ladies in the village how to embroider."
"Who says it's not true? Learning to do embroidery is at least a skill that you can rely on. It can also save some money before you find a husband."
[Let the young ladies in the village learn to do embroidery, starting with the simple ones]
Li: "The young ladies in the village want to do embroidery and also have to do housework. Their hands are full of calluses. They can't use coarse cloth. Better cloth may scratch the silk."
"Who says it isn't? If only they could take care of their hands, they could do some simple embroidery and save a few cents."
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