Chen Qing unceremoniously took a piece of pastry and ate it without touching the snacks on the table. handed the previously embroidered picture of a hundred sons and thousands of grandchildren to Liu Hengshan for a look.

"Yes, yes, your craftsmanship is outstanding, not worse than the embroidery girl in the county, and the embroidery is a little more real and smart, and the shopkeeper will say yes." Don't worry, I'll guarantee you can do this" Liu Hengshan was overjoyed when he saw the hunt, and he couldn't help but take a few more details.

Most of the embroidery work is passed down from generation to generation, and the embroidery work and technology are mostly private crafts, and it is inconvenient for others to inquire, although Liu Hengshan is itchy, but also in accordance with the rules only carefully watched. If there is no good embroidery in the hands of this business, I am afraid that I will not be able to keep the guests, and often the cloth workshop is the embroidery, and the sale of cloth is only one of the aspects.

"With Lao Liubo's support, it's just that the autumn harvest will come in the near future, and I'm afraid I will have to wait until the farm is busy before I can take over the work," Chen Qing expressed his concerns.

"What's polite, I dare to say this big thing only if you have good skills, otherwise I don't dare to introduce my nephew to the shopkeeper, if I smash the signboard, I don't dare to say this." Xiulian told me before that they are all croppers, and I understand them, and after a while, the shopkeeper agreed that I would come to discuss with him" Liu Hengshan picked up the embroidery and asked Chen Qing to wait for a while, and he went upstairs to ask the shopkeeper to come down to discuss.

Chen Qing sat on the chair and drank tea silently, and he didn't know if the person in charge of the big shopkeeper was good or not, if it was difficult to get along, he was afraid that he would have to spend some time negotiating, Chen Qing didn't want to miss this opportunity, and the big customers in the store were also generous, only in the county embroidery could it be sold at a good price, and he could exchange more money for embroidery.

After a while, Liu Hengshan came downstairs with a middle-aged man.

Chen Qing stood up and said hello, and secretly observed the man, medium height, slightly thin, and his appearance can only be said to be average, but his eyes are restrained and unpretentious, and at a glance he is a senior shopkeeper who has been in the business circle all year round.

"You are the nephew of the chief Liu, the craftsmanship is really good, but our shop pù is not as big as the small shop in the town, the requirements are very big, if you can't complete the embroidery on time, you have to bear the corresponding compensation" The shopkeeper is wearing a blue brocade robe, the sleeves and hem are embroidered with dark lines, and the collar is edged with the same color light blue brocade, which looks atmospheric but not luxurious.

Although this plain brocade robe is not as expensive as the lord of the big family, it is exquisite, not only will not suppress the clothes and ornaments of the nobles, but also highlights the grade of the shop.

"This is the big shopkeeper of Liang Ji, you can call it the shopkeeper Wan. I didn't get the shopkeeper's permission before, and I didn't tell you the rules of the store in detail, this time you must keep in mind what the shopkeeper said, so as not to take responsibility for the embroidery" Liu Hengshan didn't wait for Chen Qing to answer, so he hurriedly mentioned him.

"Yes, most of the cloth workshops have strict rules, and I have heard a little before I came, I don't know if the shopkeeper can talk to the kid about the rules in detail, so as not to make mistakes in the future" Chen Qing said without humility or arrogance, this rule and compensation must be said in advance, otherwise he will suffer a loss and take time and money in vain.

"Well, you are also a cautious, we open the door to do business is the most important to pay attention to reputation and commitment, if you miss work, not only damage the reputation of the store but also offend the guests, so I will tell you in detail about the rules of this store, you are also better to reach Ling Mei, do not delay the work" After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he glanced at Liu Hengshan, and the two nodded their heads one after another, and said the rules one by one.

Probably the content is that the work must be completed on time, if you delay will be punished according to the attitude of the guest. One day of delay shall be compensated at the rate of one-tenth of the wage. Increment by step until the completion payment is deducted. If the guest returns the goods, the embroiderer needs to bear all the losses.

Of course, the shop pù will not be so unkind, if the guest unsubscribes, the shop pù will also help to sell, embroidery sales, embroidery girls do not need to compensate, but will not pay wages. If it can't be sold, then the embroiderer needs to buy embroidery at cost price, including raw materials and embroidery thread.

If the circumstances are severe, they will also be fined money to make up for the loss of the store, and even terminate the employment relationship.

If the embroidery is damaged in the embroidery stage, the embroiderer shall bear the loss by herself, and the embroidery will still be compensated according to the above.

After signing the paperwork, the embroiderer is not allowed to pick up the embroidery from other shops, and once it is found, it will be sent to the official immediately. The statute strictly stipulates that one servant and two masters are not allowed, and those who are hired can only work for one owner.

In short, it is a variety of overlord clauses, the shop pù will assign the work to you, complete the salary, the store pù does not bear the loss, the embroidery girl will bear it, and the termination and renewal of the contract are decided by the shop.

In fact, these are not much different from modern contracts that only provide unilateral protection, and it is up to you whether you want to do it or not, and you have to accept it if you want to make money.

In the end, it was only a matter of negotiating wages, and Chen Qing happily signed the paperwork. In fact, most of him just listened carefully, rarely asked questions, and Liu Hengshan also helped to deal with two sentences in terms of wages, and finally the shopkeeper Wan looked at Liu Hengshan's face and recognized Chen Qing's craftsmanship, so he never treated Chen Qing harshly and gave a relatively reasonable price.

Embroidery is divided into three classes according to the size, difficulty and ease of work, and the calculation of wages is based on the settlement of the superior embroidery girl + embroidery difficulty and ease of work, which is relatively reasonable.

After negotiating with Shopkeeper Wan to take over the work after the autumn, Chen Qing thanked Shopkeeper Wan and Uncle Liu again and again, and went straight to the Southwest Academy.

After spending more than half an hour in the Liangji Cloth Workshop, Chen Qing hurried up and walked quickly. Chen Qing, who felt that he had a good sense of direction, was inevitably lost in the bustling county seat, and after turning a few corners, he had to ask passers-by about the location of the college.

When I came to the government-run school, it was the lunch break of the school at this moment, most of the students returned home to eat, looking at the empty campus, at first Chen Qing waited stupidly for a long time, until he couldn't bear to ask the gatekeeper, only to learn that the students would not return to the school until noon.

At noon, Chen Qing had to return to Qingping Town, and there was no time to sell pens. It seems that I have to buy the items that the eldest aunt needs first, and if the price in the county is right, it will be the same wherever I buy it.

Returning to the main street the same way, Chen Qing secretly thought about the sales of brushes, and thought that he might be able to sell them at a high price in the county, but who would have thought that he would never have a chance. There is still a little time, why don't you try your luck at the private school again? Maybe you can catch up with the students who go back to school early.

After making up his mind, Chen Qing walked quickly to the northwest, where there is a very famous private school, I heard Liu Laohan say that the teacher is a man, once an official, and later resigned and returned to his hometown to run a private school, many business children and large families have sent their children to study there, there is a former official for the official to recommend the man, can also point a clear way.

The law clearly stipulates that in the fourth class of Shinong industry and commerce, the sons of businessmen are not allowed to conduct scientific examinations, and only the upper third class with a clean net worth have the opportunity to enter the office, and the last class and lowly people are not allowed to enter the office. Vulgar refers to slaves and musicians (i.e., prostitutes).

Inquired all the way, and when he arrived at the private school, Youran Academy, Chen Qing was already sweating profusely. Remove the basket and rest in the shade against the wall.

I was already thirsty all the way, and I only ate a bun and a pastry in the morning, and my belly was grumbling with hunger at the moment, but I didn't care about going to East Street to find food.

Chen Qing turned out the brush in the basket, spread it on the ground with the cloth, and turned out the rags under the bamboo basket and padd it under the buttocks, waiting for business to come to the door.

He could only wait until more than half of the hour, and if there were no students returning, then he would have to go to meet Liu Laohan as soon as possible.

Fortunately, private schools are different from public schools, and there are many students boarding in private schools. The students who returned from lunch at noon saw a teenager setting up a stall at the door, so they curiously stepped forward to ask.

"You're sitting at the door of our academy, are you selling brushes?" a 13 or 4-year-old boy stepped forward and glanced at Chen Qing who was sitting on the ground arrogantly, his tone with a hint of disdain.

When Chen Qing saw a guest coming to the door, he wanted to get up and say hello, but when he heard this tone, his face sank, and he didn't bother to move at all. was already hungry and tired, and he didn't want to take care of this little master.

"Hey, I've seen people who come here to sell villain books before, this time it's fresh, I said little brother, you have a wrong stall, pen, ink, paper and inkstone are sold in every shop in the county, which of the students in the academy doesn't have a few good pens in their hands?

"Yo, isn't this Young Master Liao? Why did you come to the academy so early today? Why didn't you see your nursing home? Could it be that the sun came out in the west, and your feelings were not suppressed?" An exaggerated and exaggerated voice sounded, and a jade-faced young man walked back with a folding fan in his hand, followed by a small man who followed behind him to hold an umbrella.

"Qi Gongzi said with a smile, although I am a businessman and cannot enter the office, but this Chongwen's bearing cannot be tired because he cannot enter the office" Liao Fanzhi pulled the corners of his mouth and shook his hand in the direction where Mr. lived.

"Ridiculous, if Young Master Liao really has the heart to study literature, how can he skip school again and again, and if he sees it once, it will be difficult to really change his temperament? I'm afraid that your heart is only three days of fishing and two days of drying nets, I think the eldest young master, you should inherit the ancestral business early, so as not to waste so much money" Qi Gongzi can't see Liao Fanzhi like Liao Fanzhi showing off everywhere because he has a few stinky money in the family, spending a lot of money but not studying well, this kind of person coming to the academy is simply an insult to the sage.

"I said what's the matter with your sour tone? You can't see that I have a good life, well~ It's no wonder, although Qi Gongzi is a scholarly family, but his family is in the middle of the road, and now the family is afraid that even your money for the Xiucai exam can't be scraped together, why didn't you sign up for the township exam last year?" Liao Fanzhi couldn't see this kind of pretentious and high-tempered temperament, if it weren't for this surnamed Qi targeting him everywhere, the young master really didn't bother to pay attention to him.

"Hugh wants to talk nonsense, I think I haven't learned yet, and I don't want to take the exam hastily, who is like you who don't learn all day long, lingering in the flowers, it's really insulting to us scholars" Qi Gongzi was very angry, and he was a little embarrassed to be poked in the foot.

"Hehe~ Brother Liang is so coincidental, come and take a closer look, is this Qi Gongzi annoyed and angry?" Liao Fanzhi saw Liang Zijun swaying around, and hurriedly waved his hand and greeted.