When Zhang Xing arrived home, the rain had not stopped. She went to the room and wrote a few words, originally wanting Hu Chunlai to take it to Wei Minwen in Yu County, but after thinking about it, she still kneaded the dough.

Wei Minwen was already busy enough, she couldn't let him worry about Zhang Tao's affairs again. Yao Mingzhu said that when she saw Zhang Tao, Zhang Tao was better than her. As long as Zhang Tao is better than her now, there is nothing to worry about for the time being, and when she quickly straightens out the things here, the shop is opened, and her livelihood is settled, she will be able to take Zhang Tao over.

As for Yao Qingshan and Yao Mingzhu's father and daughter, their situation is more worrying than her, and she is not worried that these two people will leak her here.

Early the next morning, Zhang Xing went to the shop again. With Sun Baozhu testifying against Yao Qingshan's words, Hu Chunlai didn't stop her from going out, but only followed closely. Yesterday's rain stopped in the middle of the night. Zhang Xing walked around the shop, and then walked along the street at the door from beginning to end. In the small town of Jiangnan Water Town, after the rain again, the air is filled with rich water vapor, and many families have heard the sound of squeaking and spinning.

Hu Chunlai has followed Wei Minwen around the streets and alleys of Beijing these days, and he told Zhang Xing: "Many families in this town have set up looms, collected silk and linen from the countryside, and weaved cloth at home. Some of the finished woven products are sold to nearby cloth villages, and some merchants from all over the world come to collect them at home. The looms in these people's homes are more or less, and there are many, up to more than ten machines, and twenty or thirty weavers are invited, and there are only one or two weavers, that is, their own women earn a family. ”

Zhang Xing listened to it and asked, "Do you know anyone around here, I want to go in and have a look." ”

"Yes, miss. The third aunt over there came to collect the cloth. You come with me. Hu Chun said. led Zhang Xing to that house. When he arrived at the door, Hu Chunlai came in first, and after a while, a woman in her thirties came out of the house, and said with a smile: "Miss, please come in." ”

Zhang Xing entered, and the woman ordered the little girl to serve tea, and asked with a smile: "What kind of silk and linen do you want to see?" This shopkeeper Wei knows that he took a lot of money here last time. ”

Zhang Xing knew that Hu Chunlai did not explain her origin, she smiled and said: "Fang Niangzi's goods are naturally the most complete, please take one of everything and I will take a look." ”

Fang Niangzi smiled and answered, and told the girl to take the cloth. Zhang Xing glanced inside, and asked, "Can you go in and have a look?"

Weaving is not a secret in Jingkou, and most people do. Fang Niangzi led Zhang Xing in. Fang Niangzi's shop is smaller than Zhang Xing's, but it is also a two-entry courtyard, the front is a shop, and the back yard is covered with a wall. There are four machines inside, and there are six weavers who are busy working.

Zhang Xing is the first time to see such a handmade spinning. Ask in detail. Wei Minwen collected a lot in this store last time, so Fang Niangzi didn't get tired of Zhang Xing's question, and answered in great detail.

The girl took the cloth, Zhang Xing looked at it carefully, picked up two of the more representative ones, paid half of the silver money first, and ordered it to be sent to the Wei Mansion on South Street.

Leaving Fang Niangzi's shop, Hu Chunlai said in a low voice: "Miss, in fact, the most weaving cloth is not on this street, although this Fang Niangzi's goods are complete, they are big on this street, but compared with those on East Street, they are inferior." Liu Ji on East Street, Chen Ji is much larger than her family, and there are dozens of looms alone. ”

Zhang Xing asked where East Street was going, nodded and said, "Okay, let's go to East Street tomorrow to have a look." ”

You can't eat a big fat person in one bite, this shop is her entire net worth, what to do, how to do it, although she is in a hurry, she can't be reckless.

Zhang Xing took Hu Chunlai and Sun Baozhu to his shop, but before he arrived, he saw Yao Mingzhu standing at the door.

"Sister Yao, when are you coming? Come in, come in. Zhang Xing said happily.

Hu Chunlai opened the door, and Zhang Xing took Yao Mingzhu and went in together. Yao Mingzhu looked left and right, with envy in his eyes.

"This shop is owned by your brother? My father told me, I still don't believe it. Yao Mingzhu said while watching, "This location is the best here in Jingkou, Xing'er, does your brother also plan to open a rice shop here?"

Zhang Xing smiled and did not speak. Hu Chunlai interjected and said, "Miss Yao, this shop is not our uncle's, this is my uncle's young lady's." ”

Yao Mingzhu stared at Zhang Xing with wide eyes. Zhang Xing said with a smile: "My brother put it down for me, as for whether to sell rice and grain here, I haven't thought about it yet." You've lived here longer than I do, what do you think is the best place to do besides selling rice and noodles?"

Yao Mingzhu snorted a few times, and joked with a smile Zhang Xing, "I really didn't expect that you are so powerful, and such a big shop can be taken down." ”

Zhang Xing said with a smile: "I didn't have much, it was my brother who made a big deal, he thought I was idle at home, so he found something for me to do." ”

"Your brother is so good to you. Yao Mingzhu said with emotion.

Zhang Xing nudged Yao Mingzhu to sit down, and said with a smile: "Tell me what you think is the best thing to do here." ”

Yao Mingzhu looked around again and said, "When there was a rice shop here before, I also came in, and the shop was full of rice noodles, and there were not many customers. But most of the rice and grain shops in Jingkou are similar, and his family's situation is good. I thought it was strange before, how could I suddenly sell it out if I had done a good job?"

"I don't know much about this, but I heard my brother say that it is inconvenient for his family's money to turnover, so he bought this shop. Zhang Xing said. The affairs of the Zhao family, as long as you pay attention, you can inquire about it.

"If you plan to buy and sell rice and grain, don't say anything else, you don't need to worry about this source of customers. If you want to do other ......" Yao Mingzhu said while thinking, "The most famous thing in Jingkou is silk cloth, there are several companies on our street that do this, and there are many merchants who come to receive the goods. However, the front is to spend a lot of money to buy looms. ”

Zhang Xing was interested in this, and hurriedly asked Sun Baozhu to serve hot tea and asked in detail. Yao Mingzhu finished telling what he knew, and said with a smile: "Do you want to do this? But I haven't been here for long, so that's all I know." ”

"I haven't figured out what I'm going to do yet, but I want to know more about the land when I see how much cloth is spun here. Zhang Xing said.

"Well, it's always good to make a decision after you understand it. If you want to know more about these things, I'll take you to the East Street side to have a look, I heard my father say that almost every family over there does this. Yao Mingzhu said.

Zhang Xing listened to Yao Mingzhu's words, and immediately decided that the two of them would go to East Street together tomorrow.

After Yao Mingzhu left, Zhang Xing took Hu Chunlai and Sun Baozhu also returned home. The goods from Fang Niangzi's side have been delivered, and the balance has been settled. Zhang Xing asked Hu Chunlai to move the things to his room, carefully compared the differences between these weavings, and wrote them down along with the price.

Zhang Xing's two girls, Sun Baozhu's father-in-law is a private school teacher, and she is also literate. Although Xiao Deyu is illiterate, he is smart and clever. She saw that Zhang Xing bought so many cloths at once, and wrote down related things, and guessed in her heart that Zhang Xing probably wanted to do this, so she couldn't help but smile and asked, "Is Miss planning to make spinning fabrics?"

Zhang Xing stopped the pen in his hand, thought for a while and said: "The loom is too expensive, a slightly better one will cost a hundred pieces of silver, my shop is big, the money of the loom alone is not a decimal number, and there is also the labor of the weaver." Weaving is prevalent here, although there are many merchants from the south to the north, but the new ones who have joined must not be able to do it for a long time, and we are all novices, and the interlacing is like a mountain. ”

Sun Baozhu and Xiao Deyu glanced at each other, and both of them thought that Zhang Xing was going to do this.

Zhang Xing turned the two of them into his eyes, and suddenly asked again: "Deyu, who taught you needlework?"

"My aunt taught me. Xiao Deyu looked at Zhang Xing's face, paused, and said, "She used to be an embroiderer in the embroidery workshop." ”

Zhang Xing didn't continue to ask, she knew that only she and his brother escaped from Xiao Deyu's family, and the rest were gone. Xiao Deyu's mouth is about the same as this aunt.

"Your needlework is good. Zhang Xing said softly.

Xiao Deyu's eyes have turned red, "My aunt used to be called Xiao Yizhen in Yu'an, and she was only taught needlework." It was only later that he injured his eye, so he moved to the countryside. She didn't have any children, so she lived with us...... "This time there was a big flood, and her father didn't have time to run out because she had to take care of her aunt."

Zhang Xing looked at Xiao Deyu quietly for a while, and said softly: "Deyu, do you think it's good to open an embroidery workshop?"

Xiao Deyu raised her head suddenly, when she was a child, she often heard people say how good her aunt was, and she was envious in her heart, and she often thought that she could get these praises. It's just that her mother didn't let her learn, saying that no matter how good the needlework is, she won't get it in the future. Her aunt is an example of this. What if everyone praises it? My eyes are blind, and when it is my turn to get old, I don't even have a pensioner. A farmer in the countryside knows how to sew and mend clothes and make the whole veil.

But she looked at what her aunt squinted and embroidered, and she just liked it, so she secretly pestered her to learn.

"Do you want to carry forward your aunt's craft?" Zhang Xing asked again.

Xiao Deyu nodded hurriedly, "Miss, do you want to open an embroidery workshop?"

Zhang Xing nodded, "There are a lot of weaving cloths in this land, there is no shortage of our family, I just have to do it, and I can't afford to buy so many looms." It's good to open an embroidery workshop. She can't do needlework, but the patterns are good, and Xiao Deyu's needlework is good, "You are so good at needlework, are you willing to take apprentices to teach people?"

"Yes, miss, I'll listen to you. Xiao Deyu said loudly.

Zhang Xing laughed lightly.

But the next day, she still went to East Street with Yao Mingzhu, and on the way back, she told Yao Mingzhu about her plans. She plans to open an embroidery workshop, the front shop welcomes guests, and the back rooms are embroidery rooms, and she also wants to buy two looms and invite two familiar weavers. (To be continued......)