Chapter 67: Making Money
Shen He smiled after hearing this: "I didn't come up with this myself, I saw it in a book."
Xiao Cui shook her head and said, "Why is there everything in the book?" But what should I do if I get a headache when I read a book? ”
Shen He said: "This can't be forced, everyone has what they like to do and what they are suitable for." Pen%Fun%Pavilion www.biquge.info Although you don't like to read, but cooking is delicious."
Xiaocui smiled happily after hearing this: "Miss still understands me, I just like to cook delicious meals the most"
Then he carefully put the purse into the wooden box on the side, and said: "Miss, this fragrant purse is good, but it takes a lot of effort and materials, and it takes a lot of time to embroider these patterns on it, and I can't make one for half a day, so how much money do I have to sell?" No one wants to spend money on it when it's expensive, but when it's cheap, we don't make much money."
Shen He said: "The price is set at one or two pieces of silver." ”
Xiao Cui was so surprised that her mouth grew: "Miss, you are too bold, such a small thing, ask for a tael of silver?" Will anyone want to buy it? ”
Shen He said: "I've thought about this, let's make a few and let Song Wu's sister-in-law go to those rich and noble houses to try, if someone likes it, they won't care about the price, let's do more." If no one likes it, we may not be willing to buy a copper plate even if we sell it, and even our capital is not enough. In that case, we'll do something else."
Xiao Cui still felt a little unreliable, but she felt that what Miss said seemed to be quite reasonable, so let's try some first, so I didn't say more, just helped Shen He continue to cut those fabrics.
Shen He embroidered the other purses, put in spices, and when he made five purses, it was already dark.
After dinner, they cut a few more, and agreed to do it tomorrow.
On the second day, Shen He made a few more fragrant purses, this time with yesterday's experience, both of them were much faster than yesterday, and four had already been made at noon.
In the afternoon, Shen He found some brocade and made it into a waist round purse specially worn by the young masters, embroidered with some auspicious patterns such as auspicious clouds and beasts.
These waist round purses, because they are worn by men, Shen He is only embroidered on the front, and there is no thing in it, but a tassel or jade pendant should be added to the bottom.
Shen He didn't have a ready-made jade pendant now, so he used silk thread to tie some brightly colored tassels.
At the end, the remaining bits and pieces of fabric, Shen He made a few more needle purses. The needle purse is small and exquisite, and you can put the small needlework and small things that girls and young ladies usually make female red in.
Shen He has also seen the pin purses made of silver ornaments by the Tubo people, and when the cylindrical parts of the silver ornaments are unscrewed, the secret small space inside can be seen. But she doesn't have the conditions to make silver now, so let's talk about it when I have the opportunity later.
By the time she finished making these purses, the sky was already dark, and Shen He was so tired that she couldn't open her eyes. She hadn't embroidered like this in a long time.
In the evening, Shen He asked Xiaocui to buy a fish and made a vinegared fish for everyone.
Shen He and Ah Niu both love this dish the most, but they have been busy for the past few days and have no time to cook it, so today they can finally eat the long-lost delicacy.
After the woman ate the fish made by Xiao Cui, she suddenly opened her mouth and said, "Rong'er, is this what you did?" ”
Xiaocui is now used to being called Rong'er by her, so she responded: "Yes, I did it"
The woman said: "Your grandmother loves to eat jealous fish the most, you have to make it for your grandmother in the future, she has bad teeth, she loves to eat this the most"
Xiao Cui responded vaguely.
Two days later, Song Wu's sister-in-law came to get the embroidery, and when she saw these purses embroidered by Shen He, her eyes lit up: "The girl is really a good craft!" ”
Years of experience in selling rouge gouache told her that although this thing is small, it is delicate and beautiful, and it has a fragrance, and it should be loved by those rich ladies and ladies.
It's just that when she saw those waist round purses for men, she hesitated. She hadn't seen a man wearing a purse, so she asked, "Miss Shen, is this thing really for men?" ”
Shen He said: "Yes, this is called a waist round purse, and it is turned to a man to wear."
Song Wu's sister-in-law said: "Men rarely wear accessories, not to mention this bright color, will anyone be willing to buy it?" ”
Shen He said: "Let's try this first, if you like it, you can keep it, and if no one buys it, you can bring it back." ”
Fifth sister-in-law Song said: "Okay, I'll go find a few to ask first." By the way, I wonder how much the girl wants to sell for one? ”
Shen He said: "Those fragrant purses and waist round purses are one or two silver, and the sewing purse is thirty wen."
Fifth sister-in-law Song said secretly: The price is not low, this Shen girl looks kind and talkative, but she has a lot of ideas in her heart.
However, she didn't say anything, just asked a few familiar nobles to take a look.
After Song's fifth sister-in-law left, Shen He began to concentrate on drawing her old profession - women's clothing.
Being a purse is just an expedient measure for her to make ends meet, not her ambition. Her favorite is to design some women's favorite clothes, embroider different patterns, and match corresponding accessories, so that women with different styles can show the most beautiful side and bloom with the fragrance of their own temperament.
She has been recalling the styles of clothes she saw in her previous life for the past few days, some of which she had already done when she was in Yong'an City, and she didn't want to repeat them. Others have to be thought about slowly, and they have to be improved according to the current weather and fashionable trends, so the painting is relatively slow.
Shen He painted for a day, and then reluctantly designed a set, which is a women's skirt and jacket suitable for winter wear.
Shen He is going to use purple Shu silk in the skirt, embroidering indigo peonies on the cuffs, and then outlining the outline with silver threads, and the hem is going to embroider a row of magnificent sea and sky water clouds with lake blue.
Shen He is ready to use jade-colored brocade to embroider a few pieces of auspicious clouds, which looks simple and generous, but does not lose nobility and elegance.
In the evening, after dinner, Shen He found time to write a letter to Zhuzhu, briefly explaining their situation in the capital, telling him that everything was fine and that he had settled down, so that he and Aunt Yu should not worry.
I wanted to ask what happened recently in Yong'an City, but I don't know how the Splendid Workshop is? Is Wong Kee On okay? However, she paused again and did not mention it. Just let the bolt have time to visit the third uncle to see if he is still in good health. By the way, tell him about your situation, and please don't worry about it.
Now for her, those things in Yong'an City have become a thing of the past, why bother to forget it? Time is the best healing medicine, and now, thinking of the love-hate entanglement between her past and Huang Ji'an, she is no longer heartbroken, only memories.
In the dead of night, I occasionally think of the bits and pieces of those times, but I only think about it, and I don't think about it anymore.
After writing the letter, she handed the letter to Xiaocui and asked her to find a post house to send it.
On the third day, Shen He was designing a new set of clothes and accessories, only to see Song Wu's sister-in-law come again.
As soon as she saw Shen He, she said happily: "Girl, it's really good news, the purse you made has been sold" (to be continued.) )