Since Fu Jin agreed to the Queen Mother's transfer of the grandmother from the house to the palace to teach art, he couldn't break his word. But before entering the palace, you must think carefully about what to teach, teach her simple, you may say that you look down on her, and if it is more difficult, you may say that it is difficult for her. I can't get materials for them from the house, and if I get used to it, I will rely on it. Don't look at those concubines who are submissive in front of the queen mother and the emperor, in front of people whose status is not as good as them, I'm afraid it will be very different, and it will be difficult to wait.

The matter of skills was still discussed with Yun'er, so Fujin took Mama Zheng to Feiyun Tower and asked Yun'er for advice very humbly, because Yun'er was the one who taught everyone skills. Yun'er didn't shirk it, and told Fujin her opinion: "Yun'er thinks that the hot drill must not be taught, the hot drill needs electricity, if the generator is brought, we won't be able to eat and walk around, 'give us two hundred of such a good thing', won't we be dumbfounded?" Roasted wheat buns and sacks are not good, there are not so many petals in the palace, and there are no preservatives, if they are asked to do this in the future, there will be countless troubles. Patchwork doesn't work, how can they go out and buy cloth heads? No, no, no. Huh? Yes, let's teach those concubines to crochet flowers, this is a big skill, the tools are simple, Yun'er can supply crochet needles, and the consumables are white cotton threads. There are sales in the Qing Dynasty, as long as there is work to do, there will be a steady supply of goods, this concubine can prepare by themselves, the price is not very high, they can afford it, but our girl has not yet learned, can the newly learned top labor? ”

Fu Jin smiled: "Sister can see it, let's not say that it is newly learned, it is fried and sold, even if it is a small step to learn first, it is better than them." Then first select the people who are going to enter the palace to teach and start teaching, how many days do you estimate that you can teach? ”

"Three days, and it is estimated that two days will be about the same for the dexterity of hands and feet. It should be a good person who often enters the palace, and if he is not nervous, he will not say the wrong thing, and he has to go to a master to suppress the formation. ”

"The master is my sister, and it is inconvenient for you to have a child to feed. My sister also learns from you, she is a teaching grandmother, and it is more safe for Sister Zheng and Bun, and Sister Liu is preparing to learn cooking. The mouth of the mustache is disgusted, and she can't let her go, in case she gets into trouble, it's not good. Who can you go here? None of them have ever entered the palace, the rules in the palace are too big, just the three of us, you don't have any ideas? ”

"Yun'er really wants to kowtow to you, thank you for raising your noble hand. Then find the crochet needle to start the class, learn to liberate early, and get rid of it early. Yun'er felt that this matter was probably going to be anticlimactic. ”

"We taught them, even the rabbit's tail doesn't care, maybe the old lady didn't take it seriously at all, and deliberately treated us. You look for tools, my sister goes back, turn around and let them come right away. Sister, do you think it's okay for your sister? ”

"You're a little confident, okay? Crocheting is much simpler than scalding a drill. ”

"Then my sister will be relieved, let's see you later."

"Congratulations to Fujin."

After Fujin left, Yun'er and Yu'er Shui'er found some medium and fine acrylic threads and stainless steel crochet needles suitable for crocheting flowers on the upper floor of the west annex building. Acrylic threads are handfuls and need to be wound into thread balls. There are also small scissors that cut the end of the thread, and a plastic basket for loading the thread. Hook flowers are the most tool-saving, and the hooked flowers are still very beautiful.

"Master, can the slaves and maids learn with Mama Zheng?" Yu'er asked.

"As long as you're willing to learn. You go to Mama Lin and Shui'er, as well as Yue'er, Lian'er and Lan'er, and the three of them are all coming to learn, ask Mr. Ling in advance if he can hook flowers, and if he can, he will also come and help me guide you, if not, just follow along. ”

Ling Juan and Mama Lin came quickly, five maids including Yu'er Shui'er also arrived, and Fujin, Mama Zheng, and Bun'er from the front yard also came, exactly ten people. When I asked Ling Juan, she knew how to crochet flowers, and she also hooked people by hand, it must be a hand.

So, hurry up and wrap the thread to prepare for the start of the class.

Yun'er arranged seats for the first batch of students to learn crochet flowers in her own room and began to teach. First Yun'er and Ling Juan hooked out a circle and two flowers respectively, both of them were quick hands and feet, only to see the crochet needle flying, flashing light, and after a while, a round white flower and a boxy flower appeared on the hands of the two of them.

"Wow! That's pretty too, isn't it? The fish was the first to cry out.

Fu Jin took the flower in Yun'er's hand and turned it over and looked at it carefully, saying that this is a big skill, no matter how difficult it is, you have to learn it.

The ten students led by Fujin had a very serious learning attitude, and Chen Jiaotou also taught seriously, starting from the most basic hanging line, demonstrating and teaching step by step. Crochet is the same as knitting sweaters, there is not much technical content, as long as you learn the basic stitching carefully and attentively, the rest of the time is practice. The ones with the fastest receptivity are Yu'er, Mama Lin, Mama Zheng, Fujin, Shui'er, Ji'er, Yue'er, Lian'er and Jing'er, Lan'er and Hui'er. However, the gap is not too big, the next morning the fish will be hooked out of the finished product, in the afternoon there will be followed by the fish, and the latest in the morning of the third day will all be able to produce the finished product. This finished product is a round flower and a square flower will be hooked. Yun'er is very pleased: the results are outstanding! I didn't expect the women of the Qing Dynasty to be so smart. Except for Yun'er and Ling Juan, no one knew that during this time, Yu'er and Shui'er had mastered another exotic skill - using a sewing machine. This skill seems to be more practical than crochet: women in the Qing Dynasty learned needles from childhood to adulthood, learning and using them at the same time. The time spent working with a sewing machine is much less time than that of a stitch sewn by hand, not only flat, but also the stitches are generally large.

The person who learned to crochet flowers practiced for two more days, and became more familiar with the stitching method of crochet, from the beginning of the pigtails were crooked, to the same flowers of the same size as the master and Mr. Ling could be hooked without thinking. On the fourth day, Fu Jin took Mama Zheng and Ji'er into the palace, and the other students continued to practice.

Fu Jin thought that the emperor's woman must be pampered and used to it, and she would not be willing to learn any crochet flowers. But when they brought crochet needles and a small amount of white thread to the Cining Palace to greet the Queen Mother, they found that except for the sick and confinement, all the concubines who could be present came.

Fu Jin knew that at this time, there were forty women in the emperor's harem, and there were thirty who could be present, and the three teaching grandmothers were each responsible for teaching ten people. But the Queen Mother and Su Moer also want to learn, and the Queen wants to learn more, so Fujin is in charge of several high-status masters, and redivides the responsibilities, each of whom is responsible for eleven concubines. Concubine E is naturally under the teaching of Fujin, and Concubine Tong is Fujin's cousin and a disciple of Fujin.

In the preparation for Fujin's return to the mansion to "speculate and sell", these concubines in the palace are also preparing. According to the Nalan guards sent by Fujin, Su Moer said that he asked all the ladies to prepare some white threads that usually sew quilts, and these concubines would hand over the silver in accordance with the arrangements of the Queen Mother and let the people from the Internal Affairs Office buy the threads. The Queen Mother said: "The two hundred women of the Rui Wangfu have all participated in the business of the Rui Wangye, and the Rui Wangye does not use them in vain, and the net profits earned are five percent to the emperor, and the remaining fifty percent are for the people who sell the goods, and they are called operators; The remaining four achievements are the remuneration of these maids and mothers-in-law. After doing their own errands, people use the rest of their time to process fabrics and weave, which is to contribute to the emperor's country, and you are the emperor's women, and it is your duty to participate. Our Ministry of Internal Affairs has a shop on Zhengyang Street, which operates the cloth spun by the Weaving Bureau, and the products you process are also sold in that store, and the money you make is also divided according to that proportion. ”

It is said that the emperor's women have a splash of wealth, wear silk and satin, and eat delicacies from the mountains and seas. In fact, it is not, the emperor's women are divided into grades, and it is certain that they are well dressed, that is the face of the royal family, but the food is not a delicacies from the mountains and seas, of course, it is not bad, but it is fundamentally different from the rumors in the market. It is now the Shunzhi period, the time for the founding of the Qing Dynasty is not very long, and the emperor moved the capital from Shengjing and Shenyang to Beijing for thirteen or fourteen years, and the foundation is not stable at all. The call for anti-Qing restoration in the south is still very high, and the people who have gone through the war are very poor, even the queen mother in the palace is also tightened with clothes and food, and uses the saved silver to pacify the war. Even the emperor's meals are very economical, if it weren't for the extravagance and rudeness of the first queen, she would not have been deposed. So don't look at these concubines who are well-dressed, but they don't have any materials to do work. Unless the mother's family comes to visit every month to bring some materials for work, the concubines who are not very good have a lot of money. Who wouldn't want to participate if they could make money? It was a wise move for the Queen Mother to gather these women together to work.

is still the routine taught by Yun'er, starting from the most basic acupuncture. Daqing's live line is still very good, strong and durable, but the color is a little yellow, compared to the exotic white line on the Fujin Mansion, the white is blue, is it good to add bleach inside?

All the concubines are from the noble families of the Three Banners, and they have been the eldest lady since they were children. However, none of these women can do needlework, and there are talented women who can do piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. But this crochet flower is something they have never touched, everyone is fresh and excited, full of energy, and eager to try, and everyone is smart and clever enough. It only takes three days to hook and spend independently. Concubine E is even more brilliant, and actually ordered people in the palace dyeing workshop to dye the white line into red, yellow, blue, green, purple, black and other colors, selected a color line suitable for the age of the queen mother, and hooked a color hook for the queen mother. The yellow with ochre, the light silk, and then the black hook edge, the effect is very good. The Queen Mother finally gave Concubine E a good face: "The concubine has a heart, and the palace likes it very much." Not only praised Concubine E, but also put on the shoulders. This is a great honor for Concubine E. But the other concubines scoffed. Behind his back, he said, "Watch out for the horse slapping on the horse's leg!" As long as she can show off......"

Fu Jin, Mama Zheng, and Bun'er completed their teaching mission, received a reward of three hundred taels of silver from the Queen Mother, and returned home in triumph.

There are a lot of things in the house that Fujin has to do, where is there time to spend in the palace all the time? She still remembered what the prince said that she wanted her to choose the teaching grandmother of Yiran Building. When Yun'er went to Fujin's room to ask for peace, she asked, "Is my sister ready to teach the grandmothers to start a class?" When you're ready, let's start the class according to the routine I said earlier. ”

"Yes, you say the class will start on the same day."

"My sister is the master who gives the lecture, or my sister has the final say."

"Then tomorrow, Yun'er will prepare the tools and materials for all of you, and the class will start in the morning."

The ears of the mustache are almost as long as the ears of rabbits, and she listens to it, and it sounds like Fu Jin didn't mention her name, she has always been sharp, and she was in a hurry, and suddenly knelt in front of Fu Jin, and tears couldn't stop flowing: "Fu Jin, you can't leave the slave and maid behind!" Didn't you say last time that the slave and the maid would change things with Mama Liu? ”

"I said yes, but I'm afraid that you will forget about it, and you will make trouble for Master Yun if you have nothing to do."

"No, the slave will never dare! You also know that slaves and maids like to play with those delicate gadgets, if you leave the slave and maid behind, what is the point of the slave and maid living? ”

"Threaten me with death? Okay, then show your Lingyun ambition in front of everyone and hit the corner of the table! ”

"Fujin! You have always been kind, so you promised the slave and the maid, please, is it okay to promise the slave and the maid! "The coquettish belt sells cuteness, and the donkey rolls.

"Haven't you always looked at Master Yun unpleasantly? Is she worthy of teaching you how to make fabric? ”

"Fujin! When did the slave and maid look at the cloud master unpleasantly? Last time, you said that Master Yun was the slave's aunt and mother-in-law. Our Qing Dynasty is the most filial piety, Master Yun is an elder, how can he look unpleasant? In the past few days, the slave maid has looked at the young and beautiful master of the cloud, and the more she looks at it, the more she likes it......"

Everyone couldn't help but laugh. Mama Zheng said: "This hoof is really incurable, and the skin is as thick as the city wall, and it is the most shameless." Hurry up and get out, there's no slapping in the world. ”

Fu Jin knew that it was the first time that he was so low and small. But she didn't intercede with her, just to teach her a lesson. In fact, it had already been decided that Mama Liu would try dishes with her, so that Mama Liu would know that nothing would be smooth sailing.

"Okay, okay, it's not me who lectures, you still have to roll around with Master Yun."

As soon as he heard that there was a door, he hurriedly came to Yun'er and kowtowed to thank him: "Thank you, Master Yun, your old man needs a disciple to do whatever the disciple does." ”

"What are you doing here, Beard? Hurry up, oops, your head is broken, fish and water, you hurry up and hold her! ”

"Master Yun, do you agree or not? If you don't promise the slave and maid, you'll die here! ”

"Okay, okay, I promise."

"Thank you Master Yun, thank you Master Yun!"

Fu Jinyi raised his hand: "Wait!" Sister can't be too soft-hearted, this girl is capable, and her brain is not chaff, but she doesn't have a long memory. When I go back and learn from you, I may talk nonsense, and I can't do without constraints. If she doesn't listen to you, you can't treat her as respectful as a first-class grandmother in your sister's room. Punish as you punish. ”

"Yes, Yun'er wrote it down, if her nephew and daughter-in-law don't listen to the shouting, Yun'er will punish her for taking Galuha out of the groove."

Fu Jin laughed the loudest, and tears came out of his eyes.

After laughing for a while, Fu Jin began to exercise the power of being the housewife: "My sister said that there are a total of seven pieces in the house, and the beard took the initiative to ask for the garden, so she served as the garden; Mama Lin served as the Suzhou house and courtyard on the east side, and Shui'er served as the Suzhou house and courtyard house on the west side; Feiyunlou and Mrs. Chen are counted as one piece, and they are served by Yu'er girl; The middle road construction is served by Sister Zheng; The East and West Foreign Mansions are held by the buns; Sister Peach taught everyone to do cotton work; Mr. Ling was a guest, and he didn't give specific tasks, so he followed Sister Yun as an assistant. Sister Yun, do you think it's good to distribute it like this? ”

"Very good, very good, or you have a gully in your chest, and you will be assigned immediately."

"Then prepare separately, the sooner the class starts, the better."