Chapter 63: Eavesdropping
After turning to the East Market, Wen Qing wanted to go back to the West Market to have a look and buy some things, after all, the weather was starting to get cold, and it was not convenient to go out to buy things. Wang Zhuangyuan followed her step by step, holding a white sugar cake in his mouth, his eyes firmly fixed on her.
As soon as Wen Qing turned around, she could see his focused gaze, and she curled the corners of her lips and withdrew her gaze.
"How many outfits do you have at home?"
Wang Zhuangyuan wasn't sure if she was talking to him, but he really wanted to answer, and he did: "One thing." ”
Wen Qing nodded, "It seems that I have to make two more sets of clothes for you and my father." Wait, I'll make you new clothes at the end of the month, when I get paid. ”
Although, she is not very sure if she can get a salary, the matter of the dyeing workshop has not been resolved, let alone the salary, and it is difficult to say whether there will be lunch tomorrow. Wen Qing pursed her lips, pulled Wang Zhuangyuan to finish the entire East Market, and turned around and walked towards the West Market again.
It is still useful to go out for a walk, Wen Qing bought some vegetables for the day after tomorrow, and he also had some ideas about the affairs of the dyeing workshop.
On the way back to the dyeing workshop, she had been pondering, and when she entered the door, the four guards involuntarily grinned, sneering at Wen Qing's laziness to buy vegetables, and by the way, she thought in her heart: If Steward Chen knew, Wen Qing would definitely not be pleased!
Wen Qing didn't pay attention to their expressions, but Wang Zhuangyuan's gaze slid past them, with a hint of coldness, which made people get goosebumps.
"Clerk!"
As soon as he turned the corner, he bumped into Chen He on the corridor, Wen Qing stopped his pace, and his thoughts were spinning at high speed. In the few seconds that Chen He walked towards her, she lowered her eyebrows slightly, raised her gaze again, and naturally took a step forward, and at the same time stretched her hand back to block Wang Zhuangyuan's advancing body.
"Steward Chen, I've thought of a way."
Chen He raised his eyebrows, so fast? He turned his back and said, "You come in with me." ”
There were many people outside, and Chen He pushed open the nearest door and entered the dimly lit hall. Wen Qing followed and stepped into the threshold, and when he wanted to close the door, he met Wang Zhuangyuan's eyes, he looked at her in a daze, obviously an adult, but he was still as childish as a child.
Wen Qing leaned out and brought him in, closing his hands on the door.
"Steward, you can say...... Why is he here? ”
As soon as Chen He opened his mouth, he saw Wang Zhuangyuan, who was arranged by Wen Qing to sit down, although he didn't say a word, but the momentum was there, which inexplicably made Chen He feel a headache.
Wen Qing touched Wang Zhuangyuan's head, but her eyes were towards Chen He, and she said softly: "Steward Chen, he is my future father-in-law, he is honest, you can trust him." ”
Chen He really doesn't believe it - who believes that he is honest when he looks like this?
"Steward, this is a dyeing workshop, and his appearance is inappropriate. If you really miss him, you can quit your job and go back to stay with him. ”
Wen Qing pondered for a moment and said, "It's okay." ”
She picked up Wang Zhuangyuan and was about to leave, almost choking Chen He half to death. Is there such a woman who can infuriate people?
For the second time in his life, he was angry, slapped the table, and said in a deep voice: "Sit down for me!" ”
Wen Qing looked back, "Steward Chen, if you don't agree with my husband's deposit, we won't stay here." ”
Chen He gritted his teeth slightly, and said angrily: "Wen Qing, don't you understand what I said?" Let you sit down, you sit down, Hugh has to twitter again, that's not the way you do things. ”
Wen Qing smiled instead, "Steward Chen, do you know the way I act?" ”
That's natural, I saw you hit people in the face with a stone a few days ago. Chen He said silently. But he felt that this kind of silent slander was too damaging to his image of being handsome and handsome, so he put his mind away and said in a light tone: "Steward Wen, if your method is effective, when this assessment is completed, the wage level of the dyeing workshop will also rise by one level." If you want to be prosperous, just sit down and let's have a good talk, after all, the young master will go to Baisha Town the day after tomorrow, and if you don't make up your mind today, I'm afraid it will be too late. ”
It can be seen that Chen He is more concerned about the dyeing workshop than Zhang Rong. Wen Qing arranged for Wang Zhuangyuan, and then said quietly: "In the afternoon, I went to the West Market and the East Market, and I wanted to see what new things were on the street, so that I could learn from them, but I didn't find anything good along the way. ”
Chen He looked at her pile of things and said secretly: Then what are those things of yours? When I'm blind?
"I know that Steward Chen must say that I am lazy when he sees these things I bought, but it was on the way to buy things that I found some clues."
Chen He leaned forward a little and said, "What's the clue?" ”
"After observing the dyeing workshop in the past few days, I have a general understanding of the dyeing workshop. There are two sources of our business, one is to receive the orders of the garment shops in the town, and dye new fabrics according to the colors they request, and the money from this piece is divided between us and the top three, the first three, and we seven. The other place is to connect Huayun City and the major wealthy places, just because our dyeing workshop is small, but there are still capable people who can dye high-quality cloth, and according to the arrangement of the above, these cloths will be sent to the rich city, which will be divided between the upper head and our dyeing workshop. ”
What Chen He said was something that Chen He knew well, and he looked at Wen Qing quietly, waiting for her next words.
"Gu's Dyeing Workshop has been open for so many years, from the five major branches in the capital to hundreds of small branches today, it is still doing a fabric-based business. Indeed, no one can survive without food, clothing, shelter and transportation. But the world is so big, there are so many people who compete with the Gu family for business, we don't make some characteristics, how can we gain a firm foothold in front of the rolling waves of the times? ”
There was a subtle light in Chen He's eyes, he stared at Wen Qing's eyes, and said slowly, "So what? ”
"It's often said that to do it is to do it at your best. I thought that I didn't have to do everything to be the best, but I could use my own characteristics to attract people. There are only two kinds of people who buy clothes, men and women. Most men like to show off their wealth, and most women like to bloom with flowers. If it's so easy to sell a new dress, why don't we do it? ”
"This ......" Chen He thought about the possibility, but after all, Gu's is an old dyeing workshop, and its quality and reputation are passable, and if it is rash to open a ready-to-wear store, there must be risks.
He settled down for the time being, clasped his hands in front of him, frowned, and said, "But what does this have to do with our problem?" ”
The wooden frame of the dyeing workshop has collapsed, the new batch of cloth has been destroyed, the cost cannot be recovered, and the young master is about to arrive. This is the fundamental problem, although Wen Qing said it well, it changed the topic at all.
Wen Qing smiled faintly, leaned back in the chair, and said relaxed, but his nerves were tense.
"I just heard from Steward Chen that our wages seem to be linked to the grade assessed by the dyeing workshop, so I came up with this suggestion, although it has not yet taken shape, but it is not impossible to try. As for the batch of fabrics in the dyeing workshop, I think we can ignore it for now. The young man mainly looked at the merits of our dyeing workshop, and we showed him the merits. ”
Chen He said helplessly: "We are a dyeing workshop, and our achievements are not just dyeing cloth......
He paused slightly, then raised his eyes, and looked at Shang Wenqing's confident gaze, as if his soul trembled.
What Fang Wenqing said was not all empty words. Who says a dyehouse can't be a ready-to-wear store? If they do it, they can take care of the entire garment-making process from head to toe!
God, what kind of woman did he meet. If the young master knew her thoughts, he would definitely be impressed, right? Not to mention these, Wen Qing's courage alone is enough for him to say three days and three nights!
Wen Qing didn't know how much he had comprehended, the advice she gave was actually just that, and then she was going to make a big move.
"Steward Chen, the dyeing workshop is not just about dyeing cloth, right? Did you know there's something called paint? ”
Chen He couldn't hold back his surprise anymore, and he asked eagerly, "What is paint?" ”
"Paint is a composite dye, and it should be similar to the dyed cloth in the dyeing workshop. For example, floors, wooden tables, and cabinets can be decorated with different colors. And the carrier of this decoration is called paint. ”
Chen He's eyes widened in surprise: "Is there such a thing in the world?" How did I not know? ”
Wen Qing's face did not change, and said: "Speaking of which, Steward Chen should not have known that my hometown is far away, and the paint was invented by the people in my hometown. I was walking down the street and saw the master of the blacksmith hammering the iron, and I remembered this. ”
The nonsense she made up when she opened her eyes also coaxed Chen He, in fact, Wen Qing had been thinking about this idea for half an afternoon, and she had to broaden her thinking layer by layer before she had this idea. But what's even more ridiculous is that paint was also invented by the Chinese people, and it should have some relationship with this era, and this place can be regarded as her hometown.
Chen He propped his head and thought about it, Wen Qing didn't bother him, seeing the light gradually blooming under his eyes, her hanging heart was half lowered.
Wang Zhuangyuan suddenly pulled her sleeve, Wen Qing turned his head, and he whispered: "I'm thirsty......"
Wen Qing patted the back of his hand and said in a low voice, "I'll talk to Steward Chen, and then take you to drink water." ”
Wang Zhuangyuan nodded very lightly, Wen Qing turned around and said a few words to Chen He, not knowing that Wang Zhuangyuan's eyes had already recovered and clarified. He was so intelligent, how could he not know what she said?
Chen He was still thinking, but when he heard Wen Qing say that he was going to drink water, he waved his hand and let her go.
Wen Qing opened the door, looked down and saw a square scarf at the door. The pink color is only used by women. She picked it up, and when she saw a small hibiscus flower at the bottom of the scarf, she had an answer in her heart.
took Wang Zhuangyuan to drink water, and Wen Qing returned to the study where he worked with Zhang Rong. Zhang Rong was looking at the account book when she heard the sound of her pushing the door in, and raised her head with a smile.
"Steward, are you back? Can you think of a way? ”
Wen Qing walked over and gently put down a pink scarf.
She asked, "Steward Zhang, did you drop this scarf?" ”
Zhang Rong's face became not very good-looking.