"Fujin, Master Yun is here" The second-class maid Ke'er passed at the door.

Fu Jin hurriedly greeted the door and took Yun'er's hand affectionately: "No need to ask for peace, my sister is safe." Everyone laughed.

"Why did my sister send so many pockets to my sister's yard?"

"This is the material that Yun'er used to patchwork the girls and grandmothers in your yard. Inside the pockets are small, irregularly patterned corners of cloth. These corners are made of cotton cloth, and the patchwork is the best. "Okay, okay, sister, please take a seat. The prince told his sister, saying that you are busy like a spinning top every day in a foreign land, and you are still pregnant with a child, why don't you know how to rest? ”

"Time is too tight, Yun'er, Wang Ye, and Tian Guards don't like it very much, I can't wait to learn what I want to learn and buy it quickly. In the past year, the prince and Tian guards have not been idle. Or patchwork, patchwork is a process of sewing together small pieces of fabric of a certain shape, which can be combined with various embroidery, weaving, crochet and other handicrafts at will, and is used for home decoration, personality collection, fashion gifts, making friends and so on. There are certain rules to follow, not the same large pieces of cloth can be sewn together, the patchwork pays the most attention to color matching, and the design of the whole work. It is best to make cotton cloth, and other fabrics that are too soft or too hard, too slippery, and too wrinkled are not very suitable for patchwork. The irregular cloth heads in Yun'er's hands are all cotton materials, which can be used for patchwork. ”

"Sister is saying that patchwork is also a craft?"

"Yes, on the Exotic side, there are people who specialize in patchwork. Instead of using small pieces of cloth corners, people use large pieces of fabric that are carefully designed, cut, and sewn together to become a different look. This kind of patchwork is generally used to stitch curtains, bed sheets, quilt covers, pillows and other larger fabrics. ”

"How come that place you go to has everything? And the material of the patchwork? ”

"There's a special patchwork industry over there. Originally, it was a few inconspicuous fabrics, but after designing, cutting, and stitching, it became an elegant and elegant work of art. When Yun'er finds the pattern, we can do the same. ”

"That's great. But my sister meant to use these cloth corners first, don't look at these small pieces of cloth in different sizes, but they are so new, so diverse, and the small pieces are good. Can you make money if it's expensive? ”

"You really can, according to your identity and status, I'm afraid you don't care about these things. But...... If you think you can do something with these corners, you can do it boldly, make it look good, use it as a sample, and then make it in small batches according to the sample to sell it and see the effect. If it's popular, do it in large quantities, and Yun'er still has it there. ”

"What do you say, take a few boxes from you to my sister, it's strange."

"You just think that we are doing things for the prince, don't care whose things are for him. These cloth corners can also be put together to make insoles, wallets, bags, aprons, pillows, and seat cushions, which are more useful. Let's put together these small pieces first, and then build the big ones when we have experience. The requirements for large blocks are high, so don't rush first. These cloth corners are all cotton in nature, and they are not as sensitive to heat as chemical fiber cloth. You've learned to draw before, so you definitely know how to match colors. Don't look at the cloth corners as worthless, the high-end works are very appreciative, and the price will naturally increase. ”

"Master Yun, is there a course for patchwork?" Beard asked.

"I'm going to give a lesson to a few teaching grandmothers on patchwork, and I got it here today to give you girls and grandmothers in Yiran Building a warm-up. Oh, it's just to give everyone a mental preparation process, you can do whatever you want. ”

"These little pieces of cloth are too many, aren't they? So good-looking, so new. Fu Jin sighed with emotion, "Why do you have everything in that place you go to?" And those who sell small pieces of cloth? ”

"These pieces of cloth are leftovers from the processing of garments by the garment factories there, which are leftovers from the factories that specialize in making garments, and the price is cheaper than the finished cloth."

The maid said, "Master Yun, what the slave doesn't understand is that since the place you went to has ready-made clothes, why do you want to buy leftovers?" ”

"There are three reasons, the style of clothes worn by people there is completely different from that of the Qing Dynasty, who dares to buy and wear the ready-made ones we buy and bring them back? It's two social forms, isn't it fancy dress when you put it on? Another is that there is a processing fee for ready-to-wear garments, and the price of ready-to-wear garments over there is very high, even if you can wear it and bring it back, it will not make money. There is another reason, compared with foreign lands, our economy is relatively backward, and there are many natural disasters of all kinds, we want to buy these different sizes of cloth and pick up some clothes and quilts that can be used by beggars and disaster victims, and use them for disaster relief in the famine years. In the years of famine, starvation was everywhere, and there were many victims who froze to death. The prince said: 'One less person dies, one less element of riot.' Buddhism says that saving a life is better than building a seven-level floating slaughter. Not only to make clothes and quilts for the victims, but also to give them food and herbs to heal the sick. ’”

"This is an act of kindness, an act of righteousness. However, it is not just a quilt or a piece of clothing to help the victims. Fu Jin said.

"There are a lot of small pieces of fabric in those pockets behind the wooden boxes in the hall downstairs of Yun'er that can be put together into clothes and quilts, and it seems that there are some somewhere else, which the prince asked him to buy."

"But how did you buy all this fabric?"

"It's all Yun'er's friends who helped, especially the Xiaoli girl who took us to the street, and there were many contacts and other channels to buy it." Yun'er didn't want to elaborate on this matter, the more she talked about Fujin, the more problems there were. It can be seen that the four grandmothers in Fujin's room are holding back their stomachs to ask.

"Sister, hurry up and take a sip of tea, sister thinks you are too hard, right? Sister heard the prince say, your hall pockets are a lot serious. ”

Yun'er took a few sips of tea, and then said: "Yun'er wants to teach the girls and grandmothers in our front and back courtyards to make cloth art, make some products for trial sale, and if the market is optimistic, it will be spread throughout the province." ”

"Sister, your heart is already as big as Wogua, which house has so many patchwork materials alone? My sister has also been to other princes' mansions and dealt with Fujin and Fujin there. These noble ladies are well-dressed every day, and they also do needlework, but how many of them make their own clothes? The clothes are all made ready-made by the tailors in the house or the people who serve around them, and it is difficult to find a cloth corner. Of course, there are also people who are very good at living, Fujin, Fujin, Shufujin, aunt, and Gege all make clothes, shoes and socks, embroidery and so on. But which house has you bought more living materials? It was also pocketed for my sister. ”

"When Yun'er was in a foreign land, I watched a TV series called "Dream of Red Mansions", which said that there was a Rongguo Mansion in ancient times, and there was an Aunt Zhao in it, although her status was not high, how could she be regarded as half a master, right? She had a friend Ma Daopo who asked her for two pieces of cloth to make shoe uppers, and she couldn't afford to give them, which sounded like a joke. It's not that this house is so poor that Cheng dù, it's too blessed. Not to mention an aunt, how many can do work in the hands of a serious master? Anyway, we are still the prince's mansion, we want to solve problems for the emperor, we want to help the victims, and the number of cloth and cloth horns bought back is a drop in the bucket if the number of cloth and corners is less, so Yun'er bought more materials that I heard about being used for patchwork. ”

Fu Jin still has questions: "How to buy the cloth over there?" ”

"The population over there is large, and the economic conditions are better than ours in the Qing Dynasty, and they rarely make their own clothes to wear, and they all buy ready-made ready-made garments, so the garment processing industry over there is relatively developed, there are many factories specializing in processing garments, and there are a lot of leftovers left over from clothing. The factory sells all kinds of cloth to cloth dealers, who in turn sell them to retired old ladies and unemployed women who have nothing to do with their knick-knacks. In this way, the patchwork industry also flourished. Some foreigners over there regard patchwork as an art, and some people even buy fabrics made from it. Yun'er bought some cloth and brought it back, let's try it too. ”

"Great. The errands of these girls in our house are not very heavy, in addition to the usual errands, wiping doors, windows, corridors, there is still some time left, everyone can do needlework, if you can do some relief for the victims of the hundred clothes, a hundred quilts, it is really a good deed. ”

"The prince said that it is better to make some cloaks and robes, which can be used as clothes and quilts, and the victims and beggars have no fixed place to live, and what is clean or unclean, it is good to have a place to lie down and sleep. Therefore, some of the serious cloth that Yun'er bought was very dark and dirty. ”

"Our prince is thoughtful when he thinks about things." This is what Mama Zheng said.

"Then let's use the fabric in the hall to patchwork."

When she heard this, she hurriedly asked, "Master Yun, do you mean that those pockets piled together in your hall are full of fabric?" The boss's eyes widened.

"What do you think? It can't be a pearl agate, right? We can't buy things that are too expensive and bring them back in large quantities, because we don't have that much money, and we don't make money by bringing them back. ”

Mama Zheng said: "Master Yun, don't pay attention to the hooves, she thinks that those boxes and pockets are full of gold and silver treasures." ”

Yun'er smiled: "No wonder on the day we came back, Man'er's expression was very entangled, it turned out that Yun'er had left all the good things." ”

The beard immediately blushed.

Fu Jin spoke: "You'er, did you hear what Master Yun said?" The chests and pockets in her hall were filled with cloth, and there was no gold or silver treasure, you guess it. ”

"But Master Yun, you have come all the way to buy some cloth and come back......"

"Didn't I say that? Come back to make cloth art, not only patchwork, but also make purses, sachets, handbags, puppet toys, and cloth stickers, our women in the Qing Dynasty will do needlework regardless of their status is a unique good condition. Although these fabrics are inconspicuous, their cost is also low, I dare not say that they will be able to make money, at least you can learn a few cloth skills, right? In fact, it is the same here in Fujin, but the layout of the hall in Fujin is completely different from mine, and it is not only unsightly to install some cloth, but even the passage upstairs is blocked, which is not convenient. If there are guests who come to the house, they have to ask questions, knowing that it is a cloth head, and ask us for it or not? If you give it to one person, you have to give ten, and if you give less, you will not be satisfied. We're doing the right thing, and we're going to get rid of it if we don't have it? ”

"What my sister said is very true, not only the beard, but also the sister wants to be left. Don't take it to heart. ”

"Look at what you said, in fact, people look at problems from different angles, and Yun'er can understand it."

"When my sister went out, not only did her eyes open, but she also had a large number of adults. Everything is bought by your antiques for money, and it is really not easy to supply the girls and grandmothers in the house so selflessly. ”

"You're embarrassed to say that, Yun'er."

Fu Jin picked up the watering can and asked, "Sister, what are you doing with this thing?" ”

"This is a watering can, which was originally framed and drenched on paper, and Yun'er bought it for spraying cloth. You see that the water sprayed out of this watering can is foggy, relatively uniform, these cloth heads are in the pocket for a long time is irregular, spray some water, stuffy, and then flatten it is easy, than spraying with a mouth to save much effort. Mama Zheng came over to give it a try? If the spray is not a mist but a water jet, adjust the nozzle here, twist it slowly, and use it when the spray is foggy. ”

"Thank you sister, it's not as good as home, thank you sister. Are all cloth heads in these pockets? You really have the courage to pocket your sister's cloth. ”

"These pockets are used by you and the girls and grandmothers in your yard to practice your hands, do whatever you want, if you make it very creative, we will use it as a sample. You give everyone a share, and Yun'er won't mix. When it was time to breastfeed the child, Yun'er retired. ”

"Is the tonic that my sister gave you useless? gave birth to two children at a time, and the body must be lost, hurry up and make up for it! ”

"Yes, Yun'er obeys." With that, he took the fish and left with the water.

As soon as Yun'er left, Hu'er couldn't wait to say to Fujin: "Hurry up and distribute the corners, Fujin!" ”

Mama Zheng reprimanded: "Are your little hooves getting better and better?" How dare you order Fu Jin? ”

"Old Mrs. Zhu, what's the matter with you? Tune three nests and fours? When did I order Fujin? Isn't it just in a hurry to get the corners of the cloth so that you can go back to creativity? I don't know what kind of cloth horn it is? How big? If your fingernails are the size of your fingernails, you can't put them together. ”

The bun pulled the mustache: "You are talking more and more brainless now, can Master Yun buy back a cloth horn the size of a fingernail?" ”

Su'er didn't say anything unpleasant, her life was saved by Yun'er and Shui'er, and if she said Yun'er's behind her back, she would have no conscience.

Fu Jin is a very thoughtful person, so no matter how anxious he is, he said to Mama Zheng and Mama Liu: "You two and Ke'er and Xin'er went to open the pocket sent by Master Yun, put it on the carpentry board in the hall, sprayed it with water, and then let the girls and grandmothers in the courtyard smooth it out and make it comfortable." Let's see how many pieces there are in total, and divide it for everyone, don't forget my share. ”

"Fu Jin, why did you leave the slave and maid behind?" When she heard this, she was anxious.

Fu Jin sank his face: "Are you yelling at me?" ”

"Slaves don't dare." The mustache was frightened and quickly knelt down.

"Then do whatever you have to do!."

"Yes, slave and maid obey."