Meng Xiaoran got out of the carriage and was frightened by the Zhuangzi in front of her, this Zhuangzi is not of the same order of magnitude as Chen Jingfeng's medicine village when she was in Yujing City before, she thought that Zhuangzi was the same size as the medicine village there, who knew that in addition to the location in the mountains, this size was not smaller than the original Shen Mansion.

She looked at Shen Qian, "Why is this Zhuangzi so big?" It cost a lot of money to buy it, right? "This is not what they can buy for a few thousand taels of silver that they earn in the brocade shop.

Shen Qian knew her character, if she knew that this Zhuangzi was her own, I was afraid that she would refuse again, so he explained: "This is a Zhuangzi built in the mountains by a rich man in Yunzhou City, just to come over occasionally to relax, some time ago, the son of the rich man lost his gambling money, and he was desperate to sell this Zhuangzi, I bought it when I learned the news, although the money we made is not enough, but you don't have to worry, I will get back the silver I advanced from the future profits." ”

Meng Xiaoran knew that Shen Qian's words were just talking, but she didn't plan to pursue it more, in short, she couldn't figure it out, she nodded and said, "Such a big Zhuangzi, how many embroidery girls have you invited?" ”

"Let's go in and take a look, counting the previous ten, a total of fifty, the family members have signed the death deed, and they all live in the Zhuangzi, this Zhuangzi is very large, there are many yards, and I didn't let people live in the last entry, leaving it to us, if you want to live in the future, you can also live." Shen Qian introduced as he walked.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw that the large fields on both sides were full of fabrics, fluttering in the wind, "This looks like a dyeing factory." ”

"These fabrics have just been transported from Jiangnan, where it has been raining a lot recently, and I am afraid of getting wet, so I let people hang them up to dry." Shen Qian explained, Meng Xiaoran nodded, and walked through the courtyard to a spacious lobby, where several rooms should have been opened, and there were low tables in it, and the embroidery girls sat on the bench and concentrated on making clothes.

Meng Xiaoran saw that there were already many finished products hanging on the shelves behind her, she immediately walked over and took a closer look at these finished ready-to-wear clothes, although they were not as fine as the previous customization, but they were better than the fashionable ones, she looked at the neon clothes, and both of them were satisfied in their eyes.

The lobby at the back was also opened up as before, and the embroidery lady sitting inside was responsible for embroidery, "These embroidery girls I selected have their own strengths, some are good at making clothes, some are good at embroidery, I divided them into two groups, a group of twenty-five people, the previous group was holding the tailoring and sewing, this group was responsible for embroidery, and the sewn clothes were sent over to embroider the pattern for them, and the two processes were handed over to others to wash and iron. ”

Assembly operation, Meng Xiaoran didn't expect Shen Qian to have such an avant-garde mind, she really admired, "Very good, I think it's very good here, Shen Qian, I plan to leave Ni Shang behind, she is now out of school, she can draw the most basic artwork, she can be responsible for the clothes sold to ordinary people in our brocade shop, and I will take some customized orders in the future, so that it may be better." ”

"Just do as you say, I will arrange Ni Shang, rest assured to live here, this Zhuangzi's steward is called Shen Quan, he is the youngest son of Third Uncle Shen, if there is anything, look for him."

Nishang nodded, "Thank you, Master Shen." ”

Meng Xiaoran walked the entire Zhuangzi through, her legs were a little sore, and she carefully told Ni Shang, "If there is anything, you can find Shen Quan and ask him to deliver a letter for you, or come back by carriage, I will come to see you when I have time, Ni Shang, do it well, I believe in you." ”

"Well, girl, don't worry, I will take care of myself, and I will manage this place well, and I won't let you down."

Seeing that the hour was not early, Meng Xiaoran could only leave, on the way back to the city, the two did not take the carriage again, but used light skills, Meng Xiaoran had not used it for a long time, and felt a little rusty, and couldn't help but sigh: "If you live in Yunzhou for a few more years, I'm afraid you will have to return the martial arts you taught me at the beginning." ”

Shen Qian glanced at her, "Martial arts can't be neglected, haven't you practiced since you arrived in Yunzhou?" ”

Meng Xiaoran shook his head, "It's true." ”

"After that, I will come to you every night and take you to practice swords."

Meng Xiaoran hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded, she was indeed too lazy, if she continued like this, I was afraid that the martial arts that she had learned in the devil's training in the first half of the year would be forgotten, Shen Qian saw that she agreed, and he was secretly happy in his heart, and he found the opportunity to be alone with her, he was naturally happy.

Ten days later in the morning, there are good people waiting outside the brocade fang, want to see if it will be opened, the hour arrived, the door of the brocade fang opened on time, at this time the sky has been bright, the shopkeeper came out, said loudly to the people outside: "Everyone, from today we will start to sell ready-to-wear clothes, all kinds of things, you can come in and see, in addition to the custom can only have two places per day, and the price has risen to three hundred taels."

As soon as everyone heard this, they were eager to try it, even if it was good to see the excitement, so a large group of people crowded in, and the store was not like it used to be only cloth, but now all kinds of ready-to-wear were hung all around, women's clothes on the right, and men's clothes on the left.

Many people couldn't help but ask the price of the little two, and learned that it was thirty taels a piece, although it was still a little expensive, but compared with the previous one hundred taels, it was much better, and some people who had small assets and had always wanted to buy it immediately picked and chose to buy a favorite.

Early in the morning, the brocade shop was crowded with customers, and many people who bought clothes began to show off as soon as they went out, and the news was quickly worn.

Guests came in an endless stream, all wanting to see what the clothes sold in Jinyifang were like now, and most of them couldn't help but buy them, Meng Xiaoran and Shen Qian were still sitting in the last place, and when they turned their heads, they could see the situation of the store opposite.

"Unsurprisingly, this model really attracted a lot of people." Shen Qian was not surprised to see such a scene, it seemed to be expected by him.

"Thirty taels is not a small amount for ordinary people, even if there are some families with some foundations, I am afraid that buying one or two pieces is the limit, so I am afraid that the business will slowly fade down after today, our main source is customization, and it is the best to earn the silver of rich people, isn't it?"

Shen Qian nodded, "Indeed, but the customers that our Jinyi Fang wanted to face at the beginning were those who had some wealth, so the price couldn't be lower, although the profit of thirty taels was not high, but it was still very helpful for us to make a name for ourselves." ”

Meng Xiaoran nodded, she bit her lip and looked at him, "Shen Qian, I know that your situation is not as good as before, why do you still have to do so much to Jinyifang, in fact, you don't have to be like this, I know that you must have a lot of other things to do, there is really no need to put so much energy into a new ready-to-wear shop." ”

Shen Qian looked ahead and smiled, "Why am I doing this, you should know very well." After speaking, he turned his head to look at Meng Xiaoran.

"Xiaoran, this brocade shop is our common effort, I cherish it, whenever it is placed in an important position in my place, I attach as much importance to it as you do."

Meng Xiaoran didn't speak, she knew that her heart had gradually softened, and the line of defense was slowly collapsing, but she didn't dare to face it yet, she was afraid that this time she would pay her sincerity again or the same result as before, and she really couldn't stand the blow again.

She didn't speak, and Shen Qian didn't force her, so the two of them sat in the teahouse with their own hearts and looked at the crowded streets outside.

Jinyifang is finally popular, although they were also a little famous before, but most of them only spread in the circle of rich people, but this time the entire Yunzhou City knows, and now when people think of making ready-to-wear, the first thing that comes to mind is Jinyifang.

There is not only a novel style, exquisite workmanship, and the same clothing has many pieces of different sizes, but also in the store to provide a wing room to try on, this way is convenient and time-saving, very popular, for a time the major clothing stores have learned, but people have preconceived notions, now a little more formal things need to buy clothes, everyone thinks of the brocade shop.

Meng Xiaoran has not been idle these days, most of the time during the day is spent drawing sketches, since the Song family wore the red plum dance she made to the banquet of the county lady, there are more people who come to Jinyifang to customize, most of them are the wives of officials in Yunzhou City, and there are some rich businessmen with money and face.

At first, they were just a set of two sets of customizations, but after Meng Xiaoran was ready to send someone to send them, those ladies looked happy, so they waved their hands to make a few for all the girls and masters in the house, so that there was more of this list.

Meng Xiaoran naturally can't be fast alone, so she can only agree with each family for half a month, this half a month she is drawing drawings every day in addition to eating and sleeping, designing color patterns, Shen Qian in order to help her, and spent a lot of money to invite a few famous embroidery girls in the south of the Yangtze River to come over, and place them in the backyard of Jinyifang, specifically for Meng Xiaoran to make these customized clothes.

After a busy month or two, he finally got rid of himself, and he didn't take two orders a day, and Meng Xiaoran drew a few more manuscripts when he was free, so that he didn't have to rush to work every day, and he could have no worries if he wanted to rest occasionally.

Just after breakfast on this day, Du Juan walked in with a post and said to Meng Xiaoran: "Master, the invitation sent by the Shen Mansion."

Shen Mansion? There should be no other Shen Mansion in this Yunzhou City except for Shen Qian's family now, she took the post and opened it, sure enough, it was the Song family who invited her to the banquet three days later, and when she looked down, it was Shen Qian's birthday banquet.

"Three days later, it was the sixth day of the sixth month of June, and it turned out that his birthday was that day." Meng Xiaoran took the invitation and murmured.

She nodded to the cuckoo, "Okay, I see, you go out and do your business." ”

After the cuckoo left, Meng Xiaoran couldn't help but sigh, she had known Shen Qian for so long, she didn't seem to know his birthday, this time she knew, if she didn't give a gift, it seemed unreasonable, but what should she give?