On the water side, it can be said that the limelight has been infinite recently, which has aroused the jealousy and envy of peers.

Zhou Ji did not set up a shop in Xijing, because he felt that Xijing could not match Zhou Ji's style. But this will not be said explicitly, after all, Xijing has the reputation of a small capital, so you know how many people like to run to Xijing.

In recent years, a curfew has been implemented at night in the capital, and the sky will be dark, and all shops have closed. Before dinner, the whole street was deserted. is not as lively as Xijing, so it is naturally lonely.

Some people like to take a horse-drawn carriage to Xijing early in the morning to have a cheap and delicious breakfast in the city. Compared to the price of the capital, Xijing is really likable.

People with spare money in their pockets are willing to go, and nobles like the lively atmosphere of Xijing. Even people who don't have money in their pockets have to go to Xijing for a long time. I didn't see that every day when the city gate was opened, how many people walked a few miles with a flat pole, so they set up stalls in order to be able to quickly find a vacant place in Xijing City.

It can be said that many of the ordinary people living in the capital rely on working in Xijing to earn the expenses of the whole family.

The Zhou family was also from a poor family earlier, and later became a prominent family in Hancheng.

However, outsiders don't know, but when Zhou Ji has already opened a shop in the capital, there is no need to open another one in Xijing.

How do you know that the shopkeeper of Zhou Ji is jealous every time he hears that someone has bought something in Xijing. In the past few years, Zhouji has not changed much on the surface, but only they know that Zhouji has lost a lot of customers.

The fabrics sold by Zhou Ji are not for ordinary people, but for the best materials, which are specially sold to the rich.

There are so many rich people in the capital, and Zhou Ji's shop is also thriving.

As for ordinary people, how many feet of cloth can he pull? Instead of wasting spittle stars and a few mud legs, it is better to please the nobles.

Xijing has become more and more lively in recent years, and it seems that the capital is a little deserted. Coupled with the liveliness of Maoer Street and Jade Street in Xijing, Xuanwu Street, where Zhou Ji is located, is deserted.

The oil-paper umbrella maker next door also moved last year, and the reason is simple: "Alas, it's hard to do business." There are fewer and fewer people in the shop, but the rent is getting more and more expensive. If you continue to do so, you will have to take the family business accumulated over the years. ”

This is also reasonable, and even the big shopkeeper is worried about whether to move the shop to Xijing. But he is just a slave of the Zhou family, and he can't be the master. But watching others flourish every day makes me feel uncomfortable.

A few months ago, I heard that the Zhou family was going to get something called a jacquard machine. It seems to be this machine that can weave beautiful jacquard fabrics.

The shopkeeper thought to himself, what's so strange about this. It's as if they don't have a dark pattern of cloth every week.

But later I learned that this jacquard machine is not ordinary. The woven fabric is light and beautiful, and the colors are gorgeous, and it can be made into a variety of dresses. The ordinary loom is not only slow, but also easy to break the thread during the weaving process, causing problems such as pattern dislocation.

The big shopkeeper waited, waited, and the jacquard machine was gone. Later, I learned that the one with the jacquard machine was a hard stubble, and even the Zhou family couldn't do anything about him.

In the blink of an eye, another two months had passed.

The shopkeeper held a newspaper in his hand, and all he heard in his ears was the sound of discussion on the water side.

But it's just a shop that makes ready-to-wear clothes, and it's a small tailor's stall. He pursed the corners of his lips, shook off the newspaper and read it carefully.

"Do you have aya brocade for sale here?"

The woman who probes her brain is like a servant in the backyard of some family.

As soon as the shopkeeper heard about the business, he stopped reading the newspaper and was busy introducing it.

When the woman listened, she was impatient, and asked him if he had any silk brocade for sale.

The big shopkeeper's forehead was oozing with sweat, and he only felt that the woman in front of him was too ignorant of lifting.

When the woman saw him like this, how could she not understand, so she immediately sneered coldly and said disdainfully: "If you don't have it, you can't do it, what are you doing with those who don't have it." Hmph, if I wasn't too lazy to go to Xijing, I would still run to your shop. ”

With that, he turned around and left.

The big shopkeeper was sprayed with spittle, and he stomped his feet in anger. After a while, people asked what this so-called aya brocade was.

The guy went out for a while, and then came back with a magazine.

"The shopkeeper is all written on it."

When the big shopkeeper saw it, his brows furrowed.

"Beauty"? It's not something that only women see.

I didn't say anything at the moment, just opened the magazine and read it. "Beauty" is packaged in a thin layer of oiled paper, and when you tear open this paper, inside is the magazine itself.

The big shopkeeper hurriedly opened it to see, and it introduced how the aya brocade was produced and what patterns were weaved.

To sum up, the so-called aya brocade is not the name of a fabric, but a collective name for several fabrics that use the same process.

The aya brocade that the woman wanted was not sold in the entire capital. Not only is there no capital city, but even the western extension is rare. Because the aya brocade is sold exclusively on the water side, and people don't sell fabrics, only make dresses. If you want a decent dress, you have to go to the water side to buy it.

Thinking that the woman only regarded ayajin as an ordinary material, she thought that a place like Zhou Ji must be able to buy it. But who would have thought that where would Zhou Ji be found?

The big shopkeeper twisted the material sent by the magazine, although it was not as good as the aya brocade, it was also excellent. A small piece is also suitable for making a sachet. It's such a palm-sized material, and it costs a few pennies to say the least in some shops.

But "Beauty" is willing to use it as a gift to everyone who buys the magazine.

The guy invited credit on the side and said: ""Beauty" is difficult to buy, if it weren't for the small people who knew him in the bookstore, he wouldn't be able to buy it." ”

The big shopkeeper was depressed and waved his hand to let him go down. In the past, he didn't take the water side seriously, so Qin Ji was just a woman in charge. But now, he can't help but pay no attention to it.

The big shopkeeper immediately wrote a letter, asking the Zhou family in Hancheng to be the master.

At this time, a horse-drawn carriage drove into the capital.

Qin Xiang lifted the curtain and looked at the streets of the capital, but he was quite touched.

She has been to the capital several times, but she has not seen it properly.

Even this time, it was to talk about cooperation.

However, she is not obsessed with playing, she takes a walk when she has time, and rests when she has no time.

"Madame, are you feeling better now?"

Pepe wiped her face with a handkerchief soaked in cold water, and asked with a little worry. When I came out of Xijing, the sun was scorching and the carriage was stuffy, and something was wrong with my wife. His face was red and he sweated a lot.

"It's better. It's not a big deal, it's just stuffy. Get out of the car and walk around later, and you'll be fine. ”

Pepe sighed and persuaded, "There are some things that Madame doesn't need to do by herself in the future. ”

If you want to customize a dress for Mrs. Yang, you will have to send a skilled tailor to the door, so why bother to go in person. Madame's health is not good, and Pepe is afraid that tossing back and forth will really make her sick.

Qin Xiang felt that she was making a fuss, but she also remembered the kindness of others, so she said: "This business is different from the past, of course I have to come in person." ”

Pepe had nothing to say, but his eyes were a little resentful.

The person Qin Xiang wants to see today has a noble status, otherwise it is okay to send a few of his subordinates to do it.

"Boss, the front is it."

The place where I made the appointment was located in a teahouse on Xuanwu Street, and it was very bustling and lively.

However, Qin Xiang looked at the crowd and felt that Xijing was much more lively than here. You must know that Xuanwu Street is the most lively street in the capital, from the tall archway, rows of shops abound.

For a small teahouse to open in such a place, it needs a little capital.

And this one is called Chunxiangfu, and it is also one of the oldest teahouses in Beijing.

On the second floor, there were very few people.

Because it was still early in the morning, there were not many tea drinkers. There are storytellers in the lobby downstairs, and there are quite a few listeners at the square tables.

Qin Xiang listened to it and said that it was still "The Legend of General Huwei".

In this era, there is a lack of entertainment items, and "The Legend of General Huwei", as the most popular book, has obviously become everyone's favorite form of entertainment.

Qin Xiang and the bookstores are not talking about buying out contracts, but sharing cooperation. Every time she sells a copy, she earns something. Later, Qinlin Publishing House also released a hardcover edition, which was sought after by countless people.

The book is not only sold in the western region, but also in other countries.

is like a storyteller, if he wants to tell the jokes, he also needs to get Qin Xiang's authorization. Every money he earned, there was a part of Qin Xiang.

"This is Boss Qin."

The person who came was a rich middle-aged man, and when he saw Qin Xiang with a shy stomach, there was a hint of surprise in his eyes. But soon, he closed his gaze and invited her in a friendly face.

"You're Boss Cheng?"

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say." Boss Cheng laughed and arched his hand at her: "Originally, I should have made an appointment with Boss Qin in Xijing, but I couldn't get out of it for a while, and I couldn't leave the capital for the time being, so I could only trouble Boss Qin to come in person." ”

After greetings, Qin Xiang went straight to the point, "Boss Cheng wants to join the water side?" ”

Boss Cheng thought about it, and probably understood what it meant, and nodded again and again.

"Then all I can say is sorry." Qin Xiang didn't want to join, because he didn't want to lower his style on the water side. Since we want to build a brand on the water side, we can't let it go down the altar from the beginning.

Boss Cheng's face sank, obviously not expecting such an answer.

"I can open a store in Dongluan on the water side, and Boss Cheng can choose to buy shares. However, my advice is that Boss Cheng should not invest in ......"

"Boss Qin." Boss Cheng said with a swerving face: "What do you mean, are you playing with me?" ”

"Boss Cheng, don't be impatient, I don't mean to make fun of you. Listen to me......"

Boss Cheng suppressed his anger and poured a cup of tea fiercely.

"On the water side, it's an independent brand, and it's not suitable to work with anyone. However, Xiang has a deck called Sakura, which is for ordinary people. Not only ready-to-wear, but also cosmetics ......"

When Boss Cheng heard this, he became interested.

In the early days of the establishment of 'Xiang', Qin Xiang had already decided to build a brand for ordinary people.

On the water side, there is a transition product between the two. I make high-end ready-to-wear on the water side and also receive customized orders. Only the customization of Hunan is the most graded. So far, no member has been able to reach this level because they are not aware of Xiang's haute couture.