Chapter 44 - Costume Reform
I was standing on the city wall, and it was about to snow. Looking at the mighty team, this time, Duan Zhixuan, Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji, and Li Xiaogong have all gone, and this time it will be a long time!
"All of you have to come back safely."
Even though I knew they would win, I prayed in my heart that they would return safely.
They're all gone, and there's no one to drink? Every day, in addition to reading books, I practice calligraphy.
In the evening, I went to "Listen to the Rain Building" to sit and talk to Yuyan, and the days were not too boring.
I have long been familiar with the streets and alleys of Chang'an, and many small traders also know me. I've been here for so long, and I'm a little surprised by the style of clothing here? Didn't the history books say that the folk customs of the Tang Dynasty were open, and the clothes were all off-the-shoulder and arm-barred, or bandeau dresses? But I don't think any of the women on the street are dressed like this!
"Xiaofu! Let me ask you, what style of clothes are popular in Chang'an now? ”
"Now!" As she spoke, Xiao Fu looked around as if she was looking for something, and suddenly pointed to a woman in an orange dress, "Childe, look there." It's the kind of dress that the girl is wearing, and it's the most popular style among young ladies at the moment. ”
I looked at the woman's clothes, what is the difference between this and Hanfu, that is, the collar is slightly larger, and I can see a little collarbone. Is it all fake on TV? No, I see that the women in "The Legend of Wu Meiniang" are dressed openly.
That's right! Now it has just started in the Tang Dynasty, not to mention clothing, even the currency has not been reformed!
While strolling, I happened to pass by a cloth shop "Linglong Pavilion!" Scold! The name! Same as my little foal. ”
"Childe, don't underestimate this "Linglong Pavilion", he is one of the best cloth villages in Chang'an City, and the only one that can compete with it is the "Splendid Square" on West Street."
A thought flashed through my head: "Then let's go in and have a look." ”
As soon as I walked through the door, I was greeted by a woman in her thirties.
"What does this little boy want to see? Our shop has everything you need. ”
"Boss, can you make clothes here?"
"Yes, yes! Childe is to do what style of clothes, our store has the best master, Bao Gongzi you are satisfied. ”
"Then I'll draw a picture for you, and you can do it for me. There is another reward for doing well. ”
"This..."
"Baby."
"Yes! Son! ”
Xiaofu took out a bag of silver money from her arms and handed it to the boss, and this woman saw that I was so generous and immediately found me a pen and paper. I took the pen and paper and drew the off-the-shoulder skirt, and the boss looked at the dress I drew with surprise and surprise in his eyes.
"Childe, the style of this skirt is very special."
Just when the boss was studying the drawings I had drawn, a woman came in at the door, and this woman was none other than Miss Wei of the Wei family, whom I had rescued twice!
She was also surprised when she saw me, but she couldn't hide the joy on her face.
"Li Gongzi, are you here to make clothes too?"
"Hmmm! What a coincidence! Suddenly, an idea flashed through my mind, and I turned to my boss and said, "Boss, let's make this dress according to this lady's size!" ”
The boss looked at Wei Jue and nodded with a smile: "Childe has a good eye, Childe, can you go into the back room with me?" ”
I frowned, the boss smiled and didn't say anything, she had something to say to me, I looked at Wei Jue, then at her, and finally nodded in agreement.
The boss explained to the young man behind him, and led me to the back room, and as soon as he entered the house, the boss returned the silver ingot that Xiaofu had just given her.
"Little boy, I, Qin Xue, am a businessman, to be honest, I like the dress pattern you drew very much, I wonder if the little boy can sell it to me?"
It seems that this Qin Xue wants to buy my drawings, which is exactly the result I want.
"Boss Qin is polite, if Boss Qin likes it, you can give it away for free, but there is a condition below!"
"Little boy, please speak!"
"I want to take a stake in your "Linglong Pavilion"!"
"Stake?"
"That means that 30% of the business you make in the future will be mine."
"Huh! The little boy is really..."
"The lion has a big mouth, doesn't he? But I won't let you give it for nothing, there is a way to make "Linglong Pavilion" become the highest-grossing cloth shop in Chang'an within 15 days! ”
“…”
"Well, and I'm not more than that."
The boss hesitated, and I snatched the drawings from her hand, "Since the boss is unwilling, then I'll go to the "Splendid Fang" on West Street to ask." With that, I turned around and went out. Fortunately, I just listened to Xiaofu's words, which business person is willing to lose to his opponent, he can't wait to compare the other party to death!
When Qin Xue saw that I was leaving, she immediately stepped forward and grabbed my hand regardless of etiquette: "Son, slow down!" ”
"What? Is there anything else the boss has to say? ”
"Childe is really good at laughing, if Childe can really make my "Linglong Pavilion" the first cloth workshop in Chang'an City, then don't say Sancheng, even half of me Qin Xue will also promise you."
"Boss Qin is serious, I only need thirty percent. But during this time, Boss Qin wants to listen to me. How is it! Rest assured, Boss Qin will agree to the next words after listening. ”
"Good! Boy, please speak! ”
"Boss Qin is polite, in the next month, you can just call me Ah Yue."
"In that case, then Ah Yue just calls me Aunt Xue."
"Boss Qin is really good at laughing, how can you call Aunt Xue if your name is Ah Yue?"
"What do you mean by Ah Yue's words?"
"Boss Qin is so beautiful and moving, Ah Yue should be called sister. Ah Yue is called Boss Qin, Sister Qin, okay? ”
Qin Xue was stunned and laughed: "Ah Yue's mouth is smeared with honey?" It's so sweet. ”
"Sister Qin said with a smile, let's get down to business, if my sister agrees with Ah Yue, let's set up a note to prove it?"
"I didn't expect Ah Yue to do everything so well at such a young age, so my good sister will set up a note for Ah Yue."
With that, she walked over to the desk and picked up the pen and sat down, for a moment... She handed me the note, and there was nothing wrong with the note, but there was no time or person to write it! I smiled, this Qin Xue is really a businessman, and the careful thinking of that businessman is undoubtedly evident in this note.
"Sister Qin, can you write another one according to this?"
"Yes."
Then Qin Xue wrote another one that was exactly the same, I took two pieces of paper and added a time on it at the end, and then wrote Party A and Party B, I signed the name on Party B, and then handed it to her and said, "Sister Lao Fu also wrote her name here." ”
She was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Sister, I'm convinced." ”
After saying that, she signed her name on the paper, and I printed our own handprints with her with cinnabar, and the signing was completed.
She and I each put away our own share, and then the two of them sat down, and I said, "Sister Qin, I'll draw a few more drawings for you later, and you can ask someone to hurry up and make these clothes, and I will give you a list of sizes, and you can do it according to the size of the people on the list I gave you." But you can only make one dress for all, and you can't make a second one, you know? All dresses must be completed within seven days! ”
"Seven days?"
"Hmmm! After the dress is ready, you will write a greeting to all the young ladies in Chang'an City, saying that "Linglong Pavilion" is going to hold the first show of dresses! Then I will draw a few pictures, you find someone to hand over these pictures that I specially drew to "Splendid Place" on West Street, and then tell "Splendid Place" the news that we are going to hold a show, remember not to let people see that it is done on purpose. ”
"Ah Yue, your method is very good, and your drawings are also excellent, but why do we tell these to "Splendid Fang", this is not to ask them to pick up cheap for nothing?!"
Saying that, Qin Xue stood up excitedly, and I took her hand and asked her to sit down. She was so excited that she sat down on a stool and looked at me with a frown.
I smiled: "Sister Qin, don't panic, Ah Yue hasn't finished talking yet." We want to make the popularity of this dress show bigger, it is not enough to rely on the "Linglong Pavilion" alone, then "Splendid Fang" has always been my sister's biggest opponent, and if the two largest cloth mills in Chang'an City come to a competition, do you say that this popularity will be greater! ”
I saw Qin Xue look at me with wide eyes in surprise: "Ah Yue, this is to make this conference famous!" ”
I smiled and nodded, she took my hand excitedly, I was startled, frowned in a blink of an eye, and gave a light "cough". She realized and jerked my hand away. I opened the folding fan in my right hand, got up and stood up, shook the folding fan, took two steps forward, then turned around and closed the folding fan, and slapped it on the palm of my left hand.
"We just want to make our fame bigger, and then beat "Fairview Square" in one fell swoop! I want the whole Chang'an to know about this conference! As for the venue! is set in the largest restaurant in Chang'an, and there is Sister Lao. ”
"It's easy to say, I didn't expect Ah Yue to have such wisdom and courage at such a young age, sister, I really admire it!"
With that, I sat down at the table and drew eight more dresses of different styles, and brought three of them on purpose. Then I drew a few more dresses of similar style. After writing the list, I wrote the name of the young lady among the six most powerful families in Chang'an City to Qin Xue.
"Ah Yue, why are there only six of them?" She was amazed by the surprise she had drawn with the drawings I had made.
"There are three more here, and I've already got a choice for those three dresses." I handed her the picture, and her eyes went straight when she saw it!
I have these three, I explained to her one by one, I took the first one, on this one I used a blue and white porcelain pattern, the upper body is designed with a cheongsam, the neckline is added with some rabbit fur, the lower body I use a gauze skirt, the outside is a layer of white yarn, the whole skirt has an elegant fairy atmosphere, I said to Qin Xue: "This skirt is made according to the size of Lin Yuyan girl in "Listening to the Rain Building", if she asks, you will say what Duan Gongzi ordered." ”
The second piece, I drew a cardigan dress, the upper skirt is a straight collar, the collar I painted the shape of sunflower petals, the cuffs and skirt of the skirt are the same, the whole dress is mainly yellow, I use light cloth and yarn, the whole dress looks smart and light, but add some fur to the dress to keep warm, "You can just make this dress according to the size of Miss Wei outside." ”
The third piece, I used red plums as a pattern, bandeau plus a big robe, a red bandeau skirt, a golden belt, the robe mopping the floor, embroidered with red plums, gold edging, the whole skirt is gorgeous and elegant, "You can make this dress according to the size of the second lady of the eldest grandson family." ”
"The first two people have no problem, but this last second lady of the eldest grandson family, she is the first talented woman in the entire Chang'an, how can we invite her?"
"This Sister Qin doesn't need to worry, I have my own way..."
Qin Xue looked at me and frowned, and looked at me for a while: "Ah Yue, who are you?" ”
I frowned at her, and before I could speak, she smiled and continued, "No matter who you are? If my "Linglong Pavilion" really becomes the first cloth workshop in Chang'an City this time, you Duan Yue will be my great benefactor. ”
"Sister Qin, this is serious. Hurry up and explain these clothes. I'll go back first, don't worry, I'll call someone over every day, and if you have something to write to my person, he will bring it back to me. ”
"Well, good! Ah Yue walked slowly. ”
"Sister doesn't have to send it, it's better to arrange things quickly."
"Okay, then sister, I won't send Ah Yue."
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