"Settle accounts with me?" Ye Xiaoman was very strange and asked, "What kind of account do you have with me?" ”

"Of course I'm going to settle accounts with you!" Widow Li pouted: "You have made a contract with Jinxiu for exclusive offerings, so what should I do if I want a fragrant concubine-colored cloth here?" ”

It turned out that it was for this matter, Ye Xiaoman explained slightly apologetically: "Boss Xia of Jinxiuji is only sure to supply the deed, if you don't sign it, you won't have to cooperate, I really can't resist him, please bear more." ”

Widow Li is used to doing business, and she knows that she can't complain about Ye Xiaoman, but she still has to say it, lest people think that she really doesn't care, and there will be this kind of thing next time.

She said to Ye Xiaoman with envy: "I didn't see it before, at your young age, the business has already been done in the town, Boss Xia is a first-class shrewd person, there is a splendid record to endorse you, little girl, you have a bright future in the future." Hey, when I was your age, I was still learning the craft under Master. Who is your master? I've never heard you mention it. ”

"Where do I have a master, it's just my own blind groping, and it's also lucky, so that I have found some doorways, which is not as good as yours, which have been passed down from generation to generation and have a profound heritage."

Seeing that her answer was perfect, Widow Li said tentatively: "Then you cooperate with Jinxiuji, and do you also sell the ordinary flower cloth to Jinxiuji?" ”

"So far." Ye Xiaoman told Widow Li about Boss Xia's promise to double the harvest of ordinary flower cloth.

Although saying this may cause jealousy, it also implies that Widow Li already has a family for the Ye family's flower cloth, and will not compete with her for the business of ordinary flower cloth, after all, it is impossible for Jinxiu Ji to double the cloth of Widow Li.

"You're in luck." Widow Li's tone was as sour as vinegar.

"Boss, I have something important to ask you for today." Ye Xiaoman hurriedly diverted the topic.

She was afraid that if she continued to talk about it, Widow Li should be really angry, and it was true that her peers were enemies. The reason why Widow Li and her can get along with each other now is because the two sell cloth to different objects. Widow Li is a good person, she opened a dyeing house to accept apprentices, and the dyed cloth was sold to ordinary cloth shops and ordinary people. And Ye Xiaoman took the Splendid Record, which is exclusively for one family, and does not sell and distribute, and there is no conflict with Widow Li.

"What else can you ask me for?" Widow Li was half ridiculous and half unbelieving.

Ye Xiaoman really has something to ask her.

"I'd like to ask if you have any silk cloth here?"

Silk cloth is a kind of silk, and they are generally woven from mulberry silk. This cloth is slippery and light and breathable, making it very comfortable to wear in summer. According to the different weaving processes, it is divided into silk, Luo, silk, satin, silk, spinning, silk, brocade, woolen velvet and so on, among which silk and satin can only be worn by officials and women, and ordinary men can only wear silk cloth at most, and can not wear silk cloth.

Mulberry silk is not easy to obtain, so silk cloth is expensive, and the price was once compared to gold, not cotton and linen.

Aunt Ye has just learned to weave cotton cloth now, even if Ye Xiaoman can find mulberry silk, she can't weave it.

Ye Xiaoman thought about it, only Widow Li might have silk cloth.

"You want silk cloth?" Widow Li asked, "What are you going to do?" Do you make clothes? ”

"No, it's for dyeing." Ye Xiaoman didn't hide it from her, and said, "I need raw silk cloth, of course, it's best to be white." ”

Widow Li was very surprised, and kindly told her, "You want to dye silk?" That's a thankless job! You have explored the way of dyeing cloth yourself, so you don't know. When we were learning to dye cloth, Master explained that the fixed color of silk was extremely poor, and we had to start dyeing it from the time of silk thread. If you get a cloth instead of a thread, don't dye it easily. Don't go into the water if you dye it, and the color dyed after going into the water is basically wasted. That's why many silk clothes fade as soon as they are wet. If you want to dye it, the difficulty is not ordinary, and the silk is easy to wrinkle, you can't tie-dye it, and you can't make patterns. Those rich and noble families in the capital have their own methods, but they are all methods piled up with real money and silver, do you really want to try? ”

Ye Xiaoman nodded and said firmly: "Yes, I want to dye it with silk cloth." ”