Chapter 207: Imprisoned Love (15)
Ran Jia couldn't help but ask again: "Is it really our family?" You rented it for me? ”
"It's coiled down," Ying Jian nudged her back, and rarely smiled at the row of white teeth: "Go and see if you like the decoration, and if you don't like it, say it, and I'll let them modify it." Behind the shop is a small courtyard, and the back door of the small courtyard is facing our house. ”
Ran Jia couldn't help but exhale, "Our house is in the back?" ”
As soon as she said it, she covered her mouth, well, she was a road idiot, and she was inadvertently exposed.
"Yes," Ying Key nodded, and walked to the table against the wall for ordinary guests to rest and sat down, where tea was already served.
Ran Jia looked at the reddish-brown atmospheric decoration, her heart was full of joy, Yunshang Pavilion was not much different from other embroidery shops, a counter was full of all kinds of fabrics, and even the walls were dressed in gorgeous clothes in response to the rising sun.
There was a faint joy in her eyes, half of the ready-to-wear clothes on that wall were discarded drawings from her daily life, and half were clothes that had been made for Mrs. Hou and Miss Fuli, but the colors and styles were slightly different.
On one side was the staircase, and she ran up with a little eagerness, and the second floor was divided into thirteen semi-open private rooms by screens embroidered with twelve seasons of flowers on both sides. Each room has an elaborate table and chairs and a small openwork window.
She slowly went downstairs, and in the hall, a woman in her thirties wearing a purple brocade stand-up collar skirt and smiling heartily shouted at her, madam, and behind her were six daughters-in-law who were uniformly wearing peach pink and short hexagram water-colored skirts, combing women's buns, and were twenty-six or seventeen years old.
They all followed together to be Mrs. Fu.
Two other handsome and slightly heroic girls wore apricot yellow skirts.
Ran Jia looked sideways at Ying Key, and before she could open her mouth, Ying Key explained to her: "This is the shopkeeper Jin, she will be in charge of the business in the shop in the future, and by the way, she will take over the clothes of the ladies and ladies in the house for you."
These sisters-in-law are very good, they used to be embroidery girls in the palace, and when they are old, they are released, and they can be responsible for embroidering the clothes you draw in the future.
These two are sisters Qiu Lanzhi and Qiu Shuwen, and they have some kung fu. When you go out with them, they can protect you, and they can also run errands for you. If you don't need them at home, ask them to help out in the shop. ”
Ran Jia's heart was simmering tightly, she hummed, took out the momentum of being a big girl in the Hou Mansion, and greeted them with a chuckle. Since they were found by the key, they must be trustworthy people.
When they went back, they walked to the door of the backyard of the shop, Ran Jia was still a little excited, looked back frequently, and finally couldn't help but ask, "This shop has to cost a lot of money, right?" ”
"Ye was born and died for Hou Ye for nearly ten years, and he still has some savings in hand, and he has more than enough to set up a shop. Ye still said the same thing, don't let you be tired, otherwise the shop will be gone. Ying Jian likes the way she looks when she does things, the shop is supposed to kill her time, and the money she earns is different from her.
He can't coax people, and he can only think of this stupid way.
"Well, with those six embroidery girls, I'm sure I won't be tired," Ran Jia nodded vigorously, excited inside, and could only stretch out his plain white hand to pull his shirt, and smiled: "Xianggong, you are so good." ”
A smile appeared on Ying Key's face, and he clenched his fist to his lips and coughed lightly to hide it.
He is tall and long-legged, and his steps are also big, but although Ran Jia is not short among women, he is lined with him, and he looks extremely petite, and small steps follow him frequently.
Ying Jian slowed down, stretched out his hand to hold hers, and said in a low voice: "You are my daughter-in-law, if I am not good to you, who else is good to you?" ”
Ran Jia was stunned, she had worked hard to adapt to the identity of a person and a wife in the past two days, but the seventeen-year life pattern was single and fixed, and she changed coldly, she was a little at a loss and flustered, and she resisted at first. Hearing him say this, she really realized that in the future, the two of them will depend on each other, even if they have children later, he and her are more intimate than the children who are connected by blood, after all, only the two of them can join hands from a young age.
She nodded heavily, looked at the person beside her with firmness and trust in her eyes, and said with a smile: "Xianggong, I will also be good to you in the future!" ”
"Well," Ying Jian couldn't help but pause and took the woman into his arms, kissed her forehead with pity, and sighed lightly: "Daughter-in-law, I waited very hard for you to say this, if I said that I suffered more than others in the past for today, God is also extremely fair to me." ”
Ran Jia's face was crimson, her eyes kept looking left and right, and the alley was empty, but she was still very shy about hugging her in public. She pushed him and whispered, "Xianggong, this, this is outside." ”
"Let's go, go home," he nodded and smiled.
Ran Jia's heart was completely opened to him, and even her thoughts were a lot more subtle, and she found that there was also a string of bells hanging at the door of her house, and the scattered sounds drifted with the breeze, as if she was watching the people returning home.
With her own shop, Ran Jia thought that it was Xianggong Yingkey who took the desperate silver down, and she had to earn the money from the shop as soon as possible. Moreover, she was very happy in her heart, and told herself over and over again that it was her own shop, so that when she thought about it, she was full of energy, and the work in her hands became faster and faster.
Every day when she has nothing to do, she has to go out with Ying Key, walk around the shop, and then go back to the back of the shop to clean up the bright and comfortable room and draw clothes. Not only does she have a certain opinion about clothes, but also the design of jewelry can be novel and lovely, and it is estimated that the shopkeeper of the largest jewelry store in Kyoto came to her door with the consent of Ying Key, and discussed cooperation with her with the help of the shopkeeper Jin.
The shopkeeper of Shang Pin Xuan, a middle-aged man with a chubby smile and a pair of dimples, came with great sincerity, and they sat in one of the compartments, and he asked with amazement in his eyes: "Are these double-sided embroideries also embroidered by Madame?" ”
Double-sided embroidery belongs to one of the top embroidery methods, because the front and back sides are exquisite and natural, and the patterns are different, which is to cover too many stitches in the palm of the place, and there are some unique embroidery methods in double-sided embroidery, which are not created by others who can ponder on their own, but it is a unique embroidery technique that has been inherited for thousands of years.
Ran Jia covered her lips with a thin layer of veil, leaving only a pair of sparkling eyes, she bent her eyebrows and nodded with a smile, and said softly: "These twelve are a set, which I gave to my master and a gift, but I didn't expect Mrs. to give me a gift to open a store." ”
"Mrs. Qinhou has always been a generous person, and Madam, you are also ingenious," Shopkeeper Chen said with a smile: "The old man came here today because he wanted to ask Mrs. for help, and I hope you can give up your face to respond." ”
"Ran Jia is just a woman with an embroidery needle, I don't know what I can do to help the shopkeeper Chen, if I can help, I will definitely help." She asked, curiously.
It turned out that those ladies and ladies got Ran Jia's promise, so they greeted some embroidery rooms with excellent embroidery skills and jewelry shops with exquisite carving skills in advance, and started work as soon as they got the drawings. As the best reputation in Kyoto, Shang Pinxuan, who has excellent items, naturally got the advice of several ladies, who are all relatively close to the elite circle.
Shopkeeper Chen can be fully responsible for Shang Pinxuan, he has great ability, and he also has to have an in-depth understanding of the things sought after by the ladies and ladies in the circle, and a lot of threads are placed everywhere, and he has known that Mrs. Qin Hou has a lovely girl a long time ago, and her mind is ingenious, and she personally sews clothes for Mrs. Qin Hou, and even the decoration is drawn by him, which is made by the craftsmen who support the house.
Now that Ran Jia has left the Hou Mansion and started to take over the work by himself, as soon as he heard the news, he first found the key, and after getting the consent, he hurried over in person.
Shopkeeper Chen said his intention, he hoped to cooperate with Ran Jia. Ran Jia designs jewelry, and Shang Pinxuan is responsible for producing materials, building and selling, and the profit is three or seven cents.
Ran Jia frowned slightly, she was a foolish thing on weekdays, but she didn't expect to become the object of everyone's pursuit. Jewelry is very profitable, not to mention its own value, manual costs account for a large part, the more delicate and beautiful, the more expensive it is.
She likes to design beautiful trinkets, there was only one master, she was full of joy and had nowhere to play, and when she was interested, she drew some casually, and the collection added up to a lot, and the paintings with clothes and other things occupied almost half of her own salute.
While being able to enjoy the design of jewelry, many ladies and ladies are very happy to wear it, and they can also make money, Ran Jia is quite satisfied, but the profit is a little high, right?
But her frowning eyebrows were too little in the eyes of the shopkeeper Chen, he shook his head and sighed lightly: "Madam, don't bargain with the old man, the old man will directly give you a real price, six or four points, you six and we four, no less." You must know that Shang Pin Xuan supports a lot of jewelry craftsmen, a group of errand boys, and is also responsible for buying gold, silver and jade in various places, and the labor cost in the middle is not small, and we will not make any more money. ”
Ran Jia lowered her eyes, her eyes were full of surprise, she was still afraid that she was sorry for such a high price for her own design. She knows that the price of gold and silver objects of the same weight is fifty percent higher than that of other shops, and its exquisite workmanship and design are one reason, and the brand of Shangpinxuan is the main reason for the high price.
Entering and exiting Shangpinxuan is either rich or expensive, just like the same baked cake, it is one wen on the stall, and it is twenty wen on the first floor of Kyoto! The first floor of Kyoto is also a noodle baked in a stove, and there are many more tricks on the first floor of Kyoto, where bean paste, rock sugar, five-spice powder, sesame seeds, peanuts, etc., are placed in it, and the price is raised by a handful. Naturally, the selection, fermentation, and baking of the noodles are precisely controlled, and the taste is much stronger than that outside, and diners are willing to pay for it.