After choosing the fabric, the old lady gave a few more commands, and then let everyone go back to their respective courtyards.

Jiang Shuli went to Xilan Garden, accompanied by Mama Lu and Mrs. An. The rest of the people who came to the Hou Mansion from Yingyue Mansion had already gone back first under the instructions of Mama Lu.

Jiang Shuli saw Mama Lu with Mrs. An, and guessed in her heart that she was afraid that she was going to discuss the matter of Yingyue Building with her mother, and she should have avoided it before, but at this time, she still talked to Mama Lu slowly, and entered the main hall of Xilan Yuan together.

Ouyang had already gotten up to eat, and at this time of the day, he was in good spirits, and he would meet with the stewards of various industries to come and discuss important matters.

Seeing that his daughter sat next to her after the salute and didn't mean to move, Ouyang didn't say anything, smiled and motioned to the maid to serve tea, and began to ask.

"Is the signing of the contract over there in Huaizhi City going well?"

This is the most concerned thing at the moment, Yingyue Lou has forty percent of the fabric are from Huai'an Cloth Village in Huai Weaving City, last month I also heard that Huai'an Cloth Zhuang new condensation Huai Jin, the introduction of this kind of high-quality cloth has a great impact on the business at the end of the year.

And at this time of year, it is time to renew the contract with Huai'an Buzhuang, so this matter is the first priority.

Mama Lu put away her long-sleeved and dancing face in Shou'an Hall just now, with a hint of melancholy, and replied, "Mrs. Hui, Huai'an Buzhuang is not very smooth. My family sent a reply a few days ago, saying that Huai'an Buzhuang only promised to give us 20% of the high-quality fabric, because it did not meet expectations, my family said that it was still circling, to see if we could talk about returning to the usual 40% ratio. ”

Ouyang rubbed the rim of the blue and white porcelain cup, and said while thinking, "Because of the high price, the high-quality fabric is not something that can be eaten by any embroidery village. The high-quality fabrics of Huai'an Cloth Village, as usual, are supplied to the palace, forty percent to us, and the remaining forty percent are divided among embroidery villages all over the country. ”

She took a sip of tea, her index finger slowly tapped the armrest, and frowned, "The degree of use in the palace will not be easily changed, and if we reduce our two percent, it must be supplied to other embroidery houses." ”

"Could it be Magnolia?" Jiang Shuli stood up, walked behind Ouyang's and gently rubbed the corners of her forehead, and asked in a low voice, "Recently, there are not many new embroidery workshops in Tianhao City, and Magnolia Fang has always been hostile to Yingyue Tower, could it be that they robbed our family of Yingyue Building's share?" ”

Ouyang reached out and touched his daughter's hand, patted it with relief, and said, "Our Shuli is so smart. ”

"Mother!" Jiang Shuli muttered in a low voice, only here in the Ouyang clan would she be spoiled like a doll in the palm of her hand.

Ouyang couldn't help but laugh, "Shuli is right, I also suspect Yulanfang." ”

Mama Lu nodded in agreement, "I'm afraid it's them, these days there are still small movements," Mama Lu's eyes flashed a hint of anger, "My family thinks the same way, I'm afraid that there are people in Yulanfang who are also circling around Huai Weaving City now, and he is asking around to see how to deal with it." ”

"Okay," Ouyang nodded, "Send a message to Huai Weaving City quickly, and if there is any trouble, let me know as soon as possible." ”

"How is the situation over there, Qin Niangzi?" Ouyang started talking again.

Qin Niangzi is the lady in charge of the clothing style design of the Yingyue Building, and every three months she will take half a month to visit the major famous cities and towns in the country to learn about the most fashionable local clothing styles, and will design the new clothing styles for the next quarter for the Yingyue Building according to the collected information.

"Qin Niangzi is in Huaiyang City right now," Mama Lu replied respectfully, the look between her eyebrows was still worried, "I just received the news she sent back yesterday. It is said that the azure embroidery workshop in Huaiyang City has a new embroidery method. ”

"Oh?" Ouyang raised his eyebrows.

Azure embroidery workshop is a famous embroidery workshop in Huaiyang City, famous for the azure embroidery method, Ouyang and the big boss of the Azure embroidery workshop and the heir of the azure embroidery Xue Tianqing have met several times, and she has been invited to come to the Yingyue Building to no avail. Xue Tianqing is a woman with a tough personality, and the Ouyang family has a good impression of her.

"Being able to create her own embroidery method, presumably Xue Tianqing has made a lot of progress over the years," she smiled slightly, "Can you get a model for the new embroidery method of Tianqing Embroidery Workshop?" ”

"Got it." Mama Lu turned around and signaled to An Niangzi, An Niangzi nodded, took out a palm-sized piece of fabric from her arms and handed it over, "Madam, look, this is Xue Tianqing's newly created embroidery method." ”

Seeing Ouyang holding it in his hand, An Niangzi explained, "This new embroidery method is named Ningqing embroidery method, which is characterized by embroidery on the congealed Huai brocade, and with the characteristics of the condensed fat Huai brocade, it can highlight its softness and meticulousness. This is what our Yingyue Lou embroidery method is not capable of. ”

Ouyang nodded while looking at it, and touched his fingers on the fabric, "This condensed fat Huai brocade really lives up to its name, and the Ning Qing embroidery method is embroidered on the condensed fat Huai brocade, which highlights the good of the clotted fat Huai brocade." It's simply complementary and icing on the cake. ”

"I think at this year's embroidery tribute meeting, Xue Tianqing will compete in this embroidery method," Ouyang put the fabric on the table on the side, and asked An Niangzi with a smile, "An Niangzi, are you sure to win?" ”

An Niangzi raised her eyes and smiled when she heard this, with a sense of confidence in her smile. She looks delicate, and her eyes may be slightly red because of perennial embroidery, but they are very clear. "Mrs. Hui, a few days ago, after years of research, we found the camphor branch sprinkled with gold powder, and then the end of the research, and then with a certain recipe to make the juice, and finally twisted into the silk thread, not only the aroma can last for a long time, but also the color is more agile and durable than the ordinary gold thread."

"The usage of the camphor branch has finally been developed?" Hearing this, Ouyang couldn't help but lean forward, looked at An Niangzi intently and asked, "How long can the fragrance of the camphor branch last?" ”

Incorporating fragrance into embroidery is something that Yingyuelou began to want to do three or four years ago. From the search for raw materials to how to integrate into the embroidery thread, it took a lot of effort, and now I heard that it was finally developed, and Ouyang couldn't help but be excited.

"We tried," Ann replied, and the woven fabric slurry was still fragrant after washing it hundreds of times. Madam, at this year's Tribute Embroidery Meeting, I am going to use this silk thread and then tie it with a new hairpin silk embroidery method to participate in the competition. Definitely won't give the first to others. ”

Every year, the embroidery festival is held by the royal family, and famous embroidery workshops from all over the country will come to participate, and each embroidery workshop will display a piece of embroidery for the competition, and the top three embroidery workshops have the right to provide embroidery to the royal family. Yingyue Building has been ranked first for so many years, which shows its strength.

"Good!" Ouyang praised it, she was indeed very confident in An Niangzi, and after putting down the teacup, she thought for a while, and then asked, "Is there any new news from Mei Niang?" ”

"Yes," Mama Lu answered, "Mei Niang went to Yulanfang because of her cousin who suddenly appeared, and the slave maid went to find someone, her cousin originally came from a place called Dashui Village on the outskirts of the city, and the family actually had a wife and children." ”

"Oh?" Ouyang Shi showed an interested expression, "Can Mei Niang know about this?" ”