In the evening, a green woolen carriage stopped at the gate of the courtyard of the Jiang house, Jiang Wanmu jumped down from the carriage and said to the coachman: "Father Zhuzi, the snow is falling too much, I will let Zhuzi Niang come out early and take your carriage home." The coachman shook his head with a simple expression and said, "Miss Jiang, when my family went out in the morning, I said that there is a lot of work, and the girl has a place to live here, and she will not go home these days." ”

The carriage slowly drove past the courtyard door of the Jiang house, Jiang Wanmu tapped on the courtyard door, and Mrs. Liu opened the courtyard door with a happy face, smiled and greeted Jiang Wanmu in, and the little girl who followed her, after she saluted Jiang Wanmu, she bowed her head and whispered: "I'll go and bring food to the girl to the room." After she finished speaking, she raised her eyes to see Jiang Wanmu's smiling face, and ran to the courtyard with a red face.

Mrs. Liu shook her head on the side and said, "Girl, you see that Ju'er has such a temperament, she is exactly the same as her father, and she is a stupid person by nature. Jiang Wanmu just smiled at Mrs. Liu, and listened to her shouting about the things in the yard: "Girl, the two young masters and young ladies have just returned home, and I look at their joy when they play, and the three of them all have happy expressions on their faces. Oh, General Lian is now with them in the room, and the young lady told me that they came back after dinner at the General's Mansion. Girl. ”

When Mrs. Liu accompanied Jiang Wanmu to the door of the room, she stopped chattering. Jiang Wanmu glanced at her and asked her in a low voice, "Does anyone else ask you about the matter in our yard today?" Woman Liu looked at Jiang Wanmu's expression and whispered: "Girl, a strange woman came today, looking like someone who works in a big family, she came to inquire about the girl and the young master. I saw that she was generous, and she casually stuffed me with a large piece of silver, saying that it was a reward of silver, and I was so frightened that I hurriedly stuffed it back. ”

Jiang Wanmu listened to Mrs. Liu's words, she stopped, looked back at Ms. Liu in a little surprise and asked, "She inquired about me and the children?" After thinking about it carefully, she nodded affirmatively and said, "I thought she was here to ask about the guests in the courtyard, but I listened for a long time." She was turning the corner and asking the girl and the young master about the past. I told her clearly that people can't ask about the affairs of their masters at will. ”

After Jiang Wanmu nodded in a deep voice, she said to Woman Liu: "The next time someone comes to ask us about the past, you can tell her directly." Let her master come and speak to me on his own. Lady Liu retreated silently, Jiang Wanmu's footsteps stopped at the door of her room, and when she heard the voice of the man and the three children inside, her brows furrowed slightly, and she walked to the side room. Her hand tapped on the door, and a crisp woman's voice could be heard, "Push the door, please come in." ”

Jiang Wanmu gently pushed open the door. In the warm room, there were six women sitting, all of them bowed their heads to do the work in their hands, but they looked at Jiang Wanmu at the moment they looked up, put down the work in their hands one by one, and greeted with a smile: "Hello owner." Jiang Wanmu walked into the room, smiled at them and nodded, "Don't be too tired, the work will never be done." Needlework hurts the eyes the most. Let's drink more chrysanthemum tea to nourish our eyes. ”

The Lin woman took the lead in laughing, and she said to the five women who laughed, "Everyone listen to the owner's words and drink more chrysanthemum tea." Don't worry about affecting the work at hand. Jiang Wanmu looked at Woman Lin with a smile, the Chu Yang clan sent her over this time. She had been in the yard for many days, and the children followed her back to live in the yard. Jiang Wanmu walked over and saw a cut-out pattern on the table, and a stack of lists to be done next to it, she flipped it slightly, and asked the woman Lin with a slight frown: "Steward Lin, I see that there is too much work, and I have to find a good embroidery lady to come over to help." ”

Woman Lin looked at the stack of sheets on the table, she looked at Jiang Wanmu and said, "The owner." If the store continues to take orders, and the girl told me yesterday, I think I can do it. The mother of the pillar told us, 'Among the people she is like, there are several women who are good at needlework, but each of them has his own business to do, and he has to inquire about it.' Jiang Wanmu listened to Woman Lin's words. Her eyes looked at the plainly dressed woman, and when she saw her standing up, she quickly motioned for her to sit down, and said with a smile: "Zhuzi Niang, I will leave this matter to you."

You will ride back and forth in your man's car tomorrow, and you will help me to inquire about who of them is willing to do things, and you will be paid the same salary as you. If you meet someone who can't leave the house, you see that she is a strict person, and you tell her privately that we have a small embroidery job that can be taken home to live, and if they are willing to do it, the price will not be lower than that of other people. After the work is handed in, it will be paid in cash at that time. Zhu Ziniang nodded with a smile and whispered, "Thank you, owner." There are many people who can do embroidery work in our area, how many embroidery girls do you want to come and do the work? How many people do you need to do the work that can be done at home? ”

Jiang Wanmu looked at Lady Lin, and when she saw her with a look of surprise, she lowered her head and smiled slightly and said to her, "Manager Lin, you decide this matter." "Since the advent of clothes with the word auspicious omen, such styles of clothes have attracted the attention of many people. Now whether it is Chu Yang's store in Dongcheng or the store under Jiang Wanmu's name, they are in urgent need of skilled embroiderers. Now the embroiderers in this room, three are embroiderers who do fast and good work in the store. There is also the pillar lady called by Jiang Wanmu, plus Su Huan's fiancée, although the two of them have never done embroidery, but the needlework is also fast and good, and the embroidered things are no worse than the real embroiderers.

Ji Yan had done a day's work in this room, and Mrs. Lin said to Jiang Wanmu tactfully that night: "The owner, the shopkeeper's work is exquisite, but she is slow to do the work, so it is better to let her go to the store and take the work directly." Jiang Wanmu nodded naturally, when she went to talk to Ji Yan that night, Ji Yan had already told her before she could speak: "Miss, I just mentioned it to Mu Gen, tomorrow I will go back to the store and let the cloth lady come over to do the work, her children are older, she doesn't have to worry too much." ”

Jiang Wanmu breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the frustrated look in her eyes, smiled and comforted her: "Ji Yan, there is a specialization in the art industry, you go to the store tomorrow to help pick up the work, lest the guests only think about the pattern, regardless of whether the fabric is suitable or not, the taste of bad clothes will damage the reputation of our store." Ji Yan listened to Jiang Wanmu's words, she laughed and said, "Miss, you don't have to comfort me, I can figure it out on my own, I will tell the guests those things."

Miss, you are going to Zhongnan next spring, I want to go with you, I want to see my father and sister-in-law's family. When Jiang Wanmu heard this, she didn't dare to agree to her. She smiled and said to her: "Ji Yan, as long as the father and nurse and brother nod, I will not object to you following me to Zhongnan." Ji Yan nodded happily when he heard Jiang Wanmu's words and said, "Miss, I have already asked my father and mother's opinion today, and they are not worried that you will go to Zhongnan alone, so they have already nodded their heads."

After Mugen came back last night, he told me that he didn't worry about you going to Zhongnan alone, saying that you would not change your decision easily. I told him I wanted to see my father and sister-in-law. He said that as long as my father and mother accept it, he must be willing for me to follow you to Zhongnan. Jiang Wanmu was also happy after hearing this, she originally thought that she would go to Zhongnan with the people of the Shang family who went south, so that everyone could know each other and rest assured. Now that she has Ji Yan to accompany her, she only needs to arrange her own affairs properly, and then book a travel day with the dart team, so she doesn't have to go to the Shang family.

Jiang Wanmu smiled at the Lin woman, she looked up and asked, "Boss, I know that there is still an empty room in your yard, can I use it?" Jiang Wanmu smiled and nodded, "Yes." When the Lin woman heard this, she smiled and said to Zhu Zi Niang: "Zhu Zi Niang, you can call as many people as you know, let me see their needlework first, and then decide to use those people." Zhu Ziniang showed a look of embarrassment on her face, Jiang Wanmu understood it on the side, she smiled and said: "Zhu Ziniang, don't worry, since it is someone you know well, as long as the embroidery is passable, Steward Lin will not let them come to this trip in vain." ”

Jiang Wanmu's words are not untargeted, it is really slow to ship fabrics this year, but there are too many people who want to make ready-to-wear. Everyone hopes for good luck, and the 'small family' is the first store in the south to make good luck clothes. Moreover, the name of the owner's Jiang Xiaolazy writing has long been famous. Many guests came to her words. Jiang Wanmu had already greeted Su Huan, and as long as the business was done, it would be followed one by one.

The two shops under Jiang Wanmu's name have now begun to suspend the business of receiving customers, and there are too many people making ready-to-wear clothes, and everyone asks for the word Jiang Xiaolazy by name. Zhu Ziniang was silent in her heart for a while, she looked up at Jiang Wanmu and Lady Lin with a smile and said, "Boss, Steward Lin, I know at least fifteen or sixteen people who have done a good job in needlework, are you sure you all want to come down?" Jiang Wanmu and Lady Lin exchanged glances, both of them had joy in their eyes, Woman Lin smiled and nodded, after Jiang Wanmu saw it, she smiled and said, "You go to find someone tomorrow, and I will tell Father Zhuzi to listen to your orders." ”

The room burst into laughter, except for Su Huan's fiancée who lowered her head and smiled, the other people joked to Zhu Ziniang, "Zhu Ziniang, you can press you to be in charge once." Jiang Wanmu heard the door knocking, she opened the door with a smile, and Ju'er outside the door lowered her head and said, "Boss, Aunt Jiang and I are here to bring food." Aunt Jiang asked me to ask a few aunts, will you have sweet or salty food at night? Jiang Wanmu smiled and dodged away, she patted Ju'er encouragingly, and whispered, "Don't be afraid, you have the courage to go into the room and ask a few aunts." ”

Jiang Wanmu walked out of the door of the room, she saw the Lin woman standing outside her door, she walked over quickly, and whispered to the Lin woman: "The Lin family, the things in the courtyard, there is no need to continue to hide them." I asked you to find someone, you can't put it off any longer. Tomorrow, you should find two people to come and help you with your work. Someone is coming over tomorrow, and you and Ju'er will not be able to withstand four meals a day. ”