Chapter 437 Is this a hardship she can endure?
Author: Wen Qing
The girl glanced at the engraved vase placed not far away, stood there, and unhurriedly opened the nearest red silk hijab.
It is the largest piece of embroidery.
Tall enough to be human.
"This is a Zen painting in the winter room, with pine trees and white snow, a high and spacious courtyard, scribes and servants, and the lines on their clothes suddenly turn sharp. There are more than a hundred different line colors."
Embroidery and ancient paintings blend together.
"The colors of the stitches are intertwined, with lakes, rocks, clouds and trees nearby, and beard slaves carrying wine in the distance. It is refreshing and freehand, with delicate colors and splashes of ink and colorful colors."
After each part is embroidered, the embroiderer has to check it one by one against the embroidery stretcher, and then add color and light.
When you get closer, you can see that the characters in the embroidery are painted with colorful needles. The eyes, nose, mouth, ears, forehead, wrinkles, eyebrows, temples, and even the veins on the back of the hands are extremely clear.
The scene was so quiet that you could hear a pin.
The Suzhou embroidery produced by the masters of various embroidery studios who brought their embroidery items to the stage does have its own beauty, but in comparison, the artistic effect of this pair of embroidery is astonishing to the soul.
Before Shen Hua could elaborate on the different embroidery techniques, someone started bidding.
"One thousand taels."
"I will pay one thousand five hundred taels."
"How dare you shout out for such a small amount? Madam Shen, I'll pay you five thousand taels."
Shen Hua smiled.
"Set a price of four thousand taels."
"The merchant who just asked for five thousand taels will come back and pay the money to collect it."
The girl glanced around and saw that there were many embroiderers from major embroidery shops who came here this time. They probably came here to broaden their horizons, which would also help with future techniques.
Throwing away labor, costs, and materials, we can't lose money. It is estimated that the net profit is more than 600 taels.
These two sentences made everyone stunned.
Shen Hua smiled slightly: "I'm not short of money."
"I won't take any profit from this embroidery. I will give it all to the embroiderer as a reward."
Shopkeeper Xiao spoke up at the right time: "Yifengtang, here are five thousand copies."
Good embroidery products naturally don’t have to worry about selling.
However, when doing business in Shengjing, Yifengtang always values ​​things that are rare.
Upon hearing this, shopkeepers from various places who were ready to make a move said: "Ling Enxuan, three hundred pairs."
"Cixi Garden, five hundred pairs."
"Tong..."
The hall became noisy.
Shen Hua then said: "If you want to place a batch order for "Winter Room Painting Zen Pictures", please tell my manager and register with her. The price will be discussed in detail later. Make a deed as evidence."
This has been the case since ancient times. The price for bulk orders is always cheaper. But if it is resold by shopkeepers, it will only be more expensive.
Shen Hua showed off her embroidery items one by one. Without any introduction, the price was called out. Shen Hua was very happy and relaxed.
Until the last pair, which is the smallest pair.
She tore open the red silk.
It's a square silk handkerchief.
Those who were sitting far away could not see clearly. But which of the embroidery pieces in front of Shen Hua was an ordinary piece? The merchants immediately started bidding.
"Yeah, I can't get it again, no problem, I want three hundred orders!"
"...laughing to death, this little bit of potential, here's six hundred orders."
Those who sat close enough to see clearly took a deep breath.
Shopkeeper Zhou's hands were shaking.
"this……"
Xie Xun finally stood up: "The pavilions and buildings have green leaves and red flowers, the flying eaves are full of shadows of beasts and people, and there is a steady rain of plum blossoms, but the texture is light and thin."
The plum blossoms all over the sky fall down the catwalk or fall on the shoulders in mid-air, and the color of the petals gradually turns darker. Even the hairs and beards are distinct, and the details are visible, not to mention the grandeur of the temple.
Such a scene shrinks and shrinks again. It falls on a square silk handkerchief.
"The Queen Mother loves plum blossoms. I want this "Plum Blossoms in the Water Palace" painting."
Anyway, the money came from the palace, so he must extort a sum of money from Yangyang.
The surroundings fell into dead silence.
Who dares to bid with him?
To be able to wear the same silk handkerchief as the most distinguished nobleman in the palace, this...
"Master Sun, I will add a thousand more!"
"Master Sun, please add two thousand more officers."
Shen Hua said, "This embroidery is not sold in batches."
Magistrate Wang, who was about to order a pair for his wife, was stunned: "Why?"
Shen Hua was angry: "You can't kill me with embroidery."
Her hands are going to cramp!
Is this a hardship she can endure?
You have to be absolutely patient and you can't make any mistakes.
Those embroiderers were already old, so it would be difficult to embroider like this. Shen Hua was not willing to let them hurt their eyes because of it.
What's more, for the embroidery in front, the odd number sold is more than enough to win the title.
Forget it, my dear, I won’t have to take on any more business in the next year or two.
The only good thing is that except for one large piece of embroidery, the rest are all small pieces.
Shen Hua was about to step down, but she had a flash of inspiration and turned back.
The girl is quite gentle.
"For orders purchased in bulk, a commission from the profits will be given to the embroiderers who work hard. This is a rule I have set."
Shen Hua had a clear voice and poached people face to face: "There are not a few embroiderers here who want to make a fortune. The door of Chun's embroidery workshop is open to you at any time."
The masters of all the major embroidery workshops all had dark faces.
The embroiderers' eyes were shining brightly.
Who could be as generous as Shen Hua? You know, their wages are high, but they are all guaranteed to die.
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Shen Hua said that her mouth was dry, so she drank tea to moisten her throat and did not stay for long. The girl quickly packed up and left with Xie Xun.
The two of them were walking down the street.
"Did you embroider "Plum Blossoms in the Water Palace"?"
"Brother, how do you know?"
Xie Xunwu smiled to himself.
"At that time, my mother-in-law knew that you were in poor health, so she didn't let you spend too much time on it. You were very obedient, always getting up at night to embroider secretly behind her back."
"But I'm afraid that my mother will be angry if she finds out about it, and Yicui advises you not to do it. Most of the candles in my house are always missing. If you didn't take them, who else could they be?"
Later, something happened to him, and Shen Hua stopped working.
Just picked it up again now.
Also, the time was too short and she didn't have time to make anything else.
Girl: "...No wonder! All the candles in your room behind you are hidden, and I can't find any!"
"If not, you would still need your eyes."
Xie Xun wanted to speak out, but his eyes were fixed on one spot, and the blood all over his body became cold and solidified. He tried to lift his feet, but they were too heavy to move any further.
He stared at it for a moment, fearing that the moon reflected in the mirror would completely disappear and he would be completely unable to catch it.
Xie Xun's lips lost color.
Shen Hua noticed something was wrong with him.
Looking in the direction he was looking.
Three feet away, a girl with bunted hair and a blue skirt made her look even more gentle and as soft as water. She was holding several bags of medicine in her hands.
It's...bleak.
In the distance, naughty children were playing with firecrackers and throwing them everywhere, disturbing the horses passing by. The horses lost control, neighed and roared, and rushed towards them. The passers-by were so scared that passers-by screamed and ran away to avoid the firecrackers.
The place where Xiao Sesu was standing was safe, but he was bumped into by the crowd, causing him to stumble and lean forward uncontrollably.
Xie Xun's pupils shrank suddenly, how could he still care about others, and walked quickly towards her, holding her left arm.
"Is something wrong?"
Chapter completed!