As the hot summer approaches, the most hotly discussed issue in Lin'an County is that several shops of the Lu family are recruiting a large number of female workers, saying that they are going to build a ready-made garment factory for women.
The Qiyuan Dynasty has always advocated that women should be in charge of the home and men should be in charge of the outside world. Women should only do housework and raise children at home, and going out to work is the man's job. This is the first time that a shop specifically requires women to do the work.
When the news came out, some people were happy and some were sad.
There are men who hope that their women will go out to earn more money for the family. Naturally, there are also men who are afraid that their women will have a bad reputation if they go out to work. There are also men who are afraid that their women will become wild after going out.
Even many women are very conflicted. They want to earn money to supplement their family income, but they also feel that women should not show their faces in public.
But in the end, money is what moves people's hearts. No matter what people think in their hearts, their bodies are very honest and will bow down for a few pieces of silver.
Every day, many women and young women came to the Lu family shop to inquire about this matter, and everyone received a reply that there would be a unified time and the young master would select the person together.
During the days of waiting, the women were conflicted and worried. They were afraid that they would not pass the test, but they were also afraid that they would not meet the requirements.
The men in Lin'an County also felt uncomfortable. On the one hand, they wondered how women could work outside, and on the other hand, they were afraid that their wages would not be as high as women's in the future.
Of course, these things are not in Mingyue’s consideration at the moment.
At this time, Mingyue was sitting in the study with Lu Yunjiao and Lu Yunman. On the desk were various drawings, including gorgeous dresses and quirky little items.
Mingyue supported her chin and looked at them with interest. Lu Yunjiao was chattering on the side, and Lu Yunman was writing with great enthusiasm, and soon her narration came to life on paper. There was an obvious tacit understanding between the two children.
Speaking of which, the reason why Mingyue was able to convince Father Lu this time was thanks to the two children Yunjiao and Yunman.
Yun Jiao has a big imagination and is good at embroidery. Everything she embroiders is always more lively and cute than others.
Yunman is good at painting. Even the old calligrapher Mingyue invited has sighed many times that this little girl has a natural talent for painting. If she persists in painting, she will become a master of painting in the future. It's a pity that she was born with the wrong gender.
The two children lived in the same "dormitory" in Jishan Hall and had always been close and friendly. Yun Jiao had a lot of wonderful ideas in her mind, but she always felt that she could not embroider the true appearance of those ideas, so she begged Yun Man to help her paint.
As a result, Yun Man listened to her random description and actually drew those fantastic things.
Finally, the skirt embroidered with colorful butterflies and flowers, which was made by the cooperation of the two children, was placed in front of Mr. Lu. When Mr. Lu found out that it was made by the two children, his eyes almost popped out.
The reason is simple: this skirt is so exquisite.
The colorful and vivid butterflies dance gracefully in the flowers or flower cores. When viewed in different light and angles, you can even see that the butterflies change their postures and colors.
This doesn't look like an ordinary skirt, but more like a work of art worthy of appreciation and collection.
Mr. Lu is a businessman, so he naturally understands the value of this dress and the value of his two children.
So after hearing Mingyue's words, "The man is innocent, but he is guilty of possessing a treasure. Without the ability, he cannot protect the secret recipe, nor the two children and the Lu family", Lu's father decided to go on a long journey to discuss a big business.
Before leaving, Father Lu formally took Mingyue to meet all the stewards of the Lu family for the first time, and confirmed her title as the young master. Originally, Father Lu planned to leave the Lu family to his grandson, but now he has handed it over to Mingyue for some reason.
But Mingyue was not afraid at all and accepted everything.
Then Mingyue proposed to Lu's father the matter of recruiting female workers for the garment factory. At that time, Lu's father looked at Mingyue for a long time, and finally let out a long sigh, saying that everything was up to her.
But later Mingyue received a letter from the servant she sent to Lu's father. The servant said that the master had done something very strange and outrageous. The master went to Yong'an Temple and stayed there for more than two hours. He even asked the abbot to set up a longevity tablet for the young lady, but the young lady was obviously alive and well.
At that time, Mingyue lowered her eyes, and for a moment she didn't know what to feel in her heart.
Having said that, after watching the two little guys painting for a long time, Mingyue also felt itchy to try her hand at painting, so she picked up a paintbrush and paper.
Mingyue has no memories of the past, but she has a familiarity with things like music, chess, calligraphy and painting that is engraved in her soul.
Not long after she picked up the paintbrush, she had already painted a gray-pink chest-length floral skirt.
In this era when everyone wears cross-collared skirts or short shirts, the chest-length skirt looks very novel and attracted the attention of Yun Man and Yun Jiao.
"It turns out that there are other styles of skirts that can be drawn," Yun Jiao slapped the table and suddenly shouted, "I've got it, Yun Man, Yun Man, hurry up and draw. This is a skirt with two indigo-colored ribbons connected, and embroidered in the middle..."
Yun Man wrote slowly and a strange yet fresh-styled skirt came to life on the paper.
Mingyue shook her head with a smile and didn't bother them anymore. Instead, she thought about recruiting workers.
The Lu family's factory not only makes ready-made clothes, but also dyes and embroiders. Women who can embroider are paid one kind of wages, those who can make clothes are paid another kind of wages, those who can dye cloth are paid another kind of wages, and those who can't do anything but love to learn can also be given opportunities, but there is no order without rules, and...
As Mingyue thought about it, her thoughts slowly drifted away.
Time flies, and soon it is the day of recruiting.
Mingyue specially brought Yunman and Yunjiao along. She had explained everything to them in detail these days, about how amazing the embroidery techniques they had come up with were, about their future and life, and about the share of the profits that the Lu family's garment shop would give them.
At first, the two children were stunned by Mingyue’s words. They just thought it was fun before they did it, and never thought that things would become so serious.
However, after hearing Mingyue wanted to give them a share, they both refused without hesitation.
Mingyue insisted on giving it to Yunman, whose eyes turned red. With tears welling up in her eyes, she asked Mingyue, "Sister, have you always treated us as outsiders? We eat at the Lu family's, live in the Lu family's, and should work for the Lu family. How can we ask for benefits?"
Yun Jiao also turned her head away angrily: "I don't know what embroidery techniques are or how great it is. I only know that it is a gift from me to my sister. If my sister doesn't like it, just throw it away. Don't say such insensitive words to hurt others."
Mingyue was really at a loss for words after hearing this, and finally had to give up!
However, the old ones are still the most experienced. Mingyue turned around and used the experience of witnessing the change in women's status to seduce the two children to follow her into the shop to be examiners.
She had originally planned to let them manage this shop in the future.
(End of this chapter)