The next day, Xu Ling led a group of servants and wives into the Mengshi Embroidery Village. The shopkeeper saw her aggressive look and knew that she was going to find fault, so he hurriedly stepped forward to stop people, but was kicked away.
"Meng Si, Meng Si, come out for me!" she yelled as she rushed into the VIP room on the second floor.
"Miss Xu, what's the matter with you?" Meng Si and Li Jiarong walked out from behind the screen, followed by Li Xiudian and Meng Zhong. All four frowned and looked unhappy, but because of Xu Ling's identity, they didn't dare to attack on the spot. Admiral Xu had been guarding in Zhejiang Province for many years, slashing and killing countless Japanese pirates, and the pamphlets recording his military exploits were piled up to the height of one person, making him a veritable local emperor in Zhejiang Province. What if Li Ran is Concubine Min's direct brother? When he came to Zhejiang Province, he still had to be humble and small for him.
"What's the matter with me? You embroidered tattered, look for yourself!" Xu Ling threw that precious peony dress on the ground, and said in a rage, "This dress of yours made me look bad yesterday. What is the number one embroidery girl in Zhejiang Province, you have such a big face!"
"What's wrong with this skirt?" Meng Si picked up the skirt with a worried expression.
Li Xiudian gave her a distressed look and scolded: "Miss Xu, you have something to say. Everyone can see how Meng Si's skills are. If there is really a problem with this skirt, you can point it out. We want to improve, don't hurt the peace."
"This skirt is fine, what's the problem!" Li Jiarong took the skirt over and looked at it repeatedly, pointing at Xu Ling's nose and scolding: "Xu Ling, are you here to find fault? Sisi is my good sister. , you dare to bully her! I, Li Jiarong, are not afraid of you!"
Xu Ling squeezed Li Jiarong's fingers and broke it down, her tone was ruthless: "How are you going to beat me? You are not afraid of me, could I be afraid of you? Meng Si's skills are even a novice who has just learned embroidery. It can’t be compared, the skirts made are glamorous and vulgar, how can you call yourself the No. 1 Embroidery Girl in Zhejiang Province
"She can't compare to anyone, you can make it clear!" Li Jiarong withdrew her fingers and grimaced in pain.
"She can't compare with Lin Dan at all as an embroiderer. The last time she was at Faxing Temple, she was embarrassed to say that Lin Dan's embroidery skills were only mediocre, and even the apprentices of Meng's Embroidery Village couldn't compare. Can the apprentice make Lin Dan's wisteria dress?" Xu Ling gritted her teeth in anger.
"You mean, Lin Dan made a wisteria dress, which is better than my sister's one, so that Miss Xu will be compared?" Meng Zhong seemed to understand Xu Ling's intention, and spoke gently and politely.
"That's right, you made me a big fool at the home banquet, I'm not finished with you!" Xu Ling grabbed the peony flower skirt and stepped on it hard, and then brushed the embroidery frames erected beside it to the ground. , behave very domineering.
Meng Si's face turned pale with fright, and she shrank back slightly. Li Xiudian hurriedly protected her by his side and glared at Xu Ling. Meng Zhong pulled Li Jiarong behind him, and said again, "I dare to ask what kind of dress Lin Dan's dress is, how can I compare it to the dress my sister made meticulously? You know, in order to embroider this dress, my sister used several Hundreds of pearls, precious stones and jadeite, and the techniques of Cantonese embroidery are used, and many newly developed embroidery threads are added, which are absolutely first-class in terms of workmanship and materials.
As he spoke, he picked up the skirt, patted it clean, and laid it flat on the embroidery frame.
The customers who were attracted by the noise stretched their necks to look around, gasping in amazement. This skirt is really graceful, luxurious and extremely bright. If she can wear it for a walk, she will wake up laughing from her dreams, but Xu Ling is not satisfied. So what kind of dress does she want to wear? Fairy's Feather
Xu Ling couldn't find words to describe the beauty of the wisteria dress, but she couldn't refute it for a long time. Just when she was secretly anxious, her nanny tugged on her sleeve and reminded: "Miss, Miss Six is below, you can let them see for themselves."
Xu Ling stood on her tiptoes and saw that she saw Xu Qian and Lao Jiu walking by the street hand in hand, hurriedly dragged Meng Si to the window, and sneered, "You can see for yourself! See if I have been wronged. You! My skills are not as good as others, and I don't want to admit it, I will never come to your store to make clothes again!"
Meng Si and Li Jiarong looked down, and they were all stunned. The customers who came to join in the fun also crowded to the window, and then all showed their astonishing expressions.
Xu Qian was originally beautiful and beautiful, and her temperament was also very gentle and quiet. She was lined with the wisteria flower dress that was like smoke and mist, and it became more and more fresh and refined, but it added some agility and vitality. Playful. Pedestrians passing by her either stopped to watch, or looked back, with obsessive expressions on their faces.
Xu Qian didn't expect this skirt to have such an effect. Her cheeks were flushed with shame, and she walked faster and faster. The skirt covered with petals flew under her feet, as if it was about to take off. She was like a fairy who had fallen into the mortal world, she seemed so panicked, pitiful and lovely.
Everyone on the second floor was stunned, until Xu Qian disappeared around the corner before bursting out in surprise.
"Is the wisteria on her dress a real wisteria? I seem to see the petals swaying gently by the wind!"
"It's true, I saw it too! It's decorated with so many wisteria flowers, but it doesn't look bloated at all. Instead, it makes the figure more light and elegant. It really is the fairy skirt and feather clothes that can have this effect!"
"What kind of eyes do you have? Those flowers can't be real, otherwise they would have withered. I saw it really, they were cut out of tulle into the shape of petals, dyed, embroidered with stamens, and then One by one sewed on!"
"Use tulle to make almost real flowers, and then sew them on the skirt, what did this embroiderer think, how can the skill be so ingenious!"
Everyone was amazed, while inquiring about Lin Dan's situation, and then looking at the peony dress placed on the embroidery frame, they all showed disgust. Although the jeweled skirt is gorgeous and eye-catching, compared with the fairy skirt and feather clothes, it is not enough to look at at all. If you can be a fairy, who would want to be a mortal
Thinking of this, the ladies and ladies who were planning to order some clothes at Meng's Embroidery Village asked for their deposits and went to find out the address of Lin's Embroidery Village. Xu Ling glared at Meng Si fiercely, and then overturned the embroidery frame on which the peony skirt was placed, and then left.
Meng Si was still looking out the window with a dazed expression. Li Xiudian gently stroked her tense back and comforted her silently.
Li Jiarong took back her shock and said insincerely, "Sisi, that wisteria flower dress was made of rags, and there was no embroidery at all, so it's completely incomparable to you. Lin Dan will only play with these weird tricks, treat her If you are too poor in your skills, everyone will care about her, so don't take her too seriously!"
If it wasn't for Meng Zhong's sweetheart, she would probably be in a hurry to inquire about that skirt now.
Meng Si smiled reluctantly: "I haven't seen Lin Dan's embroidery work yet, so I can't really evaluate it. Ingenious thinking is also a talent. She still has some real skills."
Meng Zhong said with disapproval: "How long has she been learning embroidery, and how long have you been learning? How can she stand out if she doesn't put her mind on these sidelines? The Lin family was defeated by me. If she embarrassed you after she became famous, I would not Leave her alone."
"Why are you embarrassed or not, our family has already settled, brother, just let Lin Dan go." Meng Si shook his head, his eyes full of pity.
Seeing her like this, Meng Zhong didn't speak, but his eyes were a little cruel. Li Xiudian loved such gentle and kind Meng Si more and more, and couldn't help rubbing her head.
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Three days later, the threshold of Lin Mansion was almost trampled by the guests who came here. But Lin Dan had really exhausted all his strength in order to embroider that wisteria dress, and he didn't want to take another business in a short time. The fingers of the two aunties and Cuilan were also swollen by the scissors and needles, and they have not recovered yet. Fortunately, Xu Qian sent someone to send a reward of fifty taels, which eased her pain as she watched the silver rush away.
At first, the guests who were rejected by her were still arguing and insisting. Later, Du Ruyan arrived after hearing the news and explained in detail how Lin Dan embroidered the wisteria dress. He also said: To make such a dress Immortal skirts require a lot of time and energy. It is not bad to be able to receive an order a month. If you are in a hurry, you cannot achieve that effect. The more beautiful the skirt is, the more it needs to be designed and tailored according to the appearance and temperament of the guests. The finished product will definitely be unique in the world and will never clash with others. If the guests are in a hurry to ask, then go to another house, if not in a hurry, then wait in line.
Du Ruyan explained it this way, and doubled the price again. Instead, the guests stopped making noise. Those who couldn't afford it left silently, and those who could afford it queued up to pay the deposit. Although there were not many people, they only booked three. But he told Lin Dan to get a deposit of seventy-five taels in one breath, and then pay the final payment of fifty taels after the deal.
"A dress costs seventy-five taels, do you think they are stupid?" Lin Dan looked at Du Ruyan with great puzzlement.
Du Ruyan leaned on the table with a smile, shook her head and said, "Dan, you are stupid! Do you know how much you could sell for the wisteria flower dress you made earlier in the capital?"
"How much can you sell?"
"At least one hundred taels. The wealthy people in the capital have more than this number for one meal. In order to eat a secret duck tongue, they can kill dozens of ducks at the same time, leaving only the tongue, and the rest of the meat is rewarded to the servants," said It's not an exaggeration to spend money like running water." Du Ruyan showed a look of reminiscence, but she didn't feel envious. In fact, rough tea and light rice is also very good.
"Then I have to drive the embroidery village to the capital one day sooner or later." Lin Dan rubbed his hands unconsciously.
Du Ruyan covered her mouth and smiled again, feeling happy.
Lin Dan swiped his hand and put the two silver ingots into Du Ruyan's arms, and said boldly, "You will pick up the guests, and you will set the price. For every additional order in the future, I will give you five taels of silver. Yes. But you have to continue like today, help me deal with their inquiries and bargaining."
Lin Dan didn't like to communicate with others, if Du Ruyan could help her, that would be great.
Du Ruyan hurriedly hugged the silver spindle, and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll help you, let's open an embroidery shop together. But I can tell you in advance that without my permission, you can't take orders casually, every one or two minutes. It's best to place an order every month, so that your dress will look expensive and the price will be pushed up, you understand?"
"Okay, I'll listen to you!" Lin Dan stretched out his left hand.
Du Ruyan looked at her stupidly with an inexplicable expression.
Lin Dan looked a little helpless, pulled her hand over, patted it lightly, and said earnestly, "We high-five and swear, we will be partners from now on."
Only then did Du Ruyan giggled, and forced Lin Dan to give her another high five.
Hearing the silver bell-like laughter coming from the next door, Du Rusong, who was practicing swordsmanship, shook his head and smiled involuntarily. The two shabby households got together, but the days seemed to be getting better and better.