Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

Li Yu is designed according to the modern cotton doll, a cute Q version made of velvet.

Because Fang's mother and Mrs. Mu had never done this before, she had very low expectations for the finished product.

But the result was unexpected.

The doll's eyes and mouth are embroidered very delicately. There are no flaws in the seams between the hair and face, and between the face and body. Even the cotton is stuffed perfectly, plump and wrinkle-free.

The only drawback is that the color of the velvet used for the face and body is a bit dark. It would be better if it was lighter.

The doll was about one foot tall. Li Yu looked at it from left to right and liked it no matter how he looked at it.

In addition to the doll, Fang's mother also made two sets of clothes with the extra cotton cloth at home. Both the men's and women's clothes were blue, with swallows and peach blossoms embroidered on the women's clothes and swallows and green bamboos embroidered on the men's clothes, which were exactly what modern people often call couple's outfits.

Li Yu was very surprised. She took the clothes, looked at them for a while, and finally put them on the doll.

Fits perfectly.

"Aunt Fang, your embroidery skills are really good." Li Yu praised. It was her mistake that she had not realized that Fang's mother had this skill before.

Fang's mother pinched the corner of her clothes shyly, "As long as the boss likes it."

In the past, she was poor and had no money to buy beautiful silk threads and cloth, so the things she made were just ok. This time, her boss gave her a chance, and she said she had to do everything well.

Li Yu became more and more satisfied as he looked at the doll.

After thinking about it, she wrote a letter and asked Boss Bai to give it to Mr. Xiang.

*

Mr. Xiang knew that Li Yu had been tinkering with something new recently, but he had no idea what it was. Now that Li Yu said he had already finished the thing, he wrote back to Li Yu without saying a word.

The next day, he arrived at the yard where the two had agreed to meet early in the morning.

When Li Yu arrived, he had already been there for almost half an hour.

Unexpectedly, he was so anxious. Li Yu wanted to say a few words first, but seeing his state, he stopped talking and just showed him the things.

In addition to the doll, she also brought a rattle that appeared many times in the storybook "Feng Yue Hua", a fish-shaped jade pendant that symbolized the love between the male and female protagonists, and porcelain pieces with their names printed on them, each of which belonged to the male and female protagonist.

The jade pendant and porcelain were all designed by her and then custom-made, which cost her some money. She made the rattle herself, and she also painted the painting on the drum.

Mr. Xiang looked through all of these items, and his eyes finally stopped on the cotton doll.

This pair of cotton dolls was really eye-catching and he fell in love with them at first sight.

He picked it up and looked at it several times, then said, "This thing is considered a new thing in the capital. If I make it and sell it, many girls will probably like it."

Li Yu: "Mr. Xiang and I think similarly, but there are many people in Dayu who are skilled in embroidery. Once this thing starts to sell, I'm sure that within a few days, others will imitate it.

So we have to do a joint venture to let everyone know that only our cotton dolls are authorized by Mr. Zhu Yu, the author of Feng Yue Hua, and only ours are authentic, just like when we sold milk tea. "

Mr. Xiang nodded.

He still remembers that last year, Huang Shangshu's teahouse tried to collaborate with a milk tea shop, but was boycotted because it did not have authorization.

The young men and women in Beijing are not short of money, especially those who like vernacular novels. In their minds, there is a difference between having the author's authorization and not having the author's authorization.

but......

*

Mr. Xiang said, "If there are only these few things, then they are too few. And although there are many people in the capital who like to read "Feng Yue Hua", there are also many people who don't like to read the storybook. Those people may not spend money to buy these things they are not familiar with."

Li Yu: "Of course these few things alone won't do. I have other preparations that are for the general public."

As he spoke, Li Yu took out a few design drawings.

There are building blocks, jigsaw puzzles, ancient poetry cards, and some small gadgets made of cloth and cotton... Especially building blocks, Li Yu plans to make more, and of different difficulty levels.

After listening to Li Yu, Mr. Xiang touched his chin and said, "Boss Li, the things you made are indeed good, but I don't think you can make much money from them."

Nowadays, people pay the most attention to food. Plus, these things are easy to imitate, so it seems that the business won’t be very popular.

Li Yu smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Xiang. Since I have made them, I will find a way to use them to make money."

*

Li Yu was confident, and even though Mr. Xiang had doubts, he still reported the matter to the prince.

Because this time the main purpose was to make small gadgets, the Crown Princess was interested, so the Crown Princess and Mr. Xiang Li Yu met.

The Crown Princess liked the pair of cotton dolls and when she knew Li Yu wanted to sell them, she immediately wrote a letter to her parents' home, asking them to help find the fabric and an embroiderer.

There were also carpenters. At that time, there was no plastic and many things could only be made of wood.

For example, Li Yu planned to make a fish-shaped jade pendant made of wood. Then, rich young men and women would buy jade pendants, and ordinary people without money could buy wooden pendants.

*

Li Yu made a new plan, writing down the things he was going to sell, the design drawings of the things, and the type of people he would need. After handing it to Mr. Xiang, he arranged everything.

She herself was busy making building blocks at home.

Now she has a full set of tools for making building blocks at home, and Fang's father follows her to help every day.

*

This went on for five or six days.

Mr. Xiang arranged what needed to be arranged.

The cotton has been bought, the embroiderer has been found, and the velvet has been in place. As long as Li Yu makes the arrangements, they can start making cotton dolls.

In the field of porcelain, the father-in-law of a princeling official happened to be in the porcelain business, so they directly approached him for cooperation.

I have already started making rattles and jigsaw puzzles. The rattle is a little more troublesome, but the jigsaw puzzle is not difficult to make. I have already made hundreds of sets, so I can stop for now.

Building blocks are also being made, but this is a little slower. A carpenter can only make a few sets of simple building blocks a day. For more complex ones, a carpenter can only finish one set a day.

As for the shop to open, there happens to be a vacant shop among the Crown Princess's dowry, and we can sell it in this shop when the time comes.

*

Li Yu was not good at needlework and could only show the design drawings to the embroiderers. Fortunately, Fang's mother and Mrs. Mu had made cotton dolls once and knew everything, so Li Yu directly asked them to teach the embroiderers.

It was a rare occasion that the boss asked her to do something big, so although Fang's mother was a little scared, she still mustered up the courage to teach.

Madam Mu was not afraid of people before she followed Li Yu, and now when she met dozens of embroiderers, she was still the same as usual, saying what she had to say. When Fang's mother was sometimes too flustered to explain clearly, she would supplement from the back to prevent anyone from making mistakes.

*

In the capital, everything is going on in an orderly manner.

In Donghai Prefecture, Han Zheng and Minister Pei are preparing to return to Beijing.

Zhuang Zhubu and the person behind the case did not want them to stay in Donghai Prefecture any longer, so they deliberately fabricated false evidence and witnesses. They took advantage of the situation and decided to leave three days after getting the "evidence" and catching the "witness".