The Koi Wife of the Prime Minister

After all, she was so big that even if she told herself not to eat, she couldn't control her stomach.

However, the most important thing now is to get down to business.

Not long after, she came to a needlework shop where the items were very cheap.

However, they also accept embroidery work, and the price is also very low.

"What do you have for sale?"

Shen Yan took out her things to see how much they were worth. She had only recently started learning embroidery, and she was afraid of being laughed at if she wasn't good at it.

"This... is only a penny at most. I appreciate your hard work."

The boss of this restaurant looks unfriendly at first glance. He has a shrill voice and a big mustache, which is obviously meant to scare people.

"Young lady, look at this thing of yours. No one would buy it if you put it anywhere else. It's already a great honor for me to give you a penny. But if you don't want to, I can't do anything about it. After all, a transaction depends on the willingness of both parties. It's a matter of mutual consent."

"Shopkeeper, I just asked you to help me look around. I don't want to sell my things."

Shen Yan found an excuse to slip away. The shop assistants stared at the direction she left, almost drooling.

"Boss, look at the picture of mandarin ducks playing in the water that the young lady just embroidered. It's really good. The price you gave is too low."

"Shut up, don't indulge these people!"

"Oh, shopkeeper."

"Don't blame me for saying that. The boss is waiting for something. I think the one just now is pretty good. You've been bargaining too hard recently and haven't received anything good."

What the guy said was true. It was obvious that the shopkeeper took too much of the commission and always bought the things that others had worked hard to display at a low price and then sold them to customers at a high price.

Make a lot of money from speculation.

Even the waiters could see the shopkeeper's evil heart, but Shopkeeper Wu clearly didn't realize it and was still trying to lower the price.

"None of your business, just do your own thing."

"When this young lady comes back later, she will definitely bargain you down to one penny, no more."

The guy rolled his eyes. Although the girl looked chubby, she was not a fool.

This shopkeeper is clearly bullying honest people. If the girl had gone somewhere else, she might have sold the things.

Shen Yan walked in the alley with a smile on her face.

Of course she is not a fool. What's so difficult about embroidery?

Although she had only recently started learning it, she had taken advantage of her time running the cloth shop to practice.

Although she is self-taught, the results are quite good. Even she is amazed by the finished embroidery products.

The shopkeeper Wu just now only gave one penny. He is really too heartless.

In a blink of an eye, she came to another embroidery shop.

This courtyard was much smaller, with only a few customers coming in and out, and the boss inside was busy.

Shen Yan stood aside and waited quietly, hoping to have a chance to exchange ideas with the store owner.

The owner of this shop is a woman. Although she was busy, she had noticed a young lady standing at the door.

When I looked up, I saw that the girl was chubby, holding something in her hand, but she was smart.

"Hello young lady, do you have any embroidery work to sell?"

"Ah."

Shen Yan stepped forward and took out his things.

She arranged it neatly, and although it looked rough on the outside, a closer look revealed it to be an exquisite picture of nutrition and water absorption.

"Boss, please take a look at my embroidery."

Shen Yan humbly asked for advice and spread out her embroidered handkerchief.

When Shopkeeper Li took a look, he found it was actually a picture of mandarin ducks playing in the water, which has been very popular in the circle recently.

Many young ladies embroider this thing. The larger embroidery shop next door also sells it, and there are many people buying it.

But the painting that Shen Yan showed was much better, and the birds in it were lifelike.

It makes people feel comfortable when they see it.

Not only this one, but there are several more pictures later. The fish and birds in them are all vivid and lifelike, which makes people happy when they see them.

Shopkeeper Li is already an expert in this industry, but when he saw Shen Yan's embroidery, he still praised it highly.

"Very good! The young lady's embroidery is very good. Five cents per piece. I'll take all of it."

Shopkeeper Li was a little anxious, fearing that it would be too late and someone else would take it, and also afraid that Shen Yan would go back on her word.

"If you embroider something again in the future, you can bring it to me and sell it. The price will only be higher, not lower. I won't treat you unfairly."

"If you are short of silk thread and handkerchiefs, I can give them to you at cost price. How about that?"

"That's great." Shen Yan was of course happy.

A few days ago, she used the dowry left to her by her mother to open a cloth shop, and now let Zhang Dashan be the shopkeeper there.

Zhang Dashan was very reluctant at first, but after Shen Yan's constant persuasion, he finally agreed.

So, Shen Yan had nothing to do recently, so she simply learned to embroider like other ladies.

Unexpectedly, the finished product of this embroidery turned out to be quite good.

As soon as I arrived at the second store on the town street, I was appreciated.

At this moment, a waiter suddenly came in and talked to Manager Li.

Originally Shen Yan was planning to leave, but she hadn't finished dancing the silk thread yet, so she stayed for a while.

As a result, she heard everything the clerk and Manager Li said.

"Boss, something terrible has happened."

"The embroiderers we contacted a few days ago were the ones who supplied us with goods. They were recently poached by the family next door."

The shop next door that the waiter was talking about was the shop that Shen Yan just came out of, and the price they offered was too low.

But the things they sell are cheap.

"I was about to finish the embroidery, but the person was poached. I can't deliver the finished product, and I can't find another person with better skills than her. What should I do?"

The young man was so anxious that he almost cried. Upon hearing this, Manager Li also became anxious.

The work that the embroiderer was embroidering was commissioned by the wife of a wealthy family and was about to be delivered.

They didn't expect that at this critical juncture, both the people and the goods would be poached. The competitors were unethical and there was nothing they, a small company, could do.

If we find someone to embroider it at this time, the finished product will be unsightly and the store's reputation will be ruined.

If you don't deliver the goods, you will be blamed for being untrustworthy and may even have to pay compensation.

I didn't expect that the big store next door would be so bullying.

Shopkeeper Li was angry and was about to slam the table when he happened to see Shen Yan's embroidery.

"Young lady, please come in with me."

Shopkeeper Li pulled Shen Yan inside and made her a cup of fine tea.

Turning around, Shopkeeper Li took out a sample and showed it to Shen Yan, "Look at this two dragons playing with a pearl, can you embroider it? To be honest, this was ordered by a customer not long ago, and we can't deliver it right away, so please set a price, as long as it is reasonable, we will give it to you."

Shopkeeper Li was now trying his best to save the situation. After all, Shen Yan was a stranger and had only bought something from her once.

Manager Li had no idea whether they could cooperate or not.