I trade in both worlds

Xu Ziqing pointed at the cloth and discussed, "Xu Xu, I think we can design two different styles for each pattern. Cutting two pieces of cloth for each should be enough."

In fact, when choosing the fabric, Xu Xu also thought: "Okay, then we will cut two sets each later."

After finishing her work, Sister Feng came over and looked at Xu Xu in surprise: "Xu Xu, why did you buy so much cloth?"

Hearing Sister Feng's voice, Xu Xu turned around and pulled Xu Ziqing to introduce: "Sister Feng, this is Xu Ziqing, Sister Qing, this is the shopkeeper of Jinxiu Pavilion, Sister Feng."

Xu Ziqing laughed and called out, "Sister Feng, just call me Xiaoqing."

Sister Feng nodded and looked at Xu Xu suspiciously.

Seeing this, Xu Ziqing smiled and explained, "I asked Xuxu to help me make clothes with these cloths."

Xu Xu looked at Xu Ziqing in surprise, and nodded to Sister Feng: "Yes, Sister Qing asked me to help make a few sets of clothes, and these cloths are used to make clothes."

"Help her make clothes?" Fengjie thought that Xu Xu was helping others make clothes to earn some labor fees, but the labor fees were not much. It took two or three days to make a set of clothes and only a dozen or twenty cents. It would be better for her to continue taking embroidery work and earn more.

Seeing Sister Feng's disapproving expression, Xu Xu quickly pointed at Xu Ziqing's clothes and said, "Sister Feng, look at what Sister Qing is wearing. I made this for her."

After saying that, he winked at Xu Ziqing.

Only then did Fengjie notice that the style of the clothes Xu Ziqing was wearing was obviously different from what they were wearing. It looked simpler and more elegant.

Xu Ziqing explained with a smile: "Sister Feng, Xuxu is not only making clothes for me, and she is not taking a dozen cents for the labor fee. Xuxu is selling her creativity."

"Creativity? What is creativity?" It was the first time that Feng Jie heard this word and she had no idea what it meant. She looked at her with confusion.

"To put it simply, we want to think of some new styles, mainly selling styles that are not available on the market," Xu Ziqing explained.

After hearing this, Feng Jie looked carefully at the style of Xu Ziqing's clothes. She saw that the style of the clothes had not changed much, but it was indeed novel. However, such a style was not affordable and did not have the kind of eye-catching feeling.

Sister Feng asked: "Although the style of your clothes is new, there is nothing special about them. They should not be sold at a high price. Who did you sell them to?"

Xu Xu smiled and replied, "No, this one is of ordinary style and is not for sale. It is purely worn by Sister Qing herself. She wants to sell other styles."

Sister Feng nodded: "If you have any good, um, creative ideas, you can also come to me."

"Sure." Xu Ziqing said.

Sister Feng smiled and didn't continue the topic. She turned to look at Xu Xu and said, "Xu Xu, when will the embroidery work you took be finished?"

"Oh, I almost forgot." Xu Xu hurriedly took out the embroidery and put it on the counter, opened the cloth bag and said, "Sister Feng, the embroidery screen is already done, take a look."

Then he took out the mushrooms from the basket and handed them to Sister Feng: "Sister Feng, here are some mushrooms. I picked them up when I went to the mountains to chop wood some time ago. Take them home and eat them slowly."

When she opened the cloth bag, a fragrance of dried hazel mushrooms wafted out. Fengjie turned it over and saw that it was full of dried hazel mushrooms.

Sister Feng smiled and said, "This is a good thing. I won't be polite then."

"You're welcome." Xu Xu looked at her with a smile.

Sister Feng glanced at the embroidery stacked on the counter and said, "Wait a minute, I'll wash my hands first and come back to take a look."

After saying that, he tied the mouth of the cloth bag in his hand tightly and walked towards the backyard carrying it.

After a while, Fengjie came out with a bag of things. She put the bag under the counter first, then picked up the embroidery and looked at it carefully. After checking both sides, Fengjie smiled with satisfaction and said, "Very good, your embroidery skills have improved again."

Xu Xu looked at her with a happy smile. After Feng Jie folded the embroidery, she took out 35 taels of silver, wrapped it up and handed it to Xu Xu: "Take the money, do you still want to take the job?"

Xu Xu didn't take it. She pointed at the selected fabric and said, "Sister Feng, please help me cut a few pieces of cloth. I need to make two sets of clothes for each of the four jacquard patterns, and two rolls of plain satin. I still need to buy some things. I'll talk about taking on more work after I finish buying them."

"Okay." Fengjie asked the waiter to help cut the cloth.

Xu Xu walked over and said, "Sister Feng, help me cut two more feet of fine yarn."

Sister Feng nodded and asked, "What do you want to embroider?"

"I do have some ideas." Xu Xu replied, "But I haven't decided what to embroider yet. Let's prepare the fabric first, and then decide based on the fabric when we get back. Oh, and I also need to buy some embroidery thread, a little of each color."

Fengjie glanced at her, said nothing, and just nodded.

After wrapping up the cut fabric and embroidery thread, Fengjie quickly dialed the abacus. After a while, Fengjie looked up and said, "The total cost is 6840 wen. I will pay you 35 liang for the embroidery work. After deducting the remaining amount, I will give you 28 liang plus 160 wen."

This time, Xu Xu took the silver and put it away, while Xu Ziqing put away the cloth and embroidery thread.

After they had packed up their things, Sister Feng asked again, "Xuxu, do you want to take some embroidery work?"

"Yes." Xu Xu nodded affirmatively: "But I want to take a job with more flexible hours. There are many children at home and a lot of work. If the time is too tight, I will only be busy with the work and will not be able to take care of several children."

Sister Feng nodded in understanding and said, "It just so happens that I have an embroidery job here. A wealthy man in the city has drawn a longevity picture to celebrate the birthday of his old lady. The delivery will be in mid-February next year, which is more than half a year. The price is also 2 taels. It's simple, but the embroidery is a bit larger. Do you want to take it?"

"How old?" Xu Xu asked.

Fengjie took out the longevity picture painted by the official. It was about one foot wide and two feet long. Xu Xu calculated the time and found that it would take about three months to completely embroider it, which was indeed plenty of time.

So she agreed to take it. Fengjie sorted out the materials needed for this embroidery, packed them together, and handed them to Xu Xu: "Send it over when it's done."

Xu Xu took the package and said with a smile: "Okay, then Sister Feng, you are busy, we will leave first."

"Okay, you can go back now." Sister Feng took out the package from under the counter and put it in Xu Xu's backpack, saying, "Here is a piece of cloth. Some places are a little moldy. You can cut it and make a dress for Tiantian. There are also two small pieces of fine yarn. See if you can use them."

Xu Xu turned around and tried to take the things down, but Fengjie pushed him out of the door and said, "Go back quickly. They are just scraps that can't be sold. They are just gathering dust in the warehouse. You may be able to use them if you take them back."

Xu Xu looked at her helplessly: "Sister Feng, I'll take it, I'll take it, don't push it, I'll go by myself."

Sister Feng glanced at her and said, "If you had done this earlier, it would have been fine. Why do you have to push and give in? Do you think I should give in when you give me something?"