Quickly wear it with your skills

I put the embroidery away and decided to go to the city tomorrow. I wanted to exchange these things for money to stockpile supplies and accumulate capital.

Lou Xiao had been hunting recently, having previously killed two wild boars. Most of the time, it was small prey, but it still brought in a fair amount of money.

He also collected some herbs, which Lan Hanlu prepared briefly and sold. After spending the money, Lou Hao put it in a box, saving a total of sixteen taels.

It’s not that the things sold are worthless, but every time Lou Xiao has money, he will buy Lan Hanyue a piece of jewelry, and Lan Hanyue will put it in the storage compartment.

Lou Xiao was also puzzled. Although Lan Hanlu expressed her happiness every time she received jewelry, he had never seen her wear it. He didn't know where she hid it afterwards. Anyway, he had never seen it.

He was curious and wanted to ask, but he swallowed the words back when they came to his lips. He was afraid that Lan Hanlu would think he was peeping at her jewelry. After all, he had a criminal record.

Later he thought about it and decided that as long as she liked it, it didn't matter how she handled it. After all, every time Lan Hanlu was happy, she would prepare delicious food and be a little more pleasant to him.

Yes, Lan Hanlu really wasn't consciously trying to pua Lou Xiao. She had simply set a goal beforehand, allowing her to do whatever she pleased within certain conditions. So, she did whatever she pleased.

During dinner, Lan Hanlu told Lou Xiao about going to the city the next day. Lou Xiao quickly swallowed his food.

"Lulu, let me go with you. It's so inconvenient for you to walk such a long way back and forth by yourself."

Lan Hanlu shook her head and said, "No need. I'll go with Aunt Zhao in a donkey cart tomorrow. Just do what you need to do."

It's not that I don't want him to accompany me, it's mainly because Lou Xiao has been very busy recently. The weather is about to get cold, and I still have to chop firewood, hunt, and the autumn harvest is about to begin.

When he heard that they were going by donkey cart, he knew what was going on. There must be a lot of people going, so the village chief would charge a few copper coins for each trip, which would be convenient for everyone.

Lan Hanlu's purpose of going there this time was to see how the other party would take her Guanyin statue. If the price was good, she would wait until she got to the provincial capital to sell it.

Then she wanted to buy some cloth and cotton to make some winter clothes, quilts, gloves, hats, insoles, etc. However, she didn't plan to make them herself. She planned to spend some money to have Aunt Zhao and her daughter-in-law make them.

Let's be a little lazy if we can. When we arrived in the city, the donkey cart stopped at the entrance to the vegetable market. The village chief's eldest son called out, "Everyone, let's stick to the old rules and the old time. If you're late, we won't wait."

"Oh, that's enough, I know everything."

"No need for you to wait. If you're late, just walk back by yourself."

These people dispersed while talking to each other. Lan Hanlu also said hello to Aunt Zhao and went to the showroom. As soon as she came in, she was seen by the proprietress.

She quickly came up to her with a smile, "It's Sister Hanlu, come in quickly, Beizi, go and serve tea." The main reason why she was so enthusiastic was that the quality of Lan Hanlu's embroidery last time was so good that she asked someone to take it directly to the embroidery building in the city.

After passing through the hands of the master family, she was favored by the new young lady of the master family and received many rewards. Even if Lan Hanlu didn't come, she would still want to go find her in person.

Seeing Fang Yue's enthusiasm, Lan Hanlu knew she had made a killing on the previous embroidery, so she smiled faintly and said, "Sister, you're so enthusiastic! You made me think I was precious."

Talking and joking brought the two people closer together.

Fang Yue held her hand and said, "Isn't it precious? The embroidery work of your skillful hands was appreciated by the nobles, and I was rewarded as well."

After speaking, she walked into the counter and took out a small wooden box in a short while. "I'll give it to you quickly. This is a gift from a nobleman. He said your embroidery is very unique."

Lan Hanlu took the box and opened it. Inside were golden ornaments of the twelve Chinese zodiac animals. Although each was only the size of a thumb, they were made of real gold.

But she earned much more than she did from selling embroidery. Although she had seen a lot, she had saved up a lot more of these things when she had free time.

But she just likes these things and won’t dislike them just because she has more of them.

Seeing that she liked it, Fang Yue was also satisfied. "Sister, do you have any new embroidery this time? Or are you preparing some embroidery items?"

Lan Hanlu closed the box and said, "I just embroidered a new picture of Guanyin and wanted to show it to my sister." As she said that, she took out a bundle from the backpack she brought and opened it.

Lan Hanlu deliberately chose an angle for light refraction. As he unfolded the embroidery, a halo of light covered the entire painting. The Guanyin in the painting looked both solemn and holy, as well as kind and tolerant.

It even had a subtle deterrent effect, making people want to kneel down. Fang Yue looked left and right around the embroidery, and had already started to plan in his mind.

The ancestor of the master's family was a Buddhist. If she offered this Buddha statue of Zhang Xiu to the master, she couldn't imagine how much she would be valued by the master's family.

Seeing her infatuated expression, Lan Hanlu knew she was safe this time. She slowly put away the embroidery painting and said, "This portrait is quite long. It's really tiring to hold it up."

"Oh, look at my sister's hand, it's so precious, how can I let you hold it?" As he said that, he followed Lan Hanlu and sat on the chair.

She watched Lan Hanlu leisurely sipping tea, her mind constantly calculating. This time, the price must not be too low, and it must be as high as she could afford.

After all, this woman not only embroiders with good quality but also embroiders quickly. Soon there will be branches of the main family coming to ask for embroidery. If I don’t build a good relationship with them, what if they refuse to do it?

Although she could use her power to pressure others, she still prioritized teaching them well. After all, no matter how much she gave, it was only a small amount. Compared to the rewards she received, it was simply not worth mentioning.

She put down her teacup and said, "Sister, this is our second transaction. You should have some understanding of my character.

So I won't tell you anything empty. The highest price I can offer you is 400 taels of silver, mainly because you are not well-known.

The reason I was given this money was because of this embroidered painting, which happened to be a Guanyin image that an old lady liked. If I gave it to her, I would definitely win her some favor.

But once your embroidery becomes famous in upper-class circles, the price will naturally rise."

Lan Hanlu understood all of this and knew that this was indeed a high price, so she nodded in agreement without saying anything.

"Thank you for thinking of me, sister. This is because you are a sincere person and want to take care of me. Otherwise, no other embroidery shop would offer this price.

But I want cash, not notes. I wonder if that's convenient for you, sister. Also, I need to buy some fabric and embroidery thread."

"That's convenient." Fang Yue quickly replied as Lan Hanlu finished speaking.

"It's not inconvenient, sister. Please sit down for a while. I'll ask the waiter to exchange some money and it will be done.