peasant young lady

Chapter 193
Seeing the face of the shopkeeper, Du Zhong couldn't help but asked anxiously, "Where is the Boss Shao she was talking about?"

The shopkeeper grinned, and said embarrassedly, "Boss Shao has traveled far away and is not in Chong'an County now."

Cheng Xia suddenly became anxious, "The shopkeeper can be the owner of the grocery store?"

The shopkeeper smiled, "Then it depends on what the girl said."

Cheng Xia pondered for a while, and asked directly, "The shopkeeper knows that I have a lot of rose sauce. I want to ask if I can sell it all to the grocery store at once."

"Uh," the shopkeeper was a little embarrassed, "Girl, to be honest, Boss Shao really told me that before he left, he said that each market can accept up to twenty rose sauces from porcelain jars from girls. As for the shopkeeper's I don't know why I explained it like this, but I can't disobey the boss's order."

Cheng Xia's heart sank again and again. Why did such a thing happen suddenly? Didn't she and Boss Shao have a good conversation? Why did he give such an order.

"Then when will Boss Shao come back?" Cheng Xia asked anxiously.

"The boss said that he will be back on the 27th of this month." The shopkeeper told the truth.

Cheng Xia walked out of the grocery store expressionlessly, and went directly to the bank.

The rose sauce from the ten porcelain altars I brought has turned into ten taels of silver, plus the 400 taels of silver note given by Aunt Han, the 50 taels earned by Eucommia, and the 460 taels just taken from the bank, a total of 600 taels. There is still 130 taels short of [-] taels of silver.

On the way from Qianzhuang to Yaoshanfang, Cheng Xia raked her hair irritably. It was all money. Fortunately, Boss Shao would be back on the 27th, and she still had one last hope to make up enough money.If Boss Shao couldn't come back on time, she could only borrow money from Aunt Han to make up for it.

When we arrived at the Herbal Food Shop, Aunt Han was enjoying the freshly baked matcha egg yolk shortbread. It was crispy, soft and delicious.Cheng Xia glanced at the kitchen, Lin Xiu was still busy, Xiao Wu had already baked the second batch of egg yolk pastries in the backyard, and it really didn't stop.

"Aunt Han, is the taste okay?" Cheng Xia reached out and took a piece of cut egg yolk pastry and tasted it. It tasted okay.

Wang Hanxiao couldn't stop nodding, "It's even better than the last time I ate it."

Cheng Xia suddenly laughed, the last time Aunt Han ate what she brought back from Hyundai, not to mention how many additives were added, but it has been left for such a long time, the taste is definitely not as good as the freshly made ones.

While tasting, Wang Hanxiao pointed in the direction of the kitchen, "Your brother and sister are really stubborn, you don't stop all the time, she won't even let her rest for a while."

Cheng Xia looked at Lin Xiu's busy back and smiled with relief. She hoped that after this incident, Lin Xiu could cheer himself up.Lin Xiu's temperament is much better than Qian Pan's. She doesn't just accept everything. She also knows how to resist the orders of Yang Erlang and Chen Shi. Lin Xiu will be able to support herself in the future.

Wang Hanxiao watched Cheng Xia ponder, and suddenly pointed to the egg yolk cake on the plate and asked her, "What do you think is a good price for an egg yolk cake?"

Cheng Xia thought for a while, then suddenly looked at Xiao Wu who had just brought in the freshly baked egg yolk pastry, "Brother Wu, how much did you spend on these salted eggs, lard, tea cakes, red bean powder and red bean paste?" silver?"

Xiaowu put twenty egg yolk cakes on the table, and then said, "Except for the flour, these things cost a hundred yuan, because the girl told me to buy too much, so I also bought several catties."

In this way, the raw materials did not cost too much money. According to Lin Xiu's method, it is estimated that twenty more can be made. Cheng Xia weighed it and said to Wang Hanxiao with a smile, "Aunt Han, you say a ten How about money?"

"It's exactly what I want." Wang Hanxiao patted the table happily, "I just happen to think so too."

Cheng Xia laughed immediately, asked Xiao Wu to take a pen and paper, wrote down the dosage and steps of making the egg yolk cake in detail, and solemnly handed it over to Aunt Han.Then he went to the kitchen and called Lin Xiu out. It was getting late, and Lin Xiu had made egg yolk shortbread all morning, and his arms definitely couldn't take it anymore.

Lin Xiu didn't want to leave, "Sister-in-law, I can do more."

"Come back next time, you've already done a lot," Cheng Xia knew what Lin Xiu was thinking, so she patiently explained to her, "It's almost noon now, and it's time for us to go home."

Wang Hanxiao took a tael of silver and handed it to Lin Xiu. Surprised, Lin Xiu withdrew her hands in a hurry. She looked at Cheng Xia in confusion, and Cheng Xia took it for her with a smile, "Take it, Aunt Han." Said that what you cook can sell a lot of money, and you just taught a few cooks, Aunt Han is very grateful to you, so this is your reward."

"Sister-in-law, I," Lin Xiu stared at the one tael of silver in his hand in disbelief, "I, can I make so much money?"

"Yes," Cheng Xia nodded affirmatively, "You have to believe that as long as you work hard, you can support yourself."

"En!" Lin Xiu replied firmly, tears of excitement swirled in her eyes, this was the first time she had this feeling of satisfaction.

Cheng Xia wanted to leave directly, but just as she was about to get into the carriage, she saw Shopkeeper Shang standing at the door of the pharmacy and called her. Cheng Xia hurried over and said hello with a smile, "Treasurer Shang is back too?"

Shang Liangzhong smiled subtly, "The dog is gone again, I'll go see it off."

dog?Shangluo?Really homeless master.

Shang Liangzhong took three big packages of medicinal materials and handed them to Cheng Xia, "Your sister-in-law hasn't come to get the medicine for a long time, this medicine can't be disconnected, I'll grab some again, you can send it to her."

Cheng Xia was so moved that she didn't know what to say. Both Shopkeeper Shang and Aunt Han were so careful and caring, which made her feel that Sansheng was lucky to meet them.

On the way back, Lin Xiu suddenly said that he wanted to buy some embroidery. If he didn't come to the market for a few days, he could embroider and earn more money. Seeing that she was in high spirits, Cheng Xia naturally agreed.Let Du Zhong drive to the side first and wait, and the two of them entered the embroidery workshop.

It really is a dazzling array of beautiful things, and all kinds of embroidery are really dazzling.Cheng Xia also studied embroidery a little in modern times, but what she could see was not as delicate and complicated as it is now.

Lin Xiu went to buy embroidery thread, but Cheng Xia's eyes were fixed on a piece of clothing hanging on the wall. It was a long skirt, the whole body was covered with crescent white fine brocade, and the waist was pinched. There is a wide belt standing on the waist, embroidered with small red plum blossoms on the belt, which contrasts with the crescent white, looks like plum blossoms blooming in the snow, very pleasing to the eye.The cuffs are embroidered with complicated patterns, the right lapel of the skirt, and the buttons are all embroidered with light blue flower branches, which are extremely delicate.
Cheng Xia fell in love with it at a glance. Since she came to Ming Dynasty, she has never bought a piece of clothes for herself. These clothes were worn by Cheng Xia before, or Lin Xiu specially gave her clothes when she saw that she didn't wear them. She hasn't worn them yet. Have a new dress.

Cheng Xia touched the material of the clothes. Although it was not the best silk, it was much better than the coarse linen she wore.

The man saw that she really liked it, so he smiled and said, "Girl, this dress is made of good Sichuan embroidery. Look at it," the man pointed to the plum blossoms on the waist of the dress, "This is a pattern embroidered with silk thread. You may not know the silk thread, it is"

The man chattered endlessly, Cheng Xia smiled, Shu embroidery, of course she knows.As early as the Western Han Dynasty, there were already records about Shu embroidery, and there was also the "Jinguan", an institution specializing in the management of the silk weaving industry.And the technology at that time was quite mature, and the unique "Jinwen Needle" of Shu embroidery was also produced.And in the Western Han Dynasty, the characteristics of bright colors and commonly used red and green colors in Shu embroidery patterns have been established.

Shu embroidery is one of the longest-inherited embroidery species in China. Because of its beauty and magnificence, Shu embroidery was praised by Yang Xiong in the Western Han Dynasty in "Fu of the Capital of Shu". "Guo Zhi" also has detailed records on Shu embroidery.

As for the current Ming Dynasty, because the Ming Dynasty attached great importance to the development of brocade, the cross-stitching and drawing techniques in Shu embroidery have been greatly developed.However, the current Shu embroidery has not yet determined its specific status. It was not until the Qing Dynasty that Shu embroidery, Su embroidery, Hunan embroidery, and Yue embroidery were designated as the four famous embroideries, and the status of Shu embroidery in embroidery was confirmed.

The guy is still chattering, "Girl, look at this material, it's the best color silk and soft satin, and look at the stitches of the rolling needle, cover stitch, shunt stitch and cut stitch, they are all excellent. .This plum blossom has smooth stitches, bright lines, and fits well, so it’s comfortable to look at, isn’t it?”

"How much?" Cheng Xia admitted, she was tempted.

"Two hundred Wen is already the lowest price. If a girl is interested, you can try it first. A girl is so naturally beautiful, she will definitely look even more beautiful when she wears it."

This guy is so eloquent, Cheng Xia really took the clothes in and tried them on, and they fit really well, when she lifted the curtain and came out, she was not surprised to hear a gasp, and Lin Xiu walked around dumbfounded. Cheng Xia turned around twice, "Sister-in-law, you are so beautiful."

Cheng Xia thought it was suitable, but felt that two hundred taels was a little expensive. If it was normal, she would definitely buy it without hesitation, but now she owes a few hundred taels of silver.

Lin Xiu saw Cheng Xia's hesitation, she pulled Cheng Xia to prevent her from turning around and going back to change clothes, and quickly took out the one tael of silver and handed it to the clerk, "Let's settle this dress together with these needles and threads. "

Cheng Xia looked at Lin Xiu who was so generous, dumbfounded, and really complied with that sentence, the money she earned was spent with confidence.

Du Zhong was sitting on the carriage dangling his legs, saw Cheng Xia approaching, rubbed his eyes vigorously, and confirmed that the person walking towards him was indeed Miss Cheng, he suddenly opened his eyes wide, darling, this girl Cheng will put the coarse cloth Changing out of the sackcloth really made her already beautiful and eye-catching even more radiant.Moreover, this dress made her less straightforward and decisive than usual, and gave her too much gentleness and tenderness. The tenderness between her eyes makes her bones brittle.

Du Zhong shuddered instantly, he had an extremely strong intuition that when that guy Shao Chen saw Cheng Xia like this, he couldn't hold back and swallowed her to the stomach, leaving nothing left.

(End of this chapter)