Fragrance Returned

Dingxiang told several parents this spring that she wanted to open a Zhixiu Pavilion. Mrs. Zhang was so unbelievable that her eyes widened.

"Can our family open an embroidery shop? Xiangxiang is telling a joke."

Neither Ding Zhuang nor Ding Zhao liked hearing this.

Ding Zhao said angrily, "Xiangxiang is so smart, she can open an embroidery shop if she wants."

Ding Zhuang said, "I believe my granddaughter, just tell Xiangxiang how much start-up capital she needs, I will take it."

"Start-up capital" is of course also Lilac's special language.

Since the incident at home, Ding Zhuang and Ding Zhao have listened to most of Ding Xiang's suggestions.

Ding Xiang drew more than a dozen colorful bracelet patterns and said she came up with them based on the patterns made by Zhang.

Zhang was amazed. It was indeed very similar to the knot she had made, but it was not exactly the same. How come Xiangxiang could figure it out, but she couldn't?

Thinking about it, I feel relieved again. Not only did she not think of it, but so many embroiderers didn't think of it either.

Lilac can draw, but she can't do most of the knitting. Through constant "discussions" with Mrs. Zhang and Aunt Yang, the two ancient women were clever and ingenious and jointly developed more than a dozen different ways of weaving colorful bracelets.

Two colorful bracelets are also specially designed for men, derived from the diamond knot and snake knot. It is simple and not fancy. It is mainly composed of black, red and yellow, and is strung with gold beads or sandalwood agarwood beads engraved with the words "Fu", "Shou", "Li" and "Bamboo". It is unique and beautiful. It is different from the same string of beads.

The beads are all specially made at the County Silver House and are relatively expensive.

All the things that have been knitted are put away so that no one can see them, and they will not be taken out until the shop is opened.

He also gave the silk thread to Zhang Yu, who, like Zhang, was good at making knots, and asked her to weave the knots and colorful bracelets available on the market. I gave Zhao's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law some silk threads and pieces of plain silk, and they were good at embroidery.

The finished product is given to Zhang and she pays for the workmanship.

They heard that Mrs. Zhang wanted to open an "embroidery stall" and were extremely envious.

Now there are two big boxes of various kinds of lace, colorful bracelets and embroidery, which are very colorful and beautiful.

So far, those things have cost more than one hundred taels of silver.

The family will definitely not be able to afford a shop, so when the time comes, they will rent a two-story shop in the county town.

Although Linshui County is just a county town, it has a dock and many people travel from north to south. It is easier to do business than the inland state capital, and it is easier to accept strange things.

Thinking that she had already spent so much money and still had to rent a shop in the county, Zhang's heart trembled with distress.

Business is good, but what if it's not?

Worrying secretly, I worked harder to make a trap so that I could reduce the loss if I lost money.

At the end of noon, Yang Hu came back carrying two large baskets.

Ding Xiang looked at it. The silk thread was of good quality, bright and silky. One basket was half red thread, and the other half was yellow thread.

In the afternoon, Ding Xiang took out the auspicious cloud knots and concentric knots that she had drawn, and discussed making big knots with Mrs. Zhang and Aunt Yang.

The adapted version of the Xiangyun Knot is the most distinctive Chinese knot in its previous life. Lilac has renamed it the Fortune Knot. Different from the Xiangyun Knot, the name is also festive and suitable for the aesthetics of this era.

Make up the simplest one first.

Zhang braided the main body, and Aunt Yang braided the lower knot and added tassels.

The thread is thick, and I can finish more than half of it in half a day. Even though it was not completely compiled, the Zhang family and the Yang Hu family were still amazed.

The two became so addicted to making up that they even made a pot of pimple soup for dinner.

After eating, continue writing.

Xu Shimo finally compiled it, put it together and hung it on the wall.

Rich, beautiful, eye-catching, grand, it makes the room feel rich and bright.

Mrs. Zhang and Aunt Yang looked at the rich man and his mouth was open for a long time.

God, if the knot is enlarged and hung on the wall, can it be so beautiful? This kind of knot is more colorful than colorful bracelets.

How could I not think of such a simple thing before?

Look at the several concentric knots drawn on the paper. Two knots are connected together vertically, two knots are connected together horizontally, and two knots are nested together. Braided with red thread and gold thread and hung in the new house, it is much more beautiful and noble than the word "hi" cut out of red sheets.

Before, Mrs. Zhang was afraid of throwing money into a cold water vat. After seeing this knot of wealth, she finally put her money in her stomach.

Ding Xiang was in a trance.

She thought of her previous home, where this kind of Chinese knot hung in the entrance hall.

How long has it been since she thought about her past life?

It's not that she doesn't think about her past life, she meditates on all the skills she mastered in her past life every day. What I didn't think about were the relatives and the small house in my previous life.

All she could think about was her relatives and this home.

Dingxiang feels very sorry for her grandma, maybe she hasn’t missed her for a long time...

Ding Xiang's thoughts were interrupted by the laughter of the Zhang family and the Yang Hu family. In their opinion, with so many rare things, the business of Zhixiu Pavilion must be good.

Ding Xiang knew that even if she could weave this rich knot, Zhixiu Pavilion's business would not continue to be booming. Making knots is simpler than embroidery, and many people have learned to make stitches by themselves. It is also necessary to design buckles and then decorate them on the clothes to make the Zhixiu Pavilion stand out and shine.

Mrs. Zhang and Aunt Yang are good at making knots, but their cutting and needlework are a little worse.

Lilac can only draw, but can't cut or make.

Also look for a skilled embroiderer.

The embroiderer must also be her own slave, with a contract of prostitution. In this way, we can control the initial buckle from spreading.

After this step is completed, we need to rent a shop and go to Jiangnan to buy good silk. Not only will it be used for making buckles and clothes, but a good embroidery shop must also sell high-quality silk, satin and embroidery thread.

These would cost at least seven to eight hundred taels of silver, and it would not be enough even if the family’s savings were taken out.

Ding Xiang believed that the two heads of family would definitely listen to her suggestion and take the money. But she didn't want her family's life to be reduced because of opening a shop, and she was thinking hard about how to make a quick buck.

Of course, the quickest way to make money is to sell vegetable recipes, but the recipes that are not amazing cannot be sold at a good price. If the recipes are amazing, she wants to save them for later...

It's embarrassing.

Mrs. Zhang and Aunt Yang were not so excited about the wedding, so they continued to hide in the house the next day, not even leaving the house, and cooking half-heartedly.

Lilac Anle, they are all good employees who love their jobs and are dedicated to their work.

Another opportunity to dream during the day.

Lilac wants to dream about Ding Lichun.

Ding Lichun and the others took the escort by land, which was slower than taking a boat. It would take fifteen days to reach Beijing if everything goes smoothly.

Twenty-one days till today, they must have arrived.

Before Ding Lichun left, Ding Xiang quietly assigned him two tasks.

One is that she often heard her grandfather talking about Feng Suzhen. She especially wanted to know what the real prince, princess, princess, and consort were like, and asked Ding Lichun to inquire about them.

The second thing is that when you go to see where the princess lives, of course you can't take a closer look, you can just take a look from a distance.

Ding Lichun, the maniac who loves his sister, agreed without thinking too much.

According to Ding Lichun's temperament, he would definitely complete the task assigned by his sister as soon as possible.

Ding Xiang knew that it was impossible to be so lucky that Ding Lichun happened to be wandering outside the princess mansion at this time, but she just wanted to give it a try. Even if it's not outside the princess's mansion, I still want to see what the capital is like.