Qi's mother frowned, hesitated, and her eyes fell on Qi Surong unconsciously.

Zhuang Qiao'e also followed Qi's mother's gaze and said, "Su Rong, persuade your mother for Aunt Qiao, we are a family, why bother so much?"

Qi Surong thought for a while, then suddenly said, "Aunt Qiao, can I ask you to do me a favor?"

Zhuang Qiao'e was stunned for a moment and replied, "But it's okay to say it."

"I'd like to ask Aunt Qiao to help me rent a small shop in anyone's name. You also know that it's not convenient for us to show up for the time being. If I want to find some work to do, there's nothing I can do."

"What do you mean, do you want to do business?" Zhuang Qiao'e was amazed. This is the eldest Miss of the Qi family. She has never touched the spring water since she was a child, and looked down on a businessman with a stink of copper. Now she wants to open a shop, what can she do?

Qi Surong nodded and said calmly: "Aunt Qiao, you know the current situation of our family. If there is no source of livelihood, the whole family will be hungry. We can't rely on Aunt Qiao to help us all our lives, right?"

Zhuang Qiao'e hesitated for a moment, and said, "Opening a shop is at risk of losing money. If Rong'er is willing to help her family, why don't I recommend you to work at Jingxiang Embroidery Workshop. This embroidery workshop is run by a friend and will never treat you badly. you."

Qi Surong knew that Aunt Qiao couldn't trust her, and was worried that she didn't know how high the sky was, and she could only end in a tragic end.

In the last life, Aunt Qiao also proposed to let her go to Jingxiang Embroidery Workshop to be an embroidery maid. She unceremoniously refused at that time, but due to the pressure of life, she finally gave in. However, this compromise made her regret too much.

The identity of Miss Qi's family used to be a symbol of dignity, but now it has become the target of ridicule and ridicule by others. In general, Xiu Niang would not dare to speak rudely to her. After all, she used to be a nobleman of a famous family, and even if she is now down and out, she is a little more dignified than them. But she is arrogant and domineering, and she is obviously doing the same job, but she always looks down on others, so that she is isolated by other embroidered mothers. She didn't care about being isolated, but when she really got into trouble, she understood what it meant to be alone.

Luo Yanyi, the daughter of Shang Shu, used to be one of her best friends. Said to be girlfriends, in fact, it is only because of their status that they often communicate with each other. Among the noble girls, she has always been on the top, as long as she is there, other girls can only succumb to it. She enjoys the honor of the stars and the moon, but she doesn't know how many people hate her.

The news that she was working in the embroidery workshop was quickly learned by Luo Yanyi. So, she brought several other girlfriends to challenge every day. They mocked, insulted, made things difficult, and even sent people to besiege her on her way home, beat and kicked her, and bullied her to the extreme.

But the pain on her body was far less than the shame and anger that her dignity was trampled on.

In the end, she left the embroidery workshop and stayed in the room all day, unwilling to face outsiders again.

But the matter is not over yet, the mother took over her work and went to the embroidery workshop every day to work. She has a mild temperament and never likes arguing with others, but the eldest young ladies have not restrained in the slightest. For the sake of her family, my mother endured it abruptly. I thought that with such forbearance, the suffering would one day pass.

Unexpectedly, a few days later, the mother returned home with blood on her hands, and she no longer held the embroidery needle steadily.

Qi Surong closed her somewhat sour eyes, gently held her mother's hand, and tried her best to suppress the anger and remorse in her heart.

She said, "Aunt Qiao, do you think it is suitable for me to work in the embroidery workshop?"

"this……"

"Aunt Qiao," Qi Surong picked up the bag of silver and said sternly, "This money is your initial investment, and I will give you the corresponding share in the future. I only hope that you can help me rent a shop, The store doesn’t need to be too big, but the location has to be good.”

"What store do you want to open?" Zhuang Qiao'e continued to ask without answering directly.

"Xiu Zhuang."

"'Embroidery' village? Do you buy or sell embroidery?"

"No, no." Qi Surong smiled, "Not only embroidery, but all kinds of clothing."

Zhang Qiao'e frowned and said, "Tell me specifically?"

"I'm planning to open a tailor-made boutique for nobles, selling everything from headwear, clothing, accessories to all kinds of embroidery."

"In this case, I'm afraid it will require a lot of capital, right?"

"I thought about it carefully. If I only receive one or two orders a month, my mother and I will be enough."

"Only one or two orders a month?" Zhang Qiao'e said incredulously, "Wouldn't this be a loss?"

Qi Surong smiled and said, "What if there are at least a thousand taels in one order?"

"Thousands of taels?" Zhuang Qiao'e pondered for a while. Given the spending power of the capital's noble children, several thousand taels are not unusual, but the reputation of the shop must be sold first, otherwise everything is empty talk. People in the capital place the most importance on their reputation and face, which is by no means something that ordinary people can impress.

"Aunt Qiao, what do you think of my outfit?" Qi Surong asked suddenly.

Zhuang Qiao'e looked intently, and saw Su Rong in a plain satin skirt with a blue bottom, intertwined with branches and collars, butterflies and flowers blooming on her sleeves, a finely embroidered gold brocade bag hanging from her waist, and a yellow wishful knot hanging down. Look at her bun again, with clouds hanging down silk, hairpins and flowers on the temples, simple and complicated, elegant and beautiful. If she has eight points of color, with this dress, it is ten.

"Outsiders only know that I am proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but they don't know that I am actually good at embroidery and hairpins." Her embroidery skills were passed down from her mother, and her talent is quite high. The dress is always the most special among the ladies. It's just that she has never shown off her skills to anyone. She thinks this is the work of inferior people. Rather than making fun of it, it is better to make others think that their family has the best embroiderers and craftsmen in the world.

Zhuang Qiao'e was taken aback again. She felt that her sullen face was very different from before. Whether it was her demeanor or her temperament, she was less domineering and arrogant, and more calm and mature.

If it was before, she would definitely not agree to her request to open a shop, but at this moment, she is a little shaken.

She asked, "It's not difficult to open a store, but how do you plan to build your store's reputation?"

"Aunt Qiao, if I remember correctly, it will be the Queen's birthday in a month, so you will definitely attend, right?"