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Chapter 93
After the Double Ninth Festival, Lin Dan's business improved. Many people came to order clothes, and they were all ladies and young ladies from Lin'an. However, Du Ruyan only picked a few orders from those with high status and let Lin Dan do it, and rejected the rest. She seemed to know how to communicate with people by nature. The guests who were turned away by her were not at all annoyed at all, and she even admired Lin Dan's embroidery skills.
Lin Dan didn’t have time to take the order, so everyone turned to the second place, looking for the third and fourth sisters to make clothes. The most popular is the kind of jacket and skirt lined with silk pockets, which cost more than 20 taels. Silver, but the people who order are still in an endless stream. Seeing that winter is coming soon, who doesn't want to dress warm and light? Such a silk padded skirt is almost a must-have in winter. In the spring, the interlayer can be taken apart and worn continuously, which is very cost-effective.
A month later, Lin Dan moved the money box to the bed, and called in Zhang Hui, Sanyiniang, Siyiniang and Cuilan together, saying: "This is the money we earned last month. Everyone has contributed. , Just divide it together."
"How much did you earn?" Zhang Hui climbed up the kang and asked expectantly.
"Let me count." Lin Dan opened the money box and poured his head on the kang. He only heard a crackling sound. A lot of silver rolled out of it and sparkled under the light of the candle. The whole silver, there are grains of broken silver, as well as melon seeds, beads, and peanut-shaped silver rewards, which are hard to count.
"Oh my mother!" Even when the Lin family was not yet dilapidated, the third aunt and the fourth aunt had never seen such a lot of money, and they were shocked.
Cuilan covered her mouth with an expression of disbelief.
Only Zhang Hui was the most calm, but she couldn't help licking her dry lips, and said dumbly: "I guess there will be three or four hundred taels." Three or four hundred taels of silver were indeed not counted when the Lin family was at its peak. What, however, these silvers are only the money earned by the daughter in one month, which means that in one year, the daughter can make thousands of taels without saying anything. That is a huge sum!
The Lin family is hopeful. Master, have you seen it under Jiuquan? Thinking of this, Zhang Hui's eyes were red and tears flickered, but she was ashamed to let her daughter find out, so she turned her back and wiped the corners of her eyes. The two aunts sat down next to her, patted her back gently. All the suffering has passed, they survived, everything will be better.
Lin Dan was born without the nerve called "sensationalism". He just handed Zhang Hui a handkerchief, then took out a small notebook, and said seriously: "Last month, the third sister made five silk cotton-padded skirts. Fourth Auntie made six pieces. Cui Lan helped cut fabrics, received guests, and changed the size of clothes. Niang and I made a set of iron armor together, and contacted the blacksmith to order 20 catties of iron pieces... a silk cotton jacket skirt The profit is twelve taels of silver, and I give each auntie a tenth of a half, which is 50 taels of silver and 60 taels of silver. Cuilan does chores and does not have high technical content, but it is very hard work. Two silver dollars a month; although the mother only made a set of iron armor, it was time-consuming and labor-intensive, and she also took risks. I gave a remuneration of ten silver dollars, and I would use the remaining money to rent a storefront, and then buy embroidery The budget for thread, embroidered cloth, dyes, etc. is within two hundred taels of silver. This is our revenue and expenditure last month."
Lin Dan closed the small book and asked, "Do you have any questions?"
"No problem." The two aunts shook their heads together. They are accustomed to obeying the orders of the eldest lady, and feel that following her, there will be countless good days to live. Even when Lin Dafu was there, their monthly money was only fifty taels of silver, which could not be more. But it is different from Lin Dan, as long as they are diligent in their hands and feet, they will not worry about making money. Those aunts who stole the Lin family's belongings and ran away at night would not know how to regret it if they knew that the Lin family could get up again.
"No problem, no problem, thank you girl!" Cuilan almost jumped up happily. When the Lin family was still in decline, she was just a rude girl who could get two hundred copper coins a month. Later, the Lin family was defeated. She was afraid that she would be sold to that kind of pickled place by her brother and sister-in-law. Lai to stay. She never dreamed that she would be able to get a month's money of two taels of silver one day! The girl is so generous!
Lin Dan glanced at her and said, "When you are fine, learn embroidery from your two aunts. When you become more skilled and can make clothes separately, you will get more silver. Simple dresses are less profitable. The wages you get are also less, the luxury dresses are more profitable, and the wages you get are more. If you want to make a lot of money, you have to practice your craft desperately."
The three of them nodded straightforwardly, looking like Miss Ma's head is looking forward.
Lin Dan was satisfied with the enthusiasm and belief in their eyes, and realized that Zhang Hui was a little unhappy, and then pushed the remaining pile of silver to her feet, saying: "Mother, these are all earned by me. Honor to you. When I find a suitable store, you will pay me the rent."
Zhang Hui immediately became happy with his eyebrows rolled, and screamed heartily when he held his daughter into his arms. Others laughed at her that she could not give birth to a son and could not stand the door of the Lin family. In this life, she had nowhere to rely on, and died of children and grandchildren. Looking at it now, what happened? She is a daughter, more promising than ten other sons!
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I heard that Lin Dan wanted to rent a store, so Du Ruyan came the next day with a wad of land deeds, and said boldly: "You can just take it for which store you are looking for, and count the money for my shareholding. Although I do not have Du Ruyan There is no power, but the money is too much to spend. Don't worry!"
Lin'an Mansion was originally the hometown of Du's family. When Du Mu and Empress Du got married, they got a lot of Lin'an Mansion's shops and fields. Although the sisters were abandoned in the end, the dowry was not greedy. The emperor couldn't do that kind of mess, even if he disliked Empress Du, he still gave enough compensation, enough for her to live the rest of her life prosperously. The emperor had not rushed to kill him, and arranged a back road for Empress Du. It can be seen that there was still a trace of feeling left in his heart. Anding Hou Mansion did not dare to bully the brothers and sisters. A lot of money was given. This angered the concubines and concubines who were in stability, but it was also helpless.
Lin Dan knew Du Ruyan’s situation, so he was not polite to her at all. He took the title deed and looked through one of them, pointing to one of them, and said: "Suzaku Avenue? If I remember correctly, Mengshi Embroidery Village is also open in Zhuque. On the street?"
"Yes, my shop is opposite her shop, the door facing the door."
"Then I want this shop." Lin Dan rubbed his hands unconsciously, always feeling that he could open the shop opposite Meng's Embroidery Village. It seemed like a very happy thing, and he felt that he was finally fulfilled.
"Yes, I immediately ask Uncle Sun to clean the store." Du Ruyan said with a grin.
"By the way, make another plaque and write the name of our shop. How about our shop is called Danyan Embroidery?" Lin Dan said slowly.
"What did you say?" Du Ruyan was stunned.
"I said our Embroidery Village is called Danyan Embroidery Village. Do you think this name is appropriate?"
"Appropriate, of course appropriate!" Du Ruyan came back to his senses and wanted to smile, but his eyes were red. She really didn't do anything to help Lin Dan, but she liked her tenacity when facing difficulties. But Lin Dan squeezed her hand firmly and pulled her out of the mud. Danyan Embroidery Village, this is their name and their career, so good!
"Fam, we must make Danyan Embroidery the best in Lin'an Prefecture!" Du Ruyan swore proudly.
Lin Dan shook her head with a calm expression: "No, our goal is to make Danyan Embroidery Shop the best embroidery shop in the Great Zhou Kingdom." She either does not do it, or does the best.
Du Ruyan was stunned, then laughed freely. She likes Lin Dan's character very much. She looks uncontested and very buddhist, but when she is serious, she will immediately become aggressive and indomitable.
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Both of them are activists, and it took only half a month to decorate the store and put up a sign.
Meng Si frowned and looked at the opposite side, and muttered, "Who opened the Danyan Embroidery Village?" As soon as she finished speaking, she saw the opposite shop opened, Lin Dan and Du Ruyan one by one. Walking out from behind, holding two large flower baskets in his hand, Zhang Hui carried a string of firecrackers and lit them in the unmanned alley nearby.
The crackling sound attracts many passers-by, but because the shop is decorated too exquisitely and luxuriously, each floor tile is specially made by the craftsman and looks smooth like jade. Although there are not many fabrics on the shelves, they are all in the market. The rare and precious varieties on the market are not so common for ordinary people to patronize.
Du Ruyan looked at Menkeluoque's storefront with a frustrated expression.
But Lin Dan didn't worry at all, just laid out the needles and embroidery frames neatly.
Just at this moment, Du Rusong walked in wearing a strong suit and holding a sword. He didn't take a break today, he hurried over after changing defenses with his colleagues, handed a beautiful small box to Lin Dan, and said softly, "Miss Lin, I wish you a good business."
"Thank you." Lin Dan opened the box and found that there was a folding fan lying inside with a picture of flowers and birds embroidered on the fan. The use of colors and the change of stitches were completely different from the embroidery of Da Zhou. With a very concise style, the selection of embroidery threads is not limited to silk threads, but grass stems, ribbons, bird feathers, cashmere and so on are added.
"Use real grass stems to embroider futons, curious and wonderful ideas!" Lin Dan immediately fell in love with the gift, and said firmly, "This is not Da Zhou's embroidery, right?"
"I captured this from the Japanese pirate ship. The embroidery skills of the Japanese were inherited from the prosperous Tang Dynasty hundreds of years ago. Many needle techniques in the prosperous Tang Dynasty have been lost in the Great Zhou, but they have been preserved intact." Du Rusong looked down at her. , Asked expectantly: "Do you like this gift?"
"I like it very much!" Lin Dan nodded vigorously, eyes wide open, "Can I cut it? I want to learn the needle technique of the Japanese."
Du Rusong's expression was stagnant for a moment, and after a while he shook his head and laughed, his tone was very helpless: "Cut it, whatever you want." Lin Dan deserves to be Lin Dan, always the most practical. No wonder she was able to reopen Lin's Embroidery Village in just half a year.
No, it is no longer the Lin's Embroidery Village, but the Yanyan Embroidery Village. Thinking of this, Du Rusong smiled softly.