Jiaohua Growth Guide [Rebirth]

Shopkeeper Zhao just smiled and said nothing, and made a special gesture, leading the three siblings into the room, "The three of you will follow me in for a bowl of tea."

Gu Ci didn't know what kind of medicine he sold in the gourd, he hesitated, "How dare you bother Shopkeeper Zhao..."

"Don't bother, don't bother, Miss Gu, please don't be polite to me."

Shopkeeper Zhao's kindness is hard to hold back, if she refuses too much, it will easily make people suspicious, Gu Ci thought to himself for a moment, and had no choice but to lead Jiaojiao and Abao into the inner room.

Jinxiufang has been in Caiyi Lane for many years, and shopkeeper Zhao is good at making money. Although there are several larger shops in the back, there are still many distinguished guests. The inner room here is usually used to greet those who have For the wives of the Qian family, the furniture and decorations in the room are naturally not the vulgar things of the peasant family.

Gu Ci was a great general who had done meritorious service in his previous life, so he didn't take these things seriously. The little girl looked around curiously. After watching for a while, she was not nervous, but Ah Bao, with a tight little face, leaned on Gu Ci didn't dare to move, for fear of accidentally breaking the things around him.

Shopkeeper Zhao saw Abao's cautious look, and then calmly sized up Gu Ci and Jiaojiao, frowned, and quickly greeted with a smile: "You're welcome, three sit down." He told the buddy who came to serve tea, "Go and bring out some melon seed snacks."

Shopkeeper Zhao's attitude was really overly enthusiastic, Gu Ci frowned, "Shopkeeper Zhao is so polite, the three of us are really sorry. If you have something to do, you might as well speak up."

"Miss Gu, don't worry, Zhao definitely has no intentions." Seeing that Gu Ci's attitude was a bit defensive, the shopkeeper Zhao didn't keep it up, "To tell you the truth, it's really just this time that I treat a few of you as guests. Miss Jiao's embroidery has helped Zhao a lot."

"I don't understand that."

Gu Ci's face was indifferent, and shopkeeper Zhao didn't take it seriously. He casually picked up a piece of pastry and handed it to A Bao, "In the batch of handkerchiefs that Miss Sanmei embroidered earlier, there was a piece of handkerchief that was embroidered by Miss Jiaojiao. Koi?" Then realizing that Abao hadn't picked up the cake he handed over, he pushed it forward again, "Don't be shy, young master, let's eat."

The pastries prepared by Shopkeeper Zhao are much more delicate than the ones that Gu Ci usually buys. The pastry molds are patterns and shapes that Ah Bao has never seen before. He naturally wants to eat them, but he has been a sensible child since he was a child, without the permission of the adults around him. Never reach out easily.

Gu Ci was very satisfied with his younger brother's sensibleness, and nodded towards him, "Eat as much as you want, remember to thank Uncle Zhao."

Only then did Ah Bao take it, "Thank you, Uncle Zhao."

Shopkeeper Zhao patted Abao's head, and called Jiaojiao to eat again. Seeing the little girl took a piece gracefully, he felt more and more dissatisfied with the Gu Ci siblings.

As the old saying goes, the subtleties see the truth.His parents were also mud-legged all their lives, and he had to suffer a lot for his current knowledge and achievements.Even so, his attention to words and deeds is still not as good as those cultivated by rich and noble families.

However, although the three siblings were dressed in ordinary clothes, their neither humble nor overbearing demeanor could never be cultivated by the farmers.

As shopkeeper Zhao thought about it, his attitude towards them became more enthusiastic and respectful, "Miss Gu really knows how to take care of people. Look at these younger siblings, not only are they cute in appearance, but they are also cute in temperament."

Gu Ci smiled, took a sip of tea, and changed the subject, "Could it be that Jiaojiao's koi handkerchief caught people's eyes?"

"It's not eye-catching." Talking about Jiaojiao's embroidery, shopkeeper Zhao's expression became a little more excited, "I'm really satisfied with Miss Jiaojiao's embroidery work, the koi handkerchief she embroidered, I was not in a hurry to sell it, so I framed it and hung it outside..."

Gu Ci frowned.

Shopkeeper Zhao is a smart person. Seeing her appearance, he secretly thought something was wrong, and quickly explained: "I didn't get through with you two beforehand, but I didn't think carefully. It's just that in the past two years, with this Caiyi There are more and more tailor shops in the alley, and the business in my shop is not getting better every day. I just happened to compete with the shop opposite the shop for the winter clothes list of 180 masters and servants in the town's master Jia's house, so I had to Take out the embroidery work of Jiaojiao girl to increase the size..."

"Shopkeeper Zhao, we can agree in advance that we only embroider handkerchiefs and sachets..."

Gu Ci got angry, and shopkeeper Zhao also became anxious, "Miss Gu, don't worry, although I am using this handkerchief from Jiaojiao girl to attract people, but when I take this order from Mr. Jia's house, I have to talk to Mrs. Miss has emphasized that such embroidery can only be purchased in handkerchiefs and sachets."

Hearing this, Gu Ci heaved a sigh of relief, and put down the teacup in his hand, "Since the wives and young ladies of Jia's mansion are interested in Jiaojiao's embroidery work, why are they still willing to place an order with you?"

"Miss Gu doesn't know anything now." Seeing her let go, shopkeeper Zhao also heaved a sigh of relief, looking at Jiaojiao with smiles on his brows, "The wife and miss of Jia's mansion are very impressed with what Miss Jiaojiao embroidered." The tail koi really likes it so much, after thinking it over, I still sent the order to me, with only one request, that is, thirty such handkerchiefs and thirty such sachets."

Gu Ci felt aggrieved and didn't know what to say, so he picked up the teacup and pretended to take a sip, pretending to be calm and said: "I didn't know that our Jiaojiao's embroidery could have such a great skill."

There was no flaw in her expression, and shopkeeper Zhao couldn't tell whether she really didn't know, or if she didn't know, so he looked at her secretly, and felt that her sword eyebrows and star eyes were not like ordinary people, and after thinking for a moment, he simply told the truth up.

"Since the koi handkerchief embroidered by Miss Jiaojiao was hung on the front, the business in my shop has improved a lot. Many women and ladies from rich families have come to ask me how to sell this handkerchief. A few days later, knowing that Miss Jiaojiao is coming to deliver embroidery, many people would come to ask several times a day."

Gu Ci lowered his eyes and didn't answer.

On the other hand, the little girl ate enough pastries, sipped her tea gracefully, rolled her eyes and said, "Then so many people like the handkerchief I embroidered, will shopkeeper Zhao give me a raise?"

"It's up and up, naturally." Shopkeeper Zhao nodded hurriedly, "I invite you to come to the inner room to discuss this matter. From now on, I will charge as much embroidery as the girl has, and the price will be based on the usual embroidery. twice as much."

Jiaojiao lowered her eyes, thinking secretly in her heart, in this case, a piece of ordinary flower and grass handkerchief is ten pieces, this is the simplest, she can embroider four or five pieces a day, if her sister didn't stare at her, she probably wouldn't If I can embroider two more, that day will be sixty cash, and I can still earn a year... Forget it, this number is too difficult, anyway, it is a lot of money.

The little girl thought happily, "Then can I just embroider grass handkerchiefs?"

Shopkeeper Zhao was unprepared for a moment when she would suddenly ask such a question, and he paused for a moment before saying, "I'm afraid it won't work in this period of time, and this is what I want to discuss with the two of you."

Gu Ci didn't say anything for a long time, shopkeeper Zhao felt a little guilty for some reason, and hesitated for a while before saying: "When I took the order from Jia's mansion earlier, I had already agreed to thirty koi carp handkerchiefs and brocade handkerchiefs from their mansion. Carp sachets will be delivered on the 25th of the twelfth lunar month at the latest. Therefore, I am afraid that this period of time will be hard..."

"No. This time, Jiaojiao has been embroidering the twenty veils and twenty sachets for a month, and the thirty pieces are all koi carp. Naturally, there is no way to embroider them in less than a month. Before he could finish speaking, Gu Ci interrupted him, "Shopkeeper Zhao, please hire someone else."

"Miss Gu, aren't you making Zhao lose his trust?" Shopkeeper Zhao became anxious when he heard that. Mr. Jia is the richest person in the town. If he can keep the clothes, the silver reward alone will be able to cover the net profit of half a year's hard work in the store.

"The shopkeeper Zhao didn't agree with our sisters on the amount of embroidery work and the pattern. Now you are using Jiaojiao's embroidery work as a cover for your own business, but relying on us to make you dishonest." I feel sorry for Jiaojiao. Jiao is true, but the source of Gu Ci's anger comes more from her own anxiety. She would rather Jiaojiao not be so good-looking, nor have such outstanding embroidery skills, but just an ordinary girl who no one will miss, whoever The little girl who would never come to snatch her.

"Shopkeeper Zhao thinks so, after handing over this batch of embroidery, we don't have to do this business again."

"Miss Gu, what are you talking about?" Gu Ci's attitude was tough, and shopkeeper Zhao was naturally annoyed, annoyed that they were too ignorant, but now that they have signed a contract with the Jia family, they have to ask for help. I'm trying to please you, "I didn't discuss it with the two of you beforehand. I also took into account what you said earlier. I thought that your farmers are short of money, and it's not easy to earn money. It just so happens that the Jia family is used to being generous. It's only ten taels of silver, and I think it's just a few pieces of embroidered handkerchiefs and sachets, so it's no problem for Miss Jiaojiao."

Hearing this, Jiaojiao sneaked a look at Gu Ci, seeing that the other party was still tense and silent, she swallowed quietly, "Then, the 30 yuan handkerchief and thirty sachets, If I finish everything, how much money will Manager Zhao give me in total?"

30 yuan handkerchief and [-] sachets, if she works harder, she can still finish it.

"It doesn't matter how much money you have." Before Manager Zhao could look happy, Gu Ci coldly killed his hope. Embroidery all night, what if my hands get chilblains? And these eyes, if I stay up all day long, I don’t want them anymore, right?”

The little girl was so dejected by the training, kicked the table, and muttered softly: "Think of me as a clay doll..."

"If Ms. Gu feels sorry for Miss Jiaojiao who is tired, then I will ask Mrs. Jia's family to let her have a little more grace, do you think so?" Shopkeeper Zhao thought to himself that Gu Ci regarded the little girl too delicately. Instead, he blamed himself, "It's also because I was eager and didn't think well."

Gu Ci has a temperament of being strong when encountering the strong, and now that shopkeeper Zhao has taken a step back, she doesn't know what to say.

Seeing that she was silent, Jiaojiao became active again. She glanced at A Bao secretly, and saw that A Bao's face was flushed from the suffocation, holding a piece of unfinished osmanthus cake in her hand, looking at her sister at a loss, It was so painful to look at.

So, she secretly rubbed Gou Guci's fingers, "Sister, shopkeeper Zhao asked you something, you see that Abao is almost crying because of you."

Gu Ci also knew that he had lost his composure, so he quickly pulled out a smile, patted A Bao's head comfortingly, and then said to shopkeeper Zhao: "What are the surnames of the big families in the town?"

"Huh?" This question was caught off guard, and shopkeeper Zhao was stunned for a moment before he realized, "The Jia family in the east of the city is the leader, followed by the Wang family in the west of the city, and the Song family next to the Wang family in the west of the city..."

For these rich and noble families in the town, shopkeeper Zhao is very precious. Gu Ci listened carefully to what he said all the way, but when he didn't hear the surname he was thinking of, his brows relaxed a little, "Thirty weight, Jiaojiao must be perfect. No, at most half of the amount, if shopkeeper Zhao is stable, we will take over the job."

Shopkeeper Zhao felt miserable, the ladies of Jia's mansion were waiting for these handkerchief sachets for the New Year, and now if they were told that half of the supply would be until the New Year's Eve, they might have something to do with him.

However, the girl in front of me is also like a one-sided person.

"Half is half, I have to go to Jia's mansion to apologize." Shopkeeper Zhao sighed, and said: "However, the reward of ten taels may be gone."

When Jiaojiao heard this, her eyes widened suddenly, it was ten taels of silver.

Gu Ci nodded, "If there is no reward, then there will be no more."

This tone is really big, he is still a person with some family background, and he feels that his flesh hurts. Shopkeeper Zhao muttered to himself, but he didn't say much, and he asked the three of them to have some snacks, and then let the waiter bring the handkerchief and sachet .

While Gu Ci was counting, the little girl was so bold as to wink with shopkeeper Zhao secretly.

Shopkeeper Zhao understood, seeing the little girl's frowning look in his eyes was amused, but he was afraid that he would miss the point in front of Gu Ci, so he always had a bitter face.

After counting, shopkeeper Zhao also winked at the clerk, and when Gu Ci bent down to wipe the pastry crumbs from the corner of A Bao's mouth, the clerk quickly put the other half of the handkerchief and sachet into it.

In order to divert Gu Ci's attention, shopkeeper Zhao specially packed some pastries before leaving the house, insisting on giving them to Gu Ci.

Gu Ci had no idea that the little girl was secretly collaborating with shopkeeper Zhao. When the little girl said that she came to get the cloth bag, he didn't think much about it, and gave it to her casually. After all, a few handkerchiefs and sachets didn't weigh much.