Heaven-Sent Farm Girl Builds Her Fortune And Captures His Heart

Chapter 324: Recruiting Helpers (Part 2)

After the laughter, everyone turned to the silent Shen Qinglan."This is..." Someone looked at her, puzzled.

Someone familiar with her laughed, "This is the third young lady from the Shen family."

"Oh!" The others suddenly realized.

Someone laughed, "She has really changed a lot! It’s only been a little while, and she looks different again!"

Shen Qinglan smiled and greeted everyone, "Hello, aunties!"

"Hey～"

The women responded in unison.

Madam Hua ate a few snacks and drank half a bowl of tea, then looked at the women and asked, "Did Madam Shen tell you why you’re here?"

"No," all the women shook their heads.

Someone said, "She said she would talk about it when she returns and told us to sit for now."

Someone asked Shen Qinglan, "Third young lady, do you know what’s planned?"

"Yes," Shen Qinglan said, "I’ve brought the items. They’re at my house, I’ll go get them for everyone to see."

She looked at the group and said, "Madam Hua and aunties, please sit and enjoy the tea, I’ll be back soon."

Everyone was quite eager to know what was planned, so they didn’t ask further questions, only urging her to return quickly.

When Shen Qinglan returned with a cushion, Mrs. Jiang happened to bring in a few young women and a few thirteen and fourteen-year-old girls.

"What is this?"

The young girls paused to ask upon seeing the cushion in Shen Qinglan’s hand.

"This is a cushion." Mrs. Jiang took the cushion from Shen Qinglan and showed it to everyone.

This cushion was a sample hurriedly made with help from the Embroidery Shop, embroidered with Ali holding a peach.

A woman laughed and asked, "What’s this? It looks quite cute."

Shen Qinglan explained calmly, "This is called Ali."

Mrs. Jiang laughed, "Can you make one?"

"Of course, but this pattern..."

"Don’t worry about the pattern, Qinglan will draw it for you." Mrs. Jiang smiled, "I gathered everyone here today precisely for this matter."

She looked at the group and said, "As for the next steps, Qinglan will explain to you."

After she finished speaking, she glanced at Shen Qinglan.

Shen Qinglan understood and stepped forward, "I want to make a batch of cushions and gathered everyone to help with it. I’ll provide the patterns and materials; you just need to embroider and make them into cushions."

She looked at the group and said, "For average embroidery, I’ll pay thirty wen per cushion, and for good embroidery, I’ll pay thirty-five to forty wen per cushion. What do you think?"

"Really?" The group was delighted.

Usually, embroidering handkerchiefs and such, taking out ten or twenty pieces only earns a few tens to a hundred wen.

These cushions aren’t big, and finishing one or two a day might earn sixty to seventy wen, which is already considered a high income.

"Really!" Shen Qinglan said, "I’ve brought some fabric scraps for stuffing. You can pick them up later, and if it’s not enough, I’ll have someone deliver more from the town."

She originally planned to divide the work into batches, some to handle the embroidery and some the assembly, but that was too time-consuming. It might be more efficient to let them finish at home on their own.

She’s not afraid of imitation, anyway, in Jinxi Town, ladies only recognize things from Jinxiu Mansion. Even if they imitate and sell them, they probably won’t get the price she offers.

"Third young lady, can we take it home and start now?" Madam Hua asked.

"Of course!" Shen Qinglan said, "If you’ve decided to make them, you can come with me to collect materials. If not, then forget it."