Next, Siyang finished the embroidery at home with peace of mind.
While waiting for the results of the imperial competition in the palace.
In fact, she also knew what the results were.
Thus, she had already begun to think about her plans when she had money.
"You want to open your own shop?"
Guan Sheng was very surprised by his daughter's idea.
He had always known that Lingshan liked embroidery. He had thought that now that his daughter had grown up, he might as well use his old face to see if she could enter Phoenix Seeking Phoenix to study well. Now, before he could reveal this idea, his daughter had an even bigger idea.
"Yes." Siyang's face was full of joy. "Today, I plan to go to the city with Aunt Qiao to see which area of the shop is better. We don't have a foundation in the early stage.
But everything can be done slowly. There's no rush. "
"No..." Guan Sheng was still a little confused. He frowned and scratched his head. "You... You can open a shop?"
It was not that he did not believe in his daughter's craftsmanship. Even if he wanted to boast,
There were many girls who knew how to embroider, but there were not many who could open a shop to do business.
Long Qiaoqiao was not here at the moment, so Siyang began to pull her flag.
She pulled Guan Sheng to sit down and poured a cup of tea.
"My skills are not very good, but Aunt Qiao is an embroidery master.
Father, you also know that I went to Phoenix Seeking Phoenix to help.
I saw the boss's craftsmanship.
I think Aunt Qiao is not inferior to the boss at all. "
Guan Sheng did not believe it. "Is Miss Long really so good?"
"Of course." As Si Yang spoke, she took out a handkerchief from her bosom. "Father, take a look. This is the mandarin duck embroidered by Auntie Qiao. Isn't it lifelike? This kind of craftsmanship isn't inferior to 'A Phoenix Seeking Phoenix'. If the two of us open an embroidery workshop together, I believe that the quality absolutely won't be inferior to 'A Phoenix Seeking Phoenix'."
Seeing the mandarin ducks on the handkerchief, even though Guan Sheng knew nothing about embroidery, he still felt that the embroidery was really good. He couldn't help but take the handkerchief in his hand. He originally wanted to touch it, but when he saw his rough fingers, he subconsciously wiped them on his clothes and returned it to Siyang without touching it.
"Don't spoil this pair of mandarin ducks."
"What's broken?" Long Qiaoqiao asked curiously when she heard Guan Sheng say that as soon as she entered the door.
When Siyang saw her, she stood up with a smile and said, "Aunt Qiao, my father has agreed. Let's go look at the shops tomorrow."
"Master Guan also agrees?" In fact, Long Qiaoqiao was also looking forward to opening her own embroidery shop. However, she was now living in the Guan Family and she had no money. Although Siyang said that she would invest in her skills, she always felt that she had taken advantage of it.
Guan Sheng glared at Si Yang. She was his most beloved daughter, so he didn't say anything. Instead, he frowned and said, "I don't have any objections if you want to open an embroidery shop. However, you need money to open an embroidery shop. All of our family's assets aren't enough to open a shop in the city."
This was what he was most concerned about. As long as Lingshan asked for something, Guan Sheng would try his best to satisfy it.
Originally, he knew that his daughter was interested in his disciple. However, there was a huge gap between the status of the two families. It was impossible for them to be together. Even if Ning Maochun was willing, the Ning family had an unreasonable tigress Gege. He did not want his daughter to suffer in the Ning family.
During this period of time, Long Qiaoqiao had been living at home. Guan Sheng had been in the Jianghu for many years and was very good at judging people. Although Long Qiaoqiao was sometimes a little crazy, most of the time she was normal. Moreover, she had a good heart and was a trustworthy person. In addition, she taught her craftsmanship to her daughter for free. Guan Sheng did not have much objection to her opening a shop with Siyang.
However, there was still a problem. That was money.
"How about this? I will go to Master Ning and borrow some capital. Then I will open a shop for you. We will pay it back slowly."
"Father, you don't have to worry about money." If he wanted to borrow money from the Ning family to open a shop, Siyang directly reminded Guan Sheng when she first came. The reason why she was not willing was that she did not want to take advantage of the Ning family.
"Phoenix Seeking Phoenix" was the largest embroidery workshop in the capital. Siyang was also going to open an embroidery workshop. She did not want to work at "Phoenix Seeking Phoenix" because she was worried that people would say that she stole her master's skills and betrayed her master. Now that she had not gone to "Phoenix Seeking Phoenix", the money for the workshop would have nothing to do with them. Therefore, in the future, no one would criticize her on this point.
"What are you going to do?" Guan Sheng did not understand.
Of course, it was the bet.
Speaking of which, Siyang was a little embarrassed because she was afraid that Guan Sheng would stop her from placing the bet. After all, this was a kind of gambling. The money in the family was in charge of Lingshan, so the money was in Siyang's hands. She had placed all her money on the bet that day.
"Ahem …" Siyang coughed lightly and said vaguely, "You will know in two days."
Long Qiaoqiao had been standing at the side the whole time while the father and daughter were talking. She was not in a good position to speak. Now that she saw Siyang's clever appearance, it reminded her of Eleven. She couldn't help but smile and sigh in her heart. Eleven was impulsive and reckless. If she had a little bit of Siyang's intelligence, she would have a better life in a big family like the Ning family.
The next day, Siyang dragged Long Qiaoqiao to the city to see the news.
As expected, Tian Li won first place in the imperial competition. When the emperor asked her to make a wish, she made up a reason and asked the emperor to release the imprisoned bandits. However, the main reason was that Tian Man and the other bandits did not do anything unforgivable. It was not a big deal to ask for mercy and turn over a new leaf.
"Great, brother-in-law and the others will be released." Long Qiaoqiao stood in front of the notice, holding her chest and crying with joy.
Siyang nodded: "You see, Eleven is still capable. I think she and Master Ning are a good match."
Long Qiaoqiao's thoughts were similar to a woman's: "Although it was a freak combination of factors, Eleven and Master Ning have already married. They are a real husband and wife. If they can live a good life together, Eleven's mother can rest in peace."
"You can rest assured." Siyang pointed to the sky: "There is a kind of marriage called destiny. I think they have enough fate. The rest is up to them."
"Let's go, let's hurry up and see how much money we have earned." Siyang was a little impatient.
At this moment, Long Qiaoqiao also thought about it and felt a burst of excitement. With money, their embroidery workshop could be opened.
As soon as they arrived at the place where they had bet that day, they saw a lot of wailing outside. Many men in brocade clothes were squatting on the ground or leaning against the door, crying for their parents.
"This is …" Siyang and Long Qiaoqiao looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes.
"Aiyo, my dear mother."
This crying person's voice was a bit loud, and Si Yang found it familiar. Looking for the source of the voice, she saw the First Master of the Ning Family sitting on the ground, constantly slapping his thigh. The expression on his face really looked like he was about to cry, but he was close to tears.
"It's over, it's over, it's over …"
The curtain was lifted and another person came out. It was the second master of the Ning family.
His eyes stared blankly as he walked to his big brother's side in a daze. Then … he knelt down with a thud.
Si, even Si Yang felt pain for his knees.
But no matter how painful it was, it couldn't compare to the pain. The second master of the Ning family was really crying. He raised one hand to wipe his tears with his sleeve and used the other to grab his eldest brother. "What should we do? We lost all our money, all of it."
What could they do? They had bet all their money on their own family and the daughter-in-law of the Minister of Rites, Yang Yue`e. They thought that their illiterate family would lose miserably and they would be able to make a fortune. But now, they lost all their money.
"It's them …"
Just as the two idiots of the Ning family were about to cry, a group of people ran over and surrounded the two of them.
Siyang hurriedly stood aside with Long Qiaoqiao so that they wouldn't be caught in the crossfire.
Among the group of people surrounding them, one of them looked down at the two of the Ning family with a ferocious face. He put his hands on his hips and pointed at the two people on the ground. "It's these two people who made us lose money."
Ning Fengrong saw this and hurriedly said, "This … Is there a misunderstanding between us?"
"A misunderstanding." The man laughed sinisterly.
"That's right." Ning Fenggui nodded. "That's right. We are the first and second masters of the Ning family. Did you find the wrong people? If Ge Ge finds out …"
"Don't mention Ge Ge. Even if Ge Ge is here today, she won't be of any use." The man glared at them. "I'm looking for you two from the Ning family."
"That's right."
The people around them also joined in the commotion.
"When the two of them bet, it was clearly their niece-in-law who didn't bet on her winning. Instead, they looked for someone else. They must be playing dumb with us."
The two of the Ning family wanted to cry again. "We also lost money." They lost so much money.
"It must be a trick set up by the Ning family. Who knows how much money they've secretly won from us."
"Don't talk nonsense with them. Beat them up."
Crackle, crackle.
A flurry of punches and kicks landed on the two masters of the Ning family.
Siyang clicked her tongue and shook her head. She comforted Long Qiaoqiao, who was obviously frightened. "Don't worry. They reap what they sow."
"I didn't expect that the family Yang married would have such elders." Long Qiaoqiao also looked down on the characters of these two people.
It was no wonder that so many people were angry and came to beat them up. Originally, the ratio of Yang Yuee and Tian Li was 50/50. Because of these two people, the ratio of the bets was suddenly pulled apart. Siyang made a lot of money this time. It was more than enough to buy a shop and she also had spare money to spend on liquid funds.
Siyang had already inquired about the shop. Now that she had money, she immediately took Long Qiaoqiao to see it. The location of the shop wasn't the best, but it wasn't bad either. It was a few streets away from Feng Chaohuang, one to the south and the other to the north. It wouldn't be easy for conflicts to occur in the future.
The money arrived, the deed was signed, and all the procedures were completed. The shop belonged to the two of them.
"I really can't believe that we actually have our own shop." Holding the deed, Long Qiaoqiao was still a little absent-minded.
"Of course it's true." Siyang was also happy. She looked around the shop. "But this place still needs to be renovated. There are also embroidery frames and shelves. But you don't have to worry about that. As for the missing furniture, I'll ask my father to make it."
Long Qiaoqiao thought of Guan Sheng's craftsmanship and nodded repeatedly.
The most important thing was done. However, when Siyang was preparing to open for business, there was still one more thing that needed to be resolved. That was Long Qiaoqiao's mental illness.
Although it was said to be mental illness, it was more or less because she was deceiving herself. She was just greatly stimulated and was unwilling to accept reality. She let herself live in a dream for twenty years. At that time, her childhood sweetheart told her that he was going to do business in a faraway place. When he returned with money, he would marry her. But this time, he left for twenty years and there was no news.
"Big brother Yun is tall and big." Speaking of her lover, Long Qiaoqiao's face was bashful. "He's the most handsome man I've ever seen."
Thinking back to Ning Fengde's appearance, yes, he indeed had the ability to make women who looked at faces fall into an inextricable trap.
"Alright, you tell me, I'll draw. This way, it'll be easier to find him." Siyang said as she spread a piece of paper on the table.
Seeing this, Long Qiaoqiao hurriedly patted her own head. "Why didn't I think of that? If I were to draw Big brother Yun's portrait, I would definitely be able to find him."
"That's right, it's not too late to find him now."
Long Qiaoqiao's description was completely based on Ning Fengde's appearance. She was even exaggerating. Siyang treated it as a passing wind and drew him as the current Ning family's Third Master. Of course, this was the actual person.
"Is it like this?"
After finishing the last stroke, Siyang put down the brush and lightly blew on the paper. Then, she handed the drawing to Long Qiaoqiao.
Long Qiaoqiao took it and was mesmerized with a single glance.
Tears began to gather in her eyes. Her face was pale and the fingers holding the drawing began to tremble. Her lips opened and closed. Siyang was close enough to hear her words. She was muttering softly.
Big brother Yun …
Two streams of clear tears flowed down. Long Qiaoqiao's fingers that were holding the drawing so tightly that they nearly turned white. She trembled and couldn't help but mutter, "It's really Big brother Yun. Big brother Yun, I really see you again …"
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