Chapter 10 - An Yang City (4) (1/2)
Two months had passed in a blink of an eye...
Wang Luo Hai couldn't believe in what he saw. He never thought that having this couple was really the best decision in his life. Yao Ying's knack for business was a lot better than him. He knew Yao Ying never had any basis in embroidery business, but only in one week he already got the hang of everything.
Regarding the production, he could find the best materials at a lower price than before. The new suppliers' materials quality was far better than the previous one. He also cleverly managed the customers. Yao Ying didn't personally come to meet them one-by-one, but he trained the servants to pay attention to each customer's like and dislike. With a few small changes like that, their selling profits were doubling.
When Wang Luo Hai asked how he did it, Yao Ying merely smiled at him but didn't reveal his secret. Wang Luo Hai just shrugged it off and didn't dwell on it, because he just needed the result. Deep inside his mind, he knew that when the time came for Yao Ying to surpass him, he had to let him go. A young man was usually more ambitious, and he didn't find any fault in that. He was ambitious himself.
After the materials were bought, then they would be processed by Yao Ling. It was the embroidery time.
Wang Luo Hai asked the embroiderer leader to teach Yao Ling about the materials and what they were best used for. She understood it perfectly and she also had a lot of ideas regarding the products and embroidery patterns. These two talents were beyond amazing.
One thing that caught his interest was Yao Ling's stitching and embroidery technique. She produced a rare and complicated technique. It was a rare subset double-sided embroidery - which required ultimate skills and artistry. The front and back of the piece might have different designs, but the ends weren't knotted but woven in so the back couldn't be distinguished.
When Wang Luo Hai saw it, he decided to ask Yao Ling, ”Girl, where did you learn your embroidery skill? I can see that this embroidery technique is very special, and your master must not be an ordinary person.”
Yao Ling looked at him, contemplating. ”The one who taught me this was my deceased mother. Indeed, she was very talented but, she was only a peasant with a bit of medical knowledge.”
Wang Luo Hai nodded his head, ”I understand. But this technique is very hard to master. I've only seen royal palace embroiderers do this technique.”
”Are you sure, Sir?” Yao Ling asked politely. She remembered that she once asked her mother. If she could make this beautiful embroidery, why didn't they just sell these instead of farming? Jiu Lan just smiled and told her it was only a hobby. Jiu Lan didn't allow Yao Ling to ponder about it too much, so it slipped Yao Ling's mind until Wang Luo Hai mentioned it just now.
”I've been in this business for a long time. I'm pretty sure I'm not mistaken. Generally, this technique is only passed down there. There's no law or ban to learn this technique and spread it to the world, so when we produce them there will be no problem. But it will certainly rouse attention.” Wang Luo Hai explained.
Yao Ling realized that even her deceased mother wasn't from a simple background. It seemed like her life in the village was only a dream. Then she heard Wang Luo Hai asked again, ”Are you sure you want to sell this?”