Chapter 19 - Lin Zheng (1) (1/2)
The shop was located not far from her house, around ten minutes' walk. It stood proudly on a busy main street which was bustling with activities. A lot of popular shops were located here and there were also a lot of little stalls in front of their shop. The shop structure was well placed, so the street was very neat.
The small stalls didn't disturb the big shop's business, so there was no complaint. They did business peacefully.
When she arrived at their shop 'Fu Rong'- it meant rich and prosper, the shopkeeper quickly greeted her. He used to call her Ling-jie, but now he called her young mistress.
”Young mistress,” the shopkeeper – Li Huan greeted her politely.
”Just call me Ling-jie like usual.” Yao Ling felt uncomfortable with the sudden change.
Li Huan knew that Ling-jie was humble, but still, he had to know his place. ”I can't do that, young mistress. Did young mistress want to check the production?”
Yao Ling could only sigh, but she was helpless. In Shu kingdom, the difference between ranks existed with reasons. ”At least loosen up a little, Xiao Huan. I'm still the same as before.”
Li Huan smiled widely and nodded.
”Go do your work. I'll go to check it by myself. I know where it is.” Yao Ling smiled back, letting Li Huan go back to his duties.
'Fu Rong' was one of the biggest shops on the street. The shop was divided into three parts. The front part was the display- where people could see their design and their ready stocks. If there was no ready stock that they liked, they could ask for a custom order. The design and the material would be discussed and handled by Yao Ling. She already made a name for herself on the competition that she won, so the customers wanted their orders to be personally handled by Yao Ling.
Yao Ling's presence was also one of the reasons for helping 'Fu Rong' become more prosperous. Her aptitude in embroidery and handling the production made it easier for Yao Ying and Wang Luo Hai to handle the selling part. The competition that was held by Wang Luo Hai was actually for this too. Finding young talent in embroidery.
The back part of 'Fu Rong' was used for the production. When she went there, she found several women –old and young- were working on embroidery. When she came in, everyone greeted her. Yao Ling didn't let them get up and just let them continue working.
She checked their work one by one. Whether they were following the pattern on not, whether they did something wrong or not, whether they had any question or not, and whether they needed a pointer from her or not. She spent the next three hours there, guiding the embroiderers that she chose herself.