Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 543 Birthday

Song Ying took a deep breath and secretly told himself that he couldn't let a single shadow shadow over him make him cautious for the rest of his life.

Not everyone in the world is as hypocritical and calculating as Li and others. There are also people who treat her sincerely.

For these people, we cannot simply reduce all transactions to money and calculate them clearly.

It’s almost Master’s birthday. What should we prepare this year?

Gotta think about it.

Thinking of this incident, Song Ying ended his medical consultations early in the next few days and wandered around the shops in the city.

After wandering around for several days, she still couldn't find anything that suited her. As she was still an unmarried woman, the gifts she gave to her elders could not exceed the etiquette of a boudoir.

The most reliable option is naturally to have a headband, cloud shoulder, handkerchief or embroidered screen embroidered by yourself. It is in accordance with etiquette, and every stitch and thread can best express your feelings.

But she can't embroider at all, she can only do the simplest sewing.

Make a box of DIY Baihua Rouge?

Doing these things in front of the master is just like showing off one's skills in front of an amateur.

Inkstone?

The one I gave you two years ago was a green Duan stone inkstone with a hand-carved inscription, and my senior brother gave me a bamboo-carved pen holder engraved with "The Book of Songs: Kaifeng".

It’s too boring to always give away the four treasures of the study.

Song Ying was very distressed and even thought about going to Yunxiu Tower to find an embroiderer to learn embroidery.

I returned home feeling distressed. It was rare that there were guests today. I heard Mei Yue and the other party having a polite conversation at the door.

Seeing her, Mei Yue breathed a sigh of relief, "Sister Song Ying, you are finally back. This sister is looking for you."

As she spoke, the woman who was sitting with her back to the door turned around. Song Ying was surprised and asked, "Sister Chuntao, aren't you on duty today?"

At this point in time, it was a bit late for the maids in the Shen Mansion.

Chun Tao stood up and glared at her with a stern face: "I always treated you as a good sister, but the last time I went to the mansion, you didn't even tell me that you were going to open a Shu brocade shop."

Song Ying's face was naturally full of apologies. "Look at my brain. I was so angry that I forgot about this matter. I'm so sorry."

Thinking of what the Sixth Young Lady had said that day, Chun Tao understood very well. Besides, she hadn't come here to get upset about Song Ying's mistake in the first place. She immediately smiled and shook her head, "Never mind, never mind. I forgive you. I'm here to invite you on the orders of the old lady. October 5th is our old lady's sixtieth birthday. I'd like to invite you to our home for a simple meal."

Song Ying was surprised: "Is the old lady's birthday also in October?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she felt the two sisters Meiyue and Nanxing looking at her, with surprise in their eyes.

Obviously, they were surprised that she had lived in the Shen Mansion for several years but didn't even know the birthday of the old lady in charge.

But God knows, it's not that Song Ying is forgetful or careless, it's just that Princess Shun'an has never celebrated her birthday. Not only her, but Minister Shen as well.

Soon, she guessed the reason - Aunt Lian.

During the Double Ninth Festival chrysanthemum viewing banquet that year, Princess Shun'an was so angry because Aunt Lian almost caused a fire and killed people that she had no intention of celebrating her birthday a month later.

I neither have the intention nor the courage to do so.

In recent years, when the Shen family entertained guests, they would rent a garden outside under the pretext of enjoying flowers in a certain garden.

However, since I couldn’t celebrate my birthday outside, I just gave up and decided not to celebrate it.

After thinking through all this, she smiled and said to Chuntao, "Look how careless I am. I didn't even know the old lady's birthday. I'm really ashamed of her care. I must kowtow to her a few more times this year to make up for it."

They were all understanding people, so Chun Tao didn't bother to answer the question she had just blurted out. She also smiled and said, "The old lady will be happy to know your kindness."

After finishing the business, she asked, "What kind of Shu brocade do you plan to sell in your shop? Will you sell ordinary plain brocade?"

In the past, the imperial court had very strict control over Shu brocade. It was a royal tribute and could only be worn by royal relatives and some officials.

Nowadays, the requirements for Shu brocade are not so strict, and ordinary people can also wear plain brocade or simplified modified brocade.

But Shu brocade has always been in short supply, and plain brocade is even rarer. There is no shortage of rich people in the wealthy capital, so even if plain brocade becomes available, it is not the turn of maids like them to buy it. It has long been snapped up by wealthy businessmen and gentry.

Jinchuan is the origin of Shu brocade. I have heard for a long time that there are a lot of Shu brocades sold on the market here, and the control is more relaxed. Some wealthy businessmen make tribute-grade Shu brocade into inconspicuous purse shoe uppers, and some even make it into curtains and screens to decorate their homes, and the government turns a blind eye.

Unfortunately, Shunqing Prefecture does produce a lot of silk, but very little Shu brocade. After all these years here, I have never had the chance to get one or two pieces of plain brocade.

"Well," Song Ying said with an embarrassed look on his face, "our Shu brocade is naturally more for the officials. The patterns are mostly for the officials' families, and there are not many plain brocades.

You also know that weaving Shu brocade takes a long time. The length of one piece is much shorter than other fabrics. One piece is only enough for an adult, and the rest can be used to tailor a suit for a child at most.

This is the first time we are doing this kind of business, and my family has never seen it before. So we must take care of our family first with the first batch of plain brocade.

My second uncle and second aunt can be put on hold for the time being, but my master and grandmother must each present one horse; Yan Xing must also present two horses to her parents; and Yuan Qing has more elders in his family, so his parents can wait a little, but his grandparents must also present two horses.

That would require six pieces, and we don’t even have enough to share with ourselves after we’ve woven this first batch.”

"I won't make it difficult for you. I won't compete with you for the first batch, but don't forget me for the second and third batches of plain brocade."

Song Ying nodded hurriedly and talked for a long time before Chuntao said goodbye and left.

As soon as she left, Mei Yue exclaimed, "Wow!" "Your Shu brocade business is booming! Customers are already coming to your store before they're even finished!"

Song Ying raised his eyebrows. "Of course not. Otherwise, how can this business be profitable?"

First, set up the small workshop. Once everything is on track, we can then think of ways to get official approval from the government and buy more looms.

These are all things for the future. Now she has to worry about birthday gifts, two at that!

Hey, the cymbidium orchid that Mrs. Chen used as an excuse last time was the birthday gift that the Chen family wanted to give to the Prime Minister. Could she also give a bonsai?

The next morning, Song Ying didn't bother to go to the clinic, but went straight to the flower shop. After carefully asking the shopkeeper, she decided to give Princess Shun'an a bonsai of Jianlan and Jingui seedlings. The orchid and osmanthus are both fragrant, which has a good meaning and is a suitable birthday gift.

Thinking that her master was a doctor and preferred medicinal herbs to flowers, she decided to use Ganoderma lucidum and Asparagus fern. Ganoderma lucidum symbolizes immortality and Asparagus fern is also known as Green Bamboo, which implies the character of a gentleman and is a perfect match for her master.

PS: I wanted to set a scheduled post last night, but my mind was confused and my hands were shaking, so I clicked the post instead. Oh, I feel sad.