Survival rules for restaurants: cooking and eating melons at the same time

Chapter 192 Custom Embroidery

But no one pointed it out, and everyone felt that the play was becoming more and more exciting as it went on.

Gu Qingyun and the governor of Kyoto left after eating. An Qiao still sat in that seat, watching Xu Banshan's performance becoming more and more fluent.

Before she knew it, it was time for dinner again. The lights were bright. An Qiao walked to the corner and saw Qiufen coming back with a tired look on his face.

"What did you do today?" An Qiao couldn't help but feel curious when she saw her expression. After all, Qiufen always looked full of energy.

Qiufen sighed, thought for a moment and said, "This young lady has such a cruel heart."

An Qiao couldn't help but ask, "Why am I so cruel? It's all so unfair."

Qiufen muttered, "Brother Tong has been busy lately, and today is my day off, so I went to help out. Who knew it was even harder than my job as a waiter? There are so many heavy objects every day... My arms are sore, and I'm sure I won't be able to lift anything tomorrow."

An Qiao smiled. Well, that was good. It was just a feeling without feeling. But An Qiao also thought it was better to let things take their own course, so she just said slowly, "But your brother Tong earns more money every month, and you get more dividends at the end of the year."

Qiufen was left with a look on her face, wondering why the young lady was standing there with such an expression.

Things were almost settled, and An Qiao was thinking about putting the soap shop matter on the agenda.

A lot of soaps, fragrances and sachets have been made during this period.

Especially the soaps, if they are not sold soon they will become a backlog of goods.

The shop was ready, so An Qiao found the bricklayers and helpers he had used before and just gave them a rough outline of the plan. These experienced masters understood it clearly.

In fact, the most troublesome thing about running a soap shop is the furniture.

Before, when I was running a restaurant, a grocery store, or even a milk tea shop, I never thought of going for the high-end route. "Wildness" has become synonymous with Kyoto's brand.

But if you want to run a soap shop, you will inevitably attract the attention of many wealthy people. If you don’t handle it well, your products may not be sold at a very high price.

So this time An Qiao didn't search hard.

So this rumor did affect restaurants and other stores to a certain extent, but An Qiao did not plan to renovate them immediately at that time, and was also thinking of using more expensive wood.

Expensive wood is used to make tables, chairs, benches, screens, and cabinets, and the texture of each item is improved as much as possible.

An Qiao even wanted to use duck feathers and wool to make some felt to put in the store.

As long as she thought about the warm chair, An Qiao felt that she could retain a lot of people. She made the chair comfortable and was not in a hurry to get up.

Not many people used wool in this era, because after all, it was the Central Plains region, and wool from the plateau was not that popular. Wool naturally had a strong smell, and the ancients did not know how to deal with it, so not many people used wool.

But people of this era already knew how to spin yarn, and even though the speed was not as fast, it was better than nothing.

An Qiao looked at a lot of crafts made from duck feathers, rabbit hair, and leather by hunters, and finally decided to use the best leather and wool to make the cushion.

Fortunately, I experienced a lot of life whenever I had free time in my previous life, otherwise, I still don’t know how to accomplish many things.

But An Qiao had done it once when she went to Mongolia for experience.

After the wool is sheared, it is washed to remove the grease and impurities on the wool, and then enters the wool feeding curtain. The wool leaves the carding machine and becomes strips. It is combed and combed many times.

The next step is how to make wool strips and then knit them into sweaters.

An Qiao didn't plan to make the whole sweater, she just wanted to make the wool softer and make it into the inner core of the mat, so she would stop at this step.

After finding a master craftsman to order mahogany and sandalwood furniture, An Qiao also found one of the best embroiderers in the capital.

Inside the largest embroidery building in Kyoto Prefecture.

After learning about An Qiao's purpose, the waiter did not mock her, but he did not show any enthusiasm either.

"Be objective and sit here for a while. Our embroiderers are very busy with their work. If you want to make something custom, you have to communicate with them in person." Perhaps it was the confidence of being the largest embroidery shop, or perhaps it was because the items Anqiao customized were not that big.

She just wanted to customize a few tablecloths and chair covers, and some embroidered sachets, which were not worth much money.

Originally, An Qiao thought that if this store didn't accept the order, she would go to some smaller embroidery workshops. Although the quality would be worse, at least she wouldn't go out empty-handed.

Just when I was losing my patience, someone finally arrived.

The person who came down was a dignified and beautiful woman. There was no sign of aging on her. She looked to be no more than 20 years old. She walked down at a leisurely pace.

"Young lady, it is you who want some embroidery cloth." The woman said with a smile.

"Yes, could you arrange an embroiderer for me?" An Qiao responded politely.

The woman nodded, "Come up with me."

When I first arrived on the first floor, I felt that the store was quite large. There were pieces of embroidered cloth hanging one after another. Each piece had a different shape, but the embroidery was excellent.

I originally thought that the first floor was the pinnacle of this store. After all, sellers like to put their best products on the first floor.

But when I went upstairs, I realized how ridiculous my thoughts were.

What comes into view is a huge double-sided screen, with lifelike fish, pink and delicate lotus flowers, and even ripples, all displayed perfectly, looking like running water.

The embroiderer saw An Qiao's stunned look and changed her expression to one of understanding. "This piece of embroidery was embroidered by my teacher. She is old now and can no longer embroider such a good one. However, she passed this skill on to several of my senior sisters and junior sisters. Most of us here can embroider it."

An Qiao nodded unconsciously.

The embroiderer then continued to move forward with An Qiao, embroidering clothes, robes, wedding gowns, wedding quilts and all kinds of exquisite items along the way.

Seeing An Qiao was dazzled.

Finally, I walked to the innermost part and heard the embroiderer introduce, "Young lady, this is my apprentice. Although she is young, her embroidery is already amazing. She can definitely make the things you want to customize."

After introducing the young lady in front of her, the embroiderer said, "Ping'er, take out your embroidery and show it to this young lady to see if she likes it."

An Qiao breathed a sigh of relief silently. Fortunately, she had the opportunity to see the samples.

The embroiderer named Ping'er handed the double-sided embroidery in her hand to An Qiao, "Young lady, please look, this is the double-sided mandarin duck pattern I am embroidering. This is a wedding gift given to the young lady by a wealthy family."

Then he took out a few pieces of embroidery from the pocket in front of him and said, "These are the ones I used for practice. They are not as good as this one. Please forgive me, young lady."

An Qiao couldn't help but nodded after seeing this.