Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty
Chapter 91 - 90: Nirvana Embroidery Workshop (for keppra and clan jade+)

Chapter 91: Chapter 90: Nirvana Embroidery Workshop (for keppra and clan jade+)

Fortunately, Heaven had mercy, and the dying Chen Ming miraculously survived. He was a gentle man, a kind gentleman. He provided a lifeline for the unfortunate Mrs. Wang and gave the poor little Afu a home that was poor, but warm...

It took Chen Afu a long time to fall into a dazed sleep, and when she woke up it was already the late afternoon. She was the only one on the bed. Alu was in the courtyard playing with Qi Qi and Hui Hui. Everyone, including Dabao, had gone to sell Lu Chuan in the front.

They worked until almost dark before calling it a day.

According to Chen Shi, who went to sell Lu Chuan at the entrance of The Zengs’ School, there were already two stands selling Lu Chuan there. However, most of the students came to buy from his stand, and the other two didn’t do much business.

In the evening, after the work was done, Mrs. Wang and Chen Afu returned to their hut. Chen Afu, leaning on Mrs. Wang’s arm and resting her head on her shoulder, uttered the words she had been thinking about all afternoon, "Mother, it is wonderful to have you." This was not only for herself, but also for little Afu who had passed away.

Mrs. Wang was initially startled, then smiled tenderly and said, "Child, you are all grown up and yet you still cling to your mother."

Alu on the bed smiled with curved lips and Dabao slid off the bed, ran over, and hugged Mrs. Wang’s waist saying, "My mother is being coddled by grandma, I want to be coddled by grandma too." His words were so spoiled that he could hardly straighten his tongue.

Alu on the bed laughed even harder, and Mrs. Wang also chuckled. They all hugged, played for a while, and then rested on the bed.

Chen Afu whispered in Mrs. Wang’s ear about how much money they had made, causing Mrs. Wang to exclaim in surprise, "We made that much?"

Chen Afu nodded and whispered, "Mmm, in a few days, let’s go to the dental clinic."

The next day, Chen Afu and the others were going to the Nirvana Embroidery Workshop to look at the disk buttons, try their luck, and see if they could sell a few doll designs, to see if there was any chance of further cooperation.

Last night, when they talked about this, Chen Aman wanted to go with them. A glare from Mrs. Zhang, however, silenced her.

Chen Afu pretended not to see, she was not going for pure shopping, she had business to discuss as well.

She thought, if this embroidery workshop is good, strive for long-term cooperation. She would not only have more beautiful disk button designs, but also a variety of toy and jewelry designs. Such as panda plush toys, Hello Kitty, Snoopy, Donald Duck, and some unique handbags, etc., all as a series. Of course, these designs cannot be brought out altogether, as there is no intellectual property rights at this time.

She had to dress up really well today, to leave a good impression on potential collaborators.

Chen Afu put on a sky-blue fine linen top with five pairs of oversized disk buttons sewn on the cross collar. Even though they were simple buttons, they were quite large. A blue silk ribbon was used for the casing, and a yellow silk ribbon for the button. The two items fastened together looked gorgeous and striking, very elegant and unique. She also wore a brown satin skirt. Mrs. Wang had even embroidered a circle of lotus flowers on the hem and sleeve cuffs. Her hair was styled in a single coiled bun and she wore a wooden hairpin along with two scarlet flowers.

Once she finished dressing up, even Dabao was stunned. His exaggerated, wide-eyed reaction was, "Mom, I’ve never seen a lady as beautiful as you."

Such a sweet mouth will definitely please his wife in the future.

Dabao wore a knee-length bright blue long coat, rather baggy, so he could continue wearing it next year. Light-blue trousers complemented the coat, with a brown belt fastened at his waist. His hair was styled into the skyrocket and his small face looked even more handsome, prettier than words could express.

Chen Afu laughed and hoisted him up, kissing him twice and exclaimed, "My heavens, how can my son be so handsome. Don’t forget to stay close to me when we are out, someone might kidnap you to be their son-in-law."

This comment made Dabao giggle.

Alu, sitting on the bed, chuckled and said, "Only sister and Dabao, this mother and son duo would do this, praising each other in such a cheesy way."

Only after Chen Afu finished her "son-in-law" remark, did she remember that Mrs. Wang was there, and regretted saying it.

Mrs. Wang’s head was down, her expression not visible. She wore a brown coat, with light blue satin embellished with plum blossoms embroidered on the collar and cuffs. She had also put some hair oil from Mrs. Zhang on her temples and tucked a wooden hairpin into her hair. It was simple, but it accentuated her gentle and beautiful features. Just the large number of wrinkles around her eyes made her look older than her age. Even so, Chen Afu thought that Mrs. Wang was prettier than Mr. Chen’s current wife.

Chen Afu chuckled, "Mother looks really beautiful." This remark made Mrs. Wang blush and she shot Chen Afu a playful, scolding look.

Chen Afu also reminded Mrs. Wang that in the embroidery workshop, if she was dealing with others, under no circumstances should she interject without prompting.

Mrs. Wang nodded. She never goes wrong listening to her daughter.

As they were leaving, Chen Aman who was busy in the yard, saw the disk buttons on Chen Afu’s clothes and her eyes nearly popped out. She exclaimed, "What beautiful buttons, I didn’t know that abacus beads can look so good in different colors."

Chen Afu laughed and the group headed to the street to hire a donkey cart.

Upon arriving at West Street, they headed straight to the Nirvana Embroidery Workshop. Walking into the workshop, they were greeted by a dazzling array of colors. There were several elegant embroidered shields on the ground and all sorts of accessories hanging on the walls.

As they were all well-dressed and carried a distinguished air about them, the attendant was very welcoming. The attendant explained that the first floor sold embroidery and accessories, the second floor sold fabric, and the third floor sold ready-made outfits and also provided custom-made services.

The accessories section had a variety of items, not only including headgear, forehead jewelry, wallets, necklaces, bracelets, small toys, and others, but also unique sewing kits and disk buttons, which were not available in other embroidery workshops.

In particular, the disk buttons, although only two types - the chrysanthemum and plum blossom - were available, each was extremely delicate and beautiful. The different sizes and color combinations were perfectly matched.

The disk buttons sold extremely well, and the most exquisite plate buttons, made of Kesi (cut silk) and gold thread, cost as much as ten taels of silver per pair. They were indeed priced sky-high.

That young Miss Luo was really capable! She had almost turned the disk buttons into luxury items of the Dashun dynasty.

The attendant explained, "This is specially procured by us from the Ziyun Embroidery of Shizhou Mansion. It’s said that many shop owners from Capital City and Jiangnan have gone to buy them too. Because our boss has relations with the owner of Yayun Embroidery Workshop, we have procured so many. Now some other embroidery workshops have also started to imitate such disk buttons, but none are as good as those from Ziyun Embroidery."

Noticing that this group was not particularly affluent, the attendant suggested, "The smallest plum blossom buttons are quite inexpensive, only 200 cents a pair. If you buy five pairs and sew them onto your clothes, they make your clothes look even prettier than embroidery." Taking a look at the disk buttons on Chen Afu’s clothes, he laughed, "Young lady, the buttons on your clothes are also nice, but they don’t compare to those from our store."

Chen Afu smiled and replied, "The owner of Yayun Embroidery is Miss Luo, or rather, she’s associated with it, right? I don’t mean to hide it from you, but the designs of these disk buttons were sold by me to Miss Luo in June this year. I still have some other designs. If your embroidery workshop is interested, we can talk about it."

Upon hearing this, the attendant quickly shouted, "Mr. Luo, Mr. Luo, there’s some business to discuss here."

A woman’s voice replied, "I’m coming."