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Chapter 647: Chapter 652 Enough Meat Tubes!_1
"That hand must be healed properly; embroidering a silk shoe upper is worth several of the others."
"It’s not just about having a healed hand; without the embroidery skills, it’s all for naught."
"Stop chattering, others are waiting behind!"
"This fragrance paste is really nice to use, it feels so comfortable on my hands, much better than what I bought at Xiang Bao Zhai!" a woman said with glee.
"I feel like my hands have become smoother instantly!"
Having the opportunity to work in the embroidery room, she must have accumulated blessings from eight lifetimes!
This was Chen Yiling’s method taught to Duo’er, heating beeswax and liquid fats until they melted, followed by adding essence extracted from flowers, then pouring it into molds, and once the mixture cooled, it became solid fragrance paste.
Even though the method was simple, the moisturizing effect was good and lasted a long time.
"Just for the Ground Dragon and fragrance paste alone, we should come here; otherwise, we might never get to use such fine things in our entire lives."
"Being here really is a blessing; the food and items are much better than at home, and the wages are higher too!"
Fragrance paste is expensive, beyond the means of common families; even if they could afford it, they’ve never used anything of this quality.
Some wished they could scoop out the entire box to take with them, while others carefully applied just a little, creating very different impressions with just that small amount.
Of course, true colors show over time, and it’s too early to come to a conclusion now.
"This place is nice, but you all have to earn this treatment; if you don’t pass the assessment, you’ll still have to go home to hardship."
Fat Aunt reminded them, feeling uncomfortable seeing those who treated the embroidery room as a place to enjoy themselves.
This is an embroidery room, not heaven.
The Embroidery Ladies hastily dropped their celebratory expressions, having forgotten about this detail.
The embroidery room has monthly assessments, with those not meeting the production and quality standards being encouraged to leave.
Qiao Duo’er dealt decisively with the Tan Family Members; she would be even less courteous to these unrelated individuals, so they best be cautious.
At least for now, they needed to stay humble and wait for the situation to become clearer.
After washing their hands, Fat Aunt assigned them seats and distributed the embroidery pieces and threads.
"Today is everyone’s first day in the embroidery room; show your best skills, as you will be divided into three levels afterwards, and different tasks will be assigned accordingly."
Fat Aunt reminded everyone while distributing materials.
The higher the level, the better the materials and the more complicated the patterns they were assigned, with corresponding higher wages.
To achieve a better ranking, everyone embroidered with great care.
Qiao Duo’er toured the two embroidery rooms before visiting the small room set aside for Chao Lian.
Chao Lian was in charge of drawing the patterns and needed a quiet environment.
Right now, Chao Lian was what Qiao Duo’er was most concerned about in the whole embroidery room.
Among the Embroidery Ladies, a few were worldly-wise with sharp tongues, and with Chao Lian’s soft nature, if she clashed with them, she likely wouldn’t stand a chance.
"Chao Lian, you’ll be in charge here; you can’t afford to be self-effacing."
Qiao Duo’er said earnestly.
"Erhu has told me, what’s good is good, and what’s bad is bad. If someone doesn’t agree, I’ll keep arguing until they acknowledge it," Chao Lian said, eyes twinkling with laughter; marriage and Erhu’s protection had gradually erased her timidity.
Now, even if a member of Jiang’s Clan stood before her, she dared to argue a few points.
"After getting married, you’ve started to show some temper, which is a good sign. But I bet Erhu must hate me for making you work here," Qiao Duo’er teased.
Chao Lian shook her head quickly: "We can’t thank you enough. I know that by following you, there will be meat to eat."
When it came to the issue of eating meat, Qiao Duo’er could confidently say, there will be plenty!
