The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

A few days later, Madam Zhou hurried over to personally deliver the hundred purses. When Xia Mianwan saw that the purses were delivered by Madam Zhou herself, she hurriedly welcomed Madam Zhou to the main hall.

"It's such a long way, the purse could have been brought to me by Brother Zhou, why did Sister Zhou personally deliver it?"

Madam Zhou smiled shyly, "Ze'er said he brought it here, and I thought that I hadn't been to this city for a long time, and I didn't know what kind of embroidery was popular in this city, so I thought of giving you the purse myself, and taking a walk around the city myself."

Xia Mianwan smiled when she heard this, "That's perfect, Sister Zhou, you can have dinner here today, and then we can do some business elsewhere after dinner."

Madam Zhou was stunned. "Other business?"

Xia Mianwan nodded and said, "Yes, other businesses, my shop still lacks many things."

Madam Zhou asked hurriedly, "What do you need? Is there anything I can help you with?"

Xia Mianwan smiled and said, "Sister Zhou, since you are here today, let's go to a restaurant."

When Mrs. Zhou heard that they wanted to go to a restaurant, she was afraid that Xia Mian would spend money late, so she waved her hand and refused, "I'm so sorry, just eat at home, I'll cook."

Xia Mianwan reached out to stop Madam Zhou, "Sister Zhou, don't feel bad for me because of the money. We should spend it and earn it. There are a few restaurants that I've wanted to try, but I'm usually alone and it's boring. It's just right that you're here today, let's go!"

Seeing that Xia Mianwan was sincere, Madam Zhou nodded and agreed. It happened that she had never experienced the prosperity of Yanzhou. "Then I will take advantage of my sister's kindness today and experience the beautiful scenery of Yanzhou City. In the north, I am worried about making a living. When winter comes, I worry about not having enough food. Yanzhou in the south of the Yangtze River is indeed prosperous. I must take a good look at it, so that it will be worthwhile to come to Yanzhou."

"Okay! Sister Zhou, what you said is right. Then let's not bring the little one with us today. I will take you to see the scenery of Yanzhou City." Xia Mianwan became interested and pulled Madam Zhou into his room.

"Sister Zhou, I'll prepare some clothes for you. Let's change and dress up and go out for a walk."

Madam Zhou was a little embarrassed. I am already old, and it is so embarrassing to change your clothes. Madam Zhou quickly refused.

Xia Mianwan found a pink spring shirt and handed it to Madam Zhou, "Sister Zhou, I've never worn this dress before, you should try it on. You know I'm doing business with women, so I'm naturally more particular about how I dress, so you can put it on. If you feel embarrassed, we can talk about other things later, and you can give me a discount."

Madam Zhou stopped being pretentious when she heard this and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

After Madam Zhou changed into her spring clothes, she looked very young. Xia Mianwan took out her facial and lip balm and applied them to Madam Zhou. She also helped her draw her eyebrows and inserted a silver butterfly hairpin into her hair.

Madam Zhou looked at herself in the mirror with surprise and said, "I look much better now!"

Xia Mianwan smiled and said, "See, there is no woman in the world who doesn't love beauty."

Xia Mianwan brought Yu Jieer to Chen's house and agreed with Chen's wife to pick her up in the evening. Then Xia Mianwan went out with Zhou Niangzi.

The two of them went to a restaurant first, and had candied pork elbow, lamb shanks, Buddha jumps over the wall, white fried spring goose, and pan-fried tofu, accompanied by a pot of wine from outside the Great Wall. It was delicious!

Afterwards, Xia Mianwan took Madam Zhou for a boat ride. The boat was similar to the painted boats that were popular in the Song Dynasty. She asked someone to serve some snacks and pastries, and then started chatting with Madam Zhou.

Although Madam Zhou had never been to the south of the Yangtze River, she had heard of its beautiful scenery.

"Sister Zhou, the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is so beautiful!" Xia Mianwan picked up the teapot, poured a cup of tea for Mrs. Zhou, and said with a smile.

Seeing Xia Mianwan in high spirits, Madam Zhou was puzzled. "Mianwan, why do you seem to be here for the first time as well?"

Xia Mianwan smiled and said, "Yes, I am. This is indeed my first time here. I have two little ones at home, and I don't have a wife of my age who I can date. So even though I have been in Yanzhou for quite some time, I really haven't really visited this place."

Madam Zhou looked at Xia Mianwan tenderly. Xia Mianwan was young, but had a lot of experience. "If you want to come in the future, I will accompany you."

"Of course, I will definitely call you Sister Zhou." Xia Mianwan was in a rare mood. She was looking out the window, but then she turned her head and spoke seriously to Madam Zhou.

After chatting for a while and eating some fruit, Xia Mianwan said, "Sister Zhou, I have another business deal. I wonder if you and Qiao'er Hua'er can take it?"

Madam Zhou asked curiously, "Tell me about it."

"I have a batch of fans and some silk flowers. I wonder if Sister Zhou can make some similar ones based on my silk flowers. I only know how to make bracelets, but not silk flowers. As for the fans, they are all round, so Sister Zhou needs to embroider similar patterns for me."

"Do you have the materials?"

"Silk flowers are all made of cloth scraps. There is no material available, so just make something similar. As for round fans, I will provide a batch of blank fan surfaces, and Sister Zhou only needs to embroider them." This kind of ancient-style fans are also sold in the jewelry store in Xia Mianwan's supermarket space. The patterns are quite beautiful, but the quantity is limited, so Xia Mianwan wanted to see if Madam Zhou could make them, so that there would be subsequent supply in case they are sold out in the future.

Madam Zhou thought for a moment and said, "Mianwan, if you trust me, I can embroider this fan, but I won't be very fast. As for the silk flowers, if you have enough patterns, Qiao'er and Hua'er should be able to make them. I just need to give you some pointers."

Xia Mianwan was very happy to hear this and clapped his hands, "Great, my business plan has finally taken a relatively smooth step."

"Business plan?" Madam Zhou was puzzled.

Xia Mianwan nodded quickly: "I have a lot of goods, they are very beautiful, but the production is very small. I am afraid that my Fengwu Shop will be a hit, but there will be no successors. This is not acceptable."

Madam Zhou smiled gently. When Xia Mianwan talked about her business plan, her eyes were full of light. It was not easy for a woman to go out into business, and Madam Zhou really hoped that Xia Mianwan's business plan would be successful.

"Mian Wan, although I don't have any great talent, I do have some knowledge of embroidery. Don't worry, I will do my best."

"Okay, Sister Zhou, I will definitely not treat you unfairly!"

Madam Zhou smiled and nodded: "Of course I believe you! I just hope that Ze Ge'er can achieve success in his studies. Then even if I die, I will be worthy of his deceased father."

Xia Mianwan handed Madam Zhou a cup of tea and smiled beautifully: "Sister Zhou, try this Longjing tea, it is really delicious! Young Brother Zhou is so smart that he will definitely achieve fame and fortune. Even if he does not achieve fame and fortune, that is not a big deal. With Young Brother Zhou's talent, he will not be buried no matter where he is!"