Chapter 198: A group of hard-working women who love labor
Gu Xiaoyou said she was relieved, but she was still a little uneasy.
She was very confident in Zhixia's skills, but she was afraid that the female workers would get into trouble.
Gu Xiaoyou deliberately stepped hard and pretended to be walking away. He quickly hid outside the window and gently opened a crack to peek.
Then Zhixia imitated her and cleared her throat and said softly: "I'm going to teach you how to cut paper. First trace the pattern."
After saying that, Zhixia turned around and picked up a pen, drawing patterns on the new mulberry paper. While drawing, he explained: "The pattern here is a bit like a half moon. It will be much easier to draw if you think about it this way."
Zhixia shared her tips without hesitation. She stopped after finishing a stroke and waited patiently for the female workers to finish the painting before moving on to the next step.
Gu Xiaoyou felt relieved when she saw that Zhi Xia taught well and the female workers were following along calmly.
After looking at it for a while, Gu Xiaoyou put his hands behind his back and left.
She has already established her authority over Zhixia, but the next step is up to her.
During the lunch break, Gu Xiaoyou took Zhixia to have lunch in the backyard, and then led her to the front hall of the paper art workshop.
After introducing Zhixia to the maid who was looking after the store, Gu Xiaoyou told Zhixia how to read the order and what she needed to do. Zhixia listened carefully.
After the church Zhixia read the order, Gu Xiaoyou introduced: "The shelves next to the counter are greeting cards, the shelves next to them are all paper-cuts, and the opposite wall is paper-cut patterns. Some shelves have no patterns. Customers can see them when they come.
Stand against the paper-cut wall to choose custom-made ones.”
"That's it." Zhixia nodded, curiously observing the greeting cards and paper-cuts on the shelves.
This was her first time seeing a greeting card, but Gu Xiaoyou had taught her the patterns on it, so she wasn't particularly surprised after seeing them.
Most of the greeting cards on the shelves were of common and easy-to-make styles. After Zhixia looked at them, he turned to look at the paper-cut wall.
I saw many unseen patterns on the paper-cut wall, and my eyes widened immediately. I couldn't help but curiously asked: "Miss, what kind of pattern is this? Is this a horse? The pattern is so complicated, is it a string of words?"
Zhixia was like a child in a toy store, curious about the paper-cuts in the store, and bombarded Gu Xiaoyou with a series of questions.
Gu Xiaoyou shook his head in amusement. The little master who gave lectures calmly and calmly in the morning showed his true colors so quickly.
"How do you want me to answer so many questions at once?" Gu Xiaoyou said helplessly.
Zhixia smiled sheepishly and said shyly: "This slave has lost his composure."
"You..." Gu Xiaoyou tapped the tip of her nose, sighed, and said resignedly: "I'll tell you the tricks one by one. If you like any of them, I'll give them to you tonight."
"Thank you, Miss." Zhixia responded happily, and boldly pointed to the most curious pattern: "Miss, what kind of picture is this?"
"Oh, this is to attract wealth and treasure. You see, this is the treasure hijab above the word "bao", and below it is the word "jin"... This row is arranged according to the zodiac, and the first one is..." Gu Xiaoyou cut the paper
The patterns on the wall were introduced to Zhixia one by one, saying they were dry mouth.
The maid in the shop brought tea with a wink and handed it to Gu Xiaoyou.
Gu Xiaoyou took a sip of tea and moistened his throat: "How's it going? Is there anything you want to learn?"
"Yes, yes." Zhixia said quickly.
"Which one?" Gu Xiaoyou took another sip of tea and asked casually.
"Except for the slaves who know how to do it, all the slaves want to learn other tricks." Zhixia said with a bit of shyness.
"Pfft...cough cough cough." Gu Xiaoyou drank tea and suddenly choked and started coughing.
Zhixia immediately stepped forward and patted Gu Xiaoyou on the back, and asked with concern: "Miss, are you okay?"
"Ahem, it's okay, it's okay." Gu Xiaoyou coughed twice more and wiped his mouth with his sleeve carelessly: "I didn't realize you are so greedy, you want to learn everything."
"I like them all, so..." Zhixia finished shyly, and then said considerately: "It's okay if it causes trouble for the young lady. It doesn't matter whether I want to learn or not."
"It's not troublesome. I have learned these tricks from the female workers before. That's all. Do you have time to learn them?"
"Yes, slave, just sleep less at night." Zhixia said positively, fearing that Gu Xiaoyou wouldn't give her a chance.
"You're still young, it's not okay to miss sleep all the time." Gu Xiaoyou said disapprovingly.
Zhixia suddenly slumped her shoulders, showing a pitiful expression.
"Well, I can give you the tricks, but you can only learn in my room. If I let you rest, you must go back to your room to sleep immediately. You are not allowed to practice quietly in private." Gu Xiaoyou said strictly.
"Okay, okay, I will listen to you in everything." Zhixia responded repeatedly.
"Little fool." Gu Xiaoyou pinched Zhixia's little face lovingly. She likes obedient and studious girls.
Zhixia smiled shyly, with a blush on her face.
"Okay, lunch break is here, go back to the backyard and make orders with the female workers."
"Yes, miss." Zhixia responded obediently and followed Gu Xiaoyou back to the backyard.
Gu Xiaoyou picked two orders for Zhixia, then asked her to return to her seat, and then said to the female workers: "Everyone will rush to make orders as usual in the afternoon. If you are not sure about the cut, just ask Zhixia, and Zhixia will not ask me again.
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"Yes, boss." The female workers responded, taking out their respective orders and starting to cut them.
"Just like at home, take a break every half an hour." Gu Xiaoyou told Zhixia and left the workshop.
In the afternoon, I went to the backyard in the name of delivering tea to the female workers, and quietly hid behind the window to observe.
I didn't find Zhixia at her seat at first glance, and after searching for a long time I realized that Zhixia had left her seat and was surrounded by several female workers.
It seems that Zhixia is explaining to them the patterns in his hands, using scissors and drawing on paper, while the female workers are listening attentively.
"Well, it seems they get along well." Gu Xiaoyou said with satisfaction.
She observed for a while longer, then walked in with refreshments, made a decent tour around the place, told everyone to combine work and rest, and left with her skirt in hand.
It was time to get off work when he came to the backyard again. Gu Xiaoyou opened the door and entered the house.
"It's time to call it a day." Gu Xiaoyou clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention.
Only then did the female workers notice the time and finish the last work before putting down the scissors and clearing the table.
Just as Gu Xiaoyou was about to take the broom by the wall, Zhi Xia beat him to it, and with the familiar words "Let me come," the broom in front of Gu Xiaoyou was taken away.
She picked up the rag again and prepared to wipe the table, but it was snatched away by other female workers. The other one she was about to pick up was also snatched away. All the cleaning tools she had got were empty. Gu Xiaoyou shrugged helplessly.
Chapter completed!