The daughter was ruthlessly driven out of the wealthy family and went to the countryside

Chapter 1179 Red Bean

An older woman next to her asked, "Yingying, if we buy fritillaria cirrhosa for you, will we get an employee discount? I heard from people outside that employees get discounts on things."

Shen Yingying thought for a moment and said, "Wait a moment, I'll go ask my sister." As she spoke, she walked towards Shen Xuening and told her what the aunt had asked her earlier.

Shen Xuening wasn't a heartless boss; she naturally gave her employees discounts when they bought things: "Yingying, if anyone asks you again, just say it's a 30% discount off the wholesale price, but it can't exceed 50 jin."

Shen Yingying didn't understand the intricacies of the matter, so she asked directly, "Why can't it exceed fifty jin?"

Shen Xuening whispered, "What if they buy it and then resell it to someone else?"

Shen Yingying understood immediately: "Sister, I get it. Can we order a smaller amount, like no more than ten pounds?"

Shen Xuening said, "We bosses should also have some vision. Even if we make a profit from the price difference of fifty catties, we won't make much money. If someone really does that, then consider it a reward for their hard work."

Shen Yingying understood: "Sister, I understand."

……

During the day, Shen Xuening is busy harvesting medicinal herbs from the mountain. In the evening, she will first deal with company documents, and then she will go home at nine o'clock, return to her room, and start embroidering.

She memorized the key points of embroidery after Zhang Shufen explained them once, and she also learned them online. Therefore, she didn't need to stay by Zhang Shufen's side and could do it on her own. Even if she were with Zhang Shufen, she would still be doing it by herself, so there was no difference.

Sitting on a low stool, Shen Xuening had an embroidery frame in front of her, with a piece of silk stretched on it, on which a lotus leaf had already been embroidered.

Next, Shen Xuening prepared to embroider a lotus flower.

The filming equipment was set up to the side and operated by Shen Baohong. The angle was just right, allowing him to capture both Shen Xuening's embroidery process and the embroidery pattern.

It's late at night, so we can just film at the same time. There's no need for Shen Baohong to film it from the side.

After filming, Shen Xuening would save the footage, which would then be automatically transferred to Shen Baohong's computer, where he would edit and upload it.

These are all programs written by Shen Xuening herself, which are time-saving, labor-saving, and very easy to use.

Shen Xuening turned on the filming equipment and started recording immediately. Then, without any distractions, she picked up her embroidery needle and began to sew...

After embroidering for a while, Shen Yingying knocked on the door and came in: "Sister, Mom asked me to bring you a late-night snack."

Shen Xuening looked at Shen Yingying: "Put it on the table."

“Okay.” Shen Yingying thought for a moment and then said, “Mom specially made Liangxia (a type of cold noodle dish). My cousin ate two bowls by himself. He has such a good appetite.”

Shen Xuening asked, "Is that enough to eat?"

Shen Yingying said, "It's enough to eat, there's still quite a bit left. Mom said that once no one eats it, she'll put it in the refrigerator, and it will taste even better tomorrow."

Shen Xuening praised her highly: "My mom is so skillful, it seems like she can make any kind of snack."

"Oh right, sister, there's also donkey roll. I'll go get it for you; I forgot." Shen Yingying put down the bowl, went downstairs, and quickly returned to the room with a plate.

Shen Xuening took a look and saw that it looked pretty good, and it looked delicious: "Mom is awesome!"

"Mom's awesome!" Shen Yingying placed the plate in front of Shen Xuening. "Sister, would you like to try one?"

Shen Xuening put down her embroidery needle, picked up her chopsticks, took a piece of donkey roll, and took a delicate bite. It was slightly sweet, and the aroma of glutinous rice and red bean blended perfectly together. The texture was chewy and refreshing. After being chilled, it was so delicious that she wanted to lick her chopsticks.

Shen Yingying stared wide-eyed at Shen Xuening: "Sister, is it delicious? If you say it's delicious, Mom will definitely be even more motivated."

Shen Xuening couldn't help but smile: "Then tell Mom later that I said it was very delicious."

Shen Yingying raised her hand and promised, "I will definitely relay the message exactly as it was written."

"Mmm." Shen Xuening ate the rest of the donkey roll in one bite. The aroma of glutinous rice and red beans filled her mouth. It was delicious, especially delicious.

Shen Yingying happily went downstairs and told Liu Juan about Shen Xuening's feedback. Liu Juan was indeed full of energy and prepared to try making mochi again tomorrow.

Shen Xuening was busy until 11 p.m., and apart from receiving a phone call from Qin Zizhou, she was embroidering the whole time.

Her efforts were not in vain; she embroidered a lotus bud and even added a tender leaf.

Looking at the fruits of her labor, Shen Xuening stretched and felt very satisfied.

The next day at noon, Shen Xuening took her embroidery pattern to Zhang Shufen's residence: "Grandma Zhang, what do you think of my embroidery?"

Zhang Shufen took the embroidery pattern into her hands and examined it carefully.

After watching for more than a minute, Zhang Shufen exclaimed in amazement, "Xue Ning, are you sure you just started learning embroidery? Your needlework and embroidery skills are even better than those of experienced embroiderers."

Shen Xuening was delighted to hear this: "Mother-in-law, really?"

“Mother-in-law would never lie.” Zhang Shufen looked at Shen Xuening with a smile. “You are really smart. You can do everything to the best of your ability. You are such a clever and quick-witted girl.”

Shen Xuening smiled gently: "It's because my mother-in-law taught me well, otherwise I wouldn't be able to embroider it."

Zhang Shufen adored Shen Xuening: "Your mother-in-law only teaches you techniques and theories, but in reality, it's all about you doing the actual work. That's something I can't teach you; it's all your talent."

Shen Xuening remained modest: "I'm embarrassed by my mother-in-law's praise."

Zhang Shufen emphasized: "This is also a fact."

Shen Xuening then said, "Grandma, do you see any places that need to be modified? I embroidered it myself and can't find any flaws, so I have to ask you for help."

"Okay, I'll take a closer look." Zhang Shufen took the embroidery to the window and examined it carefully.

Shen Xuening sat down on the sofa and took out her tablet to handle some things. She really didn't have any free time right now; whenever she had a spare moment, she had to deal with all sorts of things.

About five minutes later, Zhang Shufen walked over to Shen Xuening: "Xuening, there's nothing seriously wrong. It's just this one spot, the lotus bud. You should separate the threads a bit more; that would make the embroidery more layered and look more realistic..."

Regarding Shen Xuening's minor issue, Zhang Shufen offered very professional advice, which Shen Xuening took to heart, saying she would pay attention next time.

Zhang Shufen took out a book about embroidery: "This is what my grandson asked me to bring to me when he came to visit me. I'm giving it to you now."

Shen Xuening took it with both hands, puzzled: "What is this?"

Zhang Shufen smiled and said, "You'll see when you take a look."

"Okay." Shen Xuening adjusted the book to face up, then carefully opened it. The book was yellowed and old, clearly an old book.

She quickly saw the contents of the book, and immediately understood Zhang Shufen's meaning: "Mother-in-law, this book is too precious. You should keep it and pass it on to your next generation."

The book is at least a hundred years old, and the text is written vertically. It is full of practical information about embroidery. You could say that as long as you thoroughly understand the contents of the book, you can definitely become an embroidery master.

“This is the result I’ve thought about for a long time, and I hope you’ll accept it.” Zhang Shufen sighed and said, “To be honest, I once had my daughter learn embroidery, but she’s really not very good at it and just can’t learn it. She has no talent at all, so I had no choice but to give up.”

"Now that you have such great talent, this book is for you to make the most of. Otherwise, it would be a waste to leave it in my house."

That makes sense, but Shen Xuening was still embarrassed to take such a precious book.

To the average person, this book may seem unremarkable, but to those in the know, it is a priceless treasure.

Zhang Shufen pressed the book into Shen Xuening's hand: "I said I'd give it to you, so I will. If you look down on this old woman, then give it back to me."

Shen Xuening said helplessly, "Mother-in-law, you know I can't."

Zhang Shufen said, "Then accept it. Your mother-in-law is getting old and her memory isn't very good. If there's anything she hasn't taught you, you can look it up in the book yourself."

Shen Xuening nodded: "Then I'll accept it, but if Mother-in-law wants to take it back someday, she can tell me anytime."

Zhang Shufen shook her head: "What's given to you is yours, I won't take it back."

Shen Xuening said gratefully, "Then thank you, Grandma."

Zhang Shufen's eyes showed a hint of worry: "You should study hard. Embroidery is a cultural treasure of our country. There are few people learning it now, and I'm really worried that one day it will be lost."

Shen Xuening said firmly, "With me here, it won't happen."

Zhang Shufen laughed: "I believe in you, so giving this book to you is the most rightful place for it."

An hour later, Shen Xuening came out of Zhang Shufen's residence with a book in her hand and called Shen Yingying: "Yingying, come to my office after get off work."

"Okay," Shen Yingying readily agreed.

After get off work, Shen Yingying didn't even bother to eat dinner and went straight to Shen Xuening's office.

Shen Xuening knew that Shen Yingying wouldn't eat before coming over, so she prepared food in advance: "Let's eat first, then we'll talk."

Shen Yingying's stomach growled loudly, "Did you order takeout?"

Shen Xuening handed the chopsticks to Shen Yingying: "Wenxu brought these over, eat first, I can hear your stomach growling."

Shen Yingying smiled sheepishly: "I thought you had something urgent to do, so I rushed over."

Shen Xuening instructed, "If I had something urgent, I wouldn't have let you come over after get off work. Silly girl, you should eat first before working, otherwise you won't have the energy."

Shen Yingying smiled and replied, "I will obey your command, sister."

The two sisters ate lunch together.

After eating, Shen Xuening handed the book Zhang Shufen had given her to Shen Yingying: "I called you here for this."

Shen Yingying took the book, full of doubt and confusion: "Sister, what is this?"

Shen Xuening said, "This book is practically an antique. If you read it too often, it will definitely fall apart. Take it back and when you have time, transcribe the text into the computer. Then I'll have it bound into a book."

"Antiques?" Shen Yingying flipped through the book. "Such an old book."

Shen Xuening nodded: "Yes, it's very old, it should be over a hundred years old."

Shen Yingying patted her chest: "Sister, don't worry about this. I'll tell you once I've copied all the text onto the computer."

Shen Xuening said, "I only contacted you because I trust you. Go ahead and get busy. Keep this book safe; it might be a rare copy. I'll frame it and keep it after you finish copying it."

Shen Yingying nodded: "I understand, sister."

……

Remote mountain village.

Villager Xu Daniu and the other villagers began harvesting red beans from the field.

Many people in their village choose to grow red beans. Everyone knows that beans are easier to grow than other crops, so many people choose to grow red beans.

After months of hard work tending to the plants, it was finally time to harvest. Everyone was very happy and went to the field early in the morning with their tools, ready to harvest the red beans while the weather was good.

The neighbor next door said with some concern, "Da Niu, we haven't heard from that Boss Shen for a while. Will she still want our red beans?"

Xu Daniu thought for a moment and said, "These seeds were given to us by the other party. If we don't come to collect them, wouldn't we be losing money?"

The neighbor frowned and said, "But they're all ripe, why haven't they come yet? They came to check on us a few times before, but now they haven't come even once."

Xu Daniu said, "He's the boss, he's very busy. How can he keep an eye on your crops all the time?"

The neighbor became even more worried: "But you can't just not come and check, can you?"

Xu Daniu was unsure, but he still said confidently, "They will definitely come. What are you worried about? If they don't come, we'll just sell the red beans to someone else, and the money will still be ours."

The neighbor said, "You're overthinking it. Who would buy our red beans? There are only people buying soybeans at the market, I've never seen anyone buying red beans. I think we've probably been scammed."

Xu Daniu didn't want to hear these discouraging remarks: "Then keep it for yourself? I'm not kidding you, am I?"

The neighbor was silent for a while: "Well... I still want to sell them for money. I've worked hard for half a year. Besides, with so many red beans, it would take forever to eat them all."

Xu Daniu comforted himself and his neighbor, saying, "Don't worry, they will definitely come. We just received them; it's not like we have nowhere to put them at home."

The neighbor was still worried: "Why don't we ask the village chief to call them?"

Xu Daniu agreed: "That's fine."

The village chief, Xu Daniu's father, was also harvesting red beans in the field at the time, but he was quite far away. Xu Daniu walked over and asked the village chief to call Shen Xuening.

After listening to Xu Daniu's words, the village chief understood everyone's concerns, so he took out his phone and immediately called Shen Xuening.

Shen Xuening saw that the call was coming from a remote mountain village and quickly answered, "Hello, this is Shen Xuening, is there something you need, village chief?"

The village chief didn't waste any words and went straight to the point: "Hey, Mr. Shen, the red beans have started to be harvested. When would you like to come and collect them?"

Shen Xuening was clearly unaware of what was happening here: "Is it ripe yet?"

The village chief chuckled and said, "They're ripe. Everyone's harvesting red beans in the fields now."

Shen Xuening paused and asked, "How many days does it take to dry the red beans?"

The village chief said, "Three or four days."