Chapter 250 Embroidery Contest
"It's true that our master is a living signboard, but where can we find so many people who are willing to come out and learn embroidery?" Qi Nana pressed her eyebrows in distress.

She had been thinking about this for a long time, but still hadn't found the right person. The women in the city either looked down on such craftsmanship, or those who liked it didn't have the time to learn it.

"We can't just focus on these people in the city. In addition to doing farm work, women in the countryside also take care of children. Almost everyone can sew clothes and learn embroidery, and they can learn it much faster than those who are unfamiliar with it."

"Luoluo, I didn't realize that you had this idea a long time ago, right?" Qi Nana suddenly realized. She had always lived in the city. If Li Luo hadn't stayed in the countryside, she would hardly have come into contact with people in the countryside.

Moreover, when I look at those people working hard in the fields, and then look at myself, I am sitting in a comfortable house, earning money without having to put in any effort. Plus, this is also a job I like, so I am very motivated.

"Before, the sisters-in-law and aunts in the village always asked me if there were any good jobs. They were bored at home, but the distance from the village to the city was too far, and they had to rush back to cook for the children."

"But if we distribute these embroidery skills to everyone, and charge one dollar for each piece, there will definitely be many aunts and sisters-in-law who will participate."

"Then what are we waiting for? We can experiment with a group of workers now!" Qi Nana was delighted. Now that the problem of workers could be solved, then putting them into production would not be a problem.

When Li Luo returned to the village, someone came up to him and asked, "Hey, Luo Luo, are you going to the city to pick up some gold again? You see, Xiao Ling is so lucky. Not only can he marry a city girl, but the city girl can also make money for the family."

"Unlike our lazy and gluttonous one who can't even take care of a child, a big loss-making product gives birth to a small loss-making product. Luoluo, do you think the clothing store in your town is short of people? I'll send my wife over there too."

Li Luo blinked his eyes. Now is a good time, but what this lady said was really unpleasant. In front of women, she was flattering and lowering another woman.

"Auntie, according to you, women are all money-losing goods?"

Li Luo's question stumped the lady opposite.

"Hey, Luoluo, you are different from the rest of us. You are educated, smart, and can make money. If we can follow you and get a share of the profits, we'll be thankful."

"You can't just think about making money for yourselves. We are all from the same village. If there is any way to make money, let's make money together."

Everyone was talking at once, and finally their hopeful eyes fell on Li Luo.

Li Luo came back just for this matter, but there was no rush. At least someone needed to gather everyone in the village and test everyone's level first.

So Li Luo temporarily perfunctorily dealt with everyone, and then discussed with Ling Zhuoqun to hold an embroidery competition in the village. Anyone who could embroider the master's work according to the model would be able to receive a reward.

As for those participants, there are rewards. As long as they participate, they will receive a participation bonus of one yuan. The awards will be divided into three levels, with bonuses of one hundred yuan, fifty yuan, and twenty yuan respectively.

There is one first prize, three second prizes and five third prizes.

Li Luo felt a bit of a headache after listening to these cumbersome rules, but he also knew that Li Luo did this in order to make money for the villagers. After all, personal wealth is not real wealth, and the wealth of the village is the real wealth.

Otherwise, he would not have built the farm in the village, and he was willing to give the villagers job opportunities, thinking that he could build his hometown. "But what if those people, even their children, are allowed to participate?" After listening to Li Luo's explanation, Ling Zhuoqun discovered the loophole in Li Luo's threshold setting.

"It doesn't matter. This participation award is just a prize. If children are interested in these things, then it also means inheritance for us to do this activity."

"Besides, embroidery is not limited by gender or age. Maybe there really are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in our village." Li Luo said with a smile.

With the decision of Li Luo and Ling Zhuoqun, the village chief was grinning from ear to ear when he saw that the couple had prepared all the materials and even the prize money, and asked such a respected person as him to host the competition.

"You two are a couple. Even though your family is well-off, you still think about the people in the village. There are many elderly people and children in our village. Many people have to stay at home to take care of the elderly and children, and they don't have the opportunity to go out to work."

"Although there are people in the village who know this craft, fewer and fewer people are learning it now. If this skill can be passed down, it will be considered a special village for our village."

The village chief's idea coincides with Li Luo's. If the village can really develop into a village dedicated to embroidery in the future, it might be able to boost the tourism economy and allow everyone to experience this intangible cultural heritage of embroidery.

As a fashion design major and an inheritor of embroidery, I feel very sad that many embroidery techniques have been lost. Maybe I can find some treasures in this competition.

On that day, a wooden table was placed at the entrance of the village committee. Next to the wooden table was a wooden sign with a piece of red paper pasted on it. On the red paper were written four big and powerful characters "Embroidery Competition" in calligraphy with a brush, and three small characters "Registration Office" next to it.

The girls and ladies were all very surprised when they saw this: "When did our village hold this kind of competition? If it was a singing and dancing competition, it would be fine, but as for embroidery, I can sew clothes, but I can't learn to embroider!"

"That's right. Besides, this competition doesn't even have any prizes. Who would waste time participating in it? Let's go. It's keeping me from going home to feed my baby."

Unexpectedly, a few young people brought another sign and placed it on the other side of the table, with the prizes of the competition written on it.

"Who organized this competition? The first prize is 100 yuan? We have to work hard to farm for several months to earn a few hundred yuan, but we can get 100 yuan just by participating in this competition?"

"Is this competition a scam?"

Everyone was skeptical and no one dared to come forward to sign up.

"Why don't we go ask the village chief?" someone suggested.

"Of course it's real. This competition was organized by Luoluo and Xiaoling. They also paid for the prize money, so don't worry. This event is authentic."

"Do you still have any doubts about their reputation in the village?"

Everyone was surprised at first, then confused, and finally, someone shouted, "What are you waiting for? I'm going to sign up first!"