Chapter 12: Close at hand
In just half a morning, Wen Baomo's rice paper was snapped up by many literary talents, and the scene was comparable to a temple fair during the Chinese New Year.
When they saw this, many young masters who had been slow to get the news stood at the gate beating their chests and stamping their feet, feeling very upset.
Ye Tian and a group of brothers sat at the breakfast stall for a long time and felt quite comfortable looking at the scene in front of them.
"Tsk, tsk, I thought no one would buy such expensive rice paper, but I didn't expect that they almost started to fight over it! Otherwise, our brother Tian has been smarter than others since he was a child, and no one can compare with him when it comes to doing business.
Get over it!"
When Ye Tian heard this, he immediately stuffed the bun into Niu Gao's mouth.
"You are the only one who has a mouth and can talk. Hurry up and eat your buns."
When he saw that most of the people at the door had dispersed, Ye Tianfang led his brothers to Wenmo Studio.
Bai Qingshan and other managers had been sitting on the second floor drinking tea, just to see what the situation was like on the first day of sales.
Seeing that the supply exceeds the demand, I immediately understood that even if this kind of rice paper was sold in the capital, it would still attract scalps.
"I know that this guy's craftsmanship is incredible. Not to mention selling it at our current price, even if it is raised by 20%, you can still grab it."
Bai Qingshan stretched out his hand to stroke his beard, a look of joy on his face.
While he was talking here, he lowered his head and saw Ye Tian and others walking into Wenmo Studio. He couldn't sit still anymore, so he got up and went downstairs to greet them.
The bamboo table that used to display snowflake rice paper in the lobby had long been sold out, and even the few scraps of paper that had been hung out by the door as signs were taken back as treasures.
The shopkeeper has been doing calculations all morning, and his fingers are almost calloused.
Seeing Ye Tian and others smiling at this time, a bitter smile immediately spread across his face.
"You smiled happily. Those customers who didn't buy rice paper before almost got into a fight in our store. One by one, they asked when the second batch of rice paper would be available."
"If you don't go out for a day, and you guard the door of Wenmozhai for a whole day to prevent others from coming in, we will have to talk to you dry before sending people out."
Ye Tian looked at the densely packed account books and knew that they had made a lot of money all morning.
"It's better to do business with a large crowd than with only a few people. Seeing that the rice paper is selling so well, we feel relieved."
While they were chatting, Bai Qingshan walked slowly from the second floor.
"Ye Xiaolang's craftsmanship is still good. Many customers previously speculated that we hired a master craftsman from the capital to make paper. They kept boasting that they had never seen such good rice paper."
Ye Tian smiled and admired Bai Qingshan's straightforwardness and uprightness.
In the entire Lingzhou city, the business related to the four treasures of the study is monopolized by the Bai family.
Even if he praises himself to the heavens now, if he wants to sell rice paper to others in the future, he will have to go through the Bai family.
Ten sheets and a hundred sheets are not enough, but if their workshop can produce hundreds of sheets every day, it is impossible for the Bai family not to get involved in the business. After all, the first family to ask for money is the nobles of the capital.
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After settling the money for the rice paper sold that day, Bai Qingshan specially packed red envelopes for Ye Tian and others, telling them to make good work when they went back, and they would definitely have a prosperous future.
The first day of sales has already won many repeat customers, and the subsequent business will naturally follow suit.
Just because I didn't buy any paper today, I left a lot of names of customers, not to mention that people from nearby cities would come to buy them after hearing the news.
After doing some shopping in the city, Ye Tian and his brothers happily rushed to Jiuquan Village.
In view of the lesson learned last time, they naturally did not dare to take the trail now. They were afraid of encountering Master Hu and others who specially sent people to ambush them.
Before leaving Lingzhou City, Ye Tian went to the bank that the Bai family had made good friends with. Except for the remaining money he had with him, all the rest was deposited here.
In recent days, his business has attracted people from several surrounding villages to come and help him, and many of them have crooked ideas.
Nowadays, in troubled times, everything must be done with caution.
In Qingshui Village.
Zhou Man and his men rushed here under the scorching sun. By the time they found Zhang Erhu, they were already sweating profusely from exhaustion.
This man is the son of a blacksmith in the village. He likes to cheat and cheat the most. Whenever he has two coins, he will go to the gambling house in the city to indulge his addiction.
Two years ago, he had his fingers chopped off for cheating, and then he obeyed and went back to his hometown to work as a blacksmith. Now he works all day long, and he has developed a strong body.
In the bustling blacksmith shop, Zhang Erhu held a hammer in his hand and knocked on the red iron plate in front of him.
When he glanced at the people coming outside, his eyes widened instantly and his calves trembled.
Zhou Man disliked how hot it was inside and refused to go forward. He raised his finger at him and Zhang Erhu immediately nodded and walked out.
"I don't know which gust of wind brought you, Master Zhou, here today. I have never been to a casino again, and I never owe you money, Master Zhou."
Zhou Man rolled his eyes at him and said fiercely: "I know you are a life-loving person, but this is not why I came here today!"
"Let me ask you, in the past few days, has anyone in the nearby villages asked you to give cow paws?"
Hearing this, Zhang Erhu thought hard for a while, then suddenly raised his head.
"There really is such a thing."
"Originally, the autumn harvest has already passed, and most people don't need to give cattle paws, but Li Laosi from Jiuquan Village met me at the market a few days ago and said he would treat me to a drink in two days.
Then let me give their cow paws a pair of iron hooves."
Zhou Man became furious after hearing this, and the flesh on his face trembled rapidly.
He knew that this matter must be inseparable from Jiuquan Village. He had spent so much time trying to find out, but there was no news at all. The co-author had already found a new cow.
After finding out what was going on, Zhou Man immediately stood up, sat astride his tall horse, and left majestically and proudly.
Zhang Erhu was left in a false alarm, his clothes were wet with cold sweat.
"How could he, a scoundrel like him, suddenly inquire about this matter..."
On this day, another batch of high-quality rice paper came out of the workshop. Before the paper was ordered, everyone could smell the faint fragrance of flowers and stretched their necks to get a better look.
Ye Tian stretched out his hand to peel off the paper and gently fanned the wind with his hand, so that he could feel the fragrance more objectively.
He mixed the balm commonly used by women and flowers collected nearby, and then made essential oil to soak the paper pulp.
I originally thought that this was the first time I had to do this process, and I would have to try it many times. I never thought that God would help me, and I succeeded in the first time.
Chapter completed!