After Mrs. Rijiang's birthday banquet, all the ladies who attended the birthday banquet went to "Jinxiu Pavilion" one after another. However, Jinxiu Pavilion was closed, and there were a few young men guarding the door, each holding a stack of colorful drawings.
, if anyone comes to inquire, send a piece of colored paper out.
The paintings on the colored paper were lifelike, and many of them were exquisite and unique items. Those few servants were very smart, and they took the initiative to explain the situation to the servants of various families who came to see the situation, which made a lot of people feel itchy.
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Although some well-informed people in Beijing know that "Jinxiu Pavilion" is Jintong's dowry, but since they are "scholars, farmers, industry and merchants", even if a noble family has a business at home, it is left to the management of loyal servants.
I absolutely do not want to get rid of the smell of copper, lest the price drop.
Therefore, although many people are eager for Jinxiu Pavilion to open as soon as possible, they are so impatient that they dare not go to Jintong to urge "Open it as soon as possible! We can't wait!"
June 16th is the birthday of Mr. Jiang, the Imperial Master. Many noble ladies heard from Mrs. Jiang that the two brothers Jinzhu and Jintong personally came to celebrate his birthday and gave gifts. One of the gifts was a hazy and elegant mountain and flowing water like an ink painting.
The brush washer was inlaid with the four words "The mountain is high and the moon is small". It was a work of art! Mr. Jiang originally refused to accept it, but Jin Chun and Jin Tong were extremely respectful and in the end they had no choice but to accept it.
When all the noble ladies listened to Mrs. Jiang's description of the brush washer, the pattern on it seemed to be natural and there was no way to tell how it was painted. They were even more curious and asked the servants to pay attention every day.
A momentary reminder.
Jinxiu Pavilion was closed for twenty days for renovations. Now it has reopened. There is a lot of traffic in front of the door and it is very lively.
Jinxiu Pavilion has three floors. Downstairs there are still all kinds of clothes, fabrics and jewelry, but a variety of rare and exquisite objects have been added, everything is refreshing.
Twenty elegant rooms are separated on the second and third floors, including the rich and luxurious style "Golden Hibiscus", "Man Ting Fang" and "Ruilong Yin". The bookish and fresh atmosphere "Zhuli Pavilion", "Sapphire Case" and "Qinyuan"
"Spring" and "Jade Ballad". The cold-styled "Ru Meng Ling", "Guang Han Qiu", "Poppy Beauty". The sweet and elegant "Die Lian Hua", "Moon Begonia", "Nine Spring Colors" and so on are specially designed to entertain those who have their own dreams.
Ladies and ladies of power who are proud of their status and don’t show off easily.
The nobles had known that the craftsmanship of the fan and mirror was complicated, and they could only buy it by chance if they were lucky, but they never expected that it was so rare. There were only about ten fans and less than ten enamel mirrors in a month. There are also
Jinxiu Pavilion has newly launched several rare transparent glass items, which are clear and translucent, exquisite and extremely rare. It only took a few days to get a set.
When Xiao Qinghuan, the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Punishment, went to the "Hanmo Building" to attend class, she used a set of extremely elegant pink glazed lotus teapots and lotus cups to drink tea, attracting half of the entire girls' school to watch.
(Jintong complained internally: In modern times, a certain treasure that costs 9 yuan and 9 free shipping was actually sold for 1,200 taels of silver in ancient times! What a huge profit!).
A well-known dandy in Beijing, Xu Zheng, the second son of the left prime minister who was so angry that he vomited blood, spent a lot of money and used one hundred thousand taels of silver to buy a giant ice and snow glass curtain more than ten feet long and wide for Xiao Man, the foreign courtesan in the "Cangjiao Pavilion".
This little man was so ingenious that he personally reserved the largest seat for Xu Zheng in the "Xiangrui Tower", saying that he wanted to dance a song to thank Xu Zheng.
What's even more surprising is that when Xiaoman danced, he actually brought the "glazed ice and snow curtain" with him, set it up on the stage to form an undulating semi-circular arc, and then danced in it.
This incident caused a sensation throughout Beijing. It was said that Prime Minister Zuo had not gone to court for five days and was probably hiding at home vomiting blood.
Speaking of Xu Zheng, that prodigal son, how can he have one hundred thousand silver!
All this is a strategy hatched by Jintong and Mr. Gongsun!
Xie Huanming, the big shopkeeper of Xiangrui Tower, brought Xu Zheng to a meal of free wine with the wonderful music of Qin Xin. Being drunk by the beautiful woman and wine and Xie Huanming's kind words, Xu Zheng, who was extremely arrogant, immediately agreed to "help" Xie Huanming a big favor. .
Next, Qin Xin and Miao Yin went back to find Xiao Man and her madam, and promised to help the madam to promote Xiao Man as the unique oiran in Beijing!
Then tell them that Xu Zheng, the second son of the left prime minister, will give Xiaoman a "glazed ice and snow curtain" worth 100,000 taels of silver tomorrow to build up momentum for Xiaoman.
Then Miaoyin played another piece of music on the spot and gave Xiaoman a dance scrap.
The madam immediately agreed, and agreed that every Saturday in the future, Xiaoman would go to Xiangrui Tower to dance, helping each other and benefiting each other.
The next day, Xu Zheng rode a horse with great fanfare and took two "book boys" who were no less famous than him in the capital to buy the "glazed ice and snow curtain" from "Jinxiu Pavilion" for one hundred thousand taels of silver. With great fanfare, he sent it to "Cangjiao Pavilion" as a gift to Xiaoman.
All the noble ladies in Beijing have been talking about this matter these days. For a time, Jinxiu Pavilion and Xiangrui Pavilion were equally popular, and they were packed with guests every day.
And Jintong, the instigator of all this, closed the door and thanked guests, created when he was inspired, and petted the cat when he was not inspired. He lived a happy life.
In fact, Jintong originally planned to hold an auction and let the noble ladies bid freely, and the highest bidder would win. However, after learning some things from Mr. Gongsun, he repeatedly weighed the pros and cons and decided to give up.
Auctions also existed in the Da Yi Dynasty, which were mostly used for human trafficking, especially those with outstanding appearance and specially trained female slaves. Those who dared to do this business were all people with extraordinary skills and eyes.
Pingninghou Mansion and Jianan Hou Mansion are currently in the limelight. Several princes in the court are constantly undercurrent, and the situation is unclear.
Jintong feels that it is safer for her to keep a low profile. There are too many uncontrollable factors in an auction. Although Dayi has won the big business on the table, there is more or less the shadow of a family of officials and powerful people behind him. But since ancient times, merchants, farmers, industry and commerce, merchants have always given way. People look down upon them. Therefore, no matter how secretly there is collusion between officials and businessmen, on the surface, few officials and powerful families are willing to have a relationship with "businessmen".
But Jintong has been immoral since he was a child, so how could he let go of this opportunity to make money?! In addition, Gongsun Wuji, who is best at playing dirty tricks, came up with brilliant suggestions, so Xiaoman's wonderful drama came into being.
In addition, Jintong uses a hungry sales model. Everything must be refined, flawless, and perfect, and there is only one product of each style, never duplicates, attracting many wealthy families in Beijing to flock to it.
After such a series of tricks, Jinxiu Pavilion's reputation in Shangjing grew day by day. Even the empress in the palace was proud to own a set of Jinxiu Pavilion's glazed tea set or an enamel mirror that reflected people very clearly. Woolen cloth.