Chapter 528: The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment
man.
No matter what his status is, he always has many fantasies about women.
Especially those women with legendary stories.
As long as he is a normal man, he will definitely imagine this woman as a rare and peerless beauty.
only……
The ideal is very fulfilling, but the reality is often cruel.
Lao Zhu is not the kind of lustful ghost who wants to have a beautiful woman in his harem whenever he sees one.
But ever since I heard about Shopkeeper Lan, I have always subconsciously regarded him as a beauty.
At the beginning, Zhu Yuanzhang regarded Shopkeeper Lan as the old madam in the brothel.
Such women are often popular girls who have retired from brothels. In fact, their appearance is basically not much different.
After hearing Lan Yunfeng's various deeds, I felt more and more that this woman must be a beautiful and charming woman.
Later, when we arrived at Lanyunzhai, we heard the soft voice of shopkeeper Lan.
Zhu Yuanzhang's imagination of this woman's appearance became more and more three-dimensional.
Can……
When Zhu Yuanzhang actually saw Lan Yunfeng, he was immediately dumbfounded.
This woman is very tall, almost as tall as Lao Zhu.
His skin is dark and his clothes are not that gorgeous.
Judging by his age, he must be at least forty years old.
Although she looks smart and capable, her appearance is not very beautiful.
Basically, there is no difference from ordinary village women in the countryside.
The only thing that left a deep impression on people was probably her voice that was extremely inconsistent with her appearance.
Wow.
Lao Zhu seemed to be able to hear something breaking in his heart.
It's not like Lao Zhu has any thoughts about this shopkeeper Lan, this is just a normal reaction of a normal man.
As an emperor, Lao Zhu would certainly not show any emotion on his face.
Although many thoughts passed through my mind.
But when facing Lan Yunfeng, his face didn't change at all.
Instead, he laughed and said, "I didn't expect to meet Shopkeeper Lan in a place like this. Nice to meet you! Nice to meet you!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang was looking at Lan Yunfeng in large numbers, Lan Yunfeng was also looking at Zhu Yuanzhang.
Lao Zhu is not a handsome guy, but he naturally has a faint aura of a superior person.
Although Lao Zhu hid it well, Lan Yunfeng still vaguely noticed that the man in front of her was quite impressive.
What surprised Lan Yunfeng the most was Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude towards her.
It’s not that Lan Yunfeng feels good about herself.
Now she is considered a famous figure in Yanjing City.
Almost second only to Zhang Fengnian, who was the first to obtain the patent law and became one of the richest people in Yanjing in a short period of time.
Now that your reputation has grown, and now you have to do business in public, you will inevitably meet more people.
But most of the men Lan Yunfeng had met, when they met him for the first time, no matter how well they hid it, they couldn't help but have a look of disappointment in their eyes.
Lan Yunfeng is naturally clear about her own appearance.
She is not a gorgeous beauty, not even beautiful, let alone a lady.
At the beginning, Lan Yunfeng felt a little unhappy.
How come these men are all so virtuous?
She is not a peerless beauty, so I really feel sorry for you.
But later, she gradually got used to it.
For Lan Yunfeng, surviving with this group of weak women is the top priority.
As for the rest, let others think what they think.
Anyway, no matter what they think, they will not lose a piece of flesh after all, as long as they can do business with her.
The more people like this she saw, the more numb Lan Yunfeng became.
At the beginning, she had not considered finding a more reliable man to marry.
After all, in this era, if a woman wants to support her family business without the help of a man, it will be absolutely hellishly difficult.
But gradually, Lan Yunfeng also gave up completely.
Whenever she comes into contact with a man for the first time, she is almost always disappointed by his appearance.
How could Lan Yunfeng dare to entrust herself and the women in this workshop to such a person?
It's not like he wasn't extremely enthusiastic about her.
But for such men, Lan Yunfeng soon discovered that their purpose was simply for money and for their own workshop.
So in the end, Lan Yunfeng gave up completely.
It's a bit hard work for a group of women to manage the workshop, but at least they don't have to guard against people with ulterior motives.
The man in front of her with a magnificent appearance was the first man who did not show any disappointment after seeing her.
"The little girl just happened to want to go to the workshop, but she didn't expect that she met her husband just after she left the house."
"I don't know what you call this gentleman?"
I have to say that although her appearance can only be considered average, Lan Yunfeng's voice is definitely one of the best.
It's like a kitten meowing in people's ears.
Before Zhu Yuanzhang could speak, the housekeeper had already taken the initiative to speak: "Shopkeeper Lan, this is our master's good friend, Mr. Chang."
How could he not know Lan Yunfeng, the housekeeper of Liu Ji's house?
It was because of seeing him that Lan Yunfeng took the initiative to come over and talk to him.
And before coming out, Lan Yunfeng had actually observed the two of them once.
Even though he is just a housekeeper, there are three levels of housekeepers.
The housekeeper of the prime minister's house and many court officials had to be polite when they saw him.
But according to Lan Yunfeng's observation, Liu Ji's housekeeper seemed to be very humble in front of the man in front of him.
As you can imagine, this person's identity must be unusual.
If this were not the case, how could Lan Yunfeng come out to see Zhu Yuanzhang on her own initiative?
She is now a well-known businessman in Yanjing, and she has countless things to do every day.
It's not like at the beginning, when someone comes, you have to take the initiative to meet them and greet them warmly.
"It turns out to be Mr. Chang. When you come to the shop, my Lanyunzhai will be in full bloom."
"Mr. Lan, why are you here this time? Do you want to buy porcelain?"
Lan Yunfeng felt that the person in front of her did not look like a businessman.
It's fine if you just come here to buy some porcelain or something, but what I'm most afraid of is having ulterior motives.
Lan Yunfeng has seen too many people with such ulterior motives.
Seeing these weak women helpless, they immediately had evil thoughts.
Some want to invest in Lanyunzhai, and some even want to take away their formula directly.
What's even worse is that they have some dirty and dirty thoughts.
Fortunately, with the help of the King of England, all the overt and covert attacks were basically unable to do anything to them.
For King Zhu Han of England, Lan Yunfeng's heart is full of gratitude.
Without Zhu Han, they might have starved to death long ago.
Even if you don't starve to death, you may still have to go down a road of no return in order to survive.
Just when they were at their most desperate, His Majesty the King seemed to have descended from heaven.
A patent law gave them hope of survival.
After that, he helped them more than once.
Many people with ulterior motives were easily driven away by King Zhu Han of England.
To be honest, if she wasn't self-aware of her own appearance, Lan Yunfeng couldn't help but wonder if the King of England was helping them for no other purpose.
Of course, all this is just Lan Yunfeng's random thoughts.
From Zhu Han's perspective, he certainly hopes to liberate women.
Of course, don't expect Zhu Han, a time traveler, to have any particularly noble sentiments.
One of the most important purposes of liberating women was to bring more labor force to the Ming Dynasty.
Maybe women are not as good as men in many physical tasks, but in many industries, women also have advantages.
As long as those women are allowed to go out to work, Ming Dynasty's productivity can be increased by at least a quarter.
All the work in Lan Yunfeng's ceramics workshop is done by women.
Is there any better example than this?
Zhu Han certainly supports this kind of enterprise with both hands and feet.
If you are not in his position, it is really not suitable for you to be too inclined in a certain direction.
Zhu Han simply wanted to give Lan Yunzhai the most comprehensive care.
However, in order to prevent the Lanyun Zhai tree from attracting the wind and causing dissatisfaction from too many businessmen. I am also afraid that if we provide too much support, it will only encourage the growth of the seedlings.
Therefore, Zhu Han only gave Lan Yunzhai the greatest convenience on Yanjing's side, as long as the policies he formulated allowed it.
Lao Zhu smiled: "Shopkeeper Lan is overly praised. The main purpose of our visit this time is to purchase a batch of porcelain. I wonder if Shopkeeper Lan has any samples here?"
Hearing what Lao Zhu said, Lan Yunfeng breathed a sigh of relief.
Although in a fast place like Yanjing, the government is relatively fair, and there is basically no need to worry about taking advantage of others.
However, if this kind of thing doesn't happen, there will be a lot less trouble after all, right?
This is how business is done, no matter what, more friends means more roads, fewer enemies means less walls, right?
For many people, if you ask them to accomplish something, it will be extremely difficult.
But……
But if you ask them to destroy something, often all it takes is one sentence.
"Mr. Chang, please come in. I have a sample fired in Lanyunzhai. I wonder what Mr. Chang is buying the porcelain for?"
Zhu Yuanzhang followed Lan Yunfeng and slowly walked into Lan Yunzhai: "Most of them are for daily use, but I also need to buy some for giving away."
Many people in modern times always brag about how many kinds of rules foreigners have.
Such people are simply ignorant.
Speaking of etiquette, China is the most particular place in the world.
When most Westerners eat with their hands, our ancestors already used knives and forks.
Finally, the ancestors abandoned the inconvenient tableware such as knives and forks and replaced them with chopsticks.
Why?
Because during this period, the eating habits of our ancestors had begun to become more refined.
All kinds of dishes are cooked by chefs. After cutting the ingredients into shapes suitable for your mouth, you can eat them directly.
People who eat do not need to divide things themselves, so chopsticks are suitable.
Unlike Westerners, who simply do not have the ability to make exquisite food, they can only serve it in large chunks, and the diners need to cut it up themselves.
This applies to food, and naturally there are more rules in other aspects.
Take porcelain, for example, which is divided into ritual vessels, burial vessels, food vessels, etc... There are many kinds of them.
Some are not so representative, so there is no problem in using them alternately.
But there are also many that have strict regulations and cannot be used indiscriminately at all.
Therefore, Lan Yunfeng must first ask clearly the purpose of the customer's purchase of porcelain.
Otherwise, it's no joke.
If you make a mistake, the other party may even report it directly to the official.
After learning that the porcelain purchased by Zhu Yuanzhang did not have any special use, Lan Yunfeng also felt relieved to introduce the porcelain in her own store to Zhu Yuanzhang.
This Lanyunzhai porcelain is certainly extremely exquisite to ordinary people.
But in Lao Zhu's eyes, many of the fired ones are still relatively rough.
It can be seen in many patterns, and the level is relatively at the passing line.
Compared with the Jingdezhen porcelain that was brought to the imperial palace as tribute from Jingdezhen, it was not even the slightest bit worse.
But the only thing is that even Jingdezhen's porcelain cannot compare.
That is thin.
For the same vase, the porcelain produced by Lanyunzhai is at least half thinner than that produced by Jingdezhen.
If we insist on comparison, Jingdezhen porcelain is like a majestic battlefield warrior with gold and silver armor.
The porcelain of Lan Yunzhai is a boudoir woman who may not be so beautiful, but is virtuous, virtuous and gentle as water.
The first time he saw this kind of porcelain, Zhu Yuanzhang fell in love with it.
It's like a person who is used to eating delicacies from mountains and seas suddenly eats green vegetables and tofu that tastes very good.
Picking up a celadon bowl with intertwined branches on the shelf as a sample.
The pattern on it is indeed average, but it is so thin that it makes people feel distressed.
Lao Zhu even felt as if he could crush the bowl with just a little force.
After playing with it over and over for a few times, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but sigh: "Shopkeeper Lan is really good at his craftsmanship. How did he make this porcelain bowl so thin?"
Lan Yunfeng covered her lips and smiled softly: "Mr. Chang, thank you very much. This is just an inconspicuous secret recipe from our workshop."
Zhu Yuanzhang just asked casually, without really intending to find out the secret recipe.
After all, Lao Zhu didn't expect to make porcelain to support his family.
When Lan Yunfeng was asked about the secret recipe, she didn't overreact nervously. She just laughed and explained casually.
The really useful information is not disclosed at all.
The most important thing is that when she said this, Lan Yunfeng didn't look complacent at all.
This point alone is unmatched by many men.
Putting down the celadon bowl with branches and branches, Zhu Yuanzhang took a few steps and was attracted by a vase.
In addition to being thin, the color of this colorful vase is extremely bright.
The peonies on the front of the flowerpot are extremely luxurious and look like real peonies.
"This color..." Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help being a little surprised again.
The porcelain produced by Lanyunzhai is generally not as good as that of some long-established workshops such as Jingdezhen.
But in some individual aspects, it is indeed outstanding.
