Travel through the famine years with your space, and become the richest man in five countries with your children Chapter 162: An invitation is worse than a chance encounter
Chapter 162: An invitation is worse than a chance encounter
It’s just a clay pot to hold chili sauce, you don’t have to order it from the largest ceramics workshop.
When the waiter waiting on the side saw that the conflict between the two was over, he immediately smiled at Hu Jinxiu.
"Dr. Hu, take a look, these are the goods from our shopkeeper, they are all of the finest quality..."
It’s as if Shen Qingyu and Qi Yunxiao are nothing!
Shen Qingyu didn't care at all, Shi Shiran walked out of the Mei Ci Workshop, turned a corner and went to the shop next door.
There is a small shop next door. The product design seems to be mainly practical pottery, and there is nothing very exquisite.
"Just look at it, the big one costs twenty cents, the small one costs ten cents, no bargaining."
The man in his forties was a bit slovenly. He sat on a recliner and made a casual introduction without getting up at all.
Shen Qingyu took a closer look. The quality of these things seemed to be okay, but the styles were too old. Compared with the various colors and styles next door, they were far behind.
But it’s just right for filling chili sauce.
Shen Qingyu chose two cans with small mouths of about the same size: "How can I sell these two?"
The man opened his eyes and took a look: "Ten coins each."
Shen Qingyu chose two more similar ones: "Where are these two?"
"They are all ten articles."
Shen Qingyu was silent for two seconds: "What if our store name is printed on it?"
The man raised his head slightly: "How much do you want?"
"A thousand."
Shen Qingyu paused: "If it's good, there will be more in the future."
The man sat up straight: "You're not here to entertain me, are you?"
Shen Qingyu smiled: "What good does it do for me to amuse you?"
This is true.
The man became more serious: "What do you want to print?"
Shen Qingyu took out a piece of paper from her bag: "Like this."
The man looked at it: "Is it that big?"
Shen Qingyu nodded: "It's that big."
"What color?"
"It's brown."
"This is simple. I won't pay you more. It's still ten cents each, but you have to pay first."
The man finally stood up and looked at the two of them with burning eyes.
Shen Qingyu and Qi Yunxiao looked at each other.
Shen Qingyu nodded: "Okay. How soon can you make it?"
"Ten days...not half a month." The middle-aged man quickly changed his words.
"Sure. In ten days, you can send five hundred to the ferry first and hand them over to the boss of Qijia Boating Company, saying they belong to Yu Ji. Can it be done?"
"No problem." The man agreed without saying a word.
A thousand small clay pots cost only ten taels of silver, and Shen Qingyu took them out without saying a word.
The heavy ten taels of silver were placed in front of him. The man was a little excited and turned around to write the goods invoice.
Shen Qingyu looked at his appearance and asked, "Are you the owner of this shop or the shopkeeper?"
The man raised his head and glanced at Shen Qingyu, then laughed like a self-deprecater: "How can I afford a shopkeeper for a small shop like mine? I am the boss."
"Then I'll give you the money first. I'll see the thing in ten days."
The man nodded immediately: "No problem."
Holding the cargo ticket, Shen Qingyu took a look and saw that the man's name was Guan Tao.
Looking at Guan Tao's slightly excited face, Shen Qingyu suddenly asked: "Do you have such a big tank here?"
Guan Tao became even more excited, but did not answer immediately. Instead, he asked: "What is it used for?"
Shen Qingyu: "Used to pickle peppers."
"Yes, you come with me."
After receiving the money, Guan Tao was particularly easy to talk to, so he led Shen Qingyu and Qi Yunxiao to the back.
After passing through a door and turning a corner, it suddenly opened up: this is actually a huge ceramics workshop next to the river!
Along the edge, there are various large and small pottery jars, pots, and bowls...
Guan Tao pointed to the wall: "There are all big and small over there. Go and see if there is anything suitable for you."
Shen Qingyu and Qi Yunxiao walked over and looked at it carefully.
There was a large vat that was as high as a person’s shoulder, and there were five or six of them lined up in a row!
Shen Qingyu pointed to the big vat: "If this vat were to hold wine, how many kilograms could it hold?"
Guan Tao said proudly: "Fifteen hundred catties of wine is no problem."
"Is there any leakage or water seepage?"
Guan Tao's face immediately turned ugly: "Are you kidding me? Can the things in my old Guan family still seep water?"
"As soon as it was fired, we immediately tested the water. If there was any leakage or seepage, we would smash it immediately."
Shen Qingyu nodded: "How much do these six large tanks cost?"
Guan Tao looked serious: "This tank is big and requires a lot of work. The finished product is not easy. Each one costs one or two silver."
Shen Qingyu looked at the huge tank and thought about how such a large thing in this era could be made purely manually...
One tael of silver is really not expensive!
"We all want these six tanks. You can deliver them to the dock tomorrow and I'll ask someone to pack them away."
Guan Tao pointed to the riverside of his workshop: "You don't have to go to the dock. If you buy more, you can ask the cargo ship to come directly to my house to load the goods."
Shen Qingyu was surprised when she went to the riverside and found that every household on this street had a shop in front and a factory in the back.
Going down the long slope in the backyard is the riverside.
Every household has built a simple dock on the riverside to facilitate transportation of goods onto ships.
It’s really convenient.
"That's OK, I'll ask someone to do the installation tomorrow." Shen Qingyu agreed simply and prepared to leave with Qi Yunxiao.
Probably because he bought too many things, Guan Tao talked more than before.
"Two distinguished guests, at first I thought you were from Mei Ci Fang here to try to impress me, so please forgive me for your rude attitude."
Shen Qingyu glanced at Guan Tao curiously, and the soul of Bagua burned brightly.
"They are such a big store, why do they want to squeeze you?"
To put it bluntly, the categories of this small ceramics shop determine that the target customers of the two stores are completely different.
Why are people trying to bully you?
Qi Yunxiao answered: "For your family's territory?"
Guan Tao glanced at Qi Yunxiao in surprise: "This man is right. It's for my family's territory."
"Oh?"
Guan Tao opened up the chatterbox and simply poured beans into the bamboo tube.
It turns out that he can also make exquisite porcelain, but he and his wife need to cooperate.
He is responsible for the hard work such as drawing and firing, while the wife is responsible for the fine work such as painting and glazing.
Who would have known that Mei Ci Fang next door had taken a fancy to his own shop and came to buy it several times, but was rejected by Guan Tao on the grounds that "this is ancestral property and is not for sale".
Not even half a month later, something happened to Lady Guan. She fell down in the backyard and was knocked unconscious by a jar on her head.
When I woke up again, I felt dizzy and couldn't hold a pen.
After Guan Tao explained this, he felt a little embarrassed.
"I could finish this work in ten days, but I still have to take time to take care of my wife... So to be on the safe side, I said I could finish it in fifteen days."
What else is there to say to a man who loves his wife?
Shen Qingyu nodded immediately: "It's okay, I'm not that anxious. You can prepare it for me when the time comes. Just tell the boss of the boat who will come to pull the big tank tomorrow."
"Okay!" Guan Tao immediately agreed with a smile on his face.
Coming out of the shop, Shen Qingyu and Qi Yunxiao met Hu Jinxiu who was coming out of the next door.
Hu Jinxiu seemed to be waiting outside the door, talking to Yan Xiaoyanyan, the shopkeeper.
Seeing Qi Yunxiao and Shen Qingyu coming out, she immediately walked over with a smile on her face.
"Brother Xiao, Mrs. Xiao, it's better to meet by chance than to meet each other. Why don't we have dinner together? I wonder if Brother Xiao and Mrs. Xiao can give me a favor?"