Xianjin quietly lowered his head and drank a sip of the cold tea.
The mulberry paper workshop ranks top in the entire paper business of Xuancheng Prefecture. Although not the top one, it is also considered double first-class. It has made a name for itself in the whole Xuancheng Prefecture with its beautiful colored paper, and has carved out a path for itself among Hengji cooked paper and Liji raw paper. Nowadays, the Gongyu, Maiguang, Baihua, Bingyi, Ningshuang, five colors, ten colors, and hard yellow, which have good sales, are actually produced by Manager Zhao.
Nowadays, the color of Sexuan is extremely light, creating a sense of atmosphere, so light that it is almost invisible. It is then given a nice-sounding name and is widely circulated among the literati in Southern Zhili.
Adding light colors to rice-white rice paper to create colored rice paper is itself an innovation.
The mulberry tea made by Mrs. Qu that day gave Xianjin an inspiration. Xianjin later found Li Sanshun to discuss it carefully. Unexpectedly, Li Sanshun laughed and said, "...You are too late! Isn't it just Sexuan? Our mulberry paper workshop has produced it! It looks very good and has caused a lot of pursuit in the whole Xuancheng!"
Li Sanshun added, "It was the work of Manager Zhao from our mulberry paper workshop."
Xianjin disagreed, "Manager Zhao? The manager who manages the largest workshop of the Chen family is named Zhao?"
He smiled meaningfully, "Why not Chen? Or Qu?"
Although old man Li Sanshun had a good impression of Madam Qu, he also acquiesced to Madam Qu's preference for blood relatives in personnel allocation. The old man squatted on the ground and took a puff of water pipe. After exhaling a few circles of white mist, he put out the water pipe and said casually, "...You can imagine the weight of this Manager Zhao!"
Anyone who can carve out a path in a family business filled with people with connections has some real skills.
Old man Li Sanshun followed up with the last sentence, and pointed his index finger inwards at himself, "Am I stubborn?"
Xianjin nodded, "We don't have a donkey in our store, but it's better than having one."
Li Sanshun slapped Xianjin on the back of his head, "Hey, little girl! You find all kinds of ways to slander your Master Li!"
Xianjin chuckled.
Li Sanshun took another long puff of his water pipe, squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, as if he was thinking seriously.
The old man was squatting on the ground, smoking a hookah.
It is a picture that tells a story in itself.
Xianjin waited for his instruction, and his breathing became even.
It was only after a long while that Li Sanshun said, "This water pipe is indeed not as strong as dry pipe."
Xianjin:......
When commenting on something that is harmful to people, please don't show such a profound expression!
Li Sanshun took a deep breath, and after it cleared his lungs, he patted Xianjin's head with satisfaction, "Manager Zhao is even more stubborn than me, has a bad temper, is old-fashioned, and is very difficult to talk to.
"but--"
Li Sanshun made a turn and sighed, "Zhao Dezheng really loves to make paper. He first learned to make mulberry paper from a master. Later, he married a wife. Since he was an orphan, he naturally followed his wife back to his father-in-law's home, which is our Xuancheng. The local environment nurtures the local people. In Xuancheng, mulberry paper cannot be made or sold, so he learned the skills of making Xuan paper from scratch... He is good at making paper and has a quick mind. When the Chen family moved from Jingxian to Xuancheng, they were already attacked by Hengji and Baiji. He made a name for himself by making Xuan paper and helped Chenji settle down in Xuancheng..."
"People who are not stubborn cannot make paper. The paper made by those who just muddle through will be loose and soft. The quality of paper is like the character of the person. If you have the opportunity to go to Xuancheng, you can meet him."
Isn't this opportunity here?
Xianjin deliberately put the mulberry paper workshop at the end of the meeting, firstly to show her importance, and secondly because she could not show her weakness.
Xianjin took out several ancient books on papermaking that President Qiao had given her and read them again. She felt new every time she read the books, and each time she reread them she gained a new understanding - after the Sui Dynasty, the Wei Dynasty was established, and Xuan paper was the most expensive paper. Sichuan paper, Jin paper, and Dongdu paper coexisted. From raw Xuan paper to cooked Xuan paper, there were tribute paper, cotton paper, white paper, gold-sprinkled paper, five-color powder paper, gold flower five-color paper, etc. The development of Xuan paper has been on the road.
Since she was on the road, how could she say she didn't respect the craft?
Xianjin lowered his eyes, "Before you started making paper, it seems that colored Xuan paper had not been born? You are an innovation, and I am also an innovation in making red tracing books, notebooks, and lanterns. Our goals are the same, in the short term to sell paper, and in the long term to let more people know about our Xuancheng Xuan paper. Your comments are too much-"
Xianjin paused.
"bias."
Zhao Dezheng was choked by Xianjin.
Xianjin looked up and asked, "You have a problem with me, is it because I played tricks in making and selling paper? Or is it just because I am a girl?"
Zhao Dezheng didn't expect Xianjin to ask so clearly - to be honest, it was their first meeting today and Zhao Dezheng had a good impression of this young new shopkeeper who suddenly arrived to replace Chen Laowu.
Ahem, it’s not because this girl praised him for no reason.
It’s just because this girl has her own rhythm when she speaks and does things, and she won’t change her tune easily because of others.
As a stubborn donkey who ranks among the top, he feels comfortable getting along with people of the same kind who share similar personalities.
What's more, since Old Li had nodded and stamped his approval, he actually believed it.
but--
This girl is a girl!
It's a woman!
She's still a young woman!
It's not that he is biased!
But this woman can’t do it!
Women can do the cleaning and dirt removal; making and selling paper...
Zhao Dezheng immediately retorted, "Prejudice? What prejudice? You are the owner of a paper shop. You can identify the raw materials, feel the paper products, and do the accounting... But can you make paper yourself? Can you make paper? No matter how well you talk, if you can't stand up to this, you are nothing!"
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