This is a large two-story store, and its facade looks much more luxurious than the ones next door.
When you walk into the store, the first thing that catches your eye is the person-high celadon vase on the left.
The bottle body is smooth and lustrous, and the patterns fired on it are also very delicate and exquisite.
Unfortunately, on the right side of the door, there is only a base left. I don't know if the vase on it was lost when the earth dragon turned over, or if it encountered other problems.
Just as Wei Yunlan was standing there with regret, a waiter came over, looked Wei Yunlan up and down, and asked calmly, "Is there anything you want to buy?"
Wei Yunlan frowned slightly, "I came to the store to buy porcelain. If the price and style are suitable, I would like to buy a large batch."
The clerk's lazy attitude instantly calmed down, and a smile appeared on his face: "I wonder which mansion in the city you are from? Our shopkeeper is now upstairs receiving distinguished guests. I will go upstairs and inform you."
"I am not from Suijiang, but I have long heard of the fame of Suizhou porcelain, and I just happened to pass by here and wanted to buy some."
After these words came out, the waiter who had been showing enthusiasm just now immediately stopped smiling and said, "This is a bit difficult. The porcelain of our Fengji Porcelain Shop is one of the best in the whole Suizhou. We have always supplied it to the mansions of the rich and powerful. It's okay if you buy a few pieces individually, but if you buy in bulk, I'm afraid..."
Before he finished speaking, Wei Yunlan understood that doing business with Fengji Porcelain Company requires a certain threshold and not everyone can do it.
At this time, a middle-aged man wearing a dark blue robe, with a thin face but quite dignified, led a wealthy man who looked like a manager downstairs, "Manager Liu, thank you for your attention to this batch of goods."
"No problem. Once the goods are delivered to the capital, Shopkeeper Feng can just sit back and wait for the money to be divided."
The two of them walked out of the store while talking. The shop assistant saw Wei Yunlan still standing there and raised his eyebrows and said, "Did you see that Manager Liu from before? He is the manager of the residence of the brother-in-law of Mr. Hong, the governor of Suizhou. The goods in our warehouse are all for Mr. Hong's brother-in-law to take to the capital to make a lot of money."
Wei Yunlan nodded lightly, turned around and walked out.
She didn't have to buy porcelain from Fengji Porcelain Brand. In fact, as long as the glaze was fine and the quality was above average, it would be fine.
After leaving the street, Wei Yunlan asked at the tea shop on the corner and soon found a shop called "Yuan Tao Ju".
Although the shop is small, it's a different world when you walk in.
Behind the small door is a U-shaped corridor with a whole row of shelves lined up along the corridor walls. The sunlight pours down from the middle, allowing you to clearly see the exquisite porcelain on the shelves.
When Wei Yunlan walked in, there was no one at the door, but the U-shaped courtyard at the back was busy. Five or six people were walking in the corridor, counting and organizing things on the shelves.
From time to time, one could faintly hear heavy sighs, "Ah, this one's cracked!"
"This one is shattered!"
Wei Yunlan walked two steps inside, and a handsome man who looked like a shopkeeper frowned and said to the clerk in front of him: "Weiyuan Escort Company won't accept our order?"
"Then ask the merchants on East Street. If anyone wants it, you can lower the price a bit."
The waiter received the order and hurried out. The shopkeeper then noticed that there was an extra person in the store. He stepped forward and said, "My dear customer, I am really sorry. Our store is closed for the past two days for inventory."
Wei Yunlan pondered over the words the shopkeeper had just said to the clerk, and asked, "Shopkeeper, do you have a batch of goods in your hands and are you in a hurry to sell them?"
The shopkeeper knew what he had said, and the customer nodded in agreement, "That's right. We have a batch of porcelain that we need to get rid of urgently so that we can raise money to repair the kiln that was damaged in the natural disaster."
The kiln is the foundation of a porcelain shop. No wonder the shopkeeper is so anxious.
For Wei Yunlan, this was just like someone delivering a pillow when he dozed off. "I am planning to buy a batch of porcelain and sell it in other states. I wonder if the shopkeeper can let the clerk take me to see your goods first?"
"sure!"
The shopkeeper made a gesture of invitation in surprise, "There is a part of it in the store's warehouse, please follow me. There are also some remaining in our warehouse outside the city. If it is convenient for you, I can take you there at any time."
"Let's take a look in the store first." Wei Yunlan calculated the time, as he had to go back to Mr. Luo to trade the one thousand pieces of silk.
The shopkeeper led Wei Yunlan through the corridor, introducing the porcelain on the shelves to her as they walked.
After walking a few steps, Wei Yunlan suddenly found that the vase placed in the middle looked familiar, and he couldn't help but take a few more glances at it.
This bottle... isn't it exactly the same as the one I saw when I entered Fengji Porcelain Shop?
Noticing Wei Yunlan's gaze, the shopkeeper asked, "Do you recognize this bottle, too?"
"I just happened to see it in another store."
Hearing this, the shopkeeper couldn't help but smile bitterly. Seeing the questioning look in Wei Yunlan's eyes, he briefly explained the origin of the bottle.
It turns out that Yuantaoju and Fengji Porcelain Shop were once one company!
The shopkeeper in front of us is also surnamed Feng. The current head shopkeeper of Fengji Porcelain Shop was originally an apprentice at Fengjia Kiln Factory, and he learned from the grandfather of the shopkeeper Feng in front of us.
Just by hearing about the complicated relationship, Wei Yunlan had already imagined a big drama in her mind. However, Shopkeeper Feng did not elaborate on the entanglement involved. He only said that the quality of their Yuantaoju porcelain was not inferior to Fengji Porcelain, but there was a special process that required a specific kiln to fire it, and that kiln was only available at Fengji Porcelain.
Wei Yunlan was also used to good things, and was able to judge that Yuantao Ju's porcelain was indeed of high quality as Manager Feng had guaranteed.
After inquiring about the price, she made an appointment with Shopkeeper Feng to meet at the west city gate at 9:00 p.m. tomorrow to go and see the remaining half of the goods outside the city.
After leaving Yuantaoju, I rushed back to Mr. Luo just in time.
One hand pays the other hand receives the goods.
After counting out nine thousand taels of silver, the room full of silk completely belonged to Wei Yunlan.
Luo Feng handed over the keys to the front and back courtyards, and a smile appeared on his fat face. "Master Yue, there are only two months left in the lease of these two courtyards. I have already paid the rent in full. You can use them as you like. I have already moved all my things away."
While he was speaking, his servant had already packed his bags and was waiting beside the carriage.
As soon as everything was handed over, he boarded the carriage and drove straight to the city gate without even a moment's delay. He was afraid that he would never want to come back to this shabby place that cost him nearly half of his fortune!
After watching Luo Feng's carriage leave, Wei Yunlan asked Suihe to take the key to the front yard and lock it, and then he turned around and went back into the yard.
Enter the house and close the door.
He reached out his hand and touched it gently, just as he was about to put the pieces of silk in front of him into the space, he saw that the room full of silk had all disappeared!
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