Chapter 87 The miserable glass merchant, the glass windows have
Xiao Ying had already returned to the inn. It was only Youshi, and there was still some time before dark. The children had not returned yet, and he didn't know whether they had done any business.
She was more optimistic about Chen Xingyun, and her intention towards Chen Xinghe was simply to let him experience the difficulty of selling things so that he would not be immersed in books and ignorant of the sufferings of the world.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I returned to the inn, I heard a sobbing sound coming from the lobby. It was a middle-aged man.
In line with the principle of not interfering in other people's business, she just took a quick look, but unexpectedly, Shopkeeper Yu came over.
"Alas, what a poor fellow! He finally managed to transport a batch of colored glass, but due to improper storage, most of it broke. I estimate he lost over a thousand taels of silver."
He knew this because the businessman often stayed in the hotel here.
"Liuli?"
Xiao Ying had an idea. She was thinking of buying some colored glass to make windows, but she didn't expect to meet a colored glass merchant here.
"That's right. It's a precious item. It will break if it gets bumped or dented. Guo Heming used to be in the cloth business, but I don't know how he got into the glass business this time."
Shopkeeper Yu shook his head, thinking that different fields are like different mountains, so it is better not to easily venture into unfamiliar areas.
“Wuwuwu…”
The businessman named Guo Heming was still crying. He took a sip of wine and cried "wuwuwu", then took another sip of wine and cried "wuwuwu" again. His face was already red from drinking.
"May I see your glass?"
Xiao Ying walked forward and asked.
Shopkeeper Yu was stunned. He said the other party's glass was broken, so why was Madam Xiao still interested?
Then it occurred to him that Madam Xiao might not have seen Liuli before, so she was curious and wanted to take a look.
Guo Heming was also stunned for a moment, then raised his hazy, drunken eyes to look over.
"It's broken, all broken...what's there to look at...hiccup..."
Xiao Ying said, "Just because it's broken doesn't mean it's useless."
"What good is it?... No one wants it as waste... wuwuwu... I'm afraid of getting my hands cut..."
Guo Heming cried miserably. He lost so much money this time. His wife would definitely scold him for three days and three nights when he returned.
"Since it's all considered scrap, why not let me see it?" Xiao Ying still didn't give up.
"Brother Guo, just show it to Madam Xiao." Shopkeeper Yu chimed in, "Madam Xiao is quite a formidable person. The delicious dishes you had at noon were made with Madam Xiao's spicy sesame oil."
When Guo Heming stopped crying, there was a hint of surprise in his eyes, and he finally looked at Xiao Ying seriously.
The dishes he had at noon were definitely some of the most delicious he had ever eaten in his life. When he asked, he found out that they were made with a seasoning called spicy sesame oil.
Unexpectedly, those seasonings were made by the woman in front of me.
"Mrs. Xiao, if you really want to see it, then I'll show it to you."
He stopped crying and wiped his tears with a handkerchief, but his face was still flushed and his steps were a little unsteady.
He kept all his glass in his room and asked two servants to carry out a wooden box.
Xiao Ying discovered that it was padded with some rags, no wonder it broke.
"Glass bowls, glass cups, glass plates, glass bottles... and two large vases were all broken..."
Guo Heming was about to cry as he spoke. He had shipped several boxes this time, but only one-tenth of them were intact. It was a huge loss.
Xiao Ying took out a glass plate with a diameter of more than 20 centimeters and found that there was only a thumb-sized crack on it, and the rest of it was intact.
But this is a fatal flaw for a plate. No one would buy such a plate to hold things. After all, only rich people can afford glass.
But she is different. She doesn’t buy it to store things.
The windows are made into plate-sized frames, with a plate placed in each frame. The damaged parts are covered with a flower carved from wood, which makes them look beautiful and exquisite.
The bottoms of these glass plates are all smooth. Although they are slightly convex overall, as long as the convexity is consistent, they have a unique beauty.
She picked and chose among them and soon selected more than ten usable ones. Manager Yu and Guo Heming looked a little strange.
"Madam Xiao, you don't want to buy it back to use, do you?" Shopkeeper Yu considered his words carefully.
Madam Xiao has already started a business with Ruyi Restaurant, so she should be making a lot of money. There is really no need for her to buy these damaged ones.
“I really want to buy it and use it.”
Xiao Ying smiled and nodded. Seeing that the two of them looked even stranger, he couldn't help but express his thoughts.
"But I didn't buy it to store things. I wanted to make it into glass windows. This way the room will be brighter and it's stronger than paper windows."
Their eyes lit up instantly. Could it be used like this? Madam Xiao really knew how to make good use of waste!
"Madam Xiao, can this thing really be used as a window? But a plate is too small."
Guo Heming had a flash of inspiration in his mind, but he didn't fully understand it.
Xiao Ying simply drew a "田" character on the wall with her finger: "Put one in each frame, and cover the damaged parts with carvings. What do you think, Boss Guo?"
"Ah!" Guo Heming's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he couldn't help but exclaimed.
These four plates are definitely enough to form a window. Although the shape of the plates is bulging outward, it is not a problem if all the plates bulge together.
Thinking of this, my grief and anger instantly turned into joy. A glass plate doesn't have to be used only as a plate!
This Miss Xiao has a really sharp mind!
These broken pieces of glass can really be recycled.
Although it certainly won't sell for a good price, any recovery counts.
"I want all fourteen of these plates. Does Mr. Guo have any others?"
Xiao Ying picked out all the usable parts in the box. The rest were badly broken and could not be used to make windows.
The plates weren't all the same color, but at least two of them were the same, so they were easy to match.
"Yes, yes, yes. I'll get them all for you right away."
Guo Heming said happily and ordered the servants to move out the remaining boxes.
Xiao Ying picked out the boxes one by one and soon selected more than 30 usable plates. He did not want the ones that were in good condition because they would definitely be very expensive.
There are many rooms in the house. Even if there is only one window in each room, and each window has four plates, there will be dozens of them.
If it is really not enough, you can only leave some rooms uninstalled, or open a small window with two plates.
In addition to plates, there are also many glass bowls, but the bowls are too small and convex too much, so they would definitely not look good if made into windows.
The glass cups and glass vases were similar, but Xiao Ying was attracted by the two large glass vases at first sight.
These two large vases are more than one meter high and sixty to seventy centimeters in diameter. They are obviously very expensive, but it’s a pity that they are badly broken.
One bottle mouth was completely broken, another had a crack in it, and the rest of the bottle was also damaged, making it obviously unusable.
Fortunately, the bottom of the bottle is intact. If it could be cut out and made into a separate round window, it would definitely be very beautiful.
The curvature of the bottle body is not too large, so after cutting it can be made into a transparent tile and embedded in the middle of ordinary tiles to allow sunlight to shine in from above.
This way, even if you sit back, there will be enough light and it won't be too dark.
"I want all of these. Boss Guo, please name your price."
Xiao Ying was very satisfied. He didn't expect that after coming to the county town, even the window problem was solved.
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