After staying at Tian An's house for one night, Peng Zhang returned to the county town the next day with two trucks of watermelons and grapes.
Tian An and Zhao Yiming went with him because they were going to buy flower pots.
When he heard that they wanted to buy flower pots, Peng Zhang introduced them to the person who supplied porcelain in his own store.
As soon as they arrived at the county town, Peng Zhang asked Liu Gui, the son of the shopkeeper Liu of Huibao Pavilion, to take Tian An and Zhao Yiming to find the old Xu family, who specialized in making porcelain.
The Peng family had ordered many of their porcelains from him, making him a major client. Since he was brought here by an acquaintance, Old Xu was very welcoming.
He invited them into his house, had them sit down, and poured them some tea before asking them why they came.
Liu Gui smiled and introduced Lao Xu: "These are our store's partners, Mr. Zhao and Ms. Tian. They are here to discuss business with you today."
Old Xu turned to look at Zhao Yiming and Tian An. Although they were both young, Liu Gui had just introduced them as the owner of their store, not the owner's children. So he didn't dare to look down on them.
Old Xu smiled and asked, "Do you two want to buy porcelain bottles, bowls, or plates?"
Tian An replied, "Neither. We need to buy ceramic pots for growing flowers. They have to be nice-looking ones."
Old Xu frowned. "How beautiful is it? We've made quite a few ceramic pots for growing flowers, but I'm not sure if Miss Tian would like any of them."
Tian An smiled and said, "That's easy! Why don't you just bring it over and let us take a look?"
Old Xu said in embarrassment: "Ah! Then we can only ask three people to move the car. There are too many burned ones, and it is difficult to carry them over!"
Tian An said it was no problem and they could just go over and take a look.
In this way, Old Xu brought the three of them to the warehouse where they stored porcelain.
As soon as the door of the warehouse was opened, rows of shelves were piled with all kinds of porcelain, which was quite spectacular.
Tian An walked over to the shelf dedicated to ceramic flower pots and examined them. They were standard, common styles. They were usable, but lacked any real character.
Tian An walked along the shelves again. Now that he was here, he might as well look around. If all else fails, he could just pick something from what he just saw.
When he reached a corner and was about to turn around, Tian An suddenly stopped, then stepped back, and then walked quickly towards the corner.
Tian An's eyes lit up when she saw that this corner was filled with all kinds of strange-shaped ceramic flower pots, each with a different shape, which was exactly what she wanted.
He greeted a few people, and when they came over, he pointed at the porcelain flower pots on the ground and asked Old Xu, "Master Xu, how much are these porcelain flower pots for?"
Old Xu was stunned as he looked at the porcelain flower pots piled haphazardly on the ground. "Miss Tian, you want to buy these? These were made by my good-for-nothing second son. He said they were creative and unique, but no one bought them after making so many. They're all piled here, gathering dust!"
Tian An hid her joy. Since no one else wanted it, it would definitely be much cheaper. She couldn't show too much joy, in case Old Xu saw her and started asking for a higher price.
Tian An said seriously, "Can it be cheaper? If it is, I will buy more. My flowers are not of good varieties, so they don't need very good ceramic pots."
Before Old Xu could say anything, he heard a slightly excited voice coming from outside the door: "Do you want to buy the porcelain basin I made?"
Old Xu had no choice but to introduce that this was his good-for-nothing second son.
Tian An still said the same thing: "I want to buy these porcelain basins, how do you sell them?"
It was also the first time that Xu Laoer encountered someone who wanted to buy his porcelain basin. He was so excited that he lost himself. Finally, someone understood him.
"If you buy less, I'll give you 50% off. If you buy more, I'll give you 30%. If you can buy everything, I'll give you 10% off and give you a few extra gifts."
Mr. Xu who was standing by his side had his eyelids twitching when he heard this. This price was almost the same as giving it away for free, and if he were to give away a few more things, wouldn’t that be a huge loss?
But when I think about it, these things my son made can’t be sold at all. If he hadn’t stopped me, I would have thrown them away long ago. Now if someone buys them, it would be a good idea to clear out the warehouse!
Tian An thought for a while and said, "How much is 50% and what kind of gift is it?"
Don’t just send her away with a random bowl!
Wu Lao Er replied, "The ones my dad and his team make are fifty cents each, so fifty percent is twenty-five cents. The ones they give away are also the ones my dad and his team make."
Fifty cents each, so ten percent is only five cents each, and they even give you a few fifty-cent ones. Only a fool wouldn't buy it!
Tian An walked up to Zhao Yiming, pulled his sleeve to make him lower his head, and whispered, "Brother Yiming, why don't we buy them all!"
Zhao Yiming frowned and looked at the pile of porcelain basins on the ground: "Isn't that a bit too much?"
"We can buy more so we can use them later!"
Zhao Yiming nodded: "You decide."
After the two of them had discussed it, they told Lao Xu their decision.
When Xu Lao Er heard that they both wanted it, he was overjoyed. He looked at the two of them as if they were close friends.
Old Xu's mouth twitched. His silly son! Forget it, he decided not to say anything. He might discourage his son and make him quit, which would be a loss for him.
Tian An was so happy to get such a good deal that her eyes were filled with smiles. She also encouraged Xu Laoer to make more in the future so that she could come back to buy more.
Old Xu felt that after Tian An and the other two left, he needed to have a talk with his son about life.
Xu Lao Er had no idea what his father was thinking. He was completely lost in thought. There were about one or two hundred porcelain basins on the ground! This was a big deal!
The important thing is that he is finally recognized. He also promised Tian An that he would do more in the future and asked her to come and buy it sooner.
Tian An also gave him a lot of suggestions, and the two of them had a very pleasant conversation. It made Old Xu's brows furrowed so much that he could have pinched a fly to death.
Xu Laoer didn't care that his father and Tian An had exchanged good thoughts. He personally went to get a bamboo basket and filled all the porcelain basins like treasures, and put them on the ox cart for the two of them.
Looking at those bamboo baskets, Old Xu felt his heart bleed! Bamboo baskets also cost a lot of money to make! What a spendthrift!
There were 238 porcelain basins. After counting out one tael of silver and one hundred and ninety coins for Xu Laoer, Tian An picked out four more porcelain basins and drove the ox cart home with Zhao Yiming, feeling satisfied.
I was in a good mood all the way. After returning home, I felt even better when I saw the flour ground by Chunxi and the others and the earthen oven built by Master An.
At the latest she can start making mooncakes tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
Then he thought of the rich fragrance of osmanthus he smelled when he passed by the village school on his way back, and Tian An didn't want to wait any longer.
After leaving the matter of the porcelain basin to Chunxi, he went to look for something.
Grab a bamboo basket and take your little dog to pick osmanthus flowers. If we pick them back early, we can make osmanthus cake and osmanthus rice wine tonight.
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