With the addition of white porcelain wine vessels, Ruyi Tavern quickly became the most popular restaurant in He County again!
Those literati and scholars were actually able to see the legendary white porcelain wine pot and wine cup in this small county town, which were decorated with various poetic "Three Friends of Winter". They were so fond of them that they asked if the wine in the white porcelain pot was for sale.
Mu Chun greeted him with a smile and quickly replied that this was also for sale, but the price was a bit higher!
The scholars, dressed in long robes and exuding an air of wealth, were overjoyed to hear that even a white porcelain vase could be sold!
There are also people who don't like drinking, but come specifically to look at the white porcelain. A piece of porcelain is priceless, especially since none of them are short of money!
"Shopkeeper, I'd like this set of wine pots and cups. How much silver do you have for it?" The young man spoke, his handsome hands waving a folding fan, the gold-threaded fan pendant indicating his considerable wealth.
Mu Chun was secretly delighted, but maintained a calm demeanor. "Young master, this set of white porcelain utensils costs a total of six taels of silver."
The scholar was startled and quickly closed his folding fan. "Six taels of silver! Fine, give me five sets, oh no, ten sets!"
"Brother Qingyuan, what are you going to do with all these wine vessels?" His companion, displeased, quickly asked. It wasn't that he wanted to save his brother money, but rather that he was worried Qingyuan would buy all the good stuff, leaving them with nothing to buy!
Others thought the same, saying that they were just wine vessels, why did they need so many sets? It would be a waste to keep them at home, and so on…
The young man named Qingyuan glanced sideways at the crowd around him, thinking to himself, "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. Aren't you just worried that if I buy it, you won't be able to buy it? Hmph, I'm rich, I don't care what you guys think!"
However, despite his thoughts, he still couldn't offend everyone. He opened his fan and shook it, then laughed and said, "Everyone, it's not that I want to buy a lot, but rather that I have many elders in my family. If I only give a gift to one of them, it would be unfair and could cause family conflicts. That would be my fault!"
"Brother Qingyuan, I don't have many elders in my family. Why don't you give them to me first? Let the shopkeeper think of a solution for you?" A voice came from behind, clearly indicating that the person was somewhat dissatisfied.
Many people have objections to Qingyuan's actions. Why should you buy them all? We're just going to watch such good things slip through our fingers. Can't we each have one?
Stop it quickly! Although it's a good thing that the porcelain is being looted, it wouldn't be pleasant if they started arguing on their turf. Mu Chun quickly intervened.
"Gentlemen, please be patient. Our Ruyi Winery's white porcelain wine vessels are sold in limited quantities, with only twenty sets available each day. Once that's out, you're done. However, you'll have to wait until the next day. To ensure fairness, the owner has limited each person to one set per day."
Mu Chun came before everyone and unfolded the other white porcelain pieces that were covered with red cloth.
The white porcelain wine vessels inside seemed to be more exquisite than the last, with more varied patterns. Even the ones without patterns were so white and translucent, almost transparent, truly top-quality! Everyone felt that it was a waste to use these white porcelain bottles to hold wine!
"Your store is really dishonest. You're limiting the sale of such fine wine vessels? Don't you want to make any money?"
Another customer was very dissatisfied. There was a long line of people in front of him, probably more than twenty. If that was the case, wouldn't he be unable to buy anything today?
Mu Chun remained neither humble nor arrogant, and bowed apologetically, "Young master, you may not know this, but it's not that we don't want to earn this money, it's that we can't!"
You probably don't know, but the process of making this white porcelain involves more than twenty steps. If you calculate the time involved, it takes a full half month to make one set of these white porcelain wine vessels. Even if we want to make money, we need to have goods to sell, right? These twenty sets a day are only produced by our craftsmen working overtime to meet demand!
Mu Chun looked helpless as he spoke. He also wanted to make more money and generate more revenue! But making this white porcelain was very complicated, and he wasn't lying.
Although he knew that this kiln could produce a lot of porcelain, the owner said that if there were too many goods, customers would feel that they were worthless and would not be in a hurry to buy them. This is called supply exceeding demand! What they had to do was to make supply less than demand, creating the appearance of supply falling short of demand.
Regardless, after hearing Mu Chun's explanation, everyone understood. The customer who had been making a fuss stopped and said, "Your boss is really a kind person. This thing is so precious, yet you sell it at such a low price. Thinking about it, it's reasonable to limit purchases to twenty sets a day."
"Isn't that right? The set of white porcelain my father bought in Kyoto cost a full thirty taels of silver, and I don't think it's as good as this one!"
"That's right, let's come and take a look more often. As long as the store supplies it every day, I believe we'll be able to buy it soon."
Seeing that everyone was calm, Mu Chun smiled and said, "Gentlemen, please rest assured, our Ruyi Tavern is based on integrity. Unless there are special circumstances, the limited supply will be provided as agreed! Thank you for your support! If you want to buy white porcelain wine vessels, please choose a style you like and then register with me."
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Everyone started discussing it animatedly, all expressing their satisfaction with the white porcelain. Many had already spotted their favorite designs and rushed to Mu Chun to sign up. Others weren't in a hurry; they came to browse every day anyway, and they figured they'd eventually find something they liked!
Standing on the second floor, Qin San Niang and Da Wa Ren were also very pleased to see such a scene.
Qin San Niang thought to herself, "You haven't seen the exquisite blue and white porcelain yet! That's the finest porcelain. It's just a pity that the cobalt used to make blue and white porcelain was imported from foreign countries, and Da Sheng doesn't have it yet!"
"Mother, is the kiln going to need to hire more people?" Da Wa asked, seeing how well their porcelain was selling.
Currently, only Master Xing and his apprentice are firing the kiln, so production is naturally low. Of course, it's not that Qin San Niang is unwilling to hire more people, or that Master Xing is worried about the secret recipe being leaked; rather, the two of them are currently adjusting the optimal ratio for firing porcelain.
Although to outsiders this white porcelain is already very durable, Master Xing pursues perfection and his requirements are obviously higher, saying that he wants the white to be even purer.
Fortunately, their research has reached its final stage, and it's time to put increasing staff on the agenda!
We should keep the good stuff within our own family.
The news of the brickyard's recruitment immediately caused a stir in the village. Everyone flocked to the door of Qin San Niang's house, openly and secretly trying to find out what was going on. Many others took a different route and sneaked to the door of the village head, Chen Sheng, clearly hoping he would put in a good word for them.
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