There were many horse-drawn carriages lined up in front of the ceramic workshop, and next to them were pots of food set up by the villagers. When they saw Wen Ziyu coming back, they would ask, "Ziyu, you're back! Have you eaten yet? If not, you can buy some food at my house."
"Aunt Niu, I'll come to your stall next time." He drove a horse-drawn carriage towards the ceramic workshop, followed by three horse-drawn carriages and several ox-drawn carts.
"Hey, has Tzuyu gotten rich? Why are there so many cars following her?"
Someone whispered in his ear with a sly smile in his eyes, "Could it be that some rich young lady in the city has taken a fancy to him and offered him a betrothal gift as her husband?"
The other one didn't comment after hearing this, "That's not hard to say. Tzuyu is so beautiful, and her parents died young. Isn't she a good candidate for a son-in-law?"
"Last time, the owner of the workshop went to Ziyu to buy a dog. Xiaocao saw it, got jealous, and instigated her mother to push the owner out. Now Xiaocao is getting her comeuppance."
When Aunt Niu heard this, she quickly whispered, "What happened to Xiaocao? I've been doing business here all day, and I haven't heard what happened to Xiaocao?"
"Xiaocao was married off by her father to a woman from the next village as a stepmother. Oh, she already has two older sons, and her husband is already in his forties."
Aunt Niu spat and said, "If you ask me, Zhang Bin is not a human being. Why would he push his own daughter into the fire pit?"
Another person disagreed, "Aunt Niu, if the man gave you fifty taels of silver, would you be willing to marry your daughter to him?"
After hearing this, Aunt Niu said without hesitation, "I'm not happy with it. Even if I die, I will never agree to it if you ask for my daughter's life for these fifty taels."
When the people present heard this, they rolled their eyes and said, "You may not be happy, but Zhang Bin is! Take the fifty taels of silver and use it to marry his son and give him grandchildren!"
At this point, several people looked at each other and smiled wickedly. "Those who know it is to marry their son, and those who don't think it is to marry Zhang Bin. I saw that young lady and Zhang Bin go to the grove."
Seeing someone coming to buy food, several people walked away.
Min Zhi felt a little strange. Before he came, he saw these women chatting happily, but as soon as he arrived, they dispersed. Could it be that they were talking about something shameful?
He pointed at the food on the table and asked, "How much are these meals?"
Aunt Niu took a look at his clothes and said, "Sir, one meat dish and one vegetable dish is eight cents, and two meat dishes and one vegetable dish is ten cents." Min Zhi interrupted directly, "What if I buy it?"
When Aunt Niu heard this, her face lit up. This was a big customer! She quickly said, "Sir, two taels of silver to book the whole place, and we'll even deliver it to you."
When Min Zhi heard this, he realized the prices were much cheaper than in Cangzhou. He took out two taels of silver from his sleeve and gave it to her, saying, "Send it to the ceramic workshop."
Aunt Niu smiled so much that wrinkles appeared at the corners of her eyes. She quickly said, "I know. I know the manager. I'll send it to you right away."
"Yeah." After buying the food, Min Zhi returned to the workshop.
After Tong Wenyao got off the carriage, Ah Qiu saw her and immediately trotted over to greet her, "Sir, are you looking for some goods?"
She looked at Qiu after not seeing him for a long time. He seemed to have grown taller, but he didn't seem to recognize her. She quickly said, "Qiu, don't you recognize me?"
Ah Qiu was shocked when he heard the familiar voice. He asked tentatively, "Dong...Dongjia?"
Tong Wenyao spoke again, "Ah Qiu, I'm back!" After recognizing him, Qiu immediately cheered and jumped into the workshop, shouting, "The little boss is back, the little boss is back."
Aunt Shu was the first to run out. Seeing so many people outside, she couldn't find the familiar figure. She looked left and right, but didn't realize that the person standing in front of her was Tong Wen Yao.
Tong Wenyao saw what Aunt Shu was looking for and quickly asked, "Aunt, what are you looking for?" When Aunt Shu heard the familiar voice, she looked at the old man in front of her with disbelief. He looked even older than Uncle Du.
"Young Master, what's wrong with you?" Aunt Shu was a little incredulous. How could such a nice girl before become such a different person now? And she was so old at that? Her eyes were blurred with tears. She wanted to cry, but she was worried about causing Tong Wenyao's sadness, so she forced herself to hold it back, her eyes red.
When she heard Aunt Shu say this, she quickly smiled and said, "Aunt Shu, it's unavoidable to be unsafe when you're out. I just drew this on my own."
Hearing that it was fake, Aunt Shu's expression was not so sad anymore. She nodded and said, "Come, let's go in and eat. You haven't eaten yet at this time!"
Tong Wenyao thought that they hadn't cooked that much food at the moment, so she said, "I'll be there later. Min Zhi, go buy some food from Aunt Niu. There might not be enough food in the workshop right now."
Min Zhi couldn't believe the childish voice. Wasn't his boss an old man? How could he be a little girl now? When he heard his boss say that the makeup on her face was all painted on, he couldn't help but be shocked, and his admiration for her increased.
A little girl dared to confront bandits and even led them to take down the Bear and Tiger Gang. Even a blind person would say that this person has an immeasurable future if they heard about it.
But he then thought that if it was a little girl, the brothers behind him might not agree, thinking that their boss was a little girl and they would be embarrassed. He thought a lot in his mind and felt that if anyone was not satisfied, then he would force him to drink a mouthful of poisoned wine. Whoever dared to object would have the poisoned wine poured on him!
He originally lived with Aunt Gui and the others in the Bear and Tiger Gang, so he didn't think there was anything wrong with a woman being the leader.
Here, Tong Wen Yao entered the workshop and asked Aunt Shu about the recent things in the workshop. Aunt Shu can read the account books, so all the account books in the workshop are managed by Aunt Shu. Whenever Tong Wen Yao heard something confusing, Aunt Shu would explain it clearly and concisely.
Tong Wenyao nodded and quickly glanced through the account book before the food was served. There was stir-fried pork with winter bamboo shoots, and chicken stewed with mushrooms.
Aunt Shu poured her a glass of fruit wine. "I learned how to brew this wine when I was at my mother's house. I had nothing to do back then, so I watched someone brewing on a tree. I didn't expect it to taste so good. You're young, so even though it's not strong, don't be too greedy. Drink some to warm yourself up."
Tong Wenyao took the cyan cup and asked in surprise, "When did our workshop start making cyan cups?"
Aunt Shu chuckled after hearing this and said, "This has to start with the mountain you took from Zhang Bin. Isn't there a small stone mountain behind Zhang Bin's vacant land? The village chief gave it to us at that time. Then your uncle thought that lime can also be fired, so can the stones on that mountain also be fired to make ceramics?
I didn’t expect that after just one try, it would actually work. Now these blue and white ceramics are the most popular products!
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