My eldest sister-in-law will give birth in a few days, and my fourth brother will take the entrance exam for Lushan Academy in a while. All of this will happen before the New Year.
"Okay, let's do this first."
The whole family naturally agreed. After all, Chen Li's decisions were rarely wrong, and now the whole family had blind faith in him.
Seeing this, she also had a gentle smile on her face, "Okay, then let's go find Carpenter Chen tomorrow. I plan to let him decorate the shop."
"Can."
Their house was built by Craftsman Chen, and they trust his craftsmanship.
Then they talked about some trivial things, and when it got dark, they returned to their yard.
Pei Yu and his servant have moved to another courtyard. After all, Chen Li is still an unmarried girl, and it is not good for her to live in the same courtyard with a man from another place.
So after Shen Changshan learned that Pei Yu was able to move, he moved them to another yard.
There was no one around, so Chen Li went into the space to practice her special abilities. She came out to sleep in the middle of the night. The temperature inside the space was constant. When she suddenly came out and felt the cold outside, tiny goose bumps appeared on her skin.
She quickly got into bed. As for the store, Chen Li still wanted to open it before the New Year. Other things were not a problem. The biggest problem was the waiters in the store, and she had to find them carefully.
Then the city will be more lively, which will definitely boost the business of the shops, not to mention the Lantern Festival on the 15th, which is even more lively during that period.
Moreover, the charcoal burned at home can also be used in the store, which can save a lot of money.
A dairy cow can produce 20 to 40 kilograms of milk a day. We have to pick up the cow every few days, give it some extra food, and let it produce more milk.
Although the milk produced by one cow may not be enough, it should still be enough if the supply is limited. It would be best to find a few more.
There is a shortage of milk now, so Chen Li doesn't plan to rely solely on the production of that one cow, and has to buy some milk from other places.
Thinking about these things, she fell asleep. These things kept her busy and she temporarily forgot what she said to Pei Yu that day.
When I woke up the next morning, it was still snowing outside, but the heavy snow from yesterday had turned into light snow.
It was a busy day today, so Chen Li wore a cotton coat to avoid catching a cold. Because she was going out, she wore a pair of rabbit fur boots on her feet, which were warm and waterproof.
Originally, Shen Changshan was going to accompany Shen Li out today, but before leaving, Lu Jing also followed. He heard about the store and wanted to help Shen Li.
Naturally, she would not refuse this. Lu Jing had seen many good things and had a sharp eye. With his help, perhaps a lot of trouble could be saved.
Lu Nian originally wanted to go with them, but when she saw the snowflakes still floating outside, she blinked her eyes. She did not forget that day when she went out and almost got frozen to death. So she backed off and went to play with Shen Xiaoya.
A charcoal basin was placed in the carriage, which was quite warm. The group quickly arrived at the county town and went straight to Carpenter Chen's residence.
After Chen Jian learned the purpose of Chen Li's visit, he followed them to the shop on Liuli Street.
Although the shops on Liuli Street have always been expensive, I was still a little surprised when I saw this shop. It would cost a lot of money just to buy things in such a big shop.
Chen Jian was accompanied by a young apprentice. Chen Li and he discussed how to make changes while looking at the shop. The important points were recorded by his apprentice to avoid forgetting them.
As for the first floor, Chen Li planned to turn it into a lobby, with some tables and chairs for people who were taking the food to wait. The second and third floors would also be used to accommodate customers when they were full. The second and third floors would be turned into private rooms to accommodate female guests or wealthy customers.
After talking for half an hour, the two finally finalized all the details. They originally wanted to invite Chen Jian to dinner, but he refused, saying that he had to go back to organize his thoughts.
Before leaving, he asked, "By the way, when will you renovate your shop?"
"As soon as possible."
"Two days later then."
"Okay, thank you, Master Chen."
After sending Master Chen off, Chen Li went to several paper shops. At this time, most of them used oil paper packaging or food boxes for takeout. She wanted to find some harder paper so that when customers did not bring food boxes, they could also take them away.
I went to three stores in a row but didn't see what I wanted, so I couldn't help feeling disappointed.
"Sister Ali, what kind of paper do you want?"
"It's just some paper. It's harder than ordinary paper and can be used to pack cakes. This way, if customers don't bring their own lunch boxes, they can still pack something to take away."
Lu Jing nodded thoughtfully, knowing that it was a good method that could save a lot of money. You know, a lunch box is not cheap.
"My family has a papermaking shop here, so I asked them to try it."
Chen Li was also very happy to hear this, "Thank you, Ajing."
Lu Jing shook his head. "I asked them to do it because I thought it was useful. Sister Ali doesn't need to thank me specially."
"good."
The decoration shop and this matter were resolved. Next, Chen Li and Lai Fu asked about a folk kiln, and the group went there again.
This folk kiln is located in a relatively remote area, outside Qingxi County. There are not many people living around it. It is backed by green mountains and there is a stream not far away. The environment is quite good.
Yesterday she took Bai Yao to draw a lot of pots, bowls, plates, and ceramic cups. These were not available, so they had to be custom-made.
When we arrived outside the Xu family porcelain kiln, we found that this folk kiln was quite large. Even in the middle of winter, we could see smoke rising from the kiln, and there were many workers busy in the yard.
After explaining the purpose of the visit, he was quickly invited in. Not long after he sat down, a man in his twenties came in.
"Do you want to order custom porcelain?"
Xu Sheng sat at the top, with a polite smile on his face, and asked softly.
"Yes, I want to customize a batch of porcelain. Here is the general pattern, but I need you to make it more exquisite."
Chen Li took out a stack of papers and had the servant beside her hand them to Xu Sheng.
After Xu Sheng took it, he opened the drawing and looked at it carefully. The porcelains he wanted were very strange in shape and size, but since the business was delivered to his door, there was no reason to refuse.
"Yes, we have an artist here, you can tell him your requirements."
"good."
Soon, a painter who was about 30 years old came up with a box. After Shen Li's repetition, the porcelain he painted was on a completely different level from before.
Chen Li was very satisfied. For the cups for milk tea alone, the painter provided more than thirty different patterns. The other small ones also had their own patterns, some exquisite, some beautiful, and some graceful, each with a different style.
It’s no wonder that the ancients had great appreciation abilities!
Look at these porcelains. Just by looking at them on paper, Chen Li can imagine how beautiful they will be when they are made.
No, I have to collect some after I make them.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
