Ci Cong Lane.
This is a dead end with only one entrance. The two shops that Liu Jingzhi gave to Pei Yun were not in a good location, being at the very back.
These two shops also sold porcelain in the past, but the customers were diverted by the shops in front, and few came to the shops behind. Liu Jingzhi had no intention of doing business after buying them, but rather preparing to use them as warehouses, and now he has given them to Pei Yun.
At this moment, the two shops were connected to become one big shop, with shelves placed inside and pieces of modern handicraft porcelain placed on them.
At the entrance of the alley, Ajiu was distributing flyers with the half-grown children in the village.
"Sir, we're opening a new store. Here are the prices of the porcelain in our store. Please take a look."
Ajiu stopped a man in a Confucian robe and handed him a flyer with a smile.
The man was stunned and took the flyer from Ajiu's hand. He was attracted by it after just one glance. The pictures on it were colorful. In addition to the pictures, there were also the names and prices of various porcelains in neat fonts, as if they were engraved.
The man was not very interested in porcelain, but as a scholar, he was interested in paper.
The papermaking technology in this era was not very advanced. Although paper was already popular, the quality was not very good and it was expensive. But the paper in his hand was different from all the paper he had ever used.
It is white, smooth and delicate to the touch. This is the kind of fine paper that only wealthy people can use.
The colorful pictures, the snow-white paper, and the neat handwriting made the scholar stunned.
When had he ever seen such good paper used to print flyers? Although there were pictures printed on both sides of the flyers, there were still a lot of blank space that could be used for writing.
The scholar folded the flyer carefully and put it into his sleeve, his eyes shining as he looked at the stack of flyers in Jiu's hand.
If he could take the flyers back, he wouldn't have to buy paper.
"Little sister, can you give me a few more sheets of paper?"
Ah Jiu was a little speechless. I asked you to go to the store to buy porcelain, but you asked me for paper here. Just when I was about to refuse, I rolled my eyes and said, "Go to our store. There is plenty of this kind of paper. Buy porcelain and we will give you paper for free."
The scholar's eyes lit up. It was such a good thing that he could get paper for free when buying porcelain. He hurriedly walked towards the alley.
He came out to buy paper today, but if he bought porcelain and got paper for free, then he would have both porcelain and paper, killing two birds with one stone.
Ajiu quickly asked a friend to run back to the shop and tell Liu Yiyi that she would get free paper when buying porcelain, so that Liu Yiyi would not get unaware and cause an argument.
Other pedestrians were also given flyers at this moment, and their reactions were the same as that of the scholar. Some even shouted, "Come and see! Someone is printing business cards on top-quality paper in this alley. Could it be that a wealthy merchant has come?"
Soon, more and more people gathered at the entrance of the alley.
"This is good paper that even government clerks can't afford, but they're distributing it on the street? Is the shopkeeper crazy?"
"The color of the paper is like snow, thin and smooth, even better than Jade Leaf Paper. This piece of paper alone is worth five cents."
"What a great work, really a great work. And the words and pictures on it, could they be printed from woodblocks?"
"Don't you realize how cheap the porcelain is? The painting looks so exquisite, yet it's sold so cheaply. I'm afraid it's fake."
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Everyone was talking about the flyers, and many were moved. A piece of paper worth five cents was just given to them. What's the difference between this and handing out money on the street?
I started to become curious about the Yunci Pavilion mentioned on the flyer.
When Jiu heard someone question whether it was fake, he shouted, "The pictures on the flyer are exactly what the porcelain in our store looks like. There is no fake. We are opening today. If you buy porcelain, you will get free paper. First come, first served."
When everyone heard this, they thought that giving paper was the same as giving money. They had to take advantage of this bargain, so they all headed to the end of the alley. Even if they didn't buy anything, they could still watch the excitement.
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At Pei's shop, the clerk also brought back a flyer.
"Boss, the Yunci Pavilion behind the alley is opening today. I'm afraid it will be disadvantageous to us."
The shopkeeper was a middle-aged man with a goatee. He was wiping porcelain with his head down. Hearing this, he said disdainfully, "What are you afraid of? Everyone knows this Ci Cong Lane. Our Ci Yun Xuan is the leader."
"A few years ago, some merchants opened shops here, but what happened? They all closed down and left in disgrace. This Yunci Pavilion won't last for many days, so don't worry about it."
The waiter handed over the flyer and said, "Boss, take a look at this..."
The shopkeeper then raised his head and glanced at it casually. With just this one glance, he suddenly stopped wiping the porcelain, his goatee trembled slightly, and his eyes suddenly widened.
He snatched the flyer and looked at the lifelike colorful porcelain pattern on it, which gave him a great visual impact. It was the first time he saw someone draw porcelain on paper so clearly and in color.
The prices of each piece were marked under the pictures of the porcelain, and the price was ridiculously low. The shopkeeper glanced at the prices of all the porcelain and his face gradually turned pale.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Such a low price doesn't even cover the cost."
What shocked him even more was that the porcelain in these pictures was even more exquisite than the best items in their store.
"Go!" the shopkeeper said sternly, "Go buy a few pieces right away. I want to see what kind of porcelain they have."
The clerk ran out quickly, and the shopkeeper also walked out of the shop and looked towards the back of the alley. He saw that the last shop was already crowded with people, and many people in the alley were walking towards that side.
At this time, Ciyunxuan should have some guests, but today there is not a single one.
Soon the waiter came back with two pieces of porcelain in his arms.
The shopkeeper took the porcelain and looked at it, his pupils trembled. With his many years of experience in the porcelain industry, he was surprised at the exquisite workmanship and lustrous glaze of these two pieces of porcelain, which he had never seen before in his life.
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