The famous and beautiful courtesan Tan Hongye never appeared in this extravagant building again.
Her departure did not have much impact on Guose Tianxiang, because Guose Tianxiang immediately introduced another top courtesan, her name was Huanhuan, Rui Huanhuan.
Rui Huanhuan is as beautiful as Qin Hongye, and her singing voice and dancing are as good as Qin Hongye's. Her mouth is even sweeter than Qin Hongye's, so the guests like her even more.
Time passed like this, and in the blink of an eye it was December 26th of the third year of Daxia, only four days away from the Chinese New Year.
The court's holiday starts today. They have welcomed their annual long vacation and no longer have to go to work in the palace.
But for businessmen, now is the best time for them to make money.
The Chinese New Year is coming, and every household in Chang'an City will always buy some New Year's goods.
After a year's savings, many people would spend some of their money generously at this time, just to celebrate. Therefore, at this time, silver shops and jade shops would sell those items that were once popular among women but were a bit expensive.
Don’t men earn money to spend on women?
The year's harvest is now almost in the pocket, and it is clear how much the family has saved. With extra money, the men will become generous and buy their women some expensive things that they like but usually can't afford.
Yu Fu Ji Silver Shop is a well-known silver shop in Chang'an City.
Its shop is located on the first floor of Jinfeng Building.
Jinfeng Building is located at the Sixth Bridge of Zhuque Avenue. The east-west Jinfeng Avenue and Zhuque Avenue intersect and are connected by the Sixth Bridge. This is the most prosperous section of the road in Chang'an City and also where the most expensive commodities in Chang'an City are concentrated.
Jinfeng Building is the tallest building here. It has five floors, and Jinfeng Department Store occupies the most spacious space from the second to the fifth floors. This is a place where the rich people in Chang'an City like to go shopping.
In Yu Fu Ji's shop, the old shopkeeper Cai Xi was wearing a pair of reading glasses and introducing a pair of silver bracelets to a noble lady.
"This bracelet was made by Wei Zixu, a famous craftsman from Jang Geum Castle. Look at the hollow carvings on it, and then look at the name inside the bracelet. There is only one bracelet like this in the world, so it is expensive, but it is also a family heirloom!"
"Mr. Cai, I know your stuff, but isn't this bracelet... a little too expensive? Although it was made by the Wei family, it's made of silver after all. Three thousand taels of silver..."
The woman shook her head. "This is really too expensive! It's several times more expensive than the Brunei jade from the Qiu family next door!"
"Mrs. Luo, you are an expert. The Brunei jade next door is not as good as the Hetian jade of our Daxia. Although it is said to be made by the royal jade craftsman, you and I don't know whether this royal jade craftsman is real, but the name of Jang Geum City Guard Zixu is well-known in our Dachen."
"If you think the quality of this silver is a little inferior, why not take a look at this gold-inlaid jade pendant? It was made by Tan Huaiyu, who is as famous as Wei Zixu. He used exquisite craftsmanship to melt the gold and then inlay this cloud-patterned jade into it..."
Cai Xi took out a pendant from the glass cabinet and placed it in the woman's hand. "Look, a phoenix carved from gold is holding up this natural jade with cloud patterns. This item is called 'Golden Phoenix Holding the Moon'. It was just delivered to the shop yesterday. It's truly a rare treasure!"
The woman took it and looked at it carefully. She immediately liked it and asked, "How much is this item?"
"Twelve thousand taels!"
The woman was not scared by the price. She looked at it carefully again, put it around her neck and looked in the mirror. It was really beautiful.
"Golden Phoenix... Is there something taboo about the royal family? If there is, I wouldn't dare buy it."
"Madam Luo, don't you know the current emperor well? What could he possibly be afraid of? Forget about the Golden Phoenix, doesn't he even have Golden Dragons for sale?"
"Yes, I want this item. Please help me pack it up, Mr. Cai."
"good."
Cai Xi took the banknote and watched Mrs. Luo leave, a smile on his old face.
Yu Fu Ji in Linjiang City has long since closed down.
The young master sold the winery in Xishan to the Sima family in Yingqiu. Although the Sima family was willing to continue supplying wine to Yu Fu Ji, the price they offered was still the cost price. But the young master was gone, and the master was also gone. Cai Xi didn't stay in charge of the shop for long before the young lady, who should have died long ago, came to visit.
The young lady said that the shop should be closed, so Yu Fu Ji in Linjiang ceased to exist from then on.
Last spring, the young lady asked herself to come to Chang'an and opened another Yu Fu Ji here, but she no longer sold wine. Instead, she sold some valuable items, such as gold and silver ornaments made by Jang Geum City Guard Zixu, and various jade jewelry made by Tailin City Tan Huaiyu, etc.
Due to the high prices, Yu Fu Ji's business is not very good, but even so, the monthly income is much better than when it was selling wine in Linjiang.
People in Chang'an City are rich!
Selling just one of these things would be enough to cover the shop's expenses for a year. As Wei Zixu and Qin Huaiyu became more and more famous, the shop's business gradually improved. Although it still could not be compared with the Qiu family jadeware next door, the profit was considerable enough.
Just as Cai Xi was thinking this, the sound of a piano suddenly rang out in the backyard.
He tilted his head and listened carefully, a smile appeared on his face. He handed over the matters in the shop to the waiter, turned around and went to the backyard through the back door.
In the backyard, Xu Yunqing was sitting in the pavilion playing the piano. There were two women beside her. Cai Xi didn't know the identities of the two women, so he walked over.
Xu Yunqing watched Cai Xi stop playing the zither. She asked with a smile, "Are you used to it here?"
Cai Xi bowed and said, "My lady, this old servant is very accustomed to it."
"That's good, it's like this..." Xu Yunqing waved at him and pointed at Tan Hongye, "This girl is Tan Huaiyu's daughter. She came to Chang'an, but she hasn't found a place to stay yet."
"I think the backyard of your shop is very spacious. You can let her live here from now on. For convenience, you can recognize her as your granddaughter. Teach her how to sell jade, how to identify skills, etc."
"From now on... let her help you in your shop. It will make your life easier, and she can learn more about business."
Cai Xi was stunned for a moment, but he didn't doubt anything else, so he agreed, "I obey your command."
Xu Yunqing nodded, then looked at Qin Hongye and said, "Have you remembered? From now on, you are the granddaughter of Shopkeeper Cai Xi, coming from Tailin City. Your father, Qin Huaiyu, will arrive here in a few days and will live here too. He will teach you how to identify jade and how to carve jade artifacts."
"Young Master Qiu usually comes to visit the Qiu Jade Shop next door after school. You can visit more often. I've already told you the rest. You can rest assured to tell Shopkeeper Cai about anyone and anything that Young Master Qiu comes into contact with."
Xu Yunqing stood up and said, "I'll leave this zither to you. You can play it in your free time. When I'm gone, you will be safe and happy. Don't worry."
Tan Hongye bowed and said, "Hongye will remember this."
Cai Xi looked at the young lady's back thoughtfully. The world was peaceful today, but the young lady started to take action again. Could something big be happening again?
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