On the second day after Fu Xiaoguan and his party arrived at Xishan, Yi Yu brought Yu Zhongtan and arrived at the Xishan Villa with five carriages.
Fu Xiaoguan carefully checked the various utensils unloaded from the carriage, nodded with satisfaction, then selected two pieces and handed them to Master Liu from the winery, asking him to burn them fiercely on the stove. If they could pass the high-temperature test, it would mean that the development of glassware had reached a new level.
Although Yu Zhongtan's workshop had undergone hundreds of high-temperature tests, he was still a little worried. After all, this research experiment cost a huge amount of money.
Fu Xiaoguan and Yu Zhongtan were drinking tea and chatting, while Yu Wenyun and Dong Shulan were looking at these artifacts and couldn't let go.
But like Yu Zhongtan, they had no idea what these things were for.
"Boss Yu, this is a set of samples. If there is no problem with high temperature resistance, please produce ten sets for me immediately. I also want bottles like this."
Fu Xiaoguan used charcoal to draw three small bottles on paper: one round, one square, and one long, labeling each with its specifications. "This thing doesn't need to be heat-resistant, but the bottle body needs to be thicker, and the bottom needs to be even thicker. The bottom of the bottle should have the word Xishan embossed on it. I need three thousand of each."
Yu Zhongtan looked at the patterns and said with a smile, "This thing is much simpler..." He glanced at the two women who were admiring the utensils. He didn't know who they were to Fu Xiaoguan, but he knew that the young master of the Fu family was not yet engaged. Thinking that they might be relatives of the Fu family, he smiled again and said, "Young Master Fu, you see, we have been working together for such a long time. I have always wanted to treat you to a meal, but you are not always in Linjiang. Recently, a song called "Shui Tiao Ge Tou" has become popular in Linjiang. It is said that Fan Duoer is the best singer. When Young Master Fu returns to Linjiang, I want to accompany you to the Yihong Tower to listen to it. What do you think?"
"no!"
The person who spoke was Yu Wenjun. She was wearing a face scarf. Her eyes moved away from the bottle and looked at Yu Zhongtan. Her words were so decisive that Yu Zhongtan was startled. He chuckled twice and had already made up his mind. "In that case, then forget it. I'll treat you all to a meal together when we get back to Linjiang. Is that okay?"
Yu Wenjun was delighted. This guy was indeed a good businessman. He was very quick-witted.
“That’s fine.”
Fu Xiaoguan smiled bitterly. This little girl was about to officially take charge of him. However, he had no interest in brothels in the first place, so he said cheerfully, "We are business partners, so there's no need for this. I know Boss Yu put a lot of thought into these items. As long as your price is reasonable, I won't look for anyone else. Just rest assured that you can do the job for me."
In the evening, Master Liu came in with the two artifacts, "Master, no problem."
Fu Xiaoguan took it and looked at it himself, nodded, and said, "Let's sign the contract and pay a 20% deposit. I'll go get it from Zhang, the steward here later. It's getting late, Boss Yu, just stay here with me and go back to Linjiang tomorrow."
"In that case, thank you very much, Master Fu."
Yu Zhongtan went to find the housekeeper Zhang Ce, and Yu Wenjun felt embarrassed at this time.
She regretted saying the word "No" as soon as she blurted out. After all, the two of them had no relationship at the moment. But the reason she said those two words was because of her second sister. Her second sister's husband had been staying in brothels for a long time and never returned home, leaving her second sister alone in an empty room, feeling like she had no home. So she didn't like brothels, especially her own man going there.
"Well...if you want to go, then go."
"There's nothing to do, and I don't have the time."
"What are these things used for?" Dong Shulan asked.
"Extracting alcohol is a very high-concentration alcohol, which needs to be around 70% alcohol. This stuff is not for drinking. I want to use it to make perfume. I'll get some flowers tomorrow, and the perfume will be created."
"Perfume? What is it?" Yu Wenjun asked.
"It's a very fragrant water. You can spray a small amount on clothes to give off a long-lasting fragrance. The scent varies depending on the flowers you choose, such as rose, jasmine, clove, etc."
This immediately piqued the interest of the two women, and they discussed it for a long time. In the end, Yu Wenjun chose the rose scent, and Dong Shulan chose the jasmine scent.
But the problem now is that the roses have withered in this season, and jasmine might still be found, so Yu Wenjun finally chose osmanthus.
The flower seeds that Fu Xiaoguan gave to the villagers to plant would not bloom for at least a month. What he originally wanted to plant was the most osmanthus flowers of this season.
Fu Xiaoguan called Master Liu over again to give him some instructions, and this time it took a lot of time.
He introduced the names of each instrument to Master Liu in detail, such as the beaker, the test tube, and the large round ball called the distillation ball - he had no way to make a distillation tower, so there was no way to achieve industrial mass production.
Then he explained to Master Liu in detail the process of alcohol purification, which was not much different from winemaking, except for the control of time. Master Liu wrote down everything and went to the winery to ask people to move all the utensils over. He needed to experiment according to the young master's method.
Fu Xiaoguan called Zhang Ce in again and asked him to send a few people to the mountain to pick some jasmine and osmanthus tomorrow.
"We'll test a batch first. Once the workshop is built and the technology is stable, we can put this thing on the market for sale."
Because there were no samples yet, the two women didn't know what the thing looked like, but since it was going to be put on the market for sale, they had to find a store first.
"I spent thirty thousand taels of silver from the sale of the book A Dream of Red Mansions to buy a large house in Shangjing. I didn't discuss this with you." Dong Shulan felt a little embarrassed, and her little face turned slightly red.
Yu Wenjun knew that Dong Shulan wanted to buy the courtyard by Xuanwu Lake, and she also knew that Dong Shulan was responsible for selling the book. She just didn't expect that the money was in Dong Shulan's hands, and she spent it without asking Fu Xiaoguan's opinion.
"That's great. Sooner or later, you'll have to go to the capital. Besides, I already said you don't need to discuss money with me."
"Now I have more than 12,000 taels on hand. This time when I return to the capital, Wenyun and I will go see if there are any suitable shops to buy two. Business has to be done by ourselves, and the money we earn must be spent on building our family business."
When it comes to business, Yu Wenjun is very aware that she can't catch up with Dong Shulan even if she flatters her, but she also has advantages. For example, "There are five excellent shops connected in Qingluan Lane. Let's buy them when we get back. If the money is not enough, I have some private property."
Dong Shulan looked at Yu Wenjun. Qingluan Lane was the most prosperous street in Jinling. Almost all the shops there were controlled by dignitaries, and it was extremely difficult to sell them.
Yu Wenjun smiled guiltily, "That's... my brother's property."
Is this okay? Fu Xiaoguan was amused. Yu Wenyun tilted his neck and said, "I want him to sell it to me. Just wait and see!"
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