"What? A new type of porcelain? Mother, are you kidding me? How could that be!" Jiang Yaojie clearly didn't believe Jiang Ling's words.
Jiang Ling didn't know how to explain it to Jiang Yaojie, but she knew that the cracked porcelain Jiang Yaojie was talking about was most likely called "ice crack porcelain".
Ice crackle glaze, also known as "wen," has a legend associated with it. There were once two brothers, each with their own kiln. The younger brother, extremely jealous of his elder brother's porcelain-making skills, poured a basin of cold water directly onto the newly fired porcelain during a firing process. The entire kiln of porcelain, which had been perfectly fine, cracked its glaze, while the interior remained intact, creating an unexpected and beautiful appearance on the surface. Thus, ice crackle glaze porcelain was included among the five famous kilns of China.
This content was what Jiang Ling had learned in history books, and she had only seen a few pieces of ice-crack pattern porcelain in museums.
Thinking of this, Jiang Ling suddenly felt excited. After all, it was the first time she had ever seen and touched ice-crack porcelain. Jiang Ling was in a great mood and immediately said to Jiang Yaojie, "Yaojie, let's go to Shen Qianhe's room tomorrow. Mother has already thought of a way!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yaojie couldn't help but admire his mother. She was truly amazing. He had almost wet his pants from being scared by Shen Qianhe, yet his mother remained so calm. It seemed he had a lot to learn from her. However, at the same time, a question began to surface in Jiang Yaojie's mind. He felt that his mother had changed a lot since her divorce from Lu Youren.
Thinking of this, he quickly shook his head, trying to dispel this seemingly absurd idea.
The next morning, after having breakfast with Jiang Yaojie, Jiang Ling, guided by Jiang Yaojie, knocked on Shen Qianhe's door.
The door was quickly opened, and a strong smell of alcohol made Jiang Ling subconsciously frown.
A man who was slightly overweight, with fair skin but looked somewhat disheveled appeared in front of Jiang Ling.
"Who are you?" Shen Qianhe didn't recognize Jiang Ling and looked at her with a questioning gaze.
"Mr. Shen, right? I'm a porcelain vendor from Pingxi County. I've been passing through Yecheng these past few days and heard that you're here. I thought I'd try my luck selling some porcelain to take back!" Jiang Ling didn't reveal her identity directly, but instead told a lie that seemed plausible.
The moment Jiang Ling uttered those words, Shen Qianhe's face immediately fell. He waved his hand impatiently at Jiang Ling and said with a hint of anger, "Go away, go away! There's no porcelain here! Don't cause trouble, or even if you're a woman, I'll still take action!"
"Mr. Shen, your Shen family is a major porcelain producer, how could you not have any porcelain! Please let me take a look." Jiang Ling's tone was both pleading and resolute.
Shen Qianhe listened to Jiang Ling's tone, glanced at Jiang Ling, and then his gaze suddenly fell on Jiang Yaojie. He frowned and looked Jiang Yaojie up and down, and after a while asked, "Did you bring me back yesterday?"
Jiang Yaojie glanced guiltily at Jiang Ling, who quickly nodded to him. Jiang Yaojie understood and nodded to Shen Qianhe, saying, "Uncle Shen, I was the one who brought you back yesterday!"
Shen Qianhe blushed. Although his family was not as wealthy as those in Yecheng, they were still well-known in Guangping County. It was really embarrassing for a junior to see such a shameful thing yesterday.
"Mr. Shen, about the porcelain..." Jiang Ling quickly reminded him, seeing that the time was ripe.
"This..." Shen Qianhe was somewhat embarrassed and troubled. His facial features were almost contorted in a frown. After a long while, he sighed heavily as if he had made a big decision, and said with a flick of his sleeve, "You guys come in first!"
Jiang Ling was overjoyed upon hearing this, but she didn't show it. She led Jiang Yaojie and followed Shen Qianhe inside.
"Please sit down, both of you. Since I had some connection with your son yesterday, I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. This batch of goods is now stuck in my hands, and I've suffered heavy losses. I'm sorry to my family, and I'm sorry to all the Shen family members!" As she spoke, Shen Qianhe's eyes reddened slightly again.
Jiang Ling remained calm, glanced at Shen Qianhe, and said to him, "Mr. Shen, you have connections and people willing to buy, how could you possibly be stuck with this? Even if you sell it at a low price, you should at least break even, how could you end up with such a heavy loss?"
“Oh, little sister, you don’t know this! This batch of goods is all defective. You also sell porcelain, so you should know that once porcelain is cracked, no one will want it. After all, most people use it as a container or decoration. Who would like something that is flawed?” Shen Qianhe said with a worried expression.
Jiang Ling didn't care about what Shen Qianhe said. She glanced at the huge box behind Shen Qianhe and tentatively asked, "Mr. Shen, could you open this box and let me take a look?"
"Oh, whatever you want! If you really like something, take it! This thing is in my eyes! I might as well smash it!" Shen Qianhe waved his hand impatiently.
Jiang Ling smiled mysteriously and said to Shen Qianhe, "Mr. Shen, sometimes it's not necessarily a misfortune that comes out of nowhere! It could even be a stroke of good fortune!"
Before Shen Qianhe could understand what Jiang Ling meant, Jiang Ling got up and walked to the box, gesturing for Jiang Yaojie to open it.
Some porcelain pieces came into view. Jiang Ling picked up a moon-white teacup and examined it carefully. On the moon-white glaze, large cracks stretched out, as graceful and elegant as willow branches and plum blossoms on the snow.
[Drip: Found a crackled porcelain teacup, priced at 500 taels]
[Drip: Found a crackled porcelain teapot, priced at one thousand taels.]
[Drip: Found a porcelain vase with crackle glaze, priced at two thousand taels.]
[Beep: Ice crack detected...]
The system's voices began to echo incessantly in Jiang Ling's mind, and her heart pounded wildly. Any one of these ice-crack patterned porcelain pieces would be worth a fortune in the mall. If she could buy all of these porcelain pieces and resell them in the mall, Jiang Ling would instantly become incredibly wealthy.
But Jiang Ling didn't do that. She played with the teacup in her hand and walked up to Shen Qianhe with a smile. Shen Qianhe didn't understand what Jiang Ling was laughing at and thought she was mocking Shen Qianhe. He said self-deprecatingly, "Girl, it seems you also think I've been fooled! Fine, laugh all you want. I've been a porcelain merchant all my life, and I've been pecked in the eye by this little sparrow!"
“Mr. Shen, you’ve struck gold! Didn’t I just tell you? It might not be a disaster! It could be a stroke of good fortune!” Jiang Ling placed the teacup on the table with a mysterious expression, picked up the teapot, and slowly poured water into it.
Shen Qianhe and Jiang Yaojie were both confused about what Jiang Ling was doing. Just as Shen Qianhe was about to ask, his expression suddenly changed dramatically. Surprise filled Shen Qianhe's face. He pointed incredulously at the glass full of water, and then at Jiang Ling.
,
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
