"Girl, are you a magician? How come this teacup doesn't leak at all, and there's not even a hint of water seeping in?" Shen Qianhe asked Jiang Ling, somewhat bewildered.
"..." Jiang Ling was speechless. How did Shen Qianhe manage to build such a large business? Why did she always feel that he had some intellectual problems?
"Big sister, big sister, what kind of magic trick is this? Teach me!" Seeing that Jiang Ling hadn't spoken for a long time, Shen Qianhe quickly moved closer to her, looking ingratiating.
"..." Jiang Ling was even more speechless. If it weren't for the boxes and boxes of precious porcelain she was looking at, Jiang Ling would definitely suspect that the man in front of her was impersonating Shen Qianhe. Otherwise, how could a merchant from Guangping County ask such a stupid question?
Jiang Ling breathed a sigh of relief and said to Shen Qianhe, "Mr. Shen, this is not a magic trick. There is nothing wrong with your porcelain itself. In fact, it is a new pattern! I think we should call it ice crackle. What do you think?"
"This? Are you telling the truth?" Shen Qianhe clearly didn't believe Jiang Ling's words. He stood up and walked towards the box behind him, taking out another sky-blue teapot. The cracks on it were still similar to those on the teacup.
Shen Qianhe hesitated for a moment, then poured all the water from the teapot on the table onto the teapot in her hand, and then stared intently at the teapot.
After a long while, loud laughter suddenly came from Shen Qianhe's room.
Shen Qianhe was seen slapping the table and laughing loudly while repeatedly thanking Jiang Ling.
"It's nothing, Mr. Shen, I won't bother you any longer!" Seeing that the matter had been resolved, Jiang Ling planned to leave with Jiang Yaojie.
As soon as he stepped out of Shen Qianhe's room, Jiang Yaojie couldn't suppress his inner doubts and asked in a low voice, "Mother, why don't you take this opportunity to tell me what's on your mind! It would be a shame to waste such a good opportunity!"
Jiang Ling did not answer Jiang Yaojie, but gave him a faint smile and comforted him, "Don't worry, things are still unclear. Don't worry, Yaojie, your mother will definitely keep Miss Shen's matter in mind. But you, you need to hurry up!"
"Mother...don't talk nonsense...I want to stay with you for the rest of my life!" Jiang Yaojie said, blushing and scratching his head.
“Silly child, your mother can’t be with you forever. Your future wife is the one who will walk hand in hand with you for a lifetime. You must remember that once you get married, your relationship with your wife must come first, and then your children and me, understand?” Jiang Ling explained patiently.
Jiang Yaojie only vaguely understood what his mother was saying, but in his eyes, she was definitely right.
The next day, before noon, Jiang Ling heard many people discussing the porcelain that Shen Qianhe was selling. Some wealthy families even bought an entire box of it. Suddenly, a craze for "ice crackle" porcelain swept through Ye City. Shen Qianhe also sold almost all of the porcelain in just one day thanks to his connections and eloquence.
Jiang Ling smiled and took out some loose silver from her pocket, saying to Jiang Yaojie, "Yaojie, go and find out when Mr. Shen will return to Guangping County!"
Jiang Yaojie quickly took the silver and ran outside. A moment later, he pushed open Jiang Ling's door and said to her, "Mother, I found out that Shen Qianhe said the ship leaves early tomorrow morning!"
Jiang Ling took out some more silver and said to Jiang Yaojie, "Go and book two boat tickets at the dock. We'll go back together tomorrow!"
Jiang Yaojie immediately understood Jiang Ling's intention, nodded, and prepared to run outside.
"Wait a minute!" Jiang Ling seemed to have thought of something. She took some silver from her bosom and put it in Jiang Yaojie's hand, saying, "Yaojie, Yecheng is much bigger than our Pingxi County. Go see if there are any suitable items for Miss Shen and buy one for her!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yaojie covered his face and ran out.
The matter was resolved fairly smoothly, and Jiang Ling's business opportunity investigation went quite well. She was in a very good mood. Thinking that she hadn't really explored Ye City properly since she came to these two streets, she left the room and headed towards the most bustling street in Ye City.
She first bought three sets of writing implements: one for her daughter Jiang Suihe, one for her younger brother Jiang Yaojie, and the other for Zhao Qianyu. Then she bought a rosewood abacus to give to Jiang Yaojie as a gift, and a small silver lock for Nianci.
She then went to a clothing store, browsed around, and bought two well-tailored ready-made clothes. After that, she went into a pastry shop and bought a full ten boxes of mid-priced pastries.
Looking at her abundant harvest, Jiang Ling was very satisfied.
He sat in the room and began packing and unpacking his things. A moment later, Jiang Yaojie pushed open the door.
"Mother, what do you think of this?" Jiang Yaojie handed a hairpin to Jiang Ling.
This is a jade hairpin made entirely of green jade, with three tassels on it. Each tassel is adorned with a small white jade stone about the size of a little fingernail. Judging from the exquisite craftsmanship of the hairpin, it should be worth quite a bit of money.
"Mother, what do you think of this? I misunderstood my sister last time, and I want to buy it for her to apologize!" As he spoke, Jiang Yaojie took out a pair of silver bracelets.
The silver bracelet had some weight to it, and the bells on it jingled softly when shaken.
Jiang Ling smiled and handed the two items to Jiang Yaojie, saying, "Yaojie, thank you so much! Get some rest today, we're going on a boat trip tomorrow morning!"
Jiang Yaojie nodded, carefully placed the two items in his arms, and turned back to his bedroom.
The next morning, Jiang Ling took Jiang Yaojie onto the boat. Worried that Jiang Yaojie would get seasick again, Jiang Ling took out the motion sickness medicine she bought at the mall the night before, mixed it with the water, and made Jiang Yaojie drink it.
"Mom, does Congxin's father not like Congxin at all?" Jiang Yaojie asked, sitting next to Jiang Ling and looking at the people rushing in and out of the cabin.
"Yaojie, why do you think that way?" Jiang Ling asked Jiang Yaojie, somewhat puzzled.
“I think he’s been writing letters from the heart for so long. Even if he’s preoccupied with the porcelain, he can’t ignore his daughter’s safety. I still remember how you beat up Wang Laizi’s son over the bird eggs back then. You would resort to violence over something as trivial as bird eggs, let alone something like that…” Jiang Yaojie said with a sigh.
Jiang Ling gently patted Jiang Yaojie's shoulder. Jiang Yaojie's question left Jiang Ling speechless for a moment. Jiang Ling was also puzzled by this. Could those porcelain pieces really be more important than her daughter's innocence?
"Make way...make way..." Several noisy voices interrupted Jiang Ling's thoughts as she was deep in thought.
She looked up at the cabin and saw several men who looked like workers carrying in several large boxes. One of them said to the person sitting next to him rather rudely, "Excuse me, excuse me, these are for Miss Shen. If you damage them, you won't be able to afford to pay for them even if you sell them!"
"Miss Shen? Shen Congxin?" Jiang Ling's gaze fell on him as the worker's voice came through.
The person next to him was clearly less polite, rolling his eyes and muttering, "Miss Chen? That Miss Chen! Such a big shot!"
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