There was no conversation that night. My body, which was torn apart by the shaking, recovered as normal after a good night's sleep.
This made Li Yan sigh that it’s great to be young, and children’s bodies have strong repair abilities!
After breakfast, Li Yan reunited with Mr. Li, and the two continued to drive the mule cart towards Yaokou Village.
When they arrived at the village entrance, Li Yan asked her grandfather to stop and she wanted to get off and take a walk. The road was so bumpy that her butt was about to break. It was really too bumpy!
Old Master Li also got off the mule cart. After traveling all the way, he was indeed a little tired. The two of them went to Shuanzi's house, one in front and the other behind.
On the way to the village, the younger children were frightened by the two unfamiliar faces and immediately hid at home. Then they stretched out their little heads and looked at the two people curiously. Some of the braver ones came up to the donkey, smiling and pushing and shoving behind them.
The women in front of the door were not surprised by the two men. After all, their village was engaged in the business of clay pots, and occasionally villagers from other villages would come to the village to buy.
The two men came to the door of Shuanzi's house. Old Man Li tied the mule under a crooked tree nearby, and the two men walked into Shuanzi's house.
"Miss, you are here. Please come in and sit down!" Mrs. Chen greeted her warmly.
Hearing the noise, Shuanzi quickly placed the small clay pot that his grandfather had cooked on the table in the main room so that Li Yan could check it.
When Li Yan walked into the room, she saw the container on the table at a glance, and her face was full of surprise. It was exactly what she had imagined.
At this time, Mr. Chen brought a bowl of water and said, "Girl, you can try it. If you use this to hold water, it will leak!"
Li Yan took the bowl, poured the water into the small bottle, sealed it with the prepared cork, and then shook the small bottle in her hand. It turned out that the sealing was really good!
Li Yan said to Old Man Chen with a smile on her face, "Grandpa, I want to order 500 of these small bottles from you. What's a reasonable price?"
Old Master Chen couldn't believe his ears. He excitedly asked again, "Miss, you are kidding me, right? You want five hundred!"
Li Yan said solemnly, "These five hundred are just my conservative estimate. Once the business develops in the future, I'm afraid the number will be far more than this. This is what I wanted to discuss with you today. When the demand increases in the future, I will ask you villagers for help!"
The silence in the main hall was so clear that one could hear the sound of a pin drop. After a long while, Old Man Chen bowed to Li Yan and said in a trembling voice, "Miss, you are truly a benefactor to our Yaokou Village. Let's go find the clan leader!"
Li Yan waved her hand. "That's not urgent. I'd like to order two hundred half-jin bottles and three hundred one-jin bottles. What's your price?"
Old Master Chen pondered for a moment and said, "Miss, how about a smaller one for three cents and a larger one for four cents?"
After saying this, he felt a little uneasy. After all, these five hundred small earthenware jars were worth nearly two taels of silver, which was a considerable amount of money for a farmer!
These small earthenware jars don't require much material and the craftsmanship isn't overly complicated, just some wood and charcoal. Fortunately, these things are small in size, so a lot of them can be fired in one batch, which can save a lot of fuel.
Li Yan hadn't expected the price to be lower than she'd hoped, so she readily agreed. "It's a deal then. I'll come back here to pick it up later. Here's a deposit of one or two taels of silver. Keep it safe!"
After Li Yan left, Mr. Chen was still holding a small silver coin in his hand, standing there in a daze.
"Old woman, pinch me and see if I am dreaming."
Mrs. Zhao, in response to her husband's request, pinched the old man's arm. The pain made him grin foolishly, and as he laughed, tears unconsciously flowed down his face.
Seeing her husband's red eyes, Mrs. Zhao complained: "It's such a happy day today, what are you doing?"
Old Master Chen rubbed his eyes and said in a hoarse voice: "I'm fine, it was just the wind that blew me away!"
Then he stuffed the silver coin in his hand into the old woman's hand and said: "I will go to the clan leader to talk about this matter, so that they can have some psychological preparation!"
"Why are you so anxious? Didn't Miss Li say that we can talk about this later?"
However, Old Master Chen had his own ideas. They were both old, and their grandson was still young. In the future, they would have to rely on the clan's help for many things. Now that such a good thing had happened, he had to inform the clan leader first. He, who was alone, would not be talked about behind his back by people with ulterior motives because of this matter!
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