Yaohui New Porcelain's storefront on the north-facing commercial street was quite impressive. A single shop was not enough to satisfy the "New Porcelain's" need to show off, so Yaohui New Porcelain bought two shops, doubling the size of its storefront.
Not only that, but they also wanted to make a plaque twice the size and hang it up, with the four big characters "Yaohui New Porcelain" written on it. They were afraid people wouldn't know it was innovative porcelain; they practically had their pride written all over their faces.
Although the shops here are large and display a wide variety of goods, they have far fewer customers compared to other shops on the commercial street.
Today, porcelain-making techniques are quite sophisticated, and there are many porcelain workshops of all sizes. Therefore, for the general public, porcelain is not expensive. Ordinary families can afford even the less expensive pieces if they stretch their budget.
But Yaohui New Porcelain is different. Even though it's also porcelain, their prices are more than ten times higher than others. Some of their latest craftsmanship pieces are a hundred times more expensive.
For example, the "Azure Ink Stained" porcelain plate that He Yunxiao bought for Nanzhu last time was very innovative and beautiful, but it was expensive. Each plate cost three taels of silver, and He Yunxiao bought three plus the "Little Fat Dog," spending a total of ten taels.
Ten taels of silver is no small sum.
Generally speaking, five taels of silver is the annual expenses for an average family.
If Xing'er had known that those plates cost ten taels of silver when she smashed them, she probably wouldn't have been willing to do so.
Spending ten taels of silver to buy a few plates is something only a spendthrift young master would do.
Coincidentally, He Yunxiao was a spendthrift playboy.
However, for He Yunxiao, ten taels of silver to buy a South Pearl that his wife liked was far too cheap. He wished he could have another ten taels!
He Yunxiao led his wife, Nanzhu, to the entrance of Yaohui New Porcelain's store.
Once they reached the shop entrance, the crowds were less than on the road, so He Yunxiao no longer needed to use his martial arts and internal energy to protect his wife, Nanzhu.
But Nanzhu's wife remained as close to him as she had been at the beginning.
Even handshakes.
In the past, I was always the one to take her hand, but now it's the other way around. She's holding my hand tightly, as if afraid to let go.
In fact, in the State of Qi, it was considered somewhat inappropriate for men and women to shake hands on the street. However, given He Yunxiao's reputation and the fact that Meng Qingrou's face was covered by a veil, making it impossible to see her features, people assumed she was just an ordinary woman and didn't pay much attention to it.
He Yunxiao pulled Meng Qingrou into the store and headed straight for the place with the "little fat dog".
The "Little Fat Dog" is actually a ceramic animal-shaped porcelain base, a gadget developed by Yaohui New Ceramics. Previously, wooden shapes were used to carve shapes to serve as bases for porcelain.
The interior design of Yaohui New Porcelain's store is also quite interesting.
Traditionally, porcelain shops would use tall wooden shelves to display rows of finished porcelain for customers to admire and purchase. But Yaohui New Porcelain is different; it uses square display stands.
The booth was not high, with the edges only reaching waist height. Inside the booth, wooden shelves were placed in concentric circles, each filled with a circle of porcelain. Stacked up, they formed a small mountain of porcelain, dazzling in its variety.
There are several such display stands in the store. In addition to the display stands, Yaohui New Porcelain also uses some wooden frames to assist in the display of porcelain, and some of the wooden frames also serve to divide areas and guide paths.
He Yunxiao could only describe this approach as "very avant-garde".
The base of the "Little Fat Dog" is located in a square exhibition stand.
Many of the porcelain pieces here use animal-shaped bases.
There were quite a few people in the shop, and Meng Qingrou wasn't entirely able to relax.
Because they were standing very close, He Yunxiao could clearly feel that his wife, Nan Zhu, was very excited.
"Brother Yunxiao, look at this, it's a kitten."
Meng Qingrou saw rows of small animals and liked them very much. But she didn't dare to make any big movements, and she didn't even dare to point at them. She only dared to raise her head and speak to He Yunxiao. When she got excited, she grabbed He Yunxiao's hands with both of them and gently shook his arm.
While enjoying the unintentional perk his wife Nan Zhu was giving him, He Yunxiao replied, "Mm."
"And little frogs, little pigs, little lambs..."
Meng Qingrou explained everything in detail, then looked up and said in a flattering tone, "Brother Yunxiao, may I get a closer look?"
Yes! Absolutely!
He Yunxiao said, "You decide for yourself how close you want to be."
Seeing that Nan Zhu's wife was still hesitant, He Yunxiao said again, "Take my hand and walk with me."
Meng Qingrou nodded, then looked at the others around her.
There were no strange strangers around, so Meng Qingrou tentatively took a step forward. Before, He Yunxiao had always pulled her along, but this step was her own first step forward.
She walked out, distancing herself from He Yunxiao. Looking at the strangers pacing back and forth in the distance, Meng Qingrou felt her sense of security diminish. Before He Yunxiao could even take a step forward, she took a step back and moved close to him.
Seeing how scared his wife Nanzhu was, He Yunxiao sighed inwardly and thought to himself: Let's take it slow.
Faced with this situation, He Yunxiao could only encourage her, "Nan... Rou'er, you did very well just now, let's do it again. Remember to hold my hand."
Meng Qingrou nodded, then tentatively took another step forward, gently tugging at He Yunxiao.
He Yunxiao received the signal and stepped forward to stand beside her.
"Very good, very good, let's try again."
Meng Qingrou took another step forward and pulled He Yunxiao along, and he followed.
After walking these two steps, they were very close to the display stand where the small animals were displayed, and there was no need to walk any further. However, Meng Qingrou seemed to have gotten into a playful mood and pulled He Yunxiao to walk around the entire display stand.
Not satisfied with that, she also wanted to take him to other places for a walk.
Seeing Nan Zhu's wife like this, He Yunxiao knew that she was fine.
"How about Rou'er holds my hand when we walk from now on?"
Meng Qingrou nodded and said, "Yes!"
He Yunxiao smiled helplessly. Raising Nanzhu felt like raising a daughter. He had to start from teaching her to walk.
Only in a secluded environment like Linxuan Palace could a girl as pure as crystal as Nanzhu be nurtured.
Meng Qingrou pulled He Yunxiao around again, fully getting used to the rhythm of walking with him, and then turned her attention back to the various ceramic animals.
As for the main items on display, such as porcelain plates and vases, she completely ignored them.
After watching for a while, He Yunxiao asked considerately, "Rou'er, do you like it?"
Meng Qingrou nodded vigorously, repeatedly replying, "Yes, yes. I like it."
"Which ones do you like? Let's just buy them and take them home."
I like them all.
He Yunxiao: ...
He Yunxiao pointed to one of the rather ugly ceramic toads and asked, "You like this one too?"
"Um."
He Yunxiao frowned and said, "What girl likes a toad? They're not cute at all."
Meng Qingrou tentatively asked, "Brother Yunxiao, can't Rou'er buy it?"
He Yunxiao: "We can buy it! We absolutely can buy it!"
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