Chapter 240 Another round!

While Qiao Yun was pondering the recipe, the ceramics fired by Zhao Ji Porcelain Factory were delivered to Wang's house in boxes one after another.

Wang Jinzhi opened the boxes one by one in his courtyard and inspected them. Anyu and Fufeng opened the boxes themselves and carefully inspected each bowl, plate, cup, plate and other items to make sure there were no defects before registering them one by one.

"The flowers on this soup basin are so beautiful!" Anyu marveled while inspecting it, "I have never seen such beautiful tableware!"

"The porcelain shop that Madam found is really capable." Fufeng followed Wang Jinzhi to serve pen and ink every day, and he also knew a lot of words. At this moment, he was writing the booklet himself.

Wang Jinzhi smiled and said nothing, but asked the maid to move a rattan lounge chair and place it on the porch, where he basked in the sun, ate sweets and cheese, and supervised their work.

While a group of people were busy in full swing, the woman at the door came to report.

"Madam, the madam is here."

Wang Jinzhi quickly stood up and went to the door to greet him.

"Auntie." Wang Jinzhi folded her hands and lightly stretched herself. The person holding her arms held her up and helped her up.

The eldest lady is naturally the eldest lady, Mrs. Li. Her delicately made-up face showed a friendly and dignified smile: "How are you, are you still busy? Is there anything you don't understand?"

"Fortunately, there are not as many things to prepare for the banquet as expected." Wang Jinzhi replied solemnly. She held up Mrs. Li's arm and the two of them entered the yard together: "I originally wanted to follow the coming-of-age ceremony of several cousins.

But then I thought about it, my cousin and Guan are twenty years old, and I am only fifteen. The birthday banquets for people of these two ages should be different, so I thought, why not just check the old rules?

Bar."

Mrs. Li smiled and joked: "You are the eldest girl in our family. Where can I find the old rules for you to check?"

"Indeed not." Wang Jinzhi stuck out her tongue playfully, "I just thought that some of the sisters I had made friends with had already grown their hair, and some had eldest sisters in their families, so I went to ask them. I compared the five surnames.

The budget was determined for the expenses of the wedding banquet hosted by the eldest daughters here."

"Not bad." Mrs. Li nodded approvingly.

You can work hard to find solutions on your own, instead of just asking others what to do without even trying.

It is worthy of being the one I brought with me and taught me carefully.

"She is indeed the eldest daughter of our family." Mrs. Li finally chose a less boastful statement.

"Thank you, aunt, for teaching me how to manage things all these years. Otherwise, how could I have thought of a solution on my own?" Wang Jinzhi chuckled. She helped Mrs. Li walk to the corridor. The maid had already removed the tilted wicker chair.

Replaced with two flat copper-plated rosewood armchairs and a small round table.

"Aunt, please sit down." Wang Jinzhi helped Mrs. Li sit down, and then sat down on another chair.

Mrs. Li took the tea cup from the maid, took a sip of tea, looked at the maids busy in the yard, and asked: "Is this the tableware you bought?"

"Yes." Wang Jinzhi nodded, "Because the mansion here in Luoyang has never held a banquet of this scale and there were not enough tableware, so I went to Zhaoji Porcelain Factory to order a batch."

"Bring it to me to see what you ordered." Mrs. Li raised her chin towards the yard.

Soon, several little maids went to take one of the tableware and held it in their hands with a soft handkerchief.

Since Qiao Yun ordered the menu according to a modern banquet, the types of dinner plates were also ordered according to the current set style. The set of tableware includes a tasting pot for soup and a nine-inch large flat plate for serving dishes.

, a fish plate for holding fish, a plate for serving dishes, and a four-and-a-half-inch small plate for each person to share their meals...

Her drawings are clear and clear, and the stone in Zhao Ji Porcelain Factory is a genius, so even if some tableware has never been seen before, she can still bake them exactly according to the drawings.

The carcass is as white as snow, and the edges of the bowls and plates are made of overglaze, surrounded by a circle of one-inch-wide blue and white peony branches. Only one pink peony is painted on one place, which is also outlined with gold thread.

side.

The color of the blue and white of the Tang Dynasty is not as pure as the blue of the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. This may be due to the different quality of cobalt oxide in the pigment. The color of the Tang blue and white has a slight gradient feeling, not so thick, but gives people a very fresh feeling.

feeling.

Porcelain itself is very thin and transparent. If you hold it up and look at it against the light, it even feels faintly transparent.

When you tap it gently with your hand, the sound made by the porcelain bowl is clear and loud, which is no less than the sound of jade. It is extremely pleasant to the ear.

Mrs. Li held the porcelain bowl and couldn't help being shocked.

Such fine porcelain cannot be found even in the imperial palace!

Zhao Ji Porcelain Workshop... She also knew that if they had this technology, they would have earned the title of official kiln and been exclusively for the royal family. There would be no need for external business!

She put down the porcelain bowl and asked seriously: "Is this really made by Zhao Ji Porcelain Factory?"

Wang Jinzhi was a little confused, nodded and then shook his head: "Yes and no... They did make this porcelain well, but they didn't discover the craftsmanship themselves."

As she spoke, she told the story of how she and Qiao Yun went to the porcelain shop that day to order porcelain.

In fact, she was not sure whether to tell others about this at first.

But then I thought about it, maybe it would be a good thing to say it.

After all, Qiao Yun is an eleven or twelve-year-old child. Many older people always think that they are more experienced than others, and look down upon those whose status is inferior to them.

Just like this time when making porcelain, Master Zhao is not easy to talk to. If he didn't bring it with him, could Yun Yatou explain the art of making porcelain?

Wang Jinzhi knew very well that Master Zhao must be willing to listen to her words because she followed him, the direct daughter of the Wang family.

This is still the case among merchants, let alone Qiao Yun who still wants to open business routes among the gentry class.

In this world, most nobles naturally look down on merchants.

Xie Yutan still relied on her background in Bixia Academy and her relationship with many of today's aristocratic ladies and even princesses as classmates and sisters to be able to enjoy herself in the presence of dignitaries in the two capitals.

A low-level merchant girl like Qiao Yun, who comes from a small place and can hit an official even if she throws a brick on the street, is as humble as an ant in Changluo Liangjing. If there is no one to support her, then she will be

There is nowhere to display your great talents.

Thinking of this, Wang Jinzhi felt quite uneasy. My eldest aunt came from the famous Li family in Longxi. I wonder if she would be displeased by this?

She hesitated for a moment, then asked: "Aunt... I have a good relationship with a merchant girl, do you think I have lost the face of our family...?"

Mrs. Li put the porcelain bowl back into the maid's hand with her hands dyed red. She pondered for a while and said, "Tell me...how old is she?"

"I haven't celebrated my twelfth birthday yet this year, and I'm a little younger than A Yue." Wang Jinzhi said, adding some information about her family affairs.

After hearing this, Mrs. Li frowned, a hint of displeasure flashed in her usually shrewd eyes.

"She took the initiative to make friends with you because she wanted you to open up some connections among dignitaries for her, so that it would be easier to do business from now on."

"No, no, no." Wang Jinzhi denied flatly: "Auntie, you will know if you get along with her. She does not have the flattering air of other merchants, which is very comfortable! She wants to hold my birthday party, and she wants to borrow money from her.

I gained some face in Ding Shi Ji so that the experienced shopkeepers would not look down upon her."

At this point, she muttered in a low voice: "I don't think this is clinging to the powerful!"

"I'm not angry about this, you don't need to defend yourself."

Mrs. Li let out a long sigh and her tone was quite serious.

"She's young and not sensible, that's all. I'm annoyed with her widowed mother-in-law." Mrs. Li snorted, "My daughter is already fawning over the Taiyuan Wang family, but she still only thinks about how to make money! Is she?

Have you never thought that the best way for such an older child to go to school is to go to school!"

Alas, after all, he was born in a businessman and his vision was not high. It is a pity that such a good seedling was born. A Zhi said that Miss Qiao was smart, clever and full of ideas. If she were sent to Bixia Academy, those old ladies would have no idea what the baby would become.

Li Shi spurned Yun Xuemei in her heart.

Wang Jinzhi thumped.

Yes.

Xie Yutan came from Bixia Academy, and it was impossible for Yun'er not to know this. Then why didn't she... never think of letting herself introduce her to study at the academy?

Wang Jinzhi made a unilateral decision to take her to Bixia Academy for a walk after the birthday party.

She will love it there!

At the same time, in Jishanfang, Qiao Yun was trying to make snacks for the banquet.

Wearing an apron, she stood in front of the kitchen stove, holding a small rattan basket in one hand and long wooden chopsticks in the other, flipping fried cakes back and forth in the constantly boiling and bubbling oil pan.

Yun Xuemei was sitting outside at the stone table tasting delicious food when she suddenly sneezed.

Who talks about her?

Forget it, never mind it.

She rubbed her nose and tried to smell the sweet scent in the air. She raised the empty plate in her hand and shouted to Qiao Yun: "One more plate!"

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