Traveling through the daily life of raising a family in ancient times

Chapter 204

At noon, after returning from the city, Song Yeqing, who had no time to eat, looked at the sky and said:
"It looks like it's going to rain, let's put away our things first."

The sky is overcast, and the medicinal materials and clothes that are drying have to be put away.

Sure enough, a few people were eating after taking them in, when the wind and rain came outside.

In the absence of He Yanxin, Song Yeqing did not take the children to eat alone, but shared a table with A Hua in the kitchen.

He Yanxin ate with them during the two months she was away, so they are gradually getting used to being at the same table with the host.

Song Yeqing looked out of the window from time to time with a worried look on her face.

I don't know what He Yanxin is doing, is it raining, has he eaten...

It was also a coincidence that He Yanxin was eating in a restaurant watching the rain scene at this moment.

He chatted with Meng Shurui, and said: "Today, the rain is a bit heavier, and I don't know if it will affect the boat on the return journey."

The two of them came by passenger boat, if the rain keeps on, I'm afraid they won't be able to go back tonight.

"I'll ask Ah Rong to go to the pier later and ask." Meng Shurui seldom took a boat, so he would be a little sluggish, and he had no appetite with chopsticks, so he only picked up refreshing vegetables to eat.

"Okay, let Desi go with him." He Yanxin took a sip of tea, suppressing the sweetness of this local dish.

When they came out this time, they each brought a person with them, and they were eating in the lobby below.

He Yanxin didn't care, but Meng Shurui couldn't accept that he was eating at the same table as his servants.

After eating quickly, Dexi and Arong ran to the door of their private room and waited.

He Yanxin handed the two umbrellas and told them to go to the pier to see the situation.

Zhaozhou's waterways are complicated, and there are many merchants coming and going by boat.It's just that today it's not only raining, but also strong winds. I'm afraid that the ship merchants don't want to take the risk of traveling at night.

Meng Shurui had no intention of eating, went to the window and watched the rain scene, and wrote two poems.

After reciting the impromptu poem, he turned to look at He Yanxin who was still drinking tea. "Yanxin, what do you think of these two sentences?"

He Yanxin: ...

"Excellent, the beautiful scenery described in the poem seems to be in front of my eyes, very vivid."

He took out his experience in reading comprehension in classical Chinese and worked hard to "taste" it.

Meng Shurui was basically aware of his "educational level", so he didn't have any opinion on his response, but said modestly, "I'm ashamed."

The two chatted for a while, then turned the topic to the purpose of coming here today.

"Is this person reliable?" He Yanxin found the person to discuss business with, and Meng Shurui only heard some information from him.

But one hundred sets of glass tableware is not a small amount, so he was a little worried, and wanted to confirm it with He Yanxin again.

He Yanxin nodded, "I have been in contact with him for two months, and I have heard about his reputation before, don't worry, it is reliable."

What he didn't say was that in the memory of his previous life, the "original owner" had seen and understood this person, so he chose to contact him, and it took a long time before he decided to do this business.

"Feng Xianying..." Meng Shurui silently read this person's name, and then thought of the news he went to inquire about.

Feng Xianying was a well-known maritime merchant in Zhaozhou and even the whole of Da'an, and he often brought back glazed products from overseas.

It was just a shipwreck more than a year ago that seriously injured him. Not only did he lose the goods he had spent a lot of money to bring back, but all the men on the ship were gone.

Since then, Feng Xianying has never been to sea again, and at this time the other party needs a chance to make a comeback.

If there are good-quality glazes in Daan, will he choose to cooperate with them, or continue to accumulate capital and risk going to sea?
The answer is obvious, otherwise today's meeting would not have happened.

With the help of the other party, the products of the glass factory are transferred out, and this business can indeed be done.

"You two have been waiting for a long time." At the agreed time, Feng Xianying brought two of his subordinates to the restaurant.

This person is about 35 years old, and his appearance is ordinary, not outstanding, but it makes people think that he is a very shrewd businessman.

When Feng Xianying entered the door, he observed the two of them calmly, and then bowed his hands in salute.

"Boss Feng, let me introduce you. This is Meng Shurui. I told you in the letter." He Yanxin first revealed their identities to the other party.

"The ancients said: Seeing words as faces, there is indeed a reason. Brother He is really a good-looking talent. Don't always call me the boss, it seems that we are unfamiliar. How old are you, call me Brother Feng, I Put some gold on your face and take advantage of it."

After Feng Xianying matched him up, he had a good impression of He Yanxin who had been in touch with him.

He then said to Meng Shurui: "So this is Mr. Meng. It's better to meet him than to be famous. Mr. Feng was lucky enough to meet Mr. Meng 20 years ago. I see that you have inherited his old man's legacy..."

Meng Shurui cupped his hands and turned his head away, hurriedly saying that he didn't dare, and then looked at He Yanxin.

He Yanxin shook his head imperceptibly, saying that he had never told the other party that he was the grandson of Mrs. Meng.

It seems that Feng Xianying deliberately checked the identities of the two of them, so the other party should also know the origin of He Yanxin.

Feng Xianying said: Suddenly someone told me that he has good quality glass made by himself, so of course we have to find out.

"Let's stop standing, Brother Feng, please sit down and drink some tea." He Yanxin followed the trend, and he did just that when the other party told him to call him that.

After sitting down, the three of them exchanged a few pleasantries first, and drank tea before getting down to business.

"We brought the latest samples, why don't you take a look first?" He Yanxin brought over the tightly wrapped things that had been put aside.

In addition to the glass plates and bowls brought to Feng Xianying by Tuo Weicheng Escort before, there are also newly made glasses in the factory.

The glass is not big, similar to the usual cups for drinking tea, with patterns of flowers and birds on it.

The mold of the cup is difficult to make, and the glass is also difficult to shape.And this pattern was drawn by Song Yeqing.

He Yanxin pondered and studied for a long time before he made the cup to the point where it could be sold.

Feng Xianying didn't look at the plates and bowls with different textures from the previous samples, but picked up the cup and observed carefully.

While watching, he was amazed in his heart, this colored glaze has very few impurities, even worse than those overseas, if it is sold out, it will definitely make a profit without losing money.

It's just that he was curious, since they could make such good colored glaze, why didn't the Meng family do it before?
That's right, he didn't associate the making of colored glaze with He Yanxin.According to his understanding, the other party is an ordinary person who fled from Qizhou, so he should not have that kind of ability.

Feng Xianying consciously assigned the origin of the colored glaze to the Meng family.After all, the Meng family has also been famous before, so it is not surprising that there is a way to make colored glaze.

(End of this chapter)