But the bright moon shines on the ditch

Chapter 57
Wu Yinren hadn't gone far when he heard Xu Zhong's roar. He expected that this old man who was "serious and unscrupulous" would have a big fight with Xu Zhiliu, who was pretending to be ill, because of the promotion of the Ceramic Industry Supervisory Committee. After three hundred rounds, he couldn't help laughing when he thought of Xu Zhiliu's helpless look on his uncle.

When Da Ma passed by Jingde Street, he, with his extraordinary eyesight, spotted Liang Peiqiu in the crowd. He seemed to be in trouble and was being surrounded by people.

He couldn't help but stepped forward.

As I got closer, I heard a string of laughter like silver bells, and the faces of half-aged ladies or beauties were almost laughing out loud at the only Bao Qingxian in the porcelain industry.

The first fat lady wearing a golden hairpin had the loudest voice and shouted: "Don't grab it, don't grab it, I obviously fell in love with this guy first! Mr. Xiaoliang, my daughter is sixteen years old, and she doesn't look so good." Having said that, if you look at my appearance, you will know that my daughter is not bad! Not to mention the beauty of the country, Xiaojia Biyu must be more than enough. The most important thing is that my family has hundreds of acres of fertile land. If you marry my family, you will be married in the future. No need to worry!"

"Aunt Wang, do you think you are a little god who sent your family such a fortune? How can you say it to your wife?"

"That's right, you don't choose the occasion when you lie. Who doesn't know it? Your family has a little daughter who is sixteen years old, but is there an older daughter who is about twenty-six years old? She still can't get married. Are you thinking about recruiting a wife?!"

"Damn it, you're not married yet at 26? Isn't this an old nun?"

"What are you talking about? Who is the old nun? Your whole family is an old nun. Say it again and see if I don't tear your mouth apart!"

General Wu Yin stopped about a foot away and watched as the fat aunt stretched out a pair of fat, strong hands covered with gold rings and scratched the face of the woman opposite her with precision.Xian used a lot of force and scratched out bloody marks.

The woman opposite didn't just take it easy. She grabbed Aunt Wang's hair and knocked her head full of pearls to the ground with her hands.But in the blink of an eye, a group of women started fighting.

Liang Peiqiu was first caught in the crowd and pushed around. She opened her mouth several times, but her voice was drowned. Just when she was running away almost out of breath due to dodging the flying spittle, a slender arm reached into the crowd and seized the opportunity to pull hard. , pulling her towards the side street.

Liang Peiqiu saw the person clearly and breathed a sigh of relief.

Liang Yu took her to his porcelain shop and brought her a cup of tea. He couldn't help but smile when he saw the flush on the young man's face due to his breathing.

"I heard earlier that you were supported by Wang Dadong's family and started to manage the kiln affairs, so I guessed this day. I didn't see you walking around in the past, and those aunts and girls couldn't find opportunities. Now you are patrolling the shops in the market every day. But we must not be surrounded and suppressed by them."

Liang Peiqiu felt a bit like she was reborn after a disaster. She drank a whole cup with a bowl in her hand. Then she endured her embarrassment and asked Liang Yu for another cup.

"The tea you have here is delicious."

Liang Yu raised his eyebrows: "Of course, I grew these myself. They have the best sunshine and long days, and they are dried using ancient methods. There is no lazy work at all."

Liang Peiqiu tasted it carefully, feeling relieved unconsciously between her brows.Seeing that she liked it, Liang Yu walked behind the counter and took out the brown paper, weighed a small plate, tied it with hemp rope and handed it to her.

Liang Peiqiu weighed it casually and estimated that it weighed a kilogram. She hurriedly waved her hand: "It's no use. You saved me. I haven't thanked you yet, so how can I accept your things?"

"What's the point! Now that you've become famous, and with your handwritten sign for the porcelain shop, my business has improved a lot. It's too late to thank you, so why should I be so polite?"

Afraid that she would shirk it again, Liang Yu added, "If you really want to thank me, please invite me to a restaurant some other time when you are free. Have you tried the restaurant I introduced to you before?"

Liang Peiqiu was stunned, as if remembering something, and shook her head. The astringency of the tea suddenly lingered on the tip of her tongue.

"The time has not yet been found."

"Isn't this good? You let me take advantage." Liang Yu's eyes flickered and he gave her a wink, "You have seen what happened today. You are the new rich man in the town, a good kiln maker, and you look like this If you stand out, I think those aunts won’t give up. It’s time for you to consider getting married. In that case, what do you think of me?”

These days, when girls go out to do business on their own, most of the men in the family are dead.Liang Peiqiu had heard a little about Liang Yu's situation. Her father was killed by bandits when he was out escorting escorts in his early years. Her mother had been ill for a long time and died early. For many years, she had been living under the shelter of others, barely making ends meet.

Later, she won the favor of an official, became independent from the clan, and opened a porcelain shop in the town.Later, the official abandoned her. Instead of being depressed, she became more and more content and lived a prosperous life by herself.

Neighbors nearby all knew Liang Yu's name, and privately called her the Iron Lady. She was a sweetheart.

She was interested in Liang Peiqiu. She was not ashamed of her past experience, nor did she hide it. She just said what she wanted to say.As for the result, Liang Yu will care about it, but will not limit herself because of it.

Liang Peiqiu admired her courage and was even more attracted by a profound and unknown thing.Liang Yu's experiences are somewhat similar to those of her mother. However, her mother relied on men for her life. Without support, she would be like a kite with its string broken. However, Liang Yu was different and found her own way in the mud.

Who says women can't establish a family?Liang Peiqiu complained about the injustice in her chest and admired Liang Yu very much, but her face burned red. For a moment, her mind went blank and she was dumbfounded, unable to utter a single word.

It was Liang Yu who saw a customer coming into the store, stood up to greet her, and pushed her out the door. She stood on the street with people coming and going, being rustled by the autumn wind, and then she came back to her senses.

Looking at the bulging bag of tea leaves in her arms and listening to Liang Yu's soft voice bargaining with the guests, Liang Peiqiu wanted to laugh, so she did.

A few days later, she went to the dock to say goodbye to Sister-in-law Lin.

Sister-in-law Lin was leaving Jingdezhen, which was beyond her expectation. She didn't know the real reason for Sister-in-law Lin's departure. Sister-in-law Lin was also silent about it, so she didn't ask any more questions. She just thought about their orphaned and widowed mother. , I have to leave my homeland to find another way to make a living, which is unavoidable and worrying.

Sister-in-law Lin was open-minded and said with a smile: "I have a close friend who got married in the north. I got in touch with her a few days ago. This time I went north to find her. I happened to open a tailor shop with her, specializing in Women's dresses can be considered as fulfilling a childhood wish. Little God, I am not afraid to tell you the truth. My family has been learning crafts in the kiln since I was a child. I thought that if I followed him, I would live in smoke and fire all my life. Nestled in the stove, now that he is gone, it has made me happy. I am sad or happy. Occasionally, I think of this incident and feel sorry for him, as if I am looking forward to his death, but people have to be like this. Really? Only when you have hope can you live, right?"

Liang Peiqiu didn't expect that Sister-in-law Lin, a housewife who seemed to be frail and frail, actually had a small spark in her heart.If she could really find a good future for herself and her child, Brother Lin would surely know better and would be pleased, so she encouraged him: "Brother Lin always has a smile on his face every time he mentions you and your child to me, big guy. Everyone laughed at him for being spineless, but he was not embarrassed at all. He also said that loving his wife and children makes him a real man. I think as long as you live a good life, it is more important than anything else."

Sister-in-law Lin was moved when she heard this, with tears shining in her eyes.She shook Liang Peiqiu's hand hard, her expression slightly evasive: "I'm sorry for dragging my employer down on his behalf."

"Sister-in-law Lin, this matter is not Brother Lin's fault. An accident in the kiln house is something that no one could have predicted."

"No, it's not like that..."

Sister-in-law Lin's voice became lower and lower, but she didn't seem to want to say more. She just murmured "I'm sorry" a few more times. Liang Peiqiu's heart moved slightly and asked: "Sister-in-law Lin, has something happened? If you have anything to say, just say it... …”

At this time, the boatman in the distance shouted "The boat is sailing!"Sister-in-law Lin responded hurriedly, held Xiaobao behind her, waved to Liang Peiqiu, gritted her teeth, and strode away.

The boat gradually disappeared into the river.

Although Liang Peiqiu felt that Sister-in-law Lin's attitude was a bit strange before she left, she had already left and Brother Lin's funeral affairs had been taken care of, so she didn't think much about it.

After returning to Anqing kiln, after the judgment of the three kilns and nine meetings, the kiln collapse accident was officially confirmed as "an accident", but Xu Zhiliu confessed to it. The difference between before and after made Liang Peiqiu feel more and more turbulent about the current situation. deceitful.

Business is not just business, ceramics is not just ceramics.

In the past, she was immersed in the furnace, only dealing with the kiln made of bricks and the flames burning inside. She needed to observe the shape of the flames and witness the birth of each piece of porcelain that was given life by the hands of the craftsmen.

This is an extremely difficult event, but at the same time, it is also a trivial matter that does not require any care about human sophistication, intrigues, and other negligible costs.

Everything is only responsible for porcelain.

Now, she, a master of tricks, has a lot more responsibilities for her childish behavior to get angry with someone or to compete with someone. In addition to porcelain, she also has to take care of the things that followed behind the collapsed kiln. I am responsible for the dumped workers, their families and livelihoods, for the prepared saggers, firewood, glazes, and red shop deposits, and for the losses of dozens of businesses involved in this kiln.

In addition, she is also responsible for the kilns that are burning but have not fallen down, the porcelain in the kiln, the handover of porcelain to the merchant house, and shipping.

Even after seeing with my own eyes the people of Huangjiazhou carrying hoes and sickles rushing to the Suhu Guild Hall and threatening to burn down the Yamen, and after hearing that countless reform martyrs shed their lives and blood for the New Deal, I took on a new look after seeing the colorful things. After the porcelain industry was revived, after being in a situation of confrontation with Hutian Kiln, and having to become a rival with someone...

To be honest, she could no longer choose what she should be responsible for and what she should not be responsible for.

For her at this time, just as business is not just business, ceramics is not just ceramics, Liang Peiqiu is not just Liang Peiqiu.

She became that fire.

It was burning hot.

There are many types of kiln collapse situations. Small kilns will be blown up. Everything from the sagger porcelain to the outer walls of the kiln lanes will be blown up. In this case, the kiln needs to be demolished and rebuilt.There are also cases where the inner saggers collapsed but the outer walls were not damaged. Most of them are large kilns.

Coincidentally, the accident in Anqing Kiln was the collapse of a medium-sized egg-shaped kiln, and the watchmaker was buried to death. Therefore, although the damage to the wall was not serious, for safety reasons, Liang Peiqiu, together with the cadaver and watchmaker, After discussing it, we decided to tear it down and build it again.

This is a big deal and requires Wang Yu's consent.However, all the masters had already entered the scene, and waiting in vain would only waste time, so Liang Peiqiu directly decided to overturn it.

"I will bear any consequences. I would like to ask the masters to step up. I will treat everyone to a snack tonight."

She also adjusted the kiln firing schedule with the Jiabiao and Baban masters who had stopped working, and first transferred the workers to other kiln rooms, and then left after settling down one by one.

As soon as she left, there was a discussion behind her.

"After Brother Lin's accident this time, our boss seems to have grown up overnight."

"Yeah, in the past, she didn't take care of these things. Everything was decided by the big boss. Recently, I saw that not only the chores inside the kiln room, but also the things outside were learned by her."

"In the end, they were all forced."

"Eh? I have a question I don't know whether to talk about or not. If our boss takes over from the big boss, what will the young boss do?"

"Aren't you talking nonsense? By then, the Young Master's family will become the Big Master's family. Our leader will be the chief minister of the cabinet in the palace, specializing in assisting the new owner, do you understand?"

"You still understand this?"

"Fart, you think I'm a fool if I don't read or read, don't you?! What kind of age are we in now, and what's the situation in our town? Of course you are alone and have a black eye. You don't have to worry about anything. My whole family is There are dozens of people, so don’t think too much! I’ll leave it here for now and wait and see, things will change in Jingdezhen!”

(End of this chapter)