Chapter 257 Suspected to be cultured pearls
“Yes, but although the loom is big, the fabric weaved is far less fine than your loom.”
Western Region Loom= Machinery and equipment.
It is fast to weave, the cost is low, and the fineness is different from pure handwork.
The range of modern pure handmade old materials is not wide. Mrs. Gu and others like exquisite old materials, as well as embroidery, and they don't like machine embroidery.
"I see." Liu Erniang was still a little curious as to what kind of loom was so special. "Are looms from the Western Regions expensive?"
"Selling looms to outsiders is not allowed there." Shen You explained. .
Even if she could get it, there would be no electricity and an ordinary generator wouldn't be able to sustain it.
A complete set of equipment is not something she can install alone.
There are modern professionals in Lancheng. As long as they have parts and equipment, they can handle it themselves.
If it were done in ancient times, it would eventually fall into the hands of officials and it would be impossible for ordinary people to use it.
Liu Erniang sighed with pity. It is understandable that such a magical loom is not allowed to be sold privately in the Western Regions.
"By the way, one more thing. Could you please help me prepare some recruitment matters for Zhuangzi in advance? The money will come from my dividends." Shen You said.
"Okay." Liu Erniang agreed.
Shen You had mentioned to her before that Zhuangzi would use it to settle people in two villages.
After the matter was discussed, Liu Erniang said goodbye to Shen You, and then Liu Zheng sent a batch of silver to settle the cost of the materials transported to Shuozhou City with Shen You.
He thought about the glass vase he had bought for 20 taels of silver, and Beidi had smashed so many of it, and he was a little worried that the money in his account was not enough.
Shen You just waved his hand, "The advance payment you gave was enough, there is no need to make up the money."
She also made a lot of money. Beer bottles are not cheap to buy in modern times. very.
Liu Zheng was very moved by these words, 20 taels of glass bottles each! The quality was obvious to all, but shopkeeper Shen didn't let the Liu family make up the money.
This kind of love cannot be expressed in words!
Shen You looked at his grateful expression and was silent for two seconds.
"Manager Shen, the entire capital is looking for you now. Lists have been posted, and there are many more forbidden troops patrolling. You have to be careful." Liu Zheng said worriedly.
The people on their side will definitely not tell anything about the shop, but if shopkeeper Shen is discovered outside, things will not be easy to handle.
"Those are the emperor's personal soldiers, and they only obey the orders of the saints." He added.
Shen You nodded: "I know."
If she wasn't intercepted last night, then Lao Deng would definitely find someone, so it's not surprising.
She was a little curious about how she was mentioned on the list, so she asked, "Is there my portrait on the reward list?"
"Yes, there is." Liu Zheng also brought it with him Come one.
After Shen You took a look, she finally understood what was going on with Liu Zheng's hesitant tone, "Who painted it, can he or she know how to paint?"
Too abstract.
"Everyone has only seen you at that palace banquet. You won't be able to see it too clearly at night."
Liu Zheng thought that he had seen her paintings in the shop. Shopkeeper Shen Said it was a photo, not a painting.
Things called photos are indeed much more real than their paintings.
"Don't worry, I won't go to the capital these two days. Even if I meet the old emperor, I won't talk about our previous deal."
Customer information and transactions are commercial secrets. She knows the rules and will not leak them.
If word got out that the Liu family was doing business with her, their situation would be dire.
Liu Yunyan secretly led his troops back to Beijing to demand an explanation from the old emperor. The Liu family then secretly contacted the person the old emperor was looking for and failed to report the information. The crime of treason was firmly established.
Hearing Shen You's assurance, Liu Zheng felt relieved and asked about Liu Yunyan's situation.
"Miss Liu has made great contributions on the battlefield. She was slightly injured before, but she is no longer serious." Shen You didn't say that Liu Yunyan was already on the way back. Li Heng may have guessed, but The specific whereabouts must still be hidden.
Information gap is the key.
"That's good, my family can finally feel relieved." Liu Zheng breathed a sigh of relief.
Before leaving, he thanked Shen You repeatedly. If she hadn't helped, Liu Yunyan might not have been able to come back.
My uncle also has to face the charge of collaborating with the enemy and treason, and the Liu family will be criticized.
Grandma is old, how can she withstand it?
Miss Shen is the great benefactor of their Liu family!
Now, His Highness has made arrangements in the capital to guard against the Imperial Master and Miss Shen.
Neither he nor Mr. Zhong participated anymore. His Highness only asked him to run the business while Mr. Zhong handled the affairs of the government.
He understands that this will allow him to manage the business behind the scenes, which is already a trust.
Liu Zheng could only remind Shen You implicitly, but unexpectedly, before he could speak, Shen You looked over with a clear look.
"I met Li Heng yesterday."
Li Heng could have been the prince for so many years under the suspicion of the old emperor. Even if he didn't meet and talk yesterday, he would definitely be prepared.
Liu Zheng now understood completely. Shopkeeper Shen was a smart man and he knew it a long time ago without him having to tell him.
"Then I won't disturb Shopkeeper Shen." Liu Zheng politely handed over.
After he left, Shen You relaxed for a second and stepped on the stool, which was unimpressive but comfortable.
I cooked a bowl of tomato and egg noodles at home for noon, and sent a message to Gu Shaoyu after eating.
After a while, the two of them went to the studio to work with Xiao Lu, then took out the things from the safe and arranged them in advance.
I will officially go to work tomorrow.
The three employees all said they were free and would go over to help.
As soon as Gu Shaoyu saw Shen You's message, he immediately jumped up,
"Mom, Shen You said she got the bead, which is close to a perfect circle and has a diameter of 18.2 mm."
" What did you say?! 18.2? Really? It’s definitely a natural seawater pearl?” Mrs. Gu didn’t believe it.
Natural pearls that have been auctioned for tens of millions or hundreds of millions are not as big as this.
She originally thought that the one Shen You mentioned was good if it reached 15 mm, and that it was a rare treasure if it exceeded 15 mm.
There are actually 18.2 natural pearls? !
If this were true, it would shock the entire jewelry industry.
“You can’t be fooled, right?” Gu Yue poured a bucket of cold water, “Cultured seawater beads are more than 20 millimeters, so big, good quality ones can be bought for more than 100,000 yuan.”< br>
“There has never been such a large natural seawater pearl in China, don’t you know?”
Without professional identification, it is indeed difficult to distinguish between natural and cultured pearls.
Pearls are not like gemstones and jade. You can tell by looking at the appearance. Natural pearls do not have a pearl core, while cultured pearls have artificial cores placed in them. The thickness of the nacre layer is different.
Even if there is an appraisal, laymen cannot guarantee that there will be no problem.
Gu Yue has already decided that Shen You is buying cultured pearls. Some pearls are so thin that they are not worth even one hundred thousand yuan.
"If it's 15 mm, it's still possible, it's so big." She shook her head, with a hint of a good show in her eyes.
I’m afraid I suffered a big loss.
Mrs. Gu calmed down, and there was indeed no news of such a large natural pearl being mined.
With such a good thing appearing in the circle, it is impossible for her to not receive any news about it.