Chapter 73 Stepping Stone
He watched the carriage pass in front of her.
It was the largest car of the Yang family. She used to use it, and she selected the boy who drove the car, but now he has to take orders from Xie Yuyan.
At this moment, He really felt her current situation in the Yang family.
“Second Lady,” the steward’s mother whispered, “or we will follow.”
Follow me to the porcelain kiln?
Yes, I want to go.
Just as Mrs. He was about to respond, she saw a servant coming over to report: "The second master said he still had official business to attend to, so he won't come."
Now even the master refuses to listen to her. Yes.
He immediately felt a pain in his chest and his legs became weak.
"Second Lady, Second Lady."
The steward's mother exclaimed, and people in Yong'an Square looked over one after another. Some people subconsciously rushed forward. When they saw clearly that it was He, they They all stopped.
“Hurry up and take your wife back,” Grandma Li glanced at her, “We are dirty, so we won’t join hands.”
After saying this, it was like Nothing happened, so he turned back to move the lotus root charcoal.
"Hurry up, everyone, the mule cart has to go back to pull lotus root charcoal for the water store!"
The residents responded, laughing and continuing their business, their voices drowning out the shouts of the Yang family steward.
......
In the carriage, Yang Qin looked at his uncle, and then said: "I haven't seen your uncle for a long time. He looks a lot thinner."
"A while ago, I saw my eldest aunt and my fourth brother in the West Market going to the drug store to ask for medicine. I stepped forward and saluted... At that time, my eldest aunt's eyes were red, and my fourth brother was also worried, and he was worried about everything in his words. The uncle's body is anxious."
When Yang Mingde heard this, he was slightly startled, as if he had just realized that he had been immersed in sorrow over the years and neglected his wife and children at home.
"Fortunately, my uncle is in good spirits. He will eat more food in the future," Yang Qin said. "We will be back to the past soon."
"We will be back to the past soon."
These words made What Yang Mingde thought about was not his own body, but the prosperous Yang's porcelain kiln.
Yang Mingde reached out and touched Yang Qin's head as a response.
"We are going to the porcelain kiln now. Then... we secretly fired the mud furnace, won't we be discovered?" Yang Mingde was particularly worried, "What if the clan stops it, or someone comes to learn secretly... …”
"Even if we don't tell them, they will know," Xie Yuyan said. "The move of so many clay ovens to Yong'anfang today must have attracted attention. Anyone who is interested can find that the clay ovens have been roasted by the kiln fire, and then think of Yang We need to come and inspect the porcelain kiln at home.”
“Besides, we will switch to a large kiln soon, and the smoke will not be covered by it.”
Yang Mingde thought carefully. This is the truth. No one is a fool. How could he not think of this?
“There are not many porcelain kilns in Damingfu,” Xie Yuyan said. “Except for us and the two scattered kilns, it is the Xie family. Does uncle think the Xie family will imitate our clay oven?”
Yang Mingde He straightened his back and said: "My craftsmanship is just imitation, and it cannot be made into a normal shape even for a moment."
But Yang Qin understood what Xie Yuyan meant: "What my sister-in-law said is that if the Xie family makes the same clay stove, wouldn't it mean burning our lotus root charcoal?"
"The clay stove is made for lotus root charcoal. It’s just the right size, and the lotus root charcoal is easier to ignite and resistant to burning.”
Yang Qin heard this from Xie Yuyan: “My husband can’t live without the small clay stove now, and he has to use it every day. Make tea, roast chicken and dates." Yang Qin was very happy when he mentioned this. Mr. Tong had a small clay stove, which attracted the scholars to ask him where he bought the clay stove every day.
Xie Yuyan said: "It is not difficult to change the clay stove into one that holds charcoal. I hope Xie Jiayao will start to imitate it."
These words made both Yang Mingde and Yang Qin nervous.
Yang Mingde said: "Then... wouldn't it be bad? What should we do then?"
"Let them burn it," Xie Yuyan said with a smile, "I'm afraid they won't do it. "In fact, she is forcing the Xie family to deal with her.
What she planned was not just a few water shops and this small clay oven.
The raccoon slave in Yang Qin's arms suddenly stood up and stretched, then gracefully jumped into Xie Yuyan's arms, curled up, and closed his eyes again.
"The imperial court has closed the market with Xixia and Northern Qi, but it still has to open up the market," Xie Yuyan looked at Yang Mingde, "Uncle, do you want to do business with the feudal people?"
Yang Mingde opened his eyes wide, and his face was fierce. He froze: "The porcelain sent to the market must be screened by the imperial court. Even when the Yang Kiln was at its most prosperous, it would probably be difficult to be selected. Even if it was selected, the vassal people would have to be willing to recognize it. . ”
It is impossible for them to sell clay ovens, so before that they have to produce a batch of porcelain that is eye-catching, and they have to have some reputation in Beijing like the Xie family’s paper-burning porcelain. This is simply delusional.
"With me here, what are you afraid of?" Xie Yuyan lifted the curtain and looked at a wisp of green smoke over the porcelain kiln not far away. Although it was blown by the wind, it still steamed up and flew straight into the sky.
In the past, it only took her a few words to choose someone's porcelain for sale. Although she no longer has the status of a saint, she is still her, so...what's the difficulty?
Some people make money by selling goods, selling all kinds of information and secrets, and even colluding with the feudal lords. She has long wanted to take a look and compare with those people to see who has a darker heart and darker methods. Severely.
The Yang family porcelain is hard to catch people's attention at once, but... there is also the Xie family as a stepping stone.
Since she has her sights set on the Xie family, the Xie family cannot escape.
The carriage stopped and Xie Yuyan was helped down by her mother. When she looked up, she saw several horses tied at the door of the porcelain kiln.
"Madam," the servants of the Yang family reported, "He is here, the inspection inspector and the royal secretary are here."
Xie Yuyan walked forward, and the raccoon slave followed lazily behind her. When He Tan saw it, the raccoon slave's tail was raised and he was swaying from side to side.
This scene suddenly made He Tan feel that the raccoon slave was originally Miss Xie's, and Wang Hechun just stole it and raised it for more than ten years.
As expected, Li Nu didn’t even look at them. After Xie Yuyan stopped, he squatted next to her and licked her paws.
When everyone saw the gift, He Tan said: "I heard that your kiln is about to be repaired. I happened to be passing by and came to take a look."
Xie Yuyan has made such a commotion in the city these days. , it is not surprising that He Tan and Wang Yan found the Yang family porcelain kiln.
"Do you still have a good clay oven in your porcelain kiln?" He Tan said, "The government office needs to buy some back."
What a coincidence.
Xie Yuyan said: "The finished clay ovens have just been sent to Yong'anfang, and there are still a batch that are not covered with dust. We have to wait for two or three days."
How could Yang Mingde think of the Yamen? The department wanted their clay stove, and they were happy and worried at the same time: "Yes, my clay stove is different from the ones outside. It requires a few more steps, and it will inevitably be slower to make. I have to trouble you to wait for another three days. By then, We will definitely send it to the government office.”
He Tan watched Wang Yan making tea and roasting pome nuts in a clay oven. It was very pleasant, but he was always busy in the prison these days. Even if the pome nuts were roasted, I couldn't snatch Wang Yan away, so I wanted to buy a few more.
I didn't expect that I couldn't do it.
Had I known that, he would have snatched the clay stove in front of Wang Yan. He Tan subconsciously took two steps towards Xie Yuyan, hoping to let Mrs. Xie take one away. He had been out of the city for several times. Nowadays, you can feel more comfortable with multiple clay ovens.
But at this moment, Wang Yan said: "Mrs. Xie is repairing the kiln? Why don't you take us to have a look."
(End of this chapter)
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