Chapter 55 Customers
Shen Moting took people to work until it was dark, and then the big light bulb was set up in the backyard of Yupinxuan, and the big guy was busy vacating the hall.
The treasures or rags that had been accumulated in the hall for an unknown number of years were all left in the courtyard, and at this time, Wei Xiaoqiao opened one of the carved cabinets and squatted on the ground, intending to clear out the contents of the cabinet one by one.
Lao Wu was helping beside him, and couldn't help but say: "Before Mr. Shen left, he personally climbed into the roof of the hall to take a look, and after coming down, he told me that Yupinxuan was worse than he estimated at the time, and if there was a sudden earthquake, we would have to collapse here." β
"As for that exaggeration?" Wei Xiaoqiao was very unimpressed.
"Their workers took a piece of broken wood from above, and I went to see it, it was as rotten as black carbon, and it was wet to the touch, and it was almost turned into slag, and the hundreds of years old wood was really unbearable. Lao Wu sighed.
Hearing this, Wei Xiaoqiao was also quite helpless: "Then I have to fix it!"
After a while, Lao Wu mentioned Shen Moting again: "It is said that when I first met Mr. Shen, he was a boss and ignored everyone, but this time I found out that he is a sincere worker, and he does not play tricks, and he also does it himself, no wonder Niu Jiabao recognized that he wanted to follow him." β
Don't play tricks?
Wei Xiaoqiao was amused in his heart, feeling that Lao Wu still knew Shen Moting too shallowly.
Here, Wei Xiaoqiao stretched out his hand and actually took out a stack of colorful and unmatched small bowls from the cabinet.
Lao Wu took a closer look and laughed: "I didn't expect this object to be there, it seems that your grandfather specially accepted it." β
"It's really ugly, it's hard for his old man to see these broken bowls, and he is willing to let me learn the craft. Wei Xiaoqiao picked up one of the bowls, flipped it to the bottom, and looked at the crooked model on it - made by Wei Xiaoqiao.
"At that time, I was still an apprentice, and I remember that when your grandfather saw these bowls just out of the kiln, he was so happy that he couldn't keep his mouth shut, saying that his little granddaughter was God's favorite, and the work done at the age of four was no worse than that of adults. Lao Wu obviously remembered the past, and sighed: "In a flash, twenty years have passed!"
"I like him for the old man, these broken bowls will stay, and I will turn back as heirlooms," Wei Xiaoqiao laughed at himself, and then said: "I won't sleep tonight, I will dig out a few cabinets, hoping that my grandfather can hide some treasures." β
"I'll help you clean it up here, don't you have to hurry to get the atlas out and send it to foreign customers?" Lao Wu reminded beside him.
Wei Xiaoqiao reacted suddenly, and looked up at Lao Wu: "It's a shame that you said that I almost delayed the business, so I bothered Uncle Wu to help me find the baby, and I went to do something else!"
"You don't have to worry, the goods in the warehouse, I have already taken a few people with me, picked a few of them, and put them in your studio. Lao Wu smiled, changed places with Wei Xiaoqiao, and continued to pick things from the carved cabinet.
Wei Xiaoqiao nodded and walked towards the studio, thinking about getting the atlas in the next two days and striving to get the order as soon as possible.
Yan Zhiqing sent the contract over, it was written in black and white, and she had to give Shen Moting a sum of money after three months, Wei Xiaoqiao was a little anxious.
Wei Xiaoqiao was just about to step into the studio, and someone shouted at the gate of the courtyard: "Xiao Qiao, someone is looking for you!"
Wei Xiaoqiao turned his head and asked casually, "Who?"
Before the words fell, a figure entered the courtyard, and when he saw the other party's appearance clearly, Wei Xiaoqiao was stunned at first, and then immediately greeted him and greeted: "Mr. Shen, why are you here!"
Shen Yida's arrival was really unexpected.
"I see that you are quite busy, will it disturb you?" Shen Yida put his hands behind his back and smiled kindly.
"No, Yu Pinxuan is going to overhaul in the past few days, let's clean up the house!" Wei Xiaoqiao explained, but he was puzzled in his heart, he had just seen it in the afternoon, and Shen Yida ran over at night, not knowing what was going on.
Shen Yida didn't hug him this time, Wei Xiaoqiao only saw an assistant following behind.
The hall has been emptied, and it is not suitable for entertaining guests, Wei Xiaoqiao thought about it, and said embarrassedly: "Mr. Shen, it's quite messy inside, why don't we go to the store and sit for a while?"
Looking around, Shen Yida nodded.
When he arrived at the store, Wei Xiaoqiao brought a stool for Shen Yida, but Shen Yida declined, walked around with great interest, and picked up a square bottle on the counter to look at it a few times, and said with a smile: "In terms of porcelain, I am not an expert, my father-in-law is a very famous collector, and the flower pot of the Jun kiln is the dowry brought by my wife." β
"Since Mr. Wei is here, I'll take out the flower pot and show you?" Wei Xiaoqiao took the initiative to propose, she guessed that maybe Shen Yida was here to do so.
Shen Yida smiled: "I'm fine at night, go to Liuma Bridge for a walk, as for the flower pots...... You look busy, so let's do it another day!"
"No problem, I'll get it now. Wei Xiaoqiao hurriedly said.
Shen Yida waved his hand and seemed to stand leisurely at the door of the Imperial Pavilion.
Wei Xiaoqiao observed Shen Yida's expression, and suddenly understood that Shen Yida's drunkard should be on Shen Moting in Wangyuan Zhai on the other side.
Simply, Wei Xiaoqiao accompanied Shen Yida to stand at the door.
Shen Yida didn't speak, just looked at the other side, Wei Xiaoqiao followed and looked over, hoping that Shen Moting would come out of Wangyuanzhai at this time, and then the father and son would meet, and there would be nothing to do with her.
However, Shen Moting couldn't hear the call in Wei Xiaoqiao's heart, and he didn't even bubble, and after more than ten minutes, Wei Xiaoqiao finally couldn't help it and took the initiative to invite: "Mr. Shen, Mr. Shen's studio is over there, do you want to visit?"
Shen Yida raised his eyebrows, looked at Wei Xiaoqiao, and then said with a smile: "I came here today to be a guest of Miss Wei, Moting...... There will be a chance to go again in the future. β
Wei Xiaoqiao shut up, since people are reserved, she can't help it, just standing like this, it's not a problem!
"If it's convenient, I'll go and see the flower pots!" In the end, it was Shen Yida who handed over the steps.
Wei Xiaoqiao immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly led Shen Yida back to the backyard and into his studio.
The platform in the middle of the studio was full of samples that Wei Xiaoqiao was going to take pictures of, Shen Yida seemed to be attracted, looked around, and finally his eyes fell on a set of small porcelain figures placed on the outermost.
This set of small porcelain figures has a total of four white fat dolls, which is Wei Xiaoqiao's work in the first two years, and the market response is good, and Jacques's set of small porcelain figures is the same series, Wei Xiaoqiao intends to put it on the main page of the product brochure.
"It looks very exquisite!" Shen Yida praised.
"It is a modern handicraft made by our Yupinxuan," Wei Xiaoqiao turned on all the lights in the studio, and casually made an advertisement: "The Wei family has been engaged in this business for generations, until now, we are still using the past technology, there is a special kiln factory in Jincheng Township, we are not imitations, but real old porcelain." β
Shen Yida nodded and sat down on the edge of the workbench.
After vacating a place on the workbench, Wei Xiaoqiao came out with a brocade box, put it in front of Shen Yida, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I haven't finished repairing the things, so I'm looking for you for money." β
Shen Yida looked at the flower pot and said with a smile: "Miss Wei was introduced by Mr. Li, and I naturally trust someone he can trust, and looking at Miss Wei's expression at that time, it should be a last resort, and besides, you and Moting are ...... Nice friends. β
Speaking of this, Shen Yida looked at Wei Xiaoqiao attentively and asked, "Wangyuanzhai was chosen by Miss Wei for him?"
Wei Xiaoqiao laughed and laughed, he had just finished dealing with Mrs. Li before, could it be that this one was also here?
"You misunderstood, silent...... Mr. Shen needs my help, Wangyuanzhai is his assistant Niu Jiabao's house," Wei Xiaoqiao hurriedly brushed it off, and felt that it was not enough, so he specially added: "I am just a customer of Mr. Shen's studio, and I have no more contacts." β
The corners of Shen Yida's mouth curled, and he asked with a smile: "Why did you become a customer again?"
"Yu Pin Xuan overhauled this time and handed it over to Mr. Shen's studio. Wei Xiaoqiao replied, his heart suddenly moved, and he glanced at Shen Yida.
"Overhaul ......" Shen Yida seemed to think about it, then shook his head and smiled: "I remember that Shide reported to me that after the relocation of this street, it will be repaired by the Shen family, why did you repair it yourself?"
Wei Xiaoqiao didn't believe Shen Yida's words, but since the big boss was in front of him, he just took the opportunity to make a statement: "Whether it is renovation or demolition, we will all be driven out, this house is ...... We don't want to give it to others. β
After finishing speaking, Wei Xiaoqiao observed Shen Yida's reaction.
Shen Yida didn't say anything, his eyes moved to the flower pot again, and after a while, he asked: "I remember Miss Wei told me in the afternoon that it was the demolition team who splashed paint on your Yupinxuan?"
"Yes," Wei Xiaoqiao happily complained to Shen Yida: "The demolition team under the Shen family, these people have been harassing on the street twice in three days, and they have been doing it in a low way, and they are still ...... Shen Yuan is their boss. β
Shen Yida frowned, and immediately said:
"Shen Yuan has never been a member of the Shen family, let alone a boss, you don't have to pay attention to him, and if Miss Wei and the residents here have different opinions on the Shen family's renovation plan, you can talk to Shide and them, there is no problem. β
Wei Xiaoqiao was not naΓ―ve yet, and she expected Shen Yida to listen to her a few words, so she decided not to demolish the porcelain street, she just wanted Shen Yida to understand how annoying the demolition team was, as for how Shen Yida would deal with it, it depended on what the people themselves thought.
At this point, Wei Xiaoqiao cleverly changed the topic: "If Mr. Shen feels that this flower pot is not enough, please give me more advice!"
"I'm a layman, go back and fix it, you can just send the flower pot to Moting directly," Shen Yida said this, pretending to ask unintentionally: "Moting...... Is he feeling better today?"
Going around and around, the topic returned to Shen Moting, Wei Xiaoqiao found that Shen Yida was not easy, his family was big, but he couldn't handle his son.
"When I saw him in the afternoon, his face was a little swollen, Mrs. Li sent Chinese medicine today, I don't know if it will be better after drinking it. Wei Xiaoqiao replied.
Shen Yida stood up and ordered the assistant standing in the corner: "What about the things, send them in!"
Wei Xiaoqiao was surprised, Shen Yida was so polite, came over and brought a gift?
The assistant immediately turned around and went out, and after a while, a person who looked like a driver walked into the studio with a large bag and a small bag.
"Usually at this time, Nian Nian must have fallen asleep, and I won't go to see him anymore, these things are for the child, please Miss Wei go back and help me hand them over there," Shen Yida said, paused, and said: "There is also a box of jade clear oil in it, I just asked someone to bring it from my hometown, Moting was so allergic when he was a child, my wife gave him this medicine, it will be fine soon, it is best to ...... You send it as soon as possible. β
"Mr. Shen, why don't I accompany you to take a look at Mr. Shen?" Wei Xiaoqiao suddenly felt a trace of sympathy for Shen Yida.
Shen Yida looked at Wei Xiaoqiao, his expression was obviously a little hesitant.