After a period of hoarding, Zhu Fuzhong has accumulated a lot of glass crafts, and the craftsmen can still make 150 glass crafts every day. The glass craftsmen were divided into two groups, one group specialized in the manufacture of glassware, and the other group studied the manufacture of large pieces of flat glass and mirrors.

There are so many glass crafts in Zhu's house, it is natural to sell them, so I specially bought two adjacent shops in the inner city, open up, are two-storey, after opening up each floor is about 200 square meters, after a period of decoration, the decoration inside has become elegant, low-key. 5,000 taels of silver is still worth it, and Liu Jin originally persuaded to see if there were any "special shops" in the palace, but Zhu Houwei refused, he couldn't dig into the corners of feudalism, and the two shops didn't cost too much.

Glass handicrafts are the only one in the Ming Dynasty, and the profits are huge, in order to put an end to the harassment of the ghosts, the plaque needs a person who can hold the scene to inscribe. Since Hongzhi's family is not suitable, after all, this is a business name, so Zhu Houwei finally found the head of the Ming Jinyi Wei - Mu Bin. After Zhu Houwei said his request, Mu Bin looked at Zhu Houzhao, and then looked at Zhu Houwei and agreed.

This shop specializing in selling glass crafts was named "Crystal Zhai" by Zhu Houwei, because it was all transparent glass sold, and it is unknown whether there is another layer that future generations can understand the meaning.

Crystal Zhai tried some new things this time, first of all, the store staff, this time the store staff from the salesperson to the shopkeeper are all women, the shopkeeper is Huang Juan, who is more prestigious in the first phase of Zhufu, and the other 5 female salesmen are all first-term students. Only 2 first-year boys are responsible for home delivery and loading and unloading door panels when the store is opened and closed.

Zhu Houwei wants to try it to see if it is acceptable for women to show their heads in large stores, and the other is that women are more careful, and men who come to buy will not pull down their faces and bargain with women. Everyone in the store has monthly money, the shopkeeper is 10 taels a month, everyone else is 5 taels, and it will be increased as appropriate in the future.

Another difference with this era is the placement of goods, this time the store is separated from some rooms, there is a corridor in the gate to pass through these rooms, these rooms are by the door of the side of the wall is no wall and no door, a door to open the store can directly see the small room separated. These rooms were renovated into the study, bedroom or living room of the dignitaries, and then glassware was placed in them, which was refreshing and the decorative effect of these goods could be seen at a glance.

After more than a month of renovation, Crystal Zhai is finally about to open. During the front decoration, the workers all entered and exited through the back door, and the gate was surrounded by cloth, which aroused the curiosity of many people during this time. The shop is only open in the afternoon, from 1 to 5 o'clock. At one o'clock this afternoon, that is, at the end of the day, a plaque was hung, and in the middle of the three glittering big characters "Crystal Zhai", next to it were three small characters, "Mu Bin, question". There was already a group of people watching the excitement next to him, and when he saw Mu Bin, he couldn't help but gasp.

The calligraphy of this plaque is not excellent, but what is surprising is the word Mu Bin, the people of the capital may not know which of the six Shangshu are, but everyone knows the head of this brocade guard. As for the background of this shop, everyone also began to speculate boldly.

The curtain surrounding the shop was torn down, and the onlookers immediately saw the scene inside the gate. The afternoon sun shines through the glass crafts displayed in the shop, giving it a mysterious and alluring atmosphere. If you look closely, the clerks in the store are all women dressed as men, which is surprising.

After a while, a few sons and brothers who were not bad for money entered the store, looking not only at the various glass products, but also at a few clerks with elegant temperament and a bit of beauty. The one who took the lead was about his early 20s, his appearance was not bad, and it seemed that his parents' genes were very good, but a pair of eyes were a little frivolous, and the eye circles were blue, which seriously damaged his appearance. Brother Gongzi took a few steps forward and walked less than half a meter away from Huang Juan, staring at her eagerly, as if he had seen his favorite prey, and said slowly, "I don't know which one is the shopkeeper?" Huang Juan said very calmly: "The contemptible person is the shopkeeper." Brother Gongzi said loudly to the back with great interest, "Oh, the shopkeeper is a female, this is a rare thing in the capital." The next few sons and brothers also coaxed, "Yes, why is the shopkeeper a woman?" "One Dao" has never been heard of in the capital. One continued, "Don't say that the capital has never heard of it, and I haven't heard of it tomorrow." ”

The other 5 girls stepped back a little in fear, and 2 boys took a step forward, standing beside Huang Juan, glaring angrily at a few boys. The boy who took the lead saw the two boys and said provocatively, "What's the matter, you want to do it?" If you know who I am, just dry your teeth, and try it today. Huang Juan raised her hand, looked at Brother Gongzi's mouth, and said, "You two stand back." Then he said to Brother Childe, "Who is Childe, we are not interested in knowing, I don't know what Childe is here to buy?" The two boys took 2 steps back as they said, but they still stared at Brother Gongzi, who smiled proudly at the two, "It's still your shopkeeper's acquaintance." Then he looked at Huang Juan and said obscenely, "Today my son is here to buy things, although the things in your store are good, but they are not rare enough, this son wants to buy the shopkeeper home, and then follow the son of Ben to stretch out his hand, and the comfortable days of rice to open his mouth, how about it, the shopkeeper?" The next few sons and brothers followed and coaxed, "Okay, Brother Zhou is really far away, I have never heard of someone buying a shopkeeper in a store since ancient times, Brother Zhou, you are also the first person in ancient and modern times." Huang Juan frowned slightly, touched the melon skin hat with her left hand, and said lightly, "Thank you Gongzi for your wrong love, contemptible people are poor, and you can't live a comfortable life, you just want to rely on yourself to eat and dress warmly, our store only sells glass, and if you want to buy something else, please ask Gongzi to go to another house to see." The son-in-law's face sank down, and he asked with a vicious face, "The shopkeeper doesn't give face?" Huang Juan glanced at him and didn't speak. The surnamed Zhou was angry, and he stepped forward to grab her hand. Huang Juan also took a step back in a bit of a panic at this time, and the two boys standing behind her were about to step forward to stop it. A male voice at the door shouted, "Jinyiwei is doing something, make a way." "The people who were originally in a circle at the door gave way to let people outside in.

The attention of the store was focused on the outside of the door, and they all looked at the five brocade guards who were walking in through the opening of the crowd. In the blink of an eye, 5 people entered the store, and the man led by him said coldly to the surnamed Zhou, "You let go first." At this time, several people came back to their senses, and it turned out that the surnamed Zhou was grabbing the sleeves of Huang Juan's Confucian robe. Huang Juan immediately shook her hand and shook off the surnamed Zhou. "I am a Jinyi Wei Qianhu, and now there are several cases that need to be assisted in the investigation, so come with us." Jin Yiwei continued. At this time, the surnamed Zhou didn't care at all, "What is it, it's just a thousand households, and I really think of myself as a character, and I don't measure myself." The brocade guard Qianhu didn't answer, and directly snorted coldly, "Take it away." A few people behind him immediately stepped forward and tied up all the 4 sons and brothers, including the surname Zhou. The surnamed Zhou still had to resist, the thousand households pulled out the knife in half, and the vegetable surnamed Zhou stopped writhing, but shouted frantically loudly, "Do you know who I am, my father is a household servant, you dare to tie me up?" Mu Bin doesn't have the courage to do this, you still don't want to have a head, you're not afraid of death, right? Qianhu's face did not change, "I'll talk about it later, you can walk with us first." He turned his head and whispered "Take it away" to his subordinates. Except for the surname Zhou, the other people were obediently pressed away by Jinyiwei, and only the surname Zhou kept scolding. The crowd at the door in a circle automatically made an opening again at this time, allowing a few people to go out. Jinyi Wei Qianhu hugged Huang Juan's hand, Huang Juan also replied with a bow, and Qianhu walked out.

When Jin Yiwei walked a little farther, there was a heated discussion from the crowd, "The background of this store is deep enough." Someone next to him said, "That's, didn't look at the son of the Tobe Squire, said to take it away, my mother, the Tobe Squire, that's the big man of the three products." The crowd nodded. The surname Zhou was later beaten by Jinyiwei and locked up in the edict prison, originally his father Zhou Shilang was going to go to Hongzhi to reason, but Mu Bin personally took a few pieces of paper and an account book to Zhou Shilang's house. I don't know what we talked about, but within a few days, Zhou Shilang took his son out of the edict and returned to his hometown.

Huang Juan tidied up her messy clothes at this time, and then turned back to a few people, "Okay, don't be stunned, just do what you have to do." "Yes, big sister." Several people replied at the same time. Several people who work in Crystal Zhai are usually taken care of by Huang Juan in Zhufu, and later they are all called the eldest sister, and gradually the first generation of Zhufu calls her so. He is the oldest one, with excellent grades, helpfulness, and outstanding ability, Zhu Houwei's brothers appreciate her very much, and the little girl is the most sticky among so many people in Zhufu, and the most outstanding of all the students is not necessarily her, but the most majestic, the most trusted by everyone, and the obedient one must be her.

The people gathered around for a while, and finally two scholars came in. Then a salesperson went up to greet you. The two of them ran to the study and looked at it, and said, "This," the salesman said with a smile, "Two guests, just call me a waiter." One of them said, "Waiter, can I pick up this paperweight and take a look?" The salesman smiled and said, "Yes, but after reading it, you have to put it back in its original place, and you have to handle it gently, this thing can't withstand falling." The scholar smiled and nodded, then picked it up and looked at it carefully, and after reading it, handed it to another person, and then said, "Waiter, how do you sell this glass paperweight?" The waiter smiled and replied, "10 taels of silver, the copper coin store also collects, if you want, go to the counter at the door and say, a piece here is for exhibition, not for sale, but there is exactly the same in the counter." ”

The scholar glanced at the waiter, but still didn't say anything, just nodded, went to the counter and told the shopkeeper Huang that he wanted a paperweight, and then handed over the money. The things in the store are packaged before they are given to customers, although the wooden box containing the things is not expensive, but the carved is delicate and elegant, and the scholar is very happy after getting it. After a while, another scholar also came to the counter to settle the bill, and then the two went out together. Crystal Zhai is open.