Chapter 205 Yinfeng Building

Li Xiaoyao and his party walked slowly for another day and entered Lugang the next evening. Lugang was not big, but it was very prosperous. Li Xiaoyao chose the most gorgeous and luxurious foot shop, but the big and good courtyards in this store were all covered by people, so Nanning had to choose two good neighbors. In the near yard, they took people to park their vehicles and pack their things in the long run. Nanning and Xi'an protected Li Xiaoyao, Luo Yan, Danyue and others in a sedan chair, walked around the town, found the best winery in Lugang, and ate in a sedan chair and walked around the tiles in the south of the town before returning to the foot shop to rest.

The next morning, Li Xiaoyao wore an inconspicuous silver-gray silk dress, took Luoyan and other three people, and did not take a sedan chair. He put on a long gauze to brush his half of his body. He went out of the store door and walked all the way along the already lively market. He walked all the street to the end. Except for the rich face of the door and almost every family looked They are all deep wineries in the courtyard. The rest are all stalls and shops selling various distinctive food such as grilled abalone, fried clams, stewed crab noodles, crab shell yolk, etc. There may be one or two shops selling goods from north to south. The door of the shop are also very common utensils. Li Xiaoyu looks strange. This Lugang is Wudi Linhai Dagang. Sixty-seven out of Wu merchants' maritime business is in and out of here. Why can't there be a shop for trading berthings? Is it possible to unload the goods here and be transported to Yangzhou before trading? Li Xiaoyao stood on the street and thought for a moment. He turned his head and told Luo Yan, "You can go to the shop that sells crab shells to buy some. Let's go back to eat. By the way, ask the shopkeeper, and say that we want to buy some good Nanzhu, medicinal herbs and so on. Ask him where to buy them." Luo Yan was considerate and took the big purse with copper money from Danyue's hand. He walked briskly into the cooking cake shop next to him. He came out with a bag of crab shells and returned the purse to Danyue. He smiled and reported with a smile in his arms: "We have found the wrong place. The shopkeeper said that Lugang does not do small business, so it is not like Yangzhou's. The street is full of pavements. If you want to buy and sell things, you can go to the liquor stores on this street. Most of the liquors here are opened by those sea merchants. The owner does the same as the liquor stores. The shopkeeper said that the Yinfeng Building in front is the place to trade jewelry such as Nanzhu and Agate. If you want to buy medicinal materials, you have to go to the Shouxian Building over there. ." Luo Yan held the cooking cake and turned around and pointed to the other direction to look at Li Xiaoyao. Haitang hurried forward to take the cooking cake in Luo Yan's arms.

Li Xiaoyao was stunned and raised her eyebrows and smiled. This Lugang is really extraordinary. It seems that the business in this wine shop must be a big deal. In the past, I heard that there are millions of maritime business transactions. It seems that it is true. Li Xiaoyao stood on the corner of the street and hesitated for a moment. She doesn't understand the medicinal materials, pearl agate or something. At least I have seen some. Li Xiaoyao raised his chin to Yinfeng Building and said, "Let's go to Yinfeng Building." Luo Yan, Danyue and Haitang hurriedly followed around. Nanning and Xi'an followed with several guards and entered the Yinfeng Building.

Dr. Tea and Rice Measuring Wine politely gave way in. Luo Yan vigorously ordered Dr. Tea and Rice Measuring Wine to 'pick a good elegant room'. Li Xiaoyao looked around through the hat, stared at the Qiluo who was whispering in the hall for a while, turned his head and looked at Dr. Chafanliang and said bluntly: "I heard that you have the best pearl and jade agate here. I want to see the best." Dr. Chafanliangjiu's face did not change at all. He bowed and smiled and said, "It's better not dare to say that the girl has a good reputation, but it can be better than our Yinfeng building, not to mention Lugang, it is difficult to find a second store all the way to Huainan. It's just the same. Small goods are not sold, and it's just a box to buy."

"Well, let's take a look at the goods first." As Li Xiaoyao walked upstairs with his skirt, he said lightly that the doctor of tea and rice wine was no longer wordy, letting Li Xiaoyao and others enter the spacious and unusual elegant room, put on the tea snacks, said 'wait a minute', and retreated to the door. In a moment, there were a few gentle knocks on the door, and begonia raised the curtain. A middle-aged man, about 40 years old, with a gentle and beautiful face and a blue and gray gown, came in with a smile. The gentle long bow saw the salute, and his eyes clearly and quickly glanced at Li Xiaoyao and the standing Luo Yan and others. He quietly stepped back half a step under his feet and asked politely and respectfully, "I don't know which one the girl wants to see. Pearl, agate, red treasure, emerald, or something else?

Li Xiaoyao tilted his head and thought about it, and said with a smile, "Let's take a look at pearls and emeralds first. These two things are far from better than Bolai."

"The girl is an sconnoun, and Hongbao is also good. Why don't you show it to the girl together?" The middle-aged man gave a decent flattery. Seeing that Li Xiaoyao nodded and took two steps back out of the door, the middle-aged man held two red lacquer box in his hand, and the two servants behind them came in with two dark green and dark blue box and carefully put the box on the table. The two servants lowered their hands and retreated. The middle-aged man raised their hands to signal. Luo Yan hurried forward two steps and opened the box one by one. The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Girl, let's see if these box can be seen."

Luo Yan looked at it and gently pushed the two box of pearls in front of Li Xiaoyao. Li Xiaoyao leaned her head slightly, looked carefully at the pearls full of lotus seeds and rice, and slowly plucked them back and there with her fingers. The pearls emitted a warm light, reflecting on Li Xiaoyao's white and slender fingers. Luo Yan was almost dazzling. Li Xiaoyao After picking it up for a while, she picked out five or six beautiful, round and flawless beads and put them on the palm of Luoyan's hand, signaling her to entrust to the middle-aged people: "In these two box, these five or six are okay." The middle-aged man stared at the beads in the palm of Luoyan, was stunned, and quickly smiled and said, "The girl is very good-sighted. To tell you the truth, this box is like this with pearls and jade. If you take this box back, you have to divide it carefully. For like these selected by the girl, these are the top of the top products. They are used to make earrings, embedded heads, beads and hairpins. Yes, it's all excellent. What's left in that box is used as a string of beads to make clothes. After all, this whole box is not as neat as a single one.

Li Xiaoyao said plausually, stretched out his hand and pulled the two box of emeralds of emeralds, looked carefully for a while, looked up at the middle-aged man and smiled, "I don't tell you that although I came to buy pearl jade here, I'm not engaged in the pearl jade business. I bought it for my own use. I want to ask my husband to help, such as this I just bought the two box of pearls, and I'm willing to use those five or six pearls. If you wear a string of pearls, you have to buy another box to pick out some. Can you help me see if it's cost-effective to buy three-boxes here, or simply go to a jewelry store in Yangzhou or Taipingfu to buy them one by one?

The middle-aged man was stunned and smiled, bent his fingers for a while, looked at Li Xiaoyao and smiled and said, "The girl's words are frank, and Xiaoke does not dare to deceive the girl. If the girl only picks these three or two in a box to use, according to me, the girl still goes to Yangzhou to buy a good deal, but don't go to Taiping Mansion. Taiping Mansion is like this. The jewelry is much more expensive than Yangzhou. If the girl goes to Taiping Mansion to buy it, it's better to buy three boxes from our shop. The price is about the same, but in addition to the heartable beads, the girl also has a pile of top-quality beads, which is not cost-effective to apply to her face at the end. Li Xiaoyao laughed when he was said by the middle-aged man. He casually closed the box and greeted the grateful jaw of the middle-aged man and said, "Thank you, sir. In his words, the word sincerity is clear. Sir is in this Yinfeng Building..."

"The girl praised it. The businessman is the first. He is the clerk of Yinfeng Building, but he has been doing it for a long time. The owner loves it, and now he specializes in serving the pearl and jade business." The middle-aged man replied respectfully and politely. Li Xiaoyao listened attentively, thought for a moment and asked with a smile, "It's really blessed to have a guy like you in your family. I don't seem to have seen a brand like Yinfeng Building in Yangzhou. Is there any jewelry shop in your boss besides this place?"

"Yes, Yangzhou, Taipingfu, and Sucheng, which relies on the wrong country, are all called Qizhenfang."

"It turns out that Qizhenfang is your owner, which is one of the best jewelry shops in Taiping Mansion!" Luo Yan smiled with surprise. The middle-aged man smiled reservedly and then said, "The small shop in Taiping Mansion and Yangzhou are similar. The rare workshop in Taiping Mansion is well handmade, the style is new, and the price is much higher. Yangzhou shops are mostly decorated with raw stone, like the beads, the same grade, Yangzhou is more convenient than Taiping Mansion. It's more appropriate to go. If the girl wants to buy raw stone beads, she should go to Yangzhou Shop. If she wants to buy exquisite craftsmanship and new styles, it is best to go to the shop in Taiping Mansion.

"What about Sucheng?"

"Sucheng's shop specializes in making medium-grade pearl jade, which is less, but also the whole box. More places, such as medicine shops, bead shops and clothing stores, all take goods by catties, and the shops also do fragmentary business, but the quantity is very small."

"What's so special about this?" Li Xiaoyao asked in surprise. The middle-aged man laughed and explained patiently: "Sucheng leads the different countries. The girl knows that the different countries of Tongyun Port and Yueya Port are famous all over the world. Our Lugang is incomparable. The leader of the jewelry business in these two ports is Ji Guzhai, which is the capital of the Lu family in Xinyang for a hundred years. Old account, no one dares to compete for business with his family. Fortunately, we only do top pearls and jade here. We have no choice but to...

"Everyone has to do this middle and lower grade pearl and jade business." Li Xiaoyao answered with a smile. The middle-aged man nodded with a smile. Li Xiaoyao sighed and looked at the middle-aged man and thanked him, "Thank you for your advice. I want to buy some excellent pearls and jade. I have also been to the Qizhenfang in Taiping Mansion. The style and workmanship are good, but the things are unwilling. Originally, I thought there must be good here. After listening to what the gentleman said, I still ran for nothing. It seems that I have to go to Sucheng. Li Xiaoyao's voice is full of regret, and this pearl and jade business can't be done.