"Yes! Boss, can you tell me about porcelain clay?" Xia Qianqian asked.
The shopkeeper was bored guarding the store in the middle of the night, so he told Xia Qianqian: "Sure, the most abundant thing in Maoshi Town is porcelain clay. But the best porcelain clay has been contracted by the Song family, so you can't buy it."
"The Song family? Does their family make porcelain?" Xia Qianqian asked.
"That's right! Look at the porcelain used in my shop, it's Qin family porcelain." The shopkeeper picked up the wine bowl and showed it to Xia Qianqian.
Xia Qianqian's eyes twitched. Is this porcelain? It's so rough, like a defective product. She wouldn't even want it if it was given to her for free.
"My shop uses ordinary porcelain. The Qin family also has more high-end porcelain, which is specially sent to the state capital for sale. Especially their second son Qin Xuan, who has very high porcelain firing skills..."
The shopkeeper talked to Xia Qianqian for half the night, and Xia Qianqian found out the situation in Maoshi Town - four factions: Song and Qin made porcelain, and Sun and Li resold porcelain clay. The Song and Li families were relatives by marriage, and the Qin and Sun families were relatives by marriage. It was like two major factions occupied the porcelain business in Maoshi Town. The villagers could only sell the porcelain clay they dug to the Sun and Li families. It was difficult for others to buy porcelain clay.
"Little girl, I advise you to look somewhere else. Good porcelain clay is not sold outside. Even if they sell it to you, you can only buy low-quality porcelain clay." said the shopkeeper.
Xia Qianqian held on to the last glimmer of hope and asked, "Is there any porcelain clay nearby?"
"No. Maoshi Town is the only town in Xining County that has porcelain clay."
Xia Qianqian's heart suddenly sank. It was over. Without the raw materials, how could she make porcelain
At this moment, the shopkeeper's eyes lit up, and then he showed a flattering smile and walked out of the counter: "Master Qin Xuan, why are you here?"
Qin Xuan? Xia Qianqian turned around and saw a handsome young man standing at the door. He was dressed in brocade and had a jade belt, and looked very elegant, but his hands were rough and covered with calluses.
"I'm here to pick up my cousin." Qin Xuan smiled slightly, "Boss, was there a gentleman named Qin with a bad temper staying at the hotel yesterday?"
"Yes." Xia Qianqian answered for the shopkeeper, "His name is Qin Ge, right?"
Qin Xuan looked at Xia Qianqian: "That's right."
"He lives here. He was making so much noise until midnight and probably didn't get up yet," said Xia Qianqian.
"Thank you, young lady." Qin Xuan asked the shopkeeper for the room number and went upstairs to find Qin Ge.
Xia Qianqian asked the shopkeeper in a low voice: "He is Qin Xuan?"
"Yes, he became a big star on the winter solstice. The porcelain bowls he made were so beautiful that they overshadowed the Song family. He is now a celebrity in Maoshi Town."
Xia Qianqian was very curious about what the beautiful porcelain bowl that the shopkeeper mentioned looked like.
At this moment, Qin Ge came down from the building, cursing: "I said no, so why did you find the inn, second brother? I'm running away from home, not going home to visit my parents!"
"Yes, yes, you ran away from home. But I feel sorry for my brother, so I have to come to your house." Qin Xuan followed behind with good temper.
"Anyway, I'm going to stay at the inn!" Qin Ge sat down at the table, "Waiter, where's my breakfast?"
The waiter quickly brought the breakfast: two boiled eggs and a bowl of beef noodles.
Qin Xuan sat down and continued to persuade: "Ge'er, how can an inn be as comfortable as living at home? Come back with me after breakfast. Grandma misses you very much."
"I won't go!" Qin Ge still insisted, no matter how Qin Xuan coaxed her.
Xia Qianqian stood aside and watched, wanting to hit Qin Ge - he was indeed a bad boy who rode his horse and ran away from home at any time.
Finally, Qin Xuan got angry and asked with a sullen face: "Do you have money?"
(End of this chapter)