Traveling through 70's wine

Chapter 182 Yang Mei

Wen Qing asked again: "How much is the processing fee for this jade plaque?"

The jade plaque was only 3 cm wide, 4 cm high and less than 1 cm thick. The Heart Sutra was engraved on the front and the back was faintly carved with the shadow of bamboo under the moon.

"This is micro-carving, it's more expensive, 1000 yuan." Then he asked, "Do you have anything you want processed? There's a price list over there."

Wen Qing took out the bloodstone and placed it on the counter. "Master, please take a look. What can I do with this bloodstone?"

This piece of bloodstone contains only 8% blood. The base is delicate and white, with a jade texture, but it is mixed with a small amount of impurities. It is about 15 cm wide, 5 cm long, cm thick, and has an irregular shape.

The master picked up the bloodstone and looked at it carefully. "This material is of very good quality and bright color. It can be made into an ornament or broken into pieces to make a seal. However, it is such a large piece, and breaking it will affect its value."

"If it's a decoration, what do you think it can be made of?"

The master took out a sample book from the messy bookshelf and said, "You can pick something from it, but I will process it according to the material itself, so the finished product will not be exactly the same as the picture."

Wen Qing chose a landscape painting and asked, "Is it okay to make it like this?"

Then he asked, "Master, what is your name?"

"My surname is Lin."

The shop is called "Zhuo Yu Xuan". Master Lin is both the owner and the jade carving master. Most of the ornaments in the shop are made by him.

Master Lin stared at the bloodstone without saying anything. Wen Qing did not disturb him, but just looked around the store. There were ordinary bracelets, pendants, jade plaques, and peace knots on the counter, as well as a few ornaments. It can be seen that Master Lin is very skilled in the use of colorful colors.

Master Lin: "It takes a lot of effort to make this style. The processing fee is 2000 yuan. Come and see the sample tomorrow."

Wen Qing shook her head, "I believe in your craftsmanship, no need to look at the draft."

The two of them set a time to pick up the items. Wen Qing handed a piece of jadeite raw stone to Master Lin and asked him to carve the material into a jade pendant or a peace locket. The two of them signed an agreement.

It was past five in the afternoon when Wen Qing left. Some shops in the village were closed. She took a tricycle to pick up passengers and returned to Xieyang City.

In the evening, Wen Qing received a call from Chief Engineer Xu, asking her to help solve some technical problems. She immediately went to the Changfeng Factory. Five days later, the factory's samples came out. After testing, all indicators met the design requirements, and Director Pang expressed satisfaction.

After the matter at Changfeng Factory was over, Wen Qing went to Yangmei Zhuoyuxuan again to get the bloodstone landscape ornaments and jade ornaments she had customized.

The bloodstone is carved with a picture of red plum blossoms on snowy mountains. The forest is covered with snow, and a red sun is rising, dyeing the snow with pink morning glow. A few red plum blossoms are blooming at the foot of the mountain. Master Lin carved the green impurities in the bloodstone into pine trees and exposed rocks. The whole ornament is vivid and majestic.

The jade was made into 27 jade pendants and 18 peace lockets. Wen Qing happily paid 4000 yuan in processing fees to Master Lin and left his contact information.

Wen Qing bought a train ticket back to Pingjing and started her journey home.

After selling the battery technology, she had more than 700 million in cash. Perhaps in the future she will buy batteries from Changfeng Factory when she produces electric bicycles.

After returning to Pingjing, she lived in Huashuijing Lane and admired the antiques she had collected.

She had 8 vases, 5 large porcelain plates, more than 20 small bowls and tea cups of various kinds, as well as several incense burners, lacquerware, bronze mirrors, more than 40 pieces of calligraphy and paintings, and 4 boxes of gold. No one knew when these things would see the light of day.

When she has nothing to do, Wen Qing likes to wander around the capital, visiting the Forbidden City, Lama Temple, Badaling, and various alleys, where she rides her bike leisurely.

Trust stores and commissioned stores are gradually declining. The Deyong commissioned store in Shenjiayuan sent someone to say that they are going to sell the last batch of inventory recently. These things were entrusted by customers in previous years, and the store has never sold them. This time the store wants to transform into a department store business, and decided to clear out the goods all at once, allowing old customers like Wen Qing to choose.

After receiving the news, Wen Qing went to Shenjiayuan immediately, found Master Zeng from the store, and asked him to take her to see the goods.

Master Zeng smiled and said, "Xiao Wen, don't worry, you will know when the time comes."

Wen Qing relied on the fact that she had bought things many times and was considered an old customer, and said in a naughty way: "Master Zeng, let me take a look first. I have come here so many times, and you don't take out the good things."

He then handed Master Zeng a pack of cigarettes and a bottle of wine, "I brewed this wine myself, please try it."

Seeing her persistence, Master Zeng had no choice but to open the store's warehouse and said, "The things are all in this warehouse and the backyard. You can see for yourself."

There were a lot of mahogany furniture in the warehouse. Wen Qing asked, "Master Zeng, where did you get the furniture from? They all look good."

Master Zeng: "We didn't collect them. They were sent by others for consignment."

Some of the items consigned to the store have been sold, and some have been taken back by the owners when they returned to the city. They tried to contact the clients of the rest, but couldn't get through. They planned to sell the items, save the money with the clients, and deal with it later.

Wen Qing asked: "How much are these furnitures?"

"These pieces of furniture have been there for many years, and the selling price is the commission price plus 50 percent."

A 50% price increase is not cheap, but after ten or twenty years, it will not be expensive to sell it now.

Wen Qing said: "I want all these mahogany furniture."

Master Zeng laughed so hard that his eyes became invisible. He took out an abacus and fiddled with it for a long time. The total cost of 75 pieces of furniture was 4.2 yuan. Master Zeng found a car and delivered them to Huashuijing Lane.

Wen Qing touched the patterns on the furniture, her heart was filled with smiles, and she put all the furniture into the space.

Wen Qing then went on to select 23 pieces of porcelain. The items were not a set, but included famille rose, blue and white porcelain, sweet white porcelain, as well as vases, porcelain plates, teacups, and teapots. She spent a total of 4.7 yuan.

Wen Qing did not ask for ancient jade or coins. There were many good things in the capital, and she only chose the ones she liked.

Then, Wen Qing went to find Section Chief Li of the Housing Management Office, who is now Deputy Director Li.

After her house at No. 48 Majia Lane was renovated, the building in the front yard was used as the office of the grain company, and the three rooms in the back yard were used as the Changxia Winery's store. There were three large glass display windows, and every night, the bright light bulbs made the house look like a crystal palace, which was very eye-catching.

This store has brought many distributors to Changxia Wine Industry, and its monthly retail sales exceed 1000 bottles.

Wen Qing went to see Director Li in order to buy some more stores, and also wanted to ask if anyone wanted to rent a place to open a restaurant. Her two courtyards by Yulin Lake and Wenxing Road had been vacant.

When they arrived at the Housing Management Office, Director Li was in his office. Wen Qing felt that he had gained a lot of weight after not seeing him for two years. When he heard Wen Qing say that she wanted to buy a storefront, Director Li stood up, asked Wen Qing to sit on the long sofa, and sat on the single sofa facing the door. After asking Wen Qing what she needed, Director Li stood up, said, "I have something to go out for," and took Wen Qing away from the Housing Management Office.