Chapter Fifty-Four: Business is Booming

  Cheng Yaojin's bold move has confused all the powerful officials in Chang'an, and no one knows what he is going to do. The only thing they can do is send people to gather information, but unfortunately, the news is sealed tightly, and no one has obtained any useful information, so they can only continue to wait and see, waiting for the development of things.

  At this time, a large number of carpenters were sent to Qingfengju, where three carpenters from Qingfengju trained these people. They were all skilled craftsmen and it didn't take long for them to learn the trade.

  As for Qin Yu, he was in the house drawing all kinds of furniture into blueprints, from small stools to large sets of furniture, all sorts and sizes, nothing was left out. In the Tang Dynasty where furniture was not yet popular, this was enough to attract everyone's attention.

  It is said that these trained carpenters, since learning that the plane was invented by Qin Yu, have been deeply respectful of Qin Yu from the bottom of their hearts. In their eyes, Qin Yu is their mentor who taught them a trade. When Qin Yu handed over the furniture drawings to them, the carpenters were even more convinced of this.

  It was precisely because of this that those who had set their sights on these carpenters, no matter how much money they spent, not a single one of them was moved. This was something Qin Yu had not anticipated.

  The carpenters learned and soon left Qingfeng House for the workshop prepared by Cheng Yaojin to continue their practice.

  Learning and mastering are two different things, fortunately ordinary wood can be practiced, these carpenters only need to practice in the workshop, but it's not very suitable for Qingfengju.

  In the blink of an eye, two days passed and the carpenters finally started making all kinds of furniture. The shops in Chang'an had long been prepared, waiting for the furniture to be formed on a large scale before they could be put on the market immediately.

  As for the consumers these furniture are facing, they can't be ordinary people. The value of the wood itself has already defined this furniture, and ordinary people won't spend that much money to buy a piece of furniture that's not very useful.

  Qin Yu finished drawing the furniture blueprint, but still had no free time, and continued to add punctuation marks to the book.

  The secrecy lasted for five days, and on this day, the long-vacant store in Chang'an finally opened its doors. All sorts of furniture were arranged inside, with only one piece of each item on display. In front of each piece of furniture stood a beautiful young woman demonstrating how to use it, either sitting, lying down, or hanging clothes, and so on.

  This is Qin Yu's suggestion. In this way, without opening his mouth, it can be understood at a glance, and the use of furniture can be known. Moreover, the quantity cannot be too much. Once there are too many, the preciousness of the furniture will not be revealed.

  New-style furniture, new-style craftsmanship, beautiful and generous, the materials are also top-notch, in an instant, it attracts the attention of onlookers, only to see the crowd watching, everyone staring blankly at the various furniture inside the store.

  The shop owner came forward at this time, ready to introduce a few words, but before he could speak, someone couldn't wait to open his mouth and say, "How much are these pieces of furniture? Wang bought them all."

  This sentence was like stirring up a hornet's nest. The surrounding nobles suddenly came to their senses and started shouting instantly.

  "What? No way, boss! These pieces of furniture are all being sent to Mr. Liu's home, and the price is up to you."

  "Alright, you Liu fellow, you owe Zhang a thousand taels and always make excuses saying you have no money. Now that you have the money to buy furniture, pay back the debt!"

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  The scene was extremely fiery, you spoke one word and I spoke one word, almost quarreling, the shopkeeper suddenly became stupid-eyed, there wasn't a single idle person here, how dare the shopkeeper speak randomly and make an enemy of the Cheng family?

  At this time, Hua Mo silently appeared from somewhere, coughed loudly and shouted "Quiet".

  The dignitaries heard Cheng Huai's loud voice and immediately fell silent, only then did they react, realizing that this shop was the Cheng family's. Some people who were on good terms with the Cheng family suddenly smiled, each thinking to themselves, "This time the furniture is mine, hum."

  "Hello everyone." Cheng Huai Mo waved his hand, instantly causing a burst of laughter. Everyone knew what was going on and found it amusing that Cheng Huai Mo would do something like this, which he had never done before. Many of the onlookers didn't care about Cheng Huai Mo's status and just laughed without restraint.

  Cheng Hui Mo didn't care, apparently he was in a good mood at this moment. He paused for a moment and continued to speak, "I also want to buy this furniture, but everyone is arguing about who can't afford it. Why don't we listen to what the shopkeeper has to say?"

  Cheng Huai Mo said it sounded good, but who didn't know that this store was his family's? However, no one had any issues with Cheng Huai Mo over this matter. At this time, many people who were on good terms with the Cheng family spoke up and said, "Good."

  Cheng Hui-mo immediately gave the shopkeeper a reassuring look, at which point the shopkeeper stepped forward, bowed deeply and began to speak: "The use of this furniture must be clear to all of you, but I still need to make some explanations. The materials used for these pieces of furniture are all top-notch, and the workmanship is extremely meticulous."

  "Otherwise, how could it be so smooth and fine? So this price is bound to not be too low." The shopkeeper had just finished speaking when someone impatiently shouted, "Too much nonsense, say, how much money?"

  The shopkeeper visibly trembled, but seeing the calm and collected Cheng Huai Mo behind him, he calmed down and smiled, saying "Don't be impatient, young master." After finishing speaking, he bowed his head and continued.

  "These pieces of furniture all have their prices marked on them. In a moment, you can go inside and take a look, and also see the workmanship and materials of these pieces of furniture to see if they are as good as what that little fellow said."

  The shopkeeper finished speaking and opened up the entrance, the surrounding onlookers looked at each other, then rushed into the store in a flurry, touching this and that, some even using their noses to sniff.

  Of course, more people directly looked at the price tag of this furniture, and many people were stunned. Obviously, the price is a bit high, a stool costs five yuan, a chair costs ten yuan, let alone the recliner, rocking chair and large furniture.

  There's a lot of money, and although I was surprised by the price of this furniture, I don't care, and the wood is indeed top-notch. With such craftsmanship, there's no need to say more. Immediately, someone pointed at the rocking chair and chaise longue and said, "I want all of these."

  "What? No way, I want it too, I'll add ten more."

  "I'll add twenty strings of cash."

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  This way, those who feel that the furniture is expensive will dispel their concerns in their hearts. What's this? Status, identity, haven't you seen others scrambling to grab it? It's just a few dozen yuan, at most a few hundred yuan, what's valuable is not just a facade, and besides, this furniture is really good.

  These people also joined the scramble, and for a time, the furniture store was bustling again. Those lovely young girls who had become models with Qin Yu were frightened out of their wits.

  The shopkeeper saw that another scramble was starting, and hastily came forward, bowed his head, and shouted, "Gentlemen, don't be in a hurry, doing business must be honest, this chair is clearly priced, it's worth what it's worth, absolutely no price increase."

  The shopkeeper's words immediately won over many people's favor, and at this time the shopkeeper continued to say.

  "The furniture in this small shop is all just samples, not for sale. If you gentlemen want any of it, you can place an order and I will make sure to have it made as soon as possible and delivered to your residence."

  The dignitaries looked at me and I looked at them, each of them suddenly smiled with joy, no need to spend more money to buy furniture, naturally everyone was delighted. However, someone still had concerns, only to hear someone ask, "Shopkeeper, how long will it take to finish this?"

  "This young master asks a good question, small furniture takes about one to three days, large furniture takes about five to seven days. It's not that I don't want to hurry, the problem is, I want to make the quality of this furniture the best, can't let you gentlemen receive inferior products, right?" The shopkeeper said with a smile, his attitude extremely sincere.

  "Alright, just for the shopkeeper's sake, I'll take a set of all the furniture here. Twenty stools and twenty chairs." The person who asked about the time said directly.

  The shopkeeper's eyebrows opened with a smile and he hastily spoke up, "Good, this young master, please come this way."

  "Shopkeeper, I'll take a set too, thirty chairs and thirty stools."

  One by one, those who wanted to buy furniture all shouted out.

  The shopkeeper hastily led everyone to a table that had been prepared long ago, placed an order, signed and stamped, and paid the deposit.

  Cheng Huaimei saw this and was overjoyed, unable to close her mouth, then strode away.

  Cheng Fu, Cheng Huai Mo told the business's booming situation to Cheng Yaojin, Cheng Yaojin burst out laughing, "Good, this kid really has a lot of ideas."

  "That's right, my brother-in-law is a scholar." Cheng Hui Mo nodded in agreement and said.

  "Sweet potatoes and potatoes, one thing can't be lost, don't always wander outside, this is more important than making money. Looking at it, you're about to get married, no one is sitting there, it's really hard to say." Cheng Yaojin suddenly frowned and said.

  "Alright, I'll go now." Cheng Huai Mo naturally knew what Cheng Yao Jin was worried about, nodded his head and left the Cheng residence to hurry towards Qing Feng Ju.

  Those who came to attend the wedding, one by one were either relatives or friends. The older ones were easier to deal with, they wouldn't make any sudden moves, but the younger ones were different, they had curiosity and insisted on watching. With just those soldiers guarding, it was uncertain whether they could really guard against them, but with Cheng Huaimei there, those young people didn't dare to force their way in.

  Qin Fu, Qin Qiong was talking to a young man, and all he heard was Qin Qiong saying, "Tomorrow, the matter of An Chuang will be entrusted to Chun Feng."

  "The country's peace of mind is what I am for. I will do my best to ensure it." Li Chunfeng bowed slightly and said with a smile.

  "Hold on, after tomorrow's wedding ceremony, you'll temporarily live with your uncle until he gets married again, then you can come back." Qin Chong looked at Qin Huai Dao standing beside him and said with a smile.

  "Yes, Grandfather." Qin Huai nodded and accepted the order, his demeanor having a strong military flavor.

  Qingfengju, Qin Yu tasted the fruit wine sent by Sun Erniang and nodded his head. "Not bad, the degree is not high, the fruit flavor is also blended in, but this fruit wine is not suitable for long-term storage. Three days later, it will be fine."

  "Yes, young master." Sun Erniang said with a smile.

  This fruit wine wasn't brewed directly, but rather mixed and prepared. The taste isn't much different, and since this is the Tang Dynasty, pollution is almost non-existent, so the flavor of this fruit wine is quite good at times.