In ancient times, I just wanted to be a salted fish

Chen Ruotong entered the space and searched through her boxes of gold and silver jewelry for rubies and sapphires. There were quite a lot of them. She picked out ten rubies and ten sapphires, and also picked out some older-looking gold jewelry and put them in a box, preparing to melt them down to make a bracelet.

The customer is God. What kind of style does God want to create? We must try our best to satisfy him. She felt that the bracelet drawn by the lady was incomparable to the bracelets in the Chow Tai Fook counter. Because it was an enamel imperial concubine bracelet, which was quite delicate and noble. The bracelet weighed more than 30 grams and cost 30,000 yuan. In other words, including the labor cost, one gram cost 1,000 yuan, a pure luxury product.

However, there was no enamel craft in the Daliang Dynasty. The enamel craft appeared in the late Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, so it was unlikely to make enamel bracelets in this dynasty. The key is that she didn't know what the enamel was made of. She wanted to create a special product for Huicuilou, like Zhenpin Pavilion, a unique product. The bracelets in the Daliang Dynasty were mostly made by adding gems and engraving patterns, and they could not be colored.

Chen Ruotong knew that once she sold out the items in the space, she would no longer be able to do high-end business like Zhenpin Pavilion. She had to create her own brand and characteristics so that the business could survive. So she searched in the cabinet under the Chow Tai Fook counter to see if she could find some books about enamel.

She found some employee manuals, product brochures, and product introductions, and indeed some traditional craft manufacturing methods. Finally, she finally found a booklet that recorded the history of enamel and the material production process. Now it's good, if she prints this booklet and gives it to Qiu the silversmith, it will definitely work.

So she worked day and night, forgot to eat and work, became an ancient worker, and printed out and bound these books together. Haha, this saves trouble, saving the trouble of copying by yourself, and there are black and white pictures, and the jewelry styles are clear at a glance.

She also took two beautiful enamel bracelets as samples and asked Qiu the silversmith to copy them.

The most difficult thing is to mix enamel. Enamel is a kind of coating, which is made of quartz, saltpeter, sodium carbonate, and other raw materials and oxides. Where can I find it? It's too complicated, too complicated. No wonder enamel bracelets are so expensive. Where is the craftsmanship!

Chen Ruotong was so worried that she kept scratching her head!

Can paint be used instead? Not really, it won't have the same effect, so go to the home improvement area and see what building materials can be used, paint, coatings, diatom mud, you have to use it!

So she teleported to the store selling decoration materials, looking for all kinds of paints that might be used, let alone enamel paint. They had all been prepared, and all kinds of colors of paint were available, so she could just use them directly, without having to mix them herself. It was so much easier. This store had everything, it was great!

After sorting out the enamel paints of various colors, he took the two bracelets, left the space, and went to the backyard of Huicui Building with Qiao Zien.

Silversmith Qiu was taking a break. When he saw Chen Ruotong coming, he immediately stood up and said, "The Fourth Young Master is here. Is there any jewelry you want to make? You can't stay here all the time!"

"Grandpa Qiu is here to work. You have something to do now. Take a look at this. Can you do it?"

Silversmith Qiu took the two bracelets with both hands, looked at them over and over, and praised them: "This craftsmanship is good. The gold is of high quality. It can be made. But I have never made colored ones. I don't have this kind of pigment! This pigment should be fired on it, not painted on it."

Chen Ruotong gave a thumbs up: "Grandpa Qiu is a master, amazing, he can tell at a glance. However, I have the pigments, the production methods and processes, and some jewelry patterns, but I have to ask Grandpa Qiu and his family to keep it secret for me and not spread it out. We have to sign a contract, how about it?"

"That's as it should be. We are craftsmen and we understand this."

So Chen Ruotong took out the confidentiality agreement written by Zhang Yishun for her and asked the whole family to sign it.

Then, he took out a box of gold jewelry, a few rubies and sapphires, and a large box of pigments. Each pigment was placed in a small porcelain bottle with a color label on the outside. He also took out a booklet and pictures of the process of making enamel bracelets. Qiu the silversmith was very surprised, but he knew the rules and didn't ask questions. He just did whatever the master asked him to do.

Chen Ruotong pointed at two imperial concubine bracelets and said, "How long will it take to melt down these old gold jewelry and make two bracelets like this?"

Qiu the silversmith said: "It's my first time, so I don't know. I'll try it first. After I make one, I'll know."

"By the way, gold and silver jewelry cannot be made in the same workshop, otherwise the gold will be impure. I will prepare a new workshop for you and equip it with some new tools. You can find two helpers to make gold jewelry, and let others make silver jewelry."

Qiu the silversmith smiled and said, "Very good, very good!"

Chen Ruotong added: "Grandpa Qiu, if this gold bracelet is successfully made, then for every gold jewelry you make, I will give you two taels of silver."

Old Man Qiu was delighted: "Thank you, Master. I will definitely make an identical bracelet as soon as possible."

"Okay, if you encounter any difficulties or need any materials, just tell me. I believe in Grandpa Qiu's ability. If successful, I want to make a large number of such jewelry and make it the signature of our Huicui Building."

Chen Ruotong told Chen Sanhe to visit her often, report the progress to her, and learn from her when he has time.

Five days later, two identical bracelets were produced. Chen Ruotong held the bracelets and smiled foolishly. The signature jewelry of Huicuilou was born.

She wanted to take out all the enamel designs in the space and give them to Qiu the silversmith to copy. Not only bracelets, but also pendants, rings, and earrings. Enamel jewelry would definitely be very popular, and then this business could last for a long time. It would be great!

Two particularly dazzling new bracelets were placed on the most prominent display stand on the first floor. The new products were indeed attractive, and many people came to see them, including many wealthy businessmen who also came to join in the fun. Ordinary jewelry is not rare and can be bought by everyone, but this enamel jewelry is unique and can only be found in the Huicui Building.

Zhang Ruixi also heard from her sisters that there were new bracelets in Huicui Building, which were very beautiful, so she came to see the new things. She saw the bracelet she designed at a glance, but it was not quite the same as what she drew, and it was much better than what she drew. She said happily: "Mr. Chen San, my bracelet is done? Is it that one? It looks so beautiful!"

Chen Sanhe replied: "Miss, it's not exactly the same as you drew. We made some changes. Are you satisfied?"

"Satisfied, very satisfied. The workmanship is exquisite and the color is even better. I never thought that gold jewelry could be so beautiful!"

Chen Sanhe handed the bracelet to the maid, who helped Zhang Ruixi put it on. The size was just right. The other girls also came over and praised the bracelet for being beautiful, and Miss Zhang was even more beautiful!

Only then did Chen Sanhe know that the lady's surname was Zhang. He suddenly remembered that this familiar-looking girl was the daughter of Prefect Zhang, Zhang Ruixi.