I trade in both worlds

Li Shun picked up the middle-sized Yuanbao rabbit and looked at it carefully. The delicate stitching and lively shape made him exclaim: "I have never seen such a doll. It is both childlike and elegant. It is really unique."

Xu Xu was secretly delighted to see the two people's enthusiastic reaction, but she also explained: "I named these dolls Yuanbao Rabbit because they carry a Yuanbao bag, which means that wealth will come in abundance and good luck will come."

"I think this kind of design will not only be loved by children, but also by adults."

Li Shun stared at the ingot bag on the back of the ingot rabbit, and a trace of admiration flashed in his eyes: "Excellent! It's really wonderful. The design of this ingot bag not only conforms to the beautiful meaning of wealth for us Dayun people, but also looks unique and novel."

"Miss Xu, I have a suggestion. We might as well make the ingot bags on these ingot rabbits separately."

"It can be sold with dolls or individually, which enriches the product line."

When Xu Xu heard this, he was moved. This suggestion was indeed something he had never thought about before, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it had great potential.

She nodded in agreement and said, "Manager Li is absolutely right. This way, we can enrich our product line and meet the needs of different customers. It's really the best of both worlds."

Sister Feng also nodded in agreement: "It's a good idea, but the design and production of this bag will require more effort from Madam Xu. I believe that with your talent, you will be able to design more eye-catching styles."

Xu Xu was embarrassed by the compliment and said softly, "We can also design bags of different styles according to different festivals or occasions, making Yuanbao Rabbit one of the characteristics of our Jinxiu Pavilion."

After hearing this, Sister Feng's eyes sparkled with an even more fervent light: "Good idea, Manager Li, let's do this and start preparing immediately, and strive to launch this series in October."

After the three of them had discussed it, they dispersed. Fengjie was busy with the affairs of Jinxiu Pavilion, Li Shun was busy with the affairs of the workshop, and Xu Xu was preparing to go back to make the Yuanbao bags.

After a busy journey until August 23, Xu Ziqi returned to Xu Zhuang smoothly.

Xu Ziqi gently jumped off the carriage, pushed open the lightly closed courtyard door, turned around and smiled at the escorts who were accompanying him, "Thank you for your hard work, please help unload the goods into the courtyard."

The escorts responded and began to unload the goods from the carriage one by one in an orderly manner.

Xu Ziqi walked into the yard and happened to meet Xu Xu who was walking out of the house.

When Xu Xu saw Xu Ziqi coming back, a bright smile suddenly appeared on his face: "Brother Xu, you are finally back. Did you have a smooth journey?"

"It went smoothly, it went smoothly." Xu Ziqi responded with a smile.

As they were talking, the escorts had already filled the entire yard with more than fifty cartloads of wood and disassembled furniture.

Due to the needs of transportation, the originally exquisite furniture was cleverly disassembled and now scattered all over the ground.

After completing their mission, the escorts said goodbye and left.

In the huge yard, Xu Ziqi and Xu Xu were the only ones left.

Xu Xu's eyes immediately fell on the furniture and wood that filled the yard. He was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth: "Brother Xu, why did you buy so much? This... this yard can't hold it all."

Xu Ziqi dusted himself off and said with a smile, "I sold champagne this time, so I bought more if I had the money. Plus, I won't be going to Beijing again in the near future, so I might as well stock up a little more."

Xu Xu walked around the wood for a few times, his fingers gently running over each piece of exquisite furniture, his eyes flickering with curiosity and confusion: "Were all bought from a pawnshop in the capital? That pawnshop must be very wealthy. How much money must it have paid to buy so many pieces of furniture made of fine wood?"

Xu Ziqi chuckled and explained, "Yes, this time I emptied the stocks of three pawnshops. The pawnshops in Beijing are indeed very wealthy, if nothing else."

"The things they collected were all kinds of treasures. These pieces of furniture are just the tip of the iceberg of their vast collections."

"Three families?!" Xu Xu exclaimed, and then lowered his voice, fearing that outsiders would hear him: "How come there are so many good furniture in Beijing?"

"Any piece of this furniture can become a family heirloom, but it seems to be everywhere in the pawnshops in Beijing. It's really unbelievable."

Hearing this, Xu Ziqi's smile faded a little, and a trace of emotion flashed in his eyes: "The capital city is under the feet of the emperor, and it is a place where dragons and crouching tigers are hidden. The most powerful and richest people in the world are all gathered there."

"At the same time, due to house confiscations, lack of money and other reasons, these precious items will continue to flow into pawn shops."

Xu Xu followed with a sigh: "The world is so unpredictable."

"Yes." Xu Ziqi stretched lazily: "Okay, leave it alone for now. I'll go take a shower and rest, and start cleaning up tomorrow."

The next morning, the sun shone through the sparse clouds. Xu Xu stood in the yard, his eyes sweeping over the staggered timbers, a trace of doubt rising in his heart.

She turned to look at Xu Ziqi who was busy sorting wood, frowned slightly, and hesitated for a moment.

Finally, he asked, "Brother Xu, the furniture this time is very different from the previous two times. This time it was disassembled and then shipped back. Can you install it directly if you bring it back like this?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Ziqi paused what he was doing and a trace of embarrassment and confusion flashed across his face.

He certainly hadn't considered that the furniture used complex mortise and tenon joints, and it would be difficult for anyone other than an experienced carpenter to assemble them correctly.

Not to mention, if not handled properly, these precious woods may be damaged.

He looked up at Xu Xu, his eyes full of helplessness: "I forgot about this. What should I do now?"

Xu Xu thought for a moment and said, "Brother Xu, there is a cousin in my clan who is a carpenter. Why don't I go ask him if he can install these furniture?"

Hearing this, Xu Ziqi's eyes flashed with hope, and he nodded quickly: "That's great, but I wonder how much it would cost to install furniture like this?"

Xu Xu pondered for a moment and estimated a rough price based on past experience: "Generally speaking, it can be charged on a daily basis, ranging from thirty to fifty cents a day, depending on the complexity of the work."

After hearing this, Xu Ziqi thought that there were a lot of furniture this time. If he calculated it by days, it would probably take a long time, and he was not sure whether he could find skilled enough helpers.

So he decided to take a more direct approach: "Xu Xu, how about this? I'll give him fifty taels of silver and let him install all the furniture."

Xu Xu shook his head: "It shouldn't take that much, thirty taels should be enough."

"It's okay." Xu Ziqi insisted: "I will give him fifty taels of silver and let him be responsible for installing all the furniture. This way he should be able to find people to work with him and speed up the progress."