Siheyuan: During the great famine, we produced hundreds of millions of tons of grain

Although the trip to Kaoshantun was still fresh in their memory, the trip back and forth had already taken them more than ten days.

Although I didn't feel anything in my heart, I couldn't hide the fatigue on my body.

After finally returning to Sijiu City, Zhang Yan and her four daughters didn't want to do anything these days. They just wanted to relax and have a good rest. After they finished breakfast, they went directly to the garden, lay on the recliner and began to close their eyes and rest.

At the same time, after Wan Ping'an left the mansion, he walked slowly towards Liulichang. When Wan Ping'an arrived at the intersection of Liulichang Street.

Glancing around, he saw that most of the shops on both sides of the street had reopened. Not only that, but even outside the shops, there were stalls.

Some of them run some pancakes, snacks and other stalls!

But most of them are filled with miscellaneous antiques, such as porcelain, coins, or various bronze objects.

He glanced over these things and found that at least eight out of ten were imitations.

Even if the remaining two pieces are authentic, they are either from unknown sources or products of folk kilns.

Not to mention that these things are not valuable in this era, even if they are placed in 20 years, or even 50 years, their value will not be that high!

Most of them are only worth a few thousand, or a few thousand, and at most just over five figures! If placed in this era, I'm afraid it would be worth two figures at most.

But these people started with three-digit prices, or even hundreds of dollars, which made Wan Ping'an secretly shake his head. He walked and stopped along the way, although most of the items he bought were imitations or folk products.

But compared to the later generations, where the streets are full of artworks, there are indeed many real things on these stalls. Wan Ping'an even saw several porcelains produced by the official kiln along the way!

Although it is not a valuable fine product, it is still an item from the official kiln.

Let's not talk about the value first. Just the value of the two words "official kiln" is much higher than those folk kiln products. When Wan Ping'an came to Jubao Tower and Duobao Pavilion along the way, he unknowingly had two more fine products in his hands.

One is an enamel from an official kiln, or even from the imperial palace of the Qing Dynasty, and the other is a scroll of calligraphy and painting handed down from the Ming Dynasty. As Wan Ping'an stepped into Jubaolou, he glanced around the store and saw that the business was really good.

Just a little observation will reveal that all the people in the store are here to sell things, and none of them are here to buy things! "Brother Ping..."

In just a few breaths, Han Chunming, who was instructing the shop assistants and watching those things, suddenly looked up. When he saw Wan Ping'an, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

When he came to his senses, he suddenly stood up and went straight to meet Wan Ping'an. "I heard that you, Brother Ping, went back to Kaoshantun. When did you come back?"

While speaking, Han Chunming did not hesitate at all and directly made a cup of tea for Wan Pingan. As for the matters in the store, they were temporarily handed over to the shop assistants.

After this period of development, whether it is Jubao Tower or Duobao Pavilion, although Han Chunming and Yan Jiekuang are in charge.

But apart from the two of them, the guys who could enter the two stores all had certain identification skills. Maybe these people were not masters, but in this era, their skills were pretty good!

After sitting down on the second floor of Jubao Building, Wan Pingan turned his gaze to Han Chunming and asked, "How was the store doing during the time I was away..."

Facing Wan Ping'an's question, Han Chunming did not hide anything and spoke directly:

"The situation is not that good. It seems that there has not been much impact in the past six months..." Whether it is Jubao Tower or Duobao Pavilion, at least dozens of antique calligraphy and paintings can be obtained almost every day.

However, most of them are folk kilns, or are made by ordinary people.

Although it has some value, it will be worth four or five figures in twenty or fifty years. But in this era, it is worth three figures at most.

As for the fine products from the official kilns, or the calligraphy and paintings from famous artists, as well as various other items, they can be said to be one in a hundred! Although the two shops, Jubaolou and Duobaoge, are well-known in Liulichang.

But as the shops under the name of Jiumen opened one after another, their two shops were more or less affected. After listening to Han Chunming's report, Wan Ping'an couldn't help but remain silent for a moment.

Then he said without saying anything, "Raise the price slightly by 10% and increase the purchase efforts. Don't worry about the money..."

"Don't think that we are now in Liulichang, we are considered to be the leader."

"But compared to the Nine Gates, or even the Xingyue Hotel, we don't have any foundation at all..." "We are not short of money, but we lack foundation..."

Hearing Wan Ping'an's words, Han Chunming naturally had no objection. He nodded slightly and said, "No problem..."

Afterwards, Wan Ping'an drank some tea in Jubaolou, and without staying any longer, he went to Duobao Pavilion opposite. Just like Han Chunming before, he saw Wan Ping'an step into the shop.

Yan Jiekuang, who was still busy, immediately stood up and greeted Wan Ping'an. "Brother Ping, you are back from Kaoshantun. Please take a seat..."

At that moment, Yan Jiekuang, without saying a word, immediately welcomed Wan Ping'an in with a respectful look on his face.

Afterwards, Wan Ping'an didn't say anything and asked about the situation of Duobao Pavilion controlled by Yan Jiekuang. After listening to Yan Jiekuang's report, Wan Ping'an nodded secretly.

Just like the Jubao Tower controlled by Han Chunming, the situation in Duobao Pavilion is not much different.

Every day, we can harvest at least dozens of antique calligraphy and paintings, but the official kiln masterpieces and items from famous artists are very rare.

I checked the Duobao Tower and Jubao Pavilion and saw the fine products from the official kilns, as well as some exquisite works from the folk kilns.

All of them were quietly stored in the storage space, and Wan Ping'an explained everything and turned to leave the two shops. After leaving the two shops, Wan Ping'an did not rush to leave Liulichang, but wandered on the street.

Looking at the stalls around him, Wan Ping'an had nothing to do, so he simply set his sights on these stalls along the way. It's true that when Wan Ping'an arrived at the teahouse at the corner of the street, he actually got two good things.

One piece is a fine piece from an official kiln. If it were put up for auction at the Xingyue Hotel, it would be worth at least tens of thousands, or even more than six figures. In addition, we also got a fine piece from a folk kiln!

Even if it comes from a folk kiln, its price is enough to reach the five-digit level of "seven hundred and sixty". "This Liulichang has just started. If it continues to develop for a few years."

"This place will bring together antique lovers from all over Daxia, and the value of Liulichang will be maximized..." "By that time, the price of antiques in the whole of Daxia will also rise and continue to increase..."

As Wan Ping'an murmured to himself, he was still very satisfied with the development of Liulichang.

Although the intervention of the Nine Gates had affected the business of Jubao Tower and Duobao Pavilion to some extent, the people attracted to Liulichang now were only local people from the Four Nine City.

If only we could attract all the antique lovers in Daxia.

By then, the business of the two shops controlled by Han Chunming and Yan Jiekuang will not be affected at all, but will benefit from it. This is also the reason why Wan Ping'an did not stop Jiumen from opening a shop in Liulichang.

After all, only by making the plate bigger and bigger can they gain more in the end.

If we only rely on Jubao Tower and Duobao Pavilion, we don’t know how long it will take to develop to the current level.

In addition, the shops run by the Nine Gates do not rely on the things they purchase on the surface, but on the items obtained from the ancient tombs!

So in the final analysis, the two shops under Wan Ping'an's name have no fundamental conflict with Jiumen's shops.

When Wan Ping'an arrived at the teahouse at the corner of the street, he paused for a moment, then walked into the teahouse without saying anything. "Mr. Wan."

Seeing Wan Ping'an stepping into the teahouse, the owner of the teahouse immediately came up to him without saying a word.

As a teahouse under the name of the Jiumen Jie family, plus the two old foxes, who gather in the teahouse all year round, the shopkeeper is naturally very clear about Wan Ping'an's identity!

At the innkeeper's invitation, Wan Ping'an went straight to the second floor. He glanced around and immediately saw the two old foxes in the corner. "Really..."

When he saw the two old foxes, Wan Ping'an didn't say anything polite and just sat down beside them. Seeing Wan Ping'an's unceremonious look, he just sat down beside them.

The bespectacled Jiu Ye glanced at him, then smiled and said, "Boss Wan, how come you have time to come to the teahouse today?" "Others can come, so why can't I come and sit down and drink tea..."

"I'm not as relaxed as you two are. I have a lot of things to deal with at home..."

"I was able to come to the teahouse today and take a look at the two shops..."

While talking, Wan Ping'an didn't say anything polite, he directly picked up the teapots of the two old foxes and poured himself a cup of tea. Speaking of Liulichang, the two old foxes looked at each other.