Liu Xibai saw the tense atmosphere between Xiao Jing and Master Hong, and hurriedly stepped forward to apologize to Master Hong, "Master Hong, please calm down, they are my guests, and our business is still under negotiation. We haven’t reached an agreement yet, so please be kind to Mr. Hong and don’t embarrass them!”

Mr. Hong looked at Xiao Jing and sneered proudly. His eyes fell on the blue and white porcelains made by Xiao Jing and Yuan Chuyi on the table. He looked shocked and said, "Liu Qi, you damn old man actually made a new product!" He showed his greedy eyes unabashedly, "Oh, this porcelain vase has such exquisite patterns. It's rare. If you just put one up for auction, it must be expensive!"

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to get the blue and white porcelain vase.

Liu Xibai hurriedly stretched out her hand to stop it, "Master Hong, you can't do it. This is a bottle made by these two guests themselves, so you can't touch it!"

Hong Ye forcefully brushed Liu Xibai away, and Liu Xibai's thin body was thrown to the ground.

"Old man, you owe me a thousand taels of silver, just use these ten porcelain bottles to pay for it!"

Mr. Hong said and stretched out his hand again to take the bottle.

"If you dare to touch my grandfather's bottle, I won't mind breaking your hand!"

Master Hong's outstretched hand was grabbed before it even touched the bottle, and a cold warning sounded in his ears.

Master Hong looked along the hand holding his hand and saw a boy in his twenties with a cold face.

"Where did you come from, you're looking for death!"

He said and then waved his hand to break away from Leng Shuanghua's grasp, but he couldn't get rid of it at all. The burly man next to him saw this and immediately rushed over to surround Ou Leng Shuanghua, but as soon as they moved, they felt someone moving in front of them, and in the blink of an eye, two people appeared in front of them and blocked their way. On their way out, the two men were beaten down with lightning speed before they could react.

Xiao Jing sat leisurely in his chair, looking at Mr. Hong who was restrained by Leng Shuanghua and sneered, "A rogue in the market wants to touch my own things, who dares to give you the courage!"

When Master Hong heard the word "my king", cold sweat suddenly broke out on his forehead, "You are Prince An!"

"..." Xiao Jing stared at him with a cold and arrogant expression, "It is this king!"

Mr. Hong knelt on the ground and said, "The young man has eyesight but does not recognize Taishan. He bumped into the prince. I hope the prince will forgive me!"

Xiao Jing sneered, "How much does Mr. Liu owe?"

"One, one thousand taels!"

"One thousand taels!" Liu Xibai's face turned pale, "Master Hong, I only lent you two hundred taels of silver to help you out, why did it become a thousand taels now?"

Mr. Hong was like an ant in front of Xiao Jing, but in front of Liu Xibai, he was a big man. He looked at Liu Xibai and said coldly: "Liu Qi, you lent me two hundred taels of silver at the beginning of June this year, and you agreed to pay it back in two months, but you kept delaying it, and it has been almost three months now. Even if I charge you one thousand taels with interest, I’ve already paid you zero! If you don’t pay back the money today, your porcelain kiln will change hands!”

"Please, Your Majesty, save the common people." Liu Xibai knelt down in front of Xiao Jing, "Please, Your Majesty, make the decision for the common people!"

"Repaying debts is a matter of course. It doesn't matter if the prince is here. This is an IOU signed by you! If you dare not pay it back, I will sue you at the Yamen!" Mr. Hong took out the IOU and slapped it on the table.

Liu Xibai's face suddenly turned ashen.

Xiao Jing sneered, "My court's law stipulates that interest on private loans cannot exceed three-thirds for every two taels. Anyone who engages in usury will have all their property confiscated. Mr. Hong, do you know how much interest is stipulated in your IOU?"

Master Hong suddenly looked remorseful. How could he have forgotten that this man was an official of the imperial court and was familiar with the laws of the imperial court.

"Master Hong, according to the laws of our court, Master Liu will lend you two hundred taels of silver for a period of three months. He only needs to pay you back two hundred and one taels. Can you accept it?"

Mr. Hong gritted his teeth, "As long as Liu Qi can pay back the money he owes today, the common people will not dare to object!"

Liu Xibai hurriedly kowtowed to Xiao Jing, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty. I will raise money to return it to Lord Hong!"

On the first day of the Yuan Dynasty, he took out two hundred and eighteen taels of silver and put it on the table, "Master Liu, if you are in a hurry, take it and use it first!"

Liu Xibai kowtowed again, thanked Yuanchu a thousand times, gave the money to Lord Hong, and asked him to write a receipt. The debt was finally paid off.

Master Hong took the money, tore up the IOU and returned angrily.

Yuan Chuyi looked at Liu Xibai and said, "Master Liu, our cooperation should end here!"

She felt that Liu Xibai had already resorted to borrowing loan sharks to make ends meet. His management of the porcelain kiln must not be very good. If she cooperated with him, all the money invested might be wasted.

"Madam, please give me a chance. I borrowed this money to help my unscrupulous grandson pay off his gambling debt. I will strictly discipline him in the future and will not let him do anything wrong again."

His grandson got involved in gambling at some point. He lost all the money in the family and borrowed a lot of money. The people in the gambling house said that if he didn't pay back, he would kill him. Liu Xibai wanted to save him. , it was not enough to lose everything, I had to borrow a lot from outside, and then I paid it back.

When Yuanchu heard one by one that it was to pay off gambling debts, he wanted to leave even more. Xiao Jing held his shoulders and asked her to sit down again. He said to Liu Xibai:

"Mr. Liu, I think your skills in making porcelain are first-class, but you are not good at running a business or running a household. How about you sell your porcelain kiln to me and become my chief craftsman?" ?”

"Sell?" Liu Xibai hesitated.

"If Mr. Liu doesn't sell this porcelain kiln, he will probably have no successors!" Xiao Jing said. From Liu Xibai's words, how much he treasured his grandson, he could imagine that his grandson was Liu Xibai's most important heir. But if that boy didn't learn well, Liu Xibai's skills would probably have no successors.

"Mr. Liu Laosheng, if you sell this porcelain kiln to me now, I will definitely not treat you badly! How about five hundred taels? I can also find you an outstanding disciple!"

"Five hundred taels!" Liu Xibai was tempted. If he continued to run the porcelain kiln, the money he earned would not be enough to defeat his unfilial grandson. If he sold it, he could secretly hide the money for himself. Making coffin copies with the old woman, "I wonder who the disciple the prince is looking for for me?"

Xiao Jing pointed at Fifteen who was learning to make pottery embryos with the craftsmen, "That little girl is definitely a good seedling!"

Liu Xibai also saw Fifteen's love for ceramics yesterday, and also saw her talent in painting. If they want to make this blue and white porcelain, painting talent is essential.

He thought for a moment and said hesitantly: "Can the prince increase the price?"

"How about six hundred taels?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Liu Xibai immediately kowtowed to Xiao Jing.

Xiao Jing called Shi Shi over and asked her to become Liu Xibai's teacher. On the first day of the Yuan Dynasty, she was still worried that Shi Fifteen would not agree, but unexpectedly she happily agreed and immediately performed the apprenticeship ceremony for Liu Xibai.

Xiao Jing signed a contract with Liu Xibai and quietly registered the property rights of the porcelain kiln in Shiwu's name.

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