Start with an antique shop and become rich overnight

Chapter 257 Suspected to be cultured pearls
"Yes, but although that loom is large, the fabric it weaves is far less fine than your loom."

Western Region loom = machinery and equipment.

It is fast to weave and the cost is low, but the fineness is different from that of pure handmade work.

The range of modern pure handmade old materials is not wide. Mrs. Gu and her family like exquisite old materials, and they don't like embroidery or machine embroidery.

"I see." Liu Erniang was still a little curious about what kind of loom was so special. "Are looms from the Western Regions expensive?"

"It's not allowed to sell looms outside there," Shen You explained.

Even if she could get it, there would be no electricity and ordinary generators would not be able to support it.

A complete set of equipment is not something she can assemble by herself.

There are modern professionals in Lancheng. As long as there are parts and equipment, they can handle it themselves.

If it was really invented in ancient times, it would eventually fall into the hands of the government and ordinary people would not be allowed to use it.

Liu Erniang sighed with some regret. It was understandable that such a magical loom was not allowed to be bought and sold privately in the Western Regions.

"By the way, there is one more thing. Please help me prepare for the recruitment of workers in several farms in advance. The money will come from my dividends." Shen You said.

"Okay." Liu Erniang agreed immediately.

Shen You had mentioned to her before that the manor would be used to accommodate the people from the two villages.

After the discussion, Liu Erniang said goodbye to Shen You. Then Liu Zheng brought a batch of silver to settle the cost of transporting the materials to Shuozhou City with Shen You.

He thought about the glass vase he had bought for 20 taels of silver, and how much he had lost in the north. He was a little worried that he would not have enough money in his account to pay it off.

Shen You just waved her hand and said, "The advance payment you gave me at that time was enough. You don't need to pay more."

She also made a lot of money. Beer bottles are very cheap nowadays.

Liu Zheng was deeply moved by these words. A glass bottle costing 20 taels! The quality was obvious to all, but Manager Shen did not ask the Liu family to pay more.

Such affection cannot be expressed in words!
Shen You looked at his grateful expression and was silent for two seconds.

"Shopkeeper Shen, the whole capital is looking for you now. The list has been posted, and there are many more imperial guards patrolling. You have to be careful." Liu Zheng said worriedly.

The people on their side would definitely not tell anyone about the shop, but if Manager Shen was discovered outside, things would be difficult to handle.

"Those are the emperor's personal troops, and they only obey the orders of the saint," he added.

Shen You nodded: "I understand."

Since we didn't intercept her last night, Lao Deng would definitely look for someone else, so it's not surprising.

She was a little curious about what was written about her on the list, so she asked, "Is there a portrait of me on the wanted list?"

"Yes, yes." Liu Zheng also brought one.

Shen You took a look and finally understood what Liu Zheng's hesitant tone meant. "Who drew this? Can he draw?"

It's too abstract.

"We have only seen you at that palace banquet. We can't see you clearly at night."

Liu Zheng thought of her paintings he had seen in the shop, but Manager Shen said they were photos, not paintings.

That thing called a photo is indeed much more real than their paintings.

"Don't worry, I won't go to the capital in the next two days. Even if I meet the old emperor, I won't tell him about our previous deal."

Customer information and transaction transactions are all business secrets. She knows the rules and will not disclose them.

If word got out that the Liu family was doing business with her, their situation would be dire.

Liu Yunyan secretly led his troops back to Beijing to ask the old emperor for an explanation. The Liu family then secretly contacted the person the old emperor was looking for and kept silent about it. The crime of treason was confirmed.

After hearing Shen You's promise, Liu Zheng felt relieved and asked about Liu Yunyan's situation.

"Miss Liu has made great contributions on the battlefield. She was slightly injured before, but she is fine now." Shen You did not say that Liu Yunyan was on the way back. Li Heng might have guessed it, but his specific whereabouts still had to be kept secret.

The information gap is the key.

"That's good. My family can finally rest assured." Liu Zheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Before leaving, he thanked Shen You again and again. If it weren't for her help, Liu Yunyan might not have come back.

My uncle will also be charged with treason and the Liu family will be criticized.

My grandmother is old and can’t bear it any more.

Miss Shen is the Liu family’s great benefactor!
Now, His Highness has already made arrangements in the capital to guard against the Imperial Master and Miss Shen.

Neither he nor Mr. Zhong participated in the matter anymore. His Highness only asked him to run the business and Mr. Zhong to handle the affairs of the mansion.

He understood that the fact that he was still allowed to manage the company from behind the scenes was a sign of trust.

Liu Zheng could only remind Shen You implicitly, but unexpectedly, before he opened his mouth, Shen You looked over with a knowing look.

"I met Li Heng yesterday."

Li Heng was able to serve as the crown prince for so many years despite the old emperor's suspicion. Even if they hadn't met or talked yesterday, he would have been prepared.

Liu Zheng now understood everything. Manager Shen was a smart man and he probably knew it a long time ago without him saying anything.

"Then I won't bother Manager Shen anymore." Liu Zheng bowed politely.

After he left, Shen You relaxed in an instant and put her feet on the stool. She felt ungraceful but comfortable.

At noon, I casually cooked a bowl of tomato and egg noodles at home, and sent a message to Gu Shaoyu after eating.

Later, the two of them would go to the studio to work with Xiao Lu, then take the things out of the safe and make arrangements in advance.

I will officially start work tomorrow.

All three employees said they were free and would go over to help.

As soon as Gu Shaoyu saw Shen You's message, he jumped up immediately.

"Mom, Shen You said she got the bead. It's almost a perfect circle, with a diameter of 18.2 mm."

"What did you say?! 18.2? Really? Are you sure it's a natural seawater pearl this big?" Mrs. Gu was a little unconvinced.

Natural pearls that are auctioned for tens of millions or even hundreds of millions are not this big.

She originally thought that the one that Shen You mentioned would be very good if it could reach 15 mm, and that any larger than 15 mm would be a rare treasure.

There are 18.2 natural pearls? !

If this were true, it would probably shock the entire jewelry industry.

"Isn't that a scam?" Gu Yue poured cold water on him. "The cultured seawater pearls are more than 20 millimeters. This size and good quality can be bought for hundreds of thousands of yuan."

"There are no natural seawater pearls this big in China. Don't you know that?"

Without professional identification, it is indeed difficult to tell whether it is natural or farmed.

Pearls are not like gemstones like jade. You can tell by looking at the appearance that natural pearls do not have pearl nuclei. Cultured pearls have nuclei artificially placed in them, and the thickness of the pearl layer is different.

Even with an appraisal, a layman cannot guarantee that there are no problems.

Gu Yue has already determined that Shen You bought cultured pearls, some of which have thin pearl layers and are not even worth 100,000.

"If it was 15 mm, it might be possible, but this big one..." She shook her head, with a look of anticipation in her eyes.

I'm afraid I've suffered a great loss.

Mrs. Gu calmed down and realized that there was indeed no news of such a large natural pearl being mined.

Such a good thing appeared in the circle, it was impossible for her not to have heard anything about it.