After being divorced for three years, the bad husband brought his son to ask for forgiveness

Chapter 18 We are not familiar with each other
Although the brocades produced by individual weavers were of varying quality, there were also some brocades that were eye-catching. There were no top-notch weavers, but there were some with decent skills. Therefore, before the arrival of the masters from the Brocade Industry Bureau, it was the time for the brocade workshops and individual weavers.

Chaojinfang was the first to get off to a good start, and the second manager Li Xia was the first to win over an outstanding embroiderer.

When another outstanding weaver appeared, Li Xia took two steps back and let other weaving workshops come forward to invite her. This was also the tacit understanding among the weaving workshops, and no one would easily break such a balance.

"I'm afraid this is the case this year. It's hard to produce quality products after all."

After half an hour, all the brocade workshops present had made some gains, but no top-quality brocade appeared, which made each workshop feel a little regretful.

"It can't be helped. All the good weavers are taken away by the big weaving workshops. It's hard to go out for a walk."

"That's right. I heard that the new looms of Chaojinfang are all 80 years old. Boss Zhang of Zhang's Brocade Shop has even started to ask people to consider looms with 120 treads. Their looms are good, the weavers are good, and the silk threads are the best. How can retail investors compete with them?"

"Let's not talk about anything else. Most people don't have the flower book, and most people don't know how to calculate the longitude and latitude. Sigh."

The onlookers were very emotional and had no interest in the brocade in the hands of the retail investors who had not yet come on stage.

After another two sticks of incense, the retail investors had almost finished looking at all the brocades. No less than twenty weavers on the scene accepted the invitation from the Big Brocade Workshop on the spot. For them, going to the Big Brocade Workshop would not only provide them with stable and substantial wages, but also allow them to learn more skills, so that they would not have to worry about their future.

The people from the yamen came according to the time, because they heard that the adults went to the towns below to inspect the spring plowing. Those who came today were the adults from the Brocade Industry Bureau affiliated with the government office, about a dozen people in total. Some people who were quite famous in the brocade weaving industry were also invited, including Madam Qin, whom Yan Chaonian had just met.

Jiang Wencheng and his son also arrived. In order not to offend anyone, the legal advisor of the government office specially reserved two seats for him, which was considered as a face.

Li Xia recognized him almost at first sight, the man who made a fool of himself at the ordering meeting. A trace of regret flashed in his eyes. He felt that rich people just have a good foundation. If he had known this earlier, he would have poured a basin of cold water on him. He recovered so quickly and came here. What if he recognized Nian Nian again?
Unfortunately, it's too late to regret now.

With the arrival of all these big shots, the competition officially entered its most tense moment. People from each brocade workshop sat nervously below, protecting their own brocade for selection. According to the regulations, each brocade workshop can produce two pieces of brocade, and the three brocade workshops that drew the same lot will present the brocade together. The judges will mark them, and then everyone present will identify the quality together, and finally select three pieces to wait for the next round.

Jiang Wencheng was not interested in the so-called Doujin and kept looking for the owner of Chaojinfang. Jiang Chongyuan was very curious, but unfortunately he did not understand brocade and only thought that the colorful brocades were beautiful.

"Father, let's bring some back for Mother. I think those brocades are very beautiful."

"That red one is very pretty, and that one, bring it to grandma."

Jiang Wencheng did not give him any response. Even those who did not know much about brocade knew that these brocades were very valuable. The wife of Duke Dingguo wore a festive brocade with lanterns all over the floor on her birthday, which dazzled all the female relatives at that time. Ruzhen talked about it for a long time after returning home and even inquired about the price in private. The brocade was a gift from the palace, and a lower grade one on the market would cost three thousand taels.

Not to mention whether the women in the Earl's Mansion are qualified to wear it, they can't afford it either.

These brocade workshops are truly rich.

"The owner of Chaojinfang has arrived."

Not far away, Yan Chaonian, wearing a brocade dress with a pattern of broken plum branches, walked slowly towards her, still with her face covered by a veil, just like the last time Jiang Wencheng saw her in Chaojinfang.

"I wonder who the owner of Chaojinfang is?"

"It doesn't matter who she is. I'm only interested in the brocade held by the girl behind her. I don't know if it will be better than last year."

Jiang Wencheng could not help but take a closer look at the noise of discussion. His mind raced as he thought that he must find out the identity of this abbot today no matter what.

Yan Chaonian walked straight to Li Chun and handed the brocade to him for safekeeping. "I checked it before leaving. There is no problem."

"Did you get anything today?" Li Chun said that he had invited six weavers. "Their skills are not particularly outstanding. We need to teach them more. So far, no outstanding ones have emerged."

Yan Chaonian thought it was normal. Li Chun lowered his voice and told her that Jiang Wencheng had come. "I don't know what he came for, just sitting there."

"No need to pay attention."

Jiang Wencheng couldn't get a number in front of the main business, so Mr. Zhao from Zhao's Brocade Shop cast a look at him and said, "Master, if our two shops are drawn together later, please forgive us if your brocade shop loses."

"Boss Zhao is so confident that he bribed the people from Jinye Company?"

Boss Zhao
"I am an honest businessman, but I cannot compete with Guijinfang's strong backing. I still have to rely on the owner of the shop to support me in the future."

Yan Chaonian said, "If Boss Zhao doesn't want to do this anymore, you can choose to sell Zhao's Brocade Workshop to me. Don't worry, since we know each other, I won't let you suffer any loss."

"Boss Zhao was determined to win the Doujin last year. Being overconfident is not a good thing."

The two brocade workshops were close to each other and often had verbal exchanges with each other. The owners of the surrounding brocade workshops did not look surprised and just stared at the stage nervously.

Jiang Wencheng stood up and walked up to Yan Chaonian, "Master, we meet again."

Yan Chaonian looked him up and down and asked, "Did this gentleman raise the money?"

"Jiang has encountered a thief. I'm afraid I have to wait for Lord Wen to come back and seek justice."

Jiang Wencheng spoke so nonchalantly, but Yan Chaonian guessed that he couldn't find two taels of silver on him, so he was quite good at pretending.

"That's a shame."

Yan Chaonian stopped talking to her and just kept his eyes on the stage. Boss Zhao, who originally wanted to snatch customers, lost interest. How dare he come up to her without money? What if he thought they were easy to talk to?
Jiang Wencheng was unwilling to be ignored like this, "I wonder if the abbot can spare me a moment to speak?"

"Feel sorry."

Yan Chaonian raised his eyebrows, "We all earn our money through hard work, so we won't give you credit."

"If Mr. Jiang wants to buy brocade, please prepare the money before coming. This rule is not only in Chaojinfang, but all the bosses here will not buy on credit."

There are so many merchants traveling back and forth, who can I ask for credit?

Boss Zhao, who was just engaged in a heated argument with Yan Chaonian, nodded and said, "The owner is right. We don't want to buy on credit."

Jiang Wencheng clenched his fists and forced a smile, "Master, you misunderstood. I don't want to buy on credit, do you?"

"I don't have any money and I don't have any credit. Mr. Jiang, is there anything else you need to talk to me about?"

Yan Chaonian was already impatient for delaying her from looking at the brocade. "We are not familiar with each other, and I am busy now."

(End of this chapter)