Shaohua is Junqing

Chapter 118

The stall owner felt a little flustered by what Su Xunxian said, and lowered his head, not daring to look him in the eye.

"Mr. Su, are you saying that this tea set is not made from Gongxian Kiln?"

"No."

"That's... Oh, there must be someone behind the boss!" Siyu said, "I heard that all ceramic products produced by this official kiln must be reported to the government and registered before they can be sold in stores designated by the government."

"Ordinary small vendors are not qualified to sell items from the official kilns," Caidie added.

"Boss, did you hear that? You don't have enough qualifications. If there wasn't someone behind you who was giving you advice, how could this thing from the official kiln end up in your hands?"

"Hehe." The stall owner raised his head and forced out an ugly smile, "I said this thing was from the official kiln just to get a good price. In fact, it was fired in a small local kiln and was originally worthless."

"Are you still lying?"

"If you don't like it, just don't buy it. Why bother saying all this?"

"I didn't say I looked down on it, nor did I say it was fake."

"Boss, it's tiring to talk while standing." Siyu looked up and said, "There's a tea stand in front. Let's sit down and talk."

"Please." Although Su Xunxian used the word 'please', his tone did not allow for argument.

Su Xunxian was afraid that he would run away, so he dragged him all the way to the tea stall.

Beitang Mo Ran was watching everything with great interest from behind.

A group of people came to the tea stall and sat down.

"Dear guests, what would you like to drink?"

"Give me the best tea you have." Siyu wasn't sure whether there was good tea in this rural area, so she didn't ask in detail and just drank whatever was available.

"Okay, guests, please wait a moment. I'll be here soon."

"Xiao Ma, go to the shop opposite and buy some paper, pens and ink." Xiao Ma responded and went.

"Boss, we are not in a hurry. Let's sit down and talk slowly while drinking tea."

After a while, the tea stall waiter brought a pot of tea and filled everyone's teacups one by one.

"Dear guests, please enjoy your meal."

"Hiss!" Siyu took a sip of tea and couldn't help but exclaimed, "Going out really can broaden your horizons." Although Siyu doesn't drink tea much on weekdays, she was still surprised by the taste of the tea just now. It was bitter, and seemed to have the taste of soil.

"Boss, have some tea first to moisten your mouth."

At this moment, the stall owner selling tea sets was wondering if he had checked the almanac before going out today. He had originally hoped to meet a rich man and sell his tea sets at a good price, but he didn't expect to offend such an important figure. He felt so miserable!

The stall owner tremblingly picked up the teacup, took a sip, and almost choked because of nervousness and fear.

"What's the boss's name?" Su Xunxian asked.

"My surname is Liu, and I am the third child in my family. People call me Liu San."

"Boss Liu, who else is in your family?" Siyu asked.

"My wife has a son and a daughter."

"Is Mr. Liu a local?" the stall owner nodded in response.

"Where is your wife? Where is she from?"

"She is also a local, and we have known each other since childhood."

"Childhood sweethearts, what a perfect match!" Siyu sighed.

The stall owner surnamed Liu smiled embarrassedly.

"Tell me about the origin of this set of white porcelain tea set." Su Xunxian got straight to the point.

"To be honest, I'm just running a small business to make some money to support my family. I didn't get this tea set from the official kiln."

"Where did that come from?"

"It's mine...my cousin gave it to me."

"Then Boss Liu's cousin must be an extraordinary person."

"No, no, she is just a concubine of the county magistrate."

"Oh, it turns out that Boss Liu and the county magistrate are related. No wonder."

"No, no, I have never seen the county magistrate. It's just that my cousin knows that I live a hard life, so she wanted to give me some things so that I can sell them for a good price to supplement the family income."

Seeing that Siyu and Su Xunxian didn't say anything and looked unbelieving, the stall owner surnamed Liu panicked and said hurriedly, "I'm not lying, really, every word is the truth. I didn't steal it, and I didn't rob it. This thing was really given to me by my cousin."

"I don't think you dare to lie." Su Xunxian clenched his fists as he spoke.

"Yes, yes, I dare not."