Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 502 Custom-made Ceramic Jars

The two men first went to the livestock market to rent a ox cart for an afternoon, and then drove the ox cart to the grocery store and directly bought more than 30 kilograms of rock sugar and white sugar.

After buying the goods, they did not go home, but went to Taohua Village, ten miles outside the city.

There is a man in Taohua Village who has been making ceramic jars for generations. He has a big business, but this family just moved here two years ago, so no one knows whether it is a legacy from his ancestors.

Before the war, this family's business had always been very good, but later because of the war, the business was gradually affected and has not yet recovered.

The two men followed the direction pointed by the Wei Ya people. After walking for about twenty minutes, without asking for directions, they saw the place where ceramic jars were fired.

The reason is simple. This place is really big and close to the official road, so it can be seen from afar.

Lu Chuan got off and tied the ox cart aside. Xu Han also jumped off. The two looked at each other and walked inside.

"Anyone else?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a response came from inside: "Someone is there."

The person who came out was a man in his thirties, with average looks and a slightly plump figure.

The middle-aged man saw the visitor and said with a smile, "Are you here to buy ceramic jars? We have ceramic jars of all sizes. Tell me what you want and I'll find it for you."

Lu Chuan did not directly ask for a custom-made jar, but asked, "What kind of jars do you have here? Can I take a look first?"

"Yes, yes, please come with me." The man took the two of them directly to the backyard.

There is a shed in the backyard, with shelves on both sides, and on the shelves are all kinds of jars of all colors and shapes.

There are very small ones, probably used to hold lip balm, and very large ones, as well as flower pots and other things made of ceramic.

Not only that, Xu Han also saw the twelve zodiac animals made of ceramics, as well as pen holders that were very cute.

The middle-aged man introduced, "Look, sir. We have all kinds of things here, whether it's jars or other things, as long as they are sold on the market, you can see them here. Not only do we have a wide variety of styles, but the prices are also cheap. If you have more, you can get a lower price."

Xu Han casually pointed at a zodiac animal and said, "How much is this?"

"This is not expensive. If you buy one individually, it only costs 20 coins. If you want a set of all, it's 200 coins per set."

Xu Han nodded. The price was not expensive. They were all handmade. Although they were small, they were very exquisite.

After looking around, he finally saw the size of jar he wanted, so he asked again, "How big is this jar and how much is it?"

"This jar in our house is 2 jin, and if you buy it individually, it's 30 wen each."

When Xu Han heard the price, 30 cents for a jar was really not cheap.

No wonder ordinary people use clay pots at home and few people use ceramic pots. It turns out that the price of buying them individually is so high!

Lu Chuan pointed to a slightly larger one and said, "What about this one?"

"This is a 3-jin package, and it costs 40 wen if you buy it individually."

Xu Han pointed to a bigger one and asked, "What about this one?"

The middle-aged man was not annoyed when he saw the two people kept asking about the price. He still smiled and said, "This is 4 jin, 50 wen each."

Lu Chuan asked, "Is this the smallest one that weighs one pound? How much does it cost?"

"Yes, this one is packed in a pound. It's cheap, only 20 cents."

For ordinary people, 20 cents is not a small amount. It seems that the price of buying a ceramic jar is a bit too high.

But it doesn’t matter, because Xu Han’s canned fruits are not intended to be sold to ordinary people. Xu Han’s target group is the rich people.

After all, the cost of making canned fruit is quite high. They are ceramic jars and contain sugar, so ordinary people really can't afford it.

Seeing that Xu Han had asked almost all the questions, Lu Chuan said, "This is what we want to do. We want to customize a batch of ceramic jars. I wonder if you can customize ceramic jars here."

When the middle-aged man heard this, his eyes lit up, and he thought to himself, this seems to be a big deal! I have to entertain them well.

So he asked, "What kind of ceramic jar would this gentleman like? As long as we can make it, we can customize it."

Xu Han said, "It's similar to these, but the pattern is different."

"Would it be convenient for me to see the pattern? Because if it is too difficult, I am afraid I can't make it. So I need to see the pattern before I can reply to you."

Xu Han glanced at Lu Chuan, who nodded and then took out the designed drawings from his pocket.

The middle-aged man took it, opened it, looked at it, and said, "This is not difficult, we can make it. How many do you need?"

Lu Chuan asked, "We want to order 500 for the first batch to try. If the effect is good, we will decide later. But I don't know how much the price is?"

When the middle-aged man heard this, he bowed to Lu Chuan and said, "The price is easy to negotiate. Let's not stand here and talk. Come with me and let's talk inside."

The three of them went into the house together. The middle-aged man's wife should have made tea for them. It was just a coarse tea. Xu Han was not used to tea, so she took a sip and didn't drink any more.

"My last name is Liu, and I'm the owner of this kiln factory. I wonder what your names are."

Lu Chuan introduced, "My last name is Lu, and this is my wife."

Shopkeeper Liu bowed and said directly, "It is a pleasure to meet you two. I wonder how big a jar you would like and how many you would like."

Xu Han said, "200 of the 200-jin ones, 2 of the 3-jin ones, and of the -jin ones. Let's try first. If the quality is good, we'll order more later."

Xu Han did not say anything final right away. Manager Liu looked like a shrewd man, so how could he not understand what Xu Han meant?

He took the initiative to say, "Don't worry about the quality. We have been working in this area for a year or two, and we have a good reputation.

As for the price, I just told you the price for a single jar. If we want to customize it, I can give you five cents for each jar. Is that okay with you? "

Lu Chuan said, "Shopkeeper Liu, to tell you the truth, we plan to do this business for a long time. Although this is the first year, we still need a lot of cans. Please give me an honest price and see how much less you can save.

If the price is right and the quality is good, we can have long-term cooperation. "

Manager Liu stroked his beard and said with embarrassment, "Since you two are so sincere, I won't say anything more. How about this? For the first batch, I will give you 6 cents for each jar. If you are satisfied with the jars, I will give you 8 cents if you order them later. This is a small business and we can't make much money."

Xu Han said, "Why are the prices different? It seems that Manager Liu doesn't trust us and doesn't really want to do this deal!"