Chapter 176: The Glazed Glass Screen

At this moment, all the commoners knelt down to pay their respects.

A large crowd was kneeling outside.

Jiang Shisheng, inside the house, heard the commotion outside and was nearly scared out of his wits.

No matter how much of a rascal he was, he dared not act presumptuously in front of the County Magistrate.

Jiang Shisheng, hesitant, still opened the door and then bowed to the County Magistrate.

At this moment, he knew he was finished.

Just then, a bailiff barked at the carriage where Yan Ning was: "Who is sitting in the carriage? Why haven't you come down to pay your respects!"

Yan Ning lifted the carriage curtain.

County Magistrate Li hurriedly bowed: "So it is Her Highness the Crown Princess; it is my servant who is ignorant."

Yan Ning had no expression on her face and said: "It is of no matter."

Jiang Shisheng knelt on the ground, his mind exploding with a "boom."

It was over; he was truly finished this time.

Although he did not know why the shaved ice their family made caused people to have diarrhea.

But he never imagined that the Crown Princess had also eaten their family's shaved ice.

Now, not only would he be beaten with the rod, but he might even lose his head!

If time could be turned back to yesterday, even if someone held a knife to his neck, he would not have opened this shaved ice shop.

At this time, the commoners had all stood up and were accusing the County Magistrate:

"We all ate the shaved ice yesterday and had diarrhea all night; we were nearly exhausted to the point of collapse."

"I even let my old mother have a taste, and the old lady only said she had walked before the gates of hell."

"My Lord, this Jiang Shisheng is truly detestable; he should be punished severely!"

Jiang Shisheng knelt on the ground and cried: "I swear to Heaven that the fruit I used was fresh. I do not know why there was a problem with the shaved ice; I did not intend to harm everyone!"

Jiang Shisheng's wife also knelt down to plead: "County Magistrate, we also ate the shaved ice last night and were vomiting and having diarrhea. We even found a doctor to look at us. If something had really been added on purpose, how could we have eaten it?"

The County Magistrate hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to handle the matter.

Yan Ning lifted the curtain and said: "The problem likely lies with the ice. The ice you stored was chiseled from the river, wasn't it?"

Jiang Shisheng nodded hurriedly: "That is indeed the case."

Yan Ning said: "River ice cannot be eaten; it is somewhat dirty inside. If you must drink it, you have to boil it first. Using river ice directly to make shaved ice will certainly cause problems."

The others also did not know that river ice could not be eaten.

The crowd was no longer as aggressive as before.

At this time, the County Magistrate asked: "Your Highness, how should this Jiang Shisheng be dealt with?"

Jiang Shisheng knelt beside the carriage and said hurriedly: "Your Highness, this commoner did not do it on purpose. Before this, I had never heard anyone say that river ice could not be eaten..."

Other customers also spoke up to help.

"Your Highness, he truly did not do it on purpose. Having been neighbors for so many years, I know he is not a person of great evil."

"I beg Your Highness to show mercy."

Seeing the commoners kneeling all over the ground, Yan Ning said: "Considering this is his first offense, it will suffice for him to pay a fine and compensate the others."

Jiang Shisheng finally let out a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness, thank goodness.

Although the fine and compensation were quite high, at least he did not have to be beaten with the rod, nor would he lose his head.

Jiang Shisheng would never dare to do business related to food again.

It was simply too terrifying.

Before leaving, Yan Ning reminded them: "No matter where the water is from, it must be boiled before drinking in the future."

Everyone noted it down.

Afterward, Yan Ning went to the shop to check the earnings of the past few days.

The Xia Ri Yin Pin had only been open for four days; the first day's earnings were relatively low, but every day after that brought in more money than the previous one.

Although it could not compare to the profits of the Liuli Pu and the Mirror Shop, it was still quite a lot.

Thinking of the Liuli Pu, Yan Ning ate a bowl of shaved ice here and then went to the Liuli Pu.

In the past, when she came to the Liuli Pu, the shelves were basically empty, and people often fought over a single piece of Glazed Glass decor.

Now, however, it did not have its former grandeur; there were still some Glass Inkstones and Glass Pens placed on the shelves.

In the hair accessory section, there were also some ornaments that had not been sold.

In the past, no matter how these things were made, they were hot commodities; yet today, quite a few were left behind.

The Manager of the Liuli Pu was also worried: "Your Highness, business is not easy to do now. The new products that arrived yesterday still have so many left today."

These were also within Yan Ning's expectations.

When she first started making Glazed Glass, she knew this day would come; with five branches spread across various places, the market was already nearing saturation.

The Manager asked: "Then does Your Highness have any good methods to earn more money?"

Yan Ning nodded.

She did have good methods, but these methods were a bit taxing on people.

Yan Ning went directly to the Glassware Workshop in the back.

Seeing Yan Ning arrive, the Steward of the Liuli Fang, Lady Xie, hurriedly stood up to welcome her.

Lady Xie asked: "Does Your Highness have any business here?"

Yan Ning nodded and recounted the conversation she had with the Manager.

Lady Xie asked with some anxiety: "Then should we still make so much Glazed Glass?"

Yan Ning glanced at the person making the Glazed Glass and said, "Continue your work; also, find a few experienced hands to make some high-difficulty Glazed Glass ornaments."

Yan Ning wrote a list of items on paper, adding simple sketches afterward.

As she wrote, she said, "Actually, breaking the deadlock is not difficult; one only needs to make the items a bit more exquisite."

Lady Xie leaned over to see what she was writing.

A cluster of Glassware Flowers in a Glazed Glass bottle, an exquisitely carved Glassware Screen, a uniquely shaped Glassware Tea Set, Glass Windows...

That day, Yan Ning went to buy a larger shop, placed many chairs inside, and even set up a platform.

That's right, Yan Ning was preparing to hold an auction.

The auction would be held once a month, and each time, only one-of-a-kind items would be auctioned.

Yan Ning's people spent five days setting up the auction, and once Lady Xie and the others finished making those auction items, the auction could begin.

However, during these five days, Yan Ning did not stay idle; she had the people at Liuli Fang make several pieces of Glass.

These pieces of Glass were uniform in thickness and completely transparent, so Yan Ning replaced all the windows of Liuli Pu with Glass Windows.

After the replacement, the lighting was better, and the windows made of Glass looked very beautiful.

Sure enough, after the Glass was made, many people began asking about the pricing of the Glass, and many wanted to buy it.

Especially those with study rooms at home, all wanted to replace them with Glass Windows for better light.

Yan Ning's pricing was not low, but the orders were already lined up until next year.

Lady Xie and the others no longer worried about the sales of the Glazed Glass.

Ten days later, the high-end custom Glazed Glass that Lady Xie and the others made was also ready.

The auction began as scheduled.

The auction had been promoted at Liuli Pu for several days beforehand, and on this day, the people who came to participate in the auction were already packed inside.

Everyone had paid a significant deposit to guarantee they would not fail to pay for the items they won at auction.

The Manager of Liuli Pu said happily, "Thank you all for coming to our auction; I believe today's auction items will not disappoint everyone."

"The first auction item, the Landscape Glassware Screen."