197: Chapter 195: They All Turned into Dirt Clods 197: Chapter 195: They All Turned into Dirt Clods Of course, although this was said, Fourth Prince did not take it to heart.
Not only because he did not care about such a small amount of money, but also because he originally had a strong aversion to the Glazed Shop.
Letting the Emperor make money was even more distressing than losing money himself.
Nevertheless, he did not throw away the bamboo slip.
After all, even the smallest mosquito is still flesh.
Although he did not take it seriously, being able to draw such an item proved that he was indeed quite lucky today.
What exactly did the surrounding commoners draw?
He immediately had his servants grab one, snatched the bamboo strip from their hands to take a look.
After discovering it was a prize of one tael of silver, he disdainedly shook his head and tossed it back to the person.
Not only that, upon seeing this, Fourth Prince felt significantly better.
“It seems my luck is much better than theirs.
Come, I have to see what tricks they are playing.”
While speaking, Fourth Prince had his servants clear a path for him, and he went towards a shop with the Princess Consort by his side.
When he approached the shop, he was shocked to find that its windows were completely different from those at his home; they were not made of fine silk.
Nowadays, windows during this time are unlike modern glass windows.
Windows in ancient times varied widely in materials; rich people used gauze, silk.
Poor people used bamboo mats, wooden boards, wooden frames.
The material of poor people’s windows was poor in transparency; when closed during the day, the rooms turned dark, requiring bamboo poles to prop the windows open.
As for paper, it simply did not exist at this time.
Historically speaking, it was only after the Ming dynasty that “paper” became a common material for windows due to its transparency and cheapness.
However, currently, it was clearly not feasible, and for this reason, Fourth Prince was extremely astonished.
Because he saw that the windows did not have any silk or other expensive materials.
From a distance, they thought that nothing had been installed, or that the silk had been put away,
which would allow better lighting inside.
But when he approached, he realized he was mistaken.
Not only were there no silks, the windows were not even open-framed; rather, they had a layer of glossy glazed tiles.
Seeing the transparency of the glaze, one could tell how precious it was.
This made Fourth Prince smack his tongue in disbelief, knowing that even though their Prince Mansion was so wealthy and luxurious, they did not use glazed tiles for windows.
This was beyond his imagination.
Who could imagine, such precious glaze being used on windows!
How valuable it was, weren’t they afraid of accidentally breaking it?
Or were they not afraid that someone with ill intentions might steal these precious glazed tiles?
To be not at all exaggerative, the glazed tiles in just this one window could be worth hundreds of taels of silver.
Not just Fourth Prince, but also the others who had approached were noticing this scene.
Upon seeing this, almost all officials were dumbstruck, gaping.
Even Fourth Prince was so stunned, not to mention the others.
Their astonishment was exponentially greater than that of Fourth Prince.
Although Fourth Prince was immensely shocked internally, he still managed to suppress his emotions.
He steadied his steps and then walked forward, leading his wife inside.
However, when he actually stepped into the shop, he was stunned to realize he had underestimated it.
It was his mindset that was limited.
What was installing glaze on windows?
At that moment, inside the grand hall before his feet, almost every brick on the floor was made of glaze.
Looking at the glazed tiles on the floor, Fourth Prince hesitated whether to step on them.
This was simply inhumane, a sheer waste of resources.
Apart from the glazed tiles on the floor, looking up, everywhere visible was shimmering with the unusual light from the glaze.
Especially the huge glazed chandelier hanging above their heads, which dazzled so much that it was hard to keep one’s eyes open.
All in all, these top-tier, wealthiest individuals of You Country, once they entered here, each turned into mere country bumpkins.
The sounds of them gulping water incessantly reached Lin Yi’s ears in front.
Obviously, Lin Yi wanted to witness this effect, and upon seeing this, his lips involuntarily curved upwards slightly:
“Hehe, welcome Fourth Prince, Fourth Princess Consort, welcome noblemen.
Noblemen, please feel free to browse around.
If there are any queries or uncertainties, feel free to ask our shop attendants, and they will explain everything in detail to you.”
Watching the group of astounded nobles entering, the group of beautifully dressed women in cheongsams bowed in unison to the noblemen and greeted them with smiles:
This soft voice, combined with their appearance and attire, immediately left those noblemen dumbfounded, fortunately, many of them had come with their wives.
This somewhat restrained them.
However, seeing their husbands’ reactions, the expressions of the women turned rather unfriendly.
If looks could kill, they would have surely charged over to deal with those cheongsam-wearing attendants.
Meanwhile, in their hearts, they had silently resolved to find every possible way to keep their masters from frequenting such places.
These places were full of temptresses!
After coming here, their masters’ eyes were fixed.
If indeed they managed to bring these people home, one could not fathom the repercussions on their status within the mansion.
Of course, at this moment, what these noblemen thought was entirely different from their female companions; their drool was almost dripping to the ground.
This style of cheongsam, coupled with those barely concealed long white legs, was making them all restless.
This forward-thinking attire was a blow to the men of this era.
But fortunately, they knew where they were, so although hard to contain, they still managed to control their actions.