Jinyi champion

Chapter 264
The sixteenth day of the first lunar month.

The day when the Wangfu Academy reopened.

As soon as Zhu Hao returned to the dormitory of the West Courtyard, he saw Tang Yin standing there radiantly, and the clothes on his body were more glamorous than when he left.

It's like going back to the south of the Yangtze River, and the mental outlook is very different after returning.

"Zhu Hao, you are so late."

Jinghong, Lu Bing, and Yuan Rulin were all waiting here in the west courtyard.

Zhu Hao was the last one to come besides the eldest son and princess.

The way Tang Yin looked at Zhu Hao was completely different from seeing other children. Zhu Hao was regarded as a close friend to him, while the others were just his students.

Zhu Hao smiled and said, "Mr. Lu is back. He has been away for more than two months. I miss him so much."

Tang Yin smiled and waved his hands, with an unrestrained sense of the past: "This time I went back to my hometown, I have experienced a lot, not to mention visiting relatives and friends, but also dealing with a lot of trivial matters at home, so it's already too late..."

Zhu Hao asked: "Then when will you leave next time...?"

Yuan Rulin, Jing Hong, and Lu Bing all looked at Zhu Hao with eyes like sizing up a monster.

As soon as he came back, he asked when he was leaving, as if he wished Tang Yin would leave early so as not to bother him.

Tang Yin was also taken aback, and then smiled and said: "I'm not leaving! Stay in Anlu with peace of mind for a year or a half...Three years, five years, ten years or eight years, it's all possible."

"Then live here for the elderly?"

Zhu Hao's question was still simple and rude.

Tang Yin shrugged: "You can think so if you have to."

Lu Bing, the youngest, was the first to cheer: "Oh, Mr. Lu is not leaving!"

Tang Yin smiled and touched Lu Bing's little head. At this time, Lu Bing was already a six-year-old "big boy". Just call me by my last name."

"Okay, Mr. Tang."

Jinghong also looked very happy.

After his family left Anlu, among the elders he respected and could rely on, only Tang Yin remained. In his heart, Tang Yin, like Zhu Hao, was the motivation for him to insist on staying in Anlu alone to study.

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It's almost time for class.

Zhu Hao and Tang Yin walked to the school side by side.

On the way, Zhu Hao asked, "Why is Mr. Tang in such a hurry to go back to Jiangnan?"

Tang Yin smiled and shook his head, with a secretive look, and didn't want to explain too much to Zhu Hao.

"Zhu Hao, don't talk about me. How are you doing recently? Have you read all the books I gave you? In less than twenty days, the county exam will come. Are you ready?"

Tang Yin deliberately changed the topic.

Zhu Hao smiled: "Everything is ready, it's no problem to come to the county exam."

"It is estimated that when I was away, you put your mind on business again. It was not two days after I came back that I heard that your business with the Wangfu was getting bigger and bigger. Zhang Fengzheng praised you frequently in front of me... saying you and you Mother is very good at business."

Tang Yin shook his head while talking, obviously not satisfied with this, he hoped that Zhu Hao would take the imperial examination and enter an official career as soon as possible, but Zhu Hao seemed more interested in doing business.

Zhu Hao said: "Mr. Tang, do you know about Fan Xuezheng? In the future, you..."

"I've seen it. Fan Xuezheng is a famous teacher in the former state. His knowledge is there. When I'm not around, he can teach. I come back this time to act as the guest of the palace. The class... is basically in the middle Secondary position."

Tang Yin confessed frankly.

Originally, Tang Yin didn't like to teach children, but the situation forced him to become so diligent during his year in the palace.

With his unrestrained character, of course he hopes to be more free and undisciplined. He takes the time to go to class every day to teach his children, and he doesn't even have a colleague who takes a break. After a year of persistence, he is physically and mentally exhausted... It is not easy.

Now that the palace has a suitable teacher, he can justifiably "resign the throne and let the virtuous", be at ease as an aide, be more at ease, and be able to pursue some things he likes, such as writing poetry and painting, and exchange literary experience with local celebrities, etc. Wait, just think about it.

"By the way, Zhu Hao, I heard that you are going to teach a younger student named Sun Ru to prepare him for the exam? Did you even bet with Fan Xuezheng?" Tang Yin laughed.

Zhu Hao nodded: "There is such a thing."

Tang Yin gave Zhu Hao a blank look: "You have bad intentions, and you clearly want to use the bet to let Fan Xuezheng not interfere with your studies too much, so that you have two years to prepare for the exam? Tsk tsk, I met you, a shrewd child... probably old Fan It will be a headache."

"Old Fan?"

Zhu Hao felt a little awkward when he heard this address.

"Oh, I've had a few drinks with him recently, so I'm familiar with him. The title... Just know it's someone, don't pay too much attention to it."

Tang Yin acted like I just like to make friends and see what you can do to me.

Zhu Hao flattened his mouth.

At first I thought Fan Yikuan was a lump of elm, but who knew that he could be a drinker with an alcoholic like Tang Yin... Now it seems that there is no need to worry about the discord between old and new teachers that the palace is most worried about?
This circle of scholars and the way of making friends are really weird.

"However, I'm also somewhat interested in that young man named Sun Ru. I'll go meet with me later. I think you won't be able to recruit him in your name, but if I'm there..."

Tang Yin took the initiative to invite Ying.

Zhu Hao quickly waved his hand: "Forget it, Mr. Tang, I want to put this matter aside for a while, don't worry for now!"

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Zhu's Manor.

Zhu Wanjian was called back by his old lady, along with Butler Liu and the manager of the shop at home. It seemed that he had something important to say.

After hearing Zhu Jia's scolding, Zhu Wanjian realized that he had been sued by Butler Liu, saying that he had contacted Shopkeeper Ma privately to buy a mirror without consulting the old lady's opinion at all, which was really audacious.

"...Mom, don't worry, just take a look at this thing."

Zhu Wanjian gave the silver mirror sample to Zhu Jiashi.

Zhu Jiashi held it in her hand, and was shocked when she saw herself in the mirror. With the experience of an old lady, she could naturally perceive that it was a good thing.

They think it's good because they have never seen the "authentic product", and even the fake mirrors are exquisitely crafted. Although the surface is still a little uneven and the face is slightly distorted, it is still a fine product in the mirror.

"Mom, do you think I will lose money in this business?"

Zhu Wanjian looked proud.

Zhu Jia frowned, and his face was wrinkled, as if he was thinking about what his son said, whether this business is feasible or not.

Butler Liu hurriedly said: "But this mirror costs five taels of silver, the price is too high."

"Five or two?"

When Zhu Jiashi heard this, he almost dropped the silver mirror on his hand.

Zhu Wanjian said with a sneer: "It is true that you are ignorant. You may not know that the fifty taels of mirrors are priceless on the ground in Nanjing now. The princes and dignitaries, the ministers, the elders of Zhishi Pavilion, etc., the wife of the family would not want to Want a side? It’s only five taels of silver... It’s a lot of money!"

Butler Liu muttered in a low voice: "Could it be that the wealthy households in Nanjing are all fools?"

"You're really wrong this time. I've verified it. The Ouyang family... is an official businessman who purchased goods for Duke Cheng's mansion. Isn't his background strong enough? They came to Anlu just to buy this... Shopkeeper Mu told me this matter himself, and I can’t be wrong. If it’s expensive, I’ll sell it to them for ten taels of silver, and once they get in and out, they can make a lot of money..."

Zhu Wanjian is also getting tough now.

Doing business with Ouyang's family allowed him to earn more than a hundred taels of silver for the family, and now the workshop is working overtime to catch up, and the supply of all kinds of glassware is already in short supply.

Liu Guanjia said: "Madam, this matter is quite strange. The shopkeeper who said he wanted to sell the mirror to us is Dongzhu Su's man, the one who appeared in the Third Madam's house before. Could it be..."

Zhu Jiashi's complexion changed, and his restless heart immediately became calm again.

Zhu Wanjian sneered: "Old Liu, I admired your knowledge before, but now I feel that you have not made any progress at all. Don't even think about it. Orphans and widows came out to do business and made a lot of money for a while, but who would listen to them?" Mother and son? Who doesn’t want to put money in their own pockets? Isn’t this the case with the shopkeeper Mu who cooperates with us?”

Butler Liu lowered his head and did not answer this hypothetical question.

You just said that shopkeeper Ma wants to stand on his own, and you compare it with shopkeeper Mu. What is the evidence?
"Furthermore, this mirror was made by Su Dongzhu. It was supposed to be supplied to Jiangxi and other places, but it was seized by the shopkeeper Ma privately. I have bought him and one of his shopkeepers and threatened him if he dared to tell Su Dongzhu, just expose him for pocketing his own money..."

When Zhu Wanjian said this, the old lady couldn't listen anymore, raised her hand to interrupt her son, and asked sharply: "It doesn't matter who you do business with, I'll just ask you, you negotiated with the Ouyang family and paid the money with one hand Hand over the silver mirror? What is the price to sell to the Ouyang family?"

Butler Liu hurriedly said: "Madam, think twice, this matter is too strange, if there are good things, why doesn't the shopkeeper Ma sell them directly to Ouyang's family, but pass us through?"

Zhu Wanjian said angrily: "Shut up! If you don't know, you are still talking nonsense here! Do you know how these mirrors were made? In fact, the women from Ouyang's family were introduced to Anlu by Su Xigui.

"Then Su Xigui secretly bought our colored glaze and used it to make mirrors... I found something strange in it, so I immediately came to my door and threatened, saying that if I don't sell the silver mirror to us, then I won't be able to take a piece of colored glaze from me in the future!"

Zhu Jiashi frowned: "You answer my previous question first!"

Zhu Wanjian smiled and said, "Naturally we have negotiated with Ouyang's family. You can give us any money first, ten taels of silver each, and the first batch of them will buy forty taels, which is four hundred taels of silver. I will ask her to pay two taels first. A deposit of one hundred taels, we bought the mirrors from the shopkeeper after we got the silver, paid the money and delivered the goods, and handed over the goods to Ouyang's family after we got the money... In this way, the two hundred taels can be easily obtained..."

Hearing Zhu Wanjian's words, Butler Liu was instantly speechless.

Perfect plan.

Sounds like nothing wrong with it.

Zhu Jiashi looked at the silver mirror in his hand again carefully: "Ten taels of silver a piece, does anyone really want this thing?"

Zhu Wanjian said: "Mother, to put it bluntly, this is already considered cheap, because these batches of goods are just imitated by Shopkeeper Ma according to the method taught by Master Su, and the workmanship...is not very fine, but now Some people sell, and some people buy, this middleman's business...why not make money if you have money?"

(End of this chapter)