Sir, I just want to be a salted fish

Chapter 67 Climb high and resign from youth
Tang Bingxuan smiled and continued in a warm voice: "Second Aunt, Zhidong's winemaking is based on the wine that her grandfather Wang has brewed for several years. The cost of this aged wine is not low; this cherry wine, plum wine , osmanthus wine are all brewed according to the season, and the prices of fruits and other raw materials are not cheap."

After hearing what Tang Bingxuan said, the Second Madam herself thought that the cost of opening a wine shop would be too high. She didn't have much spare money on hand, and the rent for the shop on East Street was one or two thousand taels a year at least. She was sure of it. Can't start.

But she was unwilling to let herself go without success, so she continued with a smile: "Second Aunt also suddenly thought of opening a shop to supplement the family income. I haven't thought about it carefully yet, but with a few recipes in hand, opening a shop is just around the corner."

Tang Bingxuan had always known that her second aunt was cautious and a bit petty compared to her mother Liu and third aunt Xiao Shao. Unexpectedly, she was also thick-skinned. After saying so much, she still wanted to ask for the prescription in vain.

Tang Bingxuan refilled the second wife Zhang's cup of tea and said seriously: "Second Aunt, now that we have said this, my niece will tell you about it. As the saying goes, brothers will settle accounts. If you come to my niece, I will ask for some brewing recipes. If you open a shop, my niece can provide you with two options for your second aunt to choose from."

"As for this, the second aunt bids to buy out these brewing recipes from my niece. My niece will give you a friendly price of 5,000 taels per recipe. From now on, my niece will only make wine at home and will never sell it to others or use it to make wine. The shop robbed the second aunt’s business;

Well, my niece used these wine-making recipes to invest in Second Aunt's shop. She has no involvement in the cost and operation of the shop and only gets dividends. However, I want 30% of Second Aunt's liquor shop's profit. "

Once the wine shop is well run, the profit will be huge. Although the initial investment is large, once a large amount of basic wine is produced, other upgraded categories will be a good deal with huge profits.

The second wife, Mrs. Zhang, never expected that Tang Bingxuan would ask her elders to spend money to buy a wife. Her face turned red with anger, "We are a family, Xuan'er is too open-minded."

"Second Aunt can go and inquire outside. The price my niece gives to Second Aunt is definitely a benevolent price. If my niece sells the prescription to Zuixianju, Fanlou, etc., the price will definitely be high but not low."

If he buys out a few prescriptions and his wine shop has not yet opened, he will have to shell out tens of thousands of taels just for the prescriptions. Just thinking about the second lady makes his heart and lungs ache;
The second wife did not want to give away the pure profits of the shop she had worked so hard to run to others, and the second wife was conflicted in her heart.

Tang Bingxuan saw the second lady sitting there hesitating, so she politely sent her guests off and said, "Second aunt might as well go back and think about it again, and let her know the result when she comes to her."

The two of them didn't have to be conciliatory when it came to this matter, so the second lady couldn't stay any longer and hurriedly left Tang Bingxuan's Zhaoxia Courtyard.

After finally sending away Moji's second wife, Tang Bingxuan was miserable and sleepy!

Once again, she asked Zhiqiu and Zhichun to take off her hairpins, loosen her bun, and change her clothes. Tang Bingxuan threw herself on the bed and finally fell asleep!
In late August, Tang Wensong took the martial arts examination without telling everyone in the house.

The Ling State holds an examination for the world's warriors every year under the auspices of the Ministry of War, and those who pass the examination are awarded military positions.

Although the rest of the family did not know, Duke Rong Guo, as the organizer of the martial arts examination, knew in advance that his eldest son had applied for the martial arts examination. Therefore, in order to avoid suspicion, the martial arts examination was hosted by Mr. Qin, the left minister of the Ministry of War, and assisted by Mr. Li, the right minister of the Ministry of War. Supervision.

The martial arts examination is divided into: external examination of martial arts, and internal examination of strategies and tactics.

The subjects of the external examination include horse shooting, infantry shooting, flat shooting, carbine, weight-bearing, wrestling, etc.; the subjects of the internal examination include military strategy, such as Sun Wu's Art of War (Sun Tzu, Wu Qi), etc.

Although the martial arts exam was held later than Qiu Wei, the results came out earlier.

In early September, Tang Wensong passed the martial arts examination. Even if he was not in the top three of the first class, he was still ranked in the second class. He was awarded the fifth rank of guard. The prince of Rongguo Palace became famous overnight. Tang Wensong was the eldest son of Duke Rongguo, so he could inherit the military position from Shiyin, but the comparison with real swords and guns showed that he had real abilities.

Tang Wenbai was happy for his eldest brother, but felt melancholy when he thought that he was mediocre.

Tang Wenbai passed the Tongsheng examination this year, but failed the academy examination and failed to become a scholar. His family knew that he was worried about it and didn't mention it much. They only asked him to take good care of his body. Studying is to cultivate his body and mind and there is no need to force it.

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On the Double Ninth Festival, the ninth day of September, the family went on a lively mountain climbing trip. Considering that there were old and young children in the family, everyone decided that it would be more appropriate to climb Qingliang Mountain, and also invited his in-laws, the Marquis of Yongning, to go with him.

The two families drove as lightly as possible and Jian Cong traveled together. When they arrived at the foot of Qingliang Mountain, they first asked the entourage to drive the car into the village, and then everyone started to climb Qingliang Mountain.

At first everyone gathered together, and gradually some people were in front and others behind.

Jiang Shunian has been following Tang Bingxuan's footsteps. As they walked, there were only two people and their respective maids and servants around, "Sister Xuan, are you thirsty? Do you want some water?"

The last time the two met was before the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it had been more than 20 days since they last met. Although they sent each other letters and small things, they couldn't see anyone, and they missed each other very much.

Tang Bingxuan was not thirsty, but because of Brother Jiang's kindness, she did not refuse and stopped for a rest. They tried their best to stand on the flat slope next to the mountain road so as not to interfere with others' climbing.

Jiang Shunian took the kettle from Jiang Qi and poured a small cup for Tang Bingxuan. He handed it to her and said, "This is the honey water I filled before. It is sweet and quenches thirst."

Ever since the two fell in love with each other, Jiang Shunian seemed to have opened up the two channels of Ren Tong. As long as the two of them were alone, they would be considerate and considerate of everything.

Tang Bingxuan took a few sips from the water glass and handed it back to Jiang Shunian. She smiled sweetly and said, "Thank you, Third Brother Jiang. You can have a drink too."

Jiang Shunian took the leftover water glass from Tang Bingxuan and took a sip directly, saying seriously: "Well, it's so sweet."

The two families, Duke Rongguo and Marquis Yongning, were related by marriage, and they got along well with each other after getting along several times. The men continued chatting together in front, while the women chatted about daily life in the back.

Mrs. Qiao, the Marquis of Yongning, said with emotion to Mrs. Liu, the Duke's wife: "A few days ago, the Marquis heard that the prince was selected for the military examination. He was so happy to hear it at home that he took his brothers to have a drink and praised his parents for their great achievements. Fang, I will not lose the honor of my old master."

When Marquis Jiang heard that Tang Wensong passed the second-level martial arts examination and was awarded the fifth-level garrison, he was deeply moved: He also came from a family of military generals, and his eldest son was the heir apparent of the Hou family and was granted a military position. Now he is the deputy of Dongcheng, the seventh-level and five-city military commander. Commanders are always not as highly respected as those who perform military exercises.

Tang Wensong was the eldest son of his in-laws, and he had a bright future as a son of his in-laws. Marquis Jiang was very happy because he was an honest man and not a petty person. He called his four sons together that day to praise Tang Wensong.

(End of this chapter)