The daily life of the science master's book-wearing group

After returning home from the banquet that day, Tan Fengzhen slumped on the Arhat's bed a little weakly.

The servant girl came in to report, saying that my uncle had a social event today and had to come back later.

Tan Fengzhen shook her head helplessly, it would be a lie to say that there is no benefit for Princess Jin to be close to him.These days, those people who usually do not care about their own family greet them with smiles, and the business that could not be done before is now delivered directly to their door.

"Is there anything else?" Tan Fengzhen asked.

The servant girl nodded and said: "Two other wives have sent invitations, the priest of the Ministry of Rites, Mrs. Wailang Fan's family, and a supervisor from the household department named He. Mrs. He's family also said that they would like to invite you to your house tomorrow. .”

"Well, I got it." Tan Fengzhen's words were full of impatience, "Help me back, just say I'm not feeling well."

The close servant girl thought for a while and said, "Ma'am, I'm afraid it's not right."

"What?" Tan Fengzhen opened her eyes again.

The servant girl sat down and said very seriously: "Didn't Madam explain to the servant girl that these officials who came to the door have relationships and whoever they want to find out? The lord of the Ministry of Rites, although there is no special person in the family, but this My lord is in the Ministry of Rites! Ma'am, you often say that people in this world must be speculated with the greatest malice. If you ignore them this time, if our young master encounters this examiner in the future, he will be the examiner again. If we hold a grudge, aren't we going to suffer?"

Tan Fengzhen laughed at what the maid said, she didn't even have a child yet!Just talking about her son's scientific examination, and even if she really has a child in the future, she may not let him go to the scientific examination, so she reached out and gave the little girl a chestnut on the forehead.

The little maid hugged her head and screamed in pain, and muttered: "Ma'am, where did you learn this recently? Why do you keep knocking on my head? What should I do if I break it?""

Tan Fengzhen was taken aback, isn't this the intimacy of the princess with her younger sister and her close servant girl?How did I learn it by myself.Who is she to learn from? She wants to learn from the concubine who tossed her?

"Go on, why can't the inner warehouse supervisor refuse?" Tan Fengzhen said in an unhappy tone.

The little servant girl immediately replied: "The Nei Cang supervisor has a cousin who works as the co-prefect of the river in the water transport yamen in Hunan."

In recent years, as the transportation has become more and more convenient, more and more people have gone out to do business, and there have been more competitors. The profit of the pepper business has declined severely. Most of the income of the Tan family these years comes from selling peppers.

After all, compared with prickly ash, chili is a new thing, and few people grow it.

The best place to sell peppers is Hunan.

Hunan is short of salt and has a humid climate. Many local people regard chili as a substitute for salt.

Hunan, on the other hand, is located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, with a dense network of rivers in Sanxiang and four rivers. There are many rivers, and it is not convenient to build roads. Freight basically relies on waterways. It is true that the officials who manage the rivers cannot be offended at all.

Thinking of this, Tan Fengzhen sat up and said helplessly: "Then let's go to both of them tomorrow, Fan's in the morning and He's in the afternoon."

Who is a businessman who is cheap and an official? She lightly held her forehead, thinking that since she was being used by that princess, why not just do something with that princess, and let those people know that she can't afford to offend easily? .

Early the next morning, after Tan Fengzhen dressed properly, she drove to the He family's mansion.

The land in the capital is expensive, and it is said that it is a mansion, but it is actually a small courtyard with three entrances. It looks a bit small, much smaller than the house that Tan Fengzhen and Cao Baolin bought when they got married.The Tan family's carriage didn't even have a place to park, so the driver could only calculate the time to pick her up later.

The He family sent a fat middle-aged woman to greet him at the door, squinting at Tan Fengzhen's beautiful maroon horse from the Western Regions pulling the carriage away, showing a hint of disdain and contempt on her face.

I had heard that Mrs. Tan's husband was the natal nephew of an aunt in Mrs. Song's family last time.

It's just a lowly merchant, what kind of ladylike demeanor is he carrying!
Tan Fengzhen saw it and didn't see it - she got used to it.The previous ones were also like this. While asking her for help, they looked down on her at the same time, as if stepping on her as a merchant girl could elevate their own status.

"Miss Tan, I'm looking forward to your coming." Another maid in muslin greeted her at the door of the second entrance courtyard.

In the early autumn season, Tan Fengzhen specially wore a dress made of Yan's makeup flower velvet section today, and a blue tourmaline necklace around her neck, both of which were rewarded by Jin Wangfei, especially the blue tourmaline necklace , The gemstone adopts a very novel polishing method, and it flickers under the sun, and the blue color is as beautiful as the clear sky.

Even Tan Fengzhen, who has seen everything in the world, has to admit that this is a rare good thing.

But the maid didn't think so. Seeing the blinding blue gem hanging on Mrs. Tan's chest, she thought it was too ostentatious. After all, she was a merchant, and it was simply vulgar!
Tan Fengzhen walked in with her. In the main hall, the old lady of the He family was talking and laughing with her two granddaughters.

"Greetings to Mrs. He." Tan Fengzhen gracefully blessed Fu's body, and then saluted the two little girls sitting beside her: "Greetings, two young ladies.""

The old lady of the He family sat upright on the main seat, raised her eyes and glanced at her, and also saw the small blue stone that was shining brightly.

Slightly frowning, she didn't stand up to greet her, and pointed to the position of her hand and said politely: "Miss Tan, you don't need to be polite, just sit down."

The two little girls beside her looked at Mrs. Tan curiously, but the old lady of the He family didn't immediately ask them to return a gift to Mrs. Tan.Among them, the little girl who was about to reach her age smiled and said: "I have heard that the Tan family is headed by a woman. Today, I saw that Mrs. Tan is indeed more courageous than ordinary women!"

Tan Fengzhen replied with a smile: "Walking outside, if you don't have any courage, don't you want to be bullied?"

The youngest girl immediately said: "But women should be more gentle."

Tan Fengzhen just smiled, didn't answer, and lowered her eyelashes to stare at a small crack on the floor tile in a daze.In fact, the purpose of these people looking for her is nothing more than to want her to teach their daughters arithmetic.

If my daughter can also win a prize in the mathematics competition, she will definitely be able to win the favor of Princess Jin.

With the favor of Princess Jin, the value of their daughters will skyrocket immediately, and the number of matchmakers who come to the mansion to propose marriage will increase exponentially, and their own girls will be able to marry high. Maybe you will get a chance to show your face in front of His Highness.

During this period of time, Tan Fengzhen would receive invitations from the official wives of various mansions in central Beijing almost every few days, and the things they asked for were roughly the same, but these people, without exception, were very proud of her, and even put on a kind of The attitude of "letting you teach my daughter is flattering you".

Seeing Tan Fengzhen's indifferent appearance, the old lady of the He family felt a little unhappy. She felt that she didn't know much about flattery, and even wondered whether she should be invited to be the lady husband of her two granddaughters.A businesswoman covered in copper stink is still showing her face outside, what if she ruins her granddaughter?
Just as she was hesitating, the mother of two children came in and saluted the old lady first: "Hi, mother! Is this Mrs. Tan?"

The old lady of the He family said without a smile on her face: "No."

"Then I have admired your name for a long time." The lady sat down and looked Tan Fengzhen up and down. She didn't see the clear water blue jade in the legend, so the flattering smile on her face faded away, and said: "I heard that The owner of Tan's Spice Shop is a woman, she is so young!"

Tan Fengzhen suddenly raised her head, looked into the eyes of the lady, smiled enthusiastically, and said, "Madam, I'm flattered. But the old lady, the lady invited me to the mansion today, but to buy pepper or other spices? If you want to talk about spices, or Our Tan family has the best ones, and even His Royal Highness King Jin now buys them from my family. Except for peppercorns, cinnamon bark, star anise, grass fruit, cumin, turmeric... my family has them all, with good quality and affordable prices. The old lady and Ma'am, would you like to see it? I even brought samples today."

Mrs. He was obviously taken aback, she couldn't imagine that the shopkeeper of the Tan family has such a thick skin!When visiting someone's house, she even talked about business, she really is a merchant girl!The whole body smells of copper!vulgar!

The children's mother smiled awkwardly: "It's not for this matter."

Tan Fengzhen continued to pretend to be stupid, as if she really didn't know what they wanted to do, and asked: "Since the two wives don't need to buy spices, then what's the point of Tan's entering the house?"

Mrs. He coughed twice, and said: "I heard that Mrs. Tan won the second prize in the mathematics competition, and Princess Jin appreciates it very much."

Tan Fengzhen waved her hand: "That's just Tan's luck, it's not worth mentioning."

But the children's mother said: "Why is it not worth mentioning? I heard that there were more than 1 people participating, and two to three hundred of them were accountants. Mrs. Tan can get the top [-] results. the best."

"That's just because I've been used to doing business since I was a child. It's just too much. It's not difficult. By the way, Ma'am, my spices are really good. Give it a try, both of you! Get it directly from me, and the price is comparable to other places." It’s much cheaper to buy it at the spice shop here!” Tan Fengzhen continued to play dumb.

These noble ladies in the capital want to ask her to be their husband, but they treat her with contempt and waste her time. If they don't make up for it, her surname will not be Tan!

The old lady of the He family's face finally darkened, but the smile on the face of the daughter-in-law next to her was still there.

"It's like this, Mrs. Tan, I invited you here today. I want to discuss with you. If you are free, can you come to the house and teach my two daughters math! I heard that I want to get better results in the math competition." As a result, you have to learn the book written by His Highness."

"That book, that book is very simple! His Majesty's writing is very easy to understand and easy to learn. A three-year-old child can understand it. Why does Madam invite me? Madam might as well send someone to the Royal Bookstore to buy that math book , and now there is an exercise book, I see that the two daughters are not young, as long as they have learned some accounting skills from the two wives at home, it will not be difficult to learn the book."

Tan Fengzhen smiled very sweetly.

The smile on Mrs. He's face could hardly hold back, if they could see clearly, why would they invite her!

"Let the children learn by themselves, how can you, the award-winning teacher, teach you better? As long as you are willing to come, our He family is willing to pay three times the price of Mr. Shuyou outside..."

Tan Fengzhen quickly waved her hand: "To be honest, in the past half a month, many wives have invited me. It's a pity that my Tan family has a big business, and it's not that Mr. Shuyi's money can be delayed."

As soon as these words came out, Mrs. He's face turned dark, and she said angrily, "Ms. Tan probably doesn't know yet. My son's first cousin is Tongzhi Guanhe from Yuanjiang in Xiangxi!"

Tan Fengzhen lightly supported the pearl jewelry on her head, and said with a smile: "Tan knows, but the stench of copper all over Tan's body may spoil the two daughters. Madam, let's not talk about this anymore. The Tan family is busy, and Tan really can't get away. Seeing that the two daughters are smart and talented people, the old lady should not let me, a vulgar person, defile the He family's lintel."

After finishing speaking, she stood up, blessed the two wives, flicked her sleeves lightly, and walked away.

There seemed to be the sound of cups and plates breaking in the hall behind.

Tan Fengzhen's eyelids twitched, but she didn't look back at them.

Staying with these people for an extra minute made her feel chest tightness and shortness of breath. In comparison, being with that princess made her feel relaxed and at ease.

The servant girl next to her said: "Madam, is this slave going back to the house to call for a carriage?"

Tan Fengzhen shook her head: "Let's go, go shopping in the street. I want to relax!"

Tan Fengzhen felt a little apprehensive about offending someone she couldn't offend just now, but she really couldn't stand the old lady's attitude!Princess Jin's status is not known to be much higher than her, and she has never treated herself like this.Why should she be mad at these people?
What kind of noble lady, living in such a small house in the capital, what kind of noble lady?Her son is just a granary manager in the household department, what is she? !

The nephew of the husband's family who manages the river in western Hunan must not be a good guy!

Tan Fengzhen was walking down the street, getting more and more angry as she thought about it, and somehow she stopped at the door of a jewelry store. She was attracted by the exquisite hairpins, rouge, and lip balm in the glass window in front of the store.

The shopkeeper seemed to know her, and greeted her enthusiastically, "Is this Mrs. Tan?"

Tan Fengzhen was taken aback: "The shopkeeper knows me?"

"Why don't you know me! You are a famous person in the capital recently, I have seen you in the auditorium of the Academy of Sciences." The shopkeeper said and gave a thumbs up, "Winning the second prize, it is really a woman who does not give way to her eyebrows, it is amazing! "

Tan Fengzhen was coaxed into joy by the shopkeeper's compliment, and suddenly felt an urge to buy, buy, buy, and pointed at the things in the glass cabinet, saying: "Are these the shop's signature items?"

The shopkeeper nodded again and again: "The things in our shop are cheap and good, such as this rouge and lip balm. The color and texture are the same as those sold in Zhenbao Pavilion on Yujie Street!"

Tan Fengzhen suddenly remembered that there seemed to be a shop called Baoyue Pavilion in the south of the city market, which only sold things similar to Zhenbao Pavilion, but it only sold for the price of cabbage.

She picked up a stick of lipstick and asked, "How much is this one?"

The shopkeeper smiled and stretched out four fingers: "Forty Wen."

"So cheap?!" Treasure Pavilion sells for two taels of silver!

Tan Fengzhen couldn't believe it, picked up another piece of milky white soap and asked, "Is this pearl goat's milk soap?"

"That's right! This one is a bit more expensive, 35 Wen for the small one, 65 Wen for the medium one, and [-] Wen for the big one, but it weighs as much as eight for the small one. It's a good deal to buy the big one! Look at this treasure again. Monthly clip? This hair clip is a signature in our store! If you want any style, you can tell me and I will make it special for you!"

Tan Fengzhen was amused by the shopkeeper's hard-working sales. She pointed to the two glass cabinets in the store with a smile, and said, "Help me wrap everything up. I want everything."

The shopkeeper was startled at first, and then burst out laughing, wrinkled all over his face, and shouted to the staff behind: "Younger, hurry up and pack it! Mrs. Tan has come to our store to make a reservation!"

The shopkeeper and the young man in the store packed the goods together and settled the accounts with the other, and they cooperated very well.

Tan Fengzhen stood aside admiring the hairpins.

The workmanship of the things in this store is really hard to choose. She suddenly thought, if she sells the things in the store to other places, wouldn't she be able to make a good profit?
For example, the pearl goat milk soap and stick lipstick can be sold at double the price.

So she asked: "Shopkeeper, who is the owner of your shop? I want to buy more goods and sell them to Jiangnan."

The shopkeeper was taken aback for a moment, then he laughed and said, "Miss Emotional Tan still doesn't know about our boss."

"What? Should I know?"

The shopkeeper suddenly approached, lowered his voice and said, "It's Jin Wangfei!"

Tan Fengzhen's eyes widened for a moment: "Isn't that... Zhenbao Pavilion also..."

The shopkeeper chuckled: "It's because you are familiar with the empress that I'm the one who told you about it. Ordinary customers, we kill them and don't tell you."

Tan Fengzhen thought about it again and again, the more she thought about it, the more wonderful she felt, and suddenly she laughed out loud, clutching her stomach and shaking her head again and again: "Your mother...your mother..."

The guy suddenly interrupted: "Our lady is so smart! How about, Your Highness can be fascinated by our lady?"

"Go away, don't talk nonsense!" The shopkeeper reprimanded, and the young man immediately shrank his neck and stuck out his tongue.

After returning home that day, Tan Fengzhen made up her mind to do something with that princess.

I feel that I need to ask everyone for help, hahaha~ I will try my best to update in the future, please leave a message and ask for tickets, and then help to be careful for the hero and heroine~~