Jingtai Fenghua

Chapter 7 So Expensive
Lin Cunde had just come out of the jewelry store when he saw Wang Zhi coming towards him.

Lin Cunde took a look and found that these people were all wearing Feiyu uniforms, and each of them was a young man, high-spirited, chatting and laughing all the way. They were followed by some Jinyiwei officers. There were estimated to be more than [-] people in the group.

Lin Cunde saw those people surrounding Wang Zhi in the middle, like stars over the moon, he couldn't help but frowned and shouted: "Xiao Zhi!"

Wang Zhi looked up when he heard the sound and found that it was Lin Cunde. He immediately smiled and hurried to greet him, cupped his hands and said, "I have seen Brother Cunde!"

Then he noticed what Lin Cunde was holding, and immediately winked and said with a smile, "Have you bought the gift?"

When Lin Cunde heard this, he immediately looked down at the thing in his hand, blushed and stuffed it into his arms, saying, "What are you doing?"

"Oh, I'm going to have dinner with these brothers from Jinyiwei, shall we go together?" Wang Zhi immediately explained to Lin Cunde.

"No, you go!" Lin Cunde immediately waved his hand and said. At this moment, Wang Zhi's companions were also standing nearby. Those people were very curious and were trying to guess who Lin Cunde was.

After all, Lin Cunde was dressed very plainly and had a childish look on his face, but his eyes looked very calm, but he looked very thin and fair, and he looked like a scholar at first glance.

They guessed that Lin Cunde was just an ordinary friend of Wang Zhi. After all, what kind of family Wang Zhi came from, and one look at Lin Cunde's clothes showed that his background was very ordinary.

"By the way, come, let me introduce to you all, Lin Cunde, who is also my future second brother-in-law. My father and my second sister like him very much!" Wang Zhi pulled Lin Cunde and introduced him to the people in the Jin Yiwei.

"Ah!" When those members of the Jin Yiwei heard this, they all looked at Lin Cunde in shock.

Especially Wang Zhi's last sentence, his father and his second sister liked it very much.

"I've met all of you, dear friends!" Lin Cunde immediately raised his hands to them with a smile on his face.

"Don't dare, why don't we come together?" One of the leading young men asked Lin Cunde with his hands raised.

"No, it's not convenient for me. You can just play. Xiaozhi is still young and can't drink. It's best not to take him to romantic places. Please take care of him!" Lin Cunde then said to them warmly with his hands raised.

"No, I'm just going to listen to music!" the young man in the lead replied.

"Brother Cunde, this is Zhu Ji, named Shangde, from the Qianhu of Jinyiweizhong!" Wang Zhi also introduced the leading young man to Lin Cunde.

"Oh, I've met Brother Shangde!" Lin Cunde quickly said with his hands, thinking that this man seems to be Yu Qian's son-in-law, and he also has the hereditary position of Jin Yiwei in his family.

"Your name is Cunde, and my nickname is Shangde. Haha, it's fate. We'll see you more when you have time in the future!" Zhu Ji also smiled heartily.

When Lin Cunde heard this, he nodded with a smile and said: "It's really fate. Xiaozhi and I come to my house to drink tea when we have time. I can't go out to visit. I'm rude!"

"Ah? Oh, you?" Zhu Ji frowned upon hearing this, and then looked at Lin Cunde.

"Don't talk about this!" Lin Cunde waved his hand and continued: "You go ahead, don't delay here, I want to go back too!"

"Okay, let's say goodbye first!" Zhu Ji nodded and then handed over his hands. Lin Cunde also quickly handed over his hands and everyone else also said goodbye.

Xiaozhi pulled Lin Cunde aside: "Brother Cunde, I'm going to play in Gaojing Alley later. I'm worried that they will be drunk by then, um!"

Lin Cunde smiled and asked: "Where is Gaojing Hutong? I'll ask Dajia to send you money there. Is 50 taels enough?"

"Thank you Brother Cunde, that's enough, Gaojing Hutong Qingyulou!" Wang Zhi heard this and said happily to Lin Cunde.

"Okay! I'll ask Dajia to send it to you when you get back!" Lin Cunde nodded with a smile, knowing that his money had now been plundered by Wang Ying.

Soon, they left, and Lin Cunde also rushed towards home.

"Master, when we came here, Aunt Yu said that she wanted to buy two pieces of soap back. The soap is for you, Master, to wash your underwear!" Dajia saw Lin Cunde heading home and said quickly.

"Oh, okay, do you know where I can buy it?" Lin Cunde nodded after hearing this. There are not many people in the family now, so sometimes he can only do the purchasing by himself.

My family is a small household, and most of the purchasing is done by myself.

"I know! I've been there many times with my wife!" Dajia nodded.

Lin Cunde also nodded lightly and said: "Then go buy two pieces!"

Lin Cunde knew that soap is soap.

On the way back, he passed by a shop. After Lin Cunde took Dajia in, he directly asked for two pieces of soap and gave him money.

"This young master, I'll charge you one tael of silver and give you 600 wen!" The shopkeeper handed the copper coin to Lin Cunde.
Lin Cunde looked at the shopkeeper in shock. A pancake no bigger than an egg was worth two hundred cents?Half a stone of grain for a pancake like this?
Lin Cunde looked at the two soaps in Dajia's hand, then at the six hundred coins in his hand, and then looked at the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper seemed to know what Lin Cunde was thinking, and said with a smile: "Young master, I can see that you don't go out to buy things often. The price of pancakes has been at this price these years. The small shop has been open for more than [-] years, and I have never dared to cheat customers. Those who come to our store to buy are all regular customers. Moreover, young master, you can also inquire about the price of this soap. Besides, I know the person behind you today. He came here to buy with Mrs. Lin before. Otherwise, I I won’t even sell it to you, not everyone can buy pancreatic juice!”

"No, no, no!" Lin Cunde immediately waved his hand and said, "Is this soap so expensive?"

"No!" The shopkeeper nodded quickly and said, "Only wealthy people can afford this soap. They are used to wash underwear!"

"Oh, that's right, I'm sorry!" Lin Cunde said, bowing his hands to the shopkeeper, and then left with Dajia.

In my mind, I was thinking that since this soap is so profitable, I should make some myself. The craft of soap is not difficult.

The key is that I don't seem to spend much of the money I have. Today I will spend about 500 taels of silver, and my family only has [-] taels. If I continue to spend money at this rate, it will be difficult for me to live a comfortable life.

Lin Cunde walked with his head down, thinking about whether to make pancake.

After returning home, Lin Cunde went to burn incense for his parents and brothers, then went to the bedroom to get 50 taels of silver and gave it to Dajia, asking Dajia to send it to Wang Zhi, while he returned to the study.

After sitting down, Lin Cunde considered carefully, should he do it?As a scholar, he definitely cannot go out to do business in person. However, Lin Cunde also knows that these days, among the ministers and noble families, which one does not have a few shops and no business?Their salary cannot support their family's expenses.

For example, Wang Ying's family knows that he has several shops open.

Lin Cunde thought for a while and decided not to rush. After all, he was not very short of money now, and now, the court was not stable, and it was better to be still than to move.

In the afternoon, Lin Cunde was practicing calligraphy when there was a knock on the door of the study. Before Grandpa Yang could speak, Lin Cunde casually called in.

Grandpa Yang opened the door and said, "Master, Master Wang is here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Ying came in. There seemed to be wounds on his face. Lin Cunde quickly put down his brush, walked over quickly, cupped his hands and said, "I've seen Uncle Shi, what's on your face?"

"Oh, it's okay. I came here today and it's okay. I'm just upset. Come and sit here for a while." Wang Ying said and sat down, showing exhaustion.

Lin Cunde quickly made tea for Wang Ying, and Grandpa Yang also exited the study.

Lin Cunde brought the tea to Wang Ying, made a cup himself, and sat down quietly in the chair next to him.

"My dear nephew, do you think there are still people like this? I asked them and they couldn't borrow 1 taels of silver. I am his son and their brother. Now, my daughter needs money, so I asked them to borrow money. , no? They will enjoy all the benefits of co-authorship!

Every day he brags to the outside world that his granddaughter is a queen and his niece is a queen. Those officials go to flatter them and give them gifts!Now that the queen needs money, they won't lend it?Do they want face? Wang Ying shouted angrily.

After hearing this, Lin Cunde did not dare to speak. This was a family matter.

Wang Ying continued to shout loudly: "I was so angry that after we had a fight with them, my father still stood up and said, "What are you saying, tell me to get out and never have to go back to that home?" I said so on the spot, Even if he dies, I won’t go back! From now on, we will sever the relationship between father and son, and the relationship between brothers!”

After finishing speaking, he was still gasping for air, which showed that he was very angry.

"Shibo, did you tell them that the Queen is short of money?" Lin Cunde frowned and looked at Wang Ying and asked.

Wang Ying said without thinking: "No, I'm not that stupid!"

"Hmm!" Lin Cunde felt a lot more relieved. Then he thought, people didn't know that the queen was short of money. If they had told him, they might have given it to them. But on the other hand, thinking about it, if they don't give it now, it shows that they also look down on Wang Ying's son. and brothers.

Wang Ying then sighed and said: "Hey, I only raised 5000 taels. I originally wanted to raise 5000 taels. Didn't you say that we can almost finish the matter within 5 taels? I wanted to raise it for the queen." Half the money! Make her less stressed!"

After hearing this, Lin Cunde nodded and continued: "Maybe the Queen has a solution. Of course, it would be better if Shibo can help!"

Wang Ying nodded and sighed again: "I also know that the queen may have a way, but I don't want her to be too tired. Outsiders think it is a huge honor, who can imagine the dangers involved?

Your idea is so good, I thought, even if it means selling the pot, I must raise as much money as possible to realize your idea!Hey, I have thought about it. I can raise about 1 taels by selling two shops. Let’s prepare first! "

Lin Cunde sat there and didn't know how to persuade him. The price of soap also appeared in his mind. He knew the price of lard. A pound of lard only costs twelve cents. A pound of lard can make many pieces of soap, a huge profit!

Wang Ying saw Lin Cunde lowering his head and thinking about something, so he asked, "Xiannephew, what are you thinking about?"

"Ah, oh!" Lin Cunde was woken up and quickly said with a wry smile: "My nephew is thinking about a business and I don't know whether I should do it. Can Shibo give me some advice?"

"Business?" After hearing this, Wang Ying looked at Lin Cunde with a suspicious face, then waved her hand and said: "My dear nephew, don't think about these mundane things. You can just study with peace of mind. My biggest expectation for you is to study and pass the exam." Jinshi, in this way I can get closer to His Majesty and be able to give His Majesty advice.

Although you may be rewarded with official positions next year, such officials are destined not to go far. Those civil servants, the most important ones, who are not from Jinshi background, will be looked down upon. Moreover, it is very difficult to be promoted. Therefore, you must concentrate on studying and start next spring. Come on, I'll go hire a teacher for you and let him teach you how to study. Otherwise, you won't be able to achieve success by working behind closed doors! "

(End of this chapter)