The happy life of a prodigal

"Shopkeeper Lin, you really have a conscience. You only sell it for a penny. You really have a conscience!"

After talking for a while, these people gradually dispersed.

Only then did Lin Wanqing free herself, walked up to Zhao Yan, smiled on her face, and said, "Thanks to Miss Zhao for your help today, otherwise I don't know what will happen.

If nothing else, I'll be beaten up, that's for sure. "

Having said that, he laughed twice.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Yan also smiled, and at the same time waved her hands and said: "Miss Lin, you are so good-looking, even if I don't make a move, someone else will definitely make a move."

Said, glanced to the side.

Lin Wanqing also looked to the side, where stood a handsome young man in Washington.

It was Fang Xiu.

When Fang Xiu heard what Zhao Yan meant, he smiled awkwardly, but didn't say anything.

Lin Wanqing said: "It turns out that Mr. Fang is also there, but it is true. Miss Zhao is out shopping. How could you not accompany Mr. Fang?"

After finishing speaking, he stopped looking at Fang Xiu, but looked at Zhao Yan, and said, "Miss Zhao, the few pieces of cloth I gave you a while ago were all made of silk, which is not the same as the cloth of this penny. the same."

When Zhao Yan heard this, she smiled and said, "It's nothing like the same penny. I think it's pretty good, but it's better than the imperial cloth shop."

Fang Xiu stood aside, looking at the two people's subtle warmth, it always felt a little unreal.

You know, as early as half a year ago.

To be precise, before King Ning's rebellion, these two women were still the kind who would get angry when they met.

Now that such a big change has taken place, I have to say that things are impermanent.

Fang Xiu sighed.

Zhao Yan changed the subject, and said, "By the way, Miss Wanqing, I always feel that you are different from before."

Lin Wanqing was taken aback when she heard this, then smiled and asked, "Really? Is it more beautiful than before?"

After finishing speaking, he laughed twice.

Zhao Yan also smiled, and after laughing for a while, she shook her head and said, "It is indeed more beautiful than before."

I didn't say what I wanted to say.

Because of this change, she couldn't tell.

For example, the phrase 'does it look better than before? ', in the past, Lin Wanqing couldn't say anything.

But now he just said it casually.

If you really want to describe this change in one sentence, it means that there are not so many pretense, and it is more real.

Perhaps, for so many years, Lin Wanqing has been the top celebrity in Yirenju, and she has demanded herself as an oiran since she was a child.

Now that she is no longer a courtesan, she is more like the real her.

Chapter 8 and fifteen

At this time, Fang Xiu came up, looked at Lin Wanqing, and asked, "Will you lose money if you sell this cloth for a penny?"

Lin Wanqing heard Fang Xiu's voice, turned to look at him, with a faint smile on her face, and said, "No."

"why?"

Fang Xiu was a little curious.

Lin Wanqing looked at Fang Xiu, her expression became a little serious, and she said, "This is a secret, sorry."

"..." Fang Xiu was speechless for a while.

"Master Fang!"

At this time, Zhu'er also finished dealing with the matter of the cloth village, came over, and said with a smile: "Of course there will be no loss, because..."

"Pearl!"

Lin Wanqing glared at Zhu'er.

Zhu'er stopped talking immediately, and just said: "Mr. Fang is not an outsider, so it's no big deal to tell him?"

Hearing this, Fang Xiu waved his hands and said, "It's okay, I just want to know more, of course, I can give some money."

As he spoke, he took out a stack of banknotes from his bosom, looked at Lin Wanqing, and said, "Just treat this cloth shop as my own."

When Lin Wanqing heard this, hesitation appeared on her face. After a while, she reached out to take the bank note and said, "I will give you a dividend every month."

"Okay." Fang Xiu nodded.

Lin Wanqing then said: "Because of the improved spinning machine."

When Fang Xiu heard this, his expression didn't change at all.

Because he had heard the news from the onlookers before, he just wanted to see what the improved spinning machine looked like.

"May I take a look at it?"

Fang Xiu looked at Lin Wanqing and asked.

Lin Wanqing nodded and said, "Now you are one of the masters, of course you can."

Looking at Zhu'er, he said: "Zhu'er, take Mr. Fang to have a look, I'm setting up the cloth house."

Zhu'er didn't know why her own lady was acting like this to Mr. Fang, but she couldn't say anything, she just responded: "Okay."

Then, looking at Fang Xiu and Zhao Yan, with a smile on his face, he said, "Mr. Fang, Miss Zhao, follow me."

Then, Zhu'er led Fang Xiu and Zhao Yan to a courtyard.

The courtyard was wider than imagined, but it was a bit like the textile factory in Fang Xiu's impression.

In this textile factory, there are various machines.

There are spinning machines and looms, which look no different from what Fang Xiu saw in his history textbooks.

It doesn't require much labor, just some little girls can do it manually, and the efficiency is extremely high.

"Mr. Fang, in fact, these raw materials are not worth a lot of money. The main reason is that it takes a lot of money to hire those guys. Weaving is okay, and the machines for weaving are very efficient, but spinning...is more troublesome.

But after seeing the spinning machine that day, the lady suddenly thought of how to improve the spinning machine, then found a carpenter, borrowed money, and built a few more spinning machines.

Today, the spinning machine and the weaving machine together can weave more cloth in one day than other cloth houses in a month.

Therefore, our cloth shop dares to sell cloth so cheaply.

Because you can earn money by selling for only one penny, in this case, it is better to sell for only one penny. "

Fang Xiu nodded when he heard this, and at the same time, a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.

He looked at this place that looked like a textile factory, and thought of something, looked at Zhu'er, and asked, "How much money does your cloth shop earn in a month?"

Zhu'er thought for a while, then pinched her fingers again, roughly calculated, and replied: "Although there are people queuing up in this cloth shop every day, no matter what time of day there is no shortage of cloth to sell, but because the sale is cheap, the income is not much. , a month is at most 1000 taels of silver.

The 1000 taels of silver have to be distributed to the sisters, and then the rent of the mansion has to be paid. When it comes to me and the lady, there is only 200 taels left at most. "

When Pearl said this, she couldn't help thinking of the past.

The young lady was still in Yirenju. At that time, although she had signed a contract of sale, she could still earn several thousand taels a month.

She really doesn't understand.

Miss has always liked playing the piano.

Even if you don't do anything, and occasionally go to Chunfenglou or Yirenju to play the piano, you can earn more than 1000 taels a month.

Now that I am busy and forgetful, I can only earn 200 taels after working so hard.

Hey......

Fang Xiu was a little surprised when he heard 200 taels.

Because in his impression, even the poorer cloth houses have more than this monthly turnover.

After all, this is the land of Gyeonggi, or the south of the city, and it is the most prosperous place in the entire Chu Kingdom.

When those nobles went shopping, they never cared about money.

There are so many ladies from aristocratic families, one of the favorites is a rouge shop, another is a jewelry shop, and the other is a cloth shop.

In this way, this so-called Wuxiu cloth shop is really the first one in ancient and modern times with small profits but high sales.

Thinking about this, Fang Xiu couldn't help smiling, took out another stack of banknotes from his bosom, handed them to Zhu'er, and said, "Here are 5000 taels of banknotes, tell your lady.

This land and mansion are all bought, if not enough, then ask me for more. "

"This......"

When Pearl heard this, hesitation appeared on her face.

After struggling for a long time, he still didn't accept the bank note, but said: "Mr. Fang, the young lady probably won't agree.

Although I don't know why, but during this period of time, Miss Fang, you don't seem to be very..."

Having said this, I didn't continue to say anything, but Fang Xiu could understand what it meant.

She paused, and then continued: "Of course, the money was not given by you, it was given by someone else, and the young lady will definitely not ask for it.

If we borrow it, we won't be able to make it in a short time, so the lady will definitely not agree. "

In the end, it has gone from hesitation at the beginning to determination later.

Fang Xiu smiled, and said: "The 5000 taels of silver was not given to your lady for free, it was my part, remember, I gave your lady silver just now.

This Wuxiu Cloth has my share. "

"Mr. Fang is right. You do have a share of Wuxiu Cloth Village, but the 5000 taels is still too much."

At this time, a pleasant voice suddenly came from outside the textile factory.

Turning around to look, it was indeed Lin Wanqing.

"Miss."

Zhu'er hastily ran to Lin Wanqing's side.

Fang Xiu looked at Lin Wanqing, and said, "The 5000 taels of silver are for buying land and mansions, otherwise there will be a lot of troubles when Wuxiu Cloth Village develops in the future.

Although I am the Marquis of Xin'an, I have never been a person who takes things by force. You all know this, so I don't need to say much. "

Zhao Yan next to her heard this and gave Fang Xiu a supercilious look, but didn't say much.

After hearing this, Lin Wanqing's expression changed, she thought about it, and said, "Okay, but I won't ask Mr. Fang for so much money for nothing.

From then on, Mr. Fang will take half of the cloth village without rest. "

Chapter 8 Road Construction

Fang Xiu just smiled and didn't finish.

Several people exchanged pleasantries for a while.

When leaving, Fang Xiu looked at Lin Wanqing and said, "Actually, this loom doesn't need to use people, the hydraulic power is the same."

After speaking, he took Zhao Yan and left the textile factory.

Lin Wanqing and Zhu'er stood where they were, savoring these words carefully.

What is hydraulic is the same?

Lin Wanqing looked at the boys who were working hard in front of the textile machine, with a thoughtful expression on her face, she didn't know what she was thinking.

............

At the junction of the south of the city and the middle of the city, the carriage has already been waiting for a long time.

Fang Xiu and Zhao Yan got into the carriage.

Zhao Yan looked at Fang Xiu and asked, "What's going on with you and Lin Wanqing?"

When Fang Xiu heard this, he felt a little baffled, looked at Zhao Yan, and was about to speak when the carriage suddenly bumped.

Fang Xiu couldn't sit still and almost fell into Zhao Yan's arms.

"How did you do it?"