[Comprehensive] The days when I pretended to be a meow in the Forbidden City

The next day, when Xia Anran and Lin Jue were about to go out to the academy, they happened to meet a man wearing gold and red brocade clothes at the door. They saw him wearing gold and jade, fair skin, and a little fat. If I had to say it, this man Not bad looking, but sparse eyebrows, it seems that this person is not right-minded, changeable, and likes mixed.

Seeing them coming, the two hurriedly walked over and bowed to them.

"Dare to ask, but Mr. Lin, Mr. Xia?" Xia Anran nodded, and returned the salute with Lin Jue. He was older and a senior brother, so he exchanged greetings on behalf of Lin Jue, "Exactly, if you dare to ask this Mr.... "

"I'm Xue Pan." The man smiled when he saw the friendly attitude of the two

"Thank you both for giving my younger sister some gadgets yesterday. My younger sister was very happy yesterday, and my mother also liked it very much."

It turned out that it was for this matter, Xia Anran understood.

He shook his head with a smile, "It's just a worthless gadget, and it's too much work for Xiongtai to come here to thank you, you're being polite."

Seeing this, Xue Pan's expression was serious, "It's not about money. My Xue family doesn't care about money when making friends. The key is the sincerity between the two of you. I think this is more important than how much money you have!"

Xia Anran felt her temples tensed up, this, this stupid overlord is really talking!

They just sent a few little clay figurines, and they were all sincere.

This year, Xue Baochai just turned 15, which is the year of the marriage proposal. Others have heard about it. If Xia Anran didn't know Xue Pan a little bit, and knew that he is a man who doesn't talk about the door, wouldn't it be that he is a living person?

Lin Jue's expression on the side was also a little stiff. After all, he was the one who came up with the gift of the gadgets. Did Jia Baoyu say something that made people misunderstand?

This sentence flashed through the minds of the two junior brothers at the same time.

Xia Anran bowed again, "Brother Xue, my junior brother and I are going to school now..."

Xue Pan stared, as if he finally remembered what he was doing stuck here, he quickly waved his hand and asked the servant to deliver two large disc boxes, then took them and handed them to Xia Anran, "This is made in my shop. Fruit, please bring it with you, if you are hungry, it can fill your hunger."

He squinted his eyes and smiled, "It's not worth any money, it's just some snacks, so don't refuse, both of you."

Since he said so, Xia Anran naturally wouldn't refuse, he took the two plates of dim sum and smiled at him, "Thank you, Brother Xue."

"Since you call me brother, then I'll call you brother Xia," Xue Pan said with a smile, "I don't want to disturb you at school. After class tonight, I will set up a table of wine in [Jinyantang] to thank you for two." Ladies, both of you must show respect."

The two who had already got into the carriage and were about to leave looked at the grinning Xue Pan, "... definitely, thank you Brother Xue."

They are really pressed for time, and they will definitely be late if they refuse again.

Didn't Xue Pan see this for sure, so he said this at the end?

Xia Anran thought in her heart, does this person in the original book have such a scheming mind?

Isn't he the overlord!I remember that in the original book, this person was extremely honest and scheming, so he was easily tricked into doing a lot of bad things.

Why did I contact it today and found that it didn't seem to be the case?Or is this a coincidence?

While he was thinking, Lin Jue had already opened the snack box.

Then he whispered, "Oh, it's so rich."

Xia Anran leaned over to take a look, and saw that the box was finely divided into twelve grids, and there were two small snacks in each grid. The colors were bright, and the quantity was not large. They were very delicate and could be swallowed in one bite.

At first glance, it is carefully made.

In terms of value, they can beat their clay figurines by several blocks.

In ancient times, when returning courtesy, one should pay attention to correctness.

The knowledge of gift giving is extremely complicated. Returning a gift is too heavy, which will increase the burden on the giver. Returning a gift is too light, and makes people look down on your family. The gadgets Xia Lin and his wife gave were originally just playthings, and they are outsiders. In fact, it is enough to drag Lin Daiyu to say thank you, there is no need for Xue Pan to stop at their door early in the morning and wait to thank her in person.

Xia Anran didn't have any psychological burdens, she just got stuck when she saw the tricks.

He was just a little curious, what did Xue Pan come to see them for?

He got his answer quickly.

After school, when the two arrived at the restaurant that Xue Pan had ordered, Xue Pan was already sitting in the room. Apart from the servant of Xue's family, besides the three of them, there was also a gentle-looking young man in the room.

Seeing them coming in, Xue Pan introduced them to each other.

"This is my brother. His surname is Feng Mingyuan, and his style name is Mingyuan."

Xia Anran's smile froze on his face, he couldn't even hear Xue Pan's colorful introduction of himself and Lin Jue at the end.

Feng Yuan, the one who was beaten to death by Xue Pan when he was robbing Xiangling, is actually alive now, and has become Xue Pan's friend?

Xue Pan kept calling the two of them to eat food, because Lin Jue was still a child, so he didn't order wine.

He didn't explain his purpose until the two of them had their stomachs together.

"The two brothers know that my Xue family leads the position of the Royal Merchant, but since my father left, the family's business has declined."

He looked sad, "I'm incompetent, I can't keep it, so I wonder if I can open up some business routes."

When Lin Jue was stunned, his Lin family naturally didn't do business. Xue Pan came to him, and he couldn't help but think of a bad thing.

Just as he was about to speak back, Xia Anran gently held down his leg. Seeing that his senior brother wanted to speak, Lin Jue ignored him and just lowered his head to eat.

What Lin Jue thought was that Xue's family wanted to sell private salt. After all, Lin Ruhai was the censor who inspected the salt. If he wanted to tamper with it, it would not be very difficult, but Xia Anran knew it was not. It was not that he believed Xue Pan. Character, but if Xue Pan's personal style is used, he still doesn't have the courage to sell private salt.

He cupped his hands, "I would like to hear more about it."

Xue Pan saw that he was interested, so he said what was in his heart, "My family mainly deals in goods between Jinling and the south, mainly buying silk and cloth, but now that there are more people doing this job, the profit will be thinner, so I think Let me ask, Brother Xia and Brother Lin, the two live in Yangzhou, I heard that there is something called chili in your place now? Is that suitable for sale?"

Xia Anran's expression froze, and he served tea and water a little uncomfortably, because he reacted quickly, but he couldn't see his inner guilt.

Yes, he still couldn't hold back the name chili and was called out by him.

It's just that pepper and pepper are too ugly, he said it unintentionally when he came to ask in the government once.

In the end it spread like this.

Xue Pan asked the right person.

It has only been more than three years since peppers proved to be edible, because the climate requirements of this crop have not yet spread from the south to the north. If they are transported to the north for sale, of course it is feasible.

He thought for a while, and said, "Now the peppers in the south have just started to be planted, and the output is not large. This crop has the effect of dehumidification, but it is also easy to dry. But if Brother Xue wants to transport him to the north..."

He thought for a while, but still shook his head, "I'm afraid the profit is not good."

Xue Pan was also excited when he saw that he knew about it, "Brother Xia, I never thought of making things to sell. My father taught me a word when I was a child, when it comes to business, selling the original product has the thinnest profit, and it must be modified before selling it. Only then can you get great benefits, brother Xia, I think you seem to know the use of this pepper, do you know how to modify this thing? Maybe grind it into powder? Make sauce?”

This is of course possible.

No wonder Xue Pan asked this question. Grinding spices is a common method of processing. Making sauce is rare in this era, especially in the north, because the storage conditions are relatively unfavorable, and the fermentation of sauce requires a certain temperature, which is more difficult to achieve in the north. this request.

But Xue Pan was born in Jinling, where there is a habit of making sauce.

He rubbed his chin, Xue Pan's father has seen through the true meaning of business.

Buying the original product is indeed the thinnest profit, and everyone can sell it, which is most affected by the market.

If you sell processed products, the profit is indeed higher, and because the materials are abundant, the price fluctuation of one or two crops has little impact on this business.

He glanced at Xue Pan, whose eyes were shining with excitement, and nodded, "Can grind flour, and can also make sauce."

He thought about it again, and suggested, "If it's ground powder, it is recommended not to sell chili powder alone."

He showed a sly smile, the young man's eyes were shining, and he seemed extremely sincere, "Brother Xue can grind several spices into powder, mix them together, add chili powder and sell them."

Xue Pan tasted it carefully, then slammed the table, "Wonderful! Wonderful!"

He grabbed Xia Anran's hand, "Brother Xia, please help me! Regardless of whether the matter is successful or not, I will share [-]% of the stock with Brother Xia, and [-]% with Brother Lin. If we have money, we can make money together."

Xia Anran whose hands were tightly held: Uh, brother, calm down a little bit.

Xue Pan naturally couldn't calm down.

He was spoiled since he was a child, and his old father left before he had time to teach him some business skills. He was the only one left in the family, and the relatives of the collateral line tore off their usual kind faces one after another, and rushed up like locusts. Everyone wanted to tear off a piece of flesh from them. Fortunately, the mother's natal family was quite powerful, so they didn't dare to go too far, but the embezzlement of money by the joint shopkeeper was unavoidable.

Xue Pan went north, originally to send his sister to the election, but also to see what new sources of money this Northland had, but before he left, he met a kidnapper, and then met Feng Yuan, the idiot who robbed the girl with him, The two first caught the deceitful kidnapper and beat him half to death. The kidnapper said he wanted to refund the money, but neither of them wanted to take a step back, they all wanted the little girl.

Originally, the two were in agreement with each other, but in the end they became hostile.

One said that I would pay first, and the other said that I got the deed.

Just when the servants of the two parties were about to fight, the government suddenly arrived.

It turned out that this kidnapper was a member of a big gang. This big gang had offended the high officials in Gusu a few years ago, and made a big fuss about it. Losing money, he sold his children along the way, and ran out of money when he came to Jinling City, so he sold the last and most beautiful girl in his hands, and even sold two of them in a moment of greed.

Today's Yingtian Mansion in Jinling City is exactly Jia Yucun, who had been the teacher of the Lin family for several years. Jia Yucun taught Lin Daiyu to study. Later, when he heard the news that Du Zhongzhuo would be a rehabilitated member, he begged Lin Ruhai. He was talented, so he recommended him to Jia Zheng. Later, Jia Yucun was also very competitive. Riding on the east wind of Jia's mansion, he knew how to drill camp, and he became Jinling Yingtian.

Back then, Jia Yucun naturally knew about the fact that the young master of the Lin family was almost kidnapped. Later, under the impetus of Lin Ruhai, this incident became a big issue intentionally or unintentionally.

Jia Yucun is also very envious of confiscating property, handing in merits, and being rated.

Unexpectedly, he heard the news that the kidnapper Yu Dang fled to Jinling in the past few days, and he was immediately excited.

Catching this kidnapper is one of his own achievements, and second, it can be regarded as venting the anger of the Lin family. The Lin family must remember his favor, and they will surely make a profit.