After the big fool gets married

Back at the county school, Yang Xiuzhu was still waiting for them in the dormitory.

Wu Xuan smiled at him: "Xiu Zhu, thank you for your hard work, I will treat you to dinner later, go to Liao Ji!"

Wu Wentao lay down on the table to write the IOU to Wu Xuan, and only found the problem halfway through the writing, "Brother Datang, how much money do I owe you in total?"

Wu Xuan said: "200 taels."

Wu Wentao raised his head, "You gave me 100 taels for the silver bill alone, and that house must be more than 100 taels, so the sum should be—"

"Then write 300 taels!" Wu Xuan interrupted him.

"Oh." Wu Wentao lowered his head and continued to write. After finishing writing, he took cinnabar to press his fingerprints and handed it to Wu Xuan.

Wu Xuan folded it and put it away, "Let's go, let's go to Liao Ji!"

During this period of time in the capital, Wu Xuan went to all the famous restaurants, but none of them could compare to Liao Ji.

Yang Xiuzhu packed up the things on the table and obediently followed behind them.

After going out, Wu Xuan suddenly said: "By the way, where is Siyuan? Shall we go to his house and ask him to come with us?"

Wu Wentao said: "It's better to say goodbye, his mother will beat it out with a big broom."

"What's going on?" Wu Xuan wondered.

"After returning from the capital, Xiuzhu and I went to Siyuan's house. His mother beat him out without even seeing anyone. His mother said that Siyuan was the number one scholar, and she wouldn't let us go out and fool around with us." Wu Wentao was full of enthusiasm. Face helpless.After all, they are also students of the county school with fame and reputation, and this is the first time they have received such treatment.

"Later, Siyuan came to the county school once and apologized to us, telling us not to argue with his mother. He also told us not to go to his house in the future, lest the old lady cause trouble."

Wu Xuan was really dumbfounded.Liu Siyuan seldom mentioned his family's affairs, they only knew that Liu Siyuan's family lived alone with his widowed mother in the county town, they didn't expect the old lady to be so tough.

"Then let's stop calling him." Wu Xuan said.

Liao Ji's main store is not far from the county school, and it doesn't even take half a quarter of an hour to go there by carriage.

Wu Xuan arrived at the store and ordered a bunch of dishes, Wu Wentao hurriedly stopped him, "Brother Hall, we can't eat so much."

Wu Xuan said to the waiter in the restaurant: "These dishes will be ready in an hour, put them in a food box, and I will take them away."

"Okay." Xiao Er nodded and made a note.

Then Wu Xuan turned around and asked Wu Wentao and Yang Xiuzhu, "What do you two eat?"

Wu Wentao teased him, "I thought you ordered it for us, but it turned out that you took it out yourself."

Wu Xuan slapped him on the back, "I brought it to uncle and aunt." Then he urged: "Both of you hurry up and order!"

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After a meal, the two of them were also encouraged by Wu Xuan and made up their minds to study hard.

Wu Wentao said: "Big brother, I plan to go home on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month."

Yang Xiuzhu also said: "I am the same as him."

Wu Xuan patted them on the shoulders quite like an elder, "Okay, go back by yourselves, I have to go to Uncle Datian's." By the way, he put the food box into the jade pendant, otherwise it would be cold when he took it home.

Before Wu Wenshou left, he found a shopkeeper in the village to help him. He was Wu Xiaosheng, the third son of Wu Bei, a coachman who ran an ox cart to the county town.

The purchase channel and selling price of the white porcelain shop have been set, and Wu Xiaosheng only needs to see the shop to collect money.

Wu Datian still sells tofu and braised pork in the shop next door.Aunt Tian ran around, helping cut tofu for a while and arranging vases for a while.Anyway, there is only a small door, so it is convenient to go back and forth.

When Wu Xuan passed by, it happened that Aunt Tian was cutting the new tofu made in the afternoon. When she heard Wu Xuan's voice, she turned her hand and the tofu was cut crookedly.

"Aunt Tian, ​​watch out for the knife!" Wu Xuan shouted hastily.It doesn't matter if the tofu is broken, it's okay if you get everything.

"Oh! Boy Xuan! I thought I was wrong!" Aunt Tian threw the knife on the tofu shelf, and excitedly greeted Wu Xuan to come in, "Why did you come back suddenly? Didn't Wen Shou and the others just pass by two days ago? What happened?"

"No, no. Both Wen Shou and his wife are fine, and they have already settled down in the capital." Wu Xuan explained.

"That's good." Aunt Tian patted her chest and continued to ask: "Then why are you back now?"

Wu Xuan said: "Come back early for the New Year."

"Have you bought the new year's goods? Datian just made a batch of bacon and a batch of sausages, which are going to be sold in the shop. Let him pack as much as you want—" Aunt Tian shouted to the backyard: "Datian, come quickly , Boy Xuan is back—”

"Who?" Wu Datian shouted loudly.

"You're not yet fifty, why are your ears so bad!" Aunt Tian hurriedly stood up and walked to the backyard, "I said that boy Xuan came back from the capital! It's time to go home for the New Year!"

Just as Aunt Tian opened the small door leading to the backyard, she bumped into Wu Datian.

When Wu Datian saw Wu Xuan, he just wanted to ask about the situation like Aunt Tian, ​​when Aunt Tian said, "Wen Shou and the others are doing well in the capital, and Boy Xuan came back for the New Year." He was blocked and went back.

Wu Xuan and Wu Datian chatted about the shop's recent business.

Wu Datian said: "Last time you said that the price of salt would drop a little more, and now it has indeed dropped. Just in time for the New Year's Eve, I made some bacon and sausages."

The price of salt has dropped, and the cost of making stewed meat and bacon has also been lowered. The lower the cost, the lower the price. Customers who often come to buy things are willing to buy more when they see that things are cheaper.

This year's Chinese New Year, the shop's business is better than last year, so Wu Datian added some new things to sell.

"The price should be stable now." Wu Xuan said, "However, if the salt farm is handed over to me, I can reduce the salt price tenfold."

"What? Ten times?" Wu Datian was taken aback.The current price of salt is 120 Wen per catty. Wouldn’t it be [-] Wen per catty if it was reduced by ten times?

"Impossible! It is said that during the reign of Zhenwu, when the price of salt was the lowest, it cost 59 Wen per catty." Wu Datian said.

Wu Xuan said: "The current high salt price is mainly due to the salt production method." As long as a more efficient salt production method is used, the cost can be greatly reduced.However, he only knows a little bit about the modern sun-drying method, and he needs to study the details.

Wu Xuan planned to find a saltworks to see for himself after the exam.The Yugu Salt Farm closest to the capital is in the hands of Gu Shangshu's faction, so maybe they can ask Gu Jin for a relationship.

So when Wu Datian packed Wu Xuan's new year's goods, Wu Xuan deliberately asked for an extra copy, intending to send it to Tan Yan.

As long as Tan Yan is coaxed well, Gu Jin shouldn't mind doing him such a small favor!

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Wu Datian and Wu Xuan each carried a large box and put it on the carriage.

Wu Xuan drove the car to Jinyu Pavilion on another street.Ji Changfeng and his son were very dutiful, except for sending him the shop accounts once a month, they never disturbed him.

The Jinyu Pavilion is still dominated by silver jewelry, and only two gold bracelets are placed in the shop.When Wu Xuan passed by, all three members of the Ji family happened to be there, Ji Changfeng was teaching Ji Qing to wrap silk with silver thread, and Ji Chuan'er was guarding the counter and looking at the door.

Seeing someone coming in, Ji Chuan'er greeted, "What do you want to see—"

Halfway through the conversation, he realized that the person who came was Wu Xuan, so he quickly changed his words, "Boss, you are here!"

Ji Changfeng and his son also raised their heads, "Boss, you're back from the capital!" "I haven't had time to congratulate you on your high school success in person!"

Wu Xuan waved his hand, "I have already received the decoration from Toad Palace Zhegui last month, and the carving is very good."

Ji Changfeng was quite embarrassed and said: "I can't afford good jade, so I can only pick a stone with a good meaning for you."

"Stones are pretty good too." In fact, Wu Xuan didn't quite understand the difference between some jade and stones.At present, he can only recognize Nuanyu, because the tentacles generate warmth.

Ji Changfeng said again: "I have made two new sets of masks, you can see if you can use them or not."

"Head face, is it for women?"

Ji Changfeng nodded, "It's for young women, it's inlaid with the ruby ​​you gave, it's very luxurious." After speaking, he motioned for Ji Qing to go to the warehouse in the backyard to get it.

Ji Qing soon came back with two boxes in his hands.

Wu Xuan opened the top one, "Hiss—it's so shiny!" The glittering gold jewelry was also inlaid with a huge ruby, and the sudden opening of the box was a bit dazzling.

The following box of jewelry is similar to this set, and they are all very gorgeous styles.

Wu Xuan said: "Okay, I'll give it away!"

Tan Yan mentioned that he has a sister who likes gorgeous jewelry the most.

The last time we had dinner together, Tan Yan was still distressed, saying that his sister's birthday was on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, and he hadn't found a suitable gift yet.According to what he said, his sister should marry a very high family, so the birthday gift must not be sloppy, and must be prepared several months in advance.