Approaching the city gate, there were gradually more and more people on the official road.
A few galloping horses did not shout and rush off the road like ordinary dignitaries outing, but slowed down and slowly followed the crowd into the city.
Chen Fugui glanced at Xia Jingyun beside him with a complicated expression, but hesitated to speak.
Xia Jingyun smiled and said, "Brother Chen, what's wrong?"
"Young master, you have such a mouth!" Chen Fugui shook his head and sighed, "Thankfully I am not your enemy, otherwise, with my stupid head, I might really be able to answer the sentence of counting the money after being sold."
Xia Jingyun laughed and waved his hand, "It's not that exaggerated. It's just that he has his own weaknesses and plans. I'm just explaining the pros and cons for him."
The corner of Chen Fugui's mouth twitched. You explained the interests too well. Mr. Qian, one of the four noble men in Beijing, was a big shot that they couldn't even think of in the past. Yet he is treated like a fool by you. After playing around for a while, in the end, with just this lie, more than 200,000 ducks were sold to us for 20 cents each.
The key is that getting good is not enough. In the end, you have to stab someone's heart. If I were that Mr. Qian, I would really want to kill someone.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but said with some worry: "Master, will that Master Qian be really angry, and then?"
Xia Jingyun sighed, "Do you think he wouldn't hate me if he reacted in the past two days if I didn't say those words in the end?"
There was determination in his eyes, "Since I have already offended him, I must do my best and not be timid. Either defeat him completely or beat him to death completely."
Chen Fugui hummed, thinking that with the young master's growth, there will be many even stronger enemies like Mr. Qian in his future life. Indeed, it is impossible for him to swallow his anger like he did when farming in the village, so he said in a deep voice : "Don't worry, young master, even if I risk my life, I will definitely protect you!"
Xia Jingyun smiled gratefully and gently pinched the horse's belly, "Don't worry, it's not that serious. Let's go and make money!"
Carrying the joy of victory, the group passed through the city gate and disappeared into the crowd of people in the city.
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In the inn in Huilong Town, Qin Yuwen woke up leisurely.
"Sir, great! You finally woke up!"
Manager Xiao almost cried. The past half hour felt like the most difficult half hour in his life.
After riding out from Zhongjing City, as soon as he arrived at Huilong Town, he heard the news that the young master had vomited blood and fainted. He was completely stunned.
He even began to wonder where he would be buried then, and then he thought about it, if Qin Yuwen really had any shortcomings, how could he have the chance to be buried in a grave, to get a whole body, and to throw a straw mat in a mass grave? Even though the Qin family was kind, thinking like this made them even more desperate. Fortunately, Qin Yuwen was still awake.
Qin Yuwen took a sip of the warm water handed over by Manager Xiao, "Where am I?"
"Sir, this is Huilong Town. You fainted at that time, so we had to send you to the nearest place to rest."
Huilong Town. Hearing this sad name, Qin Yuwen was silent for a moment, "How long have I been unconscious?"
"Only half an hour."
When Manager Xiao saw Qin Yuwen trying to sit up, he took the initiative to raise the pillow and helped him sit back on the bed.
"Xia Jingyun has left, right?"
After arriving, after hearing what happened and what his young master said before he fell into coma, Steward Xiao nodded timidly, "Yes."
Qin Yuwen pursed his lips, "These people from Beiliang are not real. Xia Jingyun found someone to pretend to be them. We have completely lost this round."
Manager Xiao was startled, and after thinking about it for a moment, he realized, "I see, they are such a big deal! They really put a lot of effort into it!"
After this incident, Qin Yuwen's expression became much less arrogant and more calm. He said, "In this matter, their calculations are indeed more powerful, but they didn't miss anything."
"We originally bought 40,000 ducks, and the average price was about 100 yuan. Although we earned the money back later, they didn't make any extra money."
After hearing this, Manager Xiao hesitated to speak.
Qin Yuwen turned to look at him and said calmly: "You want to say that they bought our more than 200,000 ducks at half price, right?"
Manager Xiao nodded.
"As he said, there is a cost to raise these ducks. To ensure that they are alive and not sick, the daily expenses are not small. The entire Zhongjing City can sell several thousand ducks every day, and his family has 200,000 ducks. Not allowed to sell for a month or two? How much money will it cost? And even if he sells, can he sell more than 40 cents? We don't have that ability, but he does?"
"After deducting the cost of breeding and death and loss, he can make a profit of seventeen or eighty taels per duck, which is very high. Two hundred and thirty thousand ducks are only a profit of three to four thousand taels. So I said, this time we lose It’s very thorough, but they’re not asking for anything.”
He glanced at Manager Xiao and leaned on the bedside with some dejection, "I know, it doesn't make sense for me to say these words. If you lose, you lose, but at least I didn't make him a lot of money. This is the only thing I have left." A little comfort!"
Manager Xiao nodded quickly and agreed: "Indeed, even though we are defeated this time, we can sort out our thoughts, adjust our strategies, and make a comeback. There is no way of knowing!"
Qin Yuwen lifted the quilt and said, "Let's go! Go back to the city! I don't want to stay in this miserable place any longer!"
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On Xia Jingyun's side, the others returned to Jiang'anhou Mansion, while Chen Fugui escorted Xia Jingyun to the front of Mingyu Tower.
Turning over and dismounting, Xia Jingyun took out the jade token and handed it to the welcoming boy, "I want to see your boss."
When the other party saw the jade sign, he immediately became solemn and said respectfully: "Two guests, please follow me to the hall and sit down for a while. The younger one will go and report."
Sitting in the hall, Chen Fugui said worriedly: "Master, are you sure?"
You want to talk about writing poems, lyrics, essays, and calculating people's hearts. Now he is completely convinced.
But how can you, a noble man who has become a monk halfway and have to ask others to make tea on weekdays, get the ability to make food?
Xia Jingyun held the tea cup and smiled, "If you had asked me ten days ago, I would have been clueless, but these ten days, those ten stoves and hundreds of ducks, all the hard work day and night are not in vain. "
After a while, amidst the clear sound of warm jade, a faint fragrance came with the wind. Xia Jingyun put down the tea cup and saw the elegant figure in blue at the door.
He stood up and bowed his hands, "Miss Qin, please don't blame me for visiting."
Qin Li smiled softly, "Young lady invited me many times, and Mr. Xia came as promised. How could it be presumptuous!"
Xia Jingyun said: "I invited Miss Qin here today because I want to give you something to taste."
Fortunately, Qin Li, who is clear-minded and intelligent, is not so dirty and did not think wrongly. He smiled and said, "Oh? Mr. Xia also studies diet?"
"I'm a little interested. Miss Qin is in charge of Mingyu Tower. I think she needs to update some novel and delicious food from time to time. If it's convenient, can I have someone send it to you?"
Seeing Xia Jingyun's sincerity, Qin Li didn't say much, "Then I'll bother Mr. Xia."
"Then please wait a moment, Miss Qin, and I'll go get it myself."
"Mr. Xia, just send someone to pick it up. Why do you have to go there yourself?"
Xia Jingyun waved his hand, "I'll watch it myself, so don't worry. If anything goes wrong with the food, I won't be able to argue. Please wait a moment, Miss Qin."
Standing at the window, watching Xia Jingyun and Chen Fugui leave quickly, Qin Li's maid felt a little strange, "This Mr. Xia is so nagging, we don't have anything in Mingyu Tower, why do we need to eat his food?"
Qin Li shook his head, "Odd people naturally have many strange behaviors, which are difficult for ordinary people to fathom."
The maid pursed her lips and said, "Miss, I haven't eaten any delicacies from the mountains and seas since childhood, and yet he is so serious about offering you a treasure."
The little girl's expression suddenly became playful, "Miss, do you think he wants it?"
Qin Li turned her head and saw the maid holding out her hands and making fists facing each other, with her two thumbs bent, as if she were bowing to husband and wife, and she gestured with a wicked smile.
Qin Li spat, "What kind of twisted thoughts are there at such a young age!"
The distance from Hou Mansion to Mingyu Tower is not far, and Xia Jingyun only spent a cup of tea to go back and forth.
In an elegant room in Mingyu Building, Xia Jingyun opened a huge food box and took out something that was maroon red, plump and swollen along with the plate.
"Is this a chicken?"
"No, it's roast duck."
Xia Jingyun smiled slightly, washed his hands first, and then tested the temperature of the roast duck, "Fortunately, the temperature is still there."
As he spoke, he took out a slender dagger, and the maid was so frightened that she immediately protected Qin Li behind her.
Qin Li looked calm, and the smile on her face had not dissipated.
Xia Jingyun sliced a few pieces of skin-on duck meat and placed them on a warm plate that had been prepared in advance.
Then he took out a few small plates from under the food box, and then took out thin noodles in a small steamer.
Xia Jingyun first picked up the chopsticks, picked out a piece of duck skin, dipped it in some white sugar, which is now extremely expensive, and put it on the plate in front of Qin Li, "Miss Qin, please try this first way of eating."
Qin Li picked up the letter doubtfully and put it into his mouth.
After chewing it slightly, her beautiful eyes suddenly lit up.
(End of chapter)
