Chapter 42 Seizing Business Opportunities and Making Huge Profits

If a family could produce a student, it would be a big celebration.

The place where the results were posted was not far from Lin Xi's shop. She staggered to the notice board where the results were posted, but couldn't squeeze in at all.

The people who came to see the list had already surrounded the place in three layers, and Lin Xi had no intention of competing with others, since no one in her family had taken the exam to become a student.

Instead, I saw some happy faces, with the whole family protecting their precious son. It was obvious at a glance that he had passed the examination and became a student.

But there were also some who were unhappy, because they could tell at a glance that they did not pass the exam.

Lin Xi observed the expressions of the people around her with her beautiful eyes, and suddenly heard a familiar voice.

"Oh, I knew my brother was capable. When I go back and tell mom, she will definitely be happy."

Lin Xi looked over in the direction of the voice and saw that it was indeed the two brothers of the Wang family. At this moment, Wang Xingxiong was patting Wang Xingan on the shoulder and looked very happy.

However, as soon as he looked up, he saw Lin Xi not far away, and his eyes immediately became angry.

Lin Xi was not annoyed, and met his gaze with a smile, "You must buy some bacon to celebrate. Our Lin Ji's bacon is the only one in Fenghe Town."

Wang Xingxiong said with a cold face, "Humph, what's there to buy?"

"Oh," Lin Xi said, "If you can't bear to part with it, just say so. Why is it so sour? Everyone in this town knows that my bacon is the best!"

Everyone else knew about the reputation of Linxi's bacon, so when they heard this, they did not doubt it at all. Instead, they concluded that Wang Xingxiong simply did not have the money to buy meat.

"Our shop is right next to the school. The man working there is a successful candidate in the imperial examination. Buying something here will help you share in the good fortune, right?" Lin Xi said.

When talking about Jinshi, people around them instantly became interested. No matter what, it was indeed something worth celebrating if a child could pass the examination and become a Tongsheng.

At this time, everyone became a lot more generous.

"Everyone, to celebrate your passing of the exam, Lin's bacon is discounted to 80 cents per pound!"

When Lin Xi said this, he directly elevated these young students to the level of scholars. Naturally, each family was delighted and expressed their desire to buy.

"This boss knows how to do business, give me one!"

Lin Xi hurriedly said, "Everyone, Lin's shop is just in front. Tea is ready. Please come and have a seat!"

In this way, a large group of people followed to Lin Xi's shop.

Other shops on the street saw this and didn’t know what was going on, with a lot of questions in their heads.

For a time, Lin Ji’s store was crowded with people.

Dai Lan'er and Dai Jin'er were very busy, but they were very happy. Since the store opened, business has never been so good.

Taking advantage of the announcement of the results, Lin Xi's store sold out all its inventory.

When closing the store at night, Lin Xi counted and found that he had earned ten taels of silver in a day.

Dai Lan'er and Dai Jin'er both opened their mouths wide. They had found it unbelievable when they saw Lin Xi earning one or two taels of silver a day. But now seeing ten taels of silver in front of them, they were simply speechless.

"My two sisters have worked hard today. These are your hard work rewards." Lin Xi stuffed 500 coins into each of them.

The two of them kept declining, and neither of them was embarrassed to accept it.

"We are just busy pouring tea, it's nothing big, how can we charge so much money?" Dai Laner said.

Dai Jin'er also nodded.

"Take it. It's a rare day when the boss has good business, but you don't even want the money!" Lin Xi glanced at the two of them with a hint of anger.

Under Lin Xi's "semi-coercion", the two of them had no choice but to accept the extra reward.

After finishing all these, Xiao Yongyan was already waiting for Lin Xi at the door.

Seeing Lin Xi coming out, he walked up to her and held her hand with a smile.

Lin Xi felt a little embarrassed. What was Xiao Yongyan doing in front of others? He had no shame at all.

Dai Lan'er and Dai Jin'er, who were standing by, were looking at the two of them and giggling secretly. It's great to be young.

"By the way, when will your school start recruiting students? I have promoted you today." Lin Xi said, "I thought you were a juren."

Xiao Yongyan just smiled and said nothing. Even if he was called the top scholar, he deserved it.

I still remember that when he was fifteen years old, he wrote an article. It was seen by an old Hanlin who was unaware of the truth. The old Hanlin praised him highly and wanted to take him as his disciple.

But now thinking about it, it seems like it was a lifetime ago.

"The time is ripe now and we can indeed start recruiting students." Xiao Yongyan nodded.

Lin Xi suddenly became curious, "What have you been preparing for hiding in there every day?"

"Of course, it will be used as teaching materials for students in the future." Xiao Yongyan said, "I have already found a woodblock engraver to print my set of materials."

"The students haven't even bought them yet, but you're printing. How do you know how many copies to print?" Lin Xi felt strange.

"Twenty places, no more, no less." Xiao Yongyan said.

"Twenty?" Lin Xi was very surprised. She had never heard Xiao Yongyan talk about anything in the school before. She thought he didn't care at all, but she didn't expect he had thought so much about it.

Xiao Yongyan looked serious, but I didn't expect that his business awareness was so advanced that he now had the concept of quota.

In response, Xiao Yongyan expressed innocence, "There are too many students, and I can't take care of them all."

Well, he is a scholar anyway, and she can't argue with him.

…

The next day.

Every elegant place such as teahouses and bookstores in Fenghe Town quietly posted an enrollment advertisement for the school.

For a long time, there was only Songtao Academy in the town, so there was no need for publicity.

Now, no one knows where this Shuer Academy came from, but it actually claims to have a lot of experience in training scholars.

I can only say that this school is really arrogant. In the surrounding area, no teacher in this school dares to guarantee that he has the ability to train his students to become scholars. This person is simply too arrogant.

Coincidentally, Gu Songtao went to a teahouse to drink tea and saw the promotion of Shuer Academy.

The waiter saw that the person coming was Master Gu, and hurried forward, "We don't know what Shuer School is. We only recognize Songtao School. Putting up a sign for him is just to make a little money. Master, please don't mind it."

Gu Songtao felt quite helpless. These people had no idea that his young master was a man of real talent and knowledge.

If it were in the capital, Xiao Yongyan would be willing to teach people how to write articles, and those who sign up would be able to come to the Xiao family.

At this moment, the students following Gu Songtao also saw the sign, and everyone's face was filled with eagerness.

Gu Songtao glanced at them calmly and said, "If you can pass the exam, I won't stop you."

The students were still worried and asked again, "Is it really okay, Master?"

As long as you can pass the exam, Gu Songtao thought to himself, it is not so easy to pass Xiao Yongyan's exam. He went all the way to the capital to take the exam, but he couldn't answer the questions Xiao Yongyan asked casually.