Since buying this book, the three of them have been studying and discussing it day and night, and have indeed benefited a lot from it.

Chen Yanwen said with emotion: "Mr. Dongming's book is indeed good. You said that if there were many similar books, it would definitely be easier for us to learn."

Wang Yu nodded. He knew that in this era, all the resources for studying were in the hands of the aristocratic families. The children of the aristocratic families studied with famous scholars since childhood. The common people could only study with teachers or teach themselves. They could not access many rare copies of classics, and their learning was very limited. Therefore, although it was possible for a noble son to appear in a poor family, it was difficult for him to do so.

Moreover, not everyone is willing to spend time writing such a book like Mr. Dongming for all readers to use. People from wealthy families find reading too easy and cannot understand why it is difficult for ordinary people to read.

When Master Song found out that they had bought the book, he liked it very much and borrowed it to copy. He praised Chen Yanwen for finding such a good book while watching the dragon boat race.

At the end of June, the winery produced the first batch of one-year aged wine, a total of ten jars, totaling seventy taels. Wang Yu roughly calculated that in the past six months, he had an income of about seventy-five taels per month. Excluding the two percent profit from Yue's family and the monthly grain fee, Wang Yu still had eight taels of income per month, which was forty-eight taels in six months.

Starting from this month, he will have an income of 64 taels per month. He originally had 65 taels, and after spending some of them, he had about 50 taels left. Now he has 114 taels. Wang Yu thought that he would have about 384 taels of income by the end of the year, which would definitely be enough to buy a house in the provincial capital.

After passing the exam to become a scholar next year, he would stay in the city to continue his studies. The teachers there were better, and it would certainly be better to attend the prefectural academy. However, Wang Yu also wanted to open a winery in the city. He really wanted to sell Yuxi wine throughout Dali and even beyond. However, the money he had was not enough for the time being, so he had to find a way.

Wang Yu gave his father one hundred taels of silver and asked him to keep an eye out for any land for sale. After Wang Yu passed the imperial examination, he would have thirty acres of tax-free land, and the grain for the winery could also be provided by his family. In the future, he could also slowly accumulate land. In this era, apart from being an official or a businessman, owning land was more secure.

Wang's father was very happy to receive the money. He knew that for farmers, the more land the better. As long as they took good care of the land, they would never starve to death. In his opinion, nothing was more important than having land and food to eat.

While Wang Yu was thinking about these things, someone had already come to him with business. In mid-July, someone from the restaurant came and said that their owner wanted to discuss a business deal with him and made an appointment to meet at Baiweilou the next day.

Wang Yu thought it must be the wine business, so he went to keep the appointment after school the next day. When he entered the door, he saw a young man in his twenties with a servant standing next to him.

The man was tall and slender, with a white face and a jade crown. He was dressed in expensive silk clothes decorated with gorgeous gold thread and embroidery, and wore a jade pendant of warm jade on his belt.

The first time Wang Yu saw him, he thought that this man was truly a handsome and elegant gentleman, not a businessman at all.

While Wang Yu was looking at him, he was also observing Wang Yu. He had only heard the steward say that Wang Yu was a scholar. He was actually very surprised. In his opinion, most scholars were very noble and disdained to associate with businessmen, let alone do business as businessmen.

What he didn't expect was that Wang Yusheng was also very handsome. He had the temperament of a scholar, but he didn't have the pedantry of most scholars. His face was gentle and his eyes were clear, which made people feel good about him.

In modern terms, this person is very friendly and seems easy to get along with.

Wang Yu was the first to step forward and greet him: "Hello, Master Zhang, I am Wang Yu."

Zhang Jin: "You're welcome. Today we're just discussing business. Let's be casual. Take a seat?"

Wang Yu didn't hesitate and sat down. Zhang Jin was very fond of him because of his frankness and spoke more casually.

"My last name is Zhang Jin, and my courtesy name is Siyuan. You can just call me Brother Siyuan. Since I'm older than you, I can call you Brother Yu."

Jade Emperor? Wang Yu's mouth twitched when he heard that. It was true that appearances were not to be judged. He had just met, yet he was already so familiar with her. Although he complained, he still said, "Brother Siyuan."

"Okay, brother Yu, you're straightforward. I'll just say what I want to say. I called you here to talk about Yuxi wine. I've tried a year-old wine that's delicious. It's very popular, and our current winery is barely enough to compete with the Baiweilou in the county and town. Don't you want to expand?"

Wang Yu certainly wanted to tell the truth: "I plan to go to the capital city to rebuild a winery."

"Brother Yu is also thinking about this. He will take part in the college entrance examination next year. Is he planning to stay in the provincial capital? Are you sure you will pass the examination?" Zhang Jin must have investigated Wang Yu before coming, including his family and the affairs of the reading and winery.

Wang Yu was too embarrassed to say that he would definitely pass, so he could only nod and say that he would try his best.

"Brother Yu is very talented. Unlike me, he only likes to do business. My father insisted that I study, but it was my aunt who persuaded me to do business."

Wang Yu thought to himself that there was no need to tell me this, as we were not familiar with each other, but he replied, "Every profession has its own number one talent."

"My aunt said the same thing."

"Your aunt is a very understanding person."

Wang Yu felt helpless because the topic was never getting to the point.

"You're right, my aunt is also very good at business." Perhaps feeling that he had talked too much, Zhang Jin continued, "Let's not talk about that. Since you want to build a winery in the city, you need a place. I have a farm on the outskirts of the city that can be renovated and used."

Wang Yu thought that they had finally reached the point, and looked up to signal him to continue.

Zhang Jin didn't beat around the bush and directly stated his thoughts, "Brother Yu, I'll provide the land and you'll provide the wine. I'll sell the wine, not just to Baiweilou, but also to other restaurants and neighboring countries. Don't worry, the Zhang family has the financial resources to do so. We'll split the profits 20:80."

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