Chapter 1491: Gaining a Foothold
Meng Wanfu believed it and admired her very much.
Later, Ding Xiang used this method to teach him to recognize common characters. Later, she bought several history books and told him the Thirty-Six Stratagems, some historical stories, and principles interspersed in the books. Meng Wanfu was even more impressed and felt that he was really stupid and could not understand so much by reading books himself.
Fifty taels of silver were definitely not enough. When she was in the provincial capital, Dingxiang bought a low-quality eyebrow pencil, drew a dozen novel patterns on paper, and sold it to an embroidery workshop.
Although the pattern was novel, it was actually not valuable. The embroidery workshop was unwilling to pay a high price for it, and after some bargaining, it was only sold for four taels of silver.
She also drew two complete sets of jewelry patterns and sold them to a silver shop for twelve taels of silver.
The two men spent ten taels of silver to hire a carriage to go to Jiangcheng, and bought two hundred kilograms of tea that was produced in abundance in Yuzhang. They arrived in Jiangcheng three and a half days later and sold the tea to a second-hand dealer for a flat price of twenty taels of silver.
The purchase price of tea was eleven taels in total, and I made nine taels on this trip. In total, I only spent one tael on travel expenses and arrived in Jiangcheng.
We simply chartered a boat in Jiangcheng, bought a batch of goods as planned, and sold them at the next stop.
This went on for several times, and when he arrived at Hu Ning City after more than a month, he calculated the expenses for food, accommodation, transportation, etc. on the way and found that he had not spent his original capital, but instead earned two or three cents.
The two laughed for a long time.
Meng Wanfu was so impressed that he felt at ease and stable. Even if he failed to join the army, he could still make money by doing business with Ding Xiang.
Dingxiang felt so much emotion in her heart that she almost wanted to cry.
Transportation in ancient times was terrible. It took more than a month to travel such a short distance from south to north. People were exhausted and almost exhausted. They worked so hard to move the goods, but only earned such a small amount.
When they arrived at Hu Ning City, the two men still had sixty-five taels of silver in their hands.
Ding Xiang decisively took Meng Wanfu with her and spent ten taels of silver to rent a small courtyard for a year and a half.
Since they were going to stay here for a long time, they naturally couldn't stay in an inn, as that would be too expensive.
Meng Wanfu was lucky. Within half a month, the news of conscription came out, and he was selected as soon as he arrived, without any suspense.
But he listened to Ding Xiang and did not rush to stand out. He kept a low profile and took the initiative to make friends with others. At the right time, he let his boss "inadvertently" discover that he not only knew how to read, but also had a basic understanding of some military principles.
So he soon became a member of a certain lieutenant general's personal guard.
Later, Dingxiang gave him advice, and he was not a stupid man, so he seized every opportunity. Of course, he was also lucky, and that's how he got to where he is today.
As for Ding Xiang, with his care, his business in Hu Ning City has grown bigger and bigger, and now he is a famous businessman in Hu Ning City.
Just two years ago, the two got married naturally and smoothly.
Meng Wanfu treated her with genuine respect and indulgence, never restricting her. When someone sent a concubine to Meng Wanfu, Dingxiang picked up a whip and kicked the door, almost frightening the person to death.
Now, everyone in the military camps around Hu Ning City knows that Madam Meng is fierce and jealous, and no one dares to send a concubine to General Meng anymore.
Ding Xiang briefly talked about her situation, and inevitably asked about Qiao Xuan and Shao Yunduan.
She couldn't help but say, "Sister, you are a simple person. Those ladies in the capital are probably not easy to mess with. Have you been bullied by them in the capital? Will Lord Shao protect you?"
(End of this chapter)
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