Chapter 73: Can we steal King Xi’s Huagai wood?
"I have some here, but not much."
The shopkeeper also said that he had Mrs. Wei’s regular script and Mrs. Wei’s “Bizhentu”.
"Is this Mrs. Wei's original manuscript?"
"Yes." The shopkeeper was afraid that Xie Yanyan would not believe him, so he added, "My grandmother was Madam Wei's book companion. She has a large number of original manuscripts of Madam Wei and Wang Youjun. If you are interested, I can show them to you."
Only then did Xie Yanyan know that Wang Xizhi was actually a disciple of Mrs. Wei.
She nodded: "If they are authentic, I want them all."
The shopkeeper felt as if he had met his worst enemy, and immediately said to the child who was peeking out the back door, "Tell your grandmother to have all the boxes brought in from the backyard."
He used the word "lift", and Xie Ning became anxious.
[If there are a lot of calligraphy and paintings, I'm afraid there won't be enough money]
[My father said that he used all the money earned from the soap to buy protective clothing for the prince. My sister must not have much money left.]
【what to do?】
Xie Yanyan glanced at him and said, "Brother, sit down and have a cup of tea. This tea is very good."
Xie Ning felt nervous, so he picked up the cup and took a big sip. It was so hot that he almost spit it out.
"Don't be in a hurry, drink slowly."
[Maybe my sister has other ideas, let’s wait and see]
Xie Ning's behavior made the shopkeeper confused. Could these two kids be penniless?
Soon, two large boxes were carried to the shop, and the shopkeeper took out the paintings one by one. They were well preserved and obviously originals.
Mrs. Wei had a lot of manuscripts, including those on silk, bamboo slips, and even several on hard yellow paper.
Wang Xizhi's manuscripts were probably his practice drafts when he was studying under Mrs. Wei. They are a little rough and not complete works, or they are complete works but have Mrs. Wei's annotations.
Xie Yanyan quietly transferred these things to the space in batches and asked the exchange panel: "Are these valuable? Can they be exchanged?"
I don’t know what the exchange panel is made of, or if the end of it is connected to some headquarters or something like that?
Anyway, the redemption panel gave the answer very quickly.
[Very high value, all can be exchanged]
Then take them all!
Xie Yanyan stood up from the box, took off his white gloves, and said calmly, "I want them all. How much silver is it in total?"
The shopkeeper was quite honest. Even though he was only trying to make money, he still had some literary spirit. Besides, most of the manuscripts of Wang Xizhi and Mrs. Wei were just rough drafts that were not completed works.
The storage capacity is limited at the moment, so it is best to cash out quickly.
The shopkeeper finally asked for 1,000 taels of silver.
This number was quite unexpected. Xie Yanyan thought he would want at least ten thousand taels of silver.
I didn't expect that two large boxes of manuscripts only cost 1,000 taels.
He said to Xie Ning cheerfully, "Brother, go to the back of the carriage and bring the box over."
The shopkeeper was a little stunned. The silver was piled in the carriage like that. Wasn't he afraid that it would be robbed?
Xie Ning went to the car to take a look, and sure enough, there was a half-sized box in the back, which was full of silver ingots, all of which were large silver ingots weighing 50 taels each. He didn't know how many taels there were in total.
He was so scared that his sister was so bold that she left so much silver in the car.
Xie Yanyan heard his thoughts and shouted in the store: "Brother, there are 1,200 taels in the box, just take out a few silver ingots."
Xie Ning took out four silver ingots from the box and moved the rest to the shop.
Xie Yanyan and the shopkeeper completed the transaction, and the calligraphy and paintings were moved onto the cart, still piled at the back of the carriage.
After walking for a while, Xie Yanyan said, "Brother, calligraphy and paintings are so rare, why are they so cheap?"
"Cheap? Not cheap!" Xie Ning said, "My sister has made money by making soap recently because she is the only one making soap. Otherwise, how could it be so easy to make money? 1,000 taels of silver is really a lot. My original annual salary was only 70 taels, and my father only had 100 taels."
This is equivalent to my father’s salary for 10 years, and it’s still cheap?
"Sister, you don't know that in the countryside, if you have 20 taels of silver, you are already a small rich man."
"real?"
"Look at Li Rong, Liu Mingjie and the others. They are all so polite to us. It's all because my sister's soap made them rich! They can buy a luxurious courtyard in Kyoto, land and a manor in the suburbs of Beijing, and it's entirely possible for them to get promoted to citizenship."
How difficult it is for a lowly person to be promoted to a lower class! Generation after generation, they are lowly people, unless they meet a noble person to help them. Even if there is a general amnesty, they may not be pardoned.
Emperor Xuanwen was relatively open-minded. He stated that if the slave status could solve the urgent needs of the court, the slaves could redeem themselves and raise their status.
There are many disasters and many places that need money. Liu Mingjie and his people have money, so they can use it to raise funds.
Xie Yanyan really didn’t know this.
As the brother and sister were talking, Xie Yanyan happened to look up and saw a sign - "Huangfu Rice".
If she hadn't seen this sign, she would have forgotten about the Huangfu family. In recent times, the exile teams did not enter the town, and she had spared the Huangfu family's rice shop several times.
"receive!"
The Huangfu family is truly worthy of being the world's number one grain merchant. There is a Huangfu rice shop in almost every county in the Central Plains and even in some busy towns.
"Brother, go to the county government office and I'll bring back meals for 10 people." She would rather not refuse it than not. Anyway, His Majesty gave her the sign, so she would use it.
By the way, go to the government office to see if the prince’s token works.
She went to the county government office to get a meal for 10 people. The county magistrate asked the county chancellor to take her to the government's lumberyard. Because Xie Yanyan wanted to develop papermaking, she had to accumulate more wood.
But when she went to the lumberyard, she happened to see a huge tree that had drifted down from the mountain. The tree was very beautiful, with a lush crown and a very strange totem-like pattern on its trunk.
"What kind of tree is this?"
"Ice Plum Umbrella." The county magistrate said, "This one was ordered by Prince Xi and will be sent to Wanling City."
Xie Yanyan had never heard of Bingmei Umbrella, but since it was something King Xi specifically asked for, it must be a good thing!
Do you want to rob it?
She broke off a branch and turned to space.
"Locals call this tree Bingmeisan. Can you tell me what kind of plant it is? Can you exchange it?"
After about ten minutes, there was no response from the exchange panel, and Xie Yanyan wanted to give up.
[Ice Plum Umbrella, scientific name Parashorea chinensis, extinct]
[Strongly recommended, income at all costs]
Xie Yanyan:!!!
She could have gotten rid of it at no cost.
But, if she takes away King Xi’s wood, Hewan County will be in big trouble, right?
She asked the county magistrate, "Where was this big tree found?"
"In the mountains," the county magistrate said, "the tree was too big. Dozens of carpenters worked day and night for half a month to cut it down. It took several more days to get it to the big stream."
“Are there still big trees like this in the mountains?”
"Yes, but they are all very big and difficult to cut and transport." The county magistrate was alarmed. This girl had the prince's token, so she wouldn't want the Bingmei umbrella as well, right?
Nobles never pay silver when they want trees. Ever since the discovery of the Parashorea chinensis, their county government has become increasingly miserable.
"Please take me to the mountains to have a look." Xie Yanyan handed five taels of silver to the county magistrate.
The county magistrate happily accepted the reward and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, I'll take you to have a look."
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I have a white budgie. Every day when I type, it sits on my shoulder and watches me type. I have never taught it to speak, but it has learned to speak like me without any instruction, and even its laughter is exactly the same as mine.
*A small theater*
Xiaobao: Mom
Me: Hmm?
Xiaobao: The baby is wearing a gold bracelet, the baby is so beautiful
Me: "Sister is wearing a gold bracelet, sister is so beautiful"
Xiaobao (tilted his head to look at me, silent for a while): The baby is so cute!!
Haha, it's very cute.
*
Years ago, I followed the trend and went to the north to make "little potatoes". I was afraid that Xiaobao would freeze to death or die from the bumps, so I didn't take him with me. I put enough water and food at home, and opened the cage to let him run around.
While traveling, I kept wondering if I would get depressed if I didn't see anyone for a long time.
When I got home yesterday, it saw me and didn't speak for a long time. It squatted in the corner and looked at me. I was suddenly worried: Is it really depressed?
After I called it for a while, it used its mouth and feet to climb up my shoulders. I was drinking water, and it jumped to the mouth of my cup, drank the water in big gulps, and then took a bath in the cup! Well, I sent it away with the cup and the water.
After drinking enough, it said something, and I laughed so hard that my stomach hurt -
"What's going on?"
(End of this chapter)
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