At this moment, Wang Xiucai was in a real bind, feeling that he had shot himself in the foot. Why had he been so foolish as to ask his wife that question?
He stood there with his hands outstretched, unsure of what to do, his face showing a variety of expressions of regret.
Seeing this, Lady Wang was even more certain that Scholar Wang intended to take a concubine.
After crying her fill, Madam Wang said nothing, stood up, pushed aside the scholar Wang who was blocking her way, and began to gather her clothes.
Wang Xiucai panicked and quickly stepped forward to hug his wife.
"My wife, my wife, what are you doing? I have no intention of taking a concubine, really, I swear to God, I really have no intention of taking a concubine. My wife is enough for me in this life."
If you don't believe me, I swear, I swear a solemn oath, okay?
He was about to raise his finger to swear an oath when Lady Wang quickly stopped him.
"What are you doing? If you don't want to take a concubine, why did you ask that question earlier?"
Wang Xiucai felt as wilted as a frostbitten eggplant. He then recounted his conversation with Zhao Qianci that morning to Wang Niangzi.
It was especially emphasized that the Zhao family's son-in-law was not allowed to take a concubine.
That's why I'm a little puzzled. How could Zhao Qianci, who is well-read, have such unorthodox ideas?
Out of curiosity, he asked his wife if she would accept taking a concubine.
At this moment, Madam Wang didn't know whether to scold her husband for being too bookish and foolish, or to envy the Zhao family women.
"My lord, the virtues and precepts for women all say that women should be chaste, quiet and virtuous. But women are also human beings, with seven emotions and six desires. Who doesn't want to be the only one loved by a man?"
But her husband was well aware of how demanding the world was of women.
For ordinary people like us, it's not easy to even get a wife, let alone take a concubine. So we don't have that many ulterior motives. If we did, it would just be a dream.
But it's different for wealthy and powerful families. They can easily keep ten or twenty concubines, let alone one.
As the legal wife, which woman would willingly let her husband manage all those women? It's all out of helplessness.
To keep her position as the principal wife from being taken away, she had to be magnanimous, unless she had the courage of the Zhao family and was willing to divorce.
So my husband, please don't test me with such things again.
I absolutely cannot stand my husband taking a concubine.
When her husband achieves academic success and changes his social standing, even if he doesn't want to take a concubine, someone will probably send him a beautiful woman.
My husband, you must take good care of your body and mind. Otherwise, I will truly be heartbroken.
As she spoke, Madam Wang couldn't hold back her tears and quickly dabbed them with a handkerchief.
At this point, Wang Xiucai finally calmed down and stopped wondering whether Zhao Qianci's ideas were unorthodox or not.
He doesn't have that much time right now; the most important thing is to appease his wife first.
The couple stayed in the room for quite some time. When they finally came out, Wang Xiucai looked refreshed, while Wang Niangzi was shy and timid.
That evening, Wang Xiucai went to his stepbrother's house and told his stepbrother and nephew about the Zhao family's demands. He expected to be met with opposition.
His nephew, Wang Huaijing, disagreed.
"Uncle, I never had any intention of taking a concubine."
One wife is enough. If this Miss Zhao is willing, perhaps her uncle could help arrange a blind date for her.
If the other party has no problems.
It's good to arrange a marriage as soon as possible.
You mentioned that the Zhao family owns a food shop, and the eldest daughter of the Zhao family is skilled in accounting, so someone can help manage the household affairs.”
The next day, Wang Xiucai discussed meeting with Zhao Qianci again. However, Zhao Qianci did not immediately agree.
"Recently, the family business has been expanding and we've been very busy. Perhaps in another half month, after the family affairs are settled, my granddaughter will be able to free up some time."
My wife will take the children to burn incense together.
At that time, we can arrange for the two young people to meet. As for whether it will work out, that depends entirely on fate.
Although Wang Xiucai was the teacher of all the men in the Zhao family, he dared not disobey Zhao Qianci.
Aside from lacking official rank, this old man was actually more knowledgeable than him.
Besides, if they become in-laws in the future, they'll have to call Zhao Qianci "uncle in-law."
As a woman of marriageable age, Zhao Qingyi has been extremely busy lately.
The household accounts have been quite large lately, and even though we have Liu Wang who knows how to do the books, it's still not enough.
After all, Liu Wang knew the traditional way of writing and keeping accounts, while Zhao Qingyi used the Arabic numerals method that Zhao Qingyan had taught her before.
During this time, Zhao Qingyi also had to teach Liu Wang the new way of keeping accounts at home.
So, caught between business and teaching, Zhao Qingyi had completely forgotten about her blind date.
On this day, Manager Han came to the Zhao family's food shop and asked to see Madam Huang.
Backyard main room
"Manager Han, what brings you here today?"
Ms. Huang got straight to the point; she had never liked playing those deceptive negotiation tricks.
Manager Han was slightly embarrassed, but still spoke up.
"It's like this, my boss recently sent word that he's going to promote our tofu in restaurants all over the country."
So I'd like to buy the Zhao family's tofu recipe. I wonder if the old lady would agree?
Huang thought to herself, "They're here, they've finally come. I thought your master hadn't been interested at all."
He casually picked up his teacup, took a sip of tea,
"So, what are your employer's plans for the purchase? Please tell us."
Manager Han was overjoyed.
"Our boss's intention, of course, is to purchase the method of making tofu."
In other words, it's a buyout. From now on, the Zhao family can only produce and sell tofu in their own shop, and can no longer sell it to restaurants or other people as they do now.
Huang stared intently at Manager Han, as if trying to bore a hole through him.
“My family’s tofu is wholesaled to our clansmen in the village every day, and they transport it to various towns to sell.”
If I were to sell the recipe to you now, it would be tantamount to cutting off my clan's business.
If your employer really wants to buy the house, it's not impossible to sell it to you.
The only change is that even in Qingyang County, my Zhao family can still make tofu and wholesale it to our fellow villagers.
Their sales area remains within Qingyang County.
"Outside of Qingyang County, our Zhao family will absolutely not sell. Manager Han, what do you think of my suggestion?"
Manager Han thought about it and agreed. The Divine Dragon Kingdom was so vast that the business in Qingyang County was just a drop in the ocean.
Then they began to discuss the price with Mr. Huang.
Talking about money always hurts feelings, and Ms. Huang wasn't one to suffer a loss. In the back and forth...
In the end, a tofu recipe was sold to Manager Han for 8,000 taels of silver.
As for why Manager Han could accept such a high price, it was simply because he was fooled by Huang.
"Manager Han, you should calculate it this way: charge less for one pound of beans, and you can make three pounds of tofu without any problem, right?"
The cost of a pound of beans is only a few dollars, and at its most expensive, it is no more than 10 coins per pound.
How much can you sell your tofu for per pound? Calculate how many pounds you can make in a day.
The money you spend on the house is enough for Ruyi Building to earn back in less than a month.
"Such a good deal, I don't need to say anything more, do I?"
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