"You don't need to ask your father's opinion. He listens to me. Just discuss it with Hechuan."
From the beginning to the end, Xiao's father only listened to Xiao's mother's arrangements on all matters, big or small. Whatever she said was the final word. The women of the Xiao family were the head of the family. Except when he was in the village before, when there was a meeting in the village, Xiao's father would appear as the head of the family. In fact, when he returned home, he still had to listen to Xiao's mother's decision.
In that case, Jiang Sui decided to do whatever she wanted. That night, she told Xiao Hechuan that her mother wanted to move to a bigger house.
Xiao's mother planned to bring up the matter of buying people later, and see how much money she had left after renting the house. After all, buying several people at once was not a small amount of money.
When Xiao Hechuan heard Jiang Sui say that he wanted to go see the house, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
After all, they are a family. Recently, he has been thinking about moving to a new house, but he doesn't want to rent it. He wants to buy it. He plans to give the whole family a surprise.
"Tell your mother not to worry. The academy will have a big exam soon. I am a bit busy these days and cannot accompany you to see the mansion for the time being. How about you wait a few days until the end of this month?"
Xiao Hechuan just found a plausible reason. In fact, he was a sure winner in every monthly academy examination. He just wanted to buy a little more time. Since it was a surprise, he wanted to keep it secret from anyone except himself.
Jiang Sui believed it immediately and nodded.
In the first place, one should not be too hasty when it comes to a house. Who knows, if you find it good to live in in the future, you might buy it outright. Moreover, this house is different from an ordinary yard. It pays special attention to feng shui and orientation.
Now, according to Jiang Sui's idea, a small stall has been set up outside the two Xiaoji shops, and a long-term worker has been hired to make pancakes and fried dumplings.
When the workshop is not grinding sweet potatoes, starch, or drying vermicelli every day, they are helping to make cold noodles, dumplings, and pies.
Every day Uncle He and Uncle Wang have to make several trips to deliver food, one is responsible for delivering to West Street and the other is responsible for delivering to East Street.
The six of them lived a very comfortable life in the workshop. No one would scold them or put pressure on them. As long as they did their job well, the meals were good every day and they could buy whatever they wanted to eat with their living expenses.
To be honest, they felt that they had been slaves for half their lives and that they lived the most comfortable life in this family.
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Xiao Hechuan has been returning home late these days because he bought a lot of spices. After listening to his teacher's private lessons every day, he would stay in Guangxian Hall for an hour or so to prepare the perfume.
He was good at making perfumes. In his previous life, several types of incense he made in Kyoto were very popular and received wide acclaim. People in perfume shops paid him a lot of money to ask him for the formula, but he refused eight out of ten times, it all depended on his mood.
The key point is that he was in a very high position at that time and didn't care about those money things at all. He didn't have many close friends around him, so he didn't know what the use of having so much silver was.
There is only one incense shop in Jeju, and the wealthy families are all very particular about it. No matter when they are drinking tea, sleeping, or even just reading quietly, they like to light incense on the side. This is a way for rich and prestigious people to improve their taste. Burning incense is an elegant thing, and anyone who does elegant things has a certain status.
Xiao Hechuan only knew one thing: if he wanted to make elegant money in the business of elegance, the easiest money to make was from women. The socialites in Jeju, no matter if they were from wealthy or powerful families or even just women of ordinary backgrounds, all liked to burn incense, so the incense he prepared this time was specially prepared for women and was to be used exclusively in the bedroom.
He spent several days debugging and making changes many times before he finally created a scent that he was satisfied with.
From his perspective, the scent of a woman should not be too strong; it should be fresh, elegant, and unforgettable.
The smell exuded by your every move should be just right. If it is too strong, it will be pungent; if it is too light, it will not achieve the desired effect. Moreover, being fresh and elegant is not enough; it must also be a little sweet, but not greasy.
After Xiao Hechuan had adjusted the instrument, he first gave it to his teacher to try it out. Mr. Zhong Yun himself was a man of elegance and refinement, and he understood elegance the best, so his evaluation was the most pertinent.
Zhong Yun was quite surprised. This student of his had given him so many surprises. Not only was he good at playing chess and drinking tea, writing essays and doing great research, he could even make incense.
Xiao Hechuan did not hide it from him and told the teacher directly that he made this incense with the intention of selling it to buy a new house for his family.
People always say that scholars should not make themselves full of the smell of money, but Zhongyun does not think so. Money is not everything, but without money, nothing can be done. A gentleman loves money but he will get it in a proper way.
Xiao Hechuan took out the incense burner and lit the incense. A wisp of beautiful green smoke slowly rose from the burner, bringing with it a fresh, elegant, yet sweet and not greasy fragrance.
One can imagine that at this moment there is a young woman in her prime. Her appearance may be rather plain, not the kind that people can remember at first sight, but the fragrance surrounding her can unconsciously attract people's attention and even change their opinion of a person.
A good skirt, a good piece of jewelry, or even a well-placed round fan can instantly change a person's temperament and outsiders' views of her, and use this to judge whether she is a vulgar person or an elegant person.
After smelling this fragrance, the unique, refreshing scent will always linger in your nose. After a few days, when you think about it again, what you remember in your mind is not only the fragrance, but also her face that was not very easy to remember before.
Mr. Zhong Yun closed his eyes and used his hands to fiddle with the wisp of green smoke to get it into his nostrils. In a trance, he remembered his first love and the peach blossom.
With a faint smile on his face, he nodded unconsciously to show his satisfaction.
"Well, this fragrance is nice, it makes people feel relaxed and happy, and even makes them feel sleepy. However, this fragrance should be more suitable for women. What is the name? Have you thought of it?"
Xiao Hechuan knew from the teacher's expression that this incense was quite successful.
"This is a fragrance specially made for women. As for the name... well, let's call it... Huarong!"
Xiao Hechuan now thought of a name that is quite suitable.
"Hua Rong, what a good name, but also because of your ingenuity. Although it is a bit casual, it wins in terms of artistic conception. So, I am an old friend of the owner of Fengyue Fragrance Shop. You can take my badge and go to the shop to find him tomorrow. When you see my badge, the owner will come to see you in person. The owner is a person who truly understands fragrance. If you talk to him, you will not bury the fragrance you have spent these days blending. I believe you can sell it for a good price."
Mr. Zhongyun has such a great reputation, so he must have some connections. In addition, he is a native of Jeju. He and the owner of the incense shop both came from poor backgrounds in the early years. They had eaten the same cake together when they were in the most difficult times.
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