Chapter 529: People in Beijing are stupid and have a lot of money
Later, after the Jia family became rich and powerful, they modified the original beauty recipe several times and made it a secret recipe of the palace.
These prescriptions were only passed on to the eldest son, so Jia Yanbing knew them all by heart.
He could no longer do business, and these prescriptions were of no use to him, so he gave them to Fubao as a gift.
Now Fubao has earned 100 taels of silver with this prescription and her medical skills. She wants to give 70 taels to her husband and keep only 30 taels for herself. Maybe she can make more money in two days? Then she can make a lot of money to bring gifts to her mother, grandmother, and everyone in the family.
Thinking about buying things and spending a lot of money, Fubao couldn't help but sigh, but soon she became motivated again and decided to work hard to earn money.
Soon, Wan Laoer came back.
"Mr. Yan, please tell me quickly, who is that Seventh Master? Why did I see so many people were afraid of him at that time?"
Wan Laoer had been thinking about this matter all the time, and before the food came up, he hurried back and asked impatiently.
Fubao was also a little curious. What kind of tyrant was that? He actually openly wanted to steal other people's things. Such people were quite rare in their place.
Jia Yanbing had no intention of hiding it from them, and since he had nothing to do now, he talked to the two of them in detail.
"This Seventh Master is not a well-known figure in the capital, otherwise why wouldn't I know about him? So I just made a careful inquiry and found out that this Seventh Master has some kind of relationship with the steward of the palace. If he has a relationship with the royal family, shouldn't others give him some face?"
"But he is just a bully who is relying on the power of others. He is not a true royal relative. However, the butler is a well-known figure in the palace, and people outside give him some face. This Seventh Master is the butler's nephew. He has done a lot of bad things outside under the name of the palace. Maybe people in the palace don't even know there is such a person as the Seventh Master."
"But this also reminds me, and that's what I want to tell you. This city of Beijing is especially full of good and bad people. You will encounter many things you have never seen before, but don't panic. Before we have strength, let's avoid the sharp edge for the time being. When we have strength, we can deal with it together."
Wan Lao Er still opened his mouth after hearing this, "The palace? Isn't that the prince? The housekeeper of the palace should be more powerful than the head of our village, right? I heard that there are thousands of people in the palace, which is almost the same as the population of our village."
Jia Yanbing laughed when he heard this. "You can understand it that way, but there are several stewards in this palace, and there are also stewards in charge of various places. The uncle of the Seventh Master should not be the chief steward yet, so we don't have to be afraid. As long as we find out the other party's details, we will have a good idea in our hearts."
Wan Laoer felt that with Jia Yanbing around, everything was secure. Although Jia Yanbing was now down and out, he had a reassuring power that made Wan Laoer feel less frightened and helpless.
"Oh, brother Wan, we may have to move to another place. Although this Seventh Master is not a big shot in the capital, he can still deal with us. If we piss him off, he will check every house and he will definitely find out where we live, so we'd better move to an inn farther away tomorrow."
Wan Laoer immediately touched his purse. The inn in the capital was several times more expensive than those in other places. He also found that after they checked in today, many Confucian scholars suddenly came.
This inn seemed to be full all of a sudden.
"Mr. Yan, after you left today, I saw quite a few scholars came to the inn. They were still going out during the New Year. Could they be here to take the imperial examination?"
Jia Yanbing nodded, "That's right. The new emperor has ascended the throne, and many areas of the court are short of talent. The emperor has specially opened a special examination. There will be an imperial examination next year. Students from faraway places must come to the capital to stay in advance. The more time passes, the more crowded the houses and inns will be."
Wan Laoer touched his purse again. Wouldn't that mean they would have to pay more money too?
"Will the price of this inn increase?"
"Of course, the inn loves to hold Enke. They can earn several times more money than usual. I forgot about this."
Wan Laoer blushed and was a little anxious. "Mr. Yan, should we sell our furs quickly? If we don't sell them now, it will be the New Year. Who will sell them after the New Year?"
"Don't worry, Brother Wan, I've remembered this. I just went out for a while to contact the old embroidery workshop. We'll make the leather into cloaks tomorrow and sell them."
After Jia Yanbing finished speaking, he looked at Wan Laoer again, with a slight smile in his eyes, "Brother Wan, how much do you plan to sell it for?"
"How much is it? Do I have the final say? Of course the more the better."
Wan Laoer blurted out.
Wan Laoer felt that anyone who had the means to earn money was a fool, so of course he would earn as much as he could, as they had three people to feed now.
Jia Yanbing nodded, understanding what was going on.
"We can sell it for one thousand taels, five thousand taels, or ten thousand taels. But the higher the price, the longer we have to wait."
"What? Ten thousand taels? As long as it can be sold for ten thousand taels, I'm willing to wait." Wan Laoer chose the highest price without hesitation.
Jia Yanbing seemed to know that Wan Laoer would definitely choose ten thousand taels, and he nodded in understanding.
"Okay, then leave this matter to me. You don't have to worry about it. Just wait to get the money."
Wan Laoer thinks that this is the good thing about Jia Yanbing: he doesn’t talk much and he gets things done.
"However, I need one hundred taels of silver as capital."
"No problem, I'll get it to you right away."
Wan Laoer felt that one hundred taels was too little compared to ten thousand taels. He spent generously this time. He planned to order two more dishes to celebrate in advance that he was about to earn ten thousand taels of silver.
Fubao's eyes also turned into stars. She looked at Jia Yanbing with envy, "Sir, can you tell me how to sell a piece of clothing at such a high price? Is there really such a fool?"
Jia Yanbing and Wan Laoer were both amused by Fubao's cute expression.
"Girl, the more fools we have, the better. We will be rich."
Fubao secretly complained in his heart: How could there be so many fools?
"There is nothing to hide about this. We must find the best embroiderer to make this dress. This is a craftsmanship, but based on this alone, this dress is worth at most 5,000 taels of silver. But if we give this dress some color, such as a sentimental story, then the value of this dress will far exceed its own value."
"Oh wow, I understand. It's just like when we buy candied haws. They are the same candied haws, but people will say, 'This is Li's Candied Haws.' Because of the name, it costs a few cents more than other stores, but the taste is pretty much the same as other stores."
Jia Yanbing smiled and nodded, "You are a teachable boy, but if we add a historical allusion to the candied haws, saying that the hawthorns used to make the candied haws were picked from the same tree that the late emperor had picked with his own hands, then people would buy the candied haws even if they were more expensive by one or two taels of silver, not to mention a few cents."
Wan Lao Er exclaimed: "As expected, the people in Beijing are stupid and have a lot of money."
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