Chapter 105
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"You are a young general? Your family must be very rich, right? No, no, no, no matter how rich your family is, the money is not mine. It's more reliable to earn it myself." When Yuanbao heard that he was going to marry him, he thought of how several wealthy families had wanted to marry him as a concubine and offered him five or six hundred taels of silver. If he became a concubine, he would not be able to do business, so the upper limit of his life would be a savings of five or six hundred taels of silver.
The young general might be able to raise the price to tens of thousands of taels of silver, but he would not be able to do business after he got married. He could save tens of thousands of taels immediately. If he could save 10,000 taels a year in the future, it would be too uneconomical to be bought out of his lifetime with 10,000 taels now.
"Of course you can. My sister-in-law is the daughter of a merchant family. My family never keeps girls in the backyard. My sister also practices martial arts with my father. You can rest assured about that." Shao Hui's family treats boys and girls equally. Not only does he train his sister like his brothers, the old general also asked the late emperor to get his daughter a military official position. She is also the only woman in this dynasty to serve as an official.
The status of the National Defense General is extraordinary. Others dare not ask for such benefits for their own women, but he dares.
Shao Hui's sister is the same age as him, only two months younger. Last year, she went to the battlefield with their father.
Influenced by his family, Shao Hui does not think that boys and girls are inferior to men, nor does he lock up his husband in the backyard like other families do.
"Can you start your own business? How much money can you offer to marry me?" Yuanbao was pulled by his cousin when he said this.
"Do you really think of yourself as a brother? Why don't you give birth to a child and see?" Cheng Yeran didn't want to block Yuanbao's marriage. If Yuanbao really liked Shao Hui, she would marry him. But he was obviously after Shao Hui's money, and Shao Hui's family background was not ordinary. If she found out that he was not a real man after marrying him, Yuanbao's life would be in danger.
"Ah, I almost forgot." Yuan Bao smiled awkwardly, "With your family's background, you definitely need a son to carry on the family line. Do you mind if I can't have a child?"
When Shao Hui heard their conversation, he felt something was wrong. Yuanbao's first question was not to get to know him as a person, but to ask him how much money he gave.
"How can you belittle yourself?" Shao Hui was a little anxious.
"If it's not for money, why should I get married? To help the poor or to suffer with you? Aren't you doing it for my face? I do it for money and you do it for beauty. Neither of us is inferior to the other." Yuanbao felt that if he were a husband, he would find a rich man who would not interfere with his business. If he were a husband, he would spend money on his wife. After reading the marriage experiences of Lu Wei and Lin Yu, he felt that for men and women to get married is to suffer, not to mention having children. He has seen people die from difficult childbirth. If he were asked to lose his life for having a child, he would not do it no matter how much money he was given.
Although he often said that he could sell his soul if he was paid enough money, the soul is illusory and no one knows whether it exists or not, but life is real and he cannot lose it.
So if someone is willing to marry him, he will give his most beloved money to the other person.
Shao Hui heard him say this, "Marriage is naturally for love, money is secondary, and if two people truly love each other, it doesn't matter if they have children or not. I have many brothers and sisters in my family, and we don't need me to carry on the family line."
"Because you have money, you don't care about money. I don't have money, so money is the first priority in my life." Yuan Bao waved his hand, "Forget it, we can't get along. If I marry you, I'm sure you won't give all the family money to your cousin's wife like my cousin did. I don't want to marry you."
"You must have suffered too much since childhood, which is why you say that." Although Shao Hui did not agree with his statement that money is the most important thing, he still had a strong desire to protect him. Yuanbao just said that he didn't care about money because he was rich. So if Yuanbao married him, his money would be Yuanbao's money. Yuanbao would change his mind now that he has money, and he would no longer be so extreme and would not marry anyone just for money.
Thinking of this, he was also very glad that the first person who came to Yuanbao to propose marriage was himself. If the first person who came to Yuanbao was the Prince of Jing, the prince was the best at using money to win people over, and Yuanbao would be conquered by his sugar-coated bullets and go back to the palace with him.
The Prince of Jing would say that he had coaxed Yuanbao around in the early days, promising to give him money and freedom in the future so that he could go out to do business. But the fact was that the Prince of Jing took him home, locked him up in the backyard, and when he got tired of playing with him, he threw him in a corner and left him there without caring about him at all. He would never let him go out to do business.
Moreover, Yuanbao is a boy who is ill and cannot have children, and he has no family background. The old prince will not let him be the prince's wife, but at most a plaything.
It would be a shame if Yuanbao, such a motivated and business-minded person, was locked up in the backyard and treated as a toy to be thrown away when people get tired of him.
Thinking that Yuanbao almost lost all his glory because of Prince Jing, he felt more and more distressed. He wanted to immediately give all his savings to Yuanbao as a betrothal gift and marry him home.
"But he is really a man. Do you want to marry a man?" Cheng Yeran saw that Shao Hui was lost for a moment and then rekindled his fighting spirit. He was really afraid that he would immediately say a number that Yuanbao could not refuse. Before he opened his mouth, he hurriedly asked him to go into the house and wait for him. He went in and took out Yuanbao's household registration information.
After moving to the county town, he needed to take this thing to the government to register, and Yuanbao's household registration information was kept with him.
"See? It says Yuanbao, male, not Ge'er." Cheng Yeran showed the paper to Shao Hui, "You should be able to recognize the characters."
Cheng Yeran thought that if he cried later, he would give him a comforting hug, or let Yuanbao give him a comforting hug.
If he thinks a man is capable, let him pursue Yuanbao on his own and he will not care about it. He can only give some advice on other people's feelings and cannot interfere.
Who would have thought that Shao Hui looked at the paper for a while and suddenly burst into laughter.
"It's over, it's over, you're stupid." Cheng Yeran pulled Shen Yuntang back a few steps. He was really afraid that he would suddenly go crazy and stab everyone present.
Yuan Bao also retreated to Cheng Yeran's side and asked Cheng Yeran worriedly: "Cousin, he is stupid in our house, won't his family ask us to pay compensation? The young general's brain should be more valuable, can we afford it? Or run away?"
Shao Hui laughed for a long time until he was done laughing. He returned the paper proving that Yuan Bao was a man to Cheng Yeran, "When I get back, I must tell that idiot prince that the boy he's been thinking about is actually a man. I feel happy when I think of his expression."
Cheng Yeran took the paper and said, "Isn't it time for you to ask to marry Yuanbao?"
Shao Hui: "I do like him, but he is a man, so there is nothing I can do."
Cheng Yeran: "You are too open-minded, you are worthy of being a young general, but what is the difference between a man and a man who can't have children? Why can you accept a man who can't have children, but not a man?"
Shao Hui: "I don't care what my brother does, but it's disgusting to think that the other person is a man and wants to be intimate with me."
Cheng Yeran didn't expect that this guy was such a straight man.
Yuanbao lost an opportunity to marry into a military family, but he was not disappointed. Instead, he pulled Shao Hui and asked, "Would you like to buy some soap? There are various styles for you to choose from."
"No need. Do you have any paintings? Sell me two." Shao Hui asked.
"Painting?" Yuanbao knew that his cousin had sold a painting for ten thousand taels last time, but he had already been paid as an endorsement fee for the painting, and the money from the sale of the painting had nothing to do with him. He wondered if he could get a commission if he sold one himself, and the money had to be more than ten thousand taels, otherwise his cousin would definitely not be willing to sell it.
"Why do you want to paint? Since everyone knows that Yuanbao is not a brother, there is no point in buying a painting." Cheng Yeran asked him.
"The idiot prince bought one, and I bought two, which means I've surpassed him in terms of quantity." Shao Hui thought of how Prince Jing had boasted to him that the painting cost thirty thousand taels. He not only wanted
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Buying two would cost him less.
After hearing this, Cheng Yeran couldn't help but want to complain, thinking that you and the idiot prince are the happy enemies, who knows? Maybe he has a crush on the idiot prince he mentioned? If you can't get the person you like, how can you get the favor of the person you like? No wonder she laughed so happily after knowing that Yuanbao was a boy.
"How much can you offer?" Yuanbao asked him.
Yuanbao looked at him excitedly. If he could earn more than 20,000 yuan, he would definitely ask his cousin for a commission of 100 taels.
Shao Hui held out five fingers. Yuan Bao thought it was five thousand taels. Just as he was about to shake his head, he heard Shao Hui say, "Fifty thousand taels, two pieces."
"Deal." Cheng Yeran said faster than Yuanbao.
He was still not allowed to choose the paintings. What he was sold were the spring and winter models. The transparent peach blossom soap one was too classic, so not only was he reluctant to sell it, he also had to rely on it to sell clothes.
However, the winter and summer styles of clothes were not suitable for daily wear and were not put on the shelves for sale. They would be improved and put on sale for daily wear later, and then Yang Shiming would be asked to paint two paintings. These two paintings were then sold to Shao Hui.
After getting 50,000 taels, Yuanbao hinted that he wanted a commission. Cheng Yeran directly gave him 500 taels as a commission, also in the form of silver notes.
Yuanbao was extremely happy holding the banknote, "Thank you, little general, for contributing to my New Year's goal."
Cheng Yeran told Yang Shiming that he sold the three paintings for 60,000 taels.
Yang Shiming was not so excited. He was always like this. No matter how big the problem was, he would face it with a normal mind. "The price was agreed before the painting was made. You don't have to think that I lost money and give me more money. I won't raise the price next time just because the painting was sold at a high price."
"I want to discuss cooperation with you. Since your paintings are so valuable, why don't you open a gallery in the future and hang all your paintings in it. People can buy tickets to visit on weekdays, and they can also buy paintings. We can even auction it and we'll split the profits 50-50. You provide the paintings and I'll manage the follow-up work." Cheng Yeran didn't want Yang Shiming to suffer any loss. He regarded Yang Shiming as his good brother, and he would feel bad if his good brother suffered any loss.
"You have to take care of so many things, and you only get half of it, aren't you losing money? If it were me, I wouldn't be able to sell it at that price." Yang Shiming said.
"Don't say that. With your painting skills, it will be no problem for one of your paintings to sell for hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands in the future. All the money will be made by me, and you are at a big loss." With his famous painting skills, Cheng Yeran can definitely become a famous painter. However, no matter how talented he is, he still needs packaging and publicity. If he is not well-known, no matter how good his painting skills are, he cannot sell his paintings at a high price.
Cheng Yeran took out a pre-written contract and said, "If you agree, please sign your name."
"Only draw gold ingots?" Yang Shiming asked him.
"You can also paint other people, landscapes, or scenery, whatever you like." Cheng Yeran also gave Yuanbao money for being a model.
In the past, I was paid twenty taels for a painting. Later, as my fame grew, I had to increase the profit and get a share of the profits.
After opening a gallery, he gave Yuanbao a 10% commission on every painting. This 10% was the money he gave to Yuanbao before they split the profits 50-50, and he told Yang Shiming about it.
Seeing his expectant look, Yang Shiming was persuaded and signed his name. "The exam is coming soon. You should spend more time studying."
"You said I would definitely pass it, so I don't have to worry." Cheng Yeran was originally a very confident person. He had already ranked in Class A for several times, and he felt that he might even get first place.
Cheng Yeran: "But you will leave here next year and go to Beijing to serve as officials. I have to hurry up and try to go to Beijing as soon as possible to reunite with you. By then, our gallery will be opened in Beijing."
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