Chapter 81 Nemesis
In the following days, Zhulan consciously paid attention to the movements next door. She knew that Wang Ru would go to the county by ox cart every day. She didn't know how Wang Ru fooled Wang Laosi, but seeing Wang Laosi walking around the village with his hands behind his back, not at all like he did a few days ago, it should be that Wang Ru came up with some ideas to make money.
Zhulan calculated the days, Zhou Shuren should have arrived in the south of the Yangtze River. The north was covered with silver makeup, and the ancient scenery in the south was unknown. She envied Zhou Shuren!
Zhou Shuren had been in Jiangnan for three days and had gained some understanding of the wealth of ancient Jiangnan. There were all kinds of famous hotels everywhere and there were countless gold-spending dens on the river. He also saw how some sons of wealthy merchants spent money lavishly, and what they spent was not just silver bills but paper.
Zhou Shuren knew that the escort company would only stay in Jiangnan for ten days. During the three days, he got to know some scholars and showed his ability in identifying antiques. Some people tried it out for a while, but after knowing his real ability, more people came to hire him.
Zhou Shuren lamented that there were really many scholars in Jiangnan. The study environment was one aspect, but the most important thing was money. Jiangnan had the most developed economy, and families had extra money to afford the cost of books, so naturally there were more scholars. The disadvantage was that the imperial examinations were the most difficult to pass in Jiangnan.
Time passed quickly. During his eight days in Jiangnan, Zhou Shuren completed ten jobs and earned one thousand two taels of silver. He also helped some minor officials to appraise works for free, and they gave Zhou Shuren some books and writings as a reward.
Zhou Shuren didn't feel embarrassed at all about being looked down upon. Being looked down upon was a fact. After all, he was not even a scholar, yet merchants could still show respect to him. People of higher status really didn't take Zhou Shuren seriously.
As for the recipes of my in-laws, I also sold a lot of them. Of course, they were all sold to small merchants. The only big one was sold to foreign merchants from Tibet. They didn't ask for silver in exchange for the gems, so they pawned the gems for silver.
The Li family's trip to the south of the Yangtze River yielded a rich harvest, with 120 taels of silver.
Zhou Shuren would only do it once to earn some money for his family property, and he would not do it again in the future. He would not gain any fame or fame from doing it once, and no one would care about it, so he would forget about it after a long time. However, if he did it too many times, it would inevitably affect his reputation, which would be bad for the imperial examinations. After returning home this time, he would study hard at home to prepare for the exam.
On the last day, Zhou Shuren took his in-laws to shop everywhere. Zhou Shuren also pawned the jewelry that Zhulan had given him. Ancient pearls were really valuable. A necklace and a pair of high-quality bracelets were pawned for 150 taels.
With the fifty taels he brought with him, Zhou Shuren had a total of fourteen hundred taels in his hand, and he spent less than twenty taels on travel expenses. He had enough money in his hands, and he did not restrain his shopping. In the end, he hired a carriage from the escort company and loaded several large boxes of things.
The Li family bought less, but since things in the south of the Yangtze River were cheaper than in the north, they still bought a box.
When Zhulan finally waited for Wang Ru to make the sausages at home, Zhou Shuren returned with the escort team.
Ever since Zhulan found out that Wang Ru knew that her daughter was the heroine, she has been on guard against Wang Ru's schemes. She doesn't know if it's because Xue Han and Wang Ru have cut off contact and it's hard to plot against them, but Wang Ru has been very honest.
It was not until the sausages were made ahead of time that Zhulan realized that it was not that Wang Ru did not want to plot against the Zhou family, but that she wanted to cooperate with the bastard in making the sausages. In the novel, Wang Ru started with kimchi, and only slowly made sausages when kimchi stopped making money. Unfortunately, because Zhulan and Zhou Shuren ran away, kimchi was everywhere, and Wang Ru could only get sausages.
Li was so upset that she couldn't taste the sausages. She felt particularly wronged. "Mom, I went to buy sausages, but San Ya refused to sell them to me. She even told others that she would not sell to anyone else who gave them to me. What's worse is that she not only refused to sell to me, but also refused to sell to my family or my mother's family. Isn't this bullying?"
Zhulan looked at Li silently. With the previous experience of spicy cabbage in mind, she knew that Wang Ru would not be willing to sell it to Li. It was simply that Li was specifically designed to ward off Wang Ru!