"It's a good item. If poor students had it, they could save a lot of money on writing materials."
Pei Yanzhi immediately recognized the value of the small blackboard.
This made Jiang Shuwan look at him in a different light.
Pei Yanzhi came from a wealthy family, and the blackboard was a worthless object to him; logically, he wouldn't have paid it any attention.
This is easy to understand.
For example, if you drive a Maserati every day, would you think a bicycle is cool if you saw one?
Won't!
You'll just think it's low-end and not classy.
Pei Yanzhi, however, saw its value.
For ordinary students, studying is simply too expensive.
Leaving aside tuition fees, apprenticeship fees, and New Year's gifts for teachers, many people simply cannot afford the cost of writing materials.
Even in their Imperial Academy, many students who entered through their own abilities wrote on both the front and back of a piece of paper.
Every nook and cranny is filled with writing, not a single bit is wasted.
There were even poorer people who practiced calligraphy on sand or snow, just to save money on paper.
The small blackboard was a very economical and convenient tool for them.
"I'll take this first; I have a very important use for it."
Pei Yanzhi told his personal servant to put away the blackboard, and then looked at Jiang Shuwan.
"Did you make this?"
Jiang Shuwan quickly shook her head. If she made the blackboard, wouldn't that expose her time travel?
She just wanted to keep a low profile.
"This was made by a Taoist priest."
Jiang Shuwan pushed the Taoist priest directly.
"Taoist priest? Do you have a name? Which Taoist temple do you belong to?"
"I don't know. I met him while I was out enjoying the spring scenery. The Taoist priest was traveling around, and because I was very hungry, I treated him to a meal. He then taught me how to make this little blackboard."
“I don’t know where he went, and he didn’t leave his name, but he seemed like a kind and venerable person.”
Jiang Shuwan lied with an air of nonchalance, unafraid that Pei Yanzhi wouldn't believe her.
In ancient times, Taoist priests were essentially scientists.
Although many modern TV dramas portray Taoist priests as either becoming immortals or seeking immortality through alchemy, it seems very unreliable.
In fact, the book "A Brief History of Chinese Philosophy" states that Taoism possesses the spirit to conquer natural science.
What is natural science? It is actually science and technology.
For example, there was a Taoist priest named Liu An, who was a thinker and writer. He invented tofu and was also one of the world's earliest practitioners to attempt hot air ballooning.
Another famous alchemist was Wei Boyang, whose book, "The Book of Changes and the Three Kinds of Men," has had a tremendous influence in the world.
The most famous of them all is Sun Simiao, the "King of Medicine." Many people know him as a physician, but he was also a Taoist priest.
It's fair to say that the Taoist priests' brilliance is beyond description, especially their alchemy, which is essentially ancient chemistry.
Gunpowder was invented by Taoist priests when they were refining elixirs.
That's incredibly awesome!
They were also superstitious, doing things like alchemy for immortality.
Let's just say that in this era, it's not surprising that Taoists can do anything.
Jiang Shuwan shifted the blame for the blackboard incident onto the Taoist priest, and Pei Yanzhi would have no way of finding a flaw in her story.
Because that's just how awesome they are!
Ancient scientists.
So, are you convinced or not?
Moreover, people are somewhat superstitious these days, and the identity of a Taoist priest is quite intimidating.
Pei Yanzhi stared intently at Jiang Shuwan. The Taoist's answer was somewhat unexpected, but not unacceptable.
He indeed couldn't find a single flaw on Jiang Shuwan's face.
I chatted with her for a few more minutes, asked her how to make the small blackboard, and then left.
He was a polite man and wouldn't take things for nothing. No sooner had he left than he brought over a jade pendant.
"The finest imperial green?"
Jiang Shuwan was somewhat surprised.
The jade pendant felt cool to the touch.
The jade is fine-grained, the entire piece is green, the color is thick and glossy, so green it seems to drip.
Such quality can only be achieved with the finest imperial green.
It's out!
It really was posted!
Jiang Shuwan touched the jade pendant, her eyes shining.
With her five shops bringing in a fortune every day, she was incredibly wealthy, and ordinary things rarely caught her eye.
But she had never seen imperial green of this quality before.
The icy jadeite that Wen's family gave us before suddenly seems inadequate!
The young boss is so rich!
The small business owner is a good person; he doesn't take things for free.
Waaaaah, I love this kind of boss.
So touching~
"Wow, this is actually Imperial Green..."
"This is so beautiful..."
"How much silver is this worth...?"
The servants were also shocked by Pei Yanzhi's generosity.
Previously, Madam Pei's Haizhu had opened their eyes to a whole new world.
And then there's the Imperial Green—it's simply too much to look at!
The servants praised her repeatedly, and Jiang Shuwan felt very pleased.
Although she was happy to be celebrating the Lunar New Year, the thought of going back to work still made her a little anxious.
Oh, going to work just means going to Pei Yanzhi's place to pretend to be a virtuous wife and loving mother.
After all, it was the Lunar New Year, and Pei Yanzhi was on holiday.
As the Crown Prince's beloved wife, she only had contact with Pei Yanzhi and the Pei family's ancestors during the ancestral worship ceremony, and then they never interacted again.
The Crown Prince loves to make mistakes instantly!
She had already decided that after the New Year's Eve dinner, she would go to the study herself.
No matter how much Pei Yanzhi wanted to treat her with respect, she had to shamelessly stay there for a while and talk to him.
The longer they stay, the better.
Well, Pei Yanzhi came uninvited, and he saw that she looked different from before.
But he came on his own initiative and gave me this piece of imperial green jade.
Now that the imperial green has been given away, she can rest easy for a while.
Jiang Shuwan counted on her fingers for a moment.
The Imperial College started its holiday yesterday and will continue until the fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year.
For a full fifteen days, with this imperial green jade as a guarantee, even if Pei Yan didn't come to her courtyard for the next fourteen days, the rumor that the young master loved it very much remained firmly in place.
Thank you, boss.
The boss is such a nice guy!
If this small business owner were alive today, he would definitely be a respected and admired boss.
Jiang Shuwan silently gave Pei Yanzhi a "good person" card, and then asked Qingxing to bring up the bird's nest that was warm in the kitchen so they could eat it all.
The bird's nest was originally prepared for Pei Yanzhi, but it's no longer needed.
They didn't give away any bird's nest, but they achieved their goal of securing their position and even got a piece of top-quality imperial green jade.
It felt amazing!
Jiang Shuwan was delighted and ordered Qingxing to bring up a jar of wine so she could drink and eat meat with the servants.
She was overjoyed, and everyone happily resumed their meal.
A little while later, another person arrived.
Jiang Shuwan stared at Pei Shushu, who had suddenly appeared, and took a sip of wine while sizing her up.
That's really strange.
Why don't Pei Yanzhi and Pei Shushu come to the door when Granny Fang is guarding it?
Today is Chinese New Year, and she thought no one would come over, so she invited Granny Fang to have dinner with them.
Pei Yanzhi and Pei Shushu, the brother and sister, arrived one after another.
What's wrong?
Are you playing hide-and-seek with her?
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