Chapter 167 Who is better at cheating?
Looking at this unique sight, Third Uncle praised it again and again. Thinking of what Gu Tang had said before about the incense-making business, he had an idea in his mind.
"You said earlier that you wanted to make incense and sell it. Could it be that you were selling this 'backflow incense'?"
Gu Tang nodded: "Yes, this is the backflow incense that we sell."
Hearing this, Third Uncle didn't look very happy, but instead felt a little uneasy.
"This fragrance... is excellent! However, this fragrance is also very eye-catching. As long as it appears, I'm afraid it will attract people's covetousness..."
Gu Tang also knew this, and she came up with a solution early on.
She said, “Foreign merchants often pass by Bei’an City, so we told others that we bought this incense from them. When we lit it at home to fumigate the house, we found that the incense was as fragrant as its name, and the smoke from the burning actually fell downwards.
We said that this incense was very rare, and our family was poor so we couldn't bear to use it ourselves, so we thought of exchanging it for silver.
This first batch was only sold to those scholars from wealthy families. They were rich and proud, and would not harm us for a few hundred taels of silver. ”
"Two hundred taels of silver?" Third Uncle looked confused.
He pointed at the incense on the table and said, "All these incense together are going to cost two hundred taels of silver?!"
Would it be too expensive?
Gu Tang smiled and said, "Master, this fragrance of mine is unique in the world. You also said that this fragrance is very eye-catching and will definitely attract people's covetousness once it is exposed.
Maybe, we can only do business this time, and in the future, we may not be able to sell this backflow incense anymore.
In that case, why not be bold and make some money first... and talk later.
Therefore, the price would be higher, and two hundred taels of silver could only buy one. ”
"Two hundred taels of silver to buy one?!!!" Third Uncle raised his voice, dumbfounded, his expression as if struck by lightning.
Gu Ping'an, who was standing by, also opened his mouth wide, looking dazed, thinking that his second sister seemed to be crazy...
This incense stick is only as big as an egg, and one is sold for two hundred taels of silver? !
Is this a business?
No, this is robbing money in the street!
They will be called profiteers!
All eight generations of ancestors will be greeted with greetings!
The expressions on the faces of the grandparents and grandchildren were easy to understand. Gu Tang put his hand into the smoke, attracting their attention.
"Two hundred taels of silver may seem expensive to us, but in the eyes of the wealthy families, it's just a matter of raising their hands. For such families, they are not afraid of you selling it at a high price, but they are afraid that the item is not rare!"
He swirled his fingers through the smoke, breaking it up.
Soon, she took out her hand and sniffed it. It had a warm and mellow sandalwood scent with just the right amount of intensity.
Gu Tang looked at his uncle with a burning gaze: "Grandpa, do you think our incense is rare?"
Uncle San couldn't refute this. "It's rare. Whether it's the appearance or the... the smoke that looks like a waterfall or a river, it's a rare and precious thing!"
"Since it is rare, it deserves to be worth two hundred taels of silver. After all, things are valuable because they are rare. Only when the price is high will people flock to it."
Gu Tang said in a firm tone that this was the price.
Third Uncle was speechless.
If that's the case, it is indeed worth two hundred taels of silver.
only……
"Have you ever thought about this? Being too eye-catching can sell for a high price, but can you keep it?"
There are fifty of these backflow incense sticks, which seemed not much just now, but now one backflow incense stick costs two hundred taels of silver, so the number is considerable.
If she sold all of them, Tang Yatou could earn back ten thousand taels of silver.
For these powerless country people, even with ten thousand taels of silver, they might not even be able to leave Bei'an City.
"Master, don't worry. Since I dare to sell it at a high price, I have my own way to keep this money." Gu Tang's tone was mysterious, and he looked confident.
Uncle San didn't quite believe her words: "Tell me, what do you have in mind?"
"Keep it a secret for now. I can't tell you yet."
Third Uncle felt a chill in his heart, thinking that Gu Tang was just trying to comfort him and not let him worry.
In fact, she had no idea what to do!
No longer paying attention to the worry expressed by her third uncle, Gu Tang placed the prepared paints on the table, with a normal expression, and asked her third uncle and Gu Ping'an to help her paint.
Looking at the five-colored paint in front of them, the grandfather and grandson fell silent again.
Can he even make paint?
This is how Gu Tang explained why she made these paints.
"When I was picking herbs in the past, I would occasionally crush some wild grasses and flowers with purple or red juice. Later, I secretly thought about how to use those wild grasses and flowers to dye."
"Now, we have finally made these five kinds of pigments, but unfortunately the quantity is not enough. It should be enough to color these backflow incense..."
The credibility of this statement is very low, but Uncle San has to believe it.
No one would teach a country girl like her the art of making paints, so she had to figure it out on her own.
Otherwise, you can't explain why she has these skills.
Gu Tang is also aware of this, so he is so fearless.
She just casually explained why she made paint, and then stopped talking about it.
Picking up the plum blossom-shaped backflow incense on the table and dipping the brush in some green, Gu Tang demonstrated to the grandparents and grandchildren, teaching them how to color it.
Thanks to the uniqueness of these pigments, coloring, a skillful craft, has now become a simple task.
Just use the brush and brush it, as long as the thickness is consistent.
Once the paints are dry, they will reveal their most perfect state.
Very worry-free!
After a while, the plum blossom-shaped backflow fragrance turned into a bright green-calyx plum blossom.
"Do you understand? Isn't it very simple? It just requires patience." Gu Tang held up the "Green-calyx Plum" in his hand and placed them in front of the grandparents and grandchildren one by one, asking them to take a closer look.
It's simple indeed.
Third Uncle found a clean brush, dipped it in some color, and tried it on the paper a few times.
Looking at the bright colors on the paper, he felt happy.
"Such a good pigment must be very good for painting."
"If there's any left, just use it to paint." Gu Tang estimated that there should be some left in the end.
"Okay, okay. Then I'll take advantage of you." The third uncle smiled again.
For now we can only take one step at a time, there is no point in thinking too much.
Even though Third Uncle had already started, Gu Ping'an was still hesitant to take action.
"I'm always clumsy, what if I accidentally break the incense?"
Two hundred taels of silver for one piece of backflow incense!
Even if you sell ten of him, they would only be half of his worth!
Gu Tang glared at him: "I made all of these myself! How many do you want? If you really break them, I can just make new ones. Why are you so nervous?"
Gu Ping'an finally reacted. He only remembered the two hundred taels of silver and actually forgot about the second sister who made the incense.
Without any worries, Gu Ping'an begged for mercy from Gu Tang with a smile, picked up a brush, and dipped it in some yellow paint.
Holding a pen in one hand and stopping the other hand in mid-air to pick, I don’t know which one to choose?
Seeing that he was hesitant, Gu Tang simply placed the bamboo-shaped backflow incense in front of him.
"Change your brush and paint half of the bamboo green and the other half purple."
Gu Ping'an looked at it carefully and felt relieved. This bamboo was the simplest.
Gu Tang watched him for a while, confirmed that he could do it, and then returned to his seat.
I picked up the brush, randomly selected a color and scent, and began to apply it with a slightly rough texture.
The three generations of grandparents and grandchildren were working hard in the house, and outside in the backyard, Gu Laian was also struggling with the axe!
His axe got stuck again!
This time he followed what Gu Tang had said before and shook the axe from side to side.
Unfortunately, this time it was stuck very deeply and couldn't be moved at all.
In addition, Gu Laian's right hand was injured, and he was holding the axe with his right hand loosely, making it difficult for him to exert force.
After a while, he tried to shake the axe again, but accidentally touched the wound on the palm of his right hand.
Gu Laian gasped in pain, his eyes red.
The palm of his right hand was covered with scars. Gu Laian looked down at it for a few times. The more he looked, the more aggrieved he felt, and he couldn't suppress his anger.
He stood up angrily, kicked the backpack down, and turned to walk towards the front yard.
He wants to go back to the house to rest!
No more chopping! I won’t split it no matter what!
Do whatever you want!
At worst, he could wait for his father to come back, then kneel down and kowtow a few more times to beg for mercy.
Considering that he admitted his mistake and begged for mercy, and that the palm of his right hand was covered with wounds, I believe his father would be a little soft-hearted.
Gu Laian was obsessed with Gu Lianshan and was eating with great pleasure at Zhu's house.
I came to Zhu's house today to settle accounts, and everything went very smoothly.
The one who stole the cloth was Yan, the third daughter-in-law of the Zhu family. Gu Lianshan brought Gu Mei to confront her on the spot and threw the clothes that Gu Mei brought in front of her, leaving her no room for excuses.
Knowing that the matter could no longer be concealed, the Zhu family no longer protected Yan and asked her to apologize to Gu Lianshan.
This was all the same old routine. Yan had no complaints at all and kowtowed three times to Gu Lianshan to show her apology.
Gu Lianshan's face turned dark as he was caught off guard by Yan's kowtow.
He was not afraid that the Zhu family would not acknowledge it. In fact, he hoped that the Zhu family would be tougher and refuse to acknowledge it, so that he could take the opportunity to make a good scene in the Zhu family.
But in the end, the Zhu family admitted their mistakes very quickly, and so did the Yan family, who knelt down as soon as they were told to.
This family is full of spineless people!
He had clearly gotten an explanation, but for some reason, Gu Lianshan just felt aggrieved!
But fortunately, he was also a rough guy. He sat down on the stool, said he was hungry, and asked the Zhu family to prepare a decent meal to entertain him.
After the treat, he never mentioned the incident of stealing the cloth again.
If the hospitality was not good, he would make a good show of it in Zhujia Village today, letting everyone in the village know that the Zhu family is full of thieves.
On the way, I would go to the government office and arrest those who should be arrested, send those who should be sent to jail, and exile those who should be exiled.
The Zhu family is not afraid that Gu Lianshan will ruin their reputation in the village. What they are afraid of is that if Gu Lianshan really goes to the government office, what will they do then?
After all, this bastard had reported his own brother to the government!
If they were willing to sue their brothers, what about the Zhu family?
Thinking of this, the Zhu family did not dare to say anything and could only grit their teeth and agree to this.
This was not the end. Gu Lianshan made another request, saying that the meal he was treated to must include fish, eggs, meat, and wine, and the staple food must be a pot of white rice.
When the Zhu family heard these demands, it was as if the sky had fallen.
How many copper coins would it cost to buy this? !
Gu Lianshan didn't care about these. If he was not allowed to eat and drink well, he would go to the government to seek justice!
When the yamen was mentioned, the Zhu family became flustered and did not dare to say a word of refusal. They took out their purse reluctantly and bought wine and food for Gu Lianshan.
When the food was ready, Gu Lianshan didn't let anyone call him. He just sat down and ate the meat and vegetables, not intending to leave a single bite for the Zhu family.
There was also wine. I don't know if it was intentional, but every time Gu Lianshan poured the wine, a lot of it would spill out.
Soon, the small jar of wine prepared by the Zhu family was completely wasted by Gu Lianshan alone.
The men of the Zhu family didn't even taste a bite and gasped in pain.
The Zhu family members who watched this scene were angry but dared not say anything. They just hoped that this ancestor would eat and drink his fill quickly and then get out of here!
Gu Mei stayed with the other women in the Zhu family, staying in the kitchen and eating a few bites to barely fill her stomach.
During this time, Yan couldn't help but complain to Gu Mei: "I thought you were smart, but I didn't expect your father to find out. That's fine, why don't you take the blame? You have to give me away!"
Gu Mei refused to accept and refused to give in. "You were the one who started stealing the cloth, and you got most of the benefits. You took all the benefits, and now you want me to help you? Bah! There is no such thing in the world!"
Gu Mei became angrier and angrier as she spoke, and her voice became louder and louder, without trying to hide her feelings at all.
Yan was so angry that she went up to her and wanted to teach her a lesson.
Gu Mei shrank back and hid behind her grandmother, Old Lady Zhu, wanting her to make the decision for her.
"Okay!" Old Mrs. Zhu still cared a little about the child left behind by her daughter.
"This is all caused by your greed! How dare you blame others?!"
Old Mrs. Zhu pointed at Yan and cursed, her face looking frighteningly gloomy.
Yan froze, and looked away guiltily, not daring to meet Old Lady Zhu's gaze.
Seeing her grandmother taking the lead, Gu Mei, who had not been cared for for a long time, burst into tears and cried while hugging Grandma Zhu's arm.
"Grandma, you haven't seen that in recent days, my father has been instigated by that damned girl Si Ya and has become increasingly dissatisfied with me. Now Si Ya is even instigating my father to marry me off far away..."
Old Mrs. Zhu was shocked: "Get married?! Has your father arranged a marriage for you?"
Gu Mei shook her head: "Not yet, the matchmaker is still looking..."
"It's almost the New Year, and it's going to snow in a few days, which will make it very inconvenient to travel. Why would I propose marriage to you now?"
Gu Mei paused and pushed the blame onto Gu Tang: "It was the fourth girl who instigated it..."
"Tell me the truth!" Mrs. Zhu suddenly turned cold and glared at her, "Tell me everything that has happened in the Gu family in recent days!"
Gu Mei: ...
Old Mrs. Zhu’s eyesight was still quite effective, and Gu Mei didn’t dare to act like a spoiled brat anymore.
In a low voice, he told Old Mrs. Zhu everything that had happened in the past few days.
Before Gu Mei opened her mouth, Old Lady Zhu had already imagined all the possible events and attributed them to the Gu family.
But as Gu Mei recounted what had happened in recent days, Mrs. Zhu was stunned and could not speak for a long time.
Granddaughter, are you talking about the Gu family? !
The eldest daughter-in-law, Wei, is missing and her life or death is currently unknown.
The second daughter-in-law, Zhang, was exposed for colluding with Wei to steal money from her own daughter.
The two elders of the Gu family fell ill at the same time.
Among them, Feng was so exhausted that she collapsed directly on the bed and would spend the rest of her life in bed.
In the end, Gu Lianshan, who was able to support the family, took the entire family of the second wife and adopted them away? ! ! !
Mrs. Zhu: ...
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