Chapter 46
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After returning to the capital and returning the horses to the horse shop, Xu Qian walked out of the shop door and said:
"farewell, you go back first, I have something else to do."
Xu new year nodded, did not ask, left alone along the long street to the direction of home.
Xu Qi'an bought a sweet scented osmanthus cake on the street and ate it as he walked. Soon, he arrived at a jewelry shop:
baoqixuan!
Baoqixuan's boss is a scholar. In fact, it's very common for scholars to do business, especially for those rich and noble families. It's impossible to support a large family's decadent living expenses just by collecting land rent.
There are aristocrats behind the big shops, brothels and other money making industries in the capital.
"Dafeng's business is obviously unprecedentedly developed, but the heavy taxes are on the peasants... I have reason to suspect that the aristocrats are doing something."
"If you want to be rich, you must collect wool from the merchants."
"If you want to make the people live better and make the Dafeng Treasury richer, you must reform. But if you want to be a petty official above the court, where can I speak. Well, set a small goal, and first cultivate Erlang to be the chief minister of Dafeng...
thinking about the future of the proud little brother, Xu Qian's mouth turned up involuntarily.
As Xu Qi'an stepped into the shop, he glanced over the counter and saw the jewelry on the red silk.
Hairpin, mother of pearl, hairpin, hairpin, bu Yao, Hua Sheng... Dazzling.
Among them, gold is the most expensive. The quality of jade depends on the type. The expensive one is better than gold, and the cheap one is similar to silver.
Xu Qi'an touched the three pieces of silver in his pocket and muttered that he could not buy any precious jewelry with this money.
He is feeling the lack of money, stepped on a hard knot in one's heart, very naturally picked it up, his face unchanged in his pocket.
Maybe it's too natural for anyone to pay attention to him.
"A dollar of silver is useless. A dollar of gold is more or less."
He has the feeling of visiting luxury stores in his previous life. Anyway, he can't afford to buy them. The only difference is that today's stores are very reserved. They are not as annoying as the waiters in previous lives. They want to stick to you and let you consume immediately.
"Shopkeeper, do you have any discount here?" Xu Qian knocked on the counter.
The store owner is an old man with a goatee, dressed as a scholar. Wen Yan is not surprised.
The shop owner pointed to the sign on the wall and said with a smile, "if you can solve the puzzle objectively, the things in the shop can be half as much as you."
This rule is characteristic of baoqixuan.
The puzzle is half folded. It's interesting. Xu Qi'an goes to the wooden stick and glances at the puzzle above: clouds breaking the moon, flowers making shadows!
With rich knowledge and logical reasoning ability, he quickly solved the puzzle.
"The weight of some jewelry is quite a few dollars, plus the labor cost..."
Xu Qian estimated that even if he gave half a discount, he still could not afford to buy very good jewelry.
But he soon had an idea.
The women who can come to baoqixuan to buy jewelry are well-off, and have read for several years. At least they are not illiterate.
Such women have a problem: half a bucket of water jingles.
I think I'm a cultural person and I like to be mediocre and elegant. Therefore, I'm particularly addicted to baoqixuan's tricks.
Jewelry of the same price, they like to come to baoqixuan to buy, for nothing else, just to solve the puzzle.
If the puzzle is solved, the shop owner will engrave the correct puzzle on the bottom of the wooden stick, and then give it to the guest together with the jewelry.
If you don't solve it, once you solve one or two word puzzles for them, you can boast with your close friends.
This is Xu Qi'an's shop routine after listening to the discussion of two young women.
It is worthy of being a shop opened by scholars, who know how to attract high-end customers.
"Sister Yu, I can't solve any of the puzzles here. It's so difficult."
"What my sister said is that the store owner is a scholar who has a reputation. Naturally, the questions are difficult. Even the leisure readers may not be able to solve them."
"Sister Yu, my husband says the same thing. If I can solve the puzzle and take away the wooden stick, I will make him look at me with new eyes."
"Stupid people talk about dreams."
"Oh, you hate..."
the two young ladies of a good family frowned at the wooden stick for a long time, and they murmured.
They are all well-dressed and well-educated. Otherwise, they would not try to solve puzzles.
"Two ladies."
Suddenly, a man's voice sounded on the side.
The two pretty ladies turned their heads warily to see Kong Junlang and Xu Qian, who was in high shape, but they didn't speak.
The atmosphere of Dafeng Dynasty was relatively free, but it was still very impolite to talk with strange men on the street.
Xu Qi'an didn't care. He came to the point and said, "I can solve the puzzle for the two ladies, but I can save half of the money for the two ladies. I can save five money for the two ladies, and I can save two and a half for you. Save four silver, you score me two. "Hearing Xu Qi'an's proposal, the shop owner looked up in surprise, carefully examined him for a moment, sneered, and no longer answered.
Although this man was wearing a scholar's robe, if you look carefully at his physique and skin color, you can see that he was a fat man with a swollen face.
Have you ever seen a scholar who is as strong as a cow and has wheat skin?
That shirt doesn't fit at all.
For Xu Qian's proposal, the younger woman has bright eyes and is quite moved.
Older, more dignified and reserved, also more cautious and distant, light way: "childe, if you really solve the puzzle, I will not default."
A strong sense of distance.
"Two ladies choose one." Xu Qian said with a smile.
The older woman hesitated, while the younger one was eager to try. Seeing that her sister didn't object, she pointed to one of the wooden sticks: "the cloud broke the moon to make a shadow."
The voice is soft.
Xu Qi'an immediately said: "those who can do more work can."
Two little ladies subconsciously turned to look at the store, the store's gaping expression shows everything.
At the moment, the young lady bought a gold hairpin and held it happily. Look at Xu Qi'an's eyes. They are shining.
After putting away the wooden stick, she turned her eyes and said, "can you still solve the puzzle for me?"
"Lian'er..." the woman called sister Yu tugged at her sleeve.
"Sister Yu, we are together. I have it, but you don't. That's not good." Finish saying, the good family that calls lotus son looks at Xu Qi an expectantly.
I can't wait... Xu Qian showed a warm man's smile: "no problem, lady, choose another one."
"Peacocks Fly southeast." She pointed to a wooden stick.
"Sun!" Xu Qian Road.
The "..." shop owner is stupid.
"Thank you, young master..."
the two girls chose their favorite jewelry and left the shop contentedly.
Xu Qi'an's ear power was amazing. She heard the woman named lian'er say: "this young man is really talented, tall and handsome. He is much stronger than my husband."
"Don't talk nonsense." The older woman scolded.
She seems to be afraid of being heard by Xu Qi'an. She comes forward to pester her and pulls lian'er away quickly.
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After returning to the capital and returning the horses to the horse shop, Xu Qian walked out of the shop door and said:
"farewell, you go back first, I have something else to do."
Xu new year nodded, did not ask, left alone along the long street to the direction of home.
Xu Qi'an bought a sweet scented osmanthus cake on the street and ate it as he walked. Soon, he arrived at a jewelry shop:
baoqixuan!
Baoqixuan's boss is a scholar. In fact, it's very common for scholars to do business, especially for those rich and noble families. It's impossible to support a large family's decadent living expenses just by collecting land rent.
There are aristocrats behind the big shops, brothels and other money making industries in the capital.
"Dafeng's business is obviously unprecedentedly developed, but the heavy taxes are on the peasants... I have reason to suspect that the aristocrats are doing something."
"If you want to be rich, you must collect wool from the merchants."
"If you want to make the people live better and make the Dafeng Treasury richer, you must reform. But if you want to be a petty official above the court, where can I speak. Well, set a small goal, and first cultivate Erlang to be the chief minister of Dafeng...
thinking about the future of the proud little brother, Xu Qian's mouth turned up involuntarily.
As Xu Qi'an stepped into the shop, he glanced over the counter and saw the jewelry on the red silk.
Hairpin, mother of pearl, hairpin, hairpin, bu Yao, Hua Sheng... Dazzling.
Among them, gold is the most expensive. The quality of jade depends on the type. The expensive one is better than gold, and the cheap one is similar to silver.
Xu Qi'an touched the three pieces of silver in his pocket and muttered that he could not buy any precious jewelry with this money.
He is feeling the lack of money, stepped on a hard knot in one's heart, very naturally picked it up, his face unchanged in his pocket.
Maybe it's too natural for anyone to pay attention to him.
"A dollar of silver is useless. A dollar of gold is more or less."
He has the feeling of visiting luxury stores in his previous life. Anyway, he can't afford to buy them. The only difference is that today's stores are very reserved. They are not as annoying as the waiters in previous lives. They want to stick to you and let you consume immediately.
"Shopkeeper, do you have any discount here?" Xu Qian knocked on the counter.
The store owner is an old man with a goatee, dressed as a scholar. Wen Yan is not surprised.
The shop owner pointed to the sign on the wall and said with a smile, "if you can solve the puzzle objectively, the things in the shop can be half as much as you."
This rule is characteristic of baoqixuan.
The puzzle is half folded. It's interesting. Xu Qi'an goes to the wooden stick and glances at the puzzle above: clouds breaking the moon, flowers making shadows!
With rich knowledge and logical reasoning ability, he quickly solved the puzzle.
"The weight of some jewelry is quite a few dollars, plus the labor cost..."
Xu Qian estimated that even if he gave half a discount, he still could not afford to buy very good jewelry.
But he soon had an idea.
The women who can come to baoqixuan to buy jewelry are well-off, and have read for several years. At least they are not illiterate.
Such women have a problem: half a bucket of water jingles.
I think I'm a cultural person and I like to be mediocre and elegant. Therefore, I'm particularly addicted to baoqixuan's tricks.
Jewelry of the same price, they like to come to baoqixuan to buy, for nothing else, just to solve the puzzle.
If the puzzle is solved, the shop owner will engrave the correct puzzle on the bottom of the wooden stick, and then give it to the guest together with the jewelry.
If you don't solve it, once you solve one or two word puzzles for them, you can boast with your close friends.
This is Xu Qi'an's shop routine after listening to the discussion of two young women.
It is worthy of being a shop opened by scholars, who know how to attract high-end customers.
"Sister Yu, I can't solve any of the puzzles here. It's so difficult."
"What my sister said is that the store owner is a scholar who has a reputation. Naturally, the questions are difficult. Even the leisure readers may not be able to solve them."
"Sister Yu, my husband says the same thing. If I can solve the puzzle and take away the wooden stick, I will make him look at me with new eyes."
"Stupid people talk about dreams."
"Oh, you hate..."
the two young ladies of a good family frowned at the wooden stick for a long time, and they murmured.
They are all well-dressed and well-educated. Otherwise, they would not try to solve puzzles.
"Two ladies."
Suddenly, a man's voice sounded on the side.
The two pretty ladies turned their heads warily to see Kong Junlang and Xu Qian, who was in high shape, but they didn't speak.
The atmosphere of Dafeng Dynasty was relatively free, but it was still very impolite to talk with strange men on the street.
Xu Qi'an didn't care. He came to the point and said, "I can solve the puzzle for the two ladies, but I can save half of the money for the two ladies. I can save five money for the two ladies, and I can save two and a half for you. Save four silver, you score me two. "Hearing Xu Qi'an's proposal, the shop owner looked up in surprise, carefully examined him for a moment, sneered, and no longer answered.
Although this man was wearing a scholar's robe, if you look carefully at his physique and skin color, you can see that he was a fat man with a swollen face.
Have you ever seen a scholar who is as strong as a cow and has wheat skin?
That shirt doesn't fit at all.
For Xu Qian's proposal, the younger woman has bright eyes and is quite moved.
Older, more dignified and reserved, also more cautious and distant, light way: "childe, if you really solve the puzzle, I will not default."
A strong sense of distance.
"Two ladies choose one." Xu Qian said with a smile.
The older woman hesitated, while the younger one was eager to try. Seeing that her sister didn't object, she pointed to one of the wooden sticks: "the cloud broke the moon to make a shadow."
The voice is soft.
Xu Qi'an immediately said: "those who can do more work can."
Two little ladies subconsciously turned to look at the store, the store's gaping expression shows everything.
At the moment, the young lady bought a gold hairpin and held it happily. Look at Xu Qi'an's eyes. They are shining.
After putting away the wooden stick, she turned her eyes and said, "can you still solve the puzzle for me?"
"Lian'er..." the woman called sister Yu tugged at her sleeve.
"Sister Yu, we are together. I have it, but you don't. That's not good." Finish saying, the good family that calls lotus son looks at Xu Qi an expectantly.
I can't wait... Xu Qian showed a warm man's smile: "no problem, lady, choose another one."
"Peacocks Fly southeast." She pointed to a wooden stick.
"Sun!" Xu Qian Road.
The "..." shop owner is stupid.
"Thank you, young master..."
the two girls chose their favorite jewelry and left the shop contentedly.
Xu Qi'an's ear power was amazing. She heard the woman named lian'er say: "this young man is really talented, tall and handsome. He is much stronger than my husband."
"Don't talk nonsense." The older woman scolded.
She seems to be afraid of being heard by Xu Qi'an. She comes forward to pester her and pulls lian'er away quickly.
After returning to the capital and returning the horses to the horse shop, Xu Qian walked out of the shop door and said: "farewell, you go back first, I have something else to do." Xu new year nodded, did not ask, left alone along the long street to the direction of home. Xu Qi'an bought a sweet scented osmanthus cake on the street and ate it as he walked. Soon, he arrived at a jewelry shop: baoqixuan! Baoqixuan's boss is a scholar. In fact, it's very common for scholars to do business, especially for those rich and noble families. It's impossible to support a large family's decadent living expenses just by collecting land rent. There are aristocrats behind the big shops, brothels and other money making industries in the capital. "Dafeng's business is obviously unprecedentedly developed, but the heavy taxes are on the peasants... I have reason to suspect that the aristocrats are doing something." "If you want to be rich, you must collect wool from the merchants." "If you want to make the people live better and make the Dafeng Treasury richer, you must reform. But if you want to be a petty official above the court, where can I speak. Well, set a small goal, and first cultivate Erlang to be the chief minister of Dafeng... thinking about the future of the proud little brother, Xu Qian's mouth turned up involuntarily. As Xu Qi'an stepped into the shop, he glanced over the counter and saw the jewelry on the red silk. Hairpin, mother of pearl, hairpin, hairpin, bu Yao, Hua Sheng... Dazzling. Among them, gold is the most expensive. The quality of jade depends on the type. The expensive one is better than gold, and the cheap one is similar to silver. Xu Qi'an touched the three pieces of silver in his pocket and muttered that he could not buy any precious jewelry with this money. He is feeling the lack of money, stepped on a hard knot in one's heart, very naturally picked it up, his face unchanged in his pocket. Maybe it's too natural for anyone to pay attention to him. "A dollar of silver is useless. A dollar of gold is more or less." He has the feeling of visiting luxury stores in his previous life. Anyway, he can't afford to buy them. The only difference is that today's stores are very reserved. They are not as annoying as the waiters in previous lives. They want to stick to you and let you consume immediately. "Shopkeeper, do you have any discount here?" Xu Qian knocked on the counter. The store owner is an old man with a goatee, dressed as a scholar. Wen Yan is not surprised. The shop owner pointed to the sign on the wall and said with a smile, "if you can solve the puzzle objectively, the things in the shop can be half as much as you." This rule is characteristic of baoqixuan. The puzzle is half folded. It's interesting. Xu Qi'an goes to the wooden stick and glances at the puzzle above: clouds breaking the moon, flowers making shadows! With rich knowledge and logical reasoning ability, he quickly solved the puzzle. "The weight of some jewelry is quite a few dollars, plus the labor cost..." Xu Qian estimated that even if he gave half a discount, he still could not afford to buy very good jewelry. But he soon had an idea. The women who can come to baoqixuan to buy jewelry are well-off, and have read for several years. At least they are not illiterate. Such women have a problem: half a bucket of water jingles. I think I'm a cultural person and I like to be mediocre and elegant. Therefore, I'm particularly addicted to baoqixuan's tricks. Jewelry of the same price, they like to come to baoqixuan to buy, for nothing else, just to solve the puzzle. If the puzzle is solved, the shop owner will engrave the correct puzzle on the bottom of the wooden stick, and then give it to the guest together with the jewelry. If you don't solve it, once you solve one or two word puzzles for them, you can boast with your close friends. This is Xu Qi'an's shop routine after listening to the discussion of two young women. It is worthy of being a shop opened by scholars, who know how to attract high-end customers. "Sister Yu, I can't solve any of the puzzles here. It's so difficult." "What my sister said is that the store owner is a scholar who has a reputation. Naturally, the questions are difficult. Even the leisure readers may not be able to solve them." "Sister Yu, my husband says the same thing. If I can solve the puzzle and take away the wooden stick, I will make him look at me with new eyes." "Stupid people talk about dreams." "Oh, you hate..." the two young ladies of a good family frowned at the wooden stick for a long time, and they murmured. They are all well-dressed and well-educated. Otherwise, they would not try to solve puzzles. "Two ladies." Suddenly, a man's voice sounded on the side. The two pretty ladies turned their heads warily to see Kong Junlang and Xu Qian, who was in high shape, but they didn't speak. The atmosphere of Dafeng Dynasty was relatively free, but it was still very impolite to talk with strange men on the street. Xu Qi'an didn't care. He came to the point and said, "I can solve the puzzle for the two ladies, but I can save half of the money for the two ladies. I can save five money for the two ladies, and I can save two and a half for you. Save four silver, you score me two. "Hearing Xu Qi'an's proposal, the shop owner looked up in surprise, carefully examined him for a moment, sneered, and no longer answered. Although this man was wearing a scholar's robe, if you look carefully at his physique and skin color, you can see that he was a fat man with a swollen face. Have you ever seen a scholar who is as strong as a cow and has wheat skin? That shirt doesn't fit at all. For Xu Qian's proposal, the younger woman has bright eyes and is quite moved. Older, more dignified and reserved, also more cautious and distant, light way: "childe, if you really solve the puzzle, I will not default." A strong sense of distance. "Two ladies choose one." Xu Qian said with a smile. The older woman hesitated, while the younger one was eager to try. Seeing that her sister didn't object, she pointed to one of the wooden sticks: "the cloud broke the moon to make a shadow." The voice is soft. Xu Qi'an immediately said: "those who can do more work can." Two little ladies subconsciously turned to look at the store, the store's gaping expression shows everything. At the moment, the young lady bought a gold hairpin and held it happily. Look at Xu Qi'an's eyes. They are shining. After putting away the wooden stick, she turned her eyes and said, "can you still solve the puzzle for me?" "Lian'er..." the woman called sister Yu tugged at her sleeve. "Sister Yu, we are together. I have it, but you don't. That's not good." Finish saying, the good family that calls lotus son looks at Xu Qi an expectantly. I can't wait... Xu Qian showed a warm man's smile: "no problem, lady, choose another one." "Peacocks Fly southeast." She pointed to a wooden stick. "Sun!" Xu Qian Road. The "..." shop owner is stupid. "Thank you, young master..." the two girls chose their favorite jewelry and left the shop contentedly. Xu Qi'an's ear power was amazing. She heard the woman named lian'er say: "this young man is really talented, tall and handsome. He is much stronger than my husband." "Don't talk nonsense." The older woman scolded. She seems to be afraid of being heard by Xu Qi'an. She comes forward to pester her and pulls lian'er away quickly.
