"What is 'Blood Jade'?" Lu Xiaoxian asked curiously.

"'Blood Jade' looks no different from ordinary stones, and if you open it, you will find that the core of the stone has a few red colors.

The whole body of blood jade is red, as if it has been soaked in blood, it is much more precious than mutton fat jade, and a fist-sized piece is worth a thousand gold, so it is also known as the king of jade. ”

Lu Xiaoxian suddenly realized: "No wonder you repeatedly told me that you must notify you when you find Long Ye, presumably because you want to know the location of the 'Blood Jade' from his mouth!" ”

Cen Shaobai nodded: "I learned from Long Ye that the stones he used to drop the bag were picked from the walnut forest in the north of Xinye City. So, I rushed to Xinye and bought the wasteland for 1,000 taels of silver, but the ground was full of blood jade......"

"So, you've made a fortune?" Lu Xiaoxian was dumbfounded.

I'm afraid all this is providence, Lu Xiaoxian has to admit that Cen Shaobai is indeed a genius in business.

"It's not that I'm making a fortune!" Cen Shaobai corrected: "We made a fortune!" ”

"That's good!" Lu Xiaoxian nodded and said, "You're welcome, the dart game still owes a lot of debts, just to pay off the debts!" ”

"The debt you owe, I have already prepared for you!" Cen Shaobai took out a stack of silver tickets from his arms and handed them to Lu Xiaoxian: "There are ten silver tickets here, each one is 10,000 taels, you take it to pay off the debt first!" The rest of this ......"

Lu Xiaoxian's eyes widened: "You give me 100,000 taels, will there be any left?" ”

"Of course!" Cen Shaobai said proudly: "For the rest, in addition to redeeming the shops that were sold at the beginning, I have expanded a few more stores, and there are probably more than 400,000 taels of silver left!" ”

"Oh my god! And 400,000 taels of silver! Lu Xiaoxian swallowed hard.

Cen Shaobai made a fortune, although Lu Xiaoxian was mentally prepared, he didn't expect that there would be so much silver.

400,000 taels of silver, how much is this going to pile together!

"Leisure! Leisure! Cen Shaobai woke up Lu Xiaoxian, who was in a trance.

"What's wrong?" Lu Xiaoxian said blankly.

Cen Shaobai's eyes lit up, and he said ambitiously: "I mean, let's not divide the more than 400,000 taels of silver first, and then make a big business together." Money can make money, or it won't be long before it snowballs bigger and bigger, and then it won't be 400,000 taels, maybe 1 million taels, 2 million taels. ”

Lu Xiaoxian opened his mouth in a daze, unable to say a word.

Chen Song nodded: "It's not a good thing to sit and eat empty mountains and stop moving, Cen Shopkeeper has a long-term vision, and it is most cost-effective to make money out." I just don't know what business the shopkeeper Cen plans to do next? ”

"I'm going to open a bank!" Cen Shaobai said what he thought.

"Open a bank?" Chen Song's face became solemn.

"Uncle Chen, is there anything wrong?" Cen Shaobai saw that Chen Song's face was wrong, and asked with some uneasiness.

"It stands to reason that opening a money bank is a very profitable business, but ......" Speaking of this, Chen Song suddenly stopped.

"Uncle Chen, we are all our own people, it doesn't hurt for you to speak out!" Cen Shaobai said sincerely.

"Shopkeeper Cen, after all, your time in Chang'an is still short, and some situations are still unclear. There are about a dozen money houses in Chang'an City, all of which are controlled by Princess Anle and Princess Taiping, and others can't intervene at all. As far as I know, it is not that no one has opened a bank over the years, but in the end, it was either closed by a run or swallowed up by their bank. So ......"

Chen Song's words are very clear, opening a money bank in Chang'an, it is not possible to survive with silver, there must be a backstage, and this backstage must be one of the two princesses, otherwise it can only be a feather return.

Cen Shaobai realized that he was thinking too simply, and he hesitated: "In this way, this road is not feasible?" ”

"Wang Hufeng, have you heard of it?" Chen Song asked.

"Of course I've heard of it, he is the richest man in Chang'an!"

"Wang Hufeng's net worth is more than 10 million, with his financial resources, it is more than enough to open a money bank, but he has never set foot in this!"

Although Chen Song did not clearly answer Cen Shaobai's question, the meaning of his words was very clear.

"Alas!" Cen Shaobai sighed and stopped talking.

"I think it's possible!" Lu Xiaoxian, who had not spoken, suddenly spoke amazingly.

"Huh?" Everyone looked at Lu Xiaoxian.

Lu Xiaoxian had regained his composure, with a slight smile on his face.

"Xiaoxian, tell me, how can it be worked?" Cen Shaobai asked.

"I think there are three reasons to give it a try!" Lu Xiaoxian said confidently, "It is precisely because Princess Anle and Princess Taiping control all the money bank business in Chang'an that others dare not get involved, so they left us a chance." Shopkeeper Cen, don't you often say? The greater the risk of doing business, the greater the return, if there is no risk and you can make money, is it still our turn to do it? Therefore, although it is risky to be a money bank, if it is successful, the income will not be less. This is one of them. ”

Cen Shaobai nodded slightly.

"Princess Anle and Princess Taiping are hostile sides, we will inevitably have to deal with the forces of both of them when we get involved in Qianzhuang, if we can make good use of the hostile relationship between them and do our own things impartially, it is not impossible to survive in the cracks! Maybe in order to win us over, both of them will let us have greater development! That's the second one. ”

"It's easier said than done!" Chen Song shook his head and said, "Xiao Xian, you are playing with fire, if you are not careful, it will be bad luck!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian smiled and said, "Father-in-law, what you are worried about is exactly what I want to say!" ”

Speaking of this, Lu Xiaoxian looked at Cen Shaobai and said with high spirits: "Shopkeeper Cen, just as you are optimistic about me, I am also optimistic about you!" I believe in you, you are a genius in business, and the worst result is to lose more than 400,000 yuan, the big deal is that we start all over again, there will be opportunities in the future. You just let it go! I believe you! ”

Cen Shaobai listened to Lu Xiaoxian's words, his lips trembled, and he didn't know what to say.

Jiang Xiaotong also nodded and said, "Shopkeeper Cen, Xiaoxian has spoken, what are you afraid of?" ”

Chen Song sighed and said: "The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, it's good to be young!" Master Cen, I really envy you, since that's the case, then let it go! ”

……

In Cen's rouge shop, people come and go, and there is an endless stream, and it can be seen that the business is very good. The guys took the trouble to introduce the various colors of rouge gouache in the store to the customers, and even Cen Shaobai was very busy.

Lu Xiaoxian and Lu Xiaoyi entered the door, and Lu Xiaoyi was about to call Cen Shaobai, but was stopped by Lu Xiaoxian.

Cen Shaobai is receiving a young man and a woman.

The two of them were dressed in Tang Dynasty costumes, and they didn't look like Central Plains people on their faces, but the strange thing was that they spoke with an authentic Chang'an accent.

"Xuelian, since you're here, let's choose two, and it's also my birthday gift to you." The young man said.

The girl named Xuelian shook her head and said, "Forget it, it's too expensive, and the rouge I made with red and blue flowers is also very good!" ”

The young man said to Cen Shaobai: "Shopkeeper, you should help me choose a few suitable rouges." ”

Cen Shaobai looked at Xue Lian and smiled slightly: "I just heard that Miss said that she can make rouge?" ”

Snow Lotus nodded.

"Dare to ask the lady to make the rouge, but the red and blue flowers in full bloom are plucked, and then put in the stone bowl repeatedly pestle mallet, the petals of the red and blue flowers contain red and yellow pigments, after removing the yellow, you can make a bright rouge."

"How did you find out?" Xue Lian said in surprise.

"Not only do I know how Miss makes rouge, but I also know that Miss is Turkic." Cen Shaobai continued.

"Huh? How do you know I'm a Turkic? Xue Lian looked surprised.

"I just guessed!" Cen Shaobai explained, "I am the shopkeeper of the rouge shop, so I naturally know the origin of the rouge. Rouge is native to Yanzhi Mountain, the local people call it Yanshi, and the Central Plains people call it red and blue flowers. The red and blue flowers are applied to the face to increase the peach and moist color, which is loved by local women, and then gradually spread to the Central Plains, and in the Wei and Jin dynasties, there is a situation where the rouge of the north is blooming all over the country. To this day, Turkic women have passed on this custom and decorated their faces with the Jan's makeup. Therefore, I guess that the young lady is Turkic! ”

Xue Lian nodded and admitted, "You're right, I'm a Turk. ”

Cen Shaobai gave a detailed introduction to the products in the store, which made Xue Lian and the young man listen to it with relish.

The young man said to Cen Shaobai: "Please ask the shopkeeper to recommend the best product for me, I will give it to her!" ”

Cen Shaobai took out a box of rouge from the cabinet and said to the man and woman: "This rose cotton rouge is the best rouge in the shop, and even the lady in the palace is full of praise." ”

The young man asked, "Shopkeeper, how much is this box of rouge?" ”

"One thousand three hundred taels of silver!" Cen Shaobai said.

"Huh? So expensive! The young man exclaimed at the same time as Snow Lotus.

"We're not buying!" The cigar stammered, "It's too expensive." ”

The young man sighed and said to Cen Shaobai: "Shopkeeper, I only brought five hundred taels of silver today, can you give me the rouge first, and then I will send the rest of the silver." ”

Cen Shaobai's face showed embarrassment, and he was about to answer, but he heard someone on the side: "No need, this rouge will be given to you." ”

Cen Shaobai turned his head and found Lu Xiaoxian and Lu Xiaoyi standing behind him.

Lu Xiaoxian smiled and said: "Shopkeeper Cen, I made my own decisions, you won't blame me, right?" ”

Cen Shaobai smiled bitterly: "You have released all your words, what else can I say?" ”

Xuelian looked at Lu Xiaoxian suspiciously: "You mean this box of rouge was given to us?" Do you count? ”

Cen Shaobai pointed at Lu Xiaoxian and said: "He is also the owner of our shop, so he naturally counts when he speaks." ”

The young man saluted Lu Xiaoxian and said, "In Xia Kanglu, I don't know the son's surname?" ”

"My name is Lu Xiaoxian!"

Kang Lu sighed and said, "Master Lu, we don't know each other, we can't ask for such a valuable thing from you, I will definitely send the silver later." ”