The old man's business is divided into two types, with and without capital. There is a business around clothing, food, housing and transportation, a single food word is divided into firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea and so on. The business is big and small, some are also business, some are also business, some are also business, some are business, some are designated merchants or business, and some go to the Western Desert to exchange scarcity, the same business. These businesses are highly profitable, and profit margins are linked to cost risks. There are exceptions, some businesses are not open for half a year, and they are open for half a year, such as selling rare jewelry, buying and selling celebrity calligraphy and paintings.

Li Laihe said: "To make money in this business, you have to do the business of rich people, the poor can deal with two copper plates for a meal, and the rich people have not moved their chopsticks on the table, and they have a good face, only buy expensive ones, and they are rich and don't care." ”

Jiang Anyi nodded again and again, worthy of being an old businessman, and his heart was clear. Pour a glass of wine, the two of them clinked glasses, Li Laihe came to the spirit, he didn't talk much on weekdays, and he could talk endlessly like Yuanhuajiang at critical times.

No business, a pair of flat shoulders to work hard, help people watch the store as a shopkeeper, teach Mengtong in the private school, this is the hardest business without capital, and then open a green building to set up a casino, which is the most powerful; or they were lucky enough to dig up a treasure mine and mine it quietly; In the end, it is to burn, kill, and loot, and do all kinds of evil. In short, the more powerful the business that violates the "Da Zheng Law", the richer the business.

The eyes of the working people are bright, and Jiang Anyi admires the analysis of his father-in-law, and these truths cannot be seen from books.

"What's the biggest no-capital deal, Anyi, do you know?" Li Laihe asked with a little drunkenness.

Jiang Anyi shook his head, and Li Laihe said with a smile: "It's to be an official, three years of Qingzhi County, 100,000 snowflakes of silver, is there any faster money than being an official?" ”

"Dead old man, are you drunk, what are you talking nonsense?" Seeing that Jiang Anyi was a little embarrassed, Li Wu hurriedly drank Li Laihe.

"Don't stop me, what is my aunt afraid of?" Li Laihe borrowed the strength of the wine and didn't care at all.

Li Wu had no choice but to smile at Jiang Anyi and said, "The dead old man didn't open the door after drinking some wine, don't be surprised, uncle." ”

"The family doesn't talk about the two families, not to mention what the father-in-law said." Jiang Anyi said with a smile: "The son-in-law has benefited a lot. Come, son-in-law toast you. ”

Seeing his daughter and son-in-law leave, Li Laihe suddenly sighed: "This uncle, not bad." ”

Li Wu's eyebrows opened his eyes and said with a smile: "Who said no, there is no frame of being an official at all, it is to treat our old couple as a family, Dong'er, this girl is married to the right person, and Shicheng, this child, is doing a good job." By the way, why can't I go home so late? You won't talk about your son, let him study at home with peace of mind, don't always run out when he has nothing to do. Learn from your aunt well, take the Jinshi exam early, marry a daughter-in-law, I said, what are you going to go alone, wait for me. ”

When she got home, Dong'er moved the things bought in the carriage into the house, sorted them out one by one, Jiang Anyi sat at the desk, thinking about her father-in-law's words, and really couldn't think of a way to make money for a while.

Dong'er carried a fragrant wind into Jiang Anyi's arms, raised a small sachet in his hand to Jiang Anyi's nose, and asked coquettishly: "Jiang Lang, does it smell good?" ”

The sachet exudes a rich flavor, and some of the original wine is washed away by the fragrance, which is refreshing and very comfortable. Jiang Anyi pinched the sachet with his hand, and the "rustling" sound inside was like dry powder, and said with a smile: "Yes, what kind of incense is this?" ”

Dazheng Buddhism uses various spices such as dipterocarp and sandalwood to be mixed in water and offered to the Buddha; Wealthy people grind fragrant flowers and herbs into powder, make incense sachets and hang them around their waists, place them in the wardrobe, and put them in the incense burner to burn the incense. Spices are not cheap, and ordinary women will also mash flowers and plants to make pollen rouge.

Dong'er leaned on Jiang Anyi's arms and said in a coquettish voice: "This is a herb from the Western Regions, I heard the shopkeeper say that in addition to wearing the fragrance around him, it can be used for incense and insect repellent, as well as for sedation and hypnosis, and this small bag costs 500 yuan." ”

Of course, Wubaiwen would not be put in Jiang Anyi's eyes, but he was worried about the money, and muttered casually: "No wonder your father said that rich people's money is easy to earn, and rich women's money is better earned." ”

Dong'er gently twisted Jiang Anyi's arm and complained: "Didn't the book say 'women are those who please themselves', I'm not for you." Besides, my pollen money for a month only costs a few taels of silver, and in the jade fat shop I frequent, some rich ladies and ladies sold hundreds of taels of silver. This kind of sachet from the Western Regions is very popular, and I went early, and it will be sold out in two days. ”

Jiang Anyi had a flash of inspiration, the demon master went into the jungle to avoid mosquitoes and insects, and often mixed some flowers and herbs with the alcohol he brought with him to smear it on his body, in the memory of the demon master, it seems that this method can be used to make perfume, and he already has the main material needed to make perfume - high-concentration alcohol.

A small packet of spices costs half a tael of silver, what price should it be if it can be made into a perfume, a penny of perfume is ten taels of silver, I am afraid that those noble ladies Miss Jiao will still flock to it, Jiang Anyi closed his eyes, and tried to resist the dizziness caused by the downward pressure of Jinshan.

Jiang Anyi happily kissed Dong'er on the face, and said with a smile: "The lady complains, tomorrow the jade fat shop will buy all the favorite fragrant powder rouge." But if you learn to make a perfume for your husband in the countryside, would you like to try it? ”

"Perfume?" Dong'er looked at Jiang Anyi suspiciously. Dong'er had also pounded the petals with rouge gouache, but had never heard of perfume, but she had never heard of such a thing being sold in the fat powder shop. Seeing that Dong'er was ignorant, Jiang Anyi laughed and picked up Dong'er and went to bed.

The next day, Jiang Anyi wrote down the steps of making perfume in the letter according to his memory: first take the fragrant petals or bay leaves, crush them, soak them in alcohol for two to three days, filter the residue, and then you can get the perfume. As for the ratio of flowers to alcohol, it seems that some spices can be added to the soaked water, and it is also adjusted at home, especially emphasizing that the stronger the alcohol, the better, so that the family will steam the knife twice.

After thinking about it, I remembered a five-grain wine-making recipe, sorghum forty percent, rice twenty percent, glutinous rice twenty percent, buckwheat one and a half, yellow rice half percent, this combination ratio is rich in fragrance, sweet taste, in the memory of the demon master is rare good wine. The more ways to make money, the better, and if it works, let the family try it first.

When he went home for the New Year, Jiang Anyi bought a lot of food and supplies, together with two letters, and sent them to his home.

After the Chinese New Year, Jiang Anyi found that there were many more socials than last year, and Jiang Anyi saw Li Shicheng at several banquets held by "Ze Party" officials, and this brother-in-law was much more active than himself. Chinese New Year's Eve spent the New Year at his old man's house, Li Shicheng pulled Jiang Anyi to mutter, conveyed the voices of Deng Huaisu and Yu Mingyang, and asked Jiang Anyi to speak for Zechang Academy.

In the twelfth year of Dazheng Fengle, the Son of Heaven sat in the dynasty for a full period, the new year and the new atmosphere, under the strong request of the queen Wang, the Son of Heaven decreed, the Shangyuan Lantern Festival, the whole world celebrated. The Son of Heaven has always been restrained, there are few celebrations in the past 12 years, the Shangyuan Lantern Festival is generally a spontaneous organization of the people, this time the Son of Heaven has a will, open the imperial city of Hanguang, Suzaku, Anshang, Shunyi, Jingfeng five gates, Jin Wu can't help it, and the people are happy.

This is the head of the imperial capital, from the ninth day of the first month of the will to be handed down, every household began to hang lanterns, painted people, flowers, birds and beasts and other things. At night, the lights are bright, the fireworks shine in the sky, and the entire imperial capital becomes a night sky. All kinds of dragon dances, lion dances, juggling, and drum music are noisy and noisy, and there are countless people who play and watch the lanterns, enjoying themselves and being very lively.

Of course, rich people will not do it themselves, and lamp makers have become sought-after goods, and their status is a hundred times higher for a while. The rich and noble families of the official eunuchs have hollowed out their hearts to make lanterns, and they are all thinking of showing their differences in front of others, hoping to dominate the crowd.

Even the business of the fat powder shop is also on fire, the son's face is white powder, he is dressed up fragrantly, he is graceful with a folding fan in his hand, and the lady and his wife are even more fragrant. Dong'er dressed herself up as a fragrant doll every day, holding a small lantern in her hand, and pulled Jiang Anyi to accompany her to the street to watch lanterns and jugglers, and she was so happy that she smiled "Gege" in her dreams.

On the evening of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Son of Heaven will come to the Qinzheng Building to watch the lanterns, and the square in front of the building will become an open-air stage.

Officials with more than five grades can bring their family members to watch the lights, and others can only listen to the sound outside, or wait for the performance to finish, and the juggling troupe will be full of eyes when they go out of the city to perform again.

Dong'er's eyes were greedy, but Jiang Anyi was only an outsider from the sixth grade, and he was not qualified to enter the interior to watch the lights. Fan Qiao's eyes were also very hot, and the two women got together and muttered for a long time, and finally Dong'er said to Jiang Anyi: "Jiang Lang, the prince is friendly to you, can you ask the prince for two more admission cards." ”

Master Fan himself is in the Imperial History Tower, well-informed, and I heard that in addition to officials above the fifth grade, hundreds of admission cards have been released in the palace to the princes and nobles, so that they can give rewards. The crown prince has now moved to the East Palace, and it is said that Jiang Anyi is a straight bachelor, and the prince will leave a piece for him. A card can be used for two people to enter, the key is that Fan Qiaoshi also wants to see the excitement, and of course Shi and Fan Changhua also look at the master with blank eyes.

Burdened with a heavy responsibility, Jiang Anyi went to the East Palace. A eunuch led him to Lihua Garden, where the prince was watching the craftsman make the lantern. It is now the first month of the year, and the Son of Heaven has authorized the prince to continue his studies after the Shangyuan Lantern Festival.

Jiang Anyi couldn't open his mouth a little, he talked about him for a long time, gritted his teeth, and said with a sigh of hope: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister wants to ask you to reward me with a few lantern viewing signs in front of the Qinzheng Building." ”

The prince smiled: "Master Jiang, I thought you had something big. My father gave me forty admission cards, except for one for each of the twelve masters, I am ready to reward those who accompany me, and there are two more, so I will give it to you. ”

Jiang Anyi was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked him.