In the three days that Luo Zhenquan went to find Qin Dajian, Xu Yuanzuo had already reported the broken vase to Xu Cheng.

Xu Cheng knew the origin of the vase very well, and he was not as nervous as Xu Yuanzuo.

"The old man wrote clear words for Jiajing Ye, because it was quite in line with the emperor's thoughts, so he gave five pairs of Lao Tzu evolution gourd bottles, with five sets of patterns of Lao Tzu's birth, preaching, going out, turning into Hu, and returning to seclusion. This bottle was sent, broken, broken, and there is still a pair now, which is not a big deal. Xu Cheng said.

Xu Yuanzuo secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "This is given by the emperor, if we fight, won't it make people say that we are not dedicated?" ”

"That kind of villain's slanderous words, it doesn't matter what he does." Xu Cheng didn't go to his heart at all, and said: "Only the ink treasures and utensils from the imperial hand need to be offered." To put it bluntly, this porcelain is just made by craftsmen in Jingdezhen, so should it also be supplied? If the emperor gave food, he would not be able to offer it? ”

Xu Yuanzuo was relieved at this time, knowing that he was a little too sensitive when he first arrived at the emperor's rule. From this point of view, although the imperial authority can be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, it will not be worshiped to the point of losing reason.

Xu Cheng comforted Xu Yuanzuo and asked about the garden repair. In fact, that little work is not a repair at all, at most it is a repair, Xu Yuanzuo has already found someone to do it. Xu Yuanzuo listened to Xu Yuanzuo's reports one by one, and he didn't miss any small places, and he was satisfied, and he didn't even have the heart to go to check.

"On the tenth day of the first month, the elder of the pavilion wants to feast on his old friends in the past in Xia Wei, you have to prepare properly." Xu Cheng said.

Xu Yuanzuo could finally ask: "Big shopkeeper, am I preparing for this errand of receiving the pavilion elder?" I haven't seen much of the world, so I'm afraid I'll miss something. ”

Xu Cheng said with a smile: "This errand has already caused people to break their heads, where is your turn?" You just need to make sure that there is no bad pond in the yard, and everyone else has the main house to arrange. ”

Xu Yuanzuo breathed a sigh of relief. It's not that he's afraid of trouble, but the funds on hand are really insufficient. Handed over to Luo Zhenquan five pieces of silver to find a craftsman, and he also had to find workers to work on his side, counting the remaining copper coins that day, now he only had a total of three taels of silver on hand, plus two thousand five hundred and sixty-three copper coins.

Since all the qiē is arranged by the main house, it really saves a lot of work.

Xu Yuanzuo came out of the old house in the city, and on the way back to Xia Wei, he couldn't help but think about Xu Jie's banquet.

Xu Jie was born in Xuanping County, Zhejiang, when his father was in Xuanping County. It wasn't until he was ten years old that Xu Jie returned to Songjiang to study. Speaking of which, he did not live in Songjiang for a long time, because he entered Beijing at the age of 21 to take the examination and won the list. Except for a few years when his parents died and he was worried at home, Xu Jieshi almost never stayed in Songjiang after that.

However, this does not affect his large number of old days.

The students who studied in the county school with Xu Jie, they were classmates; The jinshi of the same township, that is the seniors and juniors; Even if the Songjiang gentry can't be beaten with eight poles, it can be regarded as "old", because they are in the same hometown, and they have been friends for a long time.

Xu Yuanzuo believes that those who are responsible for inviting guests must have enjoyed a lot of benefits. And this matter has become a major event in Songjiang Mansion, who is not proud to receive an invitation from Xufu? If you prepare wholeheartedly, you will definitely be able to accumulate a small pot of gold from it.

However, because of the problem of the porcelain vase, Xu Yuanzuo needs to consider how to keep the job in front of him.

According to common sense, he was bought by Xu Kun, which hit Xu Cheng the hardest. It confirms the assertion that "outsiders are unreliable". However, now that he has the handle of the porcelain vase, Xu Kun can even save the purchase, and only needs to say: "It's unreliable to do things at all, so I'm driven out!" I was speechless.

Even if he can quibble, he is powerless to resist Second Master Xu's order. Not only can't he stop it, but even Xu Cheng can't stop it. And Xu Fan can block it, but he may not be able to make a move. Xu Yuanzuo's self-confidence left a good impression on Xu Fan, but he would never be so confident that he thought he could compete with the porcelain vase.

It's a bit frustrating to say, but it's just the way it is. Who hasn't shown more value to themselves?

Xu Yuanzuo has seen many bosses treat pets better than employees. In the eyes of employees, it is ignorance, because they are the heroes who create profits for the boss, and pets will only blindly ask for it. In fact, these people ignore the fact that spiritual value is not necessarily lower than material value.

For the boss, the material value of a grassroots kicked dog cannot be compared with the spiritual pleasure brought by the pug. And the dogs that are kicked are all over the street, but the pug who gets along with him day and night is the only one.

In this case, where can we break the situation?

In the second year of Longqing, the sound of the bustling Songjiang loom sounded, and the so-called "inexhaustible Songjiang cloth" in the world has become increasingly demanding. However, compared with Songjiang cloth, the invitations sent by the Xu Mansion are even more difficult to find.

There's a lot going on in this invitation. One is an invitation issued in the name of Xu Gelao, which clearly states who the surname is, and even reviews the friendship of the year in a few words. This is the real "old", waiting for idlers to get it.

The other is an ordinary invitation card for everyone to come and go, which is shown to people who don't know the inside story, and they feel that they can be a guest on the old seat. Those who have inside information know that these people have gone through the door and bought an invitation, but in fact, they may not be able to meet the elder himself.

"Can you get some invitations here?" A single sheet will give you a tael of silver! Niu Dali found Xu Yuanzuo and told him about this way to make a fortune.

Xu Yuanzuo looked at the gourd bottle on the shelf, and after Qin Dajian's hand, it regained its brilliance. The pattern of the golden copper sheet is not only abrupt in the blue and white, but has a special interest. It can be said that Qin Da Nut is worthy of its name, adding a different kind of artistic value to this porcelain vase.

Hearing Niu Dali ask him, Xu Yuanzuo said: "Tomorrow is the day to entertain guests, you just came to me now, is it too late?" ”

Niu Dali was very unhappy with Xu Yuanzuo's attitude, but thinking that he was in the Xu Mansion, he should hug him. He said: "I only found out yesterday that there are as many invitations as there are first-class invitations!" The big shopkeeper of the Xu family cloth shop is selling. ”

"Xu Sheng?" Xu Yuanzuo tilted his head.

Niu Dali said: "It's him." However, the price he sold was quite high, five taels of silver a piece, and we couldn't make much money even if we changed hands. ”

"How much can you earn?" Xu Yuanzuo's heart moved.

"The market price is ten taels." Niu vigorously said.

Xu Yuanzuo's heart thumped, and he secretly scolded: The underworld of dog days! Doubling the profit is not too little!

Niu Dali is really wide now, and he doesn't look at five taels or ten taels at all, and said: "If you give one or two, you will actually earn eight or nine taels of silver." Although there are not many, they can't stand the number of people. As long as one or twenty people bought it, it was nearly two hundred taels. ”

- That's a lot!

Xu Yuanzuo gently pressed his heart.

"I really can't participate." Xu Yuanzuo glanced at the porcelain vase. If you don't have a porcelain vase, you might be able to take a risk, but for now, you still have to prioritize keeping your job. This job is the guarantee for him to accumulate the first pot of gold, and it is also the most reliable gold thigh after coming to Daming.

Niu Dali was quite angry and said, "You are also capable, why did you mix so badly." ”

"Brother, what do you think I am?" Xu Yuanzuo sighed: "Xu Sheng is the big shopkeeper, so he can do this." I'm just a little cabinet guy, how can I do that? What An Liuye can do, can you do? Can your brothers do it? ”

Niu Dali thought about it for a while and sighed: "You are right. ”

Xu Yuanzuo looked helpless and said, "Brother Dali, although we can't get rich together this time, when I gain a firm foothold in the Xu family, I may not have such an opportunity." ”

Niu Dali got up and said, "In that case, let's talk about it later." ”

"It's just that there's no rush to make money." Xu Yuanzuo seemed to be comforting Niu Dali, and as if he was comforting himself, he sent Niu Dali out all the way.

At this time, there were already many subordinates of the main house in the garden who were cleaning up, and they all looked sideways when they saw Xu Yuanzuo. Most of them heard that Xu Sheng was going to clean up this person, and they also wanted to know if this kid really had three heads and six arms, and dared to argue with the steward of the first house.

Xu Yuanzuo turned a blind eye to this. After sending Niu Dali away, he returned to his wing, closed the door, took out the quilt, pounced, buried his head in the quilt, and laughed wildly.

- Finally let my brother and I seize this good opportunity!

Xu Yuanzuo was ecstatic, and when he covered the quilt and laughed enough, his face returned to his plain and innocent face.