Zhu Yuanfeng wanted not only the formula, but also the exclusive formula, he looked at Zhu Pei, and then at Fan Ning, and sighed in his heart, it seems that he can't bear the child's real wolf.

He pondered for a long time, and finally said slowly: "I will give you two kinds of Dongmen, one is the store you want, and the other is the commission for this bottle of wine. ”

How to understand this sentence? It is the original wine of 20 wen a bottle, after using Fanning's purification technology, the price of wine can be increased, for example, it becomes a bottle of 100 wen, then the price increase is 80 wen.

And the half-achievement of the price increase is five percent, and Fanning can get four cents for selling a bottle of wine.

The commission of five percent is not low, taking into account the cost and expenses, as well as the majority of the money taken by the court and the government, Zhu Yuanfeng is still very sincere.

Fan Ning smiled: "The old man is worried that I will become the sweetheart of the wine merchants!" ”

Zhu Yuanfeng stroked his beard and smiled: "Of course! ”

In fact, Fanning didn't want his commission, it was enough for him to get that shop, and he knew very well in his heart that this distillation technique was relatively simple, and it wouldn't be kept secret for long, and it would soon spread.

There is no point in taking commissions.

However, in order to eliminate Zhu Yuanfeng's concerns, Fan Ning still decided to agree.

"Alright! Since the old man is so sincere, I will be disrespectful, and I can promise not to leak the technology. ”

Zhu Yuanfeng hesitated, it was not enough to promise, he had to sign a confidentiality agreement.

At this time, Zhu Pei suddenly said: "Third Grandfather, I can be a guarantor for Fan Ning!" ”

Zhu Yuanfeng suddenly laughed, "Forget it!" Never mind! What do I have to worry about with you children, Brother Fan, I accept your promise, and we will settle this matter! ”

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After reaching an agreement, Zhu Yuanfeng was of course eager to honor it immediately, but after all, today was his brother's birthday, so he made an appointment with Fan Ning to make a deal in the evening.

Zhu Yuanfeng returned to the front hall to greet the guests.

"Dumb, are you really going to be in the stone business?" Juppe asked after a moment of contemplation.

Fanning sighed, "You can't understand the hardships of the little people at the bottom, the stone business is not for me to do, but I want to find a way for the second uncle to make a living, his shop is about to go bankrupt, he still has to provide for his two sons to study, and he has to support the family, I have to help him." ”

"But the store is still yours, isn't it?"

Fan Ning smiled and said: "I want to enter Beijing to participate in the imperial examination, so I have to save some money!" ”

Juppi was angry and funny, "You flamboyant guy, I'm talking to you about serious things!" ”

"You say, I'll listen!"

Juppé sat in a large chair, a pair of green embroidered shoes swaying gently, as if she was thinking about something.

After a moment, she raised her eyebrows, and a smile appeared in her beautiful eyes, "I have decided to invest three thousand taels of silver in your shop." ”

Fan Ning was suddenly taken aback, he also planned to sell the Xishan Travel Stone for five hundred taels of silver to make the capital to open the store!

However, Zhu Pei actually wanted to invest money in his store, and Fanning was suddenly overjoyed, "Are you serious?" ”

"Do you think I'm joking?"

Zhu Pei said with a serious face: "First, if you put three thousand taels of silver down, I want forty percent of the store; Second, you have to pay me a monthly account. Thirdly, you are not allowed to transfer your share to others at will, and I must give my consent. ”

Fan Ning scratched his head, the first condition is not too harsh, three thousand taels of silver only accounts for four parts, he actually takes advantage of it, and he can accept the third condition, anyway, he will not easily transfer the shares.

But the second condition made him feel difficult, he reported to her every month, he had to go to school and study, how could he have time?

Zhu Pei seemed to know Fanning's embarrassment, and she said lightly: "I didn't say that you have to report the account in person, and you can also write a letter to report the account." ”

This method is good, Fan Ning readily agreed, "Then we will make a decision!" ”

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Jupe's investment intentions disrupted Fanning's elaborate plans, and of course, Jupe's investment in the Strange Stone Pavilion was a good thing.

Almost all the wealthy families in the entire Jiangnan region came to participate in Zhu Yuanfu's birthday, once the Zhu family's little lady's shop opened, when they came to Mudu Town to buy stones, would they not give the Zhu family face?

Fan Ning stood in front of the water pavilion and pondered, unconsciously, his eyes fell on the hill, Zhu Pei's little brother Zhu Zhe was still sitting in the pavilion, like an old monk who had entered the meditation, he hadn't gotten up for a long time, could it be that he was like this every day?

At this time, a middle-aged woman stepped forward and said a few words to Zhu Zhe, and Zhu Zhe actually got up and left with her, which made Fanning a little strange, who is this woman?

Although she wears a good gown, her temperament is very ordinary, and she should not be Jupei's mother, but like a nurse.

As soon as his mind turned, Fan Ning immediately had a realization that this woman should be the servant woman who was responsible for taking care of Zhu Zhe, so Zhu Zhe would listen to her words and follow her away.

The door behind him opened, and Juppé walked in from the outside with two scrolls, "Dumb, get ready!" The fighting stone is about to begin. ”

Fan Ning's spirits lifted, this is the real purpose of his coming to Zhu's Mansion today, he saw that the scroll in Zhu Pei's hand looked like a picture scroll, so he asked curiously: "What painting is in your hand?" ”

Zhu Pei smiled mysteriously, "Of course it's for Doushi, Doushi is not as simple as you think, it's difficult to win by mouth, you have to be prepared." ”

Saying that, she carefully spread out a painting on the table, on which was a delicate and colorful dancing girl, dancing elegantly, very vivid, jumping on the painting silk, like Dunhuang flying into the sky, Fan Ning's eyes widened, isn't this her own Jin Niang dance dress stone?

The skirt is fluttering, and the rhyme of the dancing goddess in the painting is very similar.

Fanning really admires this little girl, and she can find an allusion.

Fan Ning looked at the inscription again, it was actually a painting by Lu Tanwei, called "Dancing Girl in the Southern Dynasties", of course Fan Ning knew that Lu Tanwei, a famous painter in Suzhou during the Southern Dynasties,

Zhang Yanyuan's "Records of Famous Paintings of the Past Dynasties" includes many of his works, and this "Dancing Girl of the Southern Dynasties" is one of them.

"This is the original?" Fanning asked in surprise.

"It's a facsimile, but the original is also in my grandfather's possession."

Zhu Pei said triumphantly: "My grandfather spent 10,000 yuan to buy it from Lu Tanwei's descendants. ”

Fan Ning suddenly became excited, "With this painting, the Jin Niang Dance Clothes Stone has also become the best Taihu Lake Stone, so it was simply renamed the Southern Dynasty Dancing Girl Stone." ”

"Country baby, don't be excited, look at this again!"

Zhu Pei smiled and slowly unfolded another painting, Fan Ning sighed, sure enough, as he thought, it was Fan Kuan's journey to the mountains and streams, of course, it was also a copy.

But with these two paintings, his two Taihu stones can emerge in the fighting stones.

Just like a dilapidated bowl that was originally abandoned on the side of the road, if it is a bowl used by a high monk, it will immediately acquire a soul and become an object for display in a cabinet.

The same is true of Taihu Lake stone, if there is no Fan Kuan's travel map of the mountains and streams, Fanning's stone is just a high-grade Taihu Lake stone.

But it is the Xishan Travel Map that gives Taihu Lake Stone the soul, making it have an aristocratic temperament, and its value has doubled sharply.

However, in comparison, the dancing girl Shi of the Southern Dynasty is still a little worse, after all, Fan Kuan's status in the Song Dynasty is extraordinary.

"With these two paintings, our fighting stones today will not fall into the wind."

Zhu Pei rolled up the picture scroll and said with a smile: "The fighting stone is estimated to have begun, let's go!" ”

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The Song Dynasty's Doushi, like tea fighting, painting and poetry, were all activities loved by the literati, but the threshold for fighting stones was slightly higher, unlike tea fighting, which was lower cost and easy to popularize.

Doushi is often popular among high-end literati, but it is also more popular among wealthy businessmen with elegant style.

A famous stone can not only show its own mood and satisfy its desire to show off, but also the stone itself has collection value and has the potential to appreciate, which is very in line with the values of wealthy businessmen.

Whether it is a tea fight or a stone fight, they are very particular about circles, things gather by like, people are divided by groups, like Fan Ning's fourth uncle Fan Tongzhong often fights tea with a group of fallen talents, this is their circle, he can't fight tea with Xuezheng.

The same is true for the Doushi Circle, there are many stone and stone circles in Pingjiang Mansion, and most of the circles are ordinary literati who are only willing to spend a few hundred or a few dollars to buy stones to enjoy the fun, and they are the main customers of Qishi Lane.

However, there are still two high-end stone fighting circles in Pingjiang Prefecture, and there are about thirty or forty people in each of these two circles, literati and businessmen, all of whom are extremely wealthy, so they are willing to spend a lot of money to collect famous stones.

For example, Xu Ji's grandfather Xu Chong is a member of one of the circles, so the strange stone museum he opened will have high-end customers who are willing to pay a collection price to buy famous stones.

As the richest man in Pingjiang Mansion, Zhu Yuanfu also likes to collect strange stones, and his love for strange stones is no less than that of stone idiot Zhou Scale, and he can see high-grade Taihu Lake stones everywhere in his mansion, which is not only a decoration, but also shows his wealth and taste.

Today is Zhu Yuanfu's 60th birthday, and his stone friends have come from all over the country to celebrate his birthday.

Doushi is held in the Pinshi Xuan, the Shixuan is actually a very large white jade pavilion, the whole pavilion is made of five complete pieces of white jade, standing on the water surface, looking at it from afar, it is like a fairyland jade pavilion from afar, it is very spectacular.

When Fanning and Ju Pei came over, it was still a little early, and there were only more than twenty people in the pavilion.

"Fanning!" Fanning had just walked into the pavilion when he suddenly heard a familiar voice.