The twelfth day of the first month.

This day was the day when Jinghong's father stepped down from Changshou County and officially left Anlu, Jinghong did not follow his family, but chose to stay in Xingwangfu to continue his studies.

Zhu Hao, as Jinghong's best and almost only friend, accompanied him to see him off.

At the gate of the city, Jing Zhongkuan and his entourage took a carriage away, and until they disappeared, Jing Hong was ready to return to the city with some regrets.

On the side, Song Xiancheng said with a smile: "Young Master Jing, don't worry, in the future, you will be here, and someone will take care of you." ”

Although Song County Cheng is not a Xu official, he has sent away the two county orders before and after, and he is quite a bit of a "let him blow the wind and waves and beat me and stand still", but in fact, as a high-ranking official, there is still the shackles of the term of office, and the three-year examination will be transferred at the end of the three-year examination, but the time has not come.

Jing Hong glanced at Song Xiancheng, obviously not trusting that the other party would help him, but looked at Zhu Hao with earnest eyes.

Zhu Hao said: "Are you going back to the palace today, or will you find a place to live?" ”

Jing Hong replied without thinking about it: "Go back to the palace." Before leaving, my father had sent someone to communicate with Yuan Changshi, and Yuan Changshi told me that I could live in the palace for a long time in the future, so as to ...... You can usually go home, I ...... Not really. ”

Jing Hong was a little disappointed in his words.

Zhu Hao really wanted to say that staying in Anlu was your own choice, as if you were going to say goodbye to your family, if you don't want to stay, you will chase your family, but no one will stop you!

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The two walked to the palace together.

Jinghong only brought a servant, about fifty years old, no residence in the city, temporarily hanging in the county office, probably meaning to do something for the county government, the county government paid a little remuneration, and arranged food and accommodation.

As the former magistrate of the county, the county government will still give this face, and the old servant is not living for nothing.

As for Jinghong's belongings......

There is only one baggage, and it is estimated that there are a few changes of clothes in it, after all, the palace is in charge of food and housing, and at least 100 yuan of pocket money is given in a month, which is enough for daily expenses.

When I arrived at the west gate of the palace, I saw that it was very lively.

The guards gathered together, their voices were very loud, as if they were talking about something interesting, and they didn't react when they saw Zhu Hao and Jing Hong, no matter what the two children said, they were old acquaintances, and there was no problem in entering and exiting the gate of the palace.

"Big brothers, what are you talking about? Is there anything going on in the palace? ”

Zhu Hao smiled and stepped forward to take a stubble.

One of the guards said, "Yo, you don't know yet? Wang Fu Xibin, Mr. Lu is back...... It turns out that your husband is the famous Tang Bohu......"

Good guys, you guards don't know Tang Bohu's true identity?

Wait a minute.

Tang Yin is back?

The news came a little suddenly.

Although Tang Yin is just a staff member to the palace, it is the existence of an "enlightenment teacher" for Zhu Hao, with Tang Yin in the palace, anything can be pushed on Tang Yin's head, this is a person of great significance to Zhu Hao.

The two of them walked briskly towards the west across the courtyard.

Jing Hong asked curiously, "Didn't they know that Mr. Lu was Tang Yin before?" ”

Zhu Hao said: "The people in the palace chief Shi Si should know, but these guards...... It's a big mouth on weekdays, and they always like to talk around when they have nothing to do, who will take the initiative to tell them? ”

Jing Hong can't understand the difference between the treatment of the people of the palace chief Shi Si and the head of the palace and the people of the honor and guard department, in fact, the reason is very simple, no matter how the guards can win the trust of the palace, once it involves confidential matters, it is impossible for the people below to know the inside story, but if they can mix with the class of the palace guard guard, it is a different matter.

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Zhu Hao accompanied Jinghong back to the palace to settle down, today is three days before the official start of school, Tang Yin obviously will not go to the dormitory of the West Courtyard to find someone.

After chatting with Jing Hong, Zhu Hao decided to leave, otherwise he would not be able to catch up with lunch at home.

Before I got out of the west gate, I saw Lian guards and others coming in from outside, holding chicken, duck, fish and other ingredients in their hands, as if they were going to send them to the kitchen.

"Isn't this Zhu Dashao? Today's holiday, what wind blew you? ”

Even the guards usually show a tired and lazy look like they want to die, and their mouths are very poisonous, and today is no exception, as soon as they meet, they ridicule, "Quietly in my hands, there are enough big fish and meat pipes today, why don't you go to the cafeteria with us for a meal?" ”

Zhu Hao smiled and asked, "Is there a happy event in the palace?" ”

Even the guard said: "Of course there is a happy event, your teacher is back, the palace will hold a banquet and entertain, and the kitchen of the east and west courtyards will also add dishes...... See how fat this chicken is? ”

Zhu Hao pouted: "At first glance, it looks like an old hen, not tender enough, so I'm afraid that I won't be able to chew it." ”

"Hahaha......"

The guards next to him burst into laughter.

"Phew! I can't eat it, I'm hungry for you, and the old hen is strong enough......"

Even the guard was like a gourmet, licking his lips as he spoke, as if he was reminiscing about the wonderful taste.

One of the guards quipped: "The old hen you said is not the female ** who eats?" ”

"Hahaha......"

There was another burst of laughter.

Zhu Hao staggered past these people, walked straight out of the gate of the palace, looked back, and suddenly felt sad, feeling that his good days in the palace were probably coming to an end.

If he goes to apply for the imperial examination, he will nominally make progress in his studies and serve as an example for the prince, but indirectly won't it also contribute to his early departure from the palace?

If I pass the county exam, the government exam, or even the middle school entrance examination, the palace will probably think about sending me to study somewhere else......

Such as Nanjing Guozijian......

"The ...... of the owner"

The shopkeeper jumped down from the carriage and prepared to pick up Zhu Hao.

Obviously, the shopkeeper has been waiting at the gate of the palace for a while, and Yu San, who was called by Zhu Hao to pick him up earlier, may have been taken away by the shopkeeper.

"Old Ma, is there something wrong?" Zhu Hao got into the carriage.

The shopkeeper followed and got into the car, and while the carriage was moving, he said: "The matter you let you inquire about has already been settled, as expected, the Ouyang family has internal ghosts, and most of the glazed utensils are sent to Jiangxi and other places, sold at low prices, and they are not shipped to Nanjing at all, but they are falsely reporting profits here, which harms Miss Ouyang...... Keep putting money into it. ”

Zhu Hao frowned: "Is she lacking heart?" The money has not been returned, so dare to continue to invest money in it? ”

The shopkeeper shook his head: "I don't know the specifics, but it seems to have something to do with the second master of the Zhu family." ”

Zhu Hao snorted coldly, "Isn't it the old routine of collusion inside and outside?" This is the fate of having no son, the eldest lady who has not experienced deception was suddenly pushed to the front desk to take care of the family business, and naturally she will be bullied, and if she turns back, she can't pay off her debts...... Don't you fall into the dust...... Tsk, it's a pity......"

The shopkeeper looked at Zhu Hao, his eyes full of surprise.

As if to say.

Owner, you are so young, you actually understand this?

"I asked you to secretly buy their flat glass before, but did you have it?" Zhu Hao asked.

"I have bought back a batch, and it costs about twenty-three or four taels of silver, which is a cost price...... The Zhu family thought that someone had been cheated by them, and it was estimated that they were counting the money happily at this time...... However, the small owner, I still want to remind you that this batch of goods is difficult to sell......"

What the shopkeeper means is that now people think you're stupid, but don't be really stupid in the end.

Zhu Hao smiled: "I want to use this batch of goods to make some glass mirrors and use it for fishing." ”

"Huh?"

The shopkeeper was shocked.

Isn't this messing up the rules of doing business with Su Xigui?

Zhu Hao said: "When I went back to find someone to let out the news, I said that the owner of Su had transferred the flat glass he bought back to Wuchang Mansion to make a mirror...... Let the Zhu family also know about this, and then you will personally go to my second uncle to talk about selling the glass mirror to him, and he will change hands...... You also know what kind of goods this batch of glass is, if you sell it......"

When the shopkeeper heard this, he finally understood, and sighed: "It's all defective goods, I'm afraid it will break if you touch it." ”

"Hmm."

Zhu Hao nodded, "That's what you want." Use the flat glass they sold to turn it into the glass mirror they dream of, make a profit, and then make them lose all their money......"

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The fourteenth day of the first month.

Zhu Hao made the first batch of ten silver mirrors.

It can't even be called a silver mirror, it's a bit like a haha mirror, take a look at it in your hand, and you can obviously feel that the quality is not good.

Zhu Hao was not ready to sell at a high price, so he sold it for five taels of silver on one side.

This thing......

If the technology is ready-made and can be mass-produced, no one will want it at all if it is so expensive.

But Zhu Hao's previous hunger marketing has worked.

It is precisely because of the shortage of goods that even counterfeit goods have a very high value.

Ouyang Nu came here for this thing, and wanted to use it to revitalize the lintel, since the people of the Ouyang family were extremely thirsty, Zhu Wanjian naturally felt that it was profitable, and would consciously put the goods back in and wait to sell them to Ouyang Nu.

The shopkeeper stood beside Zhu Hao, looked at the mirror in the wooden box, and said with a smile: "The quality is okay, much better than the bronze mirror." ”

Zhu Hao shook his head: "But it's fragile." ”

"Huh."

The shopkeeper continued to laugh, "The second master of the Zhu family didn't know where to find out that Su Dangjia bought flat glass to make mirrors, and he went to the merchant hall twice yesterday and this morning, saying that he wanted to talk about follow-up cooperation, and said that he could give us a cheap price." ”

Zhu Hao nodded with satisfaction: "Tell him that the owner of the Su is very satisfied with his goods, and tell him that there is such a thing...... If you want to pretend to be leaking, let's just say that this mirror is made of their glass as rumored by the outside world, and buying so many flat glasses before is actually more about screening out the right materials. ”

The shopkeeper hesitated: "That's ...... Is it really good? ”

If Zhu Hao was doing business in his own name, the shopkeeper felt that there was no problem, but now he was deceiving people in the name of Su Xigui, and he was a little uneasy.

Zhu Hao asked, "Does this have any impact on the business of the owner of the Su?" ”

The shopkeeper pondered for a moment and said worriedly: "Naturally, it has no impact on the business of the Su family, but it has a great impact on the relationship between him and the Zhu family." ”

Zhu Hao smiled: "Then if I don't do this, they can get along in harmony?" ”

The shopkeeper shook his head: "This is naturally impossible. The little proprietor, the contemptible person understands, there is no need to worry about any impact, but if you go back to the Su family's side to blame...... You can say something for the despicable. ”

"Old Ma, I think you are too worried, if the owner of Su knows about this, not only will he not blame him, but he will probably say that you have done a good job."

Su Xigui can't wait to see the Zhu family deflated now, if it is under his banner to make the Zhu family deflated, he will only be happier.

With Zhu Hao's encouragement, the shopkeeper has the confidence to do things.

Regardless of whether Su Xigui is really happy after knowing it, anyway, Zhu Wanjian's side should still be pitted, that person is not a good person, you are only allowed to pit the Ouyang family's money, and we are not allowed to pit you?

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