The sixteenth day of the first month.

The day when the Royal Academy reopened.

As soon as Zhu Hao returned to the dormitory of the West Courtyard, he saw Tang Yin standing there with a radiant face, and his clothes were more glamorous than when he left.

It's like going back to Jiangnan, and the spirit is very different after returning.

"Zhu Hao, you're so late."

Jing Hong, Lu Bing, and Yuan Rulin were all waiting in the West Courtyard.

Zhu Hao is the latest one to come outside except for the prince and the county lord.

Tang Yin's eyes when he looked at Zhu Hao were completely different from seeing other children, Zhu Hao was a close friend to him, and the others were just his students.

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "Mr. Lu is back, and he has been gone for more than two months, which makes people miss it so much." ”

Tang Yin smiled and waved his hand, there was a kind of ease that the past could not be looked back on: "This time I returned to my hometown, I have experienced a lot, not to mention visiting relatives and friends, and I have to deal with a bunch of trivial things at home, so I am already in a hurry......"

Zhu Hao asked, "Then when will you leave ...... next time?" ”

Yuan Rulin, Jing Hong, and Lu Bing all looked at Zhu Hao with monster-like eyes.

As soon as they came back, they asked when they would leave, as if they wished that Tang Yin would leave early and stop bothering him.

Tang Yin was also stunned, and then smiled and said, "Don't go!" Stay in Anlu with peace of mind for a year and a half...... Three years, five years, ten years and eight years, it is possible. ”

"Then you will retire here?"

Zhu Hao's question is still simple and crude.

Tang Yin shrugged: "You have to think so, you can think so." ”

Lu Bing, the youngest, was the first to cheer: "Oh, Mr. Lu is not leaving!" ”

Tang Yin smiled and touched Lu Bing's little head, at this time Lu Bing was already a six-year-old "big child", after getting along for a long time, Tang Yin had already treated him as his own child, and said with a smile: "You don't have to call me Mr. Lu in the future, just call me my real surname." ”

"Okay, Mr. Tang."

Jing Hong also looked very happy.

With the departure of his family from Anlu, among the elders he respected and could rely on, only Tang Yin remained, and in his heart, Tang Yin, like Zhu Hao, was the driving force for him to insist on staying alone in Anlu to study.

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……

It's almost class time.

Zhu Hao and Tang Yin walked side by side towards the school.

On the way, Zhu Hao asked: "Mr. Tang is back to Jiangnan, why is he in such a hurry?" ”

Tang Yin smiled and shook his head, looking secretive, and didn't want to explain too much to Zhu Hao.

"Zhu Hao, don't talk about me, how are you doing? You've read all the books you've ever written, right? In less than 20 days, the county exam period is approaching, are you ready? ”

Tang Yin deliberately diverted the topic.

Zhu Hao smiled: "Everything is ready, there is no problem in coping with the county exam." ”

"I guess I didn't think I was there anymore, you put your mind on business again, and I didn't come back for two days, I heard that your business with the palace was getting bigger and bigger, and Zhang Fengzheng frequently praised you in front of me...... Say that you and your mother are very good at doing business. ”

Tang Yin shook his head as he spoke, obviously not very satisfied with this, he hoped that Zhu Hao would take the imperial examination and enter the official career as soon as possible, but Zhu Hao seemed to be more interested in doing business.

Zhu Hao said: "Mr. Tang, do you know about Fan Xuezheng?" You ...... later."

"I've seen it, Fan Xuezheng is a famous teacher in the former state, and the knowledge is there, usually when I am not there, he can teach, and I came back this time more as a royal palace Xibin, a matter of class...... Basics have been put on the back burner. ”

Tang Yin told him calmly.

Originally, Tang Yin didn't like to teach children, but this year in the palace was also forced by the situation, so he became so diligent.

With his uninhibited personality, of course, he wants to be free and loose, and he pinches his time to run to the classroom every day to teach his children, and he doesn't even have a colleague to take a vacation, and he is physically and mentally exhausted after a year...... It's not easy.

Now that the palace has a suitable teaching, he can justifiably "abdicate and let the virtuous", be a staff member with peace of mind, be more at ease, and be able to pursue some things he likes, such as writing poems and paintings, and exchanging literary experiences with local celebrities, etc., it is pleasant to think about.

"By the way, Zhu Hao, I heard that you are going to teach a junior named Sun Ru his knowledge and prepare for the exam? Still made a bet with Fan Xuezheng? Tang Yin said with a smile.

Zhu Hao nodded: "There is such a thing." ”

Tang Yin glanced at Zhu Hao: "You have bad intentions, and you clearly want to use the bet to let Fan Xuezheng not interfere too much with your studies, so that you have two years to prepare for the exam?" Tsk, meet you shrewd kid...... It is estimated that Lao Fan will have a great headache. ”

"Old Fan?"

Zhu Hao felt a little awkward when he heard this title.

"Oh, I've been drinking with him a few times recently, so I'm familiar with it, what is the title...... Just know it's someone, don't worry too much. ”

Tang Yin looks like I just like to make friends, see what you can do with me.

Zhu Hao flattened his mouth.

Originally, I thought that Fan Yikuan was an elm pimple, but who knew that it was good in the cup, and he could still be a drinking friend with an alcoholic like Tang Yin...... The situation that the palace was most worried about was the discord between the old and new teachings, and now it seems that there is no need to worry?

This circle of readers, and the way of making friends, is really weird.

"But I also have some interest in the descendant named Sun Ru, go back and meet me with me, I guess he will not obey in your name, but if I am present......"

Tang Yin took the initiative to ask.

Zhu Hao hurriedly waved his hand: "Excuse me, Mr. Tang, I want to put this matter back for a while, don't worry for the time being!" ”

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Zhu Family Manor.

Zhu Wanjian was called back by the old lady, and at the same time, there were housekeepers Liu and the shopkeeper of the family store, it seemed that there was something important to say.

After listening to Zhu Jia's reprimand, Zhu Wanjian realized that he had been sued by Steward Liu, saying that he had contacted the shopkeeper to buy a mirror without consulting the old lady at all, which was really audacious.

“…… Mother, don't worry, look at this thing. ”

Zhu Wanjian handed over the silver mirror sample to Zhu Jiashi.

Zhu Jiashi held it in his hand and was startled when he saw himself in the mirror, and with the old lady's knowledge, he could naturally perceive that this was a good thing.

I think it's good because they haven't seen the "original", and even the fake mirror has been ingenious, although the surface is still a little uneven, and the face is slightly distorted, but it is already a fine product in the mirror.

"Mother, do you think I'm going to lose money in this business?"

Zhu Wanjian looked proud.

Zhu Jiashi frowned, his face furrowed, as if he was thinking about what his son said, whether this business was feasible or not.

Steward Liu hurriedly said: "But this mirror costs five taels of silver, and the price is too high." ”

"Five taels?"

Zhu Jiashi almost dropped the silver mirror in his hand when he heard this.

Zhu Wanjian sneered: "It's true that you are lonely and unheard, you may not know, now on the ground in Nanjing, this mirror is also priceless, the princes and nobles and the ministers, Zhishi Pavilion elders and other dignitaries, which lady in the family doesn't want one?" It's only five taels of silver...... It's a big deal! ”

Steward Liu muttered in a low voice: "The rich families in Nanjing, are they all fools?" ”

"You're really wrong this time, I've verified it, Ouyang family...... It's an official and businessman who procures goods for the Chengguo Mansion, and his background is strong enough, right? They came to Anlu to buy it...... This matter was also told to me by Shopkeeper Mu himself, and it must not be wrong. If you want to say that it is expensive, I will sell it to them directly for ten taels of silver, and you can make a lot of money as soon as you enter and exit......"

Zhu Wanjian is also hardened now.

Doing business with the Ouyang family allowed him to earn more than a hundred taels of silver for his family, and now the workshop is working overtime, and all kinds of glazed utensils are in short supply.

Steward Liu said: "Old lady, this matter is quite strange, the shopkeeper who said that he wanted to sell the mirror to us is the person of the owner of Su, the one who appeared in the third lady's mansion before." Will it be ......"

Zhu Jia's face changed, and his originally restless heart immediately became calm again.

Zhu Wanjian sneered: "Lao Liu, I admired your knowledge before, but now I feel that you really haven't grown at all." You don't want to think about it, orphans and widows come out to do business and make a lot of money for a while, but who will listen to their mothers and sons? Who wouldn't want to put money in their pocket? Isn't this the case with the shopkeeper we work with? ”

Steward Liu lowered his head and did not answer such a hypothetical question.

You came up and said that the shopkeeper wanted to stand on his own, and compared the shopkeeper Mu, where is the evidence?

"Besides, this mirror was made by Su Dongzhu, and it was supposed to be supplied to Jiangxi and other places, but it was privately detained by the Ma shopkeeper, and I have bought him and one of his shopkeepers, and threatened that if he dared to tell Su Dongzhu, he would poke out the matter of filling his pockets......"

When Zhu Wanjian said this, the old lady really couldn't listen to it anymore, raised her hand to interrupt her son's words, and asked sharply: "It doesn't matter who you do business with, I'll ask you, are you negotiating with the people of the Ouyang family, handing over the money with one hand and the silver mirror with the other?" What is the price of selling to the Ouyang family? ”

Steward Liu hurriedly said: "Old lady think twice, this matter is too strange, there are good things, why doesn't the shopkeeper sell it directly to the Ouyang family, but transfer it through us?" ”

Zhu Wanjian said angrily: "Shut up! I don't know what to do, I'm still here to make a lot of nonsense! Do you know how these mirrors were made? In fact, the woman of the Ouyang family was introduced to An Lu by Su Xigui.

"Then Su Xigui secretly procured our glass and used it to make mirrors...... When I found out that there was something strange in it, I immediately came to the door and threatened that if I didn't sell us the silver mirror, then I wouldn't want to take a piece of glass from me in the future! ”

Zhu Jiashi frowned: "You answer my previous question first!" ”

Zhu Wanjian said with a smile: "Naturally, we have negotiated with the Ouyang family, we can give us silver first, ten taels of silver on one side, and the first batch of them will buy forty sides, that is, four hundred taels of silver." I asked her to pay a deposit of two hundred taels first, and only after we got the silver did we get the mirror back from the shopkeeper, pay the money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other, and then hand them over to the Ouyang family after the goods arrived...... The two hundred taels earned in this way will be easily obtained......"

Hearing Zhu Wanjian's words, Steward Liu was instantly speechless.

The plan was perfect.

Doesn't sound like anything wrong at all.

Zhu Jiashi carefully examined the silver mirror in his hand again: "Ten taels of silver on one side, someone really wants this thing?" ”

Zhu Wanjian said: "Mother, to put it mildly, this is already cheap, because this batch of goods is just imitated by the shopkeeper in accordance with the method taught by the owner of the Su, and the workmanship is ...... It's not very fine, but now some people sell it, and some people buy it, and this middleman's business ...... Why don't you make money if you have money? ”

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