Zhou Lan was quite disappointed when he failed to invite his wife to ride with him. He also wanted to show his daughter-in-law how devotedly he studied. But she was unwilling to accompany him.
I couldn't help but wonder if it was because I wasn't attractive enough. If my brother-in-law was here, my wife would definitely not refuse so decisively.
Zhou Lan, who was studying with his master, looked gloomy, which made the old gentleman very angry. Is this disciple a bit hopeless?
My thoughts are all about my wife, and have I thought about the imperial examination career? I have never thought that the ruler is frequently used by the eldest disciples.
Jiang Changxi was not idle along the way. After the last batch of goods was cleared in Baoding Mansion, the group of them went directly back to Jiang Mansion without having time to check the accounts.
All the way back to the county town, Jiang Changxi started to do the accounting while in the car.
Dali stared at the abacus beads keenly: "How about grandma, this car was always full during our trip. It was emptied today, but there is a surplus."
Jiang Changxi: "Of course there is a surplus. We must have paid for our trip."
Dali was not very satisfied. It was a lot of hard work for these goods along the way: "Is this all there is?"
Jiang Changxi: "That's a little bit more? How loud are you? After a trip and a few carriages, you still want to make a fortune."
Dafu said on behalf of the eldest grandma: "This is already very good. After one year of running a village, we only have a few silver taels."
They had to spend a lot of money on everything including food, clothing, housing and transportation during their trip.
Dali: "But if the same is true for those who sell goods, are they just looking for food, clothing, housing and transportation?"
Jiang Changxi: "Yeah, it's not easy to have a brain and know how to think. But of course we can't compare with those who sell goods. Since they have a wide range of channels and specialize in this, they know what goods have big price differences, so we rashly
Coming here this time, it’s all about luck, so it’s naturally different.”
Followed by: "Secondly, people's food, clothing, housing and transportation are not like ours." The expenses cannot be compared.
That's right, there were four masters and a bunch of servants along the way, so nothing was spared.
What Jiang Changxi didn't say was that they were not just trying to make money. They kept some of the goods they brought back, so naturally they couldn't use money to calculate them.
If she calculated carefully, setting up a caravan and earning the price difference, the profit would be really attractive. She was a little tempted.
Dali is a tolerant person and doesn't worry about it anymore: "It's already good to go out for such a long distance without wasting any money."
Jiang Changxi said in his heart that it would be great if this was really the case. He was just giving away money when he went out, so how could he not throw away the money.
On this trip, the couple really didn't have any money left.
Even though I spent a lot of money in Kyoto, I knew in my heart that I only had so much money.
From now on, you have to plan your life carefully, otherwise you won't have to go all the way to earn even this small amount of travel expenses.
Of course, whoever the husband and wife use to have a private house will not be less wealthy than the family.
But isn’t this a life? We only have so little money.
The income from Zhuangzi will not be recorded until after autumn.
After returning home, Uncle Zhou will definitely have a banquet if he is selected as a scholar. Count his relatives, his natal family, his husband's friends, Zhou Lan's classmates, and the new friends he has made in the county.
It is not enough to spend all this money.
Of course, those shops provided by Lin are also productive, but Jiang Changxi has no intention of touching them.
So having no money in this sense means that there is no growth on the books. It is really a small worry.
Thinking about the little money she had, Jiang Changxi chewed her teeth and spent money. She was in a dilemma as a housewife.
Another understanding is that marrying a mother also costs money.
Dafu: "Grandma, please don't worry. People say that everything is difficult at the beginning. You and I have just started to live together. Over the years, the family assets will surely be accumulated."
Jiang Changxi nodded, but she didn't have any money in her hands and felt uneasy. She still wanted to hold some money in her hands.
He turned to look at Dagui: "I wonder if Zhuangzi has accumulated some chickens and ducks during this period."
Dagui: "Even if there are none, there will be more and more. When I left for the capital, several village stewards told me that they had ordered chickens and ducks from nearby villages."
Jiang Changxi praised firmly: "This is good, this is very good."
I just don’t know if the supporting facilities have kept up, so I’ll ask someone to go over to a few villages to have a look.
Originally, the husband wanted to go back to Zhuangzi directly, but Zhou Lan was afraid that his brother-in-law would not be able to stay in Jiang Mansion, so he had to stop temporarily in the small courtyard of the county town to wait for Chang Le.
The husband said to himself, "Aren't you a little stupid? It's your own home, why can't you stay there?"
If you want to wait, just wait. This disciple must understand for himself that no one can stay with him except his husband and wife.
Zhou Lan and Jiang Changxi had just settled in, and distributed the gifts they brought back to their husband's friends, Jiang's second brother-in-law, and his classmates at the county school.
When the teacher saw this arrangement of the female disciple, he was surprised and said: "When we arrived at Baoding Mansion, there was nothing left."
Jiang Changxi: "The specialties we prepared when we were in Kyoto, my disciples had already hired a carriage to transport them back alone. Otherwise, traveling all the way would have been too heavy a burden for our group."
The husband is very positive about the female disciple's ability to make money: "I don't think that if you really traveled all the way, you wouldn't know what to do with it."
Jiang Changxi said sheepishly: "My disciple is vulgar, sir, don't blame me."
This is really not surprising. In this world, who can have less money in their hands and who can be refined?
My husband thinks it's great that his female disciple manages the business so well. At least he doesn't have to worry about his disciple's poor life and lack of money in the future.
Seeing his disciples bothering themselves, giving gifts and going around, the gentleman said politely: "You are still young, so you should keep your money handy. Sir, I don't have that much face, so just be considerate."
Jiang Changxi: "Sir, just don't worry, my disciple is not so generous as to give up all his family wealth to others."
The husband almost rolled his eyes, seeing how capable she was. She was so stingy and could be said to be so fresh and refined.
Zhou Lan stood by and smiled flatteringly at the husband for his wife: "Sir, don't worry, Chang Xi knows what's going on. The main thing is to tell the gentlemen that you are home, sir, so that your old friends should not worry."
This was said so well that the gentleman couldn't even say anything: "You can do whatever you want."
Of course, turning Uncle Zhou into Zhou Xiucai was not a simple matter.
For example, Mrs. Jiang and her brother-in-law received a gift from Jiang Changxi. First, the cold silk made Mrs. Jiang extremely happy. Then she pulled her husband over to congratulate her brother-in-law on getting a high school diploma.