Popularity can actually increase one's skill. It seems that this is also a path of spiritual practice.
"Li Quan, take them back to their base. I have a lot of food and bacon in the tent behind me to feed them.
Zhang Kui and I are going to do some errands, and we'll talk about the rest after we get back.
And Dong Wen, please pick a few people to go with me." Tang Wen explained.
So, Li Quan took a group of people and went straight to Koh Samui.
At around ten o'clock, the group finally arrived at Yanling County.
Tang Wen led Zhan Dongwen and others into a small restaurant and ordered three dishes and one soup.
There was also a plate of meat and a bucket of rice, and they came out of the building with round bellies and burps.
After that, Tang Wen went directly to Zhang's Bank and exchanged 1,200 taels of silver ingots for 120 taels of gold ingots.
"Dongwen, I will give you 500 taels of silver, and you take them to buy clothes and robes.
The remaining money was used to buy horses, mules, and flatbed carts.
After buying, let's meet at the intersection and go back together." Tang Wen gave the money to Zhan Dongwen.
"Don't worry, sir, I will take care of it." Zhan Dongwen was stunned for a moment, then nodded, took the money and led away.
"Master, aren't you afraid that they will run away with the money?" Zhang Kui said worriedly after Zhan Dongwen left.
"I'm afraid!" Tang Wen nodded.
"Why should I give it to him? Why don't I just keep an eye on them?" Zhang Kui said.
"Their families are still in our hands, so what are they afraid of?
Also, I want to try it too.
If Zhan Dongwen doesn't even want his parents, siblings, then he should take it as a lesson." Tang Wen smiled.
"This lesson is too big, that's 500 taels." Zhang Kui muttered.
"It's worth 500 taels to see someone clearly!" Tang Wen looked disapproving, but Zhang Kui looked worried.
Tang Wen turned around and went to Piaoxiang House, which was the best brothel in Yanling County. He spent twenty taels of silver and chose Li Chun'er as the top choice.
"Chun'er has met Lord Baron." This time, Tang Wen specially came wearing the lord's crown issued by the royal family.
This kind of hat is uniformly made by royal craftsmen, and people without a title are not allowed to wear it.
Moreover, hats are also divided into different levels. You can tell your status at a glance. This is the status symbol of the aristocratic class in Chu State.
"My main reason for coming here this time is to do a favor for Miss Chun'er." Tang Wen nodded and sat down.
"Sir, please speak." Li Chun'er said politely.
"I brought back a batch of Western gadgets. Here are mirrors, lipstick, and perfume. Do you want to take a look?" Tang Wen took it out from the bag.
Li Chun'er was immediately dazzled and said in amazement, "Sir, when I look in this mirror, it seems as if I have run into it.
Also, this perfume smells good as soon as you spray it. It smells so good.
The lipstick is really good. Just swiping it on makes your lips red, shiny and beautiful.”
"A mirror costs one tael of gold, and lipstick and perfume cost half a tael of gold.
You have many sisters and know many people. I will give you a commission of half a tael for every piece sold.
I'll leave a batch here with you first, and when all is sold, send someone to deliver the letter to Paradise Island.
When the time comes, I will arrange for someone to pick it up. If we still need the goods, we will let you know when they arrive," Tang Wen said.
"I don't want a commission. When the time comes, you can exchange the commission for these mirrors and give me the lipstick. I have many relatives at home and I want to give them to them." Li Chuner shook his head.
"That's okay. I'll give you a 10% discount when the time comes." Tang Wen nodded, asked Li Chun'er to write the deed, then turned and left.
He is not afraid of Li Chun'er hacking his own things. After all, how can a commoner dare to hack a noble's things? Unless you don't want it anymore.
After finishing all this, it was almost one o'clock in the afternoon. Tang Wen went to the martial arts school and bought a few marrow-cleansing pills, twenty yuan-boosting pills, and a set of martial arts.
Because he still owes Yunhai City Luo Jun hundreds of thousands, which is the money for the medicine he ordered.
It was almost two o'clock when they finished their work, and the two of them went straight to the intersection.
"Master, look, where are they waiting for us?" Zhang Kui pointed and shouted excitedly when he saw Zhan Dongwen and his group from a distance.
"Well, Zhan Dongwen passed the first test." Tang Wen smiled.
"Sir, the past two years have been either drought or floods, and the fields in the neighboring provinces have failed to produce any harvest.
Where can I find grains to feed livestock? Therefore, the price of livestock is rising.
In the past, an ordinary horse cost thirty taels, but now it has risen to forty taels.
Mules are about the same price, and even flatbed trucks are a few taels more expensive.
Five hundred taels spent seven taels of silver to buy them clothes..." Zhan Dongwen took out a piece of paper and handed it over, which recorded in detail the price of the items sold.
"No need, Dong Wen, I want to believe you! Time is running out, let's hit the road." Tang Wen waved his hand directly, without even picking up the paper, and the group set off on the road.
Zhan Dongwen was stunned and couldn't help but secretly look at Tang Wen.
Tang Wen knew that Zhan Dongwen was peeping at him, so he pretended not to know and kept walking.
My heart says that you dare to write on the list, how dare you cheat me?
To win the hearts of his subordinates, he must fully let them feel his master's trust in him.
Only in this way can others follow you wholeheartedly.
In his previous life, Tang Wen was the director of a provincial hospital, so he certainly knew how to employ people.
The sunset covers the sky, reflecting the island of Koh Samui. Looking from a distance, it really feels like the sunset on the island, which is quite spectacular and charming.
Tang Wen and his group also rushed back to Koh Samui and found that it was freezing outside the tent.
"Why don't you light a fire to make food?" Tang Wen asked.
"The old lady said that she was very full at lunch, so she didn't want anything at night." Li Quan came over and said.
"Master, now that the population is increasing, it's better to be more economical." Ding Jiang from his hometown came over and said.
"Master, when I fled before, I couldn't afford one full meal a day. Today I'm going to eat meat, so I'll take a rest at night. I have to work tomorrow," Zhan Dongwen said.
"Who said that? Li Quan, Zhang Kui, you two go to the warehouse and move out the grain and iron pots. Let's light a fire to make rice now, and also move out a hundred kilograms of bacon so that everyone can enjoy it today."
Tang Wen said.
"Wen'er, in the year of famine, we can't eat and drink too much. We have to think about the future." At this time, my mother Liu Qingmei came out and said.
"Mom! Don't worry, my son will make arrangements.
From today on, my son will let you enjoy happiness.
If everyone follows me, I won't let them have enough food and clothing to keep them warm." Tang Wen said firmly.
"You kid, these all cost money. You haven't been in charge before and don't know how expensive firewood and rice are. You also know how much money our family has..." Liu Qingmei frowned and said.
"Mom, I'll help you go back to rest, and you can set up a pot and light a fire to cook!" After Tang Wen finished explaining, he helped Liu Qingmei into the tent, opened the bag and said, "Mom, look."
"Where did you get so much gold?" Liu Qingmei was immediately shocked.
"I used to earn money from selling calligraphy and paintings when I was studying at Linghai Academy, so, mother, you don't have to worry from now on, I'm more than that." Tang Wen said.
"Oh... why didn't you take it out earlier? Otherwise, our ancestral home wouldn't have to be sold." Liu Qingmei sighed, her eye circles a little red.
"I just received it today. It was transferred from the provincial capital by the master of the academy." Tang Wen lied.
"Sigh... Wen'er, you have really grown up and can make money. Good, I feel relieved.
However, use it sparingly.
We don’t have a house yet, so we need to save some money to build a house.
Moreover, you don’t even have a wife, from now on..." Liu Qingmei burst into tears.
"These will be available in the future, mother, just wait and enjoy them."
When I got out of the tent, I found that several large iron pots had been set up with stones in front of them, and firewood as thick as arms was burning brightly.
Zhan Dongwen's mother, Li Lanyue, was busy with a group of women. There was a pile of vegetables and meat being cut on the door panel, and the child was standing next to it and drooling.
Half an hour later, Li Quan shouted at the top of his voice, "It's time to eat, it's time to eat..."
"Everyone, let the elderly, women, and children prepare the meal first. We men are all men, so we should all line up at the back." Tang Wen directed.
"Line up, line up." Zhan Dongwen directed everyone to line up.
Mother and daughter Zhan Junru and Li Lanyue were responsible for preparing rice and vegetables. They first put the rice into a big bowl and then added vegetables on top.
Of course there was no table, everyone squatted on the ground holding big bowls, slurping their mouths and eating enthusiastically.
In fact, it’s just a pot of fried bacon with potatoes, a pot of dried bamboo shoots, and a pot of tomato and egg soup.
After all, there is no refrigeration here, so fresh vegetables and meat are easy to spoil.
Therefore, what Tang Wen bought in Yunhai City was basically food that could be preserved for a long time, such as dried vegetables and dried meat.
But for this group of victims who haven't had enough to eat for a long time, it's no different than enjoying a five-star hotel.
Tang Wen and his mother ate together in the tent. Of course there was a small wooden table.