The next day, the early morning sun was obviously a bit hotter than before. It shone brightly on the hanging eaves, and the water droplets on the remaining dead leaves shone like diamonds. A clear rainbow spanned the distant mountains and clouds, letting the entire earth shine through.
A different situation comes.
It’s the beginning of summer, and the lives of people in Yangzhou have begun to change.
As the saying goes: The farming season is approaching Beginning of Summer, so check and dig up all the seedlings.
People outside the city began to plant rice seedlings, and there were busy figures everywhere in the fields.
For young ladies from wealthy families, this is undoubtedly the best time to invite them to play. Girls who usually stay at home began to come out in twos and threes. After a year of nourishment, the girls have become more energetic.
Miss Saijia, who usually loves to play the most, rarely chooses to stay at home. This is not because of classes, but because she has a large amount of money waiting for her to count, and she is very busy now.
The boudoir is Sai Jiangnan's own little world, but the decoration is very simple. Except for the rouge and gouache that is essential for women, most of them are martial arts albums bought from unknown sources. They look ridiculous, but they are all Sai Jiangnan's treasures.
There are also all kinds of weird weapons collected at home, including swords, guns and sticks.
A young lady once came to Sai's house as a guest. As soon as she entered Sai Jiangnan's boudoir, she was so frightened that she fainted on the spot. From then on, she never dared to come to Sai's house again.
But there were no such things in the room today. The table and bed were all covered with large and small pieces of silver. When the sunlight came in through the window, the whole room shone with silver, and it looked very magnificent.
Two little figures were giggling in the room, looking like money-obsessed people, but they didn't look like ladies at all.
"Miss, that's a total of... more than three thousand seven hundred taels of cash! You are so awesome. I think Madam will be disdainful of you if she knows about it." Xiao Cui's eyes were shining, and she was holding the silver in her little hand.
My mouth is almost watering.
Who would have thought that a small book manuscript could earn so much money?
Five days ago, Xia Shang gave Sai Jiangnan the task of copying the manuscript of "A Dream of Red Mansions". She and Xiaocui copied some by themselves, but found that they were too tired, so they thought of a way to ask their friends to help copy.
Sai Jiangnan’s friends were all young ladies from major families in Yangzhou. They had watched the first few episodes of "Dream of Red Mansions" and were looking forward to the follow-up content. Sai Jiangnan took this as a threat and helped copy the chapters for subsequent chapters. So he responded to the call and received a hundred responses.
A few of my best friends helped me finish it, and it didn't take much time.
Two days ago, Sai Jiangnan sent the copied manuscript to Xia Shang for inspection, and there were many articles.
After Xia Shang inspected it, Sai Jiangnan gave all the manuscripts to his best friends and asked them to pass them on to their friends. A set of manuscripts sold for anywhere from forty taels to one hundred taels.
At first, Sai Jiangnan just wanted to give it a try, but he didn't expect that in less than two days, all the manuscripts in his hands were sold out.
Looking at the mountains of money in the house, I still feel incredible.
"Don't tell my mother!" Sai Jiangnan closed the window with a vigilant look on his face, "This is how I make money. If my mother knows about it, I'm afraid I won't be allowed to continue. And that stinky gentleman, he teaches
He came to defraud my family out of money, and I happened to borrow his manuscripts to earn more money. A good way is as good as a devil! Let’s see how he fights with me.”
"Miss, if you say that, are we no longer demons?"
"Oh, it's an analogy! An analogy!"
Just as he was talking, his mother's voice came from outside the house: "Jiangnan, are you in the house?"
"Shhh... find an opportunity to exchange all this silver for banknotes."
Sai Jiangnan was startled, told Xiaocui, quickly left the room, and closed the door.
"Mom, I'm here."
"What are you doing? Sir, I have been waiting for you for a long time."
"Sir is here?"
"coming."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Looking at her daughter's positive back, Mrs. Sai nodded happily, saying that she had found the right gentleman, and the stubborn Jiangnan was actually obedient. Maybe her daughter is older and more sensible?
That's not what Sai Jiangnan is thinking about at this moment.
"It's just the right time. I'm hoping that your manuscript will make money!"
In Sai Jiangnan's eyes, what kind of gentleman is Xia Shang? He is simply his cash cow, and he can't let him get away.
…
Xia Shang returned to Yulin County from Yangzhou City early in the morning. He went directly to Saifu without going home. Now he has stayed in Saifu for some time.
As soon as he finished what he was doing, Sai Jiangnan arrived.
Xia Shang put down his pen indifferently, covered his sleeves with a smile, and nodded to his students.
Sai Jiangnan came in a hurry, and when he arrived in front of Xia Shang, he couldn't help stroking his chest and exhaling the fragrance. There were cute little white rabbits hidden under the gauze clothes, with apple-like red cheeks, looking very cute.
Jiang Nan respected Xia Shang more and more. When he felt calm, he stood up straight and bowed in a measured manner: "Well, sir."
"Are you asking for something with today's rules?"
Jiang Nan felt a little guilty, his face flushed, and he moved his eyes to the side, muttering: "What did you say, sir? Are the students looking forward to learning from you?"
"Have you figured it out? Do you want to learn something?"
"kindness."
He said yes, but all he was thinking about was the manuscript.
Xia Shang pointed to the desk: "Then sit down."
Jiang Nan's condescending tone made Jiang Nan sneer in his heart: "I'll give you a good look and you really think you are your husband?"
I want to think about it, but I still have to do it.
Jiang Nan sat down in his seat and opened the dusty "Book of Rites": "Sir, what are you studying today?"
"Books are dead, but people are alive. In my life, I hate reading books. Instead of reading through the Four Books and Five Classics, I would rather travel in the world. If you were born as a boy, I would take you to experience the beauty of Jiangnan. It's a pity that you are a man."
Girl, it’s inconvenient to travel, so let’s start with practice.”
Jiang Nan blinked. This was the first time he heard his husband say this. Although he said it a lot, he didn't know what he meant.
Xia Shang paused and continued: "Sir, I don't know many things. In addition to being proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, I also have some attainments in poetry, poetry, poetry, and other fields. Secondly, I am good at business, military, culture, art, philosophy, metaphysics and other fields.
Everyone has their own opinions, it depends on which side you are willing to learn."
"puff!"
Jiang Nan couldn't bear it any longer and squirted out. He wanted to laugh but didn't dare. The situation was extremely embarrassing.
Xia Shang was unfazed and asked, "Looking at you, do you think you don't believe in your master's abilities? If not, I will use you to test your abilities and see if you are just bragging."
"Sir, this is how you bully the student. The student doesn't know how to write poetry, how can he test the knowledge of the student? But the student has a sister who is good at playing, playing, chess, calligraphy and painting. If you can beat her, the student will obey you."
Xia Shang was also happy: "Oh, it seems that you are very confident. Then invite your sister to come tomorrow and we will see the truth." (To be continued)