It's not that he has no savings, it's just that the nanny Li takes a very strict look at his monthly income, so it's impossible to squander it.
As for the 8 taels of money that you can get every month to buy pens, ink, paper and inkstones after you go to ethnic studies, ahem, they are also tightly controlled by the wet nurse.
It's not that he was really controlled by the nanny, but he never thought about living on the monthly routines in the house and school. That would be a joke.
In other words, in order not to attract attention, he plans to increase the proportion of calligraphy practice starting from next month. The consumption of paper, ink, pen and inkstone is not ordinary. Eighty taels of silver a month is probably just enough.
As for getting money from the stingy Mrs. Xing and the cheap man Jia She with a bad attitude, it is unrealistic.
It’s not that it’s impossible to get, it would require too much effort, and it might also arouse Wang Xifeng’s vigilance, which would really outweigh the gains and losses.
Although Wang Xifeng is so devoted to fawning over her second wife, it seems as if she and her first wife have completely fallen out, but this is not the case.
Jia She only has one legitimate son, Jia Lian. As long as Jia Lian does not do anything that violates filial piety or commits a serious crime, no one can take away his right to inherit the first-class general's mansion.
She was sure of Jia She. Once Jia Cong went too far and could take money from Jia She, with Wang Xifeng's emphasis on money, how could she let Jia Cong go?
After all, Wang Xifeng was the housekeeper of the Rongguo Mansion and held the power at this time. It was too easy to deal with Jia Cong, and he could even make Jia Cong die of illness quietly.
Although Jia Cong was not afraid, although he had very little practical experience in medical knowledge, he was not a weakling without much protection.
It's just that there is no need to confront Wang Xifeng early. The main battlefield of this hot lady is in the second room. There is no need to draw her attention and ruthlessness to the first room to cause trouble.
Since there is no way to get money from the government for the time being, we can only think of other ideas.
He even tried to come up with the three necessary elements for a time traveler, glass soap and gunpowder, but he didn't even have the capital to do it.
The reason why I want to make money is that there is no other way.
The servants of the Rong Mansion have developed a bad habit of "a pair of rich eyes and two respectable faces". It is really difficult to do anything in the mansion without money.
It's not that he has any thoughts about Rongguo Mansion, he just wants to live a more nourishing life.
In addition, although I have not fully thought out how to gather luck, starting with money is indispensable.
If you don't take advantage of the free time now to get enough money, you will suffer when you get busy later.
…
What?
Master Cong is short of money?
On Ningrong Street, Jia Yun, the "Second Master under the Corridor", looked confused, confused by Jia Cong's directness.
But soon, he realized that Mr. Cong was really short of money.
It was not like he had never heard of the situation in the Rongguo Mansion. Almost all the resources of the Yu family were concentrated on the second master of the Phoenix Danbao, and the third master Cong probably had no choice but to make money.
Of course, even if he could only live a monthly life, it would still be better than his family, which was already in decline.
"Let's go, come with me. If everything goes well, maybe your kid can also make some extra money!"
Jia Cong didn't look embarrassed at all. He glanced at the busy vendors on the street. When he saw a bookstore on the corner, he patted Jia Yun and walked over.
Yawen Bookstore, a medium-sized bookstore opened on the corner of Ningrong Street, looks like a store that specializes in the business of wealthy people.
The decoration inside is elegant and stylish, with rows of bookshelves filled with books, and the scent of ink makes people subconsciously feel a bit more quiet like a scholar.
There were not many customers in the store at this time. A middle-aged man dressed as a scholar was sitting at the counter, holding a volume of books in his hand and reading attentively.
Hearing the footsteps at the door, he raised his head and glanced at Jia Cong and Jia Yun who were coming in. He didn't say anything and just nodded, as if to say please feel free to do so.
Jia Cong was not polite, and he walked around the bookstore with Jia Yun, who was very restrained. There were many related books on the bookshelves, such as classics and history collections. Of course, there were also miscellaneous books such as novel notes and miscellaneous talks, which were deliberately placed in a relatively remote place.
Seeing this, he knew what he was talking about, so he walked directly to the middle-aged scholar and said with a smile: "Sir, the bookstore will accept copies of the Four Books and Five Classics!"
The middle-aged man dressed as a scholar showed a trace of displeasure on his face. He was obviously not very fond of the title of 'shopkeeper', but he still smiled and said hesitantly: "This, I accept it, but it is best if it is copied by an acquaintance, and the handwriting must be neat.
There must be nothing left out!”
He is also very discerning, and one can see that Jia Cong's demeanor is not that of an ordinary young man. Although his clothes are not gorgeous, he does not dare to underestimate him at all.
"What's the price!"
Jia Cong said impatiently: "Is it possible that the books copied by our ethnic studies students are not as good as those poor scholars?"
The scholar, dressed as a middle-aged man, narrowed his eyes slightly and chuckled: "I wonder which family the young master is a student of?"
"Why are you asking so many questions?"
Jia Cong said angrily: "You are a bookstore, not a secret guard of the imperial court. Do you still want to do business?"
If you don't take advantage of your power, that's really stupid. Anyway, you haven't done anything harmful to nature.
"The young master taught you a lesson!"
Although being able to open a store in a place like Ningrong Street must have a strong backstage, the middle-aged man dressed as a scholar did not dare to get angry in the face of Jia Cong's faint threat. He hurriedly explained: "The store purchases four books and five classics all year round.
, there are also famous manuscripts such as the Collection of Classics and History, as long as the handwriting is neat and there are no obvious errors or omissions, you can buy them according to the handwriting and the number of words, usually one tael of silver per set!"
Damn, book trading is really huge profit!
When he heard the price, Jia Cong was secretly surprised. What the middle-aged shopkeeper said was just a kind of "book" or "classic" among the Four Books and Five Classics. Usually there are several or even ten books depending on the number of words.
many.
It's the size of calligraphy, and it's only written on one side. You can write at most dozens of words on one page.
Ordinary paper and pen and ink are not that exaggerated. The cost of a set is definitely no more than 300 yuan. If sold to Yawen Bookstore, the profit is about 700 to 1,000 yuan, which can be said to be quite good.
Didn’t you see that Jia Yun’s eyes lit up when she heard this?
Even so, Yawen Bookstore is also making money. I asked about the price of a set of books and scriptures before. If you don't have three to five taels of silver, don't come in.
The calligraphy is very good, and even if the paper is not that good, the selling price can easily exceed ten taels, and the supply is still in short supply.
Sure enough, knowledge is wealth.
Ordinary scholars are definitely elites in the current era. As long as their minds are not too rigid and they focus exclusively on the imperial examinations, even if they just open a private school, it is absolutely easy to live a well-off life...