Jia Cong didn't expect that he would have unexpected surprises when he unintentionally accepted Xue Pan as his younger brother.
When he was nine years old, he was already a well-known author of miscellaneous books in the capital.
After "Young Heroes", children's books with mythological colors such as "Calabash Baby", "Three Monks" and "Ma Liang" were published successively.
With the help of the Xue family's shop network, these fairy tales became a very popular topic of conversation in the capital, especially among the young ladies of the powerful and wealthy merchants.
Huiyou Bookstore followed Yang Ming's miscellaneous book circles in Beijing and became the target of attention for some children and even adults.
The scale has not expanded, but the grandeur has changed.
The supporting printing workshop expanded rapidly after annexing the Xue family's printing workshop in Beijing, becoming a medium-to-large printing workshop.
The pen name "Cong Sanshao", along with the popularity of the three fairy tales, has also become the "idol" in the hearts of many powerful, wealthy, businessmen, young ladies.
The benefits obtained are naturally not as simple as earning hundreds of taels of silver.
With the four storybooks written by himself, and with the spread of the Xue family's business network throughout Daqing, especially the network established in Jiangnan, the name of "Cong Sanshao" is in the miscellaneous book circles in Jiangnan. He is also a rising star and is rising.
The momentum is quite rapid.
Not only are story books as simple as story books, but there are also matching children's songs, namely "Three Monks" and "Calabash Baby", two popular children's songs that spread rapidly. Not only did the story books sell like hotcakes, but "Cong San Shao" also became a popular children's song.
Many children's idols have brought great benefits to Jia Cong.
Luck, rising luck, slowly accumulates with the rapid increase in popularity, and slowly increases at a speed visible to the naked eye.
This was Jia Cong's biggest gain. As his popularity increased, the luck displayed in the Golden Finger Luck Pagoda gradually increased, making him overjoyed and completely relieved.
With these luck foundations, even if you suddenly encounter an accident and forcefully return to the main world, you don't have to worry about your luck being exhausted and becoming a "bad luck guy".
Only then did he feel completely at ease and be free to do the things he wanted to do.
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"Third brother, your life has been very fruitful recently!"
Returning home from school that day, in the courtyard in front of the main hall of the General's Mansion, I unexpectedly ran into Jia Lian, whom I hadn't seen for a while. The guy smiled and took the initiative to speak.
"It's just some little tricks. It can't make as much money as Brother Lian!"
Waving his hand to signal Wangcai to leave, Jia Cong said with a smile: "Looking at the look of Second Brother Lian, I'm afraid he will have a lot of money!"
"Haha, it's okay!"
Jia Lian's face flushed, he squinted his eyes from side to side, and when no one was paying attention, he smiled and said, "It's a pity that this business can't continue. It's such a pity!"
While they were talking, the two brothers came in to greet the elder.
"Go out, don't you see I'm busy?"
The eldest man was as impatient as ever. He waved his hand and chased the two brothers away like flies.
Both Jia Cong and Jia Lian were accustomed to this and did not take it to heart. On the contrary, they walked to the small garden pavilion where flowers grew again and sat down in a tacit understanding.
"Brother Lian, if you have anything to say, just tell me!"
No matter how slow Jia Cong was, he realized at this moment that Jia Lian was waiting for him specially.
"Hehe, I can't hide it from my third brother!"
Jia Lian was a little embarrassed. He looked at his younger brother, who was tall and strong and looked nothing like a nine-year-old boy. He said bluntly, "Do you have any money-making formulas in your hands?"
After finishing speaking, he said directly: "If there is anything left, I will not eat alone this time, brother, and I will leave two percent for you!"
So generous!
Jia Cong almost rolled his eyes. It seemed that he, the bastard of the general's palace, still had no cards.
Recently, he was walking on the street and saw that flower dew was spreading.
Obviously, after being stimulated by Madam Xing and Jia Lian's crazy expansion of production, the recipe for making flower dew was leaked faster and more thoroughly, and this one-shot deal was about to come to an end.
Based on his understanding of Mrs. Xing, it is estimated that this eldest lady, who has always been stingy and stingy, will be reluctant to let go completely for a while.
Although Jia Lian was decisive, he seemed to have completely given up on this one-time deal, which should have made him a lot of money.
Unexpectedly, Jia Lian became addicted to the flower dew business and shamelessly came to find new ways to make money.
He has a lot in his hands, but why should he let Lian Er take advantage?
The slander in my heart is the slander in my heart, but I don't mean to be angry. It's not worth it.
"I do know a recipe for making colored glaze, but second brother Lian dares to do it?"
With a playful smile on his face, Jia Cong said easily: "If this thing is done well, it will be a hen that can lay golden eggs!"
Jia Lian's face turned red and white, and he showed no intention of continuing.
Just kidding, the glass business is a royal monopoly, at least in the north of Daqing. Jia Lian doesn't dare to be greedy and put himself and his family in danger.
"Is there any other recipe?"
After a while, Jia Lian came back from his depression and said angrily: "If they are all sensitive things like Liuli, then forget it!"
It was difficult to say these words, but my heart felt as uncomfortable as being cut by a knife.
You know, the flower dew business that he maintained for more than a year earned him a full 20,000 taels of silver.
That's a full twenty thousand taels.
This is also the reason why he took the initiative to find Jia Cong, his concubine. Who knows if this concubine, who has been in the limelight recently, still has something in his stomach?
Although he didn't like the hundreds of taels of silver he earned selling miscellaneous books at all, he had to admit that the miscellaneous books produced by Jia Cong were quite attractive.
Even he, when he went to a restaurant with his friends for entertainment, he would often hear the storyteller excitedly use the stories written by Jia Cong as the content of his stories, which sounded quite interesting.
There are also songs with a somewhat weird accent like "Calabash baby, seven babies on one cane..." and "A monk picks up water to drink...", which are the favorites of children.
It is sung in alleys.
The simple and straightforward pen name "Cong San Shao" was also quite famous in the market at this time, and Jia Lian was naturally aware of this.
It was precisely because his younger brother Jia Cong performed so well that he shamelessly took the initiative to find him after he gave up the toilet business.
In fact, my previous toilet business was so profitable that I couldn’t adapt to the days when I didn’t have a lot of money to earn.
Unexpectedly, this kid Jia Cong started talking about the method of making colored glaze.
You must know that glass utensils are considered luxury goods and are essential utensils for rich and powerful merchants. The profits from them are astonishing, far exceeding the toilet business.
It's just a pity that the Liuli business is exclusively owned by the royal family, and he has no courage to interfere...