Honglouchun

This is enough for an ordinary family of four to spend for a year.

Jia Qiang opened his mouth lightly and came out with three to fifty thousand taels of silver, which made Zijuan feel that he was not at all practical and talkative.

After seeing the smile on Daiyu's eyebrows, I became more and more worried...

But Daiyu is not a fool, she sneered and said: "Brother Qiang was indeed instigated by someone outside, so it is outrageous to speak up. I don't believe it, what fool would give you three to fifty thousand taels of silver for nothing!"

Jia Qiang felt guilty in her heart, but her face was condescending, she said, "Aunt Lin, do you know how much a piece of ice five feet square in Yangzhou Mansion costs?"

Daiyu didn't know this, she squinted her eyes and looked at him with a half-smile, as if she was waiting for someone to brag to the sky.

Jia Qiang laughed and said, "15 taels! A total of 15 taels of silver! In the past, the Feng family and the Xu family could only rely on collecting ice from the mountains in winter, then transport it into the ice cellar and store it for sale in the next year. How much effort did it take, and how many taels of silver did it cost? Now that I have my ancient recipe for making ice with saltpeter, it will be much easier to make ice in the future. Aunt Lin, you are always smart, think about it, how much is this recipe worth?"

How could Daiyu be so easy to deceive, she looked sideways at him, and said: "Just now you told me that the prescription was used to join the gang, what's the matter, you still want to collect the money twice, it won't work if you sell it ?”

Jia Qiang laughed and said, "Isn't it because I sold the prescription, I just paid some money in advance, and after I make money, can I deduct it from the dividends that should be distributed?"

"Pooh!"

Seeing that he actually rounded up the lie, Daiyu spat at him, smiled like a flower and said: "I know you are the most cunning!"

The voice is like silver beads falling on a jade plate, delicate and delicate.

Jia Qiang laughed, and was about to speak, but she didn't want to see Nanny Wu coming in, and said with a smile: "Brother is here, let me find it easily."

Jia Qiang stood up and said, "What's the matter?"

Nanny Wu laughed and said, "People from outside said they were looking for a brother, and they claimed to belong to the Gusu Dongsheng Zhao family. Steward Wang said that this Gusu Dongsheng account is one of the eight largest cloth accounts in the world, and the family background is also great. So let me hurry up and tell my brother."

Jia Qiang's complexion changed slightly when she heard the words, then her eyes lit up, she turned her head and smiled at Daiyu and said, "Didn't Aunt Lin think that I was making a fuss about it? Look, I will send the banknote to verify in a while!"

After all, he laughed and turned around and went out.

Really, just in time!

But after turning her back, Jia Qiang's eyes were icy cold.

The arrival of the Zhao family means that the recipe left for Jia Yun was forcibly forced to leave.

But Jia Yunhei is protected by Jinsha, and the official road is protected by the Marquis of Huai'an, how can outsiders succeed?

It can only explain that the Ning Mansion must have made the move!

Jia Zhen, hey!

Seriously!

……

The side hall of the Salt Courtyard.

Jia Qiang looked indifferently at Zhao Boan who reported to the family and a shopkeeper of Dongsheng Zhao's family. His attention was mainly focused on Zhao Boan.

This young man, who seemed to be in his early 20s, was stiff and restrained, not good at talking.

The shopkeeper surnamed Su was all-rounder, he said a lot of good things, and then told Dongsheng's family, the second master of the Zhao family in Gusu, Zhao Donglin's greetings, and threats.

As for Zhao Bo'an, he never said anything.

His expression was dull, a little uneasy, but it shouldn't be considered scary.

Shopkeeper Su apologized and said with a smile: "Originally our master thought that Second Master Qiang was from the Ning Mansion, but Second Master Qiang was not in the capital, so he went to visit Master Zhen of the Dong Mansion. Unexpectedly, there are some things inside that we outsiders don't know about. In the end, it ended up innocent. Now we understand, so our master specially sent our elder brother, who is also our master's only son, to come to see the second master in person with a silver ticket, and ask the second master to be tolerant."

After finishing speaking, he quietly pulled Zhao Boan's sleeve.

Zhao Boan came back to his senses, stood up, and took out a thick stack of Dalong banknotes from his pocket.

Jia Qiang didn't test it either, just tapped it twice with her fingers, looked at Zhao Bo'an and said, "Your father said, you want to learn weaving and dyeing from me? Can you understand the recipe I left?"

Zhao Boan's dull eyes gradually became brighter after hearing Jia Qiang's question, and he looked at Jia Qiang and said, "I have read the prescription you left many times, no matter how dialectical it is, it is correct. , but why does the cloth fade after ten days? After dyeing and drying, the cloth will not fade after being stirred and washed in water. The color will fade after ten days. Son, there is no recipe like this. How did you do it, can you teach me?"

This remark... even shopkeeper Su felt embarrassed when he heard it.

Fangzi is the lifeblood of the dyeing workshop. Jia Qiang dared to ask for 5 taels of silver for a prescription. How could he teach others for nothing?

If the Zhao family had such a prescription, let alone 5 taels of silver, even 50 taels of silver would never be sold.

However, she didn't want to, Jia Qiang nodded slowly and said: "This matter is not impossible to discuss."

Shopkeeper Su was startled when he heard the words, then his eyes showed ecstasy, and he said excitedly: "Second Master Qiang, you are a noble person who has a tablet in front of the Supreme Emperor, so you don't like this kind of weaving and dyeing path. As long as you are willing to share the prescription Teach it to our brother, how much money does it cost, you just have to ask! Even if you want to sell everything, our Dongsheng Hao will get it all for you!"

Zhao Boan also looked at Jia Qiang with bright eyes and nodded heavily.

He grew up in a dyeing workshop when he was young, and he had no power, fame or fortune in his heart, but was obsessed with the way of weaving and dyeing.

If he could learn such a miraculous weaving and dyeing technique, he would even give up the family fortune left to him by his father...

Unexpectedly, Jia Qiang probably heard his voice, and said, "I don't want gold and silver. What's the use of so much silver? I can teach you, but you have to work for me for five years."

"what?"

Before Zhao Boan could respond, shopkeeper Su almost jumped up, shaking his head again and again, "How can this be done? How can this be done? Can't be done, can't be done!"

However, Zhao Boan looked at Jia Qiang and said, "You really know how to weave and dye? You are younger than me, how can you be so good?"

Jia Qiang smiled, but didn't say anything, asked Liu Butler, the second steward of the salt courtyard who was waiting in the side hall, for a pen and paper, and after writing casually for a while, handed the paper full of words to Zhao Bo'an, saying: "This Fang Zi, you should be able to understand it, let's see how it goes."

Hearing this, Zhao Boan took the paper with suspicion, he has seen countless prescriptions, and what prescriptions he has never seen...

He only took this piece of paper in his hand and glanced at it, but Zhao Bo'an's complexion changed drastically in shock, and he stood up abruptly, looking at Jia Qiang in horror.

Jia Qiang waved her hand and said, "Don't worry, I didn't go to Dongsheng to steal the prescription. The color of the cloth and silk from Dongsheng, I can push your prescription out of the way. It's not just Dongsheng's. , Hang Seng's, Fenghua's, Rongshi's... I can also deduce their prescriptions. I have what you have. But you don't have what I have. If you work for five years, I will teach you You, because I can’t eat so many good recipes alone, and there is no need to eat alone. The reason why I am willing to teach you is because I think you really love the weaving and dyeing industry. You can go on this road go farther up.”

Zhao Boan looked at Jia Qiang anxiously and said, "What about you, you are better than me, you can do this by yourself."

Jia Qiang smiled and said: "Although I am powerful, what I want to do is far more than just weaving and dyeing. If I can't concentrate, this road will only go slower and slower until there is no progress."

Zhao Boan asked curiously: "If you teach me everything, are you not afraid that I will surpass you in the future?"

Jia Qiang shook her head and said, "It's a good thing if you surpass me. Although weaving and dyeing is not the way of classics and righteousness, it can be regarded as one of the three thousand ways. If the Great Swallow stands still, sooner or later it will be surpassed or even invaded by Western countries. Instead. I don’t just earn money from weaving and dyeing, so you don’t need to suspect my intentions.”

Furthermore, he knew that the flourishing manual weaving and dyeing method will sooner or later be replaced by machine chemical weaving and dyeing.

And the dye recipes he has stored are hundreds of years ahead...

It's just that there is no need to say these things for the time being...

"Okay! I promise you, I will learn weaving and dyeing from you, and I will work for you for five years!"