The Multiverse Starting from White Deer Plain

After taking the government examination and winning the government title, Bai Gui could clearly feel that Liu Mingda and Wu Huaixian, who were sleeping with him in the normal school, were much more eager to him than usual.

Whatever delicious food or drinks he brings with him on weekdays, he always sticks to his share.

The relationship grows day by day.

This is normal, Qin Province is the most prosperous provincial capital, and being able to take the lead in Fucheng is almost equivalent to being the first to book the hospital examination, as long as you are not unlucky. Although the college examination is said to be the next-level promotion examination to the provincial examination, the children who passed the provincial examination in other provinces are not necessarily better than the candidates who failed to take the provincial examination in the provincial capital. The gap in educational resources is very obvious.

It is natural to stand out among so many candidates and make friends...

Besides, Bai Gui is not a arrogant person who relies on his talent and is inhumane.

On this day, after Wu Huaixian took leave and returned to school, he handed a gold-plated invitation to Bai Gui.

He scratched his head in embarrassment, "This is a cultural salon held recently by my family. My mother invited some celebrities and gentry from Qin Province, as well as ladies, and some foreigners, such as my sister from the New York Newspaper in Kenya. Reporter Nichols, and the British missionary Dun Chongli, oh, he is about to serve as the chief professor of Tang Xizhai of Shanxi University, etc..."

"During the severe drought a few years ago, these foreigners also contributed funds to support the drought, donating 60,000 US dollars, which is equivalent to our nearly 90,000 taels of silver..."

"So Brother Bai doesn't need to worry about these foreigners."

Wu Huaixian said that not only foreigners are anti-Chinese, but Chinese are also anti-foreign, so some things still need to be explained in advance.

"Thank you very much, Brother Huai."

After hearing this, Bai Gui thanked him and accepted the gilded invitation. This was an invitation given to him by Zhou Ying, the richest woman in Qin Province. It was not only an invitation, but also a sign of respect for him.

After running the business well, some of the people he met in the cultural salon became his connections.

Salon is the transliteration of French Salon, which originally refers to the luxurious living room in the residence of France's upper class. Starting from the seventeenth century, some celebrities in Paris, mostly ladies and ladies, often turned their living rooms into social gathering places. Most of the visitors are dramatists, novelists, poets, musicians and other cultural celebrities. They sip drinks, enjoy music and consider issues of interest, which gradually became popular in the cultural circles of Europe and the United States.

In the late Qing Dynasty, the custom of cultural salons also spread to the Qing Dynasty.

The Cultural Salon will be held in seven days' time, and will be held in the reception room of Wu Mansion.

Wu Huaixian also asked him to prepare a suit in advance.

You don't have to wear a suit to participate in the cultural salon, but most people wear it. If you don't wear it, you will look different.

It is impossible to make others look at you differently. Most people will think that it is disrespectful to the host. Everyone wears it, but you don’t. This is too unconventional.

If you have strength, that's called slovenliness.

If you don't have the strength, it's called sloppy.

Bai Gui was going to withdraw twenty taels of silver from the Calabash Chicken Shop. During this time, he had been studying at the Normal School, preparing for exams, and giving gifts. The little money he had exchanged had been spent long ago. If you can't sleep with me, why don't you treat me to something? Replying to the invitation, the money cost was relatively large. I originally wanted to go to a pawn shop to exchange for some money like when I came to the provincial capital, but I thought that I had also started a business, so I went to take part of the profits.

The business of Calabash Chicken has been going steadily recently, and the customer flow is slightly less than when the store was previously opened. This is extremely normal. The store was opened because of the promotions, and because of the novelty of the white pheasant, there are many people eating it, and the novelty cannot be used as a meal. Eat, if you can stabilize half of the customer flow, it will be considered a success.

Withdrawing money and food is easy.

The people who manage the gourd chicken business in the provincial capital are Lu Zilin and Zhou Yuan's father, Zhou Hongfu. As for Bai Jiaxuan, he is the clan leader and needs to take charge of the villagers in Bailu Village. He has no time to spare, but on some major matters, the three of them must make decisions together.

Bai Gui did not rush to get his father Bai Youde involved. Where did his father's business acumen come from? As long as he did not fail, no one from the Bai family, the Lu family, or the Zhou family would dare to covet his family's shares and money...

He can give it and he can take it back.

"Invitation from the Wu family... Is your son going to be successful now?" A trace of envy flashed in Lu Zilin's eyes. The most glorious person in his family was just a rich man from the countryside. How could he be as high as the Wu family?

Zhou Ying is the adopted daughter of the Queen Mother of the West. Even if the Queen Mother of the West is dead now, she is still the royal wife of the imperial court!

The Lu family is not worthy of carrying shoes to the Wu family!

"Here, Guiwazi, this store is your business, we are just here to help..."

"Look what uncle said, this is everyone's family property."

Lu Zilin gave the money very happily and withdrew fifty taels of silver.

The Gourd Chicken has only been sold for more than a month, and including the money spent to open the store for the villagers, it has not yet recovered its original investment. This is the case for all catering companies. It takes a few months to make back the investment, and the rest is the profit...

It's only fifty taels, which is a drop in the bucket for a gourd chicken restaurant. It's not a big sum of money. As long as it works well, this little money won't cause any adverse consequences.

After withdrawing the money, Bai Gui went to the western clothes shop.

Custom-made suits are not cheap. A suit of medium material costs eighteen silver dollars.

As for suits made of high-quality materials, they are even more expensive, generally costing more than thirty silver dollars.

The craftsmanship fee is also quite valuable. It only takes two silver dollars to customize each time, and there is no bargaining. At this time, there are not many people wearing suits in Qin Province. Most people wear a set of robes, so the suit shop also adheres to the principle of "not opening for ten years" , the idea of ​​​​opening for ten years, although this ordinary tailor shop can also make suits, but it can be worn occasionally. It would be a bit embarrassing to actually go to the Wu Mansion.

If you go to the south, the price of this custom-made suit will probably be cheaper...

"Sir, I specially learned this craft in Shanghai, and it is worth the price. Many foreigners customize suits here. Look at the material. It is a high-quality pure wool worsted fabric specially imported from England... "

Seeing the hesitation of the young man in front of him, the tailor of the suit shop said slowly.

Fabrics are not cheap, Bai Gui knows this very well. Ordinary fashionable satin clothes cost a lot of money, let alone this suit. He stepped forward and touched it. Although he wasn't sure if it was the fabric the tailor mentioned, he knew the fabric was good when he touched it.

Bai Gui customized two sets, which were one silver dollar cheaper and cost thirty-five silver dollars.

Because the business of the Western Clothing Shop was bleak, there was no talk of emergency processing and it would be available in five days.

Seven days later.

The troika stopped at the edge of the Normal School, instead of stopping at the main entrance. It leaned against the corner of the academy gate.

The three people who slept together also came out talking and laughing.

The uniform suits aroused the attention of others.

There was a big difference between the suits at this time and those of later generations. They were a bit larger than the standard size. They looked a bit fat and not as slim as those of later generations. They were not tuck pants. The suits of later Hong Kong film and television dramas were somewhat similar to them.