All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 113 Lin Daiyu's Comments on Chen Zhuangyuan
Wang Xifeng is actually quite shrewd, especially when it comes to money matters.

Hearing Chen Ran's words, she looked alert and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Good thing."

Chen Ran smiled cordially, stood up and fetched a few bottles, and handed them to Wang Xifeng, "Open and smell them."

Wang Xifeng, with a look of suspicion on her face, opened the lid of a porcelain bottle, and immediately a rich scent of jasmine filled her mouth and nose.

She was very surprised. "What is this?"

"This is made from the essence of flowers." Chen Ran sat down next to her. "It's called perfume."

There was no perfume in ancient times, and the only way to enhance fragrance was to use incense.

Wang Xifeng, with shining eyes, hurriedly opened several porcelain bottles, and the fragrance of different flowers soon filled the room.

"Good stuff." Her pretty face flushed with excitement. "It will definitely be very popular~~~"

Chen Ran asked seriously, "Are you interested in participating in the investment?"

"Really?" Wang Xifeng was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly, "Okay."

"Five thousand taels." Chen Ran opened his hand. "It counts as a 10% stake for you."

"Why don't you go and grab it?!"

Wang Xifeng was furious, "Five thousand taels? Is your perfume made of silver?"

"Exclusive secret recipe, no other."

Chen Ran looked at her and smiled, his eyes as if staring at a pheasant caught in a trap. "If you don't want to, forget it. I'm giving you this opportunity purely to help you."

I am not afraid of your love of money, I am afraid that you have no interest in anything.

If you like money simply, you can use the way to make money to pull the net.

Apart from anything else, all the profits that Wang Xifeng earned from cheating so many people must be recovered.

"No, no." Wang Xifeng shook her head repeatedly, "This is too much."

"The public treasury of Rongguo Mansion can't even take out five thousand taels?" Chen Ran pretended to be puzzled. "It's not possible."

Wang Xifeng seemed to want to say something but stopped herself.

Although the Rongguo Mansion gradually declined, there were still several thousand taels of silver in the public accounts.

But the problem is that if you go through the public middle school, then the income will naturally be counted into the public middle school.

She is a greedy person, how could she be willing to work for others?
But if I pay for it myself, even if I empty my own savings bank it won’t be enough!
The previous smuggling of salt really caused her to lose a lot of money.

The several thousand taels of silver invested were all wasted, and the person could not be found.

Jia Lian took the money and ran away, hanging out outside and never going home.

It's so frustrating that I can't tell my elders about this kind of thing and ask for help.

There were only two or three thousand taels of silver left in her small treasury, which was her savings.

This is all the hard-earned money she earned by lending money at interest~~~
If it was silver, she actually still had it, and that was her dowry.

However, something like dowry must never be used. Once used, the consequences would be too serious.

"If you're not interested, forget it." Chen Ran waved his hand nonchalantly, "Just pretend I never mentioned it."

As a woman who loves beauty, Wang Xifeng knows very well that perfume will surely be loved by the ladies and young ladies in the harem, and that the business will definitely make a lot of money.

Seeing the opportunity to make money right in front of her, she really couldn't suppress the desire in her heart.

Putting down her guard against Chen Ran, she gritted her teeth and responded, "In that case, I'll take a share."

What should I do if I’m short of money?
She just embezzled the public funds. After all, she was the housekeeper and the accounts were in her hands.

As long as I can make some money, I can pay it back when the time comes. It would be great if no one knows about it.

"Since you have invested, you are a shareholder." Chen Ran's expression remained unchanged, and he smiled in his heart, "You need to help with the work."

"what's up?"

"Of course I'll go to various houses to sell it." Chen Ran spread his hands and directly used the free labor. "How can ordinary people afford this kind of thing? Only people from wealthy families can buy it. With my status, I naturally can't meet the ladies of various families, so you have to spread the word."

"Row."

Wang Xifeng thought it was no big deal and agreed readily.

In the following days, Wang Xifeng took perfumes of various scents and enthusiastically promoted them among the wealthy families in the capital.

Chen Ran, on the other hand, continued to work as the emperor's secretary and gave advice to the third prince on his lottery business.

When it was time for a day off, he would go to Rongguo Mansion to teach Jia Baoyu.

Jiangyunxuan, study.

"Today we will study The Great Learning." Chen Ran opened The Great Learning and randomly selected an article and gave it to Jia Baoyu. "Study it carefully, read it thoroughly and memorize it correctly. I will test you when the course is over."

After arranging his homework, Chen Ran found the storybook and sat on a chair, reading it leisurely.

Jia Baoyu rolled his eyes and sat down heavily at the desk.

He felt that this top scholar was just a show-off and his teaching ability was very poor.

He only makes himself recite and understand, and never explains or provides annotations.

He had previously complained to Jia Zheng, saying that Chen Ran was incompetent and could not teach him well, but all he got in return was a scolding.

Jia Zheng scolded him for being a useless person with high aspirations but poor skills, saying that he was not even a student, but dared to look down on the knowledge of the top scholar. He was so shameless in trying to avoid studying!
There was no way out. In recent days, Jia Zheng had become increasingly strict with him, beating and scolding him at every turn.

In the past, Grandmother Jia could still persuade him, but now Jia Zheng doesn't even listen to Grandmother Jia.

If Jia's mother said a few more words, Jia Zheng would start to yell that he couldn't live any longer and wanted to jump into the river.
After all, he was the youngest son that she loved the most, so Grandmother Jia had no choice. "Where is he?!" An upset Jia Baoyu shouted, "Where did he go?!"

Several maids outside responded and hurried in.

Xiang Zhuang was dancing with a sword, and his target was Jia Baoyu, the Duke of Pei. He started to scold them, saying that they didn't know how to serve him by grinding ink, spreading paper, and serving tea and water.

The maids felt very aggrieved, but they dared not offend Dabao, so they could only lower their heads and endure the scolding.

"Have you learned to point fingers at others?" Chen Ran smiled. "Since you are so energetic, then copy this article ten times first. There will be a test later."

Jia Baoyu, who was showing his noble character, suddenly turned around and waited for him when he heard this, his eyes full of hatred.

He just wanted to play with pretty girls and eat rouge, and what he hated most was being urged to study.

Chen Ran's words were like a knife stabbing him in the heart!
He was breathing heavily, his eyes were wide open and his face was red, he looked quite scary.

At least the maids in Rongguo Mansion were very scared. They trembled and lowered their heads, not daring to say a word.

Jia Baoyu seemed to be very nice to the maids and could continue playing even after he had a temper tantrum.

But in fact, every time he lost his temper, Lady Jia, Lady Wang, and even Wang Xifeng would teach the maids a lesson.

When women teach other women a lesson, their methods are very cruel.

Chen Ran didn't care at all about such childish behavior.

He crossed his legs leisurely and asked slowly, "Why, you don't want to write? It doesn't matter, I'll find Mr. Zheng later and tell him that you are not interested in studying, so you should learn a craft."

He himself naturally doesn't care about the anger of the naughty child.

Moreover, he is a teacher who teaches both the West and the East, so Grandmother Jia has to be polite to him.

In this era, teachers had a very high status and were the most honorable guests in the mansion.

If I offend the teacher, I will be embarrassed if I tell others about it.

Jia Baoyu is known as the Devil in the World. He is not afraid of anything except his father, Jia Zheng.

In this era where filial piety is emphasized, it is only natural for Jia Zheng to beat him to death.

After sulking for a while, Jia Baoyu turned around, sat back in his chair and continued writing.

Chen Ran smiled contemptuously at this and continued to read the storybook, "He's just a naughty kid. He will be soft if you are tough."

In Rongxi Hall, Jia's mother sighed, "My beloved is not by my side, so playing cards is meaningless."

Mrs. Wang chuckled and said nothing, but Li Zhi lowered his head slightly to hide the envy, jealousy and hatred in his heart.

How biased!

The brother-in-law who is like a devil can get guidance from the top scholar.

But her son, who studies hard, does not have this opportunity. Where is justice!

The girls in the Jia family were chattering about how the top scholar taught Baoyu.

Without Jia Baoyu around to act coquettishly and cutely, Grandmother Jia felt uncomfortable.

Looking around, I always feel like something is missing.

"Why is Feng Lazi not here?"

"She's been very busy lately." Wang Xifeng's mother-in-law, Lady Xing, smiled and continued, "She said she got some perfume from the number one scholar, and she's been running around in various houses all day, giving it to people to use."

"What is perfume?" Grandmother Jia was very confused. She had never heard of this thing.

Mrs. Xing was about to say something else, but she saw Mrs. Wang take out an exquisite porcelain bottle and hand it to Lady Jia. "This is it. It is said that the number one scholar extracted the essence of hundreds of flowers and condensed it. It is quite interesting."

When Grandmother Jia opened the porcelain vase, the fragrance of flowers immediately filled the air.

"Hmm? Really good~~~"

Mrs. Xing, who was standing aside, gnashed her teeth in anger!

"Wang Xifeng, you are so good. I, your mother-in-law, don't even have such a good thing, but you sent it to the second wife first? Do you still have me, your mother-in-law, in your eyes?"

To be honest, in Wang Xifeng's eyes, there is really no place for Mrs. Xing.

After handing the perfume to Daiyu and the others who were filled with joy, Jia's mother asked in confusion, "Did the number one scholar make this?"

"Yes." Madam Wang responded with a smile, "Now it is said in all the prefectures in the capital that the number one scholar has the talent to govern the country. He has introduced new taxes, lottery tickets, and perfume. He is the best among the scholars. His talent is really beyond words. If he were not married, many prefectures would want to marry their daughters to him."

Grandmother Jia looked at her with a slightly different look.

Why would she speak so strongly for the No. 1 scholar, just because he was willing to help teach Baoyu?
"Madam." Lin Daiyu handed the perfume in her hand to Jia Tanchun and said with a smile, "This number one scholar is a wonderful person."

Grandmother Jia asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"

"Other top scorers are busy studying, busy cultivating their reputation in the Hanlin Academy, waiting to enter the cabinet and become prime minister."

Lin Daiyu was in a good mood today and said a few more words, "He is busy with these girly things, but he also comes to teach my second brother to read. Isn't he a wonderful person?"

Grandmother Jia was smiling, but the smile on Mrs. Wang's face was a little lighter.

"She's just as sharp-tongued as her mother! You know nothing!"

After chatting and laughing for a while, Jia's mother still sighed, "I don't know how well my sweetheart has learned."

"Old lady." Li Zhi, who understood the subtext, suddenly said, "Why don't we go and take a look?"

"It's not appropriate." Mrs. Xing hesitated and asked, "Should we go meet a stranger?"

"What foreign man?" Grandmother Jia never had a good face for her eldest daughter-in-law. She immediately stood up with her cane and said, "That's Mr. Xi! The most important guest in the mansion! You can treat him as a family member! Let's go and take a look~~~"

(End of this chapter)