A leisurely life in the world of cultivation

Chapter 44 Who Can Outlast Whom?
Li Weizhou came quietly and returned home quietly.

It's not surprising that no one was watching him closely. After all, who would have thought that an ordinary person who didn't know martial arts could pose a threat to a genius with amazing martial arts skills?

Even the Li family couldn't have imagined it.

In any case, this time was still very lucky; with minimal cost, they killed the person they most wanted to kill.

What price? Naturally, it's the price of revealing our hand.

The attention garnered by killing a single master is far less than that garnered by slaughtering an entire village.

If Ye Yun had only killed experts to absorb their blood, he wouldn't have been hunted down by the Imperial Execution Division to the point of having nowhere to run.

Li Weizhou returned home and fell into the trap again, practicing stance training, which was still unimaginably painful. Then he returned to Earth and continued to collect pig blood.

Oh, right, I also need to pick up a batch of goods from the jewelry store.

This simple and unpretentious life of solitude...

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"Is it really a dried pig blood meal factory?"

In the dormitory of Sichuan International Studies University, Wang Yunshu, the last girl in the four-person room, looked at the other three with a strange expression and asked.

All four are seniors this year, but only Wang Yunshu is taking the postgraduate entrance exam. She just came back from an interview and heard that the other three have all found good jobs and even traveled abroad. She has mixed feelings about this...

But when he heard it was a pig feed factory, his expression became much more varied.

While drying her hair with a towel, Xiao Rui chuckled and said, "It was introduced by our counselor, Lao Zheng. I guess he bought pork from my boss."

Song Jia and Xu Lile: "That's probably true."

Wang Yunshu stared in disbelief and said, "Old Zheng recommending you go there... isn't that too unreliable? You're really planning to work there? Didn't you say you were tutoring... what are you going abroad to do with pig feed?"

Song Jia chuckled and said, "He said he was meeting with the CP Group, the same CP Group from the variety show I watched when I was a kid. But I think he's just bragging. He told us to stay in the hotel while he disappeared in the dark... Oh no, could he be secretly going to see a ladyboy behind our backs?"

Xu Li, who had been smiling silently, spoke up and shook her head, saying, "We're not familiar with him, why would he hide it from us? Besides, his company really is a pig blood powder factory, and I've already completed all the necessary procedures."

There was a subtle exchange of glances between the three people...

It's actually quite normal. If you randomly pick a girls' dormitory, there will always be one troublemaker out of four girls.

Xiao Rui's dorm is quite stable thanks to her strong personal charm. Wang Yunshu isn't a bad person; in fact, she hopes things will be good for them, but she certainly doesn't want them to get to that point...

Wang Yunshu still asked with some skepticism, "What kind of person is your boss?"

Xiao Rui put down the towel, tossed her short hair, and asked Wang Yunshu, "How is it?"

Wang Yunshu quickly laughed and said, "It's just a matter of whether he's handsome or not, how old he is, whether he's a real boss or not... New Hope also makes animal feed, and he was once the richest man in China."

Xiao Rui laughed, "He's probably a handsome young man, not even thirty yet. He's probably a fake boss; he wouldn't even let us two beautiful secretaries squeeze into economy class. He can't compare to New Hope Group." She worried that if she told the truth, given his behavior, he probably wouldn't even go to graduate school and would go straight to becoming a rich housewife.

Song Jia chuckled, "He seems to be less than 1.8 meters tall?"

Xu Li nodded and said, "About the same, probably 1.8 meters. My brother is 1.78 meters tall, and the boss looks a little taller than him."

They didn't know that these had only recently grown...

If it breaks through a few more times, I don't know if it will continue to develop.

He's only 1.8 meters tall...

Wang Yunshu was relieved, and even a little excited, she laughed and said, "Looks like he really is a small boss... I guess you guys won't last long there. Be careful, don't get scammed."

The three of them thanked her together to put her mind at ease.

After Wang Yunshu hurriedly went to her boyfriend to report the news, Song Jia cursed behind her: "That bitch, she must be spreading the word everywhere that we're making pig feed... I really wanted to tell her that I don't make 3,800 a month, I make 8,300, and with bonuses I can make over 10,000, and that's just the beginning, let her be furious!"

Xiao Rui laughed and said, "Forget it, with the current job market, even PhD graduates are having a hard time finding jobs. Even if other classmates can find jobs, they'll mostly be earning four or five thousand. You think you can find one for eight thousand? Wouldn't that just be giving Lao Zheng trouble?"

Xu Li agreed: "If we find a job on our own, that's fine. But if the counselor recommends such a good one, those who can't find a job will definitely make a fuss."

Despite her timid appearance, she was much more lively in the dormitory. She even pursed her lips and joked, "Boss, I think the boss is pretty good, and he likes you a lot. He might want you to be the boss's wife."

Song Jia laughed heartily, "That's right, that's right! From now on, Rui Rui will be the queen of pig feed! Hahaha!"

Seeing Xiao Rui staring at her with hostility, Xu Li quickly gave her reason to avoid being harmed: "You've always said you don't like guys who are too handsome or too rich, otherwise, so many handsome guys and rich kids in school like you, but in the end they all become friends, and none of them succeeded."

Song Jia also sighed, "I really feel sorry for you. You have such good qualities. The key is that people like your personality more than just your looks. I heard that when the School of Oriental Languages ​​was having its graduation party, the school's heartthrob, Zhao Yi, was drunk and said that he wished you looked more ordinary, so that he would have a better chance and more courage... That heartthrob, his family is quite rich, yet he's so humble."

Xiao Rui nodded and smiled, "It is humble. He changed girlfriends five times in three years. When they broke up, his girlfriends were even more humble than him... Let's not talk about that. The workplace is more complicated than school. Don't mix other things in. Besides, I think our boss is a very interesting person. He treats us like slaves. If we do well, we stay; if we don't, we're fired. But that's fine too. In his eyes, we might just be ordinary people."

Song Jia protested, "Why? Just because he owns a gold shop? That's not all that great, and gold shops are so hard to run these days!" Xiao Rui shook her head and reminded her, "Think back to the way he looked at us. Did he have that kind of feeling in his eyes?"

Song Jiazhen recalled, and after a while, she shook her head dejectedly and said, "He's blind..." Then she exclaimed "Huh?" and perked up, grinning mischievously, "Could he be gay?"

Xiao Rui pouted and said, "It's not that bad, he did glance at my chest."

"Pfft!"

The other two burst out laughing. Song Jia even flicked Xiao Rui's rather ample vest and said lecherously, "I told you, who can resist the charm of big-breasted Rui?"

Xiao Rui didn't mind and was even amused, saying, "What kind of charm is it if you can't even be bothered to add someone on WeChat? Okay, let's go find Lao Zheng and ask him about his background. I always felt that this boss was still a bit mysterious. Hey, bring Lao Zheng's gift with you, we should thank him."

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The next morning.

Early in the morning, Li Weizhou arrived at Baibaoge, formerly the Zhou family's silver shop, with his stock.

The shopkeeper and his staff were all kept on the premises. Li Chang'an handled the situation very well, even taking their families with him.

Unless Li Changning, the fourth son of the Li family, is defeated and killed one day, the Zhou family will not dare to cause trouble.

"Hiss, boss, these jewels..."

The shopkeeper, surnamed Tao, had been an apprentice in a jewelry store since childhood and had worked in the industry his entire life. He immediately recognized the exceptional quality of the gold and silver jewelry that Li Weizhou had brought, and he was completely astonished.

Leaving aside gold jewelry, just looking at silver jewelry, it's not that the silver jewelry of the Great Qian Dynasty is inferior to that of the other side of the earth, but in terms of craftsmanship alone, in addition to traditional casting, forging, and inlay techniques, modern techniques have also introduced new technologies such as laser engraving, 3D printing, and electroforming, which can achieve more complex and refined design effects.

For example, laser engraving technology can create extremely fine textures and patterns on the surface of silver jewelry, while 3D printing technology can quickly produce complex three-dimensional shapes, greatly improving production efficiency and precision.

No matter how steady a human hand is, it can't compare to a CNC machine tool.

In the eyes of experts, this exquisite carving technique is simply the work of a master craftsman!
Not to mention that the silver ornaments are also inlaid with exquisite red pearls!

Moreover, the variety of styles far exceeds that of the present day.

In the Great Qian Dynasty, the types of jewelry are nothing more than dragons and phoenixes, flowers and birds, and auspicious beasts.

On the other side of the world, however, modern silver jewelry often features simple geometric shapes and abstract artistic patterns, with endless variations...

The purity of the silver was unlike anything Manager Tao had ever seen in his entire life!
Li Weizhou asked, "Manager Tao, how do you think these pieces of jewelry should be priced?"

Shopkeeper Tao's eyes were still filled with shock. After regaining his composure, he pondered for a moment and slowly said, "If I said they were priceless treasures, that might be an exaggeration. But this batch of gold and silver jewelry is truly precious. It would be a real pity to sell them only in Qingzhou Prefecture. If we could go to Shangzhou, preferably the capital or a wealthy city in Jiangnan, we would definitely be able to get a good price!"

Li Weizhou chuckled and said, "Once we've gone to the capital and the upper prefecture, do you think we'll have the final say?"

Let alone the feudal era in the Great Qian Dynasty, even on Earth, people prioritize saving their lives by using a dog's head.

Li Weizhou said, "Think about how to get a good selling price, just don't sell it too cheaply."

Shopkeeper Tao looked troubled. He didn't rush to answer, but carefully examined the gold and silver ornaments in his hand. After a while, he slowly replied, "Then... let's sell a small amount first, at Zuixianglou and Qimengge. The horse market is about to open a big market, and there will be many wealthy customers coming and going. Sell them one by one, one a day, or one every few days. We will definitely be able to sell them for a good price. We must not rush it."

He became worried again: "The treasure can't be left upstairs, it'll definitely attract notorious thieves. There are only a few employees in the shop, they definitely can't keep an eye on it."

Li Weizhou laughed and said, "I originally wanted to set up a display case at Qimeng Pavilion so that they could buy from us."

Shopkeeper Tao shook his head, somewhat disdainfully saying, "How much money could they possibly have? It's not worth it. Besides, apart from one or two top courtesans, it would be a waste for the others to wear it; it would be a disservice to the treasure."

Li Weizhou had an idea and said, "Then let's put out three gold ornaments and ten silver ornaments. Put a batch at Qimeng Pavilion and a batch at Zuixiang Tower, and sell them there on consignment. Do it once every five days, and only accept gold. Old manager, please help set a base price."

This was no challenge for Manager Tao. After helping Li Weizhou select the first batch of gold and silver jewelry to be sold, he began to set prices, while Li Weizhou learned from the sidelines.

The value of a good depends on the socially necessary labor time required to produce it.

In the Great Qian Dynasty, carving a single exquisite and complex silver ornament often takes years, while on the other side of the world, from model design to 3D printing and post-processing, it takes no more than a week or two.

This results in the fact that, in terms of added value, the Great Qian region is far superior to the Earth region.

The same silver hairpin with a pearl pendant, which sells for only three or four hundred yuan on Earth, cannot be bought here in the Great Qian Dynasty without two taels of gold, which is equivalent to about fifty-eight thousand yuan.

Gold hairpins are naturally more expensive.

After having a general idea and memorizing it, Li Weizhou packed his things and headed to Qimeng Pavilion.

I'm in a good mood, even though that bloodshot eye in my mind is still like a bottomless pit that can never be filled.

But it doesn't matter, he has resources from two worlds to back him up, and he's prepared to slowly wear down the other and see who can outlast whom!

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(End of this chapter)