"Lord Jue, this is what happened from the beginning to the end. I was forced by them to come and disturb you!"
In the study room.
Sun Huaiyuan told Li Zexuan about what happened in the morning with a bitter face.
Speaking of which, it was easy for Li Zexuan to be a hands-off shopkeeper, but Sun Huaiyuan was not at all relaxed as the front shopkeeper. He had to be smooth and slick, and not provoke enemies for the main house for no reason. When facing all kinds of customers, he had to be careful and greet them with a smile.
"Oh? These people are really interesting. They actually came to you to ask for toilet paper! "
Li Zexuan raised his eyebrows in surprise. Then, he muttered, "The current workshop can supply the toilet paper, but there are so many people fighting for it. It's easy to fall short of supply. Sigh, forget it. I'll sell it first. Shopkeeper Sun, later on, tell the workshop to increase the production scale of toilet paper. If they don't have enough manpower, they can recruit people from Plum Village and the nearby villages!"
Now, the workshop of Strange Taste Pavilion had taken root in Plum Village. Its scale was several times larger than before. Also, it was more convenient to place paper making, which was a highly polluting process, near the river.
"Yes, Lord Jue!"
Li Zexuan's decision was beyond Sun Huaiyuan's expectations. He had tried to persuade Li Zexuan to sell toilet paper in the past, but Li Zexuan had never taken it seriously. He knew that the main reason was because the Fairy Mirror and Colored Glass Cup were available in the Strange Taste Pavilion, while the winery had Drunken Immortal and Gentle Village. Li Zexuan didn't care about the profits from toilet paper. This time, he didn't have high hopes, but he didn't expect Li Zexuan to agree.
Sun Huaiyuan left with satisfaction. This result allowed him to report to Cao Wendong and the other rich businessmen. He did not have to be in a difficult position anymore. Of course, he had reason to be happy.
Li Zexuan sat in the study room. His fingers tapped rhythmically on the armrest of the chair. He had a thoughtful look on his face.
"Husband, what's wrong? Is there something on your mind? "
Han Yuxi saw that Sun Huaiyuan had come out of the study room, but Li Zexuan did not come out. She could not help but come in to see what was going on. She saw Li Zexuan leaning on the armchair with an inexplicable expression. So, she walked up and asked softly.
"Oh! Wife ~! Come, sit here! "
Li Zexuan came out of his thoughts. He moved a little to the right of the chair and pointed to the empty space on the left. He smiled at Han Yuxi.
The armchairs in his house were quite spacious. They were the kind that was more than enough for one person to sit on, but it would be a little crowded if two people sat on them. This guy wanted to take advantage of his wife blatantly.
Han Yuxi glared at her husband, but after thinking about it, she still walked to Li Zexuan's side and sat down. Li Zexuan smiled. He put his arm around his wife's waist and said, "Sun Huaiyuan just came here to plead for the people of the people.
"Just now, Shopkeeper Sun came to petition on behalf of the people. Today, the Curious Pavilion was surrounded by many merchants and ordinary people who wanted to buy toilet paper. It seems that the people of our Great Tang have all suffered the harm of toilet paper!"
This was a private matter. Thinking about how she had used toilet paper in the past, Han Yuxi blushed and asked, "Husband, you agreed just now, right? I saw that Sun Huaiyuan was in a very good mood when he left! "
"Haha, my wife is smart!"
Li Zexuan praised. Then, he sighed and said, "Your husband has never cared about the small profits brought in by toilet paper. However, your husband has neglected the needs of the people of the Great Tang. He has also neglected the original intention of establishing the Strange Taste Pavilion! When the Strange Taste Pavilion was established, it was to create new and interesting things in the world to make life easier for the people. But now, sigh! Wife, do you think that your husband is obsessed with money? "
In fact, this was also the main reason why Li Zexuan had agreed to Sun Huaiyuan's request. Cao Wendong and the others' words in front of the Strange Taste Pavilion had made him happy and alert! He had thought that toilet paper would not make much money, so he had never considered selling it. Obviously, this went against the original intention of establishing the Strange Taste Pavilion.
The market should not be decided by profits, but by practicality. Otherwise, he would become a businessman who only cared about profits and not a great man of the era!
"Pfft! So this is what my husband is thinking about ~? "
Han Yuxi giggled and said, "Actually, my husband, you are thinking too much. In my opinion, the reason why my husband hasn't sold the toilet paper is not because the profit is small, but because my husband is now wholeheartedly devoted to the affairs of the Academy and doesn't want to manage these trivial matters!"
"Eh ~? That's true ~! "
After hearing Han Yuxi's words, Li Zexuan's mood immediately improved. He hugged his wife and laughed shamelessly, "Haha ~! My wife knows me best ~! "
.....
In the evening, Li Zexuan made another trip to the academy because there were still more than 400 foreign students living there. The youngest was the six-year-old prodigy, Jia Jiayin. It was fine if there was a military training instructor on a normal day, but if there was no one on the weekend, he was worried that the students would cause trouble in the academy.
"Wang Meng? Sun Zifan? Why are you two stinking brats back again? Could it be that you are not awake and remembered the school day wrongly ~? "
Coincidentally, as soon as Li Zexuan entered the academy, he saw Sun Zifan and Wang Meng walking in front of him with a bag slung over their shoulders.
Li Zexuan quickly caught up with them and asked.
"Uh ~! Yamachō hello ~! "
Sun Zifan heard Li Zexuan's voice and quickly stopped in his tracks, turned around, and saluted.
"Yamachō hello ~!"
Wang Meng also saluted.
"Mm ~! The two of you haven't answered my question ~! "
Li Zexuan glanced at the two of them and said indifferently.
"Uh, Yamachō, it's like this! When I returned home, I realized that studying at the academy was more fulfilling than wasting time at home, so I returned to the academy and planned to use the break to prepare for the upcoming lessons ~! "
Sun Zifan rolled his eyes and explained to Li Zexuan.
Wang Meng nodded and echoed, "Mm, mm, mm ~! Yamachō ~! I also came to the academy to prepare for my lessons ~! "
Do you think I will believe you ~?
Li Zexuan glared at the two of them and said angrily, "Nonsense, do you believe that I will ask Instructor Pang to discipline the two of you separately tomorrow ~?"
"Huh ~?"
Sun Zifan was shocked and quickly waved his hands. "No, no, no ~! Yamachō, I … I'm not used to staying at home, so I came back to the academy. After all, life at the academy is good, and I can eat, sleep, and poop well! Chou Niu, Bao Lin, and Qing Que came back earlier than us and arrived at noon ~! "
He really wanted to say, "I came to the academy to freeload food and toilet paper," but if he said so directly, he would definitely be beaten up again.
Li Zexuan suddenly understood. He looked at Wang Meng and said, "Wang Meng, I heard that you have a lot of free time in the morning!"
Wang Meng's eyebrows twitched and his legs trembled. He was about to explain when Li Zexuan said, "Alright, you guys can go now!"
Only then did he feel as if he had been granted amnesty. He dragged Sun Zifan and hurriedly fled!
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