A Genius in a Second to Remember Love? Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The maid did not dare to say anything else. She had served Madam Hu for many years, but she still did not understand the lady's temper.
It could be said that she liked Second Langjun, but she secretly liked to make things difficult for people. She was also indifferent when she met people. After all, he was the only legitimate son left by the late Madam. Madam Hu, who had pestered the Old Master to become his concubine, did not like Second Langjun.
However, the maid did not think that Madam Hu hated Second Langjun.
The most obvious thing was that Madam Hu had been managing the factories left behind by the late Madam for the past few years.
The profits of the factories had increased over the years. Some of them were even a few times more than the Liu family's businesses, but Madam Hu had no intention of taking them for herself. It seemed that she was sincerely helping Second Langjun take care of the businesses and return them to the rightful owner.
Other than that, Madam Hu had fainted the day before when she heard that Second Langjun had been kidnapped.
To be honest, she was getting more and more confused about the situation of this small Liu residence.
Madam Hu's maid could not understand the Liu family, and Jiang Pengji was also getting dizzy.
Jiang Pengji planned to read all the books in the study in order to understand more about this era. With her memory, it would not take long. Other than a few books that were bound with paper, most of the books were made of heavy bamboo slips.
However, before she could see much, Taxue, the maidservant who was serving her, said that this month's rations had been delivered.
"Allowance?"
Jiang Pengji searched through Liu Lanting's memory and vaguely knew that it was like pocket money.
However, when she saw the pile of items in her room, she realized that she had been wrong.
The allowance was not just a box of silver or copper coins, but also daily necessities. There were a few sets of the Four Treasures of the Study, a dozen bolts of cloth for making new clothes, a few pieces of soft fur, a dozen boxes of incense powder, a few stacks of floral paper, and five pieces of bamboo paper. In this era where paper was more valuable than gold, Liu Lanting's monthly allowance was five pieces of bamboo paper.
Thinking of this, Jiang Pengji narrowed her eyes and said in surprise, "This month's paper looks more special than the previous month's."
Taxue did not suspect anything. Instead, she had an expression that said, "Second Langjun has good eyesight." She secretly pinched the rather heavy purse in her sleeve.
"According to the owner, the craftsmen have experimented and adjusted it several times. The toughness of the bamboo paper is better than before, and the texture is smoother to the touch."
Jiang Pengji went over to touch it. The paper was indeed better than the ones on the bookshelf.
However, this was not the main point of her concern.
Although papermaking technology existed in this era, it was not mature. The quality of the paper produced was not good, and it was not widely used. Therefore, good paper was still expensive. Paper suitable for painting was even more expensive and rare.
She found a detail in Liu Lanting's memory. In other families, even the most important children in the family could only get half a blade of paper per month. Moreover, the quality of the paper was not good. Most people used bamboo slips to write.
Liu Lanting's monthly supply exceeded the quota, and he even carefully selected the best quality batch … Unless …
Jiang Pengji had an idea. "It's not easy to make paper in the workshop. Five blades of paper per month is a little too much."
Taxue did not know that she was testing her. She said naturally, "The papermaking workshop was left to Second Langjun by the late wife. As long as Second Langjun needs it, even if they don't sell paper to the outside world, they can't be short of money. There is no reason for you to save money for them."
Paper workshop … As expected … The veins on Jiang Pengji's forehead twitched.
Taxue secretly glanced at Jiang Pengji. She could not help but heave a sigh of relief when she saw that Jiang Pengji's expression was relaxed.
Most of the servants in the Liu Residence already knew that Langjun had ordered his servants to be beaten to death. In the past, they didn't really like Langjun, who usually didn't have much of a presence and had a soft personality. However, after witnessing his ruthlessness, they all became obedient.
The owner of the workshop had even sent over the monthly quota two days in advance. He even gave Taxue some benefits and asked her to put in a good word for him.
The workshop was a lucrative job, and the owner did not want to lose it for no good reason.
The scale of the workshop was neither too big nor too small, and it produced a limited amount of paper each month. The aristocratic families consumed countless amounts of paper each year. The aristocratic families and merchants would secretly order the bamboo paper produced by the workshop. If they were late, they would not be able to sell it no matter how high the price was.
In order to get their share of the annual quota, they had to bribe the owner to get a bigger share. That was something that happened almost every year.
"It seems that the owner has given you a lot of benefits. It's rare for you to speak up for someone else."
Jiang Pengji's gaze fell on Taxue's right hand, which was hidden under her sleeve. Taxue's face was pale. Jiang Pengji smiled and comforted her. "It's not easy being a girl … Don't be too afraid. The owner has given you benefits. As long as it's not too much, just accept it. You are my servant."
The System secretly complained. If she really wasn't afraid, she wouldn't have said it so bluntly.
Jiang Pengji had gotten the clue she wanted. She secretly rubbed her forehead. She was even more certain that there was something wrong with Liu Lanting's mother.
Yongyuan Tianjian: "Haha. Why do I feel like there's another woman other than the streamer?"
Murui Huakai: "Eh? Really? Maybe the streamer can go and have a historic reunion. "
User3216: "The person above is too naive. There's no knowing what's in a person's heart. Be careful not to get stabbed."
Userrey11: "Why do I feel like if there's another woman from another world, the streamer should be merciful if she doesn't stab her to death."
Toudu Feiqiu: "I agree with Userrey11. The streamer's fighting power is at its peak."
Jiang Pengji pondered as she scrolled through the bullet screen for inspiration. Then, she heard Taxue's voice.
"Second Langjun, are you still going to the family school tomorrow?" Taxue helped her tidy up the rations and put them in different boxes. "Mister Wei sent someone to ask for leave yesterday. He said that he hasn't fully recovered from his cold and needs to rest for another three to five days. He doesn't want to spread the illness to Langjun."
Liu Lanting's teacher was sick and had asked for leave for three days. Jiang Pengji did not expect him to still be ill.
"The family school?"
Jiang Pengji furrowed her brows. It was a place where children went to school.
As far as she could remember, Liu Lanting did not like going there. Most of the time, she hired a teacher to teach at home.
Jiang Pengji wanted to refuse, but many viewers wanted to take a closer look at the ancient family school.
Jiang Pengji swallowed her words and said, "I'll go tomorrow. I haven't been to the family school for a long time, and I don't know what it's like now. Taxue, remember to ask the butler to prepare some rations for Mister Wei so that he can rest in peace. "
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
