Xiao Bei's form of address made Xu Mingyang frown slightly. It was very impolite to call others by their surname and first name. If it was an ordinary person living at the bottom of the society, it would still be okay, but they were all officials and literati … literati? Yes, you are literate, so you are considered literati for the time being.
As if he didn't see Xu Mingyang's unhappy expression, Xiao Bei still asked happily, "Do you want to compete? There can be a prize. If you win, we will give you 1% of this year's Baby Candy House's net profit, okay?"
Xu Mingyang was unhappy just now, but now his eyes widened. How much would 1% of Baby Candy House's annual income be? How many Baby Candy Houses in the Tang Empire? More than four thousand.
It wasn't difficult for each branch to earn 20 or 30 strings of coins a day. Even if it was 20 strings of coins, it would be more than 30 million strings of coins a year. After deducting the cost of candy and pastries, as well as the one-time investment of various equipment, and deducting the share given to others, and deducting the damn fund for the Tang Empire's children, there would be at least 5 or 6 million strings of coins left, right?
Damn, I only heard that Xiao Bei's group of children worked with various rich people in the Tang Empire to do business, but I didn't calculate how much money they could earn in a year.
They actually made so much money. Yes, they didn't pay taxes. As for the money given to the children, they were willing, and no one forced them.
Xu Mingyang thought very unreasonably. He didn't consider that if Xiao Bei's group of children didn't take out the money and didn't have any support for the place, no matter how much Li Longji doted on them, it would be impossible to give them tax exemption. The tax exemption would never be more than what the Candy House paid.
Xu Mingyang was thinking about 1% at the moment, which was at least 50,000 strings of coins. 50,000, he wouldn't be able to earn that much even if he became an official until he died. Damn businessmen, damn officials and businessmen as one, they should be confiscated.
"Okay, I'll play a game with you and see who's the best." Xu Mingyang, who couldn't resist the temptation, finally agreed shamelessly. He didn't forget to secretly look at Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, afraid that they would object.
"Really?" Xiao Bei asked again happily.
"Really." Xu Mingyang didn't want anything for money.
"Okay, let me ask first, do you have money?" Xiao Bei looked up and asked.
Xu Ming Yang was stunned, "What … what money?"
"Wager, we'll take out 1% of the net profit. What will you take out?" Xiao Bei asked with a puzzled look on his face. It was as if he was saying, 'You're so stupid. It's such a simple logic. Naturally, both parties have to offer a stake. Don't tell me you want to gain something without risking anything?'
"Hahaha ~!" Li Longji laughed heartily.
Wang Juan pursed her lips. Zhang Xiaobao looked down at his feet.
Gao Lishi also chuckled and instantly put on a straight face. He said to Xu Mingyang, "Governor Xu, do you think Xiaobei and the others are fools?"
"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare. I wasn't thinking about the prize just now. I was just thinking about playing with Xiao Bei and the others. Yes, playing."
Xu Mingyang broke out in a cold sweat. His whole body felt much cooler, and the stuffy heat in the forest was immediately reduced.
He had indeed forgotten about the fact that the stakes were equal. He had only thought about the 50,000 strings of cash. The main reason was because of jealousy. When he thought about how a group of children could earn so much money in a year, his heart felt unbalanced. Why could they do it? Didn't they have a good brother and sister?
He definitely wouldn't take the initiative to think about how the good brother and sister came about. He also wouldn't consider what the starting point of the group of children was and how much effort they had put in.
"Do you remember now?" Wang Chu asked coldly.
A provincial governor who was almost 40 years old actually didn't care about his face for a bit of money. Do you think you can fool my grandson and granddaughter? Your IQ is really too low.
Xu Mingyang's face suddenly turned red. He nodded shyly, "I remember now. I don't have the money to gamble, so I might as well not ask for a stake and just shoot a few shots. It's my fault."
He once again displayed his ability to be flexible. I'll apologize, okay? In any case, you don't have any evidence to prove what I was thinking.
Xiao Bei sighed regretfully. She thought that Xu Mingyang would take out the money and win it. She was still very confident in her team. Although Xu Mingyang was an adult, he hadn't been holding a gun for long.
We are children, but we have practiced many times. Although it's a small gun and isn't very powerful, we still need to consider the wind direction and recoil when practicing. Especially Xiao Nan, he is the most accurate.
On a 50 meter target, every shot has ten points. On a 100 meter target, every shot has hit the target. The main reason is that the bullets are not powerful, so they will drift after hitting that distance.
If it was a 30 meter shooting duel, Xu Mingyang would be beaten into a beehive. Talent, this is talent. Who told you to not develop your talent when you were young?
Xiao Bei, who found that she couldn't make much money, rolled her eyes. She pulled the other children together and began to mutter. Pan 'er also squeezed in and called out. It seemed that she wanted to help but couldn't think of a good idea, so she was anxious.
Li Longji and the others didn't rush them, especially Li Longji. He really wanted to see what kind of bad idea the little brats came up with. He understood the abilities of the little brats very well. They were different from ordinary children.
Of course, their education methods were also different. Take his own daughter, Pan 'er, for example. Along the way, he saw that when Pan' er saw others boiling water, she always wanted to reach out and try.
If he were to teach her, he would definitely tell Pan 'er not to reach out. The water was hot and could burn. If Pan' er still didn't understand, he would say it over and over again until she remembered.
However, Xiao Bao boiled a pot of water. Using a thermometer, when the temperature reached 70 degrees, he prepared a basin of cold water mixed with vinegar. He had Pan 'er and the equally curious Jun' er put their hands into the 70 degrees water.
When Pan 'er and Jun' er cried out because they were scalded, he immediately put their hands into another basin. Then, he said that the water would burn people when it was heated to a certain point.
Furthermore, he took out water of various temperatures under 70 degrees for the two to try. He didn't get tired of it. In the end, after trying for an hour, Pan 'er and Jun' er actually understood that when they put their hands into the hot water and then into the cold water, they would feel that the cold water was even colder.
They couldn't help but be impressed. Who in a normal family would specially boil water of various temperatures for their children to try for such a thing?
However, Xiao Bao was able to do it. He even said with conviction that this was called direct experience. It was the fastest way for a person to accept and understand experience. Indirect experience was a bit lacking.
So, when the conditions were right, they had to give their children as many opportunities to gain direct experience as possible. The prerequisite was that there was no danger.
It was likely that Xiao Bei and the others had received a lot of direct experience education. Otherwise, they wouldn't be so smart.
The group of children didn't know what the adults were thinking. After muttering for a while, they still let Xiao Bei handle the external matters.
"How about this, Xu Mingyang. We're talking about money. We're all officials of the same court. Money is just a worldly possession. How about we use other things as wagers?"
Xiao Bei said to Xu Mingyang with the appearance of an adult.
Xu Mingyang was almost driven crazy by Xiao Bei's words. This, this, this was what a child would say? Since they could say something like an adult, how could they not know that directly calling someone by their name was rude?
It seems that the children were still worried.
"That's fine. Whatever you say, it's what it is. As long as I can do it," Xu Mingyang said magnanimously. Now that there were other people present, he had to put on an act.
I'm an adult. I won't argue with you children. I'm competing with you in shooting to play with you. I don't have any other thoughts.
"Un! Since Xu Qing said so, this one will vouch for you. " Li Longji and Weiwei nodded. They gave Xu Mingyang face and admitted that he wasn't doing it for Xiao Bei and the others' money.
Xiao Bei raised his head and asked, "Really?"
Xu Mingyang trembled. He was already afraid that Xiao Bei would ask these two words. Now, he really wanted to ask first. What was the bet, but he was afraid that if he asked, the emperor and others would look down on him, so he could only nod and say, "Really."
"Well, I'll believe you this time. In fact, it's very simple. We won't gamble with money. As I said just now, it's not good to talk about money, and we won't gamble with things. Things are bought with money. You can rest assured. We won't say that whoever loses will resign. This position is given by Uncle Emperor. It's solemn, sacred, and can't be blasphemed, right?"
Xiao Bei's mouth became nimble again.
Xu Mingyang nodded, but he secretly cursed. You still know what's solemn and sacred? 'Uncle Emperor', these four words go against what you said. If you want to resign, I won't agree. If I resign, I won't have an official position. After you resign, you might turn around and get another official position. I'm not that close to your Uncle Emperor. '
Xiao Bei did not consider what Xu Mingyang was thinking. He continued to say, "Xu Mingyang, we won't be able to leave Lu Zhou for the time being. You haven't completed your year yet. There are still a few more months to go. You can only return after spring next year.
So, we're relatively free and have nothing to do. Of course, compared to you, we're slightly busier. We have to study, teach Pan 'er, and listen to stories. As for eating and sleeping, there's not much difference, right? "" Hurry up and tell me what's the bet.
I'm still worried. How can you say you're relatively free? You're a child, so you're naturally free. I'm the Provincial Governor of a province, and my day … Yes, I'm also relatively free. I don't have any real power as the Provincial Governor. The people don't need me to take charge. They just need me to be obedient. "
Xu Mingyang thought about it and nodded again.
"You admit it, don't you? I'll say our bet. If you win, we'll cook for you for two months. The food we cook is something ordinary people can't even dream of eating. For two months, we're not afraid of hard work, but we can only cook one meal a day.
If you lose, you'll work for two months at the docks with the people of Lu Zhou. No matter what the work is, you'll do it. You only need to cook one meal. As a local official, you should share the joys and sorrows of the people. What do you think? "
Xiao Bei told him the bet they had discussed.
When Xu Mingyang heard this, he was a little hesitant. He quickly glanced around and saw the Emperor looking at him. He thought that even if he lost, he would work with the people at the docks for the Emperor. Moreover, it was only for one meal. It did not matter. It was not shameful.
If he won, he would not eat the food cooked by Xiao Bei and the others. He would have to show generosity and treat it as coaxing the children to leave a good impression on the Emperor.
So, he said, "Okay, I agree."
"Ha!" Xiao Bei cheered. He turned to his brother and sister and said, "Actually, we've always wanted to cook for you, but we don't know how to. Great, now that we've lost, we'll use Xu Mingyang as a test subject. For two months, we'll cook the same meal for him every day. I believe he'll be able to master it."
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan had a blissful expression on their faces when they heard this.
Xu Mingyang was dumbfounded.
"Hahaha, Xiao Bei, there's still your Uncle Emperor." Li Longji chuckled as he reminded.
"That's right. There's still Uncle Emperor. When we're done with our training, we'll cook for you. Xu Mingyang, you have to practice seriously and win against us. Otherwise, we won't have the chance to cook for you."
After promising Li Longji, Xiao Bei encouraged Xu Mingyang again.
Xu Mingyang finally admitted that children were not ordinary when it came to scheming.
Nine long guns were sent over. Xiao Bei gave one to each of the nine people. Before the competition started, they each found a few targets that were far away and near to them to test the guns.
After firing a few shots and familiarizing himself with the guns in his hands, Xiao Bei rubbed his shoulders and said to Zhang Xiaobao, "Brother, it hurts a little. It feels like my bones are falling apart."
Zhang Xiaobao squeezed Xiao Bei's shoulders and arms. He asked again and ordered someone to bring over nine things that were torn from the bedding and tied them to his brother and sister. He said, "Now you can shoot a few more times. Rub it with medicinal wine before going to bed at night. You'll be fine after a few days of familiarizing yourself with it."
"Can we always use rifles in the future? We'll also carry pistols, but we'll have to change them to stronger ones. "Xiao Bei asked expectantly.
"Okay." Zhang Xiaobao nodded and agreed. "But you'll need to make a new one for you. The rifles have to be folded and shock absorbers have to be added."
Xiao Bei cheered and ran to find Xu Mingyang for the competition. Zhang Xiaobao rubbed his arms and turned to Wang Juan and said, "Shooting a few less times a day is not bad for health."
Wang Juan said, "But you can't let them wear cotton wool on their shoulders. It will affect their accuracy. If they lose, do you really have to cook for Xu Mingyang for two months?"
"It's okay. When they encounter prey, the nine of them will shoot together. Even if they can't hit the head, they can still hit the body. Xu Mingyang's marksmanship is even worse. If he can get lucky with one shot, can he get lucky with every shot? When he loses, let him work at the dock for two months. Just treat it as helping him to train his body. "
Zhang Xiaobao said indifferently.
"What's the use of doing such a small amount of work for two months a day? Xiao Bei and the others are really too much. After muttering and muttering, it turned out to be this bet. I thought I could torment Xu Mingyang. "
Wang Juan was not satisfied with the bet. Her younger brother and sister had to cook for two months. Compared to Xu Mingyang who only worked for a little bit every day for two months, it was not equal. It was a loss.
Zhang Xiaobao didn't think it was so simple. He said, "Don't worry. When Xu Mingyang loses, we'll know what Xiao Bei and the others are planning. Xu Mingyang probably won't be able to recover. Even if he wins, it will be the same. Xiao Bei and the others must have a deep meaning. Just wait and see."
"Why do I feel like you've guessed it?" Wang Juan asked suspiciously.
"There's no such thing." Zhang Xiaobao denied.
Now that there was a competition with bets, everyone in the team felt that it was a little more fun. As they continued to walk in the mountains, Xiao Bei's group of nine spread out with their guns. Pan 'er and Wang Juan had no choice but to go to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan and let them take care of them.
When Xu Mingyang saw Xiao Bei and the other nine people take out binoculars, he suddenly felt that something was wrong. He had to look at Zhang Xiaobao. Zhang Xiaobao didn't make things difficult for him and also gave him a pair of binoculars. As for whether he was proficient in using it or not, he didn't care.
Xu Mingyang's luck was good. As soon as he took the binoculars, he found a pheasant. The feathers on its tail were colorful and very beautiful, but he didn't know what species it was.
He put down the binoculars and looked at the place where he found the pheasant. It was about two hundred steps away. It was hiding in the grass. The distance was a little far. He held a gun and approached the pheasant.
He didn't notice that Zhang Qiang was following behind him. When they were about one hundred steps away, Xu Mingyang stopped. According to the method he learned two days ago, he lay down, raised his gun, and aimed.
Just as he was aiming at the pheasant, he suddenly heard a loud bang next to his ear. He was so scared that he pulled the trigger as well.
The result was needless to say. He didn't know where the bullet flew, but the pheasant also flew.
"It missed," Zhang Qiang said regretfully.
Xu Mingyang was angry. He wasted a bullet for nothing. Each person only had ten bullets, and now there were only nine left. He sighed and asked Zhang Qiang discontentedly, "Why are you following me? Why didn't you shoot earlier or later? Why did you have to wait until I was ready to shoot? You wasted one of my bullets. "
"I, I didn't follow you. I also saw the pheasant. I didn't use your bullets. I didn't ask you to shoot with me. You really can't blame me if you can't hit it. I'll stay away from you."
Zhang Qiang was also very unhappy. He said this and turned to leave.
At this time, there were a few more gunshots, followed by Xiaobei's cheers.
When Xu Mingyang returned to the team, he saw something that looked like a deer being carried over. When it came close, he saw it clearly. It was a musk deer, which was also a musk deer. He had lost the first round.
He was angry, but he had nowhere to vent. He had to continue looking for his own prey.
As a result, when he saw another pheasant, the same thing happened again. But this time it was Zhang Fang. After scaring away the pheasant, she muttered and turned to leave.
Another gunshot came from Xiaobei's side. After a while, Xu Mingyang went back to take a look. A leopard was unlucky enough to be shot. He was surprised and blamed everything on the child's ignorance.
With eight bullets left, he became vigilant. When he encountered a lone wolf, he carefully moved over. He looked back from time to time. When he didn't find anyone following him, he was relieved and quietly aimed.
Who knew that when he was about to shoot again, there were two consecutive gunshots. The wolf in front of the muzzle was gone. Fortunately, he also didn't fire the bullet.
Xu Mingyang looked back angrily, but he didn't see anyone. He thought about it again and found that the gunshots just now didn't come from beside him. He shook his head helplessly and muttered, "Do I need to run further away? They obviously specially arranged people to target me. If I lose, I have to work at the dock. "
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