When Wang Juan heard Zhang Xiaobao's words, she still didn't fully understand. Normally, this would be the time for the people from the restaurant Between the Clouds and the Water to come over to discuss. However, looking at Zhang Xiaobao's intentions, it seemed like he had other plans.
"Then how will this help us? We can't just go back and forth like this, right? When the time comes, do we really have to buy so many brushes and inks? We won't be able to use them. "
"Then how is that possible? I'll just buy a batch at a time. I'll buy some from a few shops and get someone to return them when I get back. I'll just say that the scholars over there feel that the brushes and inks from these shops aren't good, so it's better to buy them from outside. The things at Little Luoshui must be bought from outside. "
"Why?"
"Of course it's to pull some strings. We'll get some people with real power in the province to introduce us to a seller. We'll buy them from there. It might be more expensive, but we'll just treat it as a gift.
At that time, they would definitely be very angry and send people from the Shuiyun Club to discuss the matter of buying the goods. They would say that there would be a lot of scholars going there to compete, and they would decide to use the goods from the Shuiyun Club. They would ask a person from a shop in another county to join in as well.
When the time comes, they'll propose to give the items for free and even give money. The goal is to let the scholars in Sanshui County know which shop has better goods. What do you think the local merchants will do? "
This time, Zhang Xiaobao explained all the arrangements. Wang Juan nodded vigorously and gave him a thumbs up.
"Amazing. Aren't you tired? Just for such a small matter, we still have to buy a few more times and find a shill. Is it worth it? What will we do when we buy so many things? "
Wang Juan admitted that Zhang Xiaobao's plan was quite perfect. First, he provoked the local merchants. Then, he made them lose face at Little Luoshui. Of course, they wouldn't return the items they bought, unless it was agreed upon from the start. However, that way, it would be easy for them to notice.
The shill who appeared at the end was the most powerful one. This was not only a matter of face, but also related to future business. After doing this, just to get a little bit of the Four Treasures of the Study, Wang Juan felt that it was not worthwhile.
Zhang Xiaobao really didn't know why Wang Juan couldn't think about it more, so he continued to explain, "It's not as simple as just once. People nowadays don't have the habit of sponsoring others. Let's make a start. In the future, when Little Luo Shui and Between the Clouds and the Water organize any activities, others can follow this example.
This is called cultivating the customer's consumer awareness. Those brushes, ink, and paper can be used in the school in Zhuangzi. Didn't I mention that you don't want the inkstone anymore? It's just that it consumes too slowly. As long as you don't break an inkstone, you can use it for a few lifetimes. "
"Oh, why didn't you say so earlier? I got it. It's just a small matter, so you can arrange it. Now, let's talk about the big matter, and put the small matter aside. Let's talk about the person who should be the future Prince. What should we do?"
Wang Juan felt that she was a little slow in reacting to this matter, so she unreasonably classified this matter as a small matter and started to change the topic.
"Let's see what he's going to do first. Our Zhuangzi will cooperate. Let's go, let's go swimming. If it's a small matter, just let me know when you have time. " Zhang Xiaobao wasn't at the point where he had to suppress Wang Juan in this aspect. That would be purely asking for trouble.
Therefore, the two of them ran to the swimming pool when the sky was about to turn dark, and came out again to take a shower.
*****
Zhang Wang's Ge San's children, who had participated in the competition in Zhuangzi and won a small iron medal, had a good meal tonight. Don't look at the cheap iron medal, in the eyes of the adults in the family, it was a big deal. Also, the century eggs that they obtained were all left for the children to eat slowly. The adults only tasted one mouthful and then stopped eating.
Today, there were already a few outsiders who went back and bought many century eggs. They were all peeled and bought back. If they didn't peel them, they didn't know what the inside of the eggs looked like. Each egg cost seven copper coins. If they bought a good one, it was considered a profit, but if they bought a bad one, it was a loss.
When the three Zhuangzi adults found out about this price, they couldn't bear to eat the century eggs that the children won. When the sensible children saw that the adults didn't want to eat, they didn't eat either. In the end, the family of five didn't eat a single century egg, and each of them tasted a little.
When the children from Zhang Wang's and Wang's families who participated in the competition came back, they received additional rewards from their families. This time, they were directly given money, ten copper coins per person, so that they could bring it back to their families. This was suggested by Wang Juan. She was touched by the spirit of these children that never gave up.
As for the children who cried and made a fuss when they saw Liu 'er win, no one knew if they would be beaten when they returned home. At that time, when the adults compared their children to the children from other families, they were so embarrassed that they couldn't bear it. The others didn't think that their children were immature. They could only blame their parents for not teaching them well.
The children's competition was over. In the end, Liu 'er wasn't the only one who won. She naturally received a lot of things, money, and that big trophy. The biggest victory was the collective action of the children from Zhang Wang's and Wang's families, which shocked the middle-aged man who came with Li Xun.
When he went back that day, he told Li Xun about this matter. He was the teacher that Li Xun's family found for him. When Li Xun heard this, he was stunned. He didn't expect that such a simple matter would contain so much information from his teacher. He immediately ordered himself to set up a school in Zhuangzi and find good teachers to teach the children in Zhuangzi.
He didn't believe that his Zhuangzi couldn't compare to the children from Zhang Wang's and Wang's. Wasn't it just giving things? If others could give, so could he. He could give even better things. Next time, he would find a chance to compete and see who was better at Zhuangzi.
After this matter was passed down, Li Xun began to busy himself with the matter of raising the children of his' motherland '. This was a challenge for him, but it was also a way to curry favor with his family. He wrote up a lot of invitations and had them sent to the families with good conditions.
He also had people post notices all over Sanshui County. Every family with children knew about this matter. They were to send their children to the courtyards behind Between the Clouds and the Water Restaurant to settle down. When the time came, they would register.
At this time, Li Xun had already treated Between the Clouds and the Water as his own. When he met Father Zhang today, he didn't forget to mention that he wanted to buy the restaurant. In the end, Father Zhang rejected the idea on the grounds that the owners weren't present yet. How could he sell something that his son and daughter-in-law had created?
For the sake of fairness, the scholars who wanted to play intellectual games in the restaurant decided not to choose one of them to set the questions. Instead, they found Steward Zhang and asked him to set some questions. They were willing to pay for it.
Steward Zhang didn't expect that these kinds of questions could make money. He happily came back and told Zhang Xiaobao. Unexpectedly, Zhang Xiaobao directly rejected the idea of selling the questions. He and Wang Juan wrote hundreds of questions that were suitable for adults and asked Steward Zhang to send them over. Now, they couldn't let others know about it. Each question was put in a separate envelope.
On the envelope, the words' Between the Clouds and the Water Restaurant 'were written. The words' Between the Clouds and the Water 'were also written under the notes inside.
This was Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's plan. How much money could they make to buy the questions? In the future, as long as everyone liked to play this kind of game and could come up with their own questions, then as long as someone mentioned intellectual questions, the first thing that came to mind would be 'Between the Clouds and the Water'. It was truly amazing to infiltrate the brand of the company into the culture.
The next afternoon, the people that Zhang Xiaobao sent to sow discord between the various merchants also rushed to the restaurant. This time, it was a mess. Usually, the competition between the merchants was fierce. They maintained a friendly relationship on the surface, but in the dark, they were constantly competing with each other. After being stirred up by someone, they finally tore apart their face.
After arranging this kind of wicked thing, Zhang Xiaobao chose to ignore the big conflicts between the merchants in San Shui County. He was worried about Wang Juan.
He didn't know what Wang Juan's father was thinking. When he found out that many children would participate in this kind of survival game, he also signed up his daughter and son-in-law. After all, Li Xun said that five and eight years old children could also participate.
According to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's idea, Wang Juan's father would never sign up his two children from eight to twelve years old. If they were five years old, it would be easy.
When Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were born, they were a little bigger than other children. Zhang Xiaobao was eight and a half kilograms, while Wang Juan was a little lighter at eight and a half kilograms. The two big fat children made the two families very happy at that time. It could be said that the two mothers were lucky and had good health, so there were no accidents.
Usually, because she was the head of the household, Madam Zhang and Madam Wang had plenty of milk and was a little older than the other children. When the two of them came here, after more than a year of training and eating and drinking, they looked like four-year-old children. There were five or six-year-old children who were not even as big as the two of them.
Father Wang was not a scholar like Father Zhang. He was a more down-to-earth person. He always compared his children with others, and every time he compared his children, he felt that his children were better. Therefore, he was tempted and went to Between the Clouds and the Water to sign up his children.
When he got home, he was still arguing with his wife. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan immediately found out about the two of them. After their names were signed up, Wang Juan's parents were not very peaceful at home.
The two of them could only discuss whether they should go or not. They could go play on the grassland, but it was not interesting. What wilderness survival? The ranch was not dangerous, and they could eat the food prepared by adults at night. If this was called wilderness survival, then what were the two of them called?
"It's so worrying. My dad is really too much. Why did he have to sign up the two of us? We don't have the demeanor of a big family. Why do we have to compete with others? "Wang Juan was most worried that her parents would fight.
"Your family is not a big family. Your dad's thinking is not wrong. I heard that your grandfather supports him. What kind of thinking is that? It's more like the thinking of a small farmer, right? It's a little selfish, a little utilitarian, a little arrogant, a little afraid of being looked down on by others, a little … "
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