"There really are chicks coming out." Following this voice, six people stood in front of the door. One of them was a man with a bulging belly, who always had a smile on his face. Another one had his head lowered and waist bent. The other four were blocked behind him, and could be seen a little. They were probably servants or guards.
Song Jinggong had already lost his composure. Seeing that there were people coming over to look at the chicks, his smile was no longer as natural as before. He stood in front of the door and said, "It's just for fun. Actually, we use a hen to carry a nest and then bring it to the kang bed."
"You are …?" Without waiting for the man with the bulging belly to speak, the person beside him who was still smiling suddenly straightened his back and squinted his eyes as he asked Song Jinggong.
"No, I'm just a High Scholar. My surname is Song, and my name is Jinggong." Song Jinggong knew that this was not the time to show his fear. He raised his head and said.
"Oh, it's just a High Scholar. I thought that the top scorer had arrived. Boss, let's go in and take a look." The man laughed and turned his face around. Once again, he had a respectful look on his face, which made people gasp in amazement.
The boss walked in and casually made a sound of acknowledgement. He didn't even look at Song Jinggong. The four people behind him followed suit, squeezing in until there was no more space in the house.
When they got closer, it just so happened that a chick had broken out of its shell and was trying to squeeze out. The boss's eyes lit up. He wasn't a fool and knew that this was the most important method. The chick didn't seem to care at all.
"Old man, didn't we agree on this? Leave this matter to me. " Song Jinggong turned around and faced the old man. He winked at him and gestured with his hand.
The old man didn't seem to notice Song Jinggong's actions and didn't reply to him. Instead, he looked at the newcomer and said, "Master, look. This is what my daughter-in-law made. As long as the egg is placed on the kang bed, after a few days, the chick will come out."
"Oh? It can't be that simple? "The boss smiled at the old man and asked. His words carried a hint of threat.
"I don't know. It was my daughter-in-law who took care of the servants. What did Young Master Song say just now?" The old man pretended to be unafraid and turned to ask Song Jinggong.
Song Jinggong was very angry. He knew that this old man was not stupid at all. Maybe this family was the one who spread the news. The more people who saw it, the more money this family could earn. Now, he no longer thought that this was a scam. The chicken really came out.
Seeing that the old man had pushed him out, he wanted to refuse but was reluctant to give up, so he had to be the bad guy. He wanted to make his expression more natural, but found that he couldn't, so he simply put on a straight face and said,
"Sir, I just said that I will take care of this matter. When the time comes, I will help you sell chicks. I wonder if you will agree?"
After Song Jinggong finished speaking, he looked back at the six people who were looking at him and turned his head away. He didn't even want to look at them.
"So this is the place where chicks can be hatched on the kang bed?" Just when the two groups of people were practicing their eyesight, a voice came from outside again.
"Young Master, that's right. I have found out. Please come in." This should be another servant. Basically, all servants spoke like this.
Sure enough, a few people appeared at the door. One of them was about 20 years old. He had just turned 20. His white clothes were fluttering in the wind. He looked very handsome. Seeing that there was no place to walk in the room, Weiwei frowned. The person next to him said, "Come out. Don't you see that our young master is here?"
"Hmm! Xiaowu, what are you saying? Have you forgotten what I have taught you? " This young master didn't say anything when Xiaowu was talking. He waited for Xiaowu to finish speaking before he pretended to be a good person with a calm smile.
In the room, other than Cherries and another person, the others were a little scared. This young master was not ordinary. Even Song Jinggong felt that he couldn't pretend to be like this.
Yingtao, who was wearing a face scarf, and the other person did not feel anything at all. Just by looking at Feng Shui and her family's young master, one could tell that he was beautiful. He had a fair and plump appearance, pure and big eyes, and two round dimples when he smiled. His words were irresistible, and he could strategize and decide victory from a thousand miles away. When he grew a little older, which young master could compare to him?
This was great. The three groups of people gathered together and didn't see eye to eye with each other. In order to let the young master who came later enter the room to watch, the old man even drove out the second servant of the owner who came later. After all, this was his house.
Now, five chicks had already come out from the kang. The first one that came out had dry feathers and was chirping non-stop. Cherries quickly brought the rice soup that she had already cooked to feed it.
Seeing this situation, the three groups of people began to discuss with the old man. One group said that they were willing to take out ten taels of silver. Another group said that they could exchange it for a hundred bolts of silk. In short, they all wanted to get the method of hatching chicks on the kang.
The old man looked at one and then looked at another. He didn't say anything and just waited with a smile. The three groups of people kept increasing the price. When the price reached two hundred taels of silver, only Song Jinggong dared to shout. The others didn't say anything. The other two groups of people thought that it was not worth it to spend so much money. How many chickens would they need to raise to earn back the money?
Just as Song Jinggong was feeling complacent, people began to come in from outside. In the end, a total of more than ten groups of people arrived. After seeing that the kang really could be used to hatch chicks, one of the more generous people opened his mouth and said five hundred taels of silver. No one knew what he was thinking.
When Song Jinggong heard this, he also became listless. He really couldn't take out that much money. At the same time, he was a bit jealous of the old man's family. With so much money, how many lifetimes would it take to spend it? Other people like this would use things to exchange for daily necessities. When the old man's family had so much money, they might be in danger.
Seeing that no one raised the price again, the old man said, "Everyone, I say everyone, you are all rich people. This old man is not. What do I need so much money for? I'm afraid that it will bring a fatal disaster. How about this, those who are willing to pay can continue to pay. Those who are not willing to pay can also exchange things.
Silk, wheat, rice, millet, and even things like soybeans, radishes, horses, cows, and sheep, this old man can take them all. When the time comes, I'll just convert them into silver. Who gives me more, this old man will let his daughter-in-law sell the recipe to that family. How about it? "
When the crowd heard this, most of them shrank back. After all, there was too much money. If the five hundred taels were not enough, how much more did he want?
Song Jinggong was happy. He had goods that were worth four hundred taels of silver. Adding the two hundred taels he borrowed and the two hundred taels he saved before, he could take out eight hundred taels. Others might think that it was not worth it to buy this thing, but he didn't think so.
He was ready. As long as he hatched chicks, he could continue to cheat people. In a few days, he would be able to borrow another sum of money.
Just as the crowd was about to continue to raise the price, a person suddenly said, "Wait, I want to ask, if I buy this recipe and you sell it to someone else, what should I do?"
"Everyone can rest assured. This old man has already thought about it. When the time comes, I will find a sharp-tongued person to be a guarantor. Of course, if this recipe is spread out by yourself, then don't blame me. I will only do it in my own house. Without power and influence, I can't make a big scene." The old man spoke again at this time.
This time, the crowd was finally relieved. They thought that an old man would not dare to cheat people. Otherwise, he would be beaten to death. The crowd was ready to raise the price again. At this time, the old man spoke again.
"Everyone, don't be anxious. This old man has a method that can let you not have a falling out with each other."
Everyone stopped and listened to him.
"Son, bring the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. Everyone, this old man's method is. Everyone, write down the price or things that you want to take out on paper. Don't let others see it. When the time comes, give it to me together. I will see which family has the highest price and give it to that family. How about it?"
The old man called out. One of the two people on the other side came out and took out the four treasures of the study that had been prepared long ago. He let these people write on it.
At first, everyone thought that this method was good. Who knew that when they thought about how much money or things to pay, they would find that they could not guess other people's price. If the price was too low, the recipe would be gone. If the price was too high, wouldn't they lose money?
Everyone could not help but secretly curse this old man in their hearts. He actually came up with such a bad idea. Clearly knowing that this was not good for them, they had to write.
After one person finished writing, the next person took away the piece of paper under the pad, afraid that others would see the traces. Fortunately, everyone knew a few words and knew how to write a few words, so they didn't need to find someone else to write for them.
After a quarter of an hour, everyone stopped writing and handed the paper to the old man. The old man persuaded them to wait outside.
On the other side, the other man on the Zhuangzi began to open the paper and found someone who was willing to pay 700 taels of silver. This was the highest price. Then he took out Song Jinggong's piece of paper. At first glance, he found that Song Jinggong wanted to pay less. He counted the 2,000 dans of carrots as 400 taels of silver. He added 250 taels of silver.
The man nodded and handed the paper to the old man. He whispered a few words, and the old man wrote them down one by one.
Outside, Song Jinggong was also talking to Sonri Gan. After all, the goods on the ship belonged to two families.
"Sonri Gan, wait for me to get the recipe. After the chickens are hatched, we will pay with the chickens. What do you think?" Song Jinggong asked.
"Why don't you give me a copy of the recipe?" Sonri Gan was not stupid. He wanted the recipe.
"You don't understand. In the future, you can come to me to get the chickens. I will give you a discount. But if you take them back, can you keep the recipe? Many people are jealous. You don't have the protection of the government. "Song Jinggong analyzed the pros and cons and persuaded him.
Sonri Gan thought about it. It was true, so he nodded and agreed.
After a while, the old man came out with two pieces of paper in his hand. He said, "Everyone, the result is out. Mr. Li from Xinping City, this time it is 700 taels of silver."
As soon as he said this, the others gasped. Song Jinggong's heart sank. If he had known this, he would have added more money. Those carrots were not worth much.
At this time, the old man said, "Unfortunately, Mr. Li is a little bit worse. Young master Song bought the recipe with 2,000 dans of carrots, which is 400 taels of silver. Plus 350 taels of silver, the total is 750 taels of silver."
As soon as he finished, Mr. Li said with an ugly face, "I will pay 800 taels of silver."
"Mr. Li, you are too late. If you wrote down 800 taels of silver, we will give it to you. But maybe you want to …" The old man didn't finish his sentence, but everyone understood. That's right, if they wanted less money, how could they return the prescription to you? Boss Li also knew that his words were not spoken at the right time, so he said goodbye and left in a hurry.
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