Chapter 37: fairy godmother

Chapter 37: fairy godmother

When hearing the word "You Yue" from Jiang Xuening's mouth, You Fangyin's first reaction was surprise, because she didn't know how she could guess it so accurately, but after only a moment, this surprise turned into panicked—

The boss has already helped her too much.

She doesn't want to cause trouble to her master anymore.

Not to mention, this person is still her difficult sister You Yue, who came back yesterday and said so many ugly things...

Absolutely don't let the second girl know!

At that moment, she slowly and forcefully withdrew her palm from Jiang Xuening's hand, Qiqi Aiai said: "No, my injury has nothing to do with my second sister, it's all my own carelessness. It's a small injury, it's fine after a few days alright."

Jiang Xuening leaned on the lead pillow and looked at her.

The scrutiny of her eyes was rare and sharp, she said slowly: "I just asked if your second sister came back, and I didn't say that your injury was caused by your second sister, why are you so eager to defend her?" ?”

It was only then that You Fangyin realized that she had missed something in a hurry, and that she was not good at lying, let alone lying to her savior, and she became embarrassed for a moment, and murmured: "Because Fang Yin knows that the second girl is sincerely treating me well, and I am afraid that the second girl will misunderstand and cause discord with the second sister. After all, I heard that the second girl and my second sister are both reading for the princess in the palace. We should get along well. My second sister is very powerful..."

sharp?

"Excellent" that she didn't dare to refute a few words after being pushed into the fish tank by her?

Jiang Xuening smiled from the bottom of her heart, her eyes moved slightly, and she suddenly asked: "Are you afraid that if I meddle in this matter and offend your sister, life in the palace will be difficult?"

You Fangyin was stunned for a moment, and after a long while, she slowly lowered her head and said, "Yes."

Jiang Xuening was silent.

You Fangyin was afraid that she might be angry or sad, so she quickly explained in a panic: "My second sister is very popular with my father and aunt at home, and her temper is not very good. I heard that on the Double Ninth Banquet, even Hou Yi Prince Yan and His Royal Highness Linzi have both come here, and the painting she painted was selected as the number one by Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess in the palace. She must be very fond of the Eldest Princess. Ruo Ruo because of my misunderstanding, let There was a conflict between the second girl and my second sister, Fangyin really didn't dare to think about it, and felt sorry..."

Jiang Xuening almost laughed out loud.

This girl really didn't understand the situation, she seemed to regard You Yue as the most terrifying and powerful person in her life, as if she was afraid that she would be bullied by You Yue, that's why she begged for forgiveness and swallowed her humiliation.

A living doormat.

It does look a little irritating.

But he wanted to protect her from the bottom of his heart, and he would rather bear the grievance himself, than let her know that You Yue was domineering in the mansion, for fear of dragging her down.

Jiang Xuening and You Yue's grievances are really not bad. At this moment, her slender fingers lightly rest on the corner of the desk, slowly turning around, and suddenly she thinks about it.

The brows and eyes that were originally raised slowly lowered.

As if remembering something unbearable, she sighed faintly, with a vivid bitterness on the corner of her lips: "That's right, your second sister is very much favored by His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess, she is very, very powerful..."

You Fangyin was still nervous at first, fearing that Jiang Xuening would offend You Yue, but when she saw her suddenly downcast expression, her heart skipped a beat, and she blurted out: "She, did she bully the second girl?"

Jiang Xuening supported the corner of the desk and buried her head down.

But one hand was slowly clenched where You Fangyin could see, and said: "On the night before yesterday, when we were still in the palace, we were having a good chat about an adult from the previous court, and I was talking, I don't know which sentence offended her, so she told me to go to her side. I passed by, but I didn't expect that she would suddenly attack me, so viciously, so viciously..."

At this point, I was a little choked up.

In any case, I can't go any further.

God knows she hasn't pretended for a long time, she almost laughed just now.

At this moment, she just lowered her head, not letting You Fangyin see her expression, and quickly raised her hand to wipe the corner of her eyes that didn't even have a drop of tears.

Inside the room, Tang'er and Lian'er looked at each other: Is there something wrong with our girl's weak style of painting?

She didn't finish her sentence, but the effect was even better than that.

Just left endless reverie-

What did You Yue do to her?

You Fangyin's mind was suddenly circling this question. For a while, she remembered that day when she was rescued from a desperate situation in Youfu, and for a while, she remembered that she was crying yesterday but gently hugged her arms, and also remembered that day What Jiang Xuening said.

That sentence she still dare not forget.

In order to save her, the second girl gave up her greatest reliance in this life.

But now her second sister is not only bullying her, but also the second girl!

The fingers hanging by the side and covered in the sleeves were quietly clenched!

You Fangyin's eyes suddenly turned red.

Her body was trembling slightly, but this trembling was completely different from the previous one: it was because of fear before, but at this moment, although the fear had not dissipated, it was accompanied by a wave of unreasonable anger.

At this moment, Jiang Xuening raised her head, turned to look at her again, raised the corners of her lips, and smiled at her.

The more brilliant it is, the more glaring it is in You Fangyin's eyes.

Jiang Xuening stretched out her hand again to pull her to sit down, with a deep smile in her eyes, but she tried to comfort her in a warm voice: "Oh, it's all my fault, why mention this so politely? After all, someone like me who is not favored at home, There are no nobles in the palace who like you, so naturally I can't compare with your second sister. I must have offended her some kind of taboo unintentionally. Is there anyone in the palace who is not wronged? It’s only half a year.”

You Fangyin sat down, but her eyes were lowered, her body did not relax at all, but was even more tense than before.

Jiang Xuening sent Tang'er Lian'er out first, pretending to be relaxed and said: "Look at me, I was so busy looking at your injuries that I forgot to talk about the serious business. You have a lot of money now, and you can barely be considered a Not a big or small businessman. I heard people say that in the past month or so, a salt farm owner from Sichuan, whose surname seems to be Ren, called Ren Weizhi, has been running around, trying to raise a sum of money to go back and continue Develop the salt farm at home. Many people know that their salt farm has been boiling salt for more than 100 years, and there is no brine in the ground for a long time, so even if the owner of Xiaoren said that he is willing to share the dividends of the salt farm in proportion to everyone’s money , and everyone was unwilling to vote. But the boss Xiaoren also said that he invented a new tool that can drill deeper into the salt well..."

The famous salt fields of Dagan Dynasty are basically in the south.

But artesian wells in Sichuan area are exceptions.

It can be called the largest salt field besides the seaside!

People drill wells from certain places, and bittern will emerge from the wells. However, there is a lot of inflammation in the underground of Sichuan. After drawing brine from the ground, it is just right to set up a pot and set it up near the salt well for burning, drying the brine, filtering the brine, and finally decocting the salt.

The salt produced in this way is called "well salt".

The well salt in Sichuan is well-known in the north and south, so in the Ziliujing area, there are hundreds of salt farms, large and small, that make private salt, and the imperial court can't control it.

Ren Weizhi had been running the saltworks for three generations, and it happened to be the fourth generation that was passed on to him.

But how can a well withstand hundreds of years of mining?

The salt wells in Sichuan are all "big shallow wells". A well can only be drilled so deep, at most, the well can only be dug a little bigger to get more brine. However, as the brine is drawn, the height of the brine will gradually decrease, and finally drop below the depth of the brine well, and then no more brine can be extracted anyway.

The salt well will become an "abandoned well".

The salt pans will also decline.

What Ren Weizhi took over was such a saltworks that was about to decline. The long-term workers left and scattered, and the huge family business collapsed at any time.

It is difficult for a person to suddenly face such pressure in a desperate situation.

So in the next two years, he squandered gold and silver, drank to soothe his sorrows, and sat in the empty salt field with nothing but an abandoned well all day long, weeping.

But suddenly one day, he fell down the wine jar.

I pressed it without paying attention.

The ground was hard soil, and he pressed down with his palm, and the pieces of the wine jar slowly sank into the soil.

So at such a moment, in the midst of all kinds of difficulties and darkness, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration!

Ren Weizhi suddenly stopped drinking and didn't even leave the house. He stayed at home all day long, bought various construction books, and spent three full months studying and drawing several pictures. complex drawings.

But at this time he had no money.

There are not many people around who are willing to lend him money.

Ren Weizhi had no choice but to go to Beijing in person to ask a friend of his father's before for help. Unexpectedly, this friend of his father heard that he was coming, but he was kind to hospitality and was willing to lend him some small money, but it would be thousands of dollars. Wanliang, but he evaded it in every possible way.

Ren Weizhi studied in Beijing for two months, and finally became disheartened.

He was concerned about the salt farm at home, so he had no choice but to release the news that he had developed a new tool to mine "abandoned wells" to other salt merchants in central Beijing, hoping to raise a sum of money in return for the dividends from the salt farm in the future. , Hurry home and implement your plan.

This new tool is the famous "Zhuo Tsutsui" in later generations.

In the last life, Jiang Xuening heard this story in the palace. It was when Shen Jie summoned the ministers of Shu, and Ren Weizhi had been hanged to death in the saltworks at home for three years.

He did raise a sum of money from the capital to go back.

After returning to Sichuan, he also made this "Zhuo Tongjing", but he was unlucky. On the first night of trying Zhuo Tongjing, he hit the flames deeper in the salt well, and there were lanterns outside The open fire, the flames surged up, and it burned immediately after touching the open flame.

The entire saltworks were destroyed.

The first Zhuo Tongjing made of bamboo also collapsed in the fire.

What's more, several long-term workers were injured in the fire.

The merchants who had previously lent him money came to him almost immediately, demanding repayment.

Ren Wei's ambition is exhausted.

The saltworks were destroyed, and Zhuotong well was gone. He had to pay the long-term worker for his burns, and he had to pay the principal invested by the merchants according to the original contract. On the day when all debts were cleared, a hemp rope hung himself on the wrecked Zhuotong well in the salt field, ending his rough life and passing away.

Three months after his death, the drawings left in the box were discovered;

Four months after his death, the second Zhuotong well was built, and successfully drilled a deep well of more than 20 feet underground, drawing out the 20-foot-deep well hidden in the "abandoned well" that had never been encountered before. brine at

One year after his death, Zhuotong Well has become an essential tool for brine mining in the "Xiaokou Deep Well" of Ziliujing Salt Field;

Three years after his death, wherever there is a saltworks in Ziliujing, his portrait must be enshrined!

That is to say, the Zhuotong well invented by Ren Weizhi can be used to mine bittern deep in the formation, but he himself was unlucky and could not survive the most difficult time.

Jiang Xuening still remembers that when You Fangyin in the previous life talked with her about her self-made experience, she also lamented that she missed this great opportunity because she didn't know that Ren Weizhi was raising money in Beijing.

She also said something like "drilling technology" and "natural gas".

Jiang Xuening couldn't understand these weird things.

But she knew the ins and outs of this matter, and also knew how many twists and turns there would be.

"It's not so easy to know that it's not easy to do something. You might experience a lot of hopelessness in the middle, but you can grit your teeth until you know that there is another village in the dark." Jiang Xuening stared at You Fangyin and told her This is a meaningful story, "Since Ren Weizhi dared to borrow so much money and claimed that he could mine an 'abandoned well', it must be possible to use this 'Zhuotong well'. If he has enough money to seize the opportunity, Buying the 'abandoned well' that is not used by other salt fields, and then using the 'Zhuotsujing' to make brine, God knows what a great cause it will make."

You Fangyin was a little confused when he heard about picking brine to make salt.

But this did not prevent her from understanding the key point of Jiang Xuening's words.

That is-

This Ren Weizhi is a capable person. If you invest money in him, even if you may lose a lot in the middle, as long as you grit your teeth and survive, you will be able to open up a new world!

Jiang Xuening knew that she had at least understood the most important part, her eyes turned slightly, and when she thought of You Yuelai, she reminded You Fangyin with a worried look: "You know, it's very difficult for me to get the news this time. It's not easy, so don't go around talking about it again. This time is different from the last time. Last time it was good to sell the silk, but this time it will be a difficult process. If something happens in the middle, maybe it will be returned All the money should be put in. This is a long-term business, and the torture in the middle is not something ordinary people can bear. If someone who is impatient knows, he will invest money on impulse, and in the end he can't even get the money. Didn’t you hurt someone by coming back?”

You Fangyin didn't let go of her clenched fist. When she heard Jiang Xuening's words, a crazy idea suddenly appeared in her mind.

But she didn't say it.

He seemed to be thinking about something at the moment, nodded slowly, and said, "Fangyin, remember."

Jiang Xuening said: "I have pointed out everything that should be pointed out. You have been out for a long time today, and there is such a powerful sister at home. I dare not keep you any longer. I will send you out."

You Fangyin got up and saluted.

Jiang Xuening got up and stepped on the embroidered shoes, and sent her to the door. When she was done, she stuffed a medicine bottle into her hand: "This is medicine for you. Apply the wound properly, and it will heal soon."

You Fangyin almost burst into tears: "It's so nice of you to treat me."

Jiang Xuening laughed at her as a fool in her heart, but stroked her head and said, "If you know that I treat you well, treat yourself better. By the way, you made so much money last time, but don't let your second sister know. I'm not sure how to find out about your 'way to make money'. She bullies me. After all, she is in the palace. I will bear it no matter what. But you are in the mansion. I'm really afraid that something will happen to you under her hands. I I know, you also want to defend me in your heart, but don't let me have some conflicts with her..."

Tang'er and Lian'er were standing outside, hearing these words were familiar: Isn't this what You Fangyin said just now? The second girl moved here almost intact!

You Fangyin didn't realize this at all. Hearing her words, her body trembled, her eyes were red, but her head was buried a little deeper, she just replied in a low voice: "Yes."

Only then did Jiang Xuening look relieved, and asked someone to send her out of the house.

You Fangyin came out from the side door, and the carriage was still waiting outside.

The coachman had already dozed off from waiting, and was shocked when he saw her come out, and hurriedly asked, "Miss, where are you going now?"

You Fangyin stood on the steps holding the small medicine bottle in her hand, looking at it for a long time.

There was no expression on any face.

A wave of anger surged in her heart, she only clenched the medicine bottle tightly again, and said word by word: "Go to Qingyuan uncle's mansion."

You Fangyin just walked away, and Jiang Xuening's previous weakness, which I still pitied, disappeared immediately.

She snorted and clapped her hands lightly.

Tang'er Lian'er was stunned by the quick change of face!

It is not easy for people who are weak in nature to correct them.

But it's not impossible.

In her previous life, Jiang Xuening was also capable of coaxing men around, but now she just uses the method of coaxing men to coax women, and the effect is so immediate anyway.

Although she intends to teach You Fangyin to do business and earn more money, but her situation in the uncle's residence is too bad, she can't do these things with peace of mind at all.

To fight against the outside world, we must first settle down inside.

If the situation in the back house is not resolved, the business will not be at ease.

You Yue is narrow-minded and vicious, let's see if You Fangyin, a silly girl, will give her another surprise.

Lian'er hasn't figured out all the things that happened just now, she just felt dizzy: "Girl, she, you, just now..."

Jiang Xuening didn't want to explain, but said: "It's getting late, go and see if the carriage is ready, we should set off."

Lian'er couldn't ask any more questions.

This side sent someone to look at the carriage.

At the other end, a servant from the mansion hurried over with a basket of fresh pears, his face was full of joy, and he said, "Second girl! This is something sent by Master Zhou of the Zhou Mansion Jinyiwei in Xiejie Hutong. It is the Dangshan crispy pear that has just been transported from Anhui Kuaima, and it has just been rewarded, and it is specially sent for you to try."

There are twelve or three pears in the basket.

All of them look soft yellow, plump and tender.

Seeing Jiang Xuening, and hearing the servant's report, her complexion changed slightly.

Reward things above.

It should be that Zhou Yinzhi has obtained the vacancy of Qianhu.

If this is the case…

I'm afraid that Yan Lin may not come this evening.

Seeing that she didn't respond for a long time, Tang'er asked cautiously, "Miss?"

Only then did Jiang Xuening come back to her senses, and said, "It's just a basket of pears, just put it down."

After she finished speaking, she lowered her eyes, walked back into the room, and sat quietly.

After a while, Lian'er came back and said: "The car is ready. But Er Miss, you don't seem very comfortable. Today, do you still go to the skyscraper?"

Jiang Xuening blinked and said, "Go."

What if?