The Blessed

If the news that Xinyuan Restaurant often sent a few carriages to fetch the jam was shocking enough, this time it’d be much more shocking that Shopkeeper Zhang came in person. A long line of black horses pulling carts behind stopped before the gate of Ling Jingxuan’s new house. Then under Ling Jingpeng’s leading, they went to the basement in the old house. One carriage stuffed after another. A lot of villagers gathered around, gossiping while pointing at his new manor.

“Look, Ling Jingxuan has really made a killing. I heard he is close to Xinyuan restaurant in town.”

“Yeah, they come here several times this month! Look at his new house, even the landlord in the next village’s big house can’t compare with his! I guess it should at least cost a few thousand taels of silver!”

“He even acquaints himself with the magistrate! I heard he did the magistrate a favor. No wonder he gets rich!”

“Bah, money can never erase the nasty thing he has ever done! Even now, he is still hiding some wild man in his place! A bi*ch is a bi*ch…”

“In my opinion, the fengshui of the old xiucai’s house is not good, or how could their family have so many whores?”

“Haha...”

Among the crowd, some were jealous, some admired them, some even hated them to the bones. Except Ling Jingxuan’s family and Zhao&Han couple, no one else really knew how he made such a huge fortune. Most of them still thought it was Ling Jingxuan who gave him the money. Even for those things he sold every time, they thought it was some kind of shady secret money-earning business that man brought. Otherwise, how to explain he got so rich over one night?

Hiding in the crowd, Ling Xiaoying stared at that huge manor with hatred, two hands crossed, with undisguised anger on her face. The one she hated most was living a better life now. On the contrast, the big son’s family never stopped making a scene, all the dirty and hard work fell on her dad and them. And her grandma often vent the anger on them. Although her grandpa had recovered, he no longer ran any affairs. Her parents got so exhausted every day, how would they have time to find a husband, they even didn’t have time to talk to her. And her brothers were also no better. Her elder brother who had been married only cared about his wife, and her younger brother who hadn’t been married cared about nothing. If he could be so lucky like Ling Jingxuan to meet a guy like Yan Shengrui, she’d be willing to marry him even without a name.

“Elder sister, look! Brother Jingxuan is back.”

No one knew when the third son Ling Chenghu’s youngest son Ling Jingxiao came back. He came over while pointing at the familiar carriage. He was only twelve years old. Compared with other members in old Ling family, he apparently looked green. Some time ago when Ling Chenglong helped those workers do some chores, he also came to help, and Ling Chenglong secretly stuffed him a lot of food he hadn’t eaten before. And since then, he often came, also he became the only one from the old Ling family that could go in the manor.

“Ah... what are you doing, sister? It hurts so much...”

The ear suddenly got pinched, Ling Jingxiao cried, Ling Xiaoying ignored it and grabbed his ear while walking forward, “What’s there to look at? Huh? They just earn some smelly money! But he is still a shameless bi*ch…”

Many onlookers heard her swearing words all the way, all couldn’t help shaking their heads. A girl that even hadn’t gotten engaged said such nasty words like bi*ch? The fengshui of the old xiucai’s house was really not good!

“Brother Ling, you're back finally.”

When Ling Jingxuan came back, workers from Xinyuan Restaurant, Ling Jingpeng, Zhao&Han couple who came to help were busy carrying wine from the basement, while Shopkeeper Zhang moved forward to greet him.

“Brother Zhang, you are really fast! I just spent some time checking on the kids at Mr. Chu’s place, and you are already arrived.”

And brought so many carriages??? Xinyuan Restaurant really shouldn’t be underestimated.

“What choice do I have? Lord Liu is leaving later, and he’d bring the wine with him. Oh, Jingxuan, I should put the blame on you. You sold us the wine but did not sell us the openers! How do we open it? Anyhow, you can’t let us break the neck of the jar every time!”

Speaking of which, Shopkeeper Zhang deliberately put on a reproaching expression. Heaven knows how awful Lord Liu looked when he called him to his box. He thought that he’d be silenced! But after knowing the reason, he felt both helpless and speechless, complaining in his heart, ‘you should only blame yourself for molesting him’, but of course he never had the balls to say them out before Lord Liu. He could only keep promising that he’d definitely bring the openers back.

“Hehe... I'm not to blame.”

With a smile, Ling Jingxuan reached out his hand and made a “please” gesture as he walked in, “In fact, I also spent money on those openers. How could I even offer openers for free? Brother Zhang, if you need it, you can buy some yourself. It’s they who made those openers.”

Seeing that Zhao&Han couple happened to come over from the backyard, Ling Jinxuan stretched out a finger to point at then, a slice of cunning light flashing across his eyes. About earning money, how could he leave his buddies alone? Zeng Shaoqing could blame himself only!

Following the direction his finger was pointing at, Shopkeeper Zhang slight frowned. After quite a while, he said helplessly, “Fine. We are both not fools. Lord Liu said, this time he was too careless. How much for each opener? Just name a price.”

Having known each other for so long, this was not their first business. For Ling Jingxuan’s personalities, Shopkeeper Zheng knew a little more or less. He was a vengeful person, but also a grateful person. If it hadn’t been that his boss molested him first, he wouldn’t have blackmailed them.

“Hehe... Brother Zhao, brother Han, come here.”

Throwing him a ‘you know me’ look, Ling Jingxuan raised his voice to call Zhao&Han couple over. After they entered the guest room, Ling Jingxuan first introduced them Shopkeeper Zhang and then said, “Brother Zhao, brother Han, still remember the openers I asked you to forge? Shopkeeper Zhang wants four hundred of them. One tael of silver each.”

“One tael of silver?!”

On hearing that, Zhao&Han couple exclaimed at the same time. Even Shopkeeper Zhang couldn’t help twitching his mouth, cursing Ling Jingxuan in the heart. But since Lord Liu had issued the order, he had to buy however expensive it was!

“Hmm, one tael of silver. Brother Zhao, bring them over first. Later Shopkeeper Zhang will take them away.”

Casting a glance at Shopkeeper Zhang who obviously agreed with the price since he said nothing to oppose, Ling Jingxuan smiled bigger. It seemed that guy also had some merits.

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Zhao&Han couple nodded stupidly and turned away mechanically. That thing was enough to make them stunned for quite a long time. A opener that cost less than a copper coin, which was at most worth of two or three copper coins with the cost of labor, he sold it one tael of silver…That was a whole tael of silver!

“Hehe...Brother Zhang, isn't Lord Liu here in Datong to breathe some fresh air? Why he is already going to leave later?”

Could he have guessed it wrong? He's not looking for Yan Shengrui? However, It had been more than a month since Yan Shengrui arrived here. So, he should at least been lost for over two months. As his good buddy, how could Zeng Shaoqing not look for him?

“Well, I am not quite clear. But I heard that the front line is quite tense. They don’t know what is wrong with those nomads in the north this year. They still keep harassing attacking us now. Not long before, His Majesty issued an order asking Duke Zeng to bring the prince to reinforce the boarders. Lord Liu said he’d go to the Huguo Temple to pray for a blessing rune. I guess he is in a hurry to see off the duke and others.”

At present, the news of Yan Shengrui's disappearance was still highly classified. Few people knew about it, and Shopkeeper Zhang also knew little.

“Never expected Lord Liu is so filial.”

Picking up the cup to hide the curving lips which was filled with sarcasm, Ling Jingxuan was not stupid. With one look, one could tell Zeng Shaoqing wasn’t someone who believed in heaven or gods. The reason he was here should be looking for Yan Shengrui. Maybe he thought Yan Shengrui wouldn’t appear in a place like Datong, so he was in such a hurry to leave! But, he also picked up Yan Shengrui in Yuehua Mountains. It looked like that he went through the whole Yuehua Mountains and came all the way here. Besides, Yuehua Mountains stretched over at least a few thousand li. That was to say, the place where Yan Shengrui got lost should be at least a few thousand li from here, so no one came here looking for him?

“By the way, Lord Liu asked me to tell you that if the jam could be kept longer, he would like you to make more small jars, as many as you can, and you'd better deliver them within seven days. He would take them to the capital.”

Suddenly remembering Zeng Shaoqing’s order, Shopkeeper Zhang hurriedly said so. A month ago, they already began to sell jam in small jars. They didn’t sell well in towns. Taking Datong Town for example, here they only sold dozens of small jars a month. After all, this place was small, and there weren’t so many rich people, fewer people would spend five taels of silver on such things! But they sold well in the prefectures. Till now, a thousand were sold, and they still kept urging delivery. So, presumptively, they’d sell pretty well in the capital, since all the wealthiest people in the world were gathering there.”

pαndα`noνɐ1--сoМ “Well, if in low temperature, it could be preserved at least half a year. But for weather like now, three months tops. Tomorrow I’ll start to make it. You can ask someone to fetch it after seven days. I can say I’ll make as much as I can.”

Nodding, touching his chin, Ling Jingxuan meant to say that he’d take a few days’ rest first, but seen from now, it was impossible. So entertaining the guests for his newly built house would have to be postponed. But that may be not a bad thing. Zeng Shaoqing would either offer his jam to those officials or directly take it into the imperial palace, which also indirectly advertised for him for free. So he’d make as much as he could. Next year, he still planned to do something bigger. So if he could make his jam and wine shop popular this year, he could be able to yield twice the result with half the effort next year.

“You can count on me. The wine is all moved onto the carriages. I gotta go.”

Speaking of which, Shopkeeper Zhang stood up, and Zhao&Han couple also happened to came in carrying a huge bamboo basket. Han Fei who still hadn’t waken up from the shock said, with sweat all over the forehead, “This is all we got. We made five hundred. Jingxuan took some, so there are over four hundred now.”

“Hmm. Brother Zhang, would you like to examine the goods?”

Ling Jingxuan turned to look at him teasingly. Shopkeeper Zhang only looked at those snaky little things in the bamboo basket heartbrokenly, then helplessly felt out five bank notes and handed them to Han Fei, “This is not the first time I cooperate with Jingxuan. I trust who he trusts. Here are the bank notes for five hundred taels of silver. Take it.”

“Well...”

Han Fei looked at those bank notes hesitantly, but dared not stretch out his hand to take them, finally could only turned to look at Ling Jingxuan signaling for help. Only those things and they would charge him five hundred taels of silver???

“Hehe…Brother Han, take it! Don’t worry. They wouldn’t ask it back. Maybe in the future they’d buy more from you.”

Throwing an encouraging look, Ling Jingxuan said so, in and out of his words one could sense his sarcasm of someone who was still in town waiting for those things delivered.

“Take it. Your things look small, but are of great use to us. Next year when brother Ling brews more wine, you can still make the same amount of openers. We’ll purchase them all.”

Seeing this, Shopkeeper Zhang took the initiative to stuff the bank notes into his hand, then turned to Ling Jingxuan and said, “Brother Ling, I gotta go. About the ham, please hurry up. You are smarter than me. You should know what you’d get in return if those things sell in Lord Liu’s hands.”

“Thank you for your tips, brother Zhang. Please!”

Leaving Zhao&Han couple there stoned, Ling Jingxuan saw Shopkeeper Zhang out in person. Not until their carriages disappear in his eyes did he come back in.

“Jing…Jingxuan, is the money really ours?”

Pulling Ling Jingxuan who was passing by, Han Fei said stammeringly after quite a while. Five hundred taels of sliver! He even had never seen this much of money for all his life!

“Of course, isn’t it in your hand?”

Picking his eyebrows, Ling Jingxuan meaningfully pointed at those bank notes in his hand. Their appearance suddenly reminded him the scene how his two little buns slipped down on the ground when they heard he earned two taels of silver for the first time. To those common village families, money that measured with taels should all be a stupendous sum! To be honest, he personally thought Zhao&Han couple was already quite receptive.

“I, I just can't believe it, Jingxuan, how could those things be so expensive? When you let us make them, I was still confused why making so many! Never expected that…Oh no, this time we are really rich! We even have the money to find Tiewa a wife…”

As Han Fei spoke, he even started to laugh foolishly, even Zhao Dalong beside couldn’t help grinning. Looking at them, Ling Jingxuan suddenly remembered that he had been back for quite some time. It seemed he had already forgotten about his man…

“Brother Zhao, brother Han, stay for lunch later. I have things to talk to you.”

Thinking of this, Ling Jingxuan simply explained it to them and then turned to walk toward Yan Shengrui’s room. Watching his back, Zhao Dalong and Han Fei showed naked gratitude under their eyes. They were not stupid. If it hadn’t been Ling Jingxuan, they would have never been able to earn such a big money!

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