Chapter 4: Live a Good Life with Me
Popularity can actually enhance one's power. It seems that this is also a way of cultivation.
"Li Quan, take them back to the camp. I have a lot of food and bacon in the tent behind me. Feed them well.
Zhang Kui and I are going to do some work. We can deal with other things after we come back.
And Dong Wen, pick a few people to go with me." Tang Wen instructed.
So Li Quan took a group of people and went straight to Koh Samui.
At around ten o'clock, the group finally arrived in Yanling County.
Tang Wen took Zhan Dongwen and others into a small restaurant and ordered three dishes and a soup.
There was also a plate of meat and a bucket of rice, and they ate until their bellies were full and they burped as they walked out of the building.
Afterwards, Tang Wen went directly to Zhang's Money House and exchanged 1,200 taels of silver ingots for 120 taels of gold ingots.
"Dongwen, I'll give you 500 taels of silver, and you take them to buy some clothes.
The remaining money was used to buy horses, mules, and flatbed carts.
After buying, we will meet at the intersection and go back together. "Tang Wen gave the silver to Zhan Dongwen.
"Don't worry, sir. I will take care of it." Zhan Dongwen was stunned for a moment, then nodded, took the silver and left.
"Master, aren't you afraid that they will run away with the money?" Zhang Kui said worriedly after Zhan Dongwen left.
"I'm scared!" Tang Wen nodded.
"Why should I give it to him if I'm afraid? I'd better keep an eye on them." Zhang Kui said.
“Their family members are still in our hands, what are they afraid of?
Also, I want to try it.
If Zhan Dongwen doesn't even want his parents, brothers and sisters, then I'll just take it as a lesson." Tang Wen smiled.
"This lesson is too big. That's 500 taels of silver." Zhang Kui muttered.
"500 taels is worth it to see a person clearly!" Tang Wen looked disapproving, but Zhang Kui looked worried.
Tang Wen turned around and went to Piaoxiang Tower, the best brothel in Yanling County. He spent twenty taels of silver and ordered the top prostitute Li Chuner.
"Chun'er greets His Excellency the Baron." This time, Tang Wen came wearing the crown and hat issued by the royal family.
This kind of hat was made uniformly by royal craftsmen, and people without titles were not allowed to wear it.
Moreover, hats are divided into different levels, so you can tell your identity at a glance. This is an identity symbol of the aristocratic class of the Chu State.
"The main reason I came here this time is to ask Miss Chun'er for a favor." Tang Wen nodded and sat down.
"Please speak, sir." Li Chun'er said politely.
"I brought back a batch of Western stuff. These are mirrors, lipsticks, and perfumes. Would you like to take a look?" Tang Wen took them out of the bag.
Li Chun'er was dazzled and said in amazement, "Sir, when I look into this mirror, it's as if I have run into it.
And this perfume, it smells good as soon as you spray it.
The lipstick is really good, it makes my lips red, shiny and beautiful as soon as I apply it. "
"A mirror costs one ounce of gold, and a lipstick and perfume costs half an ounce of gold.
You have many sisters and know many people. I will give you a commission of half a tael of silver for every item you sell.
I'll leave a batch with you first. After you sell them all, you can send someone to deliver the letter to Paradise Island.
I will arrange for someone to pick it up when the time comes. If you need more goods, we can talk to you when they arrive." Tang Wen said.
"I don't want commission. When the time comes, you can just exchange the commission for these mirrors and lipsticks for me. I have many relatives at home, and I want to give them as gifts." Li Chun'er shook her head.
"Okay, I'll give you a 10% discount then." Tang Wen nodded, asked Li Chun'er to write the deed, and then turned and left.
He was not afraid that Li Chun'er would slander his things. After all, how could an ordinary person dare to slander an aristocrat's things? Unless you didn't want your head anymore.
It was almost one o'clock in the afternoon when Tang Wen finished all this. He went to the martial arts gym and bought a few marrow cleansing pills, twenty essence-nourishing pills, and a set of martial arts.
Because he still owed Luo Jun of Yunhai City hundreds of thousands of yuan, which was the money for the medicine he had reserved.
It was almost two o'clock when they finished their work, and they headed straight for the intersection.
"Master, look, that's where they are waiting for us." Zhang Kui saw Zhan Dongwen and his gang from a distance, and pointed and shouted excitedly with a look on his face.
"Well, Zhan Dongwen passed the initial test." Tang Wen smiled.
"Master, the past two years have been either drought or flood, and the fields in several neighboring provinces have been completely barren.
Where can we get grains to feed livestock? Therefore, the price of livestock has been rising.
In the past, an ordinary horse cost thirty , but now the price has risen to forty taels.
The same goes for mules, and even the flatbed trucks have increased in price by a few ounces.
I spent seven taels of silver on buying clothes for them out of five hundred taels..." Zhan Dongwen took out a piece of paper and handed it over, which recorded in detail the prices of the items sold.
"No need, Dongwen, I believe you! Time is running out, let's get on the road." Tang Wen simply waved his hand without even taking the paper, and the group set off.
Zhan Dongwen was stunned and couldn't help but secretly look at Tang Wen.
Tang Wen knew that Zhan Dongwen was peeping at him, but he pretended not to know and continued walking.
I thought to myself, if you dare to write it on the list, do you dare to cheat me of my money?
To win the hearts of your subordinates, you must make them fully feel that your master trusts them.
Only in this way can others follow you wholeheartedly.
In his previous life, Tang Wen was the director of the Provincial Hospital, so he was certainly well versed in the art of employing people.
The sunset covered the entire sky, illuminating Koh Samui. From afar, it really looked like the sunset was falling on the island, which was quite spectacular and charming.
Tang Wen and his crew also rushed back to Koh Samui and found it was cold outside the tent.
"Why don't you make a fire and cook?" Tang Wen asked.
"The old lady said that she was very full at lunch and didn't want to eat at night." Li Quan came over and said.
"Master, now that the population has increased, we should be more frugal." Ding Jianger from the hometown came over and said.
"Master, when we were fleeing, we couldn't even have a full meal a day. Today we can have some meat. You can rest tonight because we still have to work tomorrow." Zhan Dongwen said.
"Who said that? Li Quan, Zhang Kui, you two go to the warehouse and move out all the food and iron pots. We'll make a fire and cook now. Also, move out 100 kilograms of bacon so that everyone can have a good meal today." Tang Wen said.
"Wen'er, in a year of famine, we can't eat and drink too much. We still have to think about the future." At this time, mother Liu Qingmei came out and said.
"Mom! Don't worry, your son will make the arrangements.
From today on, your son will let you enjoy a peaceful life.
If you guys follow me, I won’t let them go hungry or clothed. ” Tang Wen said with a determined look on his face.
"Kid, all these cost money. You didn't know how expensive firewood and rice are because you were not the head of the family before . You also know how little financial resources we have..." Liu Qingmei frowned and said.
"Mom, I'll help you go back and rest. You guys light the fire and cook!" After Tang Wen finished his instructions, he helped Liu Qingmei into the tent, opened the bag and said, "Mom, look."
"Where did you get so much gold?" Liu Qingmei was immediately shocked.
"I made the money by selling calligraphy and paintings when I was studying at Linghai Academy. So, mom, you don't have to worry about me in the future. I have more than this," said Tang Wen.
"Alas... why didn't you take it out earlier? Otherwise, our ancestral home would not have to be sold." Liu Qingmei sighed, her eyes a little red.
"I just received it today. It was transferred from the provincial capital by the teacher of the academy." Tang Wen lied.
"Ah... Wen'er, you have really grown up and can make money now, great, I am relieved now.
However, still use it sparingly.
We don’t have a house yet, so we need to save some money to build a house.
Besides, you don’t even have a wife, from now on…” Liu Qingmei burst into tears.
"You will have all these in the future, mother. Just wait and enjoy them."
When I came out of the tent, I found that there were several large iron pots propped up with stones in front of me, and firewood as thick as my arm was burning vigorously.
Zhan Dongwen's mother Li Lanyue was busy with a group of women. They were cutting a pile of vegetables and meat on the door panel, and a child was standing beside them drooling.
Half an hour later, Li Quan shouted at the top of his voice, "It's time for dinner, it's time for dinner..."
"Everyone, let the elderly, women and children get their meals first. We men are all real men, so line up at the back," Tang Wen commanded.
"Line up, line up." Zhan Dongwen directed everyone to line up.
Zhan Junru and Li Lanyue, mother and daughter, were responsible for serving rice and dishes. They first put the rice into a large bowl and then added the dishes on top.
Of course there were no tables left, so everyone squatted on the ground with big bowls in their hands, eating with all their might.
In fact, it was just a pot of potatoes fried with bacon, a pot of dried bamboo shoots, and a pot of tomato and egg soup.
After all, there is no cold storage here, and fresh vegetables and meat will easily spoil.
Therefore, what Tang Wen bought in Yunhai City were basically dried vegetables, dried meat and other foods that could be preserved for a long time.
But for these disaster victims who have not had a full meal for a long time, this is no different from the enjoyment of staying in a five-star hotel.
Tang Wen ate with his mother in the tent, and of course there was a small wooden table.
