Chapter 22: Three Letters
After coming out of the back house, Lin Yun returned to his temporary residence in the guest room and took out the three letters that Lin Ruhai gave him to read.
The first letter was only signed and signed personally by Brother Ruoao. Lin Yun was confused. This man didn't even have a surname. Who should he find?
When he took out the second letter, he found that there was a folded paper label underneath. When he opened it, he saw that it read, Mei Ruoao: The right concubine of the Hanlin Academy, a good friend of his uncle.
Yue of the Song Dynasty: Now he is the second assistant to the cabinet and the room master of his uncle.
Lu Zhixing: This person has no official position. You can ask the old miracle doctor for details.
After seeing this, Lin Yun felt excited. He said, "Second Minister of the Cabinet, if I can hold this thigh, I can walk around the capital in style."
He quickly picked out Song Yue's letters and put them away separately, and was going to visit him as soon as possible when he arrived in the capital.
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After collecting the letters, Lin Yun asked Xiao Mo to call his brothers Lin Xiang and Yang Yuan to meet him. He was going to the capital soon, and Yangzhou must make arrangements in advance.
Lin Xiang is three years older than Xiao Mo. He is a shy young man. Although this guy doesn't like to talk much, he is a good person. He helped Lin Yun create the perfume.
Not long after, Xiao Mo led Lin Xiang and Yang Yuan in.
As soon as they met, Lin Xiang told Lin Yun with a happy face, "Third Master, the little one has already made the fragrant sauce you mentioned."
Lin Yun's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he quickly asked: "Have you brought the sample?"
"I brought it, it's just outside."
"Xiao Mo, go and bring in the wooden box containing the spices and let Third Master take a look."
"Brother Lin, it's better for me to go."
Without waiting for Xiao Mo's consent, Yang Yuan took the initiative to run out the door. After a while, he walked in with a red wooden box in his arms.
Lin Xiang went over and helped Yang Yuan put the box on the ground. Xiao Mo found tools and pried open the box, revealing rows of small squares wrapped in linen.
Xiao Mo took out a piece of fragrant pepper and handed it to Lin Yun, "Third Master, this fragrant pepper is really good. When you use it to take a bath, your whole body will be fragrant."
Lin Yun said with a look of disgust: "This is for girls to bathe in. You are a grown man, using this is a complete waste."
Xiao Mo's face turned dark when he heard this. He was still thinking of asking the Third Master to reward him with two yuan, but now there was no chance.
Lin Yun took the scented soap and pulled open the outer strip of cloth, revealing a small pink square inside. He sniffed it with his nose and found a faint scent of jasmine.
He turned back to Lin Xiang and asked: "How is this decontamination ability?"
Lin Xiang hurriedly said: "It's very good. I tried it and it can be easily removed even if my hands are greasy."
Xiao Mo reminded from the side: "Third Master, I think this fragrant soap does not look good when wrapped in linen. It should be packaged in a brocade box and sold like perfume to sell it at a high price."
Lin Yun: "It's not that troublesome, just wrap it up in colored paper and sell it. The process is not complicated. If someone is willing to buy a few pieces, they can imitate them in a short time."
Lin Xiang nodded silently, thinking that the third master was right. Other spice shops also sell things similar to spices, but the quality is not as good as theirs.
At this time, he suddenly remembered something, so he reached out and took out a cloth parcel from his arms, handed it to Lin Yun, and said: "Third Master, this is the three thousand taels of silver that the uncle asked me to bring to you. He heard from Xiao Mo
He said that Third Master is going to Kyoto for business, and he is worried that you don’t have enough money to spend, so he asked me to bring these banknotes to you."
Lin Yun smiled and said: "Brother is not worried that I don't have enough money to spend. He is looking forward to me going to the capital to open a perfume shop."
Xiao Mo said excitedly: "There are many high-ranking officials and rich people in the capital. If we really open a perfume shop there, we will definitely make a lot of money."
"Thinking of good things!"
Lin Yun muttered, then counted the banknotes in the package, took out ten banknotes worth one hundred taels and handed them to Lin Xiang, "You want to build a spice workshop here, and you can't do it without money. These banknotes are for
You can keep it for use."
Lin Xiang declined in fear, "Third Master, with so many banknotes, I don't dare to take it."
"It doesn't matter. You just need to keep an account of all the money you spend. According to my guess, the money is probably not enough. Fortunately, as long as the perfume shop opens, there will be income."
Seeing that Lin Xiang still wanted to refuse, Lin Yun said seriously: "Lin Xiang, our business will only get bigger and bigger in the future. If you don't even dare to take over for a thousand taels, how can you help me in the future?"
Lin Xiang was right when he thought about it. He was the only one in charge of the Third Master here. If he didn't do it, the Third Master really wouldn't be able to find anyone he could trust.
After thinking clearly, he gritted his teeth and took the banknote, and assured Lin Yun: "Don't worry, Third Master, I will definitely run the spice workshop well."
Lin Yun nodded, and then asked: "Didn't the master say anything when you came over?"
"As I said, I want you to study hard and don't just go to the capital and just play around."
Lin Yun said speechlessly: "He has been asking me to study all day long, and he is not afraid that I will become stupid from studying."
Such treacherous words were said, so many people in the room were frightened that they did not dare to say a word.
Lin Xiang changed the subject and said, "Third Master, will I be responsible for managing the spice workshop here from now on?"
"I was just about to tell you about this. I will accompany my aunt to Kyoto early tomorrow morning."
"ah!"
Lin Xiang was surprised and said: "Third Master, if you leave, how will I do things if I am not familiar with the place here?"
Xiao Mo: "Brother, didn't you bring a few handymen?"
Lin Xiang said anxiously: "They just immerse themselves in doing things and are useless."
Lin Yun hurriedly comforted: "I made an agreement with the old housekeeper to let their Lin Yan help you with things. He will manage the shop and you will be in charge of the workshop. If there are any difficult problems that cannot be solved, you can ask Lin Yan to go to the old housekeeper."
The housekeeper helps."
Yang Yuan smiled at Lin Xiang and said, "Manager Lin, if you have any errands to do, just let me do it."
Lin Yun: "Yang Yuan, you have something to do. I'm going to let you be responsible for purchasing and planting flowers and plants. If you don't understand anything, just ask Lin Xiang."
Yang Yuan was shocked: "Ah! Let me be the manager, can I do it?"
Xiao Mo: "Didn't Third Master say that if you don't understand, just ask my brother? He used to help Third Master with things and he knows everything."
Lin Xiang glared at his younger brother, and then asked Lin Yun with a grimace, "Third Master, when will you be back?"
Lin Yun: "I estimate that I will be able to come back in March or April next year, but I can't say for sure. Maybe I will stay in Kyoto for a while longer."
Hearing this, Lin Xiang's expression became even more bitter. Without Lin Yun by his side to make the decision, he always felt unsure of what to do.
Lin Yun kept cheering for the two of them and encouraged them to go ahead and do it. If they really encountered difficulties and the old housekeeper couldn't solve them, he could send someone to the capital to deliver a message to him.
After hearing what he said, the two of them felt a little more at ease.
Chapter completed!