Chapter 32: Good news keeps

A person like Zheng Jianqiu must be considered an alien among the rich businessmen because he is knowledgeable. Of course, there are also those with extraordinary knowledge in wealthy families, but there are not many people of this type. More people are those who only focus on money, only ask how much money is, not about knowledge, or the quality of their character. Chen Wanrong has good knowledge and good character, and is highly appreciated by Zheng Jianqiuqiu, but those who are rich may not be attracted to him. If they know Chen Wanrong's origin, those who are good-tempered will send someone to deal with it, and those who are bad-tempered will ignore it at all. This is a social habit and no one can change it.

If the richest man in Ning County comes forward, this matter will be much easier. He will sell him face no matter what. However, Chen Wanrong has a strong personality and thinks that you look down on me. Do I still look down on you? He declined: "I appreciate the good intentions of the old man, but I think there is no need to do it anymore. I don't need to use my hot face and post their cold ass!"

Although this is a bit vulgar, it is very clear. Zheng Jianqiu has been rolling in the store for many years and has never seen any face. He knows the temperament of these big-name households. After thinking about it, he said: "Brother Chen, I am convinced that you have this ambition! Well, I will follow you. But, there must be a ceremony for you to open this time. If they don't come, we can't be lively on our own?"

Chen Wanrong thought this was very reasonable. Let’s have a happy position? He smiled and said, “What the old man said is very true. Then set some firecrackers tomorrow, set up a few tables, and ask the old man to send all the brothers and sisters in the mansion, and I will invite them to drink. In the past few days, they have helped me with the front and back. I can’t be a heartless person.”

Zheng Jianqiu laughed and said with a smile: "I will do my best to you, Brother Chen. Throughout history, there have been few servants who invited drinks at the opening. You are shocking."

"The old man is so serious. I don't want to be shocked, nor do I want to be shocked. They have helped me. I'll treat them to a meal. Isn't that right?" Chen Wanrong smiled.

Zheng Jianqiu pondered for a moment and said, "Brother Chen, I think it's better to postpone this matter. If others don't come, can I not come yet? I have to prepare, right?"

Chen Wanrong shook his hand: "Old man, you don't need to prepare anything. I will be happy when you come."

"I don't plan to give you any valuable things. I'll prepare a plaque or something for you. Is this the best?" Zheng Jianqiu's request was not too much.

Chen Wanrong thought for a while and said, "That's OK, then the opening ceremony will be held in three days."

Zheng Jianqiu nodded and said, "You are so busy with Mr. Li. He has always been concerned about you. I will inform you and ask him to congratulate you too."

He was talking about Li Qingquan. As long as he knew, he would definitely come, because Chen Wanrong held his life and death and dared not not come. However, Chen Wanrong didn't have the intention and smiled and said, "I have received my kindness from the old man. Old Man Li will not disturb him anymore."

Zheng Jianqiu said seriously: "If Mr. Li knew that you didn't let him come, he would definitely not be able to sleep."

With Li Qingquan's thoughts, he would definitely wonder if Chen Wanrong was not satisfied with him and wanted him to come. If Chen Wanrong was not satisfied, would he still give him tanning agent? After a series of problems, he would not have the heart to sleep. Chen Wanrong had to say, "That's true, I'll send an invitation to Mr. Li."

"That's good, that's good!" Zheng Jianqiu was very satisfied. The two said something more, and then Zheng Jianqiu said goodbye and left.

After seeing off the Zheng family and daughter, Chen Wanrong focused on making soap.

Two days passed in a row, and Chen Wanrong was devoted to making soap these two days. Under the command of Chen Laoshi and Wang Zhongze, the carpenter made dozens of large boxes, and filled them. After Chen Wanrong counted them, he actually made nearly two thousand yuan, which was really effective. After the opening ceremony, it was time to deliver them to Chang'an.

"Brother, someone is looking for you." Xiao Shangrong came in and reported to Chen Wanrong.

Chen Wanrong has been concentrating on making soap these days, but has not contacted others: "Who is looking for me?"

"I didn't know, I said it was from Chang'an." Xiao Shangrong reminded Chen Wanrong: "There are many people coming, and the vehicles are on the road."

"Chang'an?" Chen Wanrong was even more surprised, quickly walked out of the house and ran straight towards the door. As soon as he arrived at the door, he saw Ma Zhizhong and Zhu Qingtai standing side by side at the door. There were quite a lot of vehicles behind them, and there were a long row.

The reason why the two of them didn't come in was not to put on airs and wait for Chen Wanrong to greet them. It was very impolite to enter the door without the owner's permission.

Chen Wanrong never expected that the two of them came to the door and said with a smile: "It turns out to be Grand Master, Brother Ma, please come in quickly!"

"Master Chen, don't you be fine?" Gao Qingtai clasped her fists at Chen Wanrong.

Ma Zhizhong looked serious and grabbed Chen Wanrong, complaining: "Brother Chen, you have caused me and Mr. Gao to be so bad!"

These words were inexplicably clear, and Chen Wanrong looked shocked: "Brother Ma, where do you start?"

"Brother Chen, since you left, do you know how we live? How many people are urging us to ask for soap, and we have to deal with them every day. We are tired and annoying! Today, we are here to pick up the goods. If we don't give it to us, we won't leave." Ma Zhizhong was a little tricked.

Gao Qingtai, who has always been incompatible with him, praised this time: "Mr. Chen, Mr. Ma is right. If you don't feed us this time, we will live with you. What should you do?"

No wonder they came here in a car, it turned out to be to pick up the goods. Chen Wanrong was thinking about delivering them to them, but when they arrived, they even saved this matter. Chen Wanrong smiled and said, "I'm going to hide it from you, I'll prepare the goods for you, but I haven't had time to deliver them to you yet. Please forgive me."

"This is almost the same!" Gao Ma and the others were satisfied and followed Chen Wanrong into the yard.

The carriages and horses came in a large road, and it occupies a lot of land. Fortunately, the yard is large enough to be placed. Chen Wanrong invited the two to enter the house to serve tea and smiled and said, "What a honor for me to come here in person! How did you find this place?"

Chen Wanrong left Chang'an last time and said that he only told them about the countryside address. At that time, there was no place to choose, so it was impossible to leave an accurate address. Chen Wanrong had to be curious if they could find this place.

"Brother Chen, are you really? I open tomorrow, and I don't know if we say a word. If others don't come, won't we come yet?" Ma Zhizhong complained and then went straight to the point: "After I knew about this, I discussed with Gao Ye, and Gao Ye was completely speechless and rushed to your mansion. First, I was picking up the goods, and Chang'an really couldn't hold it anymore. Second, I would like to congratulate you."

Soap is a business that makes a lot of money. With their savvy, they naturally know what opening means and will not miss the opportunity to sell well to Chen Wanrong.

Chen Wanrong understood that it must be Zheng Jianqiu who gave them a book. No wonder he asked Chen Wanrong to postpone it for three days. Zheng Jianqiu spared no effort for his own business: "Thank you for your love, I dare not take it."

While drinking tea, Gao Qingtai smiled and said, "Mr. Chen's concerns are not unreasonable. I think Mr. Ma's experience back then was even worse than you. These gentry and wealthy families thought that it would be great if they had a few stinky money, but in fact they were full of money."

Ma Zhizhong smiled and said, "When I set up shops, I also sent invitations to nearby shops and set up several tables with the idea of ​​mutual communication. Only one person came, and this person was not invited by me, but I came here to join in the fun. I was really embarrassed. If I had known, I would have been so happy with Brother Chen."

After the greetings, Gao Qingtai showed his high efficiency and went straight to the topic: "Mr. Chen, Mr. Ma and I will leave before we congratulate you, but our goods must be delivered to Chang'an in advance. How many people are looking forward to it, you can ship the goods."

This was a compromise. Chen Wanrong smiled and said, "Okay. Please come with me." He led the two to the "warehouse". Ma Gao and his two were so happy that they couldn't even close their mouths and kept praising them.

Chen Wanrong left part of it for Zheng Jianqiu, and the rest were given to the two of them, each of which was 700 yuan. High-definition Tai proposed to sell soap for fifteen stakes. Chen Wanrong asked if it would be too high, and Ma Zhizhong immediately replied, "It's only low but not high." After all, they came from Chang'an and knew very well about the current market in Chang'an, so Chen Wanrong priced it for fifteen stakes.

After loading, the servants from the two shops drove away in the carriage. Gao Ma and his wife asked someone to lift the box from the carriage and opened it in front of Chen Wanrong. It was full of gold. Gao Qingtai smiled and said, "This is five hundred taels of gold, which was paid to Mr. Chen in advance. We will clear the account after it is sold out."

Five hundred taels of gold is 5,000 taels of silver. Chen Wanrong paid a total of 700 yuan of soap for Gaojia Store. According to the agreed price, it would be sold for 10,500 taels. If it was exchanged for gold, it would be more than 1,000 taels. Apart from his commission, he would get 15% of the money. Chen Wanrong deserved 850 taels of gold, and he paid most of it.

Ma Gaozhizhong pointed at his box: "Brother Chen, this is 600 taels of gold. Please accept it. Master Gao said right, and then clear the account after it is sold out."

He would have to raise 20% of the 700 yuan of soap, but Chen Wanrong would have to pay more for only 800 taels of gold.

Before the official opening was officially opened, Chen Wanrong received more than 1,000 taels of gold. It can be said that this was a good start, which is really happy: "Thank you, the two shopkeepers, I'm not polite."

Since he discovered saltpeter that day, Chen Wanrong has been thinking about this. If saltpeter is turned into gunpowder, the first thing he needs is a lot of money. With this money, Chen Wanrong can find someone to explore. If he finds a saltpeter mine, he can buy the mountain. Then he can mine, boil saltpeter, and make gunpowder.

The gunpowder that Chen Wanrong wants to make is the most advanced gunpowder, which is much more powerful than that in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Once it appears in the Tang Dynasty, it will trigger a revolution. He is the driving force of this revolution and will look down on the ages. Life is worth it. Although Chen Wanrong is not greedy for money, he smiles from ear to ear when he looks at the golden gold.

After collecting the gold, Chen Wanrong accompanied the two of them to speak. While the three of them were talking, Li Qingquan rushed over.

Chen Wanrong was unable to refuse anyway from the gift that Li Qingquan gave to Chen Wanrong. It was a plaque with the words "Chemical Wonderful Hands". In the Tang Dynasty, no one had richer knowledge of chemical engineering than Chen Wanrong. It was not an exaggeration to say that it was a "Magic Wonderful Hands". Chen Wanrong thanked and accepted it.

The four of them sat around and talked. Inadvertently, Li Qingquan praised Chen Wanrong for his tanning agent prepared for being very useful and Pitt made. Gao Ma and his two eyes were shiny and asked Chen Wanrong to confirm that this was the fact that Chen Wanrong couldn't be humble even if he wanted to be humble, so he had to admit it.

Ma Gao and the other two believed in Chen Wanrong's character and would not harm him. They immediately placed an order to Li Qingquan and asked for a batch of leather. Li Qingquan, a rich man in the countryside, did not want to get online with the two largest shops in Chang'an. They were so happy that they kept accepting it and patting their chests to make sure they had to do it well.

The consequence of this incident was that Li Qingquan asked Chen Wanrong for a large amount of tanning agent. Li Qingquan came to congratulate him, but he didn't expect that he would have such unexpected gains. He was so happy that at night, Chen Wanrong pulled Chen Zairong and brought Ma Zhizhong, Gaoqingtai, Zheng Jianqiu, and Li Qingquan invited the best hotel to hold a dinner party. After the meal, Li Qingquan rushed to the meeting. Chen Wanrong refused, but he refused, so Chen Wanrong had to rely on him.

When he got up the next day, Chen Wanrong was busy directing the arrangements. Just a little bit of people, he would have made a small fuss, and there was nothing to do. The main thing was to pile up firecrackers and make it more lively when the time comes.

Gao and Ma came to congratulate each other, and naturally they brought a gift. This gift was not a valuable item, but a plaque. The plaque given by Ma Zhizhong was "Soap Family". Chen Laoshi had a mud-legged one. Before Chen Wanrong made the soap, he didn't know what the soap was. How could it be said that the aristocratic family came to be a bit inappropriate. However, Ma Zhizhong had another statement, "I am the Chen brothers who congratulated each other and became a soap family from then on." This statement is true.

The plaque given by HD Tai is "Scented in all seasons". According to his statement, "soap has its own fragrance. With soap, it has its fragrance all year round." This is very impressive.

The two of them had just finished giving gifts, and Zheng Jianqiu and his daughter arrived. Zheng Jianqiu presented a plaque on behalf of the Zheng Mansion, which read "Fragrant Piao Tianxia". It was written by him by himself and asked someone to make it. His calligraphy is good, very powerful, with reasonable structure and strict structure.

Zheng Qing gave Chen Wanrong another plaque, which read "Great the World". In her words, "No one else can do chemical engineering except Brother Chen. I believe that under Brother Chen's management, chemical engineering will eventually become famous all over the world, and the people of the Tang Dynasty will benefit a lot from it."

Most of the plaques given by Ma Zhizhong and others were complimenting, but Zheng Qing gave them all inspiration. A woman actually had such insight and mind. Gao Qingtai and others secretly praised her, and agreed that the plaque given by Zheng Qing was the most bold among all the gifts, and she was the first to win.

Chen Wanrong thanked him and accepted them one by one. After a while, it was time to open. Everyone came down to the yard under Chen Wanrong's guidance. Today, when Chen Zairong said that it was particularly important to the Chen family, Chen Zairong did not go to the school to help organize the program. Under his command, the employees did a lot of preparations.

"The auspicious time is coming, set off firecrackers!" Chen Zairong yelled at the top of his voice. Chen Wanrong didn't plan to make a big deal, and he didn't even invite a hundred shows. Firecrackers were the highlight.

Xiao Shangrong brought people to the firecrackers to the fire to burn. After a while, a bang sound rang out and the atmosphere suddenly became lively.

Amid the sound of firecrackers, Zheng Jianqiu bowed his fists and said, "Congratulations to Brother Chen, congratulations to Brother Chen!"

High-definition Thai clasped her fists: "Congratulations to Mr. Chen, congratulations!"

"Brother Chen, congratulations, I wish you great success!" Ma Zhizhong came to congratulate.

The smile on Li Qingquan's face was layered layer after layer, as if he was opening: "Wanrong, I congratulate you, I wish you all the best and great luck!"

Chen Wanrong bowed his fists and said something like thank you.

Zheng Qing congratulated her last, came to Chen Wanrong, and bowed with her fists: "Brother Chen, congratulations! Zheng Qing wishes you good luck and honor all over the world!"

Although it was a blessing, he encouraged him as much as possible. Chen Wanrong was greatly encouraged: "Thank you! Thank you!"

Zheng Qing smiled and retreated to Zheng Jianqiu.

Until now, the sound of firecrackers has been heard one after another, and it’s so lively. Chen and his wife seem to be a different life. In the past, they were good enough to be able to eat and wear warmth. How could they dare to live in such a large yard? And they would never dare to think about the things that Zheng Jianqiu and other wealthy families came to congratulate. These things that they dare not think of have come true, with tears in their eyes and happiness on their faces.

"Congratulations, congratulations!" A loud voice came from outside the yard, and the noisy gongs and drums suddenly suppressed the sound of firecrackers.

Zheng Jianqiu, Gao Qingtai and the others didn't understand why, and thought that there was someone coming to congratulate him. He heard the news that the person coming was quite disturbing, so he must be a big-name figure. Unexpectedly, Chen Wanrong also made friends with such powerful people and secretly called him strangers.

Chen Wanrong was also confused and walked quickly towards the gate. Zheng Jianqiu and the others hurriedly followed.

When he came to the door, he saw a team of people coming on the road in front of the courtyard, with no less than fifty or sixty people walking in front of him. He was an official wearing a dark green official uniform, followed by several county magistrates and staff members from the county government office. Behind them were a few fat and big-eared middle-aged men. Chen Wanrong didn't recognize any of them, and Zheng Jianqiu introduced them one by one in his ears, all of whom were the heads of wealthy families in Ning County.

Behind them are the students and gentlemen of the county hall, including Huang Boming and Qi Xianming.

"Brother Chen, do you have a friendship with Lord Shen?" Zheng Qing asked softly.

Chen Wanrong didn't even know which onion Lord Shen was, let alone talk about friendship. He shook his head and said, "How could I know him?"

"It's him! The one walking in front of him is Lord Shen Que. Brother Chen doesn't know him, so who are he going to congratulate him?" Zheng Qing introduced to Chen Wanrong.

Chen Wanrong smiled and said, "Anyway, it's not just a congratulations to me!" Just look at the fun if it has nothing to do with him. Don't bother too much. Chen Wanrong turned around and walked towards the yard.

But he grabbed Zheng Qing: "Brother Chen, Lord Shen is congratulating you, yes, I am congratulating you!"

"Just!" Chen Wanrong listened to the joke, looked back and was stunned for a moment. Shen Qi brought this passerby to the door and bowed to Chen Wanrong with his fists: "Congratulations to Brother Wanrong! Congratulations to Brother Xi Wanrong!"
Chapter completed!