Half an hour later, the shopkeeper of Fenglai Pavilion finally counted all the pearls.
"Two hundred and sixty-eight."
It's an auspicious number, and it's also a number that makes him happy. He originally thought that the two hundred or so that Song Chen mentioned should be in the early two hundred, but now it's almost close to three hundred.
As soon as he finished counting these, the backyard became lively.
He didn't think much about it. He just thought that the waiter had gone to the master to borrow someone. However, he didn't expect that this time he came with the master, which made him kneel or not.
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Song Chen also noticed his eldest princess master at the first time, and when he saw her raising her hand to stop the shopkeeper of Fenglai Pavilion from kneeling down, he pretended not to know who she was.
"Master, you..."
Although there was no need to kneel, the shopkeeper of Fenglai Pavilion still had to be respectful, but before he could finish his words, the eldest princess spoke.
"I heard there were a lot of beads, so I came over to have a look."
She had to borrow someone from her side to count them, but she was curious about how many beads there were.
However, the eldest princess noticed Song Chen first as soon as she came in, but did not see the box on the ground.
"This young master is the pearl seller? He has a very good taste."
The eldest princess's eyes lingered on Song Chen's face, and she was satisfied in her heart. This young man had a handsome appearance and a calm and relaxed appearance, which made him happy to look at.
Song Chen didn't think much about it and just thought that the eldest princess was praising her for finding the right place.
"Fenglai Pavilion has a good reputation. Naturally, I have to find a reliable bank to be safe with so many good things."
When speaking, Song Chen did not forget to use a southern accent.
The eldest princess came here now because she was also curious about pearls.
I must also want to see who could do such a thing. After all, the largest producer of pearls in the past was the imperial merchant in the south.
Song Chen was not worried about this. Although that family was an imperial merchant, the eldest princess did not take much care of that family, let alone being familiar with it. Song Chen never thought of using their name to do anything.
This business.
The eldest princess already had a very good impression of Song Chen, but now that she heard his accent and upright expression, she felt even more relieved.
"That's very good. I'm grateful to you today so that I can see so many good things." As she spoke, the eldest princess had already sat down on the chair closest to Song Chen.
"You guys, please be quick and take inventory quickly."
"Yes, Master."
None of the maids she brought over dared to be lazy and hurriedly stepped forward to count the pearls in the big box. These were the eldest princess's personal maids. They had seen a lot of good things over the years, but they could see something like this all at once.
This is also the first time for me to have multiple pearls.
Not everyone has such luck, and this is an unforgettable thing in their lives.
Thinking about it this way, you will be even more careful with the movements of your hands.
Song Chen had a headache looking at them as if they were afraid of breaking the pearls.
"You guys should move faster. If this big box were to go at your speed, I'm afraid it would be difficult to finish counting it today."
If she had known it would be such a troublesome thing, she should have divided the space well at that time. Even if it meant using a few more boxes, it would be better than waiting here now.
The shopkeeper of Fenglai Pavilion over there had already respectfully held the 268 pearls he had counted in front of the eldest princess.
"Master, these are the 268 pearls that have been counted. They are the same size and quality as the twelve pearls that I sent to you two days ago. Please take a look, Master."
The batch of pearls sent by Song Chen were not inferior to the Dongzhu that was sent as tribute, but they were not inferior to the good things that the eldest princess had received before. Looking at the pearls in this box, she really wanted to get them all.
Keep them all for yourself.
No matter where the identity lies, she thought so and did the same.
With a wave of his hand, he asked the maid behind him to reach out and take the pearls from the box.
"I see that the pearls in the box are all very good. I think they will cause the madams and ladies in Beijing to grab them after they are released. I will keep these pearls for myself. You can pay first and go to the house later.
Take it up."
When she, the shopkeeper, went to her place before, she also said that she only wanted gold. She didn't think so much when she went out, so naturally she couldn't bring so much gold with her.
The shopkeeper looked at the box of pearls being taken away by the master, and it was fake that he didn't feel pain. He had already thought about how to make a good profit from these pearls, but...
Hey~~If I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have gone to the master to borrow someone.
Song Chen didn't think there was anything wrong when he heard the conversation between the master and the servant.
As a eldest princess and the owner of Fenglai Pavilion, it is not unusual to have tens of thousands of taels of silver in one move.
It's just that the eyes cast on her from time to time make her a little confused. Is the eldest princess doubting her identity?
I have to say that Song Chen really overthought this time.
The eldest princess did not doubt her identity, she just fell in love with her. She fell in love with her current dress.
Song Chen's foundation is very good, especially in the past two years, when he has gained space, he becomes more and more beautiful as he grows older. Even though he can hide his appearance when changing into men's clothes, he still cannot hide the fact that he is 'handsome'.
Coupled with the kind of temperament she carries, it makes the eldest princess's eyes light up. It has been several years since she has seen a man who can interest her like this.
Song Chen's previous understanding of the eldest princess was correct, and her reputation was indeed not bad, but what she didn't know was that there were some things that Cang Xiuxuan felt a little strange to tell her, so he just
Didn't tell her.
This eldest princess, Cang Xiuxuan's aunt, is really a pretty girl.
Cang Xiuxuan, her nephew, had been teased by her several times, but it was really just a joke, but it was not like she didn't have a few pretty boys in private.
It's just that she did these things relatively covertly, and since she didn't participate in the struggle for imperial power, no one would want to be her enemy, so these things were not exposed.
"Has this young master ever thought about staying in Shangjing?"
The eldest princess glanced at Song Chen again and then spoke directly.
Others didn't know it, but the maid behind her knew what she meant, and she couldn't help but look at Song Chen twice. Previously, she only thought that this young master had a unique temperament, but he was indeed attracted by their princess.
By the way, I forgot to say that.
Although the eldest princess has her own mansion, she has never hired a consort.
This is also her cleverness. According to her status, the consort must be found among the powerful, but no matter who she is looking for, there will be interests involved. During those years of living in the palace, what she was most tired of was
It was those intrigues, and she didn't want to let herself fall into that kind of life.
So when she opened the palace, she promised in front of the emperor that she would never marry in this life.
Although the emperor felt sorry for his sister, he was also worried that if she really got married, no matter which family in Beijing, would the other party have more thoughts?
So when the eldest princess said this to the emperor, the emperor did not persuade her. He just said, "You are the most noble eldest princess of my country. Except for me, no one has a higher status than you."
This is also the guarantee given by the emperor to the eldest princess.
Song Chen was stunned, a little confused about what the eldest princess meant, "Madam, you are joking, if I stay here in Beijing, what else will I bring to do business with you in the future?"
The eldest princess's expression changed with the sound of "Madam."
Although she was never married, as she grew older, she wore her hair in a woman's bun. After all, she was already a real woman.
But she was a princess after all, and she quickly recovered, "That's true, but the young master has sent us so many good things this time. As my boss, I have to thank you so much. I will host a banquet at my house today."
, please give me your respect, Master."
Song Chen:... Show me your face, give me a ghost’s face.
If there is a banquet at the house, doesn't that mean she is ready to show off her identity? She is stupid to go to the banquet.
He smiled apologetically, "As the owner of Fenglai Pavilion, you should know that I don't accept cash checks for this transaction, only gold. With so much gold in hand, I must rush back immediately, otherwise I will have long nights and dreams.
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This reason is not sufficient. The number of pearls Song Chen brought here this time is at least several thousand. Although the fineness of the larger batch is slightly inferior, there are at least thirty taels per pearl, tens of thousands.
It's really uneasy to leave two taels of gold like that.
But the eldest princess still didn't want to let it go. Fortunately, she didn't say anything more at the moment, but just urged them to take stock quickly.
Almost an hour passed before the four maids counted all the pearls at the same time.
Each maid reported the number she counted to the shopkeeper of Fenglai Pavilion, and the shopkeeper tallied up the numbers as soon as she made a calculation with her abacus.
"Master, there are eight thousand three hundred and seven in total."
With so many pearls, they can really make a fortune.
The eldest princess was also a little surprised by this number. She didn't expect there to be so many.
Song Chen was also surprised that she accidentally put so many pills in. She originally planned to put five thousand pills in, but in the end...
Hey, it's all her fault that she was distracted and thought about that guy Cang Xiuxuan when she was doing this in the space.
The eldest princess was thinking about her own affairs, so she ordered the shopkeeper, "Have you seen these pearls? How much do they cost?"
The shopkeeper hurriedly responded, "Reply to the master, I have carefully looked at the small pearls. They are only a little smaller than the previous ones, but the quality is excellent. The small one thought they could reach thirty-five taels a piece.
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Thirty-five taels each, eight thousand three hundred and seventy-seven, which works out to nearly 300,000 taels of silver, which is thirty thousand taels of gold.
This amount put the shopkeeper in a bit of a dilemma. The only money they could move on the counter was 50,000 taels of silver, which was far from 300,000.
The eldest princess naturally knew about the situation of her bank, but she didn't take it to heart at all. The bank's annual profits were handed over to her at the end of the year, and she kept the fifty thousand taels of silver here to stock up.
"Please do the math and add these more than 200 pearls, what is the total?"
"Just give me thirty thousand taels of gold."
Song Chen didn't expect to earn more than 300,000 taels of silver in one stroke. You must know that when she emptied King Yu's warehouse before, she only had a few hundred thousand taels. Of course, these hundreds of thousands taels were just silver.
She has not yet estimated the value of other things.
She was in a good mood, so she saved the change.
The shopkeeper of Fenglai Pavilion also calculated the amount as quickly as possible. According to what Song Chen said, giving thirty thousand taels of gold would be equivalent to shorting them by more than six thousand taels.
This fraction is still a bit too grand.
The eldest princess originally had a very good feeling for Song Chen, but now that she is so generous in doing things, she cares about this person even more.
"Go and get the black jade pendant."
Song Chen sold this favor to her, but she felt that she couldn't do anything without expressing it.
When the shopkeeper of Fenglai Pavilion heard this, he couldn't believe it. Although the master didn't explain it clearly, he also knew which piece of black jade pendant could make the master miss him.
That's almost the best black jade in their store. A piece of black jade can cost tens of thousands of taels. Isn't it that the advantage you just took is gone and it's still pasted in?
The shopkeeper of Fenglai Pavilion is very worried.
But the master had already spoken, what else could he say, he could only go and get the things again, and the eldest princess opened the black jade pendant and gave it to him in front of Song Chen.
"Young Master is a cheerful person. I have made you my friend today. Please accept this small gift."
Song Chen didn't know what to say.
She knew that the eldest princess was a rich person, and Fenglai Pavilion had made a lot of money over the years, but she was just making too much money. She just gave away things so casually, and this piece of black jade pendant looked like a
Worth a fortune.
Song Chen originally didn't intend to accept it, but for some reason he felt longing for it when he saw this black jade pendant.
I vaguely feel that maybe it has something to do with space.
In this case, she kept the thing without mercy, but she still felt a little confused on her face, and finally stretched out her hand to take the thing.
"Thank you ma'am."
When the thing was in his hands, Song Chen felt at ease instantly.
The eldest princess felt relieved when she saw that she had put away her things.
This time, she will still let him go. After all, she can bring so many pearls out, and her family must be waiting for him to go back. Besides, she still remembers his way of delivering poison directly, which is really profound now that she thinks about it.
Win her heart.
She likes this kind of personality.
Song Chen accepted such a gift because he wanted it in his own world, and he also thought it would be indecent to come and not reciprocate.
It would be inappropriate for her to bring out other things at the moment. After thinking about it, she only had pearls. With his current status, he could only give pearls.
So Song Chen took out a small bag from the space while he was getting something in his arms.
There were three pearls inside. When she was opening pearls in the space earlier, she curiously opened the clam shells that had been in the space for the longest time. She opened three and got three heaven-defying pearls.
It's almost as big as a quail, round and has three pearls of three different colors.