The box is not big, and the top inside is a small green-covered book, with the word "passbook" written on it in a somewhat primitive font. There is a gold stamp in the corner. It is the sheep with a missing crossbar from the RT-Mart Lianghao.
Word emblem.
"With this book, you can come to this account to withdraw 20,000 yuan. Every transaction will be reconciled with the basic account I have here. If the two sides are consistent, you can withdraw the money."
Ruiniang saw that he was a little confused, so she explained to him.
After opening the bankbook and taking a look, Song Shi found that his name was written on it, along with a string of characters he didn't recognize, twisted in a weird way, and he didn't know what it meant.
It may be a monogram to prevent others from imitating it. After all, Song Shi had read for a few years and knew some of the methods of scholars and literati. He just felt that this monogram was a bit more troublesome and not as simple as other people's monograms.
Of course, Song Shi naturally only guessed half of it right. Although the string of Arabic numerals was intended to prevent counterfeiting, its more important function was to make it easier to find clues in the future.
On the first line of the passbook, written neatly with a quill pen, was the deposit of 20,000 yuan. Behind it was today's date and the signature of the person in charge.
"Is this twenty thousand strings?"
Song Shi turned over the passbook in his hand with some disbelief. The cover of the passbook was very thick and seemed to be made of some kind of leather. The inside was made of bamboo paper from Huzhou, which was cut neatly and printed with many exquisite small letters.
lattice.
"Of course this is 20,000 guan. Nowadays, the name of RT-Mart Grain is more real than cloth. Many farmers who sell grain dislike that copper coins and cloth are difficult to transport, so they exist here. When you want to withdraw money, you can use this
Just withdraw the cash. Otherwise, do you still want to carry away the 20,000 yuan alone?"
Ruiniang and Song Shi pointed to the string of monograms on the passbook, "Look, you are the 182nd one to open an account."
Song Shi nodded doubtfully and settled down to look at the thing below.
It was a thin piece of letter paper, with a few lines of text written in the same neat handwriting. Under the letter paper was a small crystal-like stone. Song Shi just held it in his hand, and he knew it was a piece of candy by the feel of it.
How could sugar be made to such an exquisite level? Song Shi looked at the letter with deep curiosity, but he only read the beginning, then nervously held the letter in his hand and looked around.
No one peeked.
The recipes written at the beginning of the letter are the secret recipes for making homemade sweets.
"I gave it to you, and you're still afraid that I might peek?" Ruiniang felt angry and funny. "You can just read this piece of paper yourself, and you can't take it outside."
Song Shi also felt that he was being too careful. The secret of making icing was not a big secret. His secret recipe was brought from the Prince of Shu's palace, but it was not the only one who pooped on scorpions.
Song Shi calmed down and continued reading. As a result, the thin letter paper made Song Shi more and more frightened as he looked at it. In the end, his hands were shaking like chaff, as if the letter paper was as heavy as a thousand catties.
The first step in making icing sugar is to take sugar cane juice and bake it over high heat to make what is called stone honey.
In the Song Dynasty, the biological mother was from the clan surnamed Li and was related to the King of Shu. The Song family relied on their relationship with the King of Shu to collect stone honey from Shu, redissolved it in water, and then filtered it through silk to remove it.
The dregs are added with water and boiled over high heat.
The molasses, which is not easy to make sugar, is taken out, and the remaining crystallized stone honey is finely ground with a stone grinder. This is the famous snowflake candy in Yangzhou City.
Although it is called snowflake, it is indeed a bit exaggerated, and the color is still a bit reddish brown, but it is whiter than the directly boiled stone honey.
But there are two more steps in this secret recipe. One is to add quicklime to the sugar solution, then filter and stir, and then filter again after there is no precipitation.
After filtering, add burned charcoal and yellow mud water to absorb the color in the sugar liquid. Continue the previous steps of making sugar to make crystal-like sugar.
And if what is said in this secret recipe is true, even if it is not as crystal clear as the candy in this brocade box, this candy can still be sold for a sky-high price.
It's just that Song Shi didn't have the conditions to try it immediately. Although he had learned these skills from his father when he was a child, as his family's business grew bigger and bigger, he became more and more like a dandy, and he had already abandoned these skills.
There are two other things in the box. One has several names written on it, and the back is vaguely marked as craftsmen and stewards of the Song family who do not agree with the stepmother's power in Song Dynasty.
The other cover had the words Equity Distribution Contract written on it.
We all knew these words in the Song Dynasty, but when we put them together, we don’t know what they mean.
After opening the contract and looking at it, I realized that the contract was actually a market bond, that is, a contract.
The contract was made in duplicate, and it was written in it that although he did not have actual control over the Song family now, after he gained control over the owner in the future, he would hold 40% of the shares, the prince would hold 20%, and Princess Yaoguang and Wu Chongxun would hold 20%.
The remaining 20% went to the RT-Mart Liang account.
Song Shi felt a little scared and regretful. After signing this contract, whether the Song family would be named Song in the future was really only a matter of Li Chongrun's thoughts.
"Your Majesty will not let you engage in loss-making business. With this sugar-making skill alone, even if Your Majesty opens another one in the Song family and the Wang family, it will be just a matter of hands."
While talking, Ruiniang brought an ink pad over and tried to persuade Song Shi intentionally or unintentionally: "What's more, if you sign this contract, you can still have 40% of the shares. If you don't sign, I'm afraid the Song family will still be destroyed.
Your stepmother has changed her surname to Cui."
Gritting his teeth, his heart pounded. Song Shi stamped his fingerprints on the two contracts. The fingerprints were as red as blood.
"The prince said, this is called technology investment. The prince is the most kind-hearted and will not let you do loss-making business. Not to mention the seven major companies in Yangzhou, it is not impossible to become one of the seven major companies in the world in the future. Rui
Mom is here to congratulate Master Song in advance."
Ruiniang comforted Song Shi with a smile, and repeatedly confirmed with him that he had memorized the secret recipe. Ruiniang clapped her hands, and a very strong young man came outside the door.
Although Song Shi was locked up in a secret room by Li Chongrun for a long time, the name of the Seven Tigers was really scary, and Song Shi naturally recognized him. This boy was one of the Seven Tigers, ranked thirteenth.
"This is Li Shisan. You are going to fight for the property with the Cui family. There is no one to look after you. If you die inexplicably, the prince's investment will be in vain."
Ruiniang introduced Song Shi and Li Shisan to each other with a smile. Song Shi naturally knew that this young man might not just be a guard for him, and thought that if he had resolutely not signed the contract just now, he might have already died this time.
He died at the hands of this young man.
Thinking that he was now being looked up to by others, Song Shi could only put on a smile and reluctantly say some compliments about young heroes.
It's just that the young man's eyes were looking back and forth only at vital parts such as his neck and armpits, which was really scary.
After Ruiniang respectfully gave the RT-Mart food number as a gift, Song Shi looked at the few slings of money and pieces of silk that were carried in the bag behind Li Shisan's back. Song Shi found in embarrassment that he had nowhere to go.
Mrs. Cui found an excuse to kick her out of the house. Now the only place she can call home is the old shop where she met Wu Chongxun yesterday. However, it is inevitable that it is in a state of disrepair, but even if she hires someone to clean it up,
You can't move in right away.
After yesterday's cold and heartless gathering, the previous few friends naturally disdainfully went to seek refuge again, so Song Shi was ready to take Li Shisan to find an inn to seek refuge with.
But just after taking two steps, I heard Wu Chongxun's voice coming from behind: "I didn't expect that we are still relatives. From now on, the two of us brothers will show off their skills in Yangzhou City. No matter whether his surname is Cui or his surname is Cui.
What belongs to Lu belongs to our brothers from now on."
Before the sound dissipated, Song Shi was hugged by Wu Chongxun's shoulders, "Let's go have a drink with my brother. Those guys yesterday were nothing. I'll introduce you to some reliable brothers."
Unexpectedly, Song Shi was stunned by Wu Chongxun and was soaked in the winter rain all night last night. Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore. He rolled his eyes and fell into Wu Chongxun's arms. Then he was beaten by Li Shisan and Wu Chongxun.
I took him to a medical clinic with him.
While Wu Chongxun and Song Shi were still making a fuss, the boss behind them, Li Chongrun, sneaked out of the garden again.
The place we went to this time was a bit far away, so Li Chongrun took his young daughter-in-law, Gongsun Lan, in a small boat as if they were sightseeing, and went to the other side of the river without fear of being recognized.