"Kuaima mixes 2 and a half kilograms of dried flowers in a rouge box and hides them in a rouge box every five days, and the express delivery to Jinling is 400 miles. The difference between this thing and the 600 miles and 800 miles is that you can change people when you arrive at various stations.

Change horses.

No one cares about what we give away, and most people don't know that the things are ours, otherwise Eunuch Xia would not come to me to buy them.

You must ask me directly for it."

Shi Zhongkui's eyes lit up, and he secretly sighed that Xue Baochai was really a good wife. She knew how to use rouge to cover up the fragrance of flowers, and no one would care about a few small boxes.

"Thank you, Miss Bao, for me. It's just that I only have 15 kilograms of supply every month. No matter how much more you have, it's not a matter of money or friendship. So if you're missing 5 kilograms, there won't be any problems on your end, right?"

Xue Pan laughed, "Brother, there are times when I can't understand."

Shi Zhongkui was stunned and saw Xue Pan say, "The less something is, the more precious it is. And if each family has one or half a tael less, the squires in the south will pay more attention to it, and the price will definitely go up."

Only then did Shi Zhongkui realize that as long as the original customers could continue to buy, it would not be a big problem to buy less and more, and the reason was easy to find.

When there is heavy rain on the road, when a caravan encounters robbers, or even when it comes to the best saffron, merchants on the plateau cannot guarantee the quantity themselves. They can only buy the current products through many years of relationships.

Shaking his head with a smile, Shi Zhongkui said, "Although you and I are relatives, I can't let the Xue family suffer. From now on, it will be calculated as 15 taels of silver. I don't care what price you can sell it for."

Xue Pan was not polite this time and nodded directly in agreement.

Then Shi Zhongkui asked, "How much do you plan to quote for the saffron you are responsible for purchasing for the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"

Xue Pan said without any secret, "Thirty two and one two."

Shi Zhongkui looked at Xue Pan in surprise, but saw this guy chuckle, "Brother, I don't know. According to my mother, the things my father bought in the past were always quoted at least double the price.

Otherwise, if you underpay, you may die outside one day."

Shi Zhongkui immediately understood. This was a large group of people who colluded internally and externally to suck the blood of the royal family. Moreover, the price was only a price, and it was hard to tell the actual quantity obtained.

This is why the imperial merchants were forced to have no choice, otherwise they would lose money and be hostile to a large group of eunuchs and other imperial merchants.

Thinking of this, Shi Zhongkui couldn't help but curse in his heart. It seemed that it wasn't the servants of Rong Ning's second house who were vampires, but that the rich and powerful families in the entire society had such a problem.

Maybe 5 kilograms of saffron cost only 1,500 taels of silver, which was considered a conscientious price in the eyes of the eunuchs. Once they plundered it, the Xue family would have no money left.

It's no wonder that the Jia family has such a high tolerance for corruption among their subordinates. In fact, you can't prevent it at all, and the children of the Jia family themselves are the beneficiaries.

Not to mention Jia Lian, Wang Xifeng and his wife, Jia Rong, Jia Qiang, Jia Qin and others, and even his grandfather Jia Dairu who studied and taught in the Jia family are the same.

And to put it bluntly, we are all relatives, so there is no benefit, so why should we be so humble in front of you?

To put it bluntly, as long as someone with some ambition can't offend you, why can't I hide from you?

Shi Zhongkui sighed heavily and said to Xue Pan, "It seems that it is right for me to marry your family. From now on, I will be the master of the house, and Miss Bao will be the master of the house. But there is one thing. I only hope that the family will be peaceful and the rules must be established."

Seeing what Shi Zhongkui said so straightforwardly, Xue Pan laughed and said, "Brother, don't worry, my sister is well-educated and the most wise.

On the contrary, my younger brother is reluctant to let his sister marry into your family."

Shi Zhongkui understood this immediately. In the past, Xue Baochai helped take care of it, and Xue Pan only needed to have fun.

After seeing Xue Pan off happily with 50 kilograms of 6 taels of ordinary peaches and 50 kilograms of fresh grapes, Shi Zhongkui endured the thought of visiting the new house and calmed down, lying on the recliner and thinking about the hospital examination.

Three days passed by in a flash. Before 3 o'clock in the morning that day, I took Shun'er and several servants of the Yu family to the Gongyuan of Shuntian Prefecture, which was outside the Gongyuan of the Ministry of Rites.

I thought I had arrived early, but I didn't expect that the surrounding area of ​​Gongyuan was already brightly lit and crowded.

There are fewer students from the north than from the south, but the number of people taking the exam from around Gyeonggi is no less than from Jinling. The reason is simple: studying is very expensive.

There are definitely no fewer wealthy families in Gyeonggi than in the south, and there are certainly many scholars.

The Four Treasures of the Study given by Xue Baochai were actually just metaphorical. They could not be brought to the Gongyuan Courtyard. After undergoing an examination that was obviously insulting, they had to take off their clothes.

Shi Zhongkui followed the Gongyuan officer to his cell. The first thing he did was to check if there were any problems in the cell.

Not even a scrap of paper, not even a word on the table.

Then he took off his robe and fell asleep.

The examiners and invigilators who came over specifically to take a look were not surprised but happy when they saw what he did.

This is something an old-timer specifically mentioned, and it shows that your mental quality is also very good.

Three days passed by in a flash, and Shi Zhongkui walked out of the tribute courtyard filled with joy, even a little too excited.

Fortunately for Shi Wen and Bagu, the shortcut is to keep doing the questions. According to Yu Honggao, he will have no problem even taking the exam.

But what surprised Shi Zhongkui was that this year there was a question about "Encouragement to Study", and he copied the song "Tomorrow's Song" without even thinking about it.

Tomorrow comes after tomorrow, there are so many tomorrows. If I live waiting for tomorrow, everything will be wasted.

Unable to pass this, Shi Zhongkui stood upside down and ascended, and stopped playing.

As for the original author, he was originally the number one scholar during the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty. Unfortunately, this is the Zhou Dynasty. Anyway, Shi Zhongkui could not find any information about the original author, and it is impossible for a number one scholar to have no records.

"Boqian, how did you do on the exam? How did you do on the exam?"

Seeing Yu Tongfu's anxious expression, there were also Xue Pan, Jia Lian, Uncle Fu, Shun'er who were traveling with him, and even Jia Quan who was hiding aside, cowering.

Shi Zhongkui smiled slightly, nodded, and said, "Before the list comes out, it's better not to say too much, so as not to become the butt of laughter for a while."

When the students around him heard what he said, some nodded, and some thought he had failed in the exam. While they felt happy, they no longer had jealousy and other bad thoughts.

"Let's go, let's go home." Yu Tongfu pulled him and walked out. But what surprised Shi Zhongkui was that this time it was not the way back to his previous home.

Three days later, in a large courtyard with three entrances in the west of the capital, old man Shi Zhongkui was drinking tea comfortably and looking at a copybook, while Xue Pan beside him was spinning around like an ant on a hot pot.

It seemed that it was not Shi Zhongkui who was taking the scholar examination, but him.

It would be no exaggeration to say that this new house has pavilions, terraces, pavilions, and is quiet and elegant. Fortunately, it has overhanging eaves, a rockery that is not too high, and a waterside pavilion that is just a lotus pond.

The carved beams are only decorated with carvings of elk, bats, longevity stars and other blessings.

While you can live comfortably, you don't have to worry about problems.
Chapter completed!