Bai Yuegang of Prince Ning's Mansion

Ruixue took two mouthfuls of food: "When will you come? I want to take some time to go back to the city in the afternoon. There are some things that need to be clarified before we can arrange the next plan."

Rong Niang looked at the engraving placed under the window.

"It is said that it will arrive after noon, so it should be almost there."

Rui Xue nodded and speeded up her meal: "Then let's hurry up."

As soon as the words were finished, Xiaotao entered the room and said that someone from outside had brought something.

It was too late to drink the soup, so the two put down the bowls and chopsticks and went forward.

There were several large carts parked in the courtyard, all of which were fully packed and tightly wrapped with very thick linoleum.

Several grooms escorting the carts squatted by the corner to rest, and a younger man was talking to Old Qian.

Seeing Ruixue and Rongniang coming, she quickly turned her back and tidied up her appearance before going forward to greet Ruixue Rongniang.

His demeanor is very polite and refined, which doesn't match his old clothes that have been washed to white.

After being introduced by Lao Qian, Ruixue found out that this person was also a partner who had provided goods for Zhuangzi before.

A private workshop in Qinglongkou specializing in papermaking and printing.

Before the wharf was built in Qinglongkou, this workshop surnamed Chu was there.

It has been in operation for about three to five generations. Later, a wharf was built in Qinglongkou, and part of the Chu family's territory was invaded.

However, the operation was not affected. Instead, it was booming for a while because of the convenient conditions of the port.

Later, Dalan cut off communication with Bishui, and the pier was abandoned.

For more than ten years, the Chu family's business can only be regarded as barely sustaining.

Hearing that Dalan was going to resume business with Bishui, he thought that he finally saw hope that the Chu family might be able to recover from the dead.

But in those difficult years, in order to keep the name of the Chu family, they sold a lot of ancestral property one after another.

Now except for the relatives of the main family who are still running the business, the relatives of the side branches have already moved away from Qinglongkou.

When the decree was issued years ago to rebuild the ferry terminal, there were constant attempts to buy some of the Chu family's only ancestral property.

He was polite before, but after he refused a few times, dubious people often came to harass him.

Not to mention doing business, even the normal life of the family cannot be guaranteed.

It happened that his wife was about to give birth, and once she was frightened, she fell ill.

I feel bad, and it doesn't get better after raising it for a while. Boss Chu doesn't want his family to have any more mistakes.

As a last resort, he sold all the remaining ancestral property in his hands, which was of course much cheaper than at the beginning.

But even so, when his wife was giving birth, she couldn't hold on because she was too weak.

Because the child was too thin, he died before the full moon.

It can be said that Boss Chu lost his wife and lost his army, and he couldn't keep anything.

Not to mention the separation of the family, the ancestral property in his hand is completely gone.

Not to mention a comeback, how to survive has become a problem.

The silver money obtained from buying the land was used as severance pay for the workshop workers.

Prepare to be alone and travel around.

Most of the paper books sent today are packed inventory.

Lao Qian probably wanted to help him, so he agreed to accept these things.

It just happened that Rongniang needed it, so today's exchange happened.

According to Boss Chu's introduction, these large car papers are all high-quality paper.

There are calligraphy and painting artists, and the original prices are different, but he has cleared his inventory.

There is no subdivision, and all are sold to Rong Niang at the price of the lowest quality paper.

There are also two carts of books, which were also kept by the Chu family when they were running the printing business, and they were only given as gifts.

Although Rongniang was happy, she was also a little worried.

It's cheap enough, but it's a pity that she doesn't need so much. It's not a problem to sell it all. The problem is where to put it, and how to get it to the north.

Ruixue pulled Niang Rong over and said in a low voice, "This thing won't break, so let's put it in my place first. I can also soak it up, and I don't need to buy paper anymore."

Rong Niang readily agreed, paid the silver and unloaded the car.

When Boss Chu got the money, a little smile appeared on his face.

After paying the fare, we had to say goodbye and leave.

His relatives outside Zhuangzi are still waiting for him.

Ruixue felt that Boss Chu was a talented person, and it was a pity that the craftsmanship passed down through generations was ruined like this.

I want to keep him and see if there is any possibility of cooperation in the future.

Rong Niang was counting the goods at the warehouse, and Ruixue took the old money and whispered.

"Uncle Qian, is it possible that we invite Boss Chu to open a paper-making and printing workshop? I remember we bought a piece of land at the ferry, and there is still a vacant lot."

Old Qian winked at Ruixue, showing shrewdness.

"If it's not about Miss being smart, we've thought about it a long time ago, otherwise I wouldn't have specifically told Miss Rong to drag you to see him today."

Rui Xue frowned: "Didn't you just say that Boss Chu wants to travel alone?"

Old Qian lowered his voice: "You don't know that..."

It turned out that the boss Chu had two brothers, one was in charge of the secret recipe of papermaking, and the other was in charge of the printing process.

Boss Chu is the eldest son in the family and is responsible for the operation of the workshop, so he is not proficient in technical matters.

Lao Qian also found them a house in the city through his contacts.

The money from selling paper today is enough to pay the deposit for the house. If they want to live a stable life, they must come out to find a living.

It should be much easier to talk about cooperation by then.

This time, agreeing to take over the backlog of inventory in the hands of Boss Chu really helped them a lot. This kind of favor is very important.

While talking about the affairs of Boss Chu's house, Lao Qian taught Ruixue some tricks and tricks in the business world.

The two were talking vigorously when Gu Lian hurried over.

Glancing at Rong Niang who was ordering goods in front of the warehouse, she said to Ruixue.

"Master Ryan is here."

When Rui Xue heard this, she regained her spirits: "Okay, save me from running around the city to find him."

Lifting the hem of the skirt, she wanted to ask Rui'an for clarification, but seeing that Gu Lian hadn't followed, she turned her head and said.

"What's the matter, is there someone else?"

Gu Lian nodded: "Master Siyuan is following, it doesn't look very good."

Ruixue glanced at Rongniang, and always felt that it was cruel for him to hide this matter from Siyuan.

But now is not the time to tell him the truth of the matter.

Instruct Gu Lian, tell Rong Niang, and then walk forward.

Xiao Xing was reliable, and arranged the two young masters in another courtyard.

When Ruixue opened the door and entered the room, the two teenagers were like old people who had settled down, they didn't look like teenagers at all.

Sitting there with a heavy heart and drinking tea.

Siyuan's originally fleshy face was so thin that it had edges and corners.

Seeing Ruixue coming in, she lost the intimacy and activity she used to have, she got up and saluted in a rigid manner, without any energy.

Ruixue stepped forward and took Siyuan's hand.

"You should come out for a walk more often. My sister will take you to the racecourse later to have fun."