Chapter 80 Zhang Heng and Zhang Shun

"Brother, are you going to Beijing?"

In the courtyard where plum blossoms fall, standing side by side with Xue Zhu is a woman with graceful temperament and peerless beauty.

"I can't hide it from my sister, but my brother really plans to go to Beijing."

Xue Biao looked at this younger sister who was much younger than him, and reluctantly told the truth.

He knew very well that his sister was a talented man and much smarter than him.

"Eldest brother, did you meet a noble person in the capital this time?" Xue Baoqin asked tentatively.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why Xue Biao, who has always been steady and reserved, would leave Jinling at the expense of selling off his family property.

Hearing the word "noble", Xue Biao's face showed a trace of excitement that was difficult to conceal.

"To be honest with my sister, my brother did make a friend of a noble person in the capital this time!"

Thinking of the pie that Lin Chen had drawn for him, Xue Biao could not wait to fly to the capital immediately.

Seeing his brother like this, Xue Baoqin felt a trace of worry in his quiet, round eyes.

She was worried that her brother had been deceived.

After all, from a certain perspective, Aunt Xue is still the nominal mistress of the Xue family.

Xue Biao also had to respectfully call the other party aunt.

This move is tantamount to telling Aunt Xue that he, Xue Biao, intends to break away from the family of Xue.

Although family separation is very common in large families, if the family is divided without the consent of the head of the family and the mother-in-law, people will eventually gossip about it.

"Sister, you are worrying too much." Seeing the worried look on Xue Baoqin's eyebrows, Xue Biao chuckled and carefully took out a small bag from his sleeve pocket. "Sister, do you know what this is?"

Hearing this, Xue Baoqin couldn't help but look at it curiously.

I saw two pieces of pure white crystals exposed inside this bag. They were as crystal clear as white snow in spring. It was really beautiful.

"Is this... icing?!" A look of surprise flashed across Xue Baoqin's pretty face.

The so-called frosting.

It is a sporadic product of boiling sucrose.

As its name suggests, icing sugar, as white as frost and snow, is extremely rare.

Because of this, icing sugar was only occasionally produced in the sugar-producing areas of Jiaodong, and was still offered to the royal family.

Ordinary people want to buy this icing, they have to come up with the equivalent of gold, and there is no market for it if it is still cheap!

Why can my eldest brother come up with so much frosting?

Xue Baoqin smiled when he saw that his sister was very shocked. Xue Baoqin's look also reminded him of his own appearance when he saw the frosting that day.

"Sister, try this again."

Hearing this, Xue Baoqin tapped the white crystal with her tender fingers and licked it.

"Bah, this is salt?!"

Xue Baoqin was scolded by her brother and couldn't help but scolded her, feeling a little unhappy.

"Yes, this is salt and icing sugar!"

When Xue Biao mentioned this, a look of joy appeared on his face.

"The noble man said frankly that he has a method for making large quantities of this refined salt and icing sugar, and he is willing to give the method to my brother for sale!"

"Really?!" Xue Baoqin was also shocked by these words.

Not to mention the refined salt, this icing alone is a good product sought after by countless wealthy businessmen and families.

Coupled with its status as a royal tribute, it can easily be sold at a high price.

On the other hand, my eldest brother earns some hard-earned money by running business all over the country every year.

And the business of selling icing sugar is enough for Xue Tan to make a lot of money!

"Can the noble person really make the decision in this business?"

The conditions were so good that Xue Baoqin couldn't help but worry about gains and losses.

"Sister, I don't know, but that's the person standing behind him!" Xue Biao pointed to the sky cautiously.

Xue Baoqin suddenly understood.

His Majesty the Emperor? !

What kind of noble person did my brother meet in the capital?

certainly.

Xue Biao may not know that the so-called Li Zhao platform is just a banner he casually raised.

but.

From a certain perspective, he, Lin Chen, was indeed a member of the emperor Li Zhao.

In other words, Xue Biao had the emperor's back.

"So, does that noble man want my brother to recruit sailors to the capital?"

Xue Baoqin was so smart that he immediately figured out the purpose of his brother's behavior during this period.

"Exactly!" Xue Biao smiled.

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Bustling downtown area.

All Xue Biao's cronies were beating gongs and drums and recruiting sailors everywhere.

"Hey, you said, I will follow you to work in the capital, and the settlement fee will be thirty taels, and then there will be two taels of silver and two feet of cloth per month?"

Two big men with bare chests and only short shirts to cover their bodies squeezed through the crowd and walked up to the boy who was recruiting sailors.

Oops!

The boy looked at the two men in front of him.

One of them is covered in white, and the other has slender limbs and dark skin, and his hands and feet look brisk at first glance.

"Can you two strong men know the nature of water?" Seeing that the two men were willing to take action, the young man couldn't help but swallowed his saliva and asked.

"Haha!" The two people couldn't help laughing when they heard the boy asking.

"If we were in Jiangzhou, who would know the names of our two brothers?"

The big white man half boasted and half boasted: "A certain family can swim dozens of miles in the water and submerge in the water for three days without any trouble!"

"The two brothers grew up by the water. How come they don't know the nature of water?" Another dark-skinned man also sneered.

"In this case, if the two brave men tell you their names, you can take away the thirty taels of housing allowance!"

The boy had followed Xue Biao all over the place and had seen a lot of things, so he still had some perspective.

"oh?!"

Sure enough, when the two brothers heard this, they couldn't help but glance at the young man.

Even his servants are so eloquent, so the head of the family must be a powerful person.

"Aren't you afraid that my two brothers will take the money and not return it?"

But I didn't think so.

Xue Ke suddenly came from behind them and said loudly: "From the looks of the two heroes, I think you must have encountered difficulties. I will give you sixty taels of silver as a favor."

Xue Ke's family is big and prosperous, and he really doesn't need these sixty taels of silver.

The two men heard this and their expressions became more serious.

"I am Zhang Heng, and this is my brother Zhang Shun. Now my brothers and I have encountered some difficulties. I wonder if the master is willing to lend us another three hundred taels of silver?"

Oh?

Xue Ke was interested when he heard this, and waved his hand to signal the servant to take the money.

Xue Ke took the three hundred taels of silver and put it directly in Zhang Heng's hand.

"Go, don't say borrowing, this money is my gift to the two heroes."

"Hehe."

Zhang Heng laughed twice when he heard this, and he turned around and took his brother away.

The servant was dumbfounded and said quickly:

"No... Boss, we haven't told those two when we will leave!"

"No need."

Xue Ke waved his hand and left.

He saw that the two brothers were not ordinary people. They dared to ask for three hundred taels of silver. They must have the confidence.

Since that was the case, Xue Ke was willing to ask for a favor from them.

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