Chapter 281
Qujiang.
Poolside pavilion.
Cui Zhiti, the deputy director of the Duzhi, sat in a quiet place in the pavilion. He closed his eyes slightly and was waiting for a guest. But this guest was too rude. The appointment time had passed almost an hour, but it had not arrived yet.
He tried hard to suppress the anger in his heart.
The footsteps came, and a long voice sounded, "Alang, Li Sanlang is here."
Cui Zhiti opened his eyes and saw Li Xiao floating in a thin shirt, holding a fan in his hand and swaying in.
"Oh, I encountered something temporarily and wasted some time. I hope Mr. Cui will forgive me!"
Cui Zhiti was even more dissatisfied when he saw his smile on his face. His eyes were attracted by the fan in Li Xiao's hand. It was actually the fan that could be folded. The semi-circular fan opened, and there was a picture of a lady on it, and there was also a poem.
It seems to be a painting made by Yan Liben, the words written by Chu Suiliang, and the poems by Luo Binwang.
"My dear nephew's fan is quite unique!"
Cui Xiaoti changed the subject and asked as he looked at Li Xiao's folding fan.
Folding fans were available in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. They were first called waist fans and later also called folding fans. Although there were foldable fans, they did not have the method of painting and writing poems on them.
Moreover, in terms of shape, Li Xiao's folding fan is obviously better, especially after adding poetry and painting, it is even more amazing, not to mention that Yan Liben, the painting on it, is the world's number one painting master, and Chu Suiliang, who wrote the inscription, is also a famous calligrapher today. Even Luo Binwang, the author of the poem, is also a young talented man who is now famous in Chang'an.
"It's just a folding fan, not worth mentioning." Li Xiao said with a smile.
"Your folding fan is quite unique, especially the poems and calligraphy on it are all unique. I didn't expect that Sanlang, Yan, Chu, and that young talented man would have such a friendship."
"Well, there are some contacts. In fact, if Mr. Cui wants this folding fan, I will give you one. I have thousands of fans like this."
Cui Zhiti smiled and said, "Sanlang is joking, tens of thousands of times? No matter how good your relationship with Mr. Chu and Mr. Yan and others is, they will draw you day and night, how many more times can they draw for you in a day?"
"I don't know what Cui Yuanwai has. This is enough to have one hand, and there are tens of millions of hand. I believe that Cui Yuanwai also knows that I have printing techniques. If you use printing techniques, then I can make millions of fans and then find a craftsman to make some folding fan bones and paste them."
Cui Zhiti had seen Li Xiaoyin's bonds, but the bonds were even more complex and exquisite. He believed that Li Xiao had the ability to print the folding fan.
"Sanlang, I'm asking you to come here today because of the letter you gave me that day." Cui Zhiti was straight to the point and was no longer arbitrary.
"Official Cui has considered my proposal, what is the result?"
Li Xiao threw away the folding fan with a snap, and fanned the air with a smile.
"Sanlang, you injured my family manager that day, and you have no idea."
"I am a country man, I can't understand the arrogant look of your manager, so I beat him up. Why? Mr. Cui is going to ask me for an explanation?"
Li Xiao's shameless attitude made Cui Zhiti very angry, but then he thought that there was nothing to talk about with such a person, so it was more important to talk about serious matters.
"Forget it, he despised Saburo for the first time. It would be better for Saburo to discipline him for me. Let's talk about the serious matters. If you buy your printing technology for 10,000 yuan, it will be expensive."
Li Xiao looked indifferent, "Since Mr. Cui thinks it is expensive, then forget it. Anyway, it is not only the Cui family who is interested in this in Chang'an City, and even the Cui family in Chang'an is not only the Cui family. I'll just ask other families, but this opportunity is only once. If you miss it, don't regret it."
This attitude made Cui Zhiti want to hit someone very much.
This guy is fearless.
"Ten thousand coins are not a small number, and no one can take out ten thousand coins at any time."
Li Xiaohehe.
"Cui Junwai, printing is absolutely worth ten thousand yuan. But trading must be convenient for each person. I didn't ask for ten thousand yuan of cash, and it was not realistic to ask Cui Junwai to take out ten thousand yuan of copper coins. Even if it was ten thousand yuan of silk, it was not easy. You could give money and silk, even gold, silver, fields, shops, etc., which can be traded. Anyway, they are all valuable things, Cui Junwai said right."
Cui Zhiti nodded.
"It's okay to pay for money, gold and silver, and land shops, but I have to give me some time to raise it."
Li Xiao wanted to laugh when he saw Cui Zhiti's destiny.
If Lao Cui dares to insult him, then he will dare to play Lao Cui.
Originally, I just wanted to tease Lao Cui, but now that Lao Cui cooperates so well, it would be unwilling to end the game like this.
Li Xiao shook his head.
"The printing technology is well known to Chang'an now. I don't know how many people are trying to make up his mind. I can't keep it in my hands for too long. Mr. Cui was the first to talk to me, so I'll give you a face, but you have to hurry up. Today, if Mr. Cui gets all the money to me, then I will give you this technology, otherwise I will sell it to someone else."
Cui Zhiti stared at Li Xiao and said for a long time, "Yes."
"When will the deal be completed?" he asked.
"Wait, Mr. Cui, have you not read the full letter? My printing technique is not only as simple as selling 10,000 guan, but there is still an additional condition. In addition to 10,000 guan, I also want Cui Erniang!"
"Impossible, my second mother is the legitimate daughter of my Cui family, how can I be your concubine!"
"I'm my mother. If I have a son for my Li family in the future, I will have the chance to be enthroned by the imperial decree." Li Xiao said with a smile.
"impossible!"
"Since that's the case, then the transaction will be cancelled, say goodbye!" Li Xiao turned against him in an instant, got up and was about to leave.
Cui Zhiti sat there and saw Li Xiao walking out with a fan, his face was gloomy.
When Li Xiao was almost out of sight, he finally couldn't help but scream, "Wait a minute!"
Li Xiao continued to walk forward without looking back, "Official Cui has decided to call me some more!"
"I promise you!" Cui Zhiti gritted his teeth and shouted.
Li Xiao finally turned around with a smile.
"Son-in-law pays homage to my father-in-law!" Li Xiao bowed to Cui Zhiti with a loud voice.
Cui Zhiti was so angry that he wanted to beat someone, but he held back and said, "I promised my second mother to marry you, but my Cui family can't get careless. I have to prepare my dowry, and I also have to ask someone to choose a good day."
"Yes, yes." Li Xiao said with a smile, "Of course it should be. Why not write a contract now. I will give the printing technology to the Cui family. The Cui family will pay me 10,000 yuan. In addition, you will give me a second mother's contract!
If Cui Zhiti doesn't speak, it is impossible to marry a daughter, it is just a delaying strategy.
But Li Xiao was the master who did not see the rabbit and did not show the eagle. He took out a booklet from his arms, "This is printing technology, and the detailed methods are all on it. If the contract is completed and I get the money, then the booklet and my workshop will all belong to the Cui family."
Li Xiao did not mention seeking someone to testify, and Cui Zhiti also had a ghost in his heart, so he did not mention seeking someone to testify.
"I have a gold and silver shop in the west city. I have already put ten thousand coins of money, silk and land deeds there."
Li Xiao smiled and said, "Then let's make a contract now?"
Cui Zhiti hesitated, but Li Xiao had already said, "It seems that Mr. Cui is still hesitant, so let's forget about this business. I am a business person and never force others to do it."
"Wait."
Cui Zhiti made up his mind and said, "Sign!"
At that moment, Cui Zhiti summoned his followers and took out paper, ink, pen and inkstone. One was a contract for printing, and the other was a contract promised by his daughter Cui Erniang to Li Xiao. Because she was a concubine, she did not establish a marriage letter but a contract.
When Cui Zhiti wrote the marriage contract, he specially kept a backup plan. He only wrote about Cui Zhiti's two daughters, but did not write about the name of his legitimate daughter Cui Yingluo.
"My father-in-law should write the second wife's name on it." Li Xiao reminded.
Cui Zhiti paused for a moment, and then rewritten another copy. This time, the two daughters of Cui Zhiti in Xuzhou wrote the word "Mono Nu" behind them.
"So the second lady's nickname is Yuenu!" Li Xiao said with a smile.
Cui Zhiti nodded and continued to write.
In fact, this Cui Yuenu is not the second wife Cui mentioned by Li Xiao. The real second wife Cui is Cui Yingluo. This Cui Yuenu is actually the maid girl who Cui Zhiti had planned to sell marriage to Li Xiao before.
This time, Yuenu was not recognized as his daughter by Cui Zhiti in the Cui family, but if Yuenu was ranked by Cui family women, he was indeed ranked second. It was just because he had never recognized this daughter, so the mansion only called Cui Yingluo, who was originally ranked third, Cui Erniang.
Now Cui Zhiti is planning to move flowers and trees, and ask Cui Yuenu to represent Cui Yingluo. As long as the printing technology is obtained, Li Xiao will not be afraid even if he takes the marriage contract to sue him.
Cui Erniang Yuenu's five words can make Li Xiao eat yellow lotus at that time, and he will be indescribable.
Cui Zhiti just wanted to get the printing technology immediately to avoid having too many dreams at night, so he was eager to complete the transaction quickly.
The two contracts were written, each in duplicate, both signed and left one.
"Go and see my workshop first!" Li Xiao said with a smile. He went to the gold and silver shop without mentioning it.
Cui Zhiti really thought that Li Xiao was a sincere deal, so he rode his horse with Li Xiao to the printing workshop outside the west city of Chang'an. Under Li Xiao's leadership, Cui Zhiti personally verified the printing workshop.
"This workshop, along with the craftsmen in it, will be the father-in-law from now on. However, all the craftsmen here are hired, not slaves, and the father-in-law will be paid as much as possible in the future."
Whenever Li Xiao called him father-in-law, Cui Zhiti couldn't help but twitch the corners of his eyes.
After a brief introduction, Li Xiao handed over the workshop to Cui Zhiti. Then the two rushed to the West Market without stopping.
The Gold and Silver Shop in Cuijiaxi City is a store specializing in the creation and sale of gold, silver and jewelry, as well as the exchange of gold, silver and copper coins, and even a loan business. The shop is not big, but it also has a lot of investments a year.
At this time, the shop had prepared a contract worth ten thousand coins of gold, silver, copper coins, silk, as well as several contracts for farms and several shops.
"Thank you, my father-in-law."
Li Xiao accepted it with a smile, and then handed the booklet to Cui Zhiti.
"Acong, Aguan, you two bring people to put all the gold, silver, money and silk into the car and send them back to the mansion." Li Xiao put a few contracts in his arms, and asked Zhang Cong Liuguan to bring the hard goods in the shop to the carriage with his followers. Although this shop also belongs to Li Xiao, such a large amount of money cannot be kept here.
After Cui Zhiti confirmed the booklet, he hurriedly said goodbye.
"My father-in-law, please choose a good day as soon as possible. Please inform me immediately, so I can come to the door to deliver the wedding gift!"
Cui Zhiti left without looking back.
Chapter completed!