Chapter 31 Officially Opened

"Brother, I'm fine, it's really fine!" Chen Zairong was weak and powerless, but tried his best to speak steadily.

As long as there is no eye problem, everyone knows that he is in big trouble. Xiao Shangrong suddenly cried and pounded his back with his hands: "Brother Rong, you are like this, it's okay, you're just talking lies."

"Brother Shang Rong, I'm really fine. I'm tired, I'm just tired." Chen Zairong said steadily, but he didn't have the strength.

Chen Wanrong was full of anger. He thought of seeing Chen Zairong beat him up again and again. Seeing this look, he couldn't feel so cruel, he squatted down and asked, "Is it just tired?"

Chen Zairong nodded: "Brother, I'm really tired if I don't lie to you. This fight was so exciting, it wouldn't be enough if I didn't get tired!" He smiled with satisfaction, as if this was the happiest thing in his life.

It was really unreasonable. Chen Wanrong was very angry and patted him on the head. After checking, he had no injuries on his body. He should have been exhausted: "I will settle the score with you when I go back!"

Before Chen Wanrong could speak, Xiao Shangrong squatted down, carried Chen Zairong on his back, and with the help of everyone, he walked down the mountain. After going down the mountain, he found the blue and white porcelain that was eating grass, and put Chen Zairong on the horse's back. Chen Wanrong held the reins and walked back.

When he arrived at the gate, although Chen Zairong had not recovered yet, he was afraid that Chen should be worried, so he still struggled to go downstairs and insisted on going in by himself.

As soon as we entered the yard, we saw a bunch of people surrounding Chen Laoshi and his wife. Wang Zhong pulled Chen Laoshi with a face full of pigs. Zheng Qing and Han Huahua supported Chen Wangshi. If someone hadn't helped him, the two elders would have been unable to stand firmly.

The hired workers found that Chen Wanrong and the others were back, so they quickly gave in. Chen Zairong tried hard to squeeze out a smile: "Dad, mom, I'm back."

Chen Laoshi broke free, shouted "Zairong", and rushed up like crazy. Chen Zairong wanted to comfort his parents, but he didn't expect that Chen Laoshi came over with a clang and made a crisp sound. With a slap, Chen Laoshi still couldn't help but raise his hand again. Xiao Shangrong hurriedly grabbed it: "Uncle, stop hitting."

"Let go! Let your father beat him up, teach him a lesson, and dare to be reckless in the future!" Chen Wanrong was very angry today and did not sympathize with Chen Zairong at all.

Xiao Shangrong was stunned for a moment, let go of his hand, Chen Laoshi slapped Chen Zairong in the face again. Then he hugged Chen Zairong in his arms, burst into tears, and cried. Chen Wang hugged Chen Zairong, and his fists kept pounding Chen Zairong's back: "Zairong, you want to scare your mother to death! You want to scare your mother to death!"

Chen Zairong only wanted to fight Duan Hui and test his newly learned martial arts. Unexpectedly, he made his parents so worried. He felt very sad and knelt down: "Dad, mom, my son is unfilial, which makes you frightened!"

"No matter how glorious you are, get up quickly and rest well. I won't blame you, I won't blame you!" Chen Wangshi's heart was very soft. Seeing that her baby son was so tired, she would not be in the mood to blame him.

Chen Zhen loves infinitely: "No matter how glorious you are, be obedient, don't be so reckless again in the future. Go and rest, Dad will buy ginseng and make up for you."

Zheng Qing pulled Chen Zairong's hand, turned her white wrist, put her slender jade fingers on his wrist veins, and then meditated slightly, and said, "Uncle, no need. Zairong is just over-exhausted and exhausted, so she will be fine for a while."

Unexpectedly, she knew the magic of the Yellow Emperor. Chen Wang hurriedly thanked: "Thank you, Miss Zheng! Shang Rong, come and help Zai Rong."

Before Xiao Shangrong could support Chen Zairong, Chen Wanrong had already grabbed Chen Zairong and said, "Do you want to be tired? I'll let you get tired for a while, follow me, I have something to ask you." Walking in my head, I went straight to my room, pushed the door open, and went straight in. Chen Zairong followed behind, closed the door after entering the room.

Look at Chen Wanrong's appearance, he is very angry. Chen Husband and his wife began to worry about Chen Zairong again, afraid that Chen Wanrong would beat him up. Zheng Qing hurriedly advised: "Uncle, aunt, you don't have to worry, Brother Chen is just asking questions."

Is it necessary to avoid everyone when asking questions? Chen Wangshi didn't believe it. Zheng Qing winked at Wang Zhongze, and Han Huahua helped Chen Wangshi and forced him away. Wang Zhongze asked Xiao Shangrong to help and drag Chen Laoshi away.

Chen Wanrong sat on the chair, staring at Chen Zairong, without saying a word. Chen Zairong felt so embarrassed that he was embarrassed: "Brother, what do you have to say?"

"Tell me!" Chen Wanrong was very angry.

Chen Zairong thought for a while: "Brother, it's really nothing, I just had a fight."

"Where did you usually have your intelligence?" Chen Wanrong scolded: "We moved here just yesterday. He came to the door early this morning. How many people are there in the world with such great skills? You are so good, you say it as easy as drinking cold water."

Chen Zairong smiled relaxedly: "Brother, Brother Duan is a good person, you don't have to worry that he will be unfavorable to us."

"Do you know what happened to him? Who is this Duan?" Chen Wanrong browed and asked.

Chen Zairong sat down and took a breath and said, "Brother, Brother Duan has arrived the day before yesterday. The reason why he didn't come forward is because he was afraid that we would mislead our move. We are busy moving these days, so he came to me before he could finish moving."

"You believe his nonsense, too?" Chen Wanrong didn't believe it: "If he was a good person, how could he secretly find out about our details? If there are any problems, you can go to the government to investigate. We are innocent farmers for generations, and have never done any bad things, so we are not afraid of investigating them."

Chen Zairong defended Duan Hui: "Brother, what you said makes sense, but some things can only be carried out in secret and cannot be known to more people. Brother, you can't tell others what I say to you, otherwise there will be big trouble."

"It's a big deal, it's troublesome enough!" It was rare that a dirty word popped out of Chen Wanrong's mouth. I couldn't bear it anymore: "You don't know who he is, you still say good things for him."

Chen Zairong was not anxious when facing the question: "Brother, do you still remember who we gave the last three soaps in Chang'an?"

The kind old man Chen Wanrong was deeply impressed: "I gave it to an elder."

"Brother, do you think this elder is a bad person?" Chen Zairong asked back.

From the bottom of my heart, Chen Wanrong believed that the elder was a good person, but the superiors often only talked about interests and did things without regard for their affection. It was difficult to determine whether he was a good person: "That's hard to say."

"Brother, I understand your concerns. You can rest assured that everyone in the world can be a bad person, but he is not a bad person." Chen Zairong was very confident: "The reason why Brother Duan wanted to lead me away is that some words are inconvenient to others to know, and the other is that he wants to fight me well. It is not pleasant to have you beside him."

He was exhausted, and this fight must be very exciting. Chen Wanrong asked, "Who won?"

"Brother, winning or losing is not important. What is important is that I have learned a lot of martial arts. Brother, the most effective defense and the most effective offense you taught me are really useful. I didn't understand it deeply before. Since I saw Gongsun Jianwu's perfect sword intent, I suddenly understood it and thought of many new moves. Brother Duan praised it." Chen Zairong's eyebrows were flying and excited again.

Looking at his excitement, Chen Wanrong really wanted to pour a basin of cold water on him to cool him down and snorted.

Chen Zairong then realized it and hurriedly said, "Brother, this matter is very important, I can't say it. Haven't you always wanted to know who my master is? I can tell you that my master's surname is Sima..."

After asking his master several times, he was unwilling to say it. Unexpectedly, he took the initiative to say it. Chen Wanrong really couldn't imagine it and said angrily: "Forget it, forget it, I'm not in the mood to care about your messy things. Go and admit it to your parents. They were worried about you for a long time, and see how you ended up." He stood up and opened the door and left.

"Brother, what I said is true, you will understand in the future." Chen Zairong followed him out of the house and went to find Chen Laoshi and his wife.

Meeting such a younger brother is both painful and hated. Chen Wanrong shook his head helplessly.

Although there are many confusing things about this matter, Chen Zairong was unwilling to say it, and Chen Wanrong had no choice but to come to an end and start making soap with the hired workers.

Filter the oil, put it in the kettle, then add well water and heat it. When the temperature is almost the same, add alkali solution for saponification. When it reaches a closed state, add salt for salting. After the salting is complete, transfer the soap base to another kettle for alkali washing. After the alkali washing is complete, transfer it to the next kettle for water washing.

After washing it, put it in a kettle with spices to enhance the flavor. Not only does the spices that Zheng Qing match are more pure than those that Chen Wanrong match, there is another advantage, that is, it doesn’t take too much time to use.

After the fragrance is processed, press the mold, cut it into pieces, and then package it.

These processes are the same as before, except that there are too many people and the efficiency is high. The only difference is that Chen Wanrong did not throw away the saponified by-product glycerol this time, but collected it.

Now it is mass-produced, and there is a lot of glycerin. It is a pity to throw it away. It will definitely be refined in the future. Chen Wanrong asked Xiao Shangrong and others to heat the saponified wastewater to concentrate, leaving only a very small amount of water and then transfer it to a clean clay tank for storage.

The use of oil to produce soap was a very magical thing in the eyes of the ancients. Zheng Qing and the employees were surprised at first, but after seeing it too much, they accepted it and did not think it was surprising.

It was very peaceful for three consecutive days. Chen Wanrong brought people to make soap every day and made six or seven hundred yuan.

That night, Huang Boming and Qi Xianming visited together. Chen Wanrong was familiar with them, so he naturally welcomed them warmly and asked someone to make some good dishes. The three of them had a glass of wine in the house and talked about everything. Huang Qi and the other had two purposes here. One was to congratulate Chen Wanrong, and naturally they should congratulate him when they moved. The other was to tell Chen Wanrong that the Imperial College would recruit a group of good children from various county halls to enrich the four-sected handsome students.

The requirements this year are different from previous years. In previous years, only good literary talent is required. This year, not only good literary talent is good, but also good at poetry and calligraphy, but also skillful in archery and horses and skilled in military arts. Although there are many students in Ningxian County Pavilion, there is only one person who meets this condition, that is Chen Zairong. Therefore, the county Pavilion unanimously agreed that Chen Zairong would take the exam on behalf of Ningxian Academy Pavilion.

How many students who meet this condition are there in the Tang Dynasty? Chen Wanrong felt a little strange. Isn’t this tailor-made for Chen Zairong? Chen Zairong will probably win in this place. He entered four schools, which is from the ninth rank and has fame. Although Chen Wanrong is strange, he is also happy on behalf of Chen Zairong and thanks the county hall for his cultivation.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Huang Boming came up with a good relationship with Chen Wanrong. He said everything, and he believed that the court was reserved for the future. The Tang Dynasty has been in turmoil over the years, and wars on the border continued. Later Turks, Tubo and the Dashi Empire echoed each other, causing the Tang Dynasty to be restless.

The Imperial College now recruits good families with such conditions, and there is no appropriate explanation except for this reason, so Chen Wanrong felt relieved.

After eating and drinking, Chen Wanrong sent the two away and told Chen Laoshi and his wife that the good news were known. The two elders were so happy that Chen Laoshi couldn't help but touch his hot face and a long list of the words "good".

Relatively speaking, Chen Zairong's reaction was very plain. "Although the Imperial College is good, the four schools are shortcuts for good children to gain fame, but I am more willing to fight against the Turks in the desert."

Chen Wanrong knew that he had a long ambition to serve the country and was determined to roam the depths of the desert, but he did not think deeper. He encouraged him to cherish the opportunity more.

On the morning of the fifth day, Chen Wanrong and his hired workers were busy, and a hearty laughter sounded: "Brother Chen, congratulations, congratulations!"

When Chen Wanrong saw that it was no one else, it was Zheng Jianqiu who was strode. Zheng Qing followed him with a smile.

Zheng Jianqiu not only gave the old house to himself, but also asked Zheng Qing to send someone to help organize it, otherwise he would not have given birth so quickly. Chen Wanrong hurriedly greeted him and said, "I have met the old man. The old man has a deep affection and thanked him here!"

"Brother Chen, I'm exempted, I'm exempted!" Zheng Jianqiu stopped him with a smile: "I'm fine today, come and have a look. I heard Qing'er say that the method of making soap is very magical, and I can't suppress my curiosity."

How could Chen Wanrong refuse his meaning? He led him to look at it. Although Zheng Jianqiu was extremely smart, he was still confused. Apart from knowing that "oil has such a purpose", he had no way of knowing that the chemical reactions were found.

After the visit, Chen Wanrong invited their father and daughter to the guest room to serve tea. The one he still liked Qingcheng Xueya. Chen Wanrong prepared this tea not to flatter him, but thought that he was good to him and this was his old house. Maybe he wouldn't come to see it at any time. It would be better if there was no Qingcheng Xueya.

While drinking tea, Zheng Jianqiu talked to Chen Wanrong: "Brother Chen, I came back this time mainly because I wanted to pick up the goods. I went to Luoyang this time and learned about the situation there. Guess what?"

There was no developed information in the Tang Dynasty, so Chen Wanrong could guess this matter, so he asked: "I'll ask the old man to say it clearly."

"You are here to make soap, but you don't know how famous you are in Chang'an now." Zheng Jianqiu said something that surprised Chen Wanrong.

Looking at Chen Wanrong's disbelief, he explained: "You only sold more than 200 soap in Chang'an. It was these more than 200 soap that attracted people's attention. You sold five guan, but now you have reached this point. Fifty guan, and you can't buy it if you have money. These people were trying to buy it, but they didn't expect that the soap became in short supply, so they sold it to others. You sold it to me. After several times, the price became higher and higher."

It turned out that Chen Wanrong had never expected that he had met a traitor. Zheng Jianqiu continued, "Brother Wu told me something funny. There is a huge merchant in Chang'an who married several small houses and sleeps in flowers and willows every day. He was very proud. Since you sold soap, he has been in trouble. His young people chased him for soap, but they didn't give soap or serve him. Now they can only sleep alone."

This is too exaggerated. If it weren't for Wu Jing's words, Chen Wanrong wouldn't believe that soap is so popular in Chang'an.

Zheng Qing was there and said that this was not good. Zheng Qing touched Zheng Jianqiu lightly. Zheng Jianqiu understood and hurriedly changed the topic: "Shopkeeper Gao and Shopper Ma were smart, and they sent people to promote it in Chang'an while the iron was hot. In the past, these two families were incompatible, but this time they joined forces for soap. It was really unexpected."

As long as there is a common interest and nothing that cannot be united, this is the rule in the business world, and Chen Wanrong is not surprised at all.

"The two Magao and Gao families accept reservations. As far as I know, Gao stores have accepted more than 2,000 reservations. The Ma stores should be less, which is almost the same." Zheng Jianqiu was in a good mood and patted Chen Wanrong's shoulder: "The wind came to Luoyang. Those rich people in Luoyang drove their cars to Chang'an and asked Gao and Magao to provide goods. Brother Chen, if you don't send them soap, they will probably drive them crazy sooner or later. Every day, people who ask for soap will come and come again. This is not a good time."

Speaking of this, the topic changed: "Brother Chen, but I have to give it to me first. When the goods from Luoyang arrive, I will bet that I will definitely buy them all. You have promised me and you have to fulfill your promise!"

What else could Chen Wanrong say? He had to agree, "Okay. Now I have done some, so I can take it first."

"It's refreshing!" Zheng Jianqiu praised the high and reminded: "Brother Chen, you have been doing it for a few days, and there is one more thing you should do."

Chen Wanrong asked for advice: "I would like to ask the old man to say it clearly."

"You are doing it in Ning County, so you must start doing it quietly. You should hold an opening ceremony to invite all the top figures in Ning County to watch the ceremony. First, you can get acquainted, and second, there will be a way to take care of it in the future, right?" Zheng Jianqiu said with great sincerity.

This is an experience. Chen Wanrong did not think about it. He was not familiar with Ning County. Even if he wanted to hold such a ceremony, the top figures in Ning County might not give him face. Chen Wanrong's wealth of only more than a thousand yuan is not enough to be blocked in the eyes of the wealthy families in Ning County. It is a waste of fun to invite them to support him.

Chen Wanrong was very embarrassed: "The old man doesn't know anything. I didn't think about this. It's just that I don't know anyone else in Ning County except you. They don't know who I, Chen Wanrong, are. If I go to invite them, they will definitely not come when I learned that I was from a farmhouse."
Chapter completed!