allendalepharm Chapter 139 2
Chapter 139 2
Princess Lingshuang of the Duke of Anguo's mansion in the capital has been engaged, and her mother, Princess Chonghua, is busy preparing a dowry for the princess. How noble is the princess? She must have received many treasures on weekdays, but the big items in the dowry must be made of good wood.
Like Huanghuali, Phoebe nanmu, and rosewood, they are all precious woods. And now ebony, with a long history, is even more precious among precious woods.
If it was really as Jiang Youzhen said, the wood was that big, and it would be absolutely priceless if it was made into a large piece. Thinking of his future, he couldn't help but feel excited.
He has stayed in Tongzhou Prefecture long enough. Whether he can return to the capital depends on what Jiang Youzhen has in his hands.
"I hope she won't let me down!" Zhang Shouan tapped his palms. Shopkeeper Tong standing by was also genuinely worried about his boss.
What future does it have to stay in the capital? If I can return to the capital, the future of the Dong family will not be a problem at all.
"Here he comes! Boss, shopkeeper, Young Master Jiang is just outside the door." A hurried voice came from outside the door. When Zhang Shouan and Shopkeeper Tong heard it, they quickly went out to greet him.
"It's actually this big, it's definitely ebony!"
Zhang Shouan walked around the tree stump and pried off some bark with a dagger. When he saw the material inside, he was overjoyed.
He really couldn't imagine how many big pieces could be made with so much material. Even some scattered scraps of material could be ground into beads.
Because Jiang Youzhen did not clean the sludge on the surface and the storage space was kept as it was, the smell outside the tree stump was indeed unpleasant. However, this was also the reason why it would not attract other people's attention.
"Boss, take a closer look. This ebony tree will bring you much more surprises than this." Just when Zhang Shouan was thinking about how much silver to give, Jiang Youzhen suddenly said.
"Hmm? Could there be another secret in it?" Upon hearing this, Zhang Shouan quickly inserted the dagger in and pried it out a little deeper.
Jiang Youzhen felt a little distressed when he saw it. Such a piece of stone could be polished into several beads.
"This? This is actually golden nanmu." Zhang Shouan exclaimed. He really didn't expect that the material inside was even more precious.
The ebony of Phoebe nanmu is truly worth seeing. Although ebony is extremely rare, it is not something he has never seen before. When he was in the capital before, he had seen Ma Liu, but it was already one in ten thousand.
"How precious is this?" Zhang Shouan didn't expect the surprise to come so suddenly. He was so excited that he was at a loss.
If this precious material was sent as a dowry, it would be completely worthy of Princess Lingshuang's status.
Phoebe nanmu is the wood most commonly used by the royal family, and the current emperor dotes on his granddaughter, Princess Lingshuang. However, even if she is extremely pampered, it is not certain that such precious material can be found as a dowry for the princess.
"This, this, this?" Zhang Shouan began to speak incoherently. He had already imagined his grandfather praising him highly. When he returned to the capital, he would take back everything that belonged to him.
"Are you selling them all?" Zhang Shouan asked, pointing at the tree stump.
Jiang Youzhen looked at the other person's shaking hands curiously, frowning. How could the owner of Baohuazhai be so ignorant of the world?
"Sell it! Otherwise, why would I bother carrying it here?" Jiang Youzhen said with a smile.
"How much...more?" If the tree stump wasn't covered in mud, Zhang Shouan would have wanted to hug the tree stump and give it a few kisses.
Jiang Youzhen pondered for a while. Seeing how excited this person was, it would be a shame for him not to accept the offer of ten thousand or eight thousand.
Just when Jiang Youzhen was about to state his price, Zhang Shouan made a gesture.
"This is the highest price. Even though it is made of golden nanmu wood, if it is found by powerful people, you won't be able to sell it for a high price."
Jiang Youzhen saw him making the number eight gesture and wanted to say ten thousand taels, so she frowned.
"Can't we round it up to an integer? This material is hard to come by in a thousand years!"
Seeing Jiang Youzhen's dissatisfied look, Zhang Shouan gritted his teeth and said, "Forget it! I just like it! One hundred thousand taels is one hundred thousand taels! If you go somewhere else, no one will have the family wealth to buy your ebony!"
Jiang Youzhen stumbled and almost fell. She felt dizzy and could not believe it.
"Ten...one hundred thousand taels?" She supported herself on the door with her hands to give her weak body some support.
"Why? Are you still not satisfied? If you go somewhere else, they won't be able to afford the price, unless you sell them separately. But if you sell them separately, many large items can't be made."
Zhang Shouan thought Jiang Youzhen was still not satisfied and was a little greedy. He had to empty his family's coffers and even borrow part of it from the bank for the 100,000 taels of silver.
“No, no, no!” Jiang Youzhen waved his hands repeatedly, “I’m very satisfied. I’ll just consider it as making friends with Zhang Dongjia.”
She said the round number was 10,000 taels, but Zhang Shouan said 100,000 taels. She was so ignorant, she didn't expect that ebony was so precious.
Zhang Shouan then smiled, took out his personal seal, and asked his personal servant to take it out.
"Please wait a moment. The banknote will be delivered soon." Zhang Shouan asked Manager Tong to take Jiang Youzhen to the side hall to serve tea, while he stayed in the yard, staring at Wu Mu and began to laugh.
"Beijing, I, Zhang Shouan, am coming back again." He couldn't help but hum softly. If he hadn't been able to restrain himself, he would have howled to the sky.
I thought I would have to stay in Tongzhou Prefecture for the rest of my life, but I didn't expect that there would be a day when things would take a turn for the better.
Oh, right! After getting the things, you have to write a letter to your best friend as soon as possible, asking him to mediate.
Jiang Youzhen was sitting in the side hall, and she was already feeling uneasy. If it was 10,000 taels, she wouldn't be so worried, after all, this amount of money was not a huge sum for Zhang Shouan, but now it was 100,000 taels!
If the other party cheats and transfers the ebony, and insists on denying that the ebony is his, how can she prove it?
Just when Jiang Youzhen was feeling uneasy, there was soon movement outside.
"Sorry to have kept you waiting, Mr. Jiang. The banknotes are here. Please count them." Zhang Shouan handed a wooden box to Jiang Youzhen. Jiang Youzhen breathed a sigh of relief, but without even bothering to admire the fact that the box was made of mahogany. He opened it and started counting.
There were eighty silver notes worth one thousand taels each, and the rest were two hundred silver notes worth one hundred taels each.
Jiang Youzhen carefully identified the authenticity of the banknotes, and found that they were from Baolong Bank. Baolong had branches in many places in Dayun Dynasty, except for the corners.
She had seen the sign of Baolong Money House in the county town before and had gone there to exchange money once. It was very convenient to exchange silver bills there, and they were available everywhere.
After finding out the truth, Jiang Youzhen put his heart back in his stomach.
Seeing Jiang Youzhen's hands trembling as he held the banknotes, Zhang Shouan couldn't help but laugh. He didn't expect that this kid wasn't as calm as he appeared to be. He must be so excited that he was shouting.