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In the next few days, Song Ankang’s life was still very fulfilling, the realm of true energy was steadily improving, and his physical fitness was also constantly improving.

That night, at midnight, Song Ankang quietly escaped from Peng Xuan’er’s embrace and rushed towards the white jade mulberry forest.

It has been “closed” for several days, and it is time to show up again, so as not to worry the stewards of Baiyu Sanglin. Of course, this is also to avoid suspicion.

After being promoted to the seventh level of nourishing qi, Song Ankang’s strength increased several times, and his speed was much faster when he performed Treading Snow Wuhen. It took only a few tens of minutes to return to the white jade mulberry forest.

As the owner of the white jade mulberry forest, Song Ankang lived in Huanxiangzhu, the best place in the white jade mulberry forest. It covers an area of ​​nearly two thousand square meters, and it is a huge courtyard.

There is a rock garden in the yard, and there is a stream flowing, which is very elegantly arranged, and there are also defensive formations in the bedroom and practice room.

Quietly returning to Huanxiang Building, Song Ankang was about to sneak into the practice room when he saw a person standing outside the practice room.

The girl in the green shirt was slim and tall, with a pair of slender hands and skin like jade, which seemed to be shining brightly in the night.

The delicate little face is sweet and pleasant, just like her voice, her face is full of gentleness, and her whole body is delicate. She looked expectantly at the practice room with the closed door, but she didn’t know what she was thinking.

There was a faint look of anxiety between the brows. It was obvious that he had something to tell Song Ankang, but he was afraid of disturbing Song Ankang’s practice, so he waited outside for an unknown how long.

There was starlight falling in the sky, giving the girl a layer of starlight, as if she was in a trance like a little fairy coming to the world.

Seeing the flowery Qiu Shi in front of him, Song Ankang felt his face flushed and felt quite ashamed when thinking of the confusion of these days, especially since it was so late and Qiu Shi was still waiting for him outside the practice room.

Although there are many excuses, it is undeniable that Song Ankang feels sorry for Qiushi these days.

Thinking about it, Qiushi has been taking care of him since time travel. Whether it is food, clothing, housing, transportation, spiritual practice or other matters, Qiushi has helped him a lot.

Moreover, the girl’s heart was tied to him, and she would not hesitate to die for him, but Song Ankang these days has kept Qiushi from doing things wrong in Shengyun Tower, and has become the husband of many red-card girls, but Qiushi even Don’t even dare to say a word, she is still her own servant girl.

Even if women in this world don’t mind men going to the fence, Song Ankang did this to improve his strength, but Song Ankang did something wrong after all.

Thinking of this, Song Ankang took out a book heart jade, and prepared to give it to Qiushi to express his heart.

As for whether he will go to Shengyun Tower in the future, Song Ankang probably won’t correct it for the sake of cultivating the Dao, for the sake of the Baiyu Sanglin and the Tang family of the imperial merchant, and for the future of the Xia Kingdom and the human race.

Otherwise, if the strength cannot be improved, and the human race is facing a crisis of genocide, what can Song Ankang do to turn the tide, right?

O man!

Chapter 111 50 million taels of silver

Entering the practice room through the reserved back door, Song Ankang opened the door.

“Grandpa, you are finally out!”

Hearing the movement, Qiushi immediately looked up, his delicate face was soon overwhelmed with joy, and ran towards Song Ankang, grabbed his arm and didn’t want to let go.

Song Ankang pretended to be puzzled and said: “Why don’t you go to bed so late, why are you waiting for me here, don’t do this next time.”

“I can’t sleep, so I came here to stand for a while.” Qiu Shi said with a smile: “I didn’t expect my uncle to come out so soon, and I haven’t waited for a few days.”

Hearing what Qiu Shi said, Song Ankang’s heart moved. He didn’t expect that Qiu Shi had been waiting for him for several nights, maybe he had waited for him many times before that.

Looking at the ground around the practice room, which was obviously much cleaner than other places, and the broom placed nearby, Song Ankang didn’t know what it was like in his heart.

I couldn’t help but embrace Qiushi: “When I practice in closed doors in the future, don’t just stand here stupidly, just stay in the room to practice and rest. When I come out, I will definitely see you as soon as possible.”

“Well, I see, Young Master.” Qiu Shi’s pretty face flushed, and she nodded obediently: “However, Young Master seems to have lost a lot of weight this time. The retreat is too hard, and he must be extremely tired. Do you want to rest for a few days? I will tell Young Master Make up for it.”

“Eh…” Song Ankang was stunned for a moment, and his face began to turn red. The reason why he lost weight was not because he was too tired after retreating, but because he was too tired when he broke through the customs, and he couldn’t even make up for the medicinal food, so I just lost some weight.

Song Ankang shyly said: “No need, I have pills here, and it will be fine after a few days, but you seem to have lost a lot of weight, so you need to make up for it.”

While talking, Song Ankang took out the book heart jade carved into a heart shape: “Guoguo, this is a gift for you. Wearing it on your body is good for cultivation.”

Before Qiushi refused, Song Ankang had already put it into her little hands.

Looking at the crystal clear book heart jade in his hand, Qiu Shi was surprised: “I heard that book heart jade is very expensive, so I should wear it on my body.”

“I have other good things here, so you can wear this book heart jade.” Song Ankang forcibly put the book heart jade on Qiu Shi, which made Xiao Tongfang burst into tears: “Thank you, uncle, there seems to be something in it.” What about words?”

Song Ankang said with a smile: “Those are two lines of poems I wrote for you. As the name suggests, Shuxinyu is used to write thoughts, so naturally it has to be engraved inside.”

“Ah…” Qiushi exclaimed, looked carefully at the verses inside, and couldn’t help but read out loud: “The belt is getting wider and I will never regret it, because of Yixiao, people are haggard.”

This line of poem just corresponds to the words of mutual concern between the two people before. It seems to tell Xiao Tongfang that the reason why Song Ankang has lost weight is because he misses her. Well, there is a glint of light in the bright eyes.

Although he doesn’t know much about the way of poetry, Qiu Shi can also feel the affection contained in these two lines: “Young Master…”

Looking at Xiao Tongfang who couldn’t help it, Song Ankang felt more and more ashamed, and couldn’t help stretching out his arms to hug Qiushi: “Don’t cry, it’s not a valuable thing, I will give you better ones in the future.”

Song Ankang secretly bought this book heart jade when he was shopping with Peng Xuan’er. It was originally intended to be given to Peng Xuan’er in time, but now it is a gift to Xiao Tongfang.

But he didn’t expect to move Xiao Tongfang like this. Thinking of his original intention, Song Ankang couldn’t help scolding himself as a “scumbag”.

After comforting Xiao Tongfang, Song Ankang took her back to the study: “Guoguo, you have been waiting outside the practice room, is there any urgent matter for me to deal with?”

“It’s such a son-in-law. Tang Quanli’s compensation for silver taels has all arrived in the account, and most of them have been taken away by the family. There is still 50 taels of silver left for us in the white jade mulberry forest.” Qiu Shi laughed: “These silver taels are now in the In the White Jade Building, waiting for my aunt to distribute it, now all the stewards hope to share a sum of money for the construction of the White Jade Mulberry Forest, especially for the replacement of various looms.”

Song Ankang said in surprise: “Is the speed so fast? I didn’t expect Tang Quanli to be quite punctual, and isn’t this guy rich? Before, I thought he was greedy for all kinds of silver because he had no money. Now it seems that he is not. so.”

“With the eldest lady watching, this matter has reached the ancestors again, Tang Quanli naturally did not dare to delay.” Qiu Shi Qiao smiled: “The eldest lady even gave us a full 50 taels of silver. With this money , All kinds of equipment in our White Jade Mulberry Forest can be updated, and the silk and clothes we make in the future will be better and faster.”

Song Ankang nodded: “That’s true, you show me the silver that the manager wants to share, and I will approve it if it is reasonable.”

During the years when Tang Quanli was in charge of the White Jade Mulberry Forest, in order to get as much money as possible, he has not replaced various equipment and some infrastructure in the White Jade Mulberry Forest for several years.

Even some looms were broken and no one maintained them. One can imagine how greedy Tang Quanli was.

Now that Tang Quanli has been driven away, and the money that was greedy for ink has also been spit out, many managers hope to maintain or replace the equipment and tools they are responsible for.

This matter must be done, otherwise, the silk and clothes made by Baiyu Sanglin will become worse and worse in the future, and the profits that can be earned will be less and less.

So this matter is quite urgent. In the past few days, many managers have often come to return Xiangzhu, hoping to get Song Ankang’s approval.

It is precisely because of this that Xiao Tongfang Qiushi waits outside the practice room at night, hoping that Song Ankang will come out sooner.

In addition to this matter, Baiyu Sanglin also had some other major events in the past two months, which required Song Ankang to decide, but these matters were not as urgent as this one, and there were many people urging them.

Carefully reading through the paperwork applications submitted by many stewards, Dong Xinjie needs the most silver taels, up to 20 taels of silver, basically for replacing the latest generation of textile equipment, and the paperwork is the most detailed, which can be said to be well-founded.

According to Dong Xinjie, once the replacement is successful, the profit of the white jade mulberry forest will skyrocket by more than several percent in the next few months, and will continue to rise in the future, which can be described as extremely cost-effective.

The silver taels applied for by other managers are only about 15 taels of silver in total, but many of them are not very detailed, which makes Song Ankang suspicious. He is not going to give an immediate reply, but has to investigate carefully.

If everything is approved, Song Ankang will still have 10,000+ taels of silver left in his hands for other things. It seems a lot, but it is only more than 1000 taels of gold, not even one-tenth of Peng Xuaner’s redemption money. less than.

Chapter 112 Uncle, You Are Working Too Hard

Considering that Peng Xuan’er’s betrothal gift was worth 5000 taels of gold, that would be 50 taels of silver, which was enough for Tang Quanli, a direct descendant, to spend a few years in ink. Song Ankang felt that it was a bit exaggerated.

But when you think about it carefully, Peng Xuan’er is the once-in-a-century oiran in Shengyun Tower. She is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Sheng Yunlou spent a lot of time and energy in cultivating her, and spent a lot of money. It is reasonable to be able to get such a high price, although there is inevitably a suspicion of price gouging.

It’s just that the price of redemption is so high, it still gives Song Ankang a headache, and he doesn’t know whether he should pay the money.

After reading the paperwork for the bank application, Song Ankang put it down: “Let Dong Xinjie come to see me tomorrow. As for the other managers, let Hao Jiyong and Wang Yuliang check it carefully, and then add comments, and I will make a decision.”

“Yes, uncle.” Qiu Shi nodded and shook his hands lightly. Just now, when Song Ankang was flipping through the copy, Qiu Shi had been massaging his head to let his uncle relax: “My uncle, you have been in retreat for so long. I have been eating those dry food for many days, my mouth should be very boring, I will make you some delicious food.”

Hearing what Qiushi said, Song Ankang was ashamed. He didn’t eat any dry food these days, and his mouth was never dull. The delicacies of mountains and seas in Shengyunlou were delicious.

Song Ankang quickly said: “No need, I just ate, and I’m not hungry at all now, I’d better wait until tomorrow morning to try your handicraft, you should go to rest quickly.”

“This… okay.” Seeing Song Ankang’s insistence, Qiu Shi reluctantly left and went back to his room to rest.

Song Ankang breathed a sigh of relief when Qiu Shi left. After thinking for a while, he decided to stay in the Baiyu Mulberry Forest for a few days to deal with the affairs here and accompany Qiu Shi by the way.

Moreover, these days the boy’s zhenqi has improved too fast, and his physical fitness is too poor, so he can’t go on like this. He needs to practice the Seven Injuries Demon Sutra and improve his physical fitness.

After considering it properly, Song Ankang went back to Shengyun Building first, and told Peng Xuan’er that he had to go home to deal with some things in the next few days before he could come to accompany her.

Peng Xuan’er also understands this, after all, Song Ankang has been intoxicated in Ruanxiang for more than a month, and it’s time to go home.

On the way, Song Ankang suddenly thought of something, and he felt a little lucky, but fortunately he made this decision, otherwise it would be a bit regretful.

After coming back to rest for a while, Song Ankang got up at around [-]:[-] in the morning, and came to the practice room to practice the Seven Injuries Demon Sutra, preparing to improve his physical fitness as soon as possible, so as not to waste time.

At this time, Qiu Shi also got up, and was preparing a hearty breakfast for Song Ankang. Obviously, he felt that his uncle had worked too hard these days, so he was going to make up for him.

But he didn’t know how happy his uncle had been during this period of time. He was so happy that he almost forgot that he was the owner of the Baiyu mulberry forest.

Accompanied by beauties and delicacies, I don’t know where I am.

So Song Ankang was ashamed to eat this meal, but in order to make Xiao Tongfang happy, Song Ankang still had a messy meal and ate all the delicious food.

“My uncle practiced too hard. You should pay attention to your health in the future, come out often to make up, and don’t retreat for so long.”

Seeing Song Ankang eating so cleanly, Qiushi felt distressed again.

Song Ankang: “…”

After dinner, Song Ankang seldom went to Baiyulou, ready to deal with the affairs in the building.

Seeing Song Ankang coming, the weavers and stewards in Baiyulou did not feel dissatisfied because Song Ankang often skipped work during this period, but all smiled.

After all, everyone knows that Master Song Lin is busy practicing during this period, so he has no time. Of course, the most important thing is that Master Song Lin has fulfilled his promise. When the monthly salary is paid this month, he really gave everyone double the monthly salary.

The boss is so generous, the employees below are naturally extremely satisfied, and because Song Ankang doesn’t come here often, he won’t always pick on everyone’s faults, so the stewards and weavers work very comfortably.

And I heard that during this period of time, money will be spent to replace new equipment, new tools, etc. Naturally, the Baiyu Sang Forest is full of joy, and everyone feels that they have met a good boss and a good forest owner.

“Master Lin, you are here, welcome Master Lin to inspect the work.”

“Lord Lin, good night, the little girl is being polite.”

“Hello, Master Lin.”

……

Seeing Song Ankang coming, many people greeted him one after another. The female weavers here were quite bold, and none of them were timid, and welcomed Song Ankang with a smile.

Song Ankang liked this kind of atmosphere very much, and responded to them with a smile, causing many female weavers to laugh together.

“The owner of the forest is really good-looking, not to mention in the white jade mulberry forest, even in the capital, I am afraid that there is no such handsome man.”

“I heard that Lord Lin is the number one filial son in Kyoto, the protagonist of the 24 filial piety in the Xia Kingdom, his reputation spreads all over the world, he has both character and ability, he is a first-class good man.”

“More than that, it is said that Master Lin’s strength is also very good. Although he is only one, he is already a martial artist in the realm of inner training, and he is likely to be promoted to extraordinary in the future.”

“Compared to Song Linzhu, Tang Quanli is nothing.”

……

Most of the workers in the White Jade Mulberry Forest are weavers, and all of these weavers are female workers. The environment is much better.

Thanks to the extraordinary power of this world, even ordinary people have good physical fitness, so the speed of building houses is extremely fast.

In just one month or so, the houses of all the tenants of Chaoyun Farm have been built, and more than 100 tenants have all moved into their new homes.

Compared with the houses they used to live in, the quality, area, and comfort of the new home are far superior, and the white jade mulberry forest is obviously safer than Chaoyun Farm. Many tenants are extremely satisfied with this, and they are working hard on processing The business of the workshop makes the profit of the workshop increase day by day.

Song’s processing workshop is also far better built than Chaoyun Farm. It covers an area of ​​thousands of square meters, and everything is planned in an orderly manner. At least it can accommodate thousands of workers.

Under the management of Wang Yuliang, Hao Jiyong and others, the output of Song’s processing workshop has more than doubled compared to before, and it can basically bring Song Ankang a net income of 200 taels of silver every day.

Although it is still a lot worse than the white jade mulberry forest, but according to the current expansion speed, in a few years, the profit of the processing workshop may exceed that of the white jade mulberry forest.

After all, the output of the white jade mulberry forest has been fixed, and it is basically impossible to increase it, so even if its profit can increase a lot in the future, it will be limited after all.

Chapter 113 Profits Will Increase Dramatically

Compared with the white jade mulberry forest, the processing workshop obviously has a broader prospect.

Song Ankang is ready to introduce modern assembly line operation methods after the processing workshop has developed to a certain level, and the profits he can earn will definitely be more by then.

For this reason, when Song Ankang arranged the workshop, he had already made preparations, planned the place, and only waited for the follow-up opportunity to be suitable, so he implemented a comprehensive assembly line operation in Song’s workshop.

As he walked and thought, he soon came to the White Jade Tower, which is the core of the White Jade Mulberry Forest. It is divided into nine floors, and each floor has a different business.

Some are responsible for silkworm breeding, some are responsible for weaving, some are responsible for accounting, some are responsible for transportation, and some are responsible for sales…It is equivalent to the production department, sales department, financial department, etc. of many companies on the earth, but there is no division of the earth So detailed.

After Song Ankang took over the White Jade Mulberry Forest, he was thinking about how to better divide the various affairs of the White Jade Mulberry Forest. However, he was busy with his practice during this period, so he was a little slack on this matter for the time being.

In the past few days, he can think about it carefully and divide the affairs of Baiyu Mulberry Forest more clearly, which will also benefit the subsequent development.

Moreover, in Song Ankang’s view, the long-term development of the white jade mulberry forest is now imprisoned by nothing but the white jade mulberry forest, because the white jade mulberry forest’s main business, and the only business, is the white jade sericulture business, and it has not absorbed other sericulture from the outside world.

However, the area of ​​the white jade mulberry forest is limited, and no matter how much it expands, it will be limited by the white jade mulberry forest. Unlike Song’s processing workshop, it can purchase medicinal materials from various places, and then sell them to various places after processing.

If there is a chance in the future, I can find a way to release this restriction, so that the white jade mulberry forest can develop faster and have a better future.