Chapter 134 The choice of two scumbags
This year's Great Heat is much hotter than in previous years. At night, the dormitory is stuffy and hot, like a steamer, making people unable to fall asleep.
Many students went to the yard to sleep with mats, but soon they could not stand the bites of mosquitoes and had to return to the dormitory.
The dormitory was very quiet, and only Duan Yu's snoring was heard. He was weak in physique, and the heat had little effect on him.
"Fanning, are you asleep?" Su Liang asked in a low voice from the other end of the screen.
"I can't sleep!"
Fanning was sleepy and hot, and said weakly: "I feel sweating when I speak!"
"Why don't we go to the terrace of Qinxue Building to sleep! Many people went to bed yesterday and said that the wind was strong and it was cooler."
Fan Ning thought for a while, then turned over and sat up and said, "Let's go! Go to Qinxue Building."
The two of them put on their clothes, each holding a roll of bamboo mat, and a pot of herbal tea. They left the dormitory and walked towards Qinxue Building.
"Fan Ning, do you think you are really good at urging farmers in the exam?" Su Liang asked in a low voice shortly after walking out of the dormitory.
"This is my own judgment. You can prepare appropriately. If you don't take the exam, it will not cause much loss to you."
Su Liang sighed and said, "I have considered it. The topic of persuading agriculture is not actually an outdated question. Everyone knows a little bit and can write an article, but if you want to write a high-level article, you have to spend time and energy to understand it in depth."
"When we were studying at the beginning of the year, Dong Kun and the others also spent a lot of energy investigating the content in this regard. You can take a look at the information they have compiled." Fan Ning suggested with a smile.
"It's still not enough. After all, it's just information. Many things must be experienced by yourself. I plan to take a few days off after the county exam to help my aunt's house harvest wheat and experience the hard work of the farmers myself."
Fan Ning patted his arm, and he could feel the contradiction in Su Liang's heart. On the one hand, he felt that his markup had no basis and was simply random guessing.
On the other hand, he trusted himself more, but he finally accepted his question and was willing to spend time and energy to prepare for this question.
In contrast, Duan Yu doesn't want to spend too much energy on his own question.
Among the eight people, Fan Ning was most worried about Mingren and Mingli's two brothers.
Facts proved that Zhang Ruoying's initial concern was not wrong. These two people were really not good at studying. They were the last two in every exam. Even the second uncle was discouraged by them.
Fan Ning believed that even if he told them all the answer questions, they would not be able to pass the answer exam. Calligraphy alone would be enough to eliminate the two.
The two of them came to Qinxue Building, which is a three-story building with a wooden terrace on the second floor. Every summer, students who come here to enjoy the cool and sleep.
At this time, the terrace was covered with students. Fan Ning and Su Liang found an empty space. They spread the mats on them. As soon as they lay down, they heard the familiar hawking sound.
"The most practical tent mosquito net, mosquitoes cannot bite, sleep well, exclusive supply!"
"I sold thirty of them yesterday, which are cheap and affordable, and they are gone after they are sold out."
Akihito and Akiri came over holding a tent like a big pot, and people kept asking the price, "How much does it cost?"
"No bargaining for two stale money!"
"It's too expensive. It only costs 300 cents to buy a mosquito net. How much does it cost to buy a mosquito net? "
"Then you keep sleeping! See if you can hold on until midnight."
“Tent mosquito nets, exclusively sold, worry-free in summer!”
Fanning was really angry and funny. Why were these two guys so smart? If they could put a little bit of their minds on studying, their grades would not be so bad.
If we look at business alone, the two brothers are really unmatched in their courage and mind. At the beginning of the year, they bought two boxes of Japanese pearls from Yin County and went to Pingjiang Prefecture to sell them, each earning 200 taels of silver.
Moreover, when passing by Xiuzhou tax card, he used his study abroad identity to cover up and brought two boxes of spices for a businessman to pass the test. The two of them made two more money each.
Fanning felt that he could do business, but compared with their omnipresent business practices, he was still far behind.
"You two!"
Fanning waved to them, "How do you sell your tents?"
"Yo! Aning is here too."
The two of them sat down on Fanning's mat with a smile and handed the tent mosquito net to Fanning, "This tent is really useful. You can try it for two days first, and then buy it when it's useful."
Fanning looked at the so-called tent. It was actually supported by a few thin bamboo sticks, but it was very exquisitely made and looked like a large upside-down bathtub. As long as the edges were pressed, the mosquitoes would not fly in. It was similar to the tents and mosquito nets in later generations.
But the capital is only two or three hundred cents at most, but these two unscrupulous guys actually have to sell for two cents of money.
"The tent is good, where did you get it?" Fan Ning asked with a smile.
Mingren looked at both sides and lowered his voice, "This thing is called a mosquito-proof tent. We saw someone using it on the boat, so we inquired about the news that Pingjiang Prefecture did not sell it, but it was sold in a small county in Xiuzhou. We went to buy 500 tents."
"How many have you sold?"
"It's almost 370 yuan. Not only the county school, but other schools are also easy to sell. We plan to purchase one thousand yuan in a few days and expand the scope of selling. In one summer, we will sell this mosquito net for 3,000 yuan."
"How much money can you make?"
The two brothers looked at each other, and they said in unison: "This cannot be said, trade secret!"
Fanning glared at them, "Did you forget that there will be an important exam on the fifteenth of this month, and you don't want to take the imperial examination?"
"There is no problem with the county exam, and it is guaranteed not to be delayed. Our goal is not high, so we will be satisfied with the title of scholar."
Fan Ning was annoyed, picked up a book, rolled it into a book tube, and knocked it hard on the heads of the two of them, "What I regret most now is that I shouldn't have helped you get into the county school. You two bastards have thrown my face away!"
The two were thicker than the city wall. Mingli took out a medicine gourd from his arms, shook it, and said with a smile: "There is a medicine for regret here, which is not expensive. Each pill of three hundred ciders is a pill. Should Aning give one?"
Fan Ning was both angry and funny, and even sold regret medicine. Who are these two people?
"I can't do anything to you. Forget it, the mosquito net is good, it costs 500 cents, I'll sell it to me."
The two brothers discussed it, and Mingren said, "You old man wants a mosquito net, we can give you one. If you want to spend money to buy it, I'm sorry, two jin of money will not be bargained!"
"Your mosquito nets will make at least ten times the huge profit!" Su Liang next to him said dissatisfied.
The two brothers' faces were not red, their hearts were not beating, and they said with a sensation: "Scarcity is precious, so we are selling Pingjiang Mansion. Of course, we have to sell it at a high price. It will probably be flooded next year. You can make a little profit!"
Fanning didn't care about the other party's high price. He could think of using tent mosquito nets to solve the infestation of mosquitoes. This price itself contains an intellectual property right and cannot be considered at cost. It is natural to sell it for a high price.
What Fan Ning was worried about was the two of them’s reading attitude. Could it be that they really wanted to give up the imperial examination for business?
Fanning felt that he wanted to have a good talk with them. Although he didn’t have time today, he had to at least understand their attitude.
"You two, come and sit down!"
"Come right away, wait a little!"
The two of them already had a business, and several students were so unbearable that they were bitten by mosquitoes and were willing to pay a high price to buy their mosquito nets.
In just a moment, the two sold seven or eight tents and mosquito nets. Seeing that no one bought them for the time being, they sat cross-legged on Fanning's mat with a smile.
"What are the teachings of senior brother? We are humble and taught. The ancients said that hearing the truth in the evening is enough to die in the morning!" the two of them said with a smile.
Fan Ning said coldly: "If you really don't want to talk, I will invite my second uncle and second aunt to talk together tomorrow!"
The two looked at each other and knew that Fan Ning was really angry, so they became honest and did not dare to smile anymore.
"Since you two entered the school to now, we have more than 100 students in this class. You two have always firmly occupied the last two. Even the birthday party has been in the top 30, but you have not made any progress.
According to past records, half of the students will not pass the county school exam in June. If you fail even the county school exam, how do you face your parents and how can you explain to me?"
Mingren muttered in a low voice, "The county exam is only five days away, and it's too late to work hard!"
"Yes! There are only five days left, so there is no time to say these words, it's boring!"
Fanning said meaningfully: "It may be too late to say it now, so I hope that while you two are making money happily, you will consider your future and how to explain to your parents?"
Akihito and Mingli walked downstairs listlessly, and people kept buying tents from them along the way, and they were unwilling to deal with it.
Su Liang laughed in a low voice: "It seems that they are really hit. You didn't consider their mood!"
Fanning sighed and said, "Since the beginning of the year, I have been hitting them every now and then. They have always regarded it as an indifferent thing. Now there are only five days left, so what's the use of them being anxious?"
Mingren and Mingli walked downstairs, and they sat on the steps in a daze. Mingli whispered: "It seems that they can't explain if they fail the county exam. I think the special plan we discussed last time can be activated."
Chapter completed!