Who Is Facing Heaven Raising Up A Storm
Idlers Note: Just as an interesting note, the Facing Heaven[1] used in the title is likely a play on words that will make more sense once youve read the footnote along with this chapter. If possible, can people vote on the poll I posted ? I need so feedback. Thanks!
Erniu still had no way of appreciating the profound implications of this sort of bluff by Zhang Xiaobao. So his answer was not the three words of I have confidence and not even I guarantee mission completion. Instead, he vigorously nodded his head as he said: Little Mister, please say so. Whatever you [honorific] say, I, Erniu will do it. Letting my [Older] Bro do it is fine, too.
What are you having Daniu do? Wang Juan nervously asked.
Dont worry. Keep listening. I wouldnt actually let him commit murder or arson. Zhang Xiaobao turned his head to continue talking to Erniu: Over the next few days, have your [Older] Bro and [Younger] Sister go up the mountain to find so mountain chili sprouts. After gathering them, then
Little Mister, what kind of thing is this mountain chili sprout that you [honorific] speak of? Erniu didnt wait for Zhang Xiaobao to finish talking before he interrupted with a question.
Oh, its like this. See my hand? Its a plant thats this big. Green like grass. Basically, the mountains here should all have them. When you chew it in your mouth, its spicy. If you soak it in water and then eat it, its not as spicy. Seen it before? Zhang Xiaobao gestured as he spoke.
Erniu watched for a while and nodded: In reply to Little Mister, Ive seen it beforeeven eaten it before.
Thats good, then. Pick this thingpick lots of it. Have your parents go buy so fish for . Try to get fish with as few bones as possible and buy lots of them. Ill get so money for you and give it to you tomorrow. Anything else? Yes, there is. Go and find a blacksmith from our manor and have them make stuff for . Like this. Ill draw it for you. You, look.
Zhang Xiaobao couldnt explain it well at the mont so he tightly gripped a little wooden stick in his hand to draw on the ground. Only now did he discover how inconvenient it was to do anything when so small. He clearly knew how it should be drawn in his mind. It was actually an iron case, the sort with a flap, that could be used to grill or bake things.
After drawing for a while, he finally finished. But upon seeing it, Erniu wrinkled his brow as he quietly said in a low voice: Little Mister, this thing you [honorific] want is entirely iron? This wont be so easy to do. So much iron It cant be kept hidden from people. I
No matter what thod you use, do this job for . If you do it well, therell be a reward. After money is made, your family can split it. If you do it poorly, Ill find soone else and you wont need to follow us anymore. Zhang Xiaobao didnt listen to this kind of rationale at all. He didnt believe that such a clever person as Erniu could do poorly. There was so difficulty but that didnt an that it couldnt be solved.
Little Mister, Ill go do it. I dare not split the money. Working for the master-family is what I should do. Just when the ti cos, calculating my wages as rice grains will do. Erniu still agreed. He wasnt prepared to ask for that rice at first. But he discovered that all of the people in his family had to work, aning that they couldnt do any other jobs and that would lead to a huge difference. So he worked up the guts to say this.
I said for your family to get a cut so your family should get a cut. Refuting our words is not allowed. Understand? Wang Juan, seeing that Zhang Xiaobao seed to not be scamming for money and was expanding into business, spoke up as well. Dont just look at how small they were, they were naturally not lacking in airs.
Erniu nodded and, not caring that it was still drizzling outside, imdiately ran out to go ho to set this up. Wang Juan now had the ti to interrogate Zhang Xiaobao.
What are your arrangents today for?
What else is it for? To make money, ~bei.[2] In this world, the most fundantal is military power. Other than military power, its money. Right now, military power is not doable. So lets get money. Seeing that Erniu had left to do the job, Zhang Xiaobao also loosened up as he leisurely replied.
Order after order co out after just a brow wrinkle and an eye blink? The International Criminal Swindler definitely doesnt have an unearned reputation. Tell , what kind of profit? Looking at that cute face of Zhang Xiaobaos right now, Wang Juan felt that this person was all right as she asked, smiling.
Insulting people, ~ne?[3] Dont keep saying swindler, Comrade Wang Juan. Right now, I must solemnly request of you to please respect . At this mont, I am a good citizen, a good person. Zhang Xiaobao looked at Wang Juan who was just as cute. But who let the two of them both be children? They were children of affluent families as well with no lack in their diet and were well-dressed so that they were white and plump.
Seeing the face full of disapproval on Wang Juan, he continued speaking: Buying fish is for the sake of making grilled fish strips to sell to other people. No, to exchange with others. Things arent easy to sell but bartering is simpler. That case is going to be used to dry the fish strips. It can be used as an oven later on, tooto bake breads, cakes, whatever. It can also be used to exchange for things.
Dont grilled fish strips use filefish?[4] You had them go buy it but where can they get that type of fish? Isnt that a marine fish? Then, what did you get the chili sprouts for? To rub on the fish strips? Wang Juan still had this little bit of common sense as she knew the fish that grilled fish strips used.
Who am I? According to you, a big swindler. How can the idea I thought up be that simple? Even if other people dont know grilled fish strips are dried using an iron case, there are other thods to dry it with. As long as they find it good, theyll study it. Theres no patent protection, either. The fish over here is cheap. We can buy quite a few with only a little money. But food grain[5] is expensive. I can ask my mom [modern] for a little bit of money to use to buy fish but I have no way of using it to buy enough food grain.
Actually, any fish is fine. Exchange the grilled fish strips for soybeans.[6] The real money-maker is in making soybean paste sauce.[7] Specifically, in making spicy soybean paste sauce. Add in douban[8] and diced at. Well sell the soybean paste sauce. This soybean paste sauce wont be used for bartering but sold for money. Or for silk textileswho let it be so that this stuff could be used just like money?[9]
After we have enough money, we can go forward with the next step. The more capital there is, the better deals I can make. First, clear up the matter of the land. Then, buy land, plant stuff, buy more things, make so more deals. Of course, if you dont object to my using a few little tricks, I can directly make currency exchange deals using money and silk textiles. You should get my aning. Zhang Xiaobao explained with the sa slow leisure as before.
What do you an, currency exchange deals? You want to swindle again? No, when you make currency exchanges, theres no resource generation. Its nothing more than to get your hands on money and it needs to be done with speed. I wont allow it. What if you get caught? Arresting you wont even need any legality. Theres too much abuse of power in this ti period. You cant even run to escape. Wang Juan firmly opposed it.
Zhang Xiaobao thought Wang Juan didnt wish for him to run scams. Only now did he understand that Wang Juan was afraid he would get in trouble. His mood naturally not the sa, he thought for a bit before speaking again: Then, I wont do anything like that. In regards to the actual capital, Ill take care of it. Dont worry. I wont do anything that would harm others. When forbidden to accumulate capital through pure robbery, I, as an International Criminal Swindler, can think of a lot of ways to slowly earn it. This slowness is relative. I will work through the production and processing thod.
In listening to Zhang Xiaobaos words, Wang Juan suddenly discovered that the attitude of this swindler who had violence and caring, brain and brawn that everything was all in his hands at this very mont was such a dazzling sight.
How could Zhang Xiaobao know Wang Juan what was thinking? Even if he had studied so much psychology, he had never co in contact with the field of female psychology. He was currently pondering how to ask for money from his mother as the funds were all controlled by Mrs. Zhang-Wang. He at last decided to bite the bullet[10] and just ask.
The next day, the sky was clear. Erniu had already told everything to his family mbers and even stayed overnight at his house. Knowing that Little Mister was in a hurry over this matter, he rushed back. At this ti, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan usually got ready to go to sleep after having finished their milk.
Today, Zhang Xiaobao who normally readily went to sleep suddenly said to Mrs. Zhang-Wang: Mom, Juan-Juan and I want to buy so things. We need 1 guan [string] of cash[11] prepared to let Yingtao go buy it.
So much? Tell Mom, what does my Baolang want to buy? Mom will go buy it for you. Upon hearing it was 1 guan [string] of cash, Mrs. Zhang-Wang was also a bit hesitant. Thinking that the children didnt know what to buy so they had just casually said 1 guan [string], she wanted to clarify so she could purchase it or maybe trade for it as there was basically no need to spend too much money.
Zhang Xiaobao certainly did not agree. He hoped to use this money to buy fish. One guan [string] of cash or 1,000 wen [ (), in Chinese folklore.
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