"Ha, show them so color!"
The other young aristocrats also thought of making a coback, intending to win back what they had lost before returning to Capital City.
"Pan Zhongdan, you must try harder today for Miss, don’t be as foolish as before. Today, we’re primarily here to watch you," said one of the rich young masters, patting Pan Zhongdan on the arm as they walked.
These young aristocrats were too extravagant with their money, not because they claid to have too much, but because they would change outfits multiple tis a day here: swimming trunks for swimming, a different outfit for fishing, another for playing other gas, one more for returning, and yet another for the evening.
And sotis they even fished at night, wearing especially opulent clothes.
They refused to wear clothes that had been washed before, claiming that washed clothes retained the odor of fish. As for why they had so many outfits to change into,
of course, their attendants would help them, and it was almost necessary to have clothing stores close to this estate.
It was said that every day, soone from a clothing store would co to take their asurents, then deliver the tailored clothes to them.
These rich young masters would wear expensive clothes and talk of throwing them away.
Li Zhijun watched how wastefully these rich young masters behaved, and their attendants had no choice. Indeed, they did help with laundry when playing at the estate.
However, even the toiletries they purchased for travel were the best available.
Despite this, the young aristocrats were fussy; they demanded everything new, unaffected by any scent, yet they would complain about odors.
Left with no alternative, the attendants would throw away the clothes as the young masters had directed.
Li Zhijun, not wanting to be so wasteful, hired a worker specifically for laundering clothes, including those thrown away by the young aristocrats, as well as his own and his son’s.
Then, a drop of a certain solution was added to these clothes, which removed any fishy sll and left a fragrant scent on the fabric.
The young masters no longer cared about the discarded clothes, and Li Zhijun had the slightly worn clothes ironed and sold to the tailors at half the price of new ones, turning a tidy profit.
A single outfit from one of the young masters could pay for a laundry worker’s annual wage.
Li Zhijun carried on with this money-making venture in silence—it was a quiet way to earn money.
The attendants of the young masters were aware that the estate owner was selling their laundered clothes, and they did not hesitate to slander the estate owner in front of the young masters.
"What a bumpkin, never seen fine clothes before—washing and selling clothes even if the young masters wore them!"
They also knew that the estate owner made money from this, but the subtle complaints made to the young masters were disregarded.
After all, they were aristocrats from Capital City; why would they care about the cost of a few sets of clothes per day?
Although the attendants envied the estate owner for making money, they could not wear the well-laundered clothes of the young masters themselves.
The young masters changed outfits several tis a day, causing the attendants to covertly launder and stash away clothes, hoping they might have the chance to wear them soday.
The young masters had stayed here for over a month, changing into so many clothes daily, enough to fill travel bags.
Beyond clothes, there was a consumption of shoes and various daily necessities.
A few of them spoke of competing with Sima Roui and Tang Xiyue and so of the younger youths. After eting, they each returned to their residences and changed into another set of clothes, this ti equestrian attire, but on this occasion, they were not riding horses—they were cycling.
After everyone changed, attendants rolled out the bicycles for the competition.
Initially, the race began with bicycles borrowed from the estate, but later the young masters reasoned they lost because the bikes were not their own and not comfortable to ride.
So, they decided to go to a bicycle shop not far from the estate to select and commission customized bicycles.
This kind of bicycle has gears and is designed for racing.
At first, they didn’t know how to use them, but the factory’s bike fitters would adjust the bicycles for them.
The attendants thought buying a bicycle here was very expensive, equating one bicycle to a batch of very expensive horses.
How to get to Capital City? And should they take the bicycle with them?
The young masters weren’t concerned with such details; all they wanted was to win in the race.
As long as it honored them and brought them joy, the money they brought wasn’t enough, so they spent the silver notes they usually carried on their persons as well.
When they ca out to play, they anticipated spending generously, taking quite a lot of money from the accountant’s office.
The family mbers of these young masters..., these prodigals.
Better not speak of it, and certainly not outside of the house.
Moreover, these young masters were not playing alone; they were with classmates from their studies, all with a competitive spirit.
Their parents, after they entered the academy, were mostly acquainted and very conscious about their image.
"This ti, we will be riding from this road directly to those two estates of the owner in the hills, not just the short distance from the mountain path to the estate," Pan Zhongdan explained after discussing with his classmates.
Riding the bike from here to the estate would cover a longer distance, including passing through a village.
They reasoned that being slightly older, their perseverance and strength felt sowhat superior than the others.
This ti, the longer distance of the race would test perseverance, strength and patience. The bike ride to the finish line would take about 15 minutes.
This was the slowest speed; according to the race rules, the fastest speed ranged from ten to five minutes.
"Agreed!" Tang Xiyue said with consent, followed by their friends nodding in agreent.
Si Ma Roui laughed and nodded, "Since the distance has increased, should we raise the stakes?"
Sima Roui’s proposal to raise the stakes naturally implied her confidence in winning.
Both girls challenged the n to raise the stakes.
How could the n not accept?
Hesitating would be the sa as admitting defeat, so they settled on each person contributing 50 taels.
There were ten people here, five young n and won, and five young n.
The race rules were divided into five rankings.
"First place would take 150 taels, second place 100, third place 80 taels, fourth place 70. Fifth place 50, with the remaining 50 taels appropriated for a grand al at the estate after the race, including fruit," they decided.
Each person had to put forward 50 taels; the top five winners would make money, while the last five without a ranking would just pay and exert effort for a al.
This temporary rule represented a fairly large wager, which for the wealthier young masters and ladies wasn’t too much, and moreover, they might well win it back.
Sima Roui, as a Lady, was confident she could take first place. With higher stakes, she could win more money.
All the other young masters agreed and had their attendants take out the money.
Only Ye Fengqi hesitated for a mont; 50 taels was quite a lot even for her, a Miss.
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