Chapter 78: Revival (Seeking Collection and Recommendation)

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  When Wei Zhao returned to the house, the two little maidservants hurriedly helped him wash up.

  Wei Zhuang's whole body was covered in black and green from head to toe, looking like he had just run out of a dye vat.

  Wei Zhuo was soaking in the bathtub, while Wan Er came back and forth pouring water and changing clothes.

  Wei Zhao rubbed his face and looked up: "Has sister-in-law returned?"

  Wan'er put the clothes on the table and said softly, "Not yet, I don't think he'll be back today."

  Wei Zhao nodded, and with the lifting of the blockade on various shops, Wei Zhao's confidence was greatly boosted. From Li Xiuluan to the running hall, everyone was full of energy and ready to revitalize the Wei family.

  For a time, the Wei family had a resurgence of prosperity and began to rise again.

  After taking a bath and changing into a robe, Wei Xiao lay on the bed with a clear mind and fresh spirit, picking up a book to read leisurely.

  Today, I suddenly got so many benefits, it's really an unexpected joy. Thinking that in three months, his own prince's reader will take office, thinking of the turmoil and intrigue in the imperial court, his calm blood for a long time couldn't help but heat up a bit.

  After all, he is still a person who is unwilling to be ordinary.

  The next day, Wei Xiao ate breakfast and walked into the backyard again. Yesterday he had already gotten some leads, today, maybe he could make something out of it.

  Xiangliang held up Weizao's book and pencil, her little face full of confusion. On Weizao's notebook, there were all sorts of circular symbols that she had never seen before, long and messy, like ghostly scribbles.

  Wei Zhao ceaselessly fiddled with and manipulated something, then ceaselessly wrote something.

  "Lime is calcium carbonate, sulfuric acid... um, need to be purified and diluted..." Wei Xiao held the book, biting the pen tip, deep in thought. Poor chemistry knowledge, it had been returned to that chemistry teacher whose name he couldn't remember for many years.

  Xianglian listened dazedly, looking at Weizao's face with various colors all over the place, wanting to tidy him up. As soon as she reached out, Weizao shouted: "Stop, just stand still."

  These things are more conscious than existence, Xiangqiang is going to make them materialistic.

  Xiang Liang stood there in a daze, and when Wei Xiao shouted something, she hastily handed it over, then hugged the book again. When Wei Xiao said something, she took notes with her pencil.

  Until noon, Wan'er came to call the two to eat, Wei Zhao raised his head to look at the sun, threw away the peculiarly dyed fabric in his hand, and said to Xiangqiang: "Go eat, finish eating and continue working."

  Wan Er was quite surprised, it was the first time she saw Wei Zhao being so energetic about doing something.

  On the dinner table, there were three dishes and one soup, two vegetarian and one meat dish. Wei Xiao drank soup while saying: "Has sister-in-law returned?"

  Wan'er ladled rice for Wei Zhao while whispering, "Not yet, it seems there's some issue with a shop and the mistress is handling it over there."

  Wei Zhao hummed and asked, "What's going on?"

  Wan'er shook her head and said, "I don't know, but the madam has already sent someone to say that she won't be back today." Just as she finished speaking, she suddenly added, "Young master, a man named Han Xiaoyi came looking for you just now."

  Wei Zhao was a bit strange, when did Li Xilian bring back the news of whether he would return home or not? He looked up at Wan'er and after a long time, he suddenly remembered that it was Han Xiaoyi, nodded and said: "Did he say what's going on?"

  Wan Er said: "He said he would wait for you at the Huì Wén Building in the afternoon and had something to discuss with you."

  Wei Zhao took the bowl and nodded thoughtfully, saying: "Mm, that's good, I was just about to go buy a few more bolts of cloth."

  That old building, he hasn't been there for a long time either.

  Han Yuan thought of it, and he also remembered that Choi Gong mentioned going to Yunfo Temple often, thinking about finding time to go once.

  After dinner, he took another bath, changed his clothes, and then went to the study. He chased away the little servant who was hiding there eating, and rummaged through a drawer. By now, he also knew most of the people on these name cards, and in his heart, all he could do was marvel at them.

  After searching around, Wei Zao took out Wu Fangyuan's name card and put it in his pocket, then handed some silver to the little girl who followed him and sent her back, and went out alone.

  Wei Zhao had never liked riding in horse-drawn carriages or holding folding fans. Some things were deeply ingrained and couldn't be changed.

  Huiwen Building, still standing out among many high-rise buildings like a crane in a flock of chickens. Wei Xiao walked in while guessing whose property this was, so blatant and innovative.

  "Second Brother Wei." Wei Zhao had just walked in when Han Yuan poked his head out from the second floor and shouted.

  Wei Zhao looked at the empty space on his left, where a dozen or so burly men were gathered together, loudly shouting and drinking. He thought back to the past, smiled faintly, and headed towards the second floor.

  "Brother Wei." Han Yuan stood there anxiously, holding a folded fan in his hand and making a fist at Wei Zhao.

  Wei Xiao returned the courtesy and they sat down. Wei Xiao looked at him, his expression unable to conceal his anxiety, and smiled lightly: "Brother Han, what's wrong? The imperial exam is still more than two months away."

  Han Yuan's face was hesitant and urgent, his eyes darting back and forth, and the whole person sitting there seemed extremely uneasy.

  Han Yuan's face was tense as he stared at Wei Zhao, his lips moving, his eyes frantic, and his right hand trembling uncontrollably.

  Wei Zhao saw him not speaking, picked up his tea cup and looked at him thoughtfully.

  Han Yuan saw Wei Zhao and didn't speak, his face even more flustered, awkwardly leaned in close, and whispered "Brother Wei, can...can I borrow some silver from you?" He almost couldn't get the words out at the end, his eyes darting back and forth as he stared at Wei Zhao.

  Wei Zhao felt the whole table shaking, and with a faint smile, looked at him and said: "It doesn't matter, I'll lend you some. Tell me about your situation?"

  Han Yuan heard that Wei Xiao was willing to lend, and his face relaxed, but he hesitated again, lowering his head in embarrassment and said "I, I want to redeem Miss Yao Yu."

  "Oh, talented scholar and beautiful woman, Brother Han is indeed romantic."

  Romantic, in this era is a laudatory word, and it's also an extremely admired and respected vocabulary that everyone emulates.

  Han Yuan's face turned bright red as he heard this, and he awkwardly smiled: "No, it's not like that, someone wants to buy Miss Yao Yu, I had no choice but..."

  Wei Xiao smiled faintly and nodded, two heroes vying for beauty, this way it's even easier to become a legend of talented men and beautiful women.

  "How much silver?"

  Han Yuanyi saw Wei Xiao's bold and straightforward manner, his face immediately flushed with excitement and embarrassment, saying: "Three thousand taels."

  Wei Xiao's mouth corners slightly curled up, even if he wasn't very familiar with brothels, he knew that this price was generally for the top courtesans.

  Wei Xiao chuckled and said, "Brother Han, which family's top courtesan is this Yao Yu?"

  Han Yuan also seemed to see what Wei Xiao was thinking, and his face turned somewhat indignant as he said: "Miss Yao Yu wasn't originally the top courtesan, but Chen Li of the Chen family took a liking to her, so that old procuress wanted 3,000 taels from me before she'd let her go."

  Is Chen Jia Chen Li? Wei Xiao thought carefully and didn't seem to have heard of such a person in the Chen family.

  Wei Zhao saw Han Yuan's piercing gaze and smiled calmly, "I don't have any silver." Han Yuan's face changed slightly, and Wei Zhao pulled out a gold-embossed invitation from his sleeve, waving it around, "But I have this."

  Han Yuan was taken aback, hesitated for a moment, then took it over, opened it and looked at it, his face suddenly changed.

  Wu Fangyuan naturally knew who it was, the imperial attendant beside the emperor, the most trusted minister of the emperor. If he had his name card and brought it to visit the officials of the Ministry of Justice, even if he couldn't get a recommendation, with this name card alone, passing the imperial examination this autumn was already a certainty!

  Han Yu's hands couldn't help but tremble, almost unable to hold onto the name plaque. With his natural talent and understanding, he knew that getting into the top ten of the third class was a thousand times difficult, but with Wu Fangyuan's name plaque, it was different.

  Han Yuan's heart was turbulent, he looked up at Wei Zhao and said excitedly: "Brother Wei, are you going to send me off?"

  Wei Xiao nodded slightly and smiled: "If this is sold, it's estimated to be worth 30,000 taels of silver, enough to redeem a dozen or so Yao Yu girls."

  Han Yuan's face was flushed with excitement, his eyes were frantic, but he had not yet lost his composure. He leaned in cautiously and said: "Brother Wei, do you need my help with something?"

  There is no such thing as a free lunch.

  Wei Zao nodded and smiled, saying: "Yes, indeed there are some things that will need to trouble Brother Han in the future. I hope at that time Brother Han won't decline."

  Han Yuan grasped the name card in his hand, thinking that even if he had to climb a mountain of knives or descend into a sea of fire, it would be worth it. He immediately became serious and said: "From now on, if Elder Wei has any orders, I will definitely not refuse."

  Wei Xiao smiled faintly and picked up the teacup, taking a light sip. There were some things he wasn't suited to do, but Han Yuan was different.

  "Get out of my way! Don't block my path!"

  "Scram, scram! Didn't you see Master Chen coming?"

  "Damn it, get out of here! Didn't you hear me?"

  Suddenly, a commotion broke out downstairs, and several loud roars echoed throughout the entire building.

  Wei Zhao was taken aback. He had never seen anyone dare to be so arrogant in the Huiwen Building, and he curiously stuck his head out to take a look.

  A few second-rate rascals, with an air of arrogance that knew no bounds, kicked away the crowd and sat down at the central table. A young man in magnificent attire was even more so, with one foot propped up on a stool and one hand picking his teeth, loudly saying: "Are all men dead? If not, let one who can speak come out!"

  Wei Zao shook his head and turned around, only to find Han Yuan's face pale with rage, his fists clenched in extreme anger.

  Wei Zhuo's heart skipped a beat, he turned his head and seriously scrutinized the young man surrounded in the middle, seeing that his clothes were luxurious and colorful, indeed Chen family's fabric.

  "Brother Han, are you going to vent your anger?" Wei Xiao suddenly turned his head and asked Han Yuan, seeing that the dozen or so Jianghu big men were dressed in a way that didn't look like locals.

  Han Yu immediately smiled and said "Does Wei brother have a plan?" He had been tormented by Chen Li until he was on the verge of death, his heart had long been filled with extreme resentment, if he could vent his anger, he would naturally be overjoyed.

  Wei Zhuo smiled faintly and leaned in to whisper a few words. Han Yuan was taken aback, hesitating for a moment, but looking at the Wu Fangyuan's name card in his hand, he nodded heavily and got up to go downstairs.

  "Little two." Han Yu had just taken two steps when Wei Xiao shouted down.

  The little servant came quickly and stood in front of Wei Zuo, seeing that Wei Zuo's clothes were not simple, he smiled and said "Ah, young master, what do you need?"

  Wei Zhao made a gesture, and the shop assistant immediately came over. Wei Zhao covered his mouth with one hand and whispered a few words, then slipped a piece of silver into the shop assistant's hand. "Young master, we're running a business here, how can..." The shop assistant immediately looked embarrassed and wanted to push it away.

  "Like this." Before he could finish speaking, Wei Zhao slipped a silver note over.

  The little servant looked embarrassed, but his expression was extremely pleasant as he smiled at Wei Xiao, saying in a low voice: "Young master, please wait a moment, I also want to drive them out."

  Wei Xiao smiled faintly and nodded slightly.

  Xiao Er ran off quickly, and downstairs immediately became lively.