Lin Wanrong broke out in a cold sweat, this little girl isn't stupid, she knows to observe first before negotiating the price.

  Although his face was extremely thick, he was seen through by this sixteen or seventeen year old little girl, and his old face couldn't hold on to its dignity. He snatched the small booklet from the little girl's hand and laughed: "Miss, it's not just ten taels of silver, there are even people who would pay one tael for a version like this. Look——"

  He whispered to the person next to him, a poor but talented scholar who was gazing at a pirated booklet as if it were a treasure. His foolish expression seemed to suggest that possessing this booklet was equivalent to possessing half of Xiao's sister.

  This little girl had noticed Lin Wanrong for a long time, and naturally knew that the pirated copies hastily brought by others were far inferior to this genuine product. She glanced at Lin Wanrong and snorted: "Even if this is the real deal, you can't just raise the price arbitrarily."

  The little girl's face turned red, furrowed her brow, and looked very good. Indeed, she was an exceptionally beautiful girl. Unfortunately, Lin Wanrong was a ruthless businessman, so he chuckled and said: "Little girl, have you heard of the phrase 'rare goods are precious'? Our authentic version has been sold out, this one was originally mine to keep as a memento, now if you want to buy it, taking away my beloved thing, naturally, you'll have to pay a few more points."

  The little girl's eyes rolled around and said: "Okay, fifteen taels is fifteen taels, but you have to answer a question for me first."

  Lin Wanrong glanced at her and said: "Little girl, answering a question will cost you five more taels of silver. Think carefully."

  The little girl angrily said: "What kind of rule is this? You have to pay for answering questions too? If everyone does it like you, won't it be chaotic?"

  "No, no." Lin Wanrong shook his head and said: "I am different from others. I am a professional critic, every word is precious, of course, I have to charge for it."

  "What expert? Those who take money from others to advertise themselves as experts."

  Lin Wanrong burst out laughing: "Little girl, I didn't expect you to be so perceptive, almost saw through me. Alright, let me ask you, is the question you want to ask something that only I know the answer to?"

  The little girl thought for a moment and nodded: "It seems like you're really the only one who knows."

  "This is the end." Lin Wanrong secretly smiled in his heart, this little girl's words were too easy to use: "Only I know the answer, I can choose to answer or not to answer. If you want to get information from me, you have to pay for it. This is very fair. I'm a very honest businessman, one silver coin for one piece of goods, five taels of silver are already very cheap, absolutely no cheating."

  The little girl was taken aback for a moment, thought for a moment, and hummed: "Alright, five taels of silver is just five taels of silver, but you must answer me honestly, no cheating allowed."

  Lin Wanrong gently patted his own cheek and said, "Do you see? This is how handsome my cheek is. Remember, this face of mine is a signboard, a golden signboard, suitable for both old and young, deceiving neither the young nor the old."

  The little girl covered her mouth and giggled, saying in a low voice: "I've never seen anyone as shameless as you."

  Lin Wanrong's expression turned ugly, and he glared at the little girl, but she didn't show a hint of fear. With a straight face, she asked, "I want to ask you something, have you ever seen Miss Xiao?"

  Lin Wanrong hadn't seen it before, he smiled naturally and said: "Didn't I tell you? This is a rare copy of an internal mid-level servant of the Xiao family. He and I are sworn brothers. Although I haven't seen Miss Xiao, I swear to heaven that this portrait of Miss Xiao, I am the first person to see it."

  This is what he fabricated, of course, he was the first to see it. This oath is absolutely shameless and has absolutely deceived the child.

  "Do you know which great master painted this picture?" the little girl asked further.

  It's just me, Master Lin secretly smiled to himself in his heart, but he absolutely wouldn't admit that he was the one who started it. He looked at the little girl and chuckled: "Miss, if I'm not mistaken, you said you'd only ask me one question, right? The previous one I've already answered, so this should count as the second one, heh heh——"

  The little girl took out some silver from her bosom and said: "I know, you want more silver, don't you? Just look at your greedy face."

  "You think it's that simple." Lin Wanrong chuckled: "This expert answers questions based on mood, today I'll only answer one of your questions, the other question is a free gift."

  The little girl looked at him and said, "You're smiling so slyly, you're a big swindler." The little girl puffed out her small mouth, thoroughly despising Lin Wanrong.

  "Little kid, I won't bother with you. Seeing this little girl so pure and lovely, it should be fun to tease her." Lin Wanrong chuckled: "You know, there are national laws and industry rules, for people in our line of work, reputation is extremely important. If I tell you about this master today, how can I face my colleagues in the future?"

  "This makes some sense." The little girl nodded and looked at Lin Wanrong: "I didn't expect you, a sly merchant, to be quite righteous."

  "How did you discover my strengths so quickly?" Lin Wanrong exclaimed in surprise: "I thought I had hidden them well, but it seems I'm still too revealing. As the saying goes, 'a tall tree will be blown down by the wind', I guess it's time to reflect on myself."

  The little girl covered her mouth and giggled: "Are you still going to have any face left?"

  This little girl is born with a beautiful face, smiling like a flower. Lin Wanrong made some money today and was in a great mood, so he teased her for a few sentences, feeling extremely pleased, and then said that children's words are harmless, so he didn't bother to argue about the issue of being thick-skinned anymore.

  "You won't tell me the name of this master, I won't force you either. Then can you tell me, what's your name?" The little girl asked with a twinkle in her eye.

  "My name is Lin San." Lin Wanrong said bluntly, "This question doesn't cost money."

  Lin Wanrong burst out laughing, "Haha, little girl, you're still a bit too tender to try this in front of me."

  "Lin San, Lin San..." The little girl muttered to herself: "Hmph, Lin San, you cheated me out of my silver today. One day I'll definitely get it back with interest." After saying that, she glared at him fiercely, then tossed down a piece of silver and walked away quickly, holding her small book.

  Deceive? Lin Wanrong was "greatly shocked", for a little girl like you, does this young master still need to deceive? Looking at the silhouette of the little girl, Lin Wanrong sneered coldly.

  The Xiao family indeed has a great appeal, and it is said that thousands of people signed up for the household selection, let alone the talented scholars, almost everyone in Jinling City who knows how to read and write came to sign up.

  Lin Wanrong sold the last few small books, leaving only the original manuscript as a memento. Anyway, it was his first pot of gold in this world, and it still had some significant commemorative value.

  Back at Old Dong's house, as expected, Dong Rende and his son Dong Qingshan were staring blankly at the silver coins in front of them, their eyes gleaming with a greedy light that fully proved humans evolved from beasts.

  Lin Wanrong smiled and patted Dong Rende's shoulder: "What's wrong, Uncle Dong, are you dizzy?"

  Dong Rende woke up with a start, rubbed his eyes, and saw that Lin Wanrong had returned. He hastily pulled over a stool, took a long sleeve to wipe it again and again, before inviting him to sit down, respectfully saying: "Young master is back."

  After making a lot of money, Dong Rende's attitude towards Lin Wanrong became even more respectful. It can't be denied that being respected feels very good. Lin Wanrong felt pleased in his heart and sat down without hesitation, saying: "Uncle, why not exchange all this silver for silver notes and put them at home? Isn't it a waste to just leave them lying around like this? Aren't you afraid of attracting thieves?"