Let me be a concubine? I turned to someone else's arms

The next day.

At noon, Luo Qin and Xie Yun had lunch in his Muhua Courtyard. Afterwards, the two sat facing each other quietly. In this quaint room, time seemed to stand still.

The sunlight shines through the wooden windows and onto the ground, forming mottled light and shadows. The elegant man and the gentle girl sit opposite each other, and their figures appear particularly peaceful in this quiet atmosphere.

The young man was wearing a simple and elegant robe. His face was calm and resolute, and his eyes revealed deep thought.

The girl was wearing a light blue wide-sleeved robe, and her beauty was like a flower in the morning, graceful and moving.

They gently raised their teacups, and the fragrance of tea filled the air. The man's movements were graceful and calm, while the woman's posture was gentle and dignified.

The room was decorated in a simple and elegant style. Various exquisite porcelains were placed on the antique shelf, four screens with plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum paintings were erected, and several landscape paintings were hung on the wall, adding a bit of poetry. Outside the window was a quiet courtyard with green trees and a breeze blowing the leaves, making a rustling sound.

At this moment, time seemed to become irrelevant. They were immersed in the fragrance of tea and each other's company, enjoying the tranquility and beauty. There was no verbal communication, but an indescribable emotion flowing in the air.

After a long silence, Xie Yun broke the silence and said to the girl kneeling opposite his desk: "Aqin, I've thought about it and I think it would be better to bring you to live in Xie Mansion."

"what?"

Luo Qin was stunned for a moment, and asked in surprise: "Come and live in Xie Mansion?"

Did she hear it correctly?

"Yes." Xie Yun nodded solemnly, "Aqin, I am worried about the Second Prince."

The Second Prince was so angry yesterday, and in his dream, he succeeded in taking the throne...

The second prince is concerned about Xie, but he is not afraid of Luo!

Xie Yun was worried that he would go to Luo Mansion to rob, or kidnap Aqin without anyone noticing, and then he would regret it.

Luo Qin understood that Xie Yun was afraid that Jin Zhao would do something wrong and that she couldn't guard against him, so she wanted to take her to Xie's house for protection.

"But... Bo'an, this isn't a good idea, right?" Luo Qin hesitated.

That's true, but what will others say if she moves to Xie's house for no reason?

"Don't be afraid, Qin. Just tell her that your Luo Mansion is far from Xie Mansion and it's inconvenient to go to school. You can stay at Xie Mansion as a cousin. It's okay."

"Is this okay?"

"nature."

In this way, Aqin can spend more time with him.

"But before that, I'll ask my mother to go to the Luo Mansion and arrange our marriage."

"So fast?"

Xie Yun smiled helplessly, "Not so fast. Other gentlemen get married after they reach the age of 20. I have been 20 for a year and still haven't found a marriage."

"That's right."

The same was true for Luo Qin herself. Most girls would start preparing for marriage when they reached the age of 15. She thought Jin Zhao was her destiny, but she was deceived and wasted a whole year of her life.

Seeing Xie Yun's determined expression, Luo Qin followed his arrangements.

"By the way." Xie Yun put down the teacup and looked up at the girl in front of him, "How is Aqin's shop doing?"

What Boan meant by this is... is he ready to cooperate with her?

Yeah, yeah, yeah!

"Speaking of this, I have to thank Bo'an. If you hadn't cooperated well with Wang Wulang on the Flower Festival, my Beauty Shop might not have had such a big harvest."

Talking about his own shop, Luo Qin was very excited, "Now, just the Beauty Shop has made nearly ten thousand taels of silver in just half a month."

The main products of Birenfang are silk flowers, wrapped flowers and folding fans, and other accessories are secondary.

Among these things, except for the silk flowers, the labor costs of the others are relatively high. They are priced according to their appearance and are aimed at different groups, including ordinary people and dignitaries. With the advertising efforts of Wang Zuo and Xie Yun, the business is indeed booming.

The cooking skills of the restaurant became so popular that it became the most popular restaurant.

To this end, she has already started opening branches.

However, I still have to complain about this. Taxes in this era are really troublesome. Commercial taxes include city taxes, commodity transaction taxes, and customs and navigation taxes related to commodity circulation.

The main part of the market tax is the tax levied on the transaction amount of goods, which is called "market tax", which is divided into "supply tax" and "scatter tax". "Sui Shu·Shihuo Zhi" states: "For those who sell slaves, horses, cattle, land and houses with written certificates, 400 yuan will be paid to the government for every 10,000 yuan, 300 yuan for the seller and 100 yuan for the buyer. For those who do not have written certificates, 4% will be collected according to the value of the goods, which is called scattered tax."

When national demand was insufficient, the government would impose some strange taxes. For example, at the Jinkou ferry, where boats were crossed using ox-pushed axles or floating bridges, a cow-bridge tax or a beam-ferry tax would be levied.

Moreover, the tax rates are not the same. The tax rates for high-end luxury goods are high, while the tax rates for daily necessities are lower.

Xie Yun nodded after hearing this, "It seems that the harvest is good."

"Will Boan cooperate with me?" Luo Qin asked with anticipation.

Xie Yun nodded with a smile.

Seeing this, Luo Qin's eyes lit up, and he picked up the teacup to add tea for him, saying, "I wonder if Xie's company does business in gold, silver, jade and other related items?"

"Have."

Luo Qin thought to himself, as expected, the Xie family is so big, it is impossible that there is none.

Luo Qin put down the teapot, put her hands on her knees, straightened her posture and looked at the man opposite her, "I want to cooperate with you. Xie will provide the gold, silver and jade raw materials, and I will design and make them into novel jewelry. How about we split the profit 40% and 60%?"

"Four or six points?"

"You have six, I have four." Luo Qin immediately added.

"Aqin is so confident?"

Luo Qin smiled and said, "Boan, you can wait and see."

Of course she was confident. In this era, material was scarce, production technology was backward, and many crafts were far less developed than those in the Tang and Song dynasties. She borrowed some of the craftsmanship from the Tang and Song dynasties and sold them here, and then combined them with her modern aesthetic from her previous life, it would definitely be popular.

She had wanted to do this a long time ago, but unfortunately the cost of gold, silver, jade and other precious stones was too expensive, so she had not taken action until she had accumulated some capital first.

Now that we have Xie Jun’s help, it couldn’t be better.

Seeing Luo Qin's excited face, Xie Yun couldn't help but smile and said, "I agree. Then Aqin, tell me in detail how to cooperate and how to design."

See what other ideas she has.

Luo Qin immediately ordered Wu Yan to get paper and pen, and she talked in detail with Xie Yun.

-

A few days later, Wang went to Luo Mansion and talked with Xia for a whole morning. When Wang left, Xia personally saw her off to the gate of the mansion, and both of them had smiles on their faces.

Luo Qin found out that night. It turned out that Wang had come to Luo Mansion to discuss the marriage between her and Xie Yun with Xia. Wang clearly stated that she wanted to find an auspicious day to propose marriage, which is the first step of the wedding, when the man asks a matchmaker to go to the woman's house to propose marriage.

In other words, Xie agreed to let Luo Qin marry into the family, which made Xia very happy.

At the same time, Wang also suggested that Luo Qin move to Xie’s house to make it more convenient for Luo Qin to go to school.

After hearing this, Xia's eyes rolled, thinking that this would make it easier for the two young people to develop feelings for each other, so she nodded and agreed to the proposal.

On the second day, Luo Qin moved to the Xie mansion. Wang was very happy and arranged for him to live in Muyuyuan, which was closer to Muhuayuan.