Both worlds are like dreams

Gu Qinglan politely declined, “Qinglan has never been very involved in fine wine, and I’m afraid I won’t be able to appreciate what’s special about it.

Chen Jin smiled, "Master Gu is the famous Qinglan Master in Shangyang City, who is both civil and military. I also heard that you often go in and out of Jinxiu Tower, so you must be very good at such elegant things. Master Gu doesn't drink, could it be that he thinks the maidservant is not pretty enough?"

"She is graceful and elegant, charming and pretty, and can be called a beauty."

"If Master Gu likes her, I will give her to you. Master Gu still has no family. If you like her, you can make her your concubine. If you dislike her, you can make her a maid. In short, it's up to you."

As she spoke, the woman looked at Gu Qinglan shyly.

Gu Qinglan stood still like a mountain, without any trace of gentleness on his face, and was as cold and distant as ice. "A gentleman does not take away what others like."

Chen Jin raised his eyebrows, "Master Gu is a god-like person, I think he would not look down on such a mediocre woman."

Xue Huang rolled her eyes, suppressed the urge to beat up Chen Jin, picked up the wine glass and sniffed it, and said with a rather intoxicated smile: "Not bad, not bad, the wine has a strong aroma and a mellow taste. It is indeed the best foreign beauty wine."

"It seems the princess has drunk it before?"

"I have traveled to Dongchu, where there is the largest winery in the world. Many people spend thousands of gold just to get drunk, and what they want is this top-quality wine. I didn't expect that in Lord Chen's place, it is just like ordinary wine in the market. Lord Chen is indeed a wealthy businessman."

"Princess, you are too kind." Chen Jin said with a smile. "If you like it, I will send more jars to you when I send people to foreign countries to buy them in the future."

"How can this be so embarrassing?" Xue Huang said with a smile.

Chen Jin looked at the jar of wine, "It's just a few jars of wine, and good wine and beautiful women complement each other." Chen Jin asked someone to bring a jar of wine, "This wine is just a jar of wine here, it can only show its value here, princess, or somewhere else. Sometimes people are the same, just like the people born in Qinghe County, they are born in a rich place and don't have to work hard to survive, while the people in Guyan County have to work from sunrise to sunset and can only pray to gods and Buddhas for good weather. When encountering floods and droughts, they can only pray for charity. Maybe if they change places, their fate will change dramatically."

Xue Huang smiled, her eyes were somewhat meaningful, "The people of Qinghe County have such a prosperous life now, all thanks to Lord Chen."

"I was just lucky. I had the right time, right place, and right people."

Gu Qinglan said, "I heard that it was because of a lightning that split the mountain that Lord Chen bought that the copper mine inside was exposed. The right time and the right place are really indispensable."

"Of course." Chen Jin smiled. "When my father bought that barren mountain, I was not optimistic about it, but I didn't expect there would be such a great opportunity to get rich."

Xue Huang raised her eyebrows. "Having the right time and right place is already extremely lucky. How many people in this world can have everything like Master Chen?"

"But I think the most important thing is harmony among people," Chen Jin said meaningfully.

Xue Huang had guessed what he meant and raised her glass. "Mr. Chen's luck is indeed enviable." She drank the wine in the glass in one gulp. It must be said that this wine is really delicious. As expected, his family has a mine and is rich enough to rival a country!

"Princess, there is no need to be envious. I may not be able to control the right time and place, but I can still help you with the right people."

Xue Huang raised her eyebrows, "Forgive me for not fully understanding what Master Chen said."

Chen Jin had the jar of wine placed in front of her and made a gesture to raise the cup to drink together. "This is the last jar of wine in my collection. Please accept it, Princess. The previous jar was sent to the general's mansion by me."

Xue Huang held the wine glass without moving, looking at the jar of wine with an uncertain expression. He was telling himself that the General's Mansion was his people, and accepting this jar of wine meant that Shen Congfeng and his group would drink together and be in the same camp.

After all, she now has the capital worthy of being won over by various forces.

But it is absolutely impossible to join forces with Shen Congfeng and his gang.

However, Xue Huang did not refuse openly. Instead, she smiled and said, "Master Chen even told me this way of making money. You are really sincere."

"As long as the princess is willing, she can take advantage of the power of this people and ride on the wind at any time."

"Since Lord Chen is so generous, I'm sure he will agree to my request?"

Chen Jin rolled his eyes and emphasized unconsciously: "As long as it is within my ability, I will definitely do my best."

Xue Huang raised her glass and drank it with him, then said with a smile: "It's simple. Master Chen will definitely be able to help with this matter."

"I wonder what the princess is referring to?" Chen Jin asked.

"I heard that Lord Chen spent a huge amount of money to buy up all the lime in Shangyang City. The two of us are now working with the Fifth Prince to build the Guyan County dam, but we don't have enough lime, so we came to ask Lord Chen for help. We also hope that Lord Chen can sell us some lime."

Chen Jin poured a glass of wine, and raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "I wonder how much the princess wants to buy?"

Xue Huang glanced at Gu Qinglan, and he said, "Five hundred kilograms is enough."

"The total inventory in Shangyang City weighed tens of thousands of kilograms before. I'm sure that five hundred kilograms of lime is nothing to Lord Chen." Xue Huang said with a smile.

"Five hundred kilograms of lime is indeed insignificant, but the princess came at an unfortunate time. All the lime I bought has been used to repair roads and bridges, and some has been distributed to the people to repair their houses. It has been almost used up."

Xue Huang sneered in her heart. They had not seen any construction projects in Qinghe County on their way here, and it had been raining since he bought the lime. Could it be that they were working in the heavy rain?

Gu Qinglan also knew that Chen Jin's words were just an excuse, so he pointed out directly, "Lord Chen purchased the lime more than half a month ago. If I remember correctly, since then, the entire Shangyang City and the surrounding counties have been experiencing heavy rain for several days. Did Lord Chen build in the rain?" He still looked gentle and elegant, but his eyes were quite sharp, and people could not ignore the coldness in his tone.

Chen Jin remained calm, "Master Gu reminded me that it was because of the heavy rain that most of the lime I had piled up by the bridge was destroyed, and the rest was used to repair the bridge, so there is not much left."

"Master Chen, do you have no savings at all?" Gu Qinglan asked.

"There is a little more."

"How many?"

Chen Jin smiled, shook the wine in the glass, took a sip, and then said slowly: "Fifty kilograms."

Gu Qinglan frowned slightly, "Not enough."

"Please forgive me, Master Gu. I only have these fifty kilograms, so I will give them to the princess and the master."