Tianliangyuan

Chapter 157 The gap in strength

After Xie Yun figured out his purpose, she was stunned for a moment, then covered her mouth and burst into laughter.

Xie Zheng blushed slightly from laughing.

"No, just give me the post, what are you laughing at?"

"My dear brother! You're such a fool!"

Xie Zheng looked completely bewildered. Was there something else going on here?

"Zhao Zhao's flower viewing banquet is scheduled for three days from now. Brother, think carefully, where will you be in three days?"

Xie Zheng thought about it carefully, and then a look of joy appeared on his face.

Three days later, it was his day off.

"My sister is so clever. But even if I'm on leave, how can I go without an invitation?"

"Why don't you go and try it yourself and find out? Besides, as far as I know, neither do you have an invitation, nor do the young men of the Wang family."

Xie Zheng's face darkened: "How can that be the same? The Wang family is Zhao Zhao's maternal grandparents' family. They are relatives, family. As for me..." He stopped there, a look of disbelief flashing in his eyes, as if he understood.

Seeing that he had figured it out, Xie Yun deliberately asked, "Brother, do you still want to snatch my invitation?"

Xie Zheng chuckled twice, then bowed to her and thanked her, saying, "Thank you, little sister."

Xie Yun smiled and shook her head. She knew that Xu Zhaozhao would definitely not get married this year, and she didn't know if she could marry into the family next year.

Three days later, Xie Zheng got up early in the morning, dressed himself up, and went straight to the manor outside the city as soon as the city gates opened.

Xie Zheng had just arrived at the Hundred Fruit Garden when he saw the Wang siblings.

Gao Da Kui explained, "The young masters and ladies arrived yesterday, saying they came to help."

Xie Zheng nodded, secretly annoyed that he hadn't thought to come over yesterday.

Xu Zhaozhao turned around and saw him walking over. He was wearing a light blue casual robe, the dark patterns on it looking incredibly luxurious under the sunlight.

Xie Zheng is not only good-looking, but also very attractive.

"Zhaozhao, I'm here!"

Xu Zhaozhao smiled and nodded: "Today, in addition to flower viewing, we will also have a banquet. Today's dishes are farm-style home cooking, including two dishes made with wild vegetables. What do you think, Sanlang?"

"Yes, very good!"

Xie Zheng didn't know why, but whenever he was in front of Xu Zhaozhao, it seemed like his mouth wouldn't work very well.

"When admiring the flowers, everyone is free to enjoy them. The banquet will be held in the waterside pavilion by the lotus pond in front. What do you think, Sanlang?"

"Ah, good! A waterside pavilion is cooler there."

The area at the foot of this mountain is naturally cooler than other places, and with the lotus pond nearby, it's not only beautiful but also refreshingly cool.

After Xie Zheng arrived, there wasn't much for him to worry about; he basically followed Xu Zhaozhao wherever she went.

"Cousin, Third Brother, we'll have to trouble you two to look after the male guests today. You may drink, but in moderation. No matter which family the young man belongs to, it's best not to get drunk. If you make a fool of yourself, it might affect the young ladies' impression."

"Don't worry, Zhao Zhao, we know what we're doing."

Today is not just for sightseeing and enjoyment; more importantly, Xu Zhaozhao also wants to take this opportunity to vigorously promote bamboo paper and printing technology.

The reason we invited these male guests over was to have them debate whether bamboo paper or rattan paper is better, and whether hand-copying or printing is better!

In Xu Zhaozhao's words, as long as this hype is generated, bamboo paper and printed books will naturally come into the public eye.

Nowadays, bamboo paper sells very well because of its low price.

But what if the price of rattan paper also drops?

Moreover, some aristocratic children even took pride in using expensive rattan paper, truly embodying the later saying: "Choose only the expensive, not the right one!"

Xu Zhaozhao didn't want to bother with this kind of foolish, rich guy.

However, if we want to promote bamboo paper and printed materials, we really can't do without these people.

To put it simply, even if a farmer's family is relatively well-off, when buying bamboo paper, they can only afford to buy ten or eight reams to keep for their own use.

Wealthy families might buy paper for tens or even hundreds of dollars, because they have many members in their households and many people who need paper.

If this happened among the sons of noble families, they could easily clear out half of a shop's inventory in one fell swoop.

This is strength!

Why?

Because they didn't care about saving paper, and with so many businesses and managers, their personal staff, and so on, who didn't use paper?

In addition, these items will become essential for their poetry gatherings and other events, so it's impossible to prepare them in just one or two cuts, and they may even be used to reward people.

Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that the amount of paper bought by a hundred ordinary students is less than that bought by the son of a noble family.

This is the difference in strength!

In preparation for this day, Xu Zhaozhao not only prepared a lot of flowers, but also ordered people to work hard on bamboo paper, such as peach blossom paper and fragrant paper.

At the banquet, Xu Zhaozhao naturally wouldn't reveal her relationship with the paper mill, nor would she promote it openly. She only needed a few words to stir up everyone's enthusiasm.

Finally, the unique paper used at today's banquet will undoubtedly become the first choice for those distinguished guests.

In this way, we can strike the Deng family with greater force!

Xu Zhaozhao also sent an invitation to Princess Ning Shuo, but she wasn't sure if she would come. Moreover, she asked Princess Leyang to deliver the invitation with her.

Xu Zhaozhao didn't feel that she was of low status; she simply felt that the princesses of the royal family had bad tempers, and that having a county princess accompany her would prevent her from being scolded by the princess.

"Wow, these monthly roses are blooming so profusely! I see that one plant has more than twenty flower heads. The gardener here is quite skilled!"

"Look over there! That's truly amazing! I wonder how it was cultivated. The petals are different colors on both sides. It's so beautiful!"

"No wonder Miss Xu is hosting a flower viewing banquet. Such beautiful monthly roses are indeed a rare sight."

"Yes, we used to only know that peonies were beautiful, but we never expected that the monthly hibiscus could bloom so beautifully."

Soon, the roses that Xu Zhaozhao had specially ordered to be cultivated became popular among the noble ladies.

Xu Zhaozhao was not a stingy person: "If you like, you are welcome to come often. I can give you a plant of any other variety, but this one is the only one I have cultivated so far, so I really can't give it away."

Xie Yun blurted out, "I'm not in a hurry! If there's a second one, will Zhao Zhao think of me?"

"it is good!"

Wang Wenxiu felt she had been too slow with her words today, so she looked at her cousin with a resentful expression, as if not giving her the food would be bullying her.

"If it is successfully cultivated in the future, my cousin will naturally have some as well."

“I knew Zhao Zhao had feelings for me.”

"Princess Ning Shuo has arrived!"

Upon hearing the loud singing outside, Xu Zhaozhao immediately called out to everyone, "The princess has arrived, and we should welcome her with utmost respect."