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"Mr. Marquis, Mrs. Fan from the China Money House is visiting and is waiting in the living room!" Chen Xu hummed a little song and returned to the Marquis's mansion. The housekeeper quickly came to report.

Chen Xu washed his hands and face and cleaned up and went to the living room to meet guests.

Fan Caiying is as thin as ever, and looks beautiful, especially today she has changed into a new style of skirt. Her figure is full of charm and charm of mature women, bringing Chen Xu a different visual experience from a group of teenage girls in her mansion.

"Caiying pays homage to the Marquis!" Hearing Chen Xu's footsteps, Fan Caiying stood up and greeted the door early to greet Fushen.

"Miss Caiying is exempt from gifts!"

Chen Xu entered the house with a smile on his face, asked Fan Caiying to sit down and chat for a while. Fan Caiying then talked about what he had discussed a few days ago. Now he has found five local tyrants who are interested in investing in bus companies.

"Since you have found it, then prepare a banquet at Qinghe Hotel tonight at Youyu, and discuss this matter with Miss Caiying!" Chen Xu nodded.

"Okay, Caiying will go back and arrange it now. We will welcome the Marquis at Qinghe Hotel tonight!" Fan Caiying saluted with a blushing cheek.

Chen Xu naturally knew why Fan Caiying blushed, and when he thought of the charm and gentleness of the hotel last time, his heart was pounding. This woman was definitely the most understanding beauty he had ever met now.

The understanding that Chen Xu said is not spiritual, but the most primitive comfort of desire, that is, human desire... nature.

With Shui Gentle, Chen Xu can have a heart-to-heart talk, with the Fifth Princess, Chen Xu can have a love talk, with Meng Wan, Chen Xu can have a music, singing and dancing. Originally, with Fan Caiying, he could have a business conversation, but for some reason, every time Chen Xu saw Fan Caiying, he had the simplest desire, but he could only suppress it. The longer he suppressed, the more he had various injustice thoughts, so Chen Xu could only avoid Fan Caiying as much as possible.

But after hiding, he still couldn't hide. He was seduced by Fan Caiying while taking a nap. But after doing this, he wanted to go from the second time, from the second time and from the third time, and then to the point of being perverted now, when he saw her mind full of thoughts.

In Shen Shizhong, Chen Xu arranged for Chema to go to the Women's College to personally bring Shui Qingrou and Xing'er Yu Ji back. After settling the three of them, it was almost the hour of You, so Chen Xu told the housekeeper to take a bus to Qinghe Garden after a few words.

It is sunset now, the coolest and most leisurely time for the weather. People who have eaten Shen food have gone out to go shopping and play.

The street at the entrance of Qinghe Garden is as lively as ever, with people coming and going, and there are a wide variety of snacks and items sold. The cheers in Liuxiang Garden opposite are one after another. It should be that someone is performing equestrians, and the dense sound of horse hooves is constantly coming.

A luxurious carriage in groups of three or three went in and out of Qinghe Garden. Some went to the hotel for banquets, some went to the Qinghe Theater to watch singing and dancing, and some came to the Qinghe Store to buy goods. Several of the carriages were ladies from the royal and princes and ministers. One of them was very bold in wearing a new dress. Although the color was elegant, it looked a lot more chic and charming. He was holding an embroidered round fan in his hand. After seeing Chen Xu, he half-covered his face and threw a charming look at Chen Xu. Chen Xu was so scared that he shivered and almost fell off the carriage.

"Hehe~" The carriage passed by, and the noble lady's chuckled from behind her.

After the carriage drove into the yard and stopped, Chen Xu wiped the sweat from his forehead. Fan Caiying, who changed into a new style dress, had already been waiting for a few wealthy businessmen to greet him at the hotel door.

"Welcome to the Marquis!" The group of people greeted each other. After Fan Caiying introduced them one by one, they exchanged greetings, and the group of people surrounded Chen Xu and entered the hotel.

Today's banquet was arranged in Chen Xu's exclusive Xu Ri Dongsheng Pavilion. Because Chen Xu arranged someone to say hello in advance, the banquet had been prepared. The seats and wines were full of dishes and tableware, and a few bottles of Qinghe wine were placed in the middle of the dining table. The afterglow of the sunset shone in through the window. Not only did the dishes in the room smell fragrant, but all kinds of dishes and exquisite glass wine glasses were shining with tempting light.

"Please sit down!"

After Chen Xu brought a group of people into the room, there was a maid serving him. Although several merchants were all well-known wealthy people, they did not dare to be arrogant in front of Chen Xu, the most popular marquis of the dynasty. After sitting down carefully, they all dared to speak like elementary school students.

"Don't be nervous, and many people know what this marquis is doing. In fact, this marquis is also a businessman and is like you. After today, this marquis and you are also partners. We will make a lot of money together in the future. Come and fill up the wine with you and drink a cup of wine to show your wishes!"

Several maids quickly filled Qinghe wine with each other. The bright red wine emitted a clear fruity aroma in the transparent glass of wine. Chen Xu stood up with the glass.

"It's better to obey your orders than respect. We'll drink with the Marquis!" Fan Caiying stood up and held up the wine glass with both hands.

"Thank you, Marquis!" Several merchants also stood up and picked up their wine glasses.

"People, please!"

"Mr. Marquis, please~"

At the mouth of a glass of wine, several wealthy businessmen looked at Chen Xu's bold posture, and the atmosphere on the table became much more relaxed in an instant. At Chen Xu's invitation, they started to eat and chat.

Soon after three rounds of dishes and five flavors, Fan Caiying was a woman, but she had been dealing with merchants from all walks of life. With her companionship, several wealthy businessmen were no longer reserved. They began to talk about interesting stories and hearsay news stories from all over the world. Then they talked about newspapers, Qinghe shops and hotels, and the bridges and cement roads under construction outside the city, and the atmosphere at the table became more and more lively.

"The wine glass in the Marquis Hotel is crystal clear and like crystals. It is actually a thing of a fairy. I didn't expect that ordinary people and ordinary people could use it!"

"Yes, yes, the Marquis is a disciple of Taiyi Immortal Lord. Just like the divine thunder and fireworks and turning mud into stones, it must be all the methods of immortals!"

"It is a blessing for us to be able to drink with the Marquis today. If the Marquis is sent in the future, we will definitely be with us!"

Several wealthy businessmen began to flatter Chen Xu, but Chen Xu smiled and pointed to the glass wine glass and said, "This is not a real crystal wine glass, it's just an imitation. However, if there is crystal, the utensils made will be more crystal clear. Unfortunately, the pure ore used to make this wine glass is not easy to find, otherwise it can be made in large quantities and sold. You can also buy some to drink and tea. This set of wine glass has only been successfully developed recently!"

"Why did the Marquis say that this wine glass is made of some kind of ore?" A wealthy businessman was surprised when he looked at the wine glass in his hand.

"Yes, making this thing requires crystal sand and gravel with high transparency. The higher the purity, the more crystal clear it will be. If there are impurities, it will be worse!" Chen Xu nodded with a smile.

"If it was a crystal mine, I had heard of a place, which might be useful to the marquis!" A wealthy businessman who was about fifty years old and was slightly fat, thought for a while and said.

Chen Xu asked a little excitedly: "Please ask Mr. Song to explain in detail where this mine is?"

"Don't dare, Song Yan traveled with salt goods. He used to go to Qidi to sell sea salt near the East China Sea. He heard that there are places in Langya County that produce crystals of various colors. Local mountain people can occasionally pick them up on the mountain. However, because the colors are messy and not popular, the price is extremely low. Occasionally, if there are pure and clear colors, you can sell them at a good price. However, it turned out that Langya County belonged to Qi State, and Qi State blocked the salt road from Qin State at that time, so the trip was not smooth, so he started to go slowly.

Bashu is looking for new salt goods, and the East China Sea is less likely to go. Now that the Qin Dynasty has unified the six countries, sea salt is also being transported to the Central Plains, and all kinds of trade routes are wide and smooth. However, Song is too old and has never been there since he settled in Xianyang. It is all the descendants of the family who are in charge of it. After Song returns, he can arrange the family's caravan to go to Langya and Donghai County to find out where this crystal mine is. After inquiring clearly, he will definitely report it to the Marquis!"

"Okay, thank you Mr. Song for this matter. Come and have a drink together!" Chen Xu picked up the wine glass.

"I dare not, Song Yan respects the Marquis!" The salt merchant named Song Yan quickly stood up and held the wine glass with his hands toast respectfully.

This news made Chen Xu very happy. Since there is a crystal mine near Langya, it is located in the later areas of Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Although the area is relatively wide, crystal ore can be picked up on the mountain after all, so the locals must know that you can find the place after a little inquiry.

From ancient times to the present, Chinese people have always had a special liking for pearls, agate, crystals and jade. The one they like most is jade, which is pure, delicate and warm in color. There are two major production areas in the Central Plains, one is Lantian jade and the other is Dushan jade. These two jades are the most developed and used since the Shang and Zhou dynasties, so they have the highest status. The color of jade is also snow-white, and then there are both red, blue, green and yellow. Jade craftsmen polished it into jade pendants, jade bi, jade rings and jade crowns, etc., becoming the royal family and nobles wearing it, which is a symbol of status.

The Shang Dynasty only allowed the royal family to wear jade, which was generally used as a ritual vessel.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, as the princes became more and more feudal, their identities became more and more chaotic, and all the princes began to wear jade.

Later, with the battle between the princes, a large number of princes and nobles became civilians and even slaves. The collapse of rituals and music led to the further popularization of the identity of jade.

At the moment, wearing jade has become a fashion. Anyone with a slightly more identifiable status can wear jade. Of course, the premise is that you can afford it.

But apart from jade, various gems, pearls, agate, crystals, and other things that look crystal clear and brightly colored are treasures pursued by nobles and rich people.

However, although crystals are also precious gems, they are not as easy to carve like jade and are harder than the hardest jade. Therefore, there are not many people who like them, and they are at home to watch and play with them. Most people only like those pure and transparent colors, rather than messy colors.
Chapter completed!