Chapter 682: Living Without Purpose (3)_1
Mo Heng thought for a moment and said, "So we will quietly use money to buy a mountain."
"Within a month, Xiao Guangbi will find out." Pei Qin gave him a disdainful glance.
"Then we might as well give it to him as a favor." The point was to let Xiao Guangbi find out.
Pei Qin fell silent for a moment. The strategy of ’relieving Wei by besieging Zhao’ was feasible, but she feared that Liang San would keep a firm watch on them and still not ease up on Shen Songming. She couldn’t help but curse, "Stupid fool! It’s like his brain is full of holes!" Not focusing on earning his own silver and meddling in this mess instead!
Mo Heng looked at her with a ghost of a smile. He was just short of saying, "If both I and Shen Songming fell into the water, who would you save?"
While they were reaching a conclusion here, over there Pei Wendong, Chang Yonglin, and Xiao Yong had also worked out a set of regulations.
"The pine, which thrives in all seasons and stands strong amid the severe cold of Wei, should be styled as a gentleman of iron-bone elegance. When our elder sister taught us martial arts, she mentioned the principle ’to stand like a pine.’ Therefore, we won’t call it preserved egg anymore; let’s call it pine patterned egg, also known as the gentleman’s egg," said Pei Wendong as he peeled a preserved egg and admired the pine-like pattern inside.
"Uh... gentleman’s egg..." Pei Qin looked at the three of them, speechless.
The three were quite pleased with themselves, "Sister Qin! Pine, plum, bamboo, and chrysanthemum, these four gentlemen among plants, are regarded by the literati as having noble and elegant characters. Anything associated with these four gentlemen instantly stands out! Now that Wendong and Zhao Yong have both achieved the title of Scholar, and Brother Liuming has become a Palace Graduate, Brother-in-law Qin’s name is even more renowned. It’s the perfect time for us to market our family’s pine patterned eggs and establish their reputation."