"Yes." Xiao Lanzi immediately agreed, counted out a stack of thousand-tael silver notes from her money bag, and respectfully handed them to Su Hua. "Miss Su, here is fifteen thousand taels. Please count it and see if it's correct?"

"Thank you." Su Hua smiled as she took the silver note and tossed it directly into her wide sleeve.

The highest denomination of Yu the Great's silver notes was one thousand taels. Fifteen one-thousand-tael notes stacked together took up quite a bit of space, and her money bag couldn't hold them all.

As the silver notes entered his spatial storage, he breathed a sigh of relief. Although Liu Yuxian's words were unpleasant to hear, one of them was true: raw stones are very expensive!

Although the 14,000 taels of silver earned yesterday were all in her space, the earnings belonged to her family, Qin Yucheng, and Xiao Jinhan, not just to her alone. As for what kind of jade her space needed, she had absolutely no idea.

With 15,000 taels in hand, even if all the stones she picked out at the Liu family's jade shop were worthless, she could still go to the jade gambling street to buy some good raw stones.

When Jin Yunyang saw Su Hua accept the silver note, his hands, holding the Lou Shan Hong bamboo tube, trembled slightly with excitement. Lou Shan Hong was truly his now!

Last month, he thought he would never have the chance to see Loushanhong before he died, but unexpectedly, he only had a meal in Qingshui County and his wish came true. His luck is simply unbelievable.

Who knows, maybe his ancestors from underground ran themselves ragged to get this for him.

When he got back, he had to offer incense to his ancestors.

Su Hua and Jin Yunyang both got what they wanted, but the rest of the group were gushing out acid, almost completely flooding the alley.

That's a full 15,000 taels of silver!

Su Hua simply tossed it lightly into her sleeve, not even bothering to take out the purse containing the silver notes.

His calm demeanor made it seem as if he hadn't lost 15,000 taels of silver, but rather a few copper coins.

Just now, Liu Yuxian said that Su Hua's family was just ordinary peddlers! If they were really just ordinary peddlers, would they not care about 15,000 taels of silver notes at all?

These people, whose fathers were minor officials in the county and whose families owned three or five estates and shops, had never touched more than ten thousand taels of silver in their lives. They usually carried only a few dozen taels of silver for pocket money. Today, they brought more silver than they could bear to the gambling stone street.

Looking at it this way, one can't help but feel that the ten raw stones Liu Yuxian gave as compensation are simply not enough.

Liu Yuxian glared at Jin Yunyang, her anger rising. Of all times to come, why did this guy have to come now? He must have come specifically to humiliate her.

Such a worthless flower sold for 15,000 taels of silver! Does the Jinyun family have so much money they can't burn it all?!

Liu Lin's smile froze for a moment, and his gaze lingered on Lou Shanhong in Jin Yunyang's arms for quite a while.

Everyone in their Tangshan Prefecture circle knows that Jin Yunyang loves orchids the most, especially the more precious ones. It is no surprise that this so-called Loushan Red orchid is a famous variety.

But if the Su family were truly just a small vendor, how could they possibly possess such exquisite orchids? Could it be that my sister's information was incorrect?

Qin Yingxian took a look at the changes in the siblings' eyes, then stepped forward and stopped in front of Liu Yuxian with a smile, "Miss Liu, you probably don't know since you stay in the city all day, but Sister Su and Brother Su's restaurant opened yesterday and they haven't been selling spicy hot pot for a long time."

"What? Su Hua opened a restaurant!" Liu Yuxian exclaimed in surprise, feeling even more embarrassed by the slap in the face.

“Yes, and the restaurant’s business is much better than Miss Liu’s jade shop. The line stretches from the east side of the city all the way to the west side.” Qin Yingxian smiled like a little fox.

"If Miss Liu goes to Qingshui County, you must try this restaurant. By the way, it's so popular that you might have to make a reservation beforehand, otherwise you might not get a table..."

Liu Yuxian felt even more uncomfortable watching her chatter incessantly, calling her "Miss Liu" over and over again. Ying Xian used to call her "Sister Liu" affectionately, but after the Hundred Flowers Banquet, even the way she addressed her had changed.

When everyone heard that Su Hua had opened a restaurant with Qin Yucheng, they suddenly understood why she didn't care about more than ten thousand taels of silver.

Some people even had such a craving that they wanted to go to the restaurant to try the food.

Seeing that she couldn't catch the blue-eyed cat and had given away ten raw stones for nothing, and was repeatedly humiliated by Jin Yunyang and Qin Yingxian, Liu Yuxian no longer wanted to stay in the alley. She just wanted to go to the jade shop as soon as possible so that the Su family could pick out a few broken stones and leave.

However, just as she lifted her foot, someone patted her shoulder, and a voice as clear as shattered jade rang in her ear, "Yu Xian, aren't you going to introduce all your friends to me?"

Upon hearing the man's voice, Liu Yuxian's anger seemed to dissipate instantly, and her face flushed red to the tips of her ears.

She led the man a couple of steps toward Qin Yingxian and the others, her voice softer than a summer stream, “Young Master Yan, these two are the young master and young lady of the Qin family in the capital, this one behind is the second young lady of the Wei family in the capital, and next to her is the eldest son of the Jinyun family in Tangshan Prefecture, Su Hua of the Su family…”

Just as Liu Yuxian was about to gloss over the matter, her gaze fell upon the man not far behind Su Hua, and she was momentarily stunned.

She was so focused on the blue-eyed cat and the affairs of Zaozhuang that she hadn't noticed such a celestial-like man.

She's even a few points more handsome than the Third Young Master.

It's just that his aura is too cold, making people feel a little uneasy.

The third young master chuckled and nodded to Qin Yingxian and the others in greeting. Then, he looked at Xiao Jinhan and raised an eyebrow. "I am the third son of the Yan family. May I ask this young master's surname?"

Xiao Jinhan raised his eyebrows slightly, "It's just a surname, nothing to mention."

After saying that, he led Su Hua, Su Dalang, and Su Erlang through the alley and headed towards the jade gambling street.

"This person... is far too rude!" Liu Yuxian was quite angry at Xiao Jinhan's attitude. When she saw his right leg, which was obviously heavier than the other, all the goodwill she had felt earlier vanished instantly.

The third young master is of noble birth, and he went out of his way to greet him, which was a sign of respect. But this man actually didn't appreciate it.

Sure enough, none of the people Su Hua was with were pleasant.

Wei Jianjia lagged two steps behind, her beautiful eyes darting around as she smiled and comforted him, "Sister Liu, don't be angry. This gentleman in front is Young Master Xiao from Shanghe Village in Qingshui County. He's a good friend of Miss Su, and perhaps that's just his nature."

She had a feeling that Xiao Jinhan didn't want to mention his surname, but if he didn't want to, she couldn't let him have his way. When they first met, it was just a minor collision in the carriage, and he took one of her maid's teeth. She had always remembered that grudge.

“Xiao?” The Third Young Master’s eyes darkened slightly, then he smiled nonchalantly. “That’s a rare surname.”

Upon hearing the voice, Wei Jianjia glanced at the Third Young Master and a hint of doubt crossed her mind. The voice sounded almost exactly like Jun Yan's.

But their appearance and physique are vastly different.