Chapter 147 I don’t know when he will become the richest man

A handful of snow bent the branch and fell down onto Wen Xingluo's head.

Not sure if it was pain, sadness, or some other complicated emotion, the girl covered her head and her eyes turned red.

Not far away.

Mu Zhiqiu looked at her quietly.

"Sister," Mu Dong was puzzled. "Why are you here looking at Wen Xingluo in such a cold weather instead of going back to your room?"

"I'm wondering what it feels like to like someone," Mu Zhiqiu whispered. "To be able to make such a clever girl cry and laugh for him. If it were me, I would never accept my emotions being swayed by someone who has no blood relationship with me. What can influence my mood is not a man, but interests."

Mu Dong smiled and said, "Sister is not an ordinary woman, so she won't be swayed by love. Our family has reached this point today, all thanks to Sister. How can Sister belittle herself and compare herself to a mediocre woman like Wen Xingluo? Sister is destined to be the Queen in the future. Whoever Sister chooses will be the true Dragon Son of Heaven!"

"You're just so sweet-talking!" Mu Zhiqiu smiled. "Have you done what I told you to do?"

"Don't worry, sister. I've already sent someone to the Wen family to invite them to the charity sale tomorrow!"

At this time, the Wen family.

The new county magistrate took office, and the Wen siblings were driven out of the county government office two days ago. They are now living in Xu Miaomiao's parents' home.

The Xu family was wealthy, and they started heating the floor heating system as soon as winter came.

Wen Ruyun covered his nose and sat upright on the sandalwood official hat chair, complaining, "Sister-in-law, you're right. You know I'm allergic to merchants and can't stand the smell of money, so why don't you buy us a new house?"

"Alright, don't mention this in front of your sister-in-law." Wen Rufeng turned a page. "You killed so many tea merchants. The Xu family spent money to fight your lawsuit, and in the end, they paid 5,000 taels of silver to each family before they gave up. We live under someone else's roof, so it's not good for us to complain all the time. If we do, we will annoy my parents-in-law."

"hehe……"

Wen Yueyin suddenly covered her lips and chuckled.

Wen Rufeng looked at her, "Why are you laughing at Yue Yin?"

"I laugh at you, big brother. You're wrong. The Xu family is willing to help second brother pay the money purely because they want to curry our favor. After all, the provincial examination will be held next autumn, and big brother will pass the exam and become a top scholar, making him famous in Chengdu. If they don't curry favor with the son-in-law of the top scholar, who else can they curry favor with?"

Wen Rufeng pinched the page of the book and smiled, "What you said makes sense."

Wen Yueyin poured him some hot tea. "Brother, have your studies been going well these past few days since we moved to the Xu residence? Teacher He wasn't slacking off when he was teaching you, was he?"

"Actually..." Wen Rufeng frowned, "I feel like Teacher He isn't as attentive to me as he was at the beginning. He used to watch me practice calligraphy after class, but now he just leaves right after class and refuses to spend any time tutoring me."

Wen Ruyun sneered, "He must have seen us move out of the county government office and felt that there was no official in our family. He looked down on us for being so poor, so he acted so sneakily!"

"Come to think of it, we haven't even paid tuition since he started teaching at our house." Wen Yueyin pondered. "It just so happens that Miss Mu is holding a charity sale at Jinweizhai tomorrow. Why don't we go see if there's any suitable gifts and buy them for him? Maybe he'll pay more attention to Big Brother in the future and introduce him to his students who are officials."

Wen Ruyun asked, "How can we shoot without money?"

"Sister-in-law's dowry—"

"It's all gone long ago." Wen Ruyun waved his folding fan. "We haven't made any money these past few business ventures. Instead, we've lost a lot. We spent money on silks, sable fur cloaks, gold, silver, and jade jewelry, as well as the delicacies we eat three times a day. Plus, we bought a dozen maids and servants. There's not much left of her dowry anymore."

Wen Yueyin was anxious, "What should I do then?"

Wen Rufeng said, "I do have an idea."

"Brother, tell me!"

"Master He is quite famous in Rongcheng. When I go out to eat with him, the restaurant owners refuse to accept his meal money. I think, why don't we use his name to bid for the treasure? Who knows, he won't charge us at all when he sells it. Then, when the time comes, we can give the treasure to him. Wouldn't that be killing two birds with one stone? Master He will definitely praise me for being filial."

Wen Yueyin was pleasantly surprised, "Big brother is really smart, he deserves to be the future third place winner!"

The brother and sister agreed to take the Xu Mansion's carriage early the next morning and head straight to Jinweizhai.

Jinweizhai was rebuilt after its collapse and is now even more magnificent. Today, the entire place is reserved for a charity sale, and all the prominent young men and women in Shu County have been invited.

Mu Zhiqiu personally presided over the auction and said, "Today, there are a total of thirty-six treasures, donated by thirty-six young ladies from Shu County. All the proceeds from the auction will be donated to villages and towns affected by the floods, and used to repair homes, build bridges and roads, and establish academies."

Wen Yueyin and the Wen brothers sat in the lobby on the first floor and couldn't help looking upstairs frequently.

She saw clearly that Wen Xingluo had just gone upstairs to the private room.

This is the difference between a lady from a royal palace and an ordinary girl.

She could only sit in the crowd, squeezed like dumplings, while Wen Xingluo could enjoy a private room...

She glared at Wen Ruyun with disappointment.

It’s okay for the eldest brother, after all, it’s not time for the scientific examination yet.

But in this life, the second brother has not even made his first pot of gold, let alone become a successful person. It is unknown when he will be able to become the richest man like in his previous life...

Wen Yueyin sighed softly.

While she was daydreaming, Mu Zhiqiu had already bought two treasures.

The third treasure is a set of writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone.

Wen Yueyin quickly shook Wen Rufeng's arm and said, "Brother, this set of four treasures of the study is just right for Master He. Please take a picture of it quickly!"

Wen Rufeng smiled and nodded, shouting, "I'm bidding two thousand taels of silver! Oh, and I'm not bidding in my own name. I'm here today on behalf of Master He! You know Master He, right? He's a renowned scholar in the southwest, and also my mentor. This set of four treasures of the study, my teacher is determined to get it!"

Everyone present knew that he was Teacher He's student, so no one doubted his words.

But that set of four treasures of the study is very rare, especially the Duan inkstone.

So a collector shouted, "Three thousand taels!"

"Four thousand taels!"

Wen Yueyin tugged at Wen Rufeng's sleeve, "Brother, hurry up and bid! We've been overshadowed by others! We don't have to pay anyway, so it doesn't matter if we bid high. Master He will definitely be very happy when he gets it."

Wen Rufeng patted the back of her hand soothingly and shouted with determination, "Five thousand taels!"

Five thousand taels is quite high, far exceeding the original value of the set of four treasures of the study.

The eager scholars and writers suddenly quieted down.

The Wen brothers and sisters looked at each other with great pride, thinking they had successfully won the battle, when suddenly Wen Xingluo's voice came from upstairs, "Six thousand taels."

Wen Yueyin rolled her eyes and whispered, "Xingluo is so naive. Why is she everywhere? Even though she's trying to attract Big Brother's attention, her actions have already seriously jeopardized Big Brother's future!"

Wen Rufeng was also a little unhappy. "Fortunately, we don't have to pay. You can bid whatever price you want."

He shouted with overwhelming force: "Seven thousand taels!"

Wen Xingluo asked the price, "Eight thousand taels."

Wen Rufeng was annoyed, "Ten thousand taels!"

Private room on the second floor.

"It's just a set of brushes, ink, paper, and inkstone, but it's worth so much money?!" Cuicui was puzzled. "Miss, should we still follow?"

"No." Wen Xingluo lowered his eyes and sipped his tea. "I was just quoting the price for fun."

Mu Zhiqiu then dropped the hammer, "Ten thousand taels, deal!"

Wen Rufeng happily listened to the congratulations from all around him, and reminded Mu Zhiqiu, "Miss Mu, please don't make any mistakes. Make sure to credit it to my teacher's account!"