Chapter 374 The Joy of Counting Money
"Jiayuan, tell me quickly, if you have any good news, let me be happy." Xiao Jiuyue drank the warm chicken soup, nestling in comfort and peace of mind.
"Sister, there's more good news! The master has passed the imperial examination!" Xiao Jiayuan's excited voice rang out. Xiao Jiuyue was about to congratulate him when she heard Xiao Jiayuan lower his head and say, "But, the master doesn't plan to participate in next year's spring examination!"
Xiao Jiuyue's eyes flickered slightly. She admired Jiang Yu's knowledge. After all, she had sensed it when they chatted before. Jiang Yu was a true scholar, knowledgeable and talented. She was not surprised at all that he could pass the imperial examination, but he didn't participate in the Spring Examination...
He remembered what Manager Jin had said to her before.
"Sister, you are the smartest. Please persuade Mr. Jiang. How can he give up such a bright future?" Xiao Jiayuan initially thought that Mr. Jiang had not passed the exam. Later, when she found out, Xiao Jiayuan was very happy and asked her classmates to celebrate for Mr. Jiang together!
Even Shi Lizheng was shocked when he learned that there was a scholar in their village!
"Your teacher doesn't want to take the exam, so he has his reasons. Your sister just came back!" Su heard this and immediately spoke up, "It's getting late. Hurry and wash your hands and get ready for dinner."
"Oh." Xiao Jiayuan also reacted belatedly and went out obediently.
"Yuer, Mr. Jiang has his own considerations. You just came back, so take a good rest and don't think about this troublesome thing." Su didn't care whether Mr. Jiang was willing to continue to take the imperial examination or not. She only cared about her daughter.
"Mom, it's actually not a big deal. Mr. Jiang, you're probably just being too picky." Xiao Jiuyue comforted her.
Su looked at her hesitantly: "You, do you know why Mr. Jiang is unwilling to go to Shengjing?"
"Probably. I have to meet Mr. Jiang first." Xiao Jiuyue was thinking about how to persuade Jiang Yu. Jiang Yu is so talented and kind to the people. If he really becomes an official, he should be able to do practical things for the people, right?
Just like Rong Xun!
When Su saw Xiao Jiuyue's appearance, she seriously thought of Jiang Yu. Because of Mr. Xiao Jiayuan, she had met him from afar. He was elegant and looked like a talented person.
While preparing dinner, Su asked, "Mujin, have you met Mr. Jiang? What do you think of him?"
"Madam, what do you mean?" Mu Jin, who had been following Su's dowry, understood Su's meaning almost instantly.
"Yue'er is already eighteen years old this year. If it weren't for the incident with the Xiao family, she would have become a mother!" Su's eyes reddened again when she thought of Xiao Jiuyue's marriage. She said, "The Song family is ungrateful. After the Xiao family fell into poverty, even the son of a county magistrate dared to covet Yue'er and wanted her to be his concubine. It's really..."
When this matter was mentioned, Su almost burst into tears again.
"Madam, the eldest lady is a lucky person. In the future, she will definitely find a good man who will protect her." Mu Jin watched Xiao Jiuyue grow up. She believed that a good girl like the eldest lady would definitely be recognized by someone.
"Yes, you are right." Su wiped her eyes and said, "Yuer will definitely find a good marriage in the future. I can't be anxious. If Yueer doesn't like him, no matter how good the man is, she won't want him!"
After Su figured it out, she smiled again and returned to her gentle demeanor. She said, "Mujin, please don't reveal a single word about this. Let's secretly see how Yue'er reacts. If Yue'er really likes it... I won't care about your identity!"
"Yes." Mu Jin responded with a smile. The lady was crying and laughing at the same time. She always liked to think too much about anything related to the eldest lady and the young master!
She saw that the eldest lady had no interest in men or women at all!
After dinner, Xiao Jiuyue was holding a thick stack of letters and was just about to read them carefully to help digest the food when she saw Su ordering people to come with several boxes. At the same time, she also asked the maids to guard outside.
Xiao Jiuyue asked doubtfully, "The gifts I prepared for everyone should have been distributed, right?"
She picked out some high-quality brocade and Buddhist beads for her grandmother, and prepared food and daily necessities for her beautiful mother, as well as beautiful pearl jewelry. As for her two younger brothers, Xiao Jiayuan and Xiao Jiachen, she prepared various books and an inkstone for each of them.
She also did not leave out the youngest Xiao Jiahong, and prepared the Luban lock that is his favorite at this age!
The things prepared by the second and third rooms were mostly rouge, powder and cloth.
"You've made a fortune. You went out for business, not for fun? And you brought back so many things!" Su looked at the pieces of fabric and knew at a glance that they were specially picked for her by Xiao Jiuyue. They were her favorite crimson purple color and her favorite lotus flower!
"As long as mother likes it, that batch of rouge and powder were all made by me!" Xiao Jiuyue's words were full of pride. It had been raining before, and when she was trapped in Donglin County, she made a lot of rouge and sent it to Manager Jin. She kept a lot of it and prepared a bright red lip balm for Su!
The color is very bright, especially suitable for beautiful girls!
"You." Su Shi heard this, and the smile on her lips bent. She pointed at the boxes and said, "This one was sent from Fengchunlou, this one was sent from the Candy Shop, and this one was sent from Hu Yi."
Xiao Jiuyue heard these names and looked at these boxes, and her eyes suddenly lit up: "Could these be all banknotes?"
The silver bills are settled every six months, and it’s time to settle the bills according to the date!
"You guessed right!" Su opened the box, which was filled with banknotes. She couldn't help but blink. Looking at the banknotes, all worth one hundred taels, Xiao Jiuyue sighed, "Food, clothing, shelter, and transportation—food, no matter where you are, you can earn money!"
Xiao Jiuyue turned into a money-grubber. She counted the banknotes and then looked at the silver at the bottom of the box. She couldn't help swallowing, "Last year, we only had 50,000 taels. This year, we've already had 50,000 taels in just half a year!"
"Yes, it was delivered by Manager Zeng himself. I was shocked!" God knows that after Su received these banknotes, she didn't dare to give the key to the warehouse to anyone else. She had to check it every day, otherwise she would not feel at ease!
"Mom, we will earn more money in the future!" Xiao Jiuyue said happily. After counting the salt from Fengchun Tower, she began to count the salt wells. Since ancient times, private salt has made huge profits, and she, with the help of the third prince, did not bear any risk in selling salt. Instead, she only needed to focus on increasing the purity of salt production!
This money is earned easily and happily!
"Mom, why do I feel like Hu Yi has more money than Fengchunlou?"
Before Xiao Jiuyue even counted them, she felt that the same box, the one sent from Hu Yi, seemed to be fuller!
"Mom, don't tell me first, let me count." Xiao Jiuyue didn't feel tired at all at this time. When she counted the silver bills, her eyes were shining, which made Su Shi beside her dumbfounded. She felt even more distressed for Xiao Jiuyue. This girl must have been worried about the money for the Xiao family, right?
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