Chapter 344 Making money in the right way
Before Shen Dagou could react, Liu Laosan came over from the backyard with Shen Tian and also talked about the New Year gifts, one for Shen Yi, one for the Su family, and the other for Shen Dagou's family.
After being interrupted by Liu Laosan, Shen Dagou forgot to continue asking questions and only reacted after leaving the imperial capital.
"That's not right! What does that young man mean? Why did he send a New Year gift to my family? And what is his identity?" Shen Dagou was shocked and suddenly felt a little uneasy.
Su Zhan comforted him, "Don't be suspicious. Uncle Liu is here. He is my brother-in-law's godfather. He will definitely take good care of your sister. Who cares who he is? Anyway, he has given her a New Year gift. It would be a waste if you don't refuse it. I don't know if my sister has given Uncle Liu a New Year gift?"
He began to worry.
Song Yongnian was somewhat speechless. "Brother Shen is a steady person. He must have thought of everything in advance. You don't have to worry about it."
"That's true!" Su Zhan muttered and stopped thinking about it.
At this time, a escort team passed by them and was about to enter the city.
Su Chuan turned around and exclaimed, "That seems to be the escort team coming from our Lizhou."
Everyone looked back for a long moment and expressed their agreement.
The escort team came all the way to the Yong'an Marquis Mansion carrying a bunch of stuff.
The concierge went in to report.
Liu Laosan came out to take a look again.
The escort leader presented a gift list and said, "My Lord, these are the New Year gifts prepared for you by the Shen, Su, and Liu families in Zhaohua County, Lizhou. Please take a look."
Liu Laosan opened the thick gift list and read it with interest in front of Murong Xu. He found jade in it and immediately became interested, "Where did that kid get this good thing?"
The escort leader explained, "Mr. Shen has said that some of the valuables were exchanged with the caravans that came down from the ice field, and some were bought by him through someone else. Mr. Shen is now the town official of Dahe Town and is busy building a floating bridge. Most of the things were prepared by his wife."
Liu Laosan smiled and nodded, "Su Tai is a very good kid who is very thorough."
As he said this, he showed the gift list to Murong Xu.
Murong Xu didn't expect that there were live fresh food, and was stunned, "You can still escort these?"
The escort leader bowed and said, "Mr. Shen has given enough money, so we can deliver it. The item is still alive, please take a look."
The escort leader had several boxes brought in, two of which had fresh aquatic plants on top. With a colander they scooped some out and the live shrimps underneath began to jump around. Each one was about as long as a palm and looked very fresh and beautiful.
"Good stuff!" Murong Xu praised without hesitation.
The escort leader looked pleased, puffed out his chest, and continued to have people open other boxes.
They were all big fish weighing more than ten pounds, as well as bighead carps weighing twenty to thirty pounds, and two large boxes of fresh crab roe.
These things are definitely luxuries in winter.
Murong Xu praised again and again.
The escort leader said as if presenting a treasure: "There's more! In addition to these things, there are also fresh fruits and vegetables, all grown in greenhouses. There are not many, and we are greedy just looking at them."
Corn, cauliflower, Chinese cabbage, cucumber and eggplant were brought up one by one.
Murong Xu was moved.
The melons, apples, persimmons and oranges that were opened below once again dazzled everyone's faces.
Murong Xu said shamelessly: "My Lord, your godson is really worth it! These good things are for everyone to have, give me some!"
Liu Laosan glared in dissatisfaction, "These are all gifts from my son to me. It's not good for you to ask for a share right away!"
Murong Xu decisively took out a banknote from his pocket and asked, "How about this?"
"This is not much to give." Liu Laosan looked distressed, "These are all gifts from my son and daughter-in-law."
"What about this?" Murong Xu gritted his teeth and gave two more.
"Deal!" Liu Laosan quickly took the banknote, fearing that Murong Xu would go back on his word. "Just tell me what you like, and I'll have the butler divide it for you."
Murong Xu laughed angrily, "Is money too much for a dignified Marquis?"
Liu Laosan pouted and said, "Young Master, you know me well. I don't have any money, and I can't bear to spend the rewards given by the emperor. I only have a small salary every month, and I have to pay for Tiantian's medical treatment and medicine. Everything costs money, and I have to be stingy with money!"
Murong Xu was speechless, and took out two more banknotes, "Is this enough?"
"No, no. The previous ones were for selling things, and I can't accept these two!" Liu Laosan is a principled person.
Murong Xu narrowed his eyes and said, "Don't you have jade? Show it to me."
"Okay!" The escort leader asked someone to present the jade.
As soon as he opened the thing, Murong Xu was very surprised. "It turned out to be top-quality white jade. Such a large piece of raw stone! It's rare to see it!"
It was rare for him to look serious.
Liu Laosan muttered, "My daughter-in-law's uncle is from the ice field. It's much easier for him to do business with the people there than it is for us! Isn't it normal for him to get some good stuff?"
Murong Xu didn't say anything, and silently took out a few more banknotes, "My Lord, how about giving me some of the things?"
Liu Laosan nodded wildly and obediently collected the remaining banknotes.
I earned nearly ten thousand taels from Murong Xu today. I’ve made a fortune!
He was secretly delighted but remained expressionless.
He asked someone to pack some seafood, vegetables, and fruits to send back to Murong Xu, and then he prepared another portion to send to the palace for the emperor.
The money left was enough for him and Shen Tian to have a good New Year.
Murong Xu got a large piece of top-quality jade and was in a good mood. He sat with Liu Laosan for a while before leaving.
As soon as he left, Liu Laosan immediately called the housekeeper to settle the account.
"With these extra banknotes, how long can our house last?"
The housekeeper immediately flipped through the account book and said, "My Lord, there aren't many servants in the mansion, and the expenses are low. The daily expenses are about eighty taels of silver a month. If you don't count the social etiquette, a thousand taels of silver a year is enough. This is enough for our mansion to use for several years."
"Great! I didn't expect my godson to be so capable! From now on, as long as we sell the annual gifts he sends to that sucker Murong Xu, we won't have to worry about money, hahaha." Liu Laosan's abacus was clattering, and he no longer had such a great deal of resentment towards Murong Xu, who often came to harass Chen Tian.
When Chen Tian learned that Liu Laosan had used those things to cheat Murong Xu out of a large sum of money, she couldn't help laughing.
I missed that peaceful and warm village more and more.
Shen Dagou and his group traveled day and night, and finally returned to the village before the New Year.
The first thing to do is to go to Shen Yi's house to divide the money and explain the New Year gifts one by one.
The more he was told, the more he disliked the New Year gift from Murong Xu.
He returned home with his head hung, dragging his things, and first told his family about Chen Tian's situation.
The family was relieved to learn that Chen Tian was getting better and would be fully recovered after only half a year of treatment, and they were not in a hurry to let her come back.
Shen Dagou moved the New Year gifts into the main room. He was very excited when talking about Liu Laosan's New Year gift, but was full of doubts when talking about Murong Xu's New Year gift.
"I don't know what's going on with that young master. I went there twice and ran into him both times. He even prepared New Year gifts for our family alone. It's so strange."
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