Yu Mei, who was standing next to Su Tai, was shocked and said awkwardly, "Madam, I had never seen those rare things before I served my wife. We live by the sea, and the most common things we eat are shells, crabs, and seaweed, but every year people get into trouble because of eating these things.
The mild symptoms are vomiting and diarrhea. If you can survive it, you will survive. If you can't, you will die. If my lady hadn't said this today, I wouldn't have thought of poisoning.
And you don’t know, the sea is vast and unfathomable, there are many seafoods that I have never seen, I really can’t judge.”
Yu Mei's face turned pale, perhaps because she was thinking of some bad memories.
Seeing her like this, Xu completely gave up.
Su Tai took the opportunity to call Su Chuan, Su Zhan and others and explained his plan in detail.
Although no one was willing to give up such a big business, Su Tai was right about one thing: if poisonous seafood was mixed in, it would be the end of it. After all, those who bought seafood were all wealthy people, and they couldn't afford to offend any of them.
Moreover, everyone has children who are studying at home now, and it is only right to weigh the pros and cons for the sake of future generations.
Seeing that no one objected, Su Tai smiled even more deeply and said comfortingly, "Even if we lose the seafood business, we can still do other businesses. In addition, I have some fruit tree seedlings of different varieties. You can try the fruits later and take back whatever you want to plant. This will give you another long-term livelihood in the future."
Su Chuan was happy, "You don't have to worry about us. We have been doing business with you for these years, and we have accumulated a lot of wealth. Your family has a farm, and we have also found a way to buy a farm and a shop outside. Even if we don't do business in the future, we can still be a landowner, and it won't be a problem to support a whole family.
What’s more, we have other businesses and can make a lot of money throughout the year.”
"Then I'll be relieved."
Then Su Tai talked about the promotion banquet for Shen Yi, and she talked to everyone for most of the day before she finished.
By the time she returned to the backyard, it had already darkened.
Shen Yuezhang heard the noise and opened the door to ask, "Mom, are we going to the imperial capital with Dad?"
Su Tai walked towards her and said, "Don't worry. Even if you want to go, it will be a matter for later. We still have time to arrange the business of Qingfengzhai."
Shen Yuezhang was not worried at all. "If I want to go to the imperial capital in the future, I can open another Qingfengzhai there. With the princess's tiger-skin coat, I won't be afraid of being envied by others for this business."
Her Qingfengzhai made a fortune every day. In the beginning, many people came to her to inquire about her background. Fortunately, her father was very capable and managed to send those people away.
The mother and daughter discussed for a while, and then Su Tai went back.
After a few days, Shen Yi came back and the promotion banquet was held very grandly, even Murong Jue came.
During the dinner, Chen Yi took the opportunity to ask Murong Jue about his plans, "I'm afraid I won't be able to come back in a short time. Has the princess said anything about your marriage with Yue Zhang?"
Murong Jue nodded, "Mother sent someone to deliver a message, asking me to return to the imperial capital to get married. In addition, mother asked the abbot of the Buddhist temple to choose a date, and the twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month is suitable for the wedding."
As he spoke, Murong Jue handed the handwritten letter from Princess Huai'an to Shen Yi for review.
After Shen Yi read it carefully, he made a decision in his heart.
The late night banquet ended.
Chen Yi returned to his bedroom drunk. Su Tai poured him a glass of honey water and scolded him, "I told you to drink until you die! Look at the mud you are in! Can you still go back to the county government tomorrow?"
Chen Yi waved his hand, and after drinking a cup of honey water, he felt refreshed. He said with a smile, "The princess asked someone to look at the date, and they said that the twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month is suitable for the wedding. I estimate that the official matchmaker should be here in the next two days. After the date, you can start packing your luggage and counting your dowry.
I will go to the imperial capital to make arrangements first, and you can follow the caravan when everything is almost done."
Su Tai nodded, "Bring more silver with you. If possible, buy another house in the imperial capital in case of emergency."
Shen Yi asked hesitantly, "We don't live with our godfather?"
Su Tai rolled her eyes at him and said, "Whether we can live here or not is not the same thing, but we have to buy a house and a shop first. If godfather sends someone to pick us up, we can stay here. If godfather doesn't send anyone, we need a place to stay.
Besides, whether you live there or not, you still need a house. If I can't put some things in the mansion, I can put them in the other courtyard."
Most of the dowry she prepared for Shen Yuezhang required a legitimate excuse. If she brought it from Zhaohua County, it would be difficult for others to investigate. If it appeared in the imperial capital for no reason, it would be difficult to deal with.
And if possible, she didn't want to let Liu Laosan know, so that she wouldn't have to find an excuse to make up for it later.
Liu Laosan is not an ordinary person and is not easy to fool.
It was late at night when the couple finished their discussion.
As expected, both of them woke up late the next day.
Su Tai packed up Shen Yi's luggage, including the suit of armor, and gave it to him, in addition to 100,000 taels of silver notes.
Shen Yi was shocked by the money, "So much? I'm rich!"
Su Tai was both angry and amused. "We are just getting started! The things are all here. The people who served you before should go with you this time. Tell them to be careful."
One hundred thousand taels is not a small amount of money. Although she is not short of money, she cannot be taken advantage of.
"Yes, yes, I will listen to my wife! She will definitely treat this money like the apple of her eye!"
"You're talking nonsense again!"
The couple laughed and joked for a while before Shen Yi asked someone to load the luggage onto the carriage, said goodbye to his wife and daughter, and left.
The villagers had already gathered at the entrance of the village. When they saw the carriage coming out, they were reluctant to say goodbye to him. All kinds of blessings lingered in their ears and went away with the wind.
After he left, Su Tai took Shen Yuezhang to Zhaohua County. Although Shen Yuezhang said that Su Tai didn't need to worry about business matters, Su Tai still had to keep an eye on them, give instructions, and make careful arrangements.
As soon as the mother and daughter left, several uninvited guests came to Shenjiazhuang.
Mo Chunxiang, Mo Laotian and Mo Dali stood at the entrance of Shenjiazhuang village.
Looking at the imposing village gate, Mo Dali instantly regretted his decision and looked at the old and numb Mo Laotian, "Dad, I think we should go back! It was Chunxiang who didn't want the child back then. Now that she has grown up, what reason do we have to ask for the child?"
He hasn't lived with Mo Laotian in these years, and without Mo Chunxiang, the troublemaker, he has become much more clear-headed.
If his father hadn't come to ask him to support Mo Chunxiang, he wouldn't have made this trip.
He was not very willing to do so in the first place, and after seeing the grandeur of Shenjiazhuang, he became even more unwilling.
Mo Laotian turned around with a hunched back, staggering, and grasped Mo Dali's arm pitifully with his trembling hands, "Son, your sister is alone and she really has no other choice. Dad swears, this is the last time!"
Mo Dali was so angry that he glared at Mo Chunxiang, who had no expression on her face. "This is the last time! I will not take care of her affairs anymore!" (End of this chapter)
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