Chapter 214 Eunuch Mo
Wen Zhenyi thought of an idea. The owner of the beef stall must have a lot of cows. He wondered if he had milk. If he did, he could make a deal with him.
The two of them were chatting as they arrived at the gate of the Lotus Garden. The gatekeeper was visibly taken aback when he saw her: "Miss Wen, why are you here?"
"I'm looking for a few managers. I wonder if they are in the Lotus Garden."
"Yes, yes, we are cleaning up the lotus garden recently, it's a bit messy, Miss Wen, Mr. Chen, please follow me."
Wen Zhenyi entered the lotus garden and saw that the lotus flowers that originally filled the pond had disappeared. Now the water in the pond was gone, and there was only mud in the pond.
There were many servants inside, cleaning up the debris in the lotus pond.
The steward and his men were also in the pond, each with their trouser legs rolled up and wearing a straw hat, their hands and feet covered in mud.
The doorman called out to the pond, "Steward, Miss Wen is here."
The chief steward and the others looked up and saw Wen Zhenyi standing behind him: "Miss Wen, Master Shen, why are you here?"
"I have something to talk to you about. Is it convenient for you to come up?"
"Wait for us in the lobby, we'll be right there."
Wen Zhenyi and the others sat down in the hall. After a while, several stewards appeared in the hall after washing the mud off their hands and feet.
The steward and his men, with one leg of their trousers raised high and the other low, sat opposite them. "Miss Wen, what brings you here today?"
Wen Zhenyi took out a purse from his arms and placed it on the table beside them: "This is the money for the lotus root."
The chief steward and the others were stunned when they saw the bulging purse: "What do you mean by this?"
"This is the money I'll use to buy your lotus roots."
The chief steward opened his purse and looked at the silver in it: "This is more than what we sold in previous years. We can't take it."
"In previous years, you didn't sell many lotus roots. The amount I give you now is not even as high as the unit price you sold it for."
"Miss Wen, these lotus roots were originally given to you by us. How can we ask you for money?"
"Don't rush to refuse, just listen to what I have to say."
Several managers looked at her, waiting for her next words.
"I'm not going to eat these lotus roots directly. I'm going to process them into something else. If I can sell them in the future, I hope to reach an agreement with Heyuan."
Several managers looked at each other and asked, "What agreement?"
"From now on, all the lotus roots from your Heyuan will be sold to me, and the price will not be higher than the market price."
"If it's successful, will you ask for it every year?" A manager looked at her in disbelief.
"Well, if it succeeds, I think we can reach a long-term cooperation in the future."
Several managers looked at the chief manager. This was a good thing. If this happened, their Lotus Garden would have another source of income, and they would be able to maintain the daily expenses of the Lotus Garden.
The steward was silent for a moment, then looked up at Wen Zhenyi: "Miss Wen, what if we lose money?"
"If you lose money, you lose money. There is no way to do business without losses."
The steward pushed the purse back to her and said, "We've already agreed this time. This is a gift for you, so we won't accept the money. If what Miss Wen said is successful, we are willing to sign an agreement with you."
"You deserve it."
"We've already made quite a bit of money from this flower viewing event, and we've also earned a good reputation. We should have given Miss Wen a bit more silver, but I was afraid you wouldn't accept it, so I'm using the things from the Lotus Garden as a thank you."
Chen Hanxing looked at both sides and said with some persistence: "Sister Wen, just keep the silver. If you succeed, it won't be too late to give it to them. I think the steward and others will not refuse it at that time."
Wen Zhenyi glanced at the steward.
The chief steward nodded and said: "If Miss Wen succeeds in what she did, we will definitely accept the silver you sent this time."
"It's a deal."
"It's a deal."
Wen Zhenyi and the others did not stay in the Lotus Garden for long. They got up and left the Lotus Garden and walked towards the town.
A carriage was running towards them not far away, and the driver seemed to be a yamen runner.
"Brother Shen, it seems to me that these bailiffs are coming for us."
Shen Hanxing looked up at the horses in the distance, and they were really heading towards them: "Are we going to the Lotus Garden?"
"have no idea."
The carriage arrived in front of the two people, and the yamen runner dismounted and said, "Miss Wen, I've been looking for you for a long time. Come with me to the town yamen."
Wen Zhen saw that he was a little flustered: "What's the matter?"
"County Magistrate Lei is here too. I don't know what exactly happened, but it should be good news."
Wen Zhenyi glanced at Shen Hanxing, and there was confusion in his eyes.
The three of them got on the carriage and rushed to the town's government office. When they arrived, they were all sweating profusely.
When County Magistrate Lei saw them, he said, "Where have you been? You've made such a mess of yourself."
"We went to the Lotus Garden."
"Miss Wen, please go back to the store and wash up, and get ready to receive the imperial edict. The person will be here soon."
"What?" Wen Zhenyi was even more depressed now.
"Don't ask yet, you'll know in a moment, just go."
Wen Zhenyi returned to the shop in a daze.
When Ah Xiang saw her coming back, she looked a little off: "Master, what's wrong?"
"Ah Xiang received the imperial decree and needs to take a bath and change clothes?"
"It's not as serious as you think, but you still need to clean up after sweating all over. It's a sign of respect for him."
"Then I understand." After saying that, he went to wash up and changed into clean clothes.
Not long after she got ready, the shop became bustling with activity.
A Xiang went to open the door. County Magistrate Lei, dressed in his official uniform, had already arrived at the door, and there was a carriage behind him.
A white-faced, beardless eunuch got off the carriage, holding a yellow scroll in his hand.
His voice was a little thin: "Master Lei, is this Wen Zhenyi of the Wen family?"
"Eunuch Mo, she is Wen Zhenyi of the Wen family."
Eunuch Mo looked at Wen Zhenyi carefully and said, "She is quite a pretty girl."
Wen Zhenyi looked at him and bowed, "Thank you for the compliment, eunuch."
Eunuch Mo looked at Wen Zhenyi's graceful demeanor, not unlike a farmer's daughter at all, and his impression of her improved a bit: "Wen Zhenyi of the Wen family accepts the order."
A Xiang had told her some of the procedures for receiving the imperial edict, so after Eunuch Mo finished speaking, she knelt on the ground.
The people around her also knelt down with her. Everyone looked shocked, but no one dared to speak.
"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor decrees... This is what I command."
Wen Zhenyi lowered her head and listened to him read a passage of flowery text, which roughly meant that she had made a contribution by offering ice, which helped the people relieve the summer heat.
In order to commend her, she was awarded a plaque of "Home of Kindness" and was also awarded 100 acres of fertile land and 1,000 taels of silver.
"Thank you for your grace." Wen Zhenyi raised his hands above his head and took the imperial edict.
Ah Xiang helped her up, then took out a purse from his arms and handed it to Eunuch Mo: "Eunuch, you have worked hard on the journey, this is for you to have some tea."
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