Fang Xiyue wrung out her clothes, intending to leave, but Su Zheyu spotted her.
"This lady is very grateful to you for saving my Momo. Please tell us what kind of gift you would like to give, and the Su family will do everything in its power to help you."
Su Zheyu controlled his voice. Actually, he was a little scared. This was the first time in his life that he had spoken to a strange female ruler, especially such a beautiful one.
"Oh? Doesn't the storybook say that a life-saving grace should be repaid with one's body? If she can't do it, why don't you do it?"
After saying this, Fang Xiyue wanted to slap herself twice. All that this young man in front of her was that his voice was a little nice, a little clingy, and a little cute. Why couldn't she resist teasing him?
"You, you lecherous woman!" Su Zheyu's face was covered by a veil, but Fang Xiyue felt that she could see his flushed face.
"Just kidding. I want to go to the prefectural government office to pay my respects to the prefect and have something to discuss with him. I wonder if you, young master, can help me?"
Fang Xiyue found him even cuter when he didn't swear. She guessed that this young man was only about fifteen or sixteen years old, and in her eyes he was still a child.
"What's wrong? You're not really going to ask my mother for a marriage proposal, are you?" Su Zheyu was startled by Fang Xiyue's words. Although his mother had said she would arrange a marriage for him, he had never actually thought about getting married.
"Of course not, this is for you. I need to talk to your mother about it."
Fang Xiyue took out the small mirror she had previously purchased from the system from her bosom, stuffed it into Su Zheyu's hand, and then strode away.
Su Zheyu stared blankly at his reflection in the small mirror in his hand. He was so handsome! Su Zheyu had always been a little narcissistic.
I used to think I was beautiful when I looked in a bronze mirror, but now when I see myself in a glass mirror, I feel even more beautiful than I ever imagined.
"What are you thinking about, little brother? Momo's awake, where's our benefactor?"
When Su Yuerong brought Su Momo to find their benefactor, they discovered that their benefactor had already left.
"Sister, our benefactor has left. She said she'll talk to Mother about the business deal regarding this mirror tomorrow."
Su Zheyu held up the small mirror in his hand, and Su Yuerong glanced at it and saw her own face. It would be a lie to say she wasn't surprised, and Su Momo was even more delighted.
"Uncle, there's a little girl in here too. She's imitating my actions. It's so much fun!"
Su Momo made funny faces, and the child in the mirror made funny faces too. Su Momo was having a great time.
"Silly Momo, the person in the mirror is yourself. This benefactor is really something else, able to make such a clear mirror. You should talk to me about this business instead of your mother."
I'll stay at the manor tomorrow and wait for her. Zheyu, you shouldn't come out tomorrow, lest people gossip.
Su Yuerong dotes on her younger brother, otherwise she wouldn't have brought him out to play. It would be very dangerous for the young master to go out without his wife by his side.
“Yes, elder sister, I will stay in the manor tomorrow as well.”
Su Zheyu agreed, but what he was thinking was that he would see that lady again tomorrow, and wondered if she was married.
She had previously asked him to give himself to her, so could this precious little mirror be a token of their love? Su Zheyu clutched the little mirror tightly, his face growing increasingly flushed.
After leaving the lakeside, Fang Xiyue did not go straight home. Instead, she went to a brokerage firm and had the broker show her several shops. Finally, she chose a shop on a relatively bustling central street and bought it for three hundred taels of silver.
Fang Xiyue originally planned to rent the property, but then she thought that if business was good, the landlord might raise the rent, so she decided to buy it instead.
This shop was originally a teahouse with two floors and a courtyard in the back. Fang Xiyue thought that during the period when her family was building a house, she would bring her whole family to live in the town.
In this way, her mother could also help look after the shop, and she wouldn't have to worry about her father and younger brother's safety at home.
Since they were selling mirrors, they didn't need that many tables, chairs, and benches from the teahouse. Fang Xiyue had Yuanbao put them in her spatial storage, hoping they might be useful later.
Fang Xiyue didn't plan to take out the various mirrors right now, because since she was going to cooperate with Prefect Su, she couldn't just be the one paying for it.
Now that I have provided the shop and the goods, the money for purchasing the goods should be partly paid by Prefect Su and partly by myself. In the end, I will take 80% and Prefect Su will take 20%.
Fang Xiyue wouldn't be foolish enough to split things 50/50 with Prefect Su; she wouldn't let Prefect Su control her.
If Prefect Su is unwilling to contribute any money but only wants to provide some government support, then she can give him 10%, which would be a sure win for Prefect Su.
After everything was ready, Fang Xiyue returned home. As soon as she entered the house, her younger brother ran out and wanted a hug.
"Xiyue is back. Daddy made your favorite tofu today. Come on."
Zhou Qing was overjoyed to see his daughter. He felt that their family's increasingly better situation was all thanks to her.
“Mother, Father, I dug up a ginseng on the mountain yesterday and sold it for a thousand taels of silver. I spent three hundred taels to buy a shop in town to do some business. It just so happens that this place is going to be demolished and rebuilt, so let’s move to town tomorrow.”
Fang Xiyue didn't dare say that her ginseng had sold for three thousand taels of silver, fearing that her mother and father wouldn't be able to handle the shock.
She ended up saying too much, leaving Fang Hui and Zhou Qing completely dumbfounded and unsure how to react.
You know, the most money their family had ever seen was one hundred copper coins. How many copper coins is one thousand taels of silver?
“Mother, Father, you can’t handle just a thousand taels? I will earn more money in the future, so you need to get used to it in advance.”
After Fang Xiyue finished speaking, she took care of her younger brother's meal, letting her mother and father digest their food on their own.
The next day, Yuanbao bought Fang Xiyue three full-length mirrors, three bathroom mirrors, and three dressing mirrors from the system shop early in the morning.
A full-length mirror costs 200 coins, a washbasin mirror costs 100 coins, and a dressing mirror costs 100 coins. The washbasin mirror and the dressing mirror are about the same size, but the dressing mirror is prettier, so it is a little more expensive.
To be honest, Fang Xiyue thought the price was too cheap, it was practically free, and she couldn't possibly sell it at cost price.
A full-length mirror can sell for 200 taels, a washroom mirror for 100 taels, and a dressing mirror for 100 taels. Things are valued for their rarity, and only her family in the entire dynasty possesses them, so it's normal for her to charge higher prices.
If you convert all the coins into taels at cost price, you won't need to worry about how much silver you'll get for the sale.
Of course, the purchase price she quoted to Prefect Su couldn't be that low. She would calculate the profit at 20% per item. For example, if the full-length mirror sold for 200 taels, the purchase price would be 160 taels.
She probably wouldn't believe Prefect Su even if she quoted a low price, and besides, this mirror is well worth the price.
Of these three sets, one was a gift for Su Zheyu. Fang Xiyue didn't know why she wanted to give it to him, but she felt that he would be very happy to see it.
The other set was a sample given to Prefect Su; having the actual product made business negotiations easier.
The last set was given to Su Yuerong, who was actually the one in charge of business in the Su family, the family of the prefect.
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