"Consider it a New Year's gift?"
Mrs. Huang pondered her husband's words.
She was still unwilling to give up and muttered, "I'm afraid that Princess Xie will turn on me and be ruthless!"
"Besides, they're holding an auction, and we're merchants participating in the bidding..."
They had a perfectly legitimate excuse, so even if the Chen family paid them, they would only consider it a legitimate "commercial transaction."
Not some New Year's gift!
Ms. Huang was unwilling to be taken advantage of.
"A sucker? Hmph, I think you're a brainless idiot!"
Seeing that his wife still looked indignant, Chen Guang couldn't hold back and cursed her out.
Huang felt extremely wronged. "Husband, if you have something to say, just say it. Why are you cursing me?"
And they used such foul language.
Doesn't she have any pride?
Also, what does it mean to be a brainless idiot?
In He County, she was a well-known intelligent and virtuous woman.
"You're not happy when I call you stupid!"
Chen Guang resisted the urge to roll his eyes and patiently tried to remind his wife, "Let me ask you, is this the first time the Yue Prince's Mansion has held an auction?"
"Of course not!" Madam Huang gave her husband a disdainful look, as if to say: Are you stupid? I just said that the last auction at the Yue Prince's Mansion was for the secret recipe for making sugar.
This shows that this isn't the first time they've done this.
etc!
Huang seemed to realize what was happening.
She stared blankly at Chen Guang's face, muttering "sugar-making secret recipe" repeatedly?
That's right!
The first auction held at the Yue King's Palace was for the secret recipe for making sugar.
Huang took the lead and won the first bid.
Not only did they receive the secret recipe, but they also received a "gift"—skilled craftsmen from the workshop.
With the secret recipe and skilled craftsmen, the Huang family became the first wealthy clan in He County to produce brown sugar and the fastest to make money from it.
Even Cui Boyong's wife, Madam Zheng, was a step too slow.
This is what the Huang family is most proud of.
Although the secret recipe for brown sugar was subsequently sold throughout Yuezhou, it remained monopolized by officials and powerful families.
Then, the imperial court issued a ban on sugar.
Thanks to the special location of Lingnan, the powerful families still secretly produced and sold sugar!
Moreover, due to the imperial court's ban, the price of brown sugar actually rose steadily.
The quantity has decreased, but the price has increased.
In this back-and-forth, the powerful families of Lingnan still made a fortune.
When the auction just ended, outsiders said that Princess Xie had tricked everyone.
Only Huang and the others knew in their hearts that they had made a lot of money using Princess Xie's secret recipe.
"And two more new cities!"
Seeing that his foolish wife had finally figured it out, Chen Guang continued to remind her.
Huang's eyes darted around a few times before she slowly nodded. "Yes! At first, we all thought that the King of Yue was using some pretext to try and exploit us, these big families!"
Actually, they were judging others by their own petty standards.
During the construction of the new city, the wealthy families made a fortune once again.
"Hiss~~"
Huang took a deep breath.
You don't know until you think about it, and then you're shocked.
The Prince of Yue's mansion seemed difficult to get along with, and appeared to be particularly harsh on the powerful clans.
But in reality, these powerful families were living much better lives under the Yue Prince's rule than when Cui Boyong was in power!
"My lord, I understand. You believe that Princess Xie's auction this time might be another excellent opportunity?"
Huang was not stupid; she was just too focused on her own self-interest, which is why she didn't think of it for a moment.
With Chen Guang's patient guidance, Huang finally understood.
"At least he's not too stupid!"
Chen Guang spent a lot of time explaining before he finally got Huang Shi to realize the truth, and he was somewhat unhappy about it.
Seeing Huang's sudden realization, he scolded her in an annoyed tone.
Huang: ...Are you insulting me or praising me?
However, now is not the time to be angry with your husband.
Madam Huang held the handkerchief in her hand, thinking carefully, "I just wonder what treasure Princess Xie will auction off this time!"
"This woman is quite capable. That cross-sea bridge was truly unexpected for me."
Huang praised Xie Yuan somewhat awkwardly.
The Chen family was a prominent local clan, and Huang's maternal family was no less powerful.
The Huang family were originally just fishermen by the sea, but through the hard work of their ancestors, they built up a vast fortune.
Even after they rose to prominence, the Huang family never forgot their roots.
Shipbuilding, going out to sea, fishing, harvesting seashells, pearls, and corals, etc.
Later on, the Huang family even had its own fleet of ships, heading north to Guangcheng and south to Yazhou.
They made a living by doing business and shipping; the large family lived a wealthy life thanks to the sea.
Huang's dowry even included a small shipyard.
There was a dowry, and Huang's maternal clan was a Li people who respected women.
Therefore, Huang was also exceptionally independent and did not completely depend on her husband.
She has her own business.
She also had a very good relationship with Lady Zheng, the wife of the former governor, because of her status as a female relative.
Among the noblewomen of Yuezhou, Huang held a pivotal position.
She always confidently believed that she was the second most noblewoman after Madam Zheng.
In some ways, Huang felt she was even more capable than Madam Zheng.
Madam Zheng's honor and prestige all came from her husband, while Madam Huang did not rely on her husband at all.
She is a wealthy businesswoman herself.
As for the former Princess Xie, Madam Huang didn't take her seriously at all.
Unexpectedly, Princess Xie rose to power, and in Yuezhou, her influence and abilities became comparable to Helian Jue's.
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