Chapter 253 Unexpected Fortune
Of course, Lady Hou would not let Xie Wanniang suffer any loss. Not to mention that she was a junior whom she admired, even if she were a stranger, Lady Hou would never treat her unfairly if she was willing to offer the prescription to the court and the army.
She not only wrote a letter to the Empress, asking her to convey to the Emperor her request for Xie Wan Niang to be rewarded, but also decisively opened the Marquis's treasury and took out a small box of bird's nest, a small box of shark fin, a small box of donkey-hide gelatin, a century-old ginseng, two jars of fine tea, a small box of gold leaves, a large box of silver ingots, a complete set of pearl headdresses, a complete set of jade headdresses, a tiger skin, a bear skin, two fox skins, a large box of the latest porcelain ornaments from the official kiln, and several pieces of cotton cloth, linen, and silk fabrics of different colors, and had her trusted nanny deliver them to Zijing Pass as soon as possible.
Upon receiving the gift list and letter, Xie Wanniang's mouth and eyes widened in surprise.
The few thin pages in her hand, because of the value of those things, gave her the illusion that they were gradually becoming too hot to handle.
She handed the gift list back to the old woman from the Marquis's mansion who had come to deliver the gifts, saying, "Madam is too kind. I only gave you two prescriptions. I really don't dare to accept such a generous gift."
The old woman stood up with a smile, then firmly placed the gift list back into her hands. "Madam said that the gifts she gives are limited, but what you give is like a goose that lays golden eggs. If we really want to argue, you are the one who always loses out."
Xie Wanniang waved her hand forcefully, "Even if I sold my daughter, I couldn't get that much silver."
The old woman thought to herself, no wonder her mistress always treated this Madam Xie with special regard. Her ability was one thing, but her character and personality were also quite rare.
She said gently to Xie Wanniang, "But if it weren't for the army's need and our young master hadn't asked for it, you could have kept the prescriptions in your hands and let them continuously help you and even your descendants earn money."
In their minds, the value of books, recipes, and skills that can be passed down through generations is incomparable to that of gold and silver.
After all, money, goods, and property can all be spent, used up, or sold off. On the other hand, knowledge and skills, once you learn them, can allow you to support your family and accumulate wealth through your own expertise.
You can even pass on this skill to your descendants, so that they can benefit from it.
Given the choice between temporary enjoyment and long-term life security, people naturally prefer long-term life security.
As for Xie Wanniang, she actually understood that this was the prevailing value system of this era, but after all, she was a transmigrator, and the tuition she paid when she learned these things was very limited...
She's used to being able to learn what she wants with minimal expense, and even learn about non-specialized knowledge for free online. This makes it very difficult for her to sell knowledge at high prices against her conscience.
A vague impulse rose in Xie Wanniang's heart again.
Besides protecting herself and subtly improving women's living conditions, Xie Wanniang had another thing she really wanted to do—to share knowledge at the lowest possible price within her capabilities.
Undoubtedly, this will be another huge project that will require her to spend a lot of time and money.
"Please accept it, otherwise our mistress will feel uneasy." The old woman curtsied to Xie Wan Niang. "You don't want this old servant to mess up the job and be scolded by our mistress for being old and useless, do you?"
She said this with a smile, clearly joking with Xie Wanniang.
Xie Wanniang sighed, "Then I'll accept it without hesitation. I'll have to trouble you, Granny, to thank Madam properly when you get back. Thanks to her, I've suddenly become a little rich woman."
The term "rich woman" was new to the nanny, but she easily understood the meaning behind Xie Wanniang's words, so she smiled and replied, "Yes."
The old woman didn't stay with Xie Wanniang for long. After delivering the gifts, she led the others to Chang Yao's residence.
Xie Wanniang failed to persuade the woman to stay, so she gave the old woman a bag of loose silver and copper coins, asking her to distribute it among everyone as a token of her appreciation for tea.
The old woman smiled and thanked Xie Wanniang, then left with the others.
Xie Wanniang personally escorted everyone to the second gate, and only after they were all on their carriages and horses and walked out of her house in an orderly manner did she lead Haitang and the others back to the second courtyard where she and Jiang Yuan lived.
Next, naturally, she took stock of all those things and enjoyed the wonderful time of being suddenly rich.
Xie Wanniang put the face powder, tonics, and old ginseng directly into the cabinet; there was no need to send these things to the storeroom.
She planned to keep the tea leaves in the main room to serve guests.
She planned to send some of the cotton cloth, linen, and silk fabrics back to the Xie family, some to Hao Yu, Chen Shi, Wang Xiaozhi, Doctor Chen, Chen Lizheng, and others, and then distribute some to Haitang, Xiaoyang, Xiaomei, and others.
Fur, porcelain, ornaments, and those two chests of gold and silver, naturally all need to be stored away.
However, before putting the money into the warehouse, Xie Wanniang first enjoyed the simple and down-to-earth joy of watching someone count money.
There were two hundred taels of gold and one thousand taels of silver, which was enough for her to buy a decent estate.
If it weren't for her current pregnancy, which makes it inconvenient for her to travel around, she would definitely go to the neighboring Hejian Prefecture immediately.
Thinking about her liquor revenue share, the profits from her several shops, and the unexpected windfall she had just received, which was going to sit in the storeroom collecting dust, Xie Wanniang felt that she had paid a heavy price for this.
Perhaps it was her bizarre idea that "the child is interfering with my earning money" that left the little one in her belly speechless. The usually lazy little guy actually kicked his mother lightly at that moment.
"Oh my!" Xie Wanniang was both surprised and delighted. "You little rascal, you don't happen to like money just like your mother, do you?"
The little one in her belly ignored her, while Haitang and the others who were helping her count the money looked at each other speechlessly.
Who doesn't like money? But does their daughter really need to talk about it so openly?
She truly didn't care what others said behind her back, that she was greedy, greedy, and had lowered herself to associate with merchants.
The group found it both amusing and exasperating, thinking to themselves that their daughter truly didn't care what others said about her behind her back.
After all, the rule of conduct for their daughters has always been, "If you don't talk to me, I'll automatically retaliate; if you do talk to me, I'll show you how to embarrass yourself."
This kind of personality, which never suffers from internal conflict, can actually improve a person's happiness index.
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