Chapter 959 News (Thanks to the tip from book friend "Al Pacino")
The Zhou family didn't think there was anything wrong with this. They were rich, and the shop was sold to them directly, so of course they had to give the money directly.
Otherwise, what's the point of delaying payment?
The broker Zhou Wulang hired was also startled for a moment, but then quickly recovered and said to the original owner with a smile, "Master Yuan, do you think our Zhou Wu is sincere enough?"
Mr. Yuan nodded blankly. He thought that he would give a deposit of two or three hundred taels today, and the rest would be given after inspection.
If you meet someone who is a bit more shameless, I'm afraid there will be people chasing him.
However, he thought that the other party was a foreigner and was going to open his own restaurant, so he definitely wouldn't dare to delay the payment for too long.
Why did he finally choose Zhou Wulang to do the deal?
Isn’t it because they are outsiders?
I was sure they wouldn't dare to delay payment for too long, but it turned out they didn't even think about delaying payment.
In front of the clerks in the government office, as well as the middlemen and brokers they hired, Master Yuan weighed the silver and checked it one by one. He found that both the silver and gold were in good condition, and most of them were official silver. He nodded and the handover was completed.
The people of Old Zhou's family were straightforward, so Master Yuan also became straightforward and asked with a smile, "Master Zhou Wu, do you want to go to the shop to check it out again?"
Zhou Wulang nodded and said, "Okay."
They were just planning to draw some more pictures and then go back to discuss with Manbao in the evening to repaint the shop and reopen it.
In the afternoon, when the Zhou family returned home, they handed Manbao a property deed. Manbao looked at it carefully and asked, "Is this the shop that emptied our family's savings and laid golden eggs?"
The old Zhou family member nodded seriously and said solemnly, "That's right."
Bai Erlang, standing by, laughed heartily and said, "We don't know whether it will lay golden eggs, but it's true that it's a money-eating beast. I have a feeling you're going to spend a lot of money next."
Manbao said: "If it's not enough, I'll borrow from you."
Bai Erlang replied without thinking: "No!"
Bai Shan said, "Don't you want to sell flowers? Have you found any?"
I found it a long time ago. Manbao contacted the flower merchant in the mall. He didn't have purebred chrysanthemums, but he did have variants, and all kinds of strange flower shapes.
However, Manbao finally chose a few normal pots. After asking with Zheng Da, the shopkeeper, and others, he estimated that the flowers would be valuable.
It's a pity that the Mid-Autumn Festival has not yet arrived, so it is difficult to find someone to buy flowers at a high price.
Bai Shan said, "It is said that the King of Yizhou is coming to the capital, and this time he is bringing his wife and children with him. I believe that the Princess of Yizhou will definitely host a banquet for relatives and friends when she arrives in the capital, and the garden will definitely need to be decorated."
He looked at Manbao and said, "Those flowers of yours..."
"Sell her!"
Bai Shan smiled and said, "That's not difficult. I think after what happened in Yizhou City, their servants won't force anyone to buy anything again. But it's not appropriate for you and Li Jun to appear again."
So their eyes fell on Zhou Wulang and others.
Zhou Wulang asked blankly, "What are you talking about?"
Manbao said, "We are talking about making money by selling flowers. Fifth brother, when the time comes, you and Lizhong will take the flowers and sell them to the Princess of Yizhou."
Zhou Wulang's eyes widened, and he lowered his voice and said, "You're really going to die. Shouldn't you be avoiding them right now?"
Manbao waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "Don't worry, it's just a pot of flowers. We sell it at the market price. They won't think much of it. Besides, you are strangers, so they won't be suspicious."
Bai Shan nodded, "It would be a waste if we don't make money from the Yizhou Palace."
"that is."
Bai Erlang gave the two of them a thumbs-up and said, "You're really brave. No wonder the master said you're worse at causing trouble than me."
Bai Erlang felt something was wrong and asked Bai Shan, "How did you know that the King of Yizhou and his men were going to the capital?"
"I heard it at the Imperial College," Bai Shan said. "I heard that the Emperor brought up this matter again at the small court meeting yesterday. The Empress Dowager is ill again, so the ministers gave in and agreed to allow the Prince of Yizhou to come to the capital early to celebrate the birthday and also to attend to her illness."
Manbao calculated the time and said, "Oh, then they have to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival on the road?"
Manbao, who was deeply influenced by Qian Shi since childhood, is still a little superstitious. "My mother said that we can't go far away during the fifteenth day of the lunar month."
Zhou Wulang thought she was worrying too much and said, "It would be great if something happened on the way. It would be best if the soul was taken away by the wronged ghost. That would save us a lot of effort."
Bai Shan said seriously, "No, even if he has to die, he has to die after the case is overturned."
Manbao nodded repeatedly, "Wouldn't it be too easy for him to die now? Besides, my biological father and mother died in unclear circumstances."
Bai Shan nodded.
Zhou Wulang didn't quite understand their thoughts. He thought that it was enough for such an enemy to die, no matter how he died.
But the vengeance was primarily between the two of them, and since they had determined this, what else could he do? Furthermore, he couldn't really command the wronged spirits to recapture the soul of the King of Yizhou.
This kind of thing is only said in private.
Not only Qian and Manbao were superstitious, the Empress Dowager was also superstitious.
So even though the emperor issued an edict for the Prince of Yizhou to come to the capital, she was still not very happy. When the emperor and empress came to pay their respects to her and had dinner together, she complained, "Why couldn't you issue the edict earlier? I said they should have come to the capital last month, but it was delayed until July. By the time the edict arrived in Yizhou City, they set off just in time for the mid-July..."
The emperor smiled and said, "I know that your mother loves your fifth brother dearly, so I sent word that he should rest for the first half of July before setting off again. It won't be long before your mother can see you."
The Queen Mother swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue and sighed after a while, "I hope they have a safe journey."
The emperor smiled and said, "Yes."
The Queen took the opportunity to take the conversation and said with a smile, "Mother, would you like me to send someone to take a look at the Yizhou Palace? My fifth brother's wife has only a limited number of staff left in the capital, and they haven't lived in the Yizhou Palace for three or four years. They need to be cleaned up."
The Queen Mother was immediately provoked to talk about this and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, we must send someone to clean it up properly."
She thought for a moment, then turned to her chief maid and said, "You can arrange this matter, so as not to trouble the Queen."
The Queen smiled and bowed slightly, saying repeatedly, "Thank you for your help, Mother."
The Queen Mother smiled and patted her hands. "Thank goodness you reminded me, otherwise I would have forgotten about it."
The royal family was in great joy, as the matter of King Guiyue of Yizhou rushing to the capital was finally brought to light.
In addition to studying and learning medicine, Manbao has recently become obsessed with her flowers and plants. Every now and then, she brings home a pot of unopened chrysanthemums, among which there is even a pot of chrysanthemums that vaguely looks like green buds.
Mr. Zhuang couldn't help but stand around and watch for a long time.
He was very curious and asked, "Where did you get all these chrysanthemums?"
(End of this chapter)
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