"What? They're back? So soon?"
"You should go and see, they've added so much to the dowry!"
Yuan Yuan only realized what he meant by "there are so many" when she got to the door.
There were a total of thirty loads.
In addition to the thirty ceremonial dowries, Yin Jin'an's servant Cheng Yu also brought three fine horses.
That steed, with its sharp, lean frame, prominent bamboo-like ears, and thumping hooves, instantly evoked the image of a warhorse that could "descend like a celestial horse at a single call, startling the wild geese across the northern plains."
Apart from Xie Yu and Xie Zhaozhao, almost everyone in the mansion was dumbfounded.
Will Yin Jin'an and Li Yunmu add makeup to Xie Zhaozhao's outfit?
And they're so generous?
What does this have to do with anything?
Yin Jin'an and Li Yunmu rode tall horses, followed by a large procession of bridal attendants.
Those who knew them thought they were adding to the dowry, but those who didn't might have thought they were going to propose marriage.
He dismounted at the gate of the Xie residence, looked at Xie Yu, and solemnly cupped his hands, saying, "Lord Xie, Yunmu and I are here to help Miss with her makeup."
Xie Yu smiled like Maitreya Buddha, put his arms around their shoulders, one on each side, and said, "Isn't this too generous?"
Yin Jin'an said disdainfully, "It's not for you."
"Thank you on behalf of my sister. Please come inside with me; my sister has been waiting for you anxiously."
He was truly proud and happy!
The crown prince wanted to spend ten million strings of cash to open a trade route, but there was no sign of it yet; his sister had already brought the goods back.
Look at those dowry gifts; they're all substantial and high-quality items.
Gold and silver artifacts, gemstones, even the daggers were inlaid with the most luxurious treasures.
There are also foreign arrangements, books, glassware, spices, and even Buddhist and Western musical instruments, all of which are extremely rare.
Xie Zhaozhao said, "It's too expensive."
Yin Jin'an felt a little smug, but still stubbornly said, "These things can't be eaten or drunk. You can use them to give to people to play with later."
Once they sat down, they excitedly began to recount their scouting trip.
"I arrived outside the capital early yesterday morning, and I rushed here overnight to load the truck and bring it over, just waiting to give you a surprise today."
These dowry gifts are for Yin Jin'an, Li Yunmu, and Zhou Lingyin.
"Let me tell you, we've struck it rich! We'll never have to worry about finding a market. In Yejian City, someone saw it and wanted it. We'll sell the first shipment in the capital, and the second and third shipments elsewhere."
"Xie Zhaozhao, we brought a BMW this time. Let me tell you, if we're going to go all out, we don't have that kind of horse."
Since it was the first time Yin Jin'an was handling a serious matter, he was worried and personally accompanied the ship on a trip. He didn't eat or sleep properly for a month. In addition to gold, silver and jewelry, fifty precious horses were also brought in.
It wasn't about the amount of silver; it was the horses that took up space. Once the horses were on the boat, there wasn't room for anything else.
Xie Zhaozhao sighed, "Men's thoughts!"
She originally wanted them to import white sugar.
Xie Yu perked up at the mention of horses, and the three began discussing horses...
Xie Zhaozhao realized that a single horse could generate a huge profit.
When they bought the horses, they paid 20,000 cash per horse, which is 20 taels of silver. They sold them for 500 taels each in the capital.
This batch brought back fifty fine horses. They sold twenty of them in Yejian City, leaving thirty remaining.
How many wealthy families are there in Kyoto?
There were thirty horses in total; you couldn't buy them even if you kowtowed to Yin Jin'an.
Xie Zhaozhao talked for a while and then returned to the backyard. Xu Wenrong and Wen Zhuo looked at the horse with great envy.
“Cousin, these three horses are the only ones of their kind in the capital city that you’ve received as part of your dowry.”
Xie Zhaozhao's dowry could no longer be described as merely lavish.
Yin Jin'an and Li Yunmu received thirty loads of gifts, the household received thirty loads, the mother received sixty loads of dowry, the aunt received two loads, the uncle gave six loads, and there were also sixty loads of betrothal gifts. Xie Anfeng did not keep any of it and gave it all to his daughter to carry away.
Adding in the miscellaneous contributions from others, the total was at least 230.
Besides the sixty loads given by the manor and the two loads given by Consort Xi, Xu Shi couldn't even scrape together ten loads because she had suffered heavy losses from betting on Gu Chengyan last time.
Xie Zhaozhao's dowry was more than twice that of Xie Xiangxiang's, and it was all genuine goods, with each box filled to the brim.
Left with no other choice, Madam Xu had to put on a brave face and put together a dowry of 168 loads, with each chest half full, plus some less substantial items such as quilts, pillows, cooking utensils, and furniture.
Xie Anfeng and Madam Xie pretended not to see it. They couldn't possibly withhold Xie Zhaozhao's dowry for Xie Xiangxiang's sake, could they?
The public security bureau did not treat them differently.
On the eighth day of the seventh lunar month, Xie Zhaozhao, Yin Jin'an, Li Yunmu, and Zhou Lingyin's first shipment of goods went on sale simultaneously in the capital and Yejian City.
No one knew who the four cargo owners were. Dongqin sent a few quick-witted people, and since the goods were rare, they even implemented a scarcity sales strategy, opening the store at 9:00 AM and closing at 1:00 PM every day.
It's only available for one hour.
Arriving late? Sorry, sir, the shelves are empty for today!
The more this is the case, the more people flock to it.
Especially those BMWs, you have to rack your brains to make arrangements in advance, and eventually they are auctioned off in front of the shop, with the highest bidder winning.
The thirty horses were snapped up first.
The remaining goods were all sold out on the day Xie Zhaozhao got married.
Yin Jin'an asked the chubby Xu Li to pass on a message to Xie Zhaozhao: "This shipment will net a profit of 80,000 taels of silver."
This doesn't even include the precious gifts they gave Xie Zhaozhao as part of her dowry.
Yin Jin'an is usually extravagant, but this time, having earned money, she is reluctant to spend it; the more money she has, the stingier she becomes.
Li Yunmu and Zhou Lingyin said that the manager of the arena invited them to play. A new batch of barbarian slaves had arrived, and they were very ferocious. It was said that one of them had killed a tiger with his bare hands.
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