Chapter 552: Little Bitter Melon Qingchuan
Wen Yan went to Tianyi Cloth Shop to inspect the store and ran into Qingchuan who came to the store to share the profits.
"Qingchuan, what's wrong with you?"
Is this crying?
What happened to him?
Qingchuan and Brother Liu Si have been back for two or three days.
Wen Yan was busy with other things before and didn't meet him. They agreed to settle this year's accounts today.
Qingchuan looked tired and his eyes were swollen.
Qingchuan smiled bitterly: "Let's pay the bill first."
"Okay then." Wen Yan didn't ask any more questions. She asked Brother Liu Si to prepare some tea and snacks, and then started to count the bill.
Qingchuan keeps his accounts very carefully.
Wen Yan also does accounting every month and every quarter.
In less than two hours, he had a clear accounting of the year's income and expenditure.
After deducting the costs for the year, Wen Yan got 180,000 taels of silver.
Qingchuan gave her the silver notes he had prepared in advance.
The atmosphere in the accounting office fell into silence.
Seeing this, Fourth Brother Liu made an excuse to leave.
As soon as the door closed, the two of them spoke almost at the same time:
"Qingchuan, what happened to you?"
"Wen Yan, I want to borrow some more money from you."
The two were stunned for a moment.
Wen Yan made a gesture of invitation to him: "You speak first."
"you say."
The two spoke at the same time again.
Wen Yan smiled helplessly: "You should speak first."
Qingchuan coughed lightly, his cheeks flushed slightly. "I want to borrow 150,000 taels of silver from you. Next year, I will give you 10% of the interest as interest."
"Of course there's no problem with the silver." Before the newly received banknotes could even warm up, Wen Yan counted out 30,000 taels and pushed the remaining 150,000 taels back to Qingchuan. "You must have made a lot this year. What happened to you that you need to borrow so much from me?"
Qingchuan's eyes instantly turned red.
He took a deep breath and held back his tears.
For a while.
After he calmed down, he said, "My family's title was demoted by my brother's generation, from Earl to Earl. My father didn't make much of a career, so he took a different approach. I don't know where he got the news that Your Majesty was short of money, so they wanted me to pay 500,000 taels of silver to secure my brother's Earl title."
"You are the second son, and your eldest brother is the heir to the title. This money should come from the public treasury..."
Qingchuan smiled bitterly: "It is precisely because I am the second son that I went into business.
If I can't help my brother with his career, I should put more effort into making money."
"You agree?" Wen Yan felt sorry for Qingchuan.
Qingchuan nodded: "Now that they have opened their mouths, I can't refuse.
Rather than arguing with them, it is better to spend money to avoid disaster.
I gave them 500,000 taels of silver on the condition that they divide the family property."
What he didn't say was that his parents not only wanted him to pay 500,000 taels to help his elder brother keep his title, but also wanted to use his marriage to pave the way for his elder brother's official career.
Qingchuan was completely heartbroken by his parents' obvious partiality, so he asked for a separation.
From now on, his parents and elders are not allowed to interfere in his marriage.
Wen Yan comforted him, "That's fine. After the family splits up, besides being filial to my parents, I won't have to be your eldest brother's stepping stone anymore."
"Thank you for helping me. After I finish my housework, I will invite you and Ying Zhuangyuan to have a drink." Qingchuan picked up the banknote and put it in his arms, ready to leave.
"Hey, wait a minute." Wen Yan hurriedly stopped him, "If the family splits up, where will you live in the future? Do you need me to keep an eye out for a house for you?"
Qingchuan said: "No, I have already bought my own house after doing business for the past two years."
Only then did Wen Yan feel at ease and let him leave.
In the previous life, Qingchuan also divided his family property. Wen Yan didn’t know the reason, but that was two or three years later.
At that time, Qingchuan had been tempered by the business world and had become mature and steady, and he took many things lightly.
It won’t be as painful as this life.
The next day, Wen Yan received the news from Qingchuan.
He has successfully divided the family.
He moved to a house in the Zhuangyuan Street area.
Invite Wen Yan and Ying Zhilin to come over to warm up the house.
The day after the warm-up, which was New Year's Eve, Qingchuan temporarily formed a small caravan to do business near the capital.
Qingchuan also said with a smile that he would make enough money to pay Wen Yan back as soon as possible.
Wen Yan was also at a loss whether to laugh or cry, but did not try to persuade him.
The poor puppy who had just been abandoned by his family felt safer when he was busy.
In the first year after the separation, Qingchuan not only repaid the 150,000 taels of silver he borrowed from Wen Yan, but also formed a fleet.
In the second year after the separation, Qingchuan shipped a large amount of silk, tea, porcelain and glassware out to sea.
In the fourth year after the separation, Qingchuan returned home from sea.
Beside him, there was a foreign woman who couldn't even speak Dayong language clearly.
The two have a close relationship.
At the banquet, he solemnly introduced her to everyone as Qingchuan's wife and the princess of the Lion Kingdom.
During this trip to Qingchuan, he not only brought back a large amount of gold, silver, gems and various spices.
There are also some plants and seeds that have never been seen in Dayong.
Huang Ying'er followed Wen Yan to join in the fun.
I recognized many plants immediately.
Sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn, cotton, peppers, tomatoes...
Sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn have high yields and can be used as both vegetables and staple foods.
Cotton is similar to tree cotton, except that the plant is shorter, making it easier to pick, and the fibers are longer.
As for the peppers and tomatoes, Qingchuan originally gave them to her to raise in "Qingfeng Xiaolou" to attract customers.
Huang Ying'er made two dishes with them that night.
One clear oil hot pot and one tomato hot pot.
Wen Yan usually likes to use dogwood and peppercorns as side dishes, and also likes antique soup.
Huang Ying'er used chili peppers instead of dogwood and mixed it with various spices to make a bright red antique pot.
He immediately captured Wen Yan's heart.
After a delicious meal, Wen Yan found a new business to make money.
Because of his contribution in bringing back grain seeds, Qingchuan was appreciated by the emperor and was given the title of imperial merchant.
Although he had no official position, he was a big shot in front of the emperor.
Brother Qingchuan and his parents regretted their decision and came to the house many times to ask for peace.
At this time, Qingchuan was no longer the young boy he used to be, and the people of the Qing family always ran into obstacles.
Of course, this is all in the past.
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After Wen Yan sent Qingchuan away, she prepared to go to Concubine Gong's residence to give her a New Year gift.
After distributing the money to each family tomorrow, she will accompany Ying Zhilin back to Songshan Village to celebrate the Spring Festival.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she arrived at the door of the store, she ran into the carriage from the general's mansion.
The car window opened.
Mrs. Bai sat in the carriage and waved at her: "Yan'er, get in. I have something to tell you."
Whenever Mrs. Bai saw Wen Yan, she would smile before she spoke.
Today, she looked serious.
Wen Yan's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that something went wrong with the New Year gift she asked her adoptive mother to deliver to the palace on her behalf?
She quickly climbed onto the carriage and found Meng Chifei and Ning Tan were there too.
After greeting, Wen Yan asked nervously, "Mom, is there something wrong with the New Year gift I gave you?"
Mrs. Bai just nodded.
Wen Yan's heart sank: "I beg stepmother to tell me the details of the situation. I really want to know how to deal with it."
The Emperor and Empress will punish me for the New Year's gift, but if the General's Mansion and Ying Zhilin are implicated, I will be held responsible for it until I die.
"The Empress asked you to come with me to the palace the day after tomorrow to receive your punishment."
"Then I will go to the palace with my adoptive mother." Wen Yan clenched his fists and decided in his heart that this matter must not involve the general's mansion.
"Mom, can you tell me what's wrong with the New Year gift I prepared?"
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