Chapter 24 Return to Beijing
Just a few days.
Medicinal herbs and prescriptions for treating the plague were sent from the capital.
Doctor Duan’s prescription basically covers all the medicinal materials in the entire prescription, with only a few ingredients being different.
After taking preventive measures, almost all the city gates were opened within two days.
Pu Qiongzhi finally received letters from the capital, and she spent the entire afternoon reading so many of them.
Sun Shisan's letter was very short, indicating that their work in Beijing was going very smoothly.
Not only that, because of the large number of refugees, his brokerage firm and team recruited a lot of available talents.
The initial progress of this business was much smoother than before in Lin'an City!
Over there, Ding Fangfei and her daughter, as well as the storytellers, were also accommodated in Ruilou.
Chunjing wrote to Rupin, saying that she was preparing to perform a dance in the imperial garden, so she lent her Pingting, the store's treasure, to help her.
Since she returned to Beijing, she has received the favor of the emperor.
In addition, Chunjing also mentioned that the people who were gathering information found out in the suburbs of Beijing that Fang Miaozhu was looking for people to partner in business, saying that she was selling dolls.
She found someone to contact Fang Miaozhu to understand the situation, and this time she sent a sample.
After Pu Qiongzhi saw it, she immediately decided to invest money in her.
Such doll products are exquisitely made and pleasing to the eye... Whether used as decoration or played with, they are unique and will definitely be loved by wealthy ladies!
Even among men, there are probably many who are interested in it.
All in all, it’s a good idea!
At the same time, Pu Qiongzhi ordered that all the fabrics in this batch be made into clothes for dolls.
The cloth shop, which was originally at a loss, also ushered in a turning point.
Because the patterns on their fabrics are exotic and can be cut without affecting the aesthetics, and the materials are high-quality and soft, they can be changed into other styles at will.
In this way, not only will they not suffer any losses, they may even be able to make a fortune!
Pu Qiongzhi immediately asked them to send money and negotiate in the name of Sun Shisan. In the end, the contract was signed with Pu Rongda.
She knew that the girl was afraid of her, so she deliberately avoided confronting her directly to prevent her from becoming overly alert.
However, she still admired his talent in business.
Although she was also very curious about why the other party was secretly working alone behind the Ninth Prince's back.
I wonder if it was because she couldn't bear the frustration of serving the prince, or was it because of the impact of the last incident in Chunmanyuan on her?
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Things turned out just as Pu Qiongzhi had expected. Fang Miaozhu originally wanted to seek investment from the Ninth Prince.
However, although he was a far-sighted chosen son of God, he was also truly an adult male of noble status in ancient times.
Because of his identity, he could not see the market for wooden and cloth dolls.
In his opinion, no one would want such a petty toy even if it was given away for free, let alone make him spend money to open a shop!
What's more, he was keeping a close eye on the Pu family's business at that time, and he didn't care about Miao Zhu's little tricks at all.
That's right, it was Fang Miaozhu's fault for the defeat she suffered in the previous fight with Pu Qiongzhi!
Therefore, when Fang Miaozhu found the Ninth Prince, he directly rejected the idea and told her to run the Yuelai Inn well.
The Ninth Prince had a good plan. When necessary, he would transform the Yuelai Inn into a Qinlou and Chuguan to gather information for him...
However, Fang Miaozhu knew the ins and outs of the plot, so naturally she was unwilling to give up.
But at this critical moment, she used the money she earned from writing storybooks and running the Yuelai Inn to buy a batch of medicinal herbs...
She originally thought that she could make huge profits, but unexpectedly, a Cheng Yaojin appeared halfway and caused her to lose the medicinal materials in her hands!
She clearly remembered that in the original text, the Ninth Prince listened to Pu Qiongzhi at this time and bought medicinal herbs from many places around, making a huge profit at a critical moment.
Not only that, she also remembered that this plague should have lasted for half a year...
Now, what went wrong?
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After a series of things were settled, Pu Qiongzhi and his party finally set out to return to the capital.
Before leaving, she arranged everything for the Pu family.
The eldest princess, Chunjing and others calculated Ruilou's accounts in recent times and decided to distribute dividends in advance during this special period.
According to Chunjing's conservative estimate, after reserving the silver that might be needed next, the rest of the silver was all taken out by the princess, which amounted to 600,000 taels!
If it weren't for this time of panic, there would probably be even more!
After truly witnessing Pu Qiongzhi's God of Wealth-like methods, the eldest princess was completely convinced.
The two split the money 50-50. The eldest princess used 300,000 taels to buy a lot of food and medicinal herbs to provide for her old subordinates and family members, and donated a lot to the people...
Pu Qiongzhi's three hundred thousand taels were mainly used to reward the people in the Pu family and buy them some food and supplies.
The remaining tens of thousands of taels would be used first to support her old father's coffin.
It wouldn't be nice to let the old man suffer for half his life, and still have to suffer at his age!
When he set out for Beijing, most of the people in Lin'an came to see him off.
With a patron saint like Pu, Lin'an City will never encounter any crisis.
Thanks to the protection of this gentle and pleasant woman, they were able to live a stable and comfortable life during these turbulent days.
In fact, everyone privately calls her Fairy Shancai or Goddess Bodhisattva.
"It's just in time to go back to Beijing now, and I can even catch up with the selection and the imperial examination!" Pu Qiongzhi looked at the river, her heart pounding.
Nangong Hua put a piece of clothing on her and said, "Madam, be careful not to catch a cold. You have just recovered from your illness!"
"There will be excitement when I return to Beijing this time." He curled his lips slightly and glanced at Pu Qiongzhi.
Everything is implied.
Pu Qiongzhi understood.
I'm afraid someone is going to be unlucky!
She wanted to see how far Nangong Hua could go.
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In the capital, everyone is thinking about Pu Qiongzhi.
She received many, many letters, from Wutong Academy, Nangong Jiayu, Nangong Xue, the wife of the Prince of Jingkang, Princess Roujia, the eldest princess, the head of Qiao, the ninth prince, the queen, not to mention the shops on the farm...
What gave her the most headache was that the account books for this period were now piled up in her hands.
The account books during this period were somewhat different from usual, as many things were temporarily adjusted based on the circumstances at the time.
Every account book must be carefully examined, and every detail must be scrutinized to determine whether the person in charge has handled the matter appropriately.
Pu Qiongzhi buried her head in the account book and spent the whole day reading it.
It was only when Nangong Hua reminded her that she remembered to eat something and take a rest.
Nangong Jiayu was waiting at the door early in the morning.
When he saw Pu Qiongzhi and his companions' carriage from a distance, he started shouting.
When Pu Qiongzhi got off the carriage, he rushed over, hugged Pu Qiongzhi's waist and acted coquettishly, "Aunt, you are finally back!"
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