Su Qingyu put down the clothes in her hands, stood up and went to the flower hall.
"Why is my third cousin here? Is there something wrong?"
Lin Wuchen raised his head and looked at her with warm eyes, "Going to the Zhao family the day after tomorrow? Su Yuankai is still at the Zhao family, I am a little worried about you."
Su Qingyu sat down beside him and refilled the tea cup herself.
"Don't worry, cousin. Su Yihui can't do anything in the Zhao family."
"I've already told the Third Master about this, and he'll arrange for guards."
Lin Wuchen finally felt relieved, and the two of them talked about storing coal this winter.
Su Qingyu had previously told Lin Wuchen that the Lin family would use all its resources to store carbon after remembering that this winter was a rare cold winter.
The Lin family had never been in the charcoal business, but Lin Wuchen trusted Su Qingyu very much. So he used all the money he could mobilize to stockpile charcoal.
I thought it would be cold in autumn, but it is much warmer than in previous years.
This is the time when each prefecture is stockpiling charcoal, but because the weather is still warm, many people say that this winter should not be cold.
Therefore, many charcoal sellers have lost their patience and have started to lower prices, fearing that they will end up losing money.
Charcoal is no different from anything else. If you don’t use it for one year, it will become useless the next year.
"Cousin, those merchants selling charcoal have started to lower their prices."
Su Qingyu's fingers gently stroked the edges of the Ruyao teacup. "What does Third Cousin want?"
Lin Wuchen raised the corners of his eyes, and a sly smile flashed across his face.
"I think... I took their goods."
Su Qingyu chuckled softly, she knew that her third cousin thought the same as she did.
"Third cousin, do you trust me so much? If it really is a warm winter, the Lin family will be severely damaged."
Lin Wuchen supported his chin and looked at Su Qingyu with his bright eyes.
"I checked all the astronomical records of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory. There were five cold disasters in the previous dynasty, and three of them were exceptionally warm in September."
"How can my cousin still check the astronomical records of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory?"
"I found your man."
Su Qingyu: ...
"Third cousin, go ahead and collect the charcoal. I guarantee that you won't have any charcoal left over this year."
Lin Wuchen touched his nose. Last year, thanks to Su Qingyu, the Lin family made a lot of money. If Su Qingyu agreed to his request again this year, she would be a great benefactor to the Lin family.
He had decided that if he made more money this year, he would give some to Su Qingyu. Of course, there were no guarantees, and he was prepared to pay her back.
This winter is another big gamble for the Lin family.
After Lin Wuchen left, Su Qingyu went back to continue choosing clothes and jewelry for her birthday.
The next morning, Su Qingyu got up and went to Qingyuanju to pay her respects as usual.
Because there were many trivial matters in the mansion during the autumn, Su Qingyu went to pay her respects early so as not to make the manager of the manor wait too long.
When she entered the yard, Aunt Hua just came around from behind.
Seeing her enter the courtyard, he stepped forward to pay his respects and whispered, "The Third Madam has come so early, the old lady hasn't finished washing up yet. The eldest young master is also waiting, and no one else has arrived yet."
"Madam, would you like to have a cup of tea over there? Come in later."
Nanny Hua knew that Su Qingyu and the eldest son of the family were not on good terms, and that she had discussed marriage with Shen Zhao, so Nanny Hua was asking her if she wanted to stay away.
Su Qingyu patted Aunt Hua's hand, shook her head and said, "It's okay, I'll go in and wait for Mother."
She knew that Aunt Hua was reminding her with good intentions, but she had done nothing wrong and did not want to avoid Chen Zhao deliberately, otherwise it would seem that she was guilty.
Entering the banquet room, as expected, only Shen Zhao was sitting on the chair, holding a cup of osmanthus milk in his hand.
Seeing her come in, Shen Zhao stood up and saluted, "Greetings to Third Aunt."
Su Qingyu nodded and sat down in her seat.
Aunt Hua came in and whispered, "It's a bit chilly this morning. Would Third Madam like some ginger tea to keep the cold away?"
Su Qingyu smiled and thanked him, her slightly cool fingertips touching her palm, "Then I'll trouble you, Ma'am."
Chen Zhao thought of the gossip he heard in the morning, put down the osmanthus milk in his hand, and wiped the corner of his lips.
"Charcoal prices in Beijing have dropped significantly this year. I heard Aunt San bought a lot at a high price?"
"The Shen family is rich, but they can't afford Third Aunt's spending."
What he said implied that Su Qingyu was not good at housekeeping.
Aunt Hua brought in the boiling hot ginger tea. Su Qingyu took it and lowered her head to take a sip. She frowned at the strong ginger flavor, but still took another big sip.
After drinking the ginger tea, my stomach felt warm.
After putting down the ginger tea in her hand, Su Qingyu replied lazily, "The eldest young master is now assisting His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the Zhanshi Mansion. I thought they were discussing state affairs. How come the eldest young master is even taking the charcoal fire in the inner chamber to heart?"
"Those who know him think he cares about the family's livelihood. Those who don't know him think he's a nagging old woman."
Su Qingyu scolded Shen Zhao calmly, and Shen Zhao's expression suddenly changed.
Only then did he realize that he had lost his composure.
In fact, he didn't care how much charcoal was bought for the inner house. It was only after hearing the servants' gossip that he unconsciously wanted to target Su Qingyu.
He keeps himself calm, but he can't control himself and loses his composure every time he faces Su Qingyu.
While my thoughts were in a state of confusion, I heard Su Qingyu continue, "In that case, Hanshuiyuan's charcoal will still be sent according to the quota from previous years. I will send someone to replenish the excess silver to Hanshuiyuan."
Shen Zhao frowned. Was he asking for this little bit of silver?
Just as he was about to speak, he heard footsteps coming from the inner room.
Then, the old lady scolded, "Zhao'er, what you said today was too much. Apologize to your Third Aunt quickly."
"Your Third Aunt works hard as a housekeeper. How can a junior like you have any say in this? If everyone behaves like you, how can we manage this family?"
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