Chapter 597: Buying a Ship
Mrs. Su Si quickly stopped Su Lao Si.
"No! Let's talk about it after a while." Sister Su said, "There are a lot of things going on at home these days. Don't make my parents unhappy."
When Mrs. Su Si said this, her expression became a little conflicted.
"What if my parents are unhappy and there's a rift in their hearts? It would be awkward when my mother comes to our house..."
What Su Sisao meant was that if her parents-in-law were unhappy, she would inevitably feel resentful.
Her mother came to take care of her during the confinement period, and when the in-laws met, it was hard to guarantee that it would not show on their faces.
After listening to his wife's words, Su Laosi felt that it made sense.
Although he intuitively felt that his parents would not object, it would be better to be cautious while his wife was in confinement after childbirth.
He first looked for an opportunity to test his parents' attitude.
"Okay, let's talk about this after you're out of confinement." Su Laosi nodded.
Little did they know that Old Man Su and Old Lady Su were also talking about this matter at this time.
"His father, when the in-laws come, let's talk to them and settle this matter." Old Mrs. Su said, "This will save the in-laws from always worrying and being embarrassed to speak up."
"Yes!" Old Man Su said very straightforwardly, "If we don't speak up first, I'm afraid that Shopkeeper Li will start crying in front of us again. He's so old, and he's crying so hard that his nose is running. He's also exposing his past. It's really sad."
"Dad, what's the secret? Who made me sad?" Su Laosan lifted the door curtain and walked in.
"Why are you asking so many questions? Don't ask if it's none of your business!" Old man Su was very direct and established the dictatorial personality of a patriarch.
This matter concerns Manager Li's reputation as a man, so Old Man Su naturally would not tell his son.
The corners of Su Laosan's mouth twitched.
Well, he didn't ask.
"Did things go smoothly?" asked Old Man Su.
After hearing what Old Man Su said, Su Laosan did not give a direct answer.
Instead, he said, "Dad, I want to discuss something with you."
"What's up?"
"I want to buy a boat."
"Buy a boat?" Old Man Su was stunned.
Su Lao San nodded and said, "The big ship that Master Wu ordered has been built, but he's short of money right now, so he wants me to pay for it and the ship will be between the two of us."
Master Wu was the boss that Su Lao San followed when he went out to sea.
"How much silver does he want you to pay?" asked Old Man Su.
"Fifteen thousand taels!"
"So many!" Old Man Su was surprised.
Su Laosan nodded.
"I just found out too. Something happened in Master Wu's family a while ago, and it cost a lot of money to settle it."
"That way, the money he has on hand won't be enough."
"What's more, although he is bold in doing business, he always strives to be cautious and would never bet his entire fortune on this."
"After all, going out to sea is too dangerous. If you're not careful, you could lose everything."
After Su Laosan finished speaking, Old Man Su nodded.
I have to say that from this point it can be seen that Mr. Wu is not an aggressive person.
Old Man Su did not object to Su Lao San throwing silver into the boat.
only--
"Third brother, if this is the case, where will we get the money to buy the goods?" said Old Man Su.
Su Lao San gave a bitter laugh and said, "Dad, several big trading companies have already asked Master Wu to invest in this merchant ship."
"Those big trading houses are very wealthy. As long as they become shareholders, with their financial resources, they won't accept goods from retail investors at all."
Old Man Su thought about it for a moment and understood.
"In this case, if we don't invest in and buy a ship, we won't be able to do this shipping business." said Old Man Su.
"Yes." Su Lao San nodded.
Old Man Su thought for a moment and said, "If I don't want to do it, then I won't do it. Our family is well off now. I can farm, manage the academy, and do some other things to make a living. We can still be prosperous."
What's more, he, his wife and little daughter all received salaries from the court.
I have to say that Old Man Su is very satisfied with his current life.
After all, a few years ago their family was so poor that they had to eat coarse food.
Su Laosan naturally didn't want to be content with the status quo.
Although going overseas is risky, the profits are also high, far beyond the reach of other livelihoods.
What's more, he has spent so much time overseas.
It would be a shame to give up on those connections and relationships you have already established.
"Dad, let's invest our money in the ship. Even though we earn less, it's still much more profitable than doing other things."
After all, the freight earned from helping others transport goods is quite lucrative.
After Su Lao San finished speaking, he paused and said with certainty, "Dad, apart from going out to sea to make money, other ways to make a lot of money are not easy to do because we don't have connections and relationships."
"I'm already familiar with shipping. As long as the ship returns safely, I can make countless times the profit."
As soon as Su Laosan finished speaking, Old Man Su understood what his son was thinking.
"I don't know much about business. If you think it's okay, then go ahead and do it," said Old Man Su.
Anyway, this money was originally earned by my son at the cost of his life.
It’s up to my son to use it however he wants.
I have to say that in this regard, Old Man Su is still very open-minded.
"Thank you, Dad." Su Lao San said happily, "I'll reply to Master Wu tomorrow."
Old Man Su nodded.
Old Mrs. Su had not said anything until now, but now she turned around, opened the locked box, and took out a carved rosewood box from it.
"Third brother, use this money to buy some goods." Old Lady Su said, "Since it's your own ship, you should buy some goods yourself."
After Mrs. Su finished speaking, she turned around and took out a few more boxes and continued, "Sell the jewelry in here and exchange it for silver."
"Mother, how can this be possible?" Su Lao San said in surprise: "The money from the family has been given to me. These are your dowry and should be left to my sister."
Su Lao San was not wrong. What Old Lady Su took out at this time were all the dowry that Duke Lin Hong of England had given to Old Lady Su.
"Your sister is still young, so you can buy them for her slowly. Besides, the jewelry here is out of date. When you earn money, you can buy new ones for your sister. These can be considered as loans from your sister." said Old Mrs. Su.
Old Mrs. Su took it for granted that her dowry would be her daughter's future dowry.
Not only did Old Lady Su think so, but everyone in the Su family, except Qian Yuemei, thought so.
Of course, what Old Lady Su didn't say was that the pieces of jewelry she took out were obviously worn by Lin Wanyu.
She didn't really want to leave it to her little girl, and would rather buy her a new one.
As for those rare and extremely precious ones, she naturally would not take them out and let Su Lao San sell them.
Even if her daughter doesn't like it in the future, she can keep it for her daughter as a treasure.
What she took out were just a few heavy gold jewellery pieces.
It is valuable but old-fashioned in style, making it very suitable to be sold for silver.
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