When the Second Prince heard his cousin's promise, the smile on his face grew visibly. He took out the deed from his sleeve pocket and praised Zhou Qiongyue, "I knew that my cousin still felt sorry for my poverty. I won't be polite to you either. Next time something like this happens, I will come to you again."
"Okay." Zhou Qiongyue didn't reject this kind of win-win situation.
Zhou Qiongyue carefully read the contract again, and when she saw that there was no problem, she asked, "Where's the banknote?"
The second prince took another stack of silver notes from his attendant, counted out 110,000 taels and gave them to Zhou Qiongyue, and put the rest directly into his arms.
The second prince had only one thought in his mind at this time, that he could finally pay back the money he owed Fu'an.
Zhou Qiongyue just raised her eyebrows, took the banknote directly, counted it herself, and then handed it to Gulan behind her.
She also likes the feeling of counting banknotes!
After Zhou Qiongyue had finished counting the silver bills, she stamped her private seal on the deed. The deed had already been stamped by the government, and it was in duplicate. Everyone held one copy, and Zhou Qiongyue's private seal was the only thing that became effective.
The main reason is that the above terms are similar to those mentioned by Zhou Qiongyue before, which shows how well her second cousin understands people's hearts!
The moment the contract was signed, Zhou Qiongyue and the second prince were very happy.
The Second Prince actually had several contracts drawn up, which basically covered all the possibilities raised by his cousin. So it was not at all what his cousin thought, that one could guess a person's thoughts based on speculation.
However, looking at his cousin's expression, the second prince would not take the initiative to explain.
Although the Second Prince didn't know if this would work, he still brought the person Xie Zixin had given him to learn the technology. Now that the contract had been signed, the Second Prince felt it was time to bring it up. "Cousin, when do you think it would be a good time to send someone here to learn how to grow vegetables?"
Zhou Qiongyue looked at the Second Prince's flattering expression and could only give him a way out. "What do you think, Second Cousin?"
"I brought the person here today. Do you want me to stay with you to learn for a while?" The second prince was no longer afraid of being beaten. After all, the contract had been signed and his cousin did not seem unwilling.
Zhou Qiongyue admires her cousin very much, he thinks very comprehensively!
Zhou Qiongyue had made some money today and was in a good mood, so she offered to keep the Second Prince. "Second cousin, would you like to stay with me for lunch before leaving? Don't worry, by the time you finish lunch, your people will have definitely learned it."
Zhou Qiongyue said this and then asked, "The people my cousin brought with him should be good at farming, right?"
The meaning of her question was very clear. Different professions are like different mountains. She didn't want to collect such a small amount of money and then train a farming talent for others.
"Don't worry, cousin, I will definitely do it." The second prince replied quickly. He was very happy just thinking about having lunch and bringing the person back. Even if this matter was accomplished, he was very happy.
Zhou Qiongyue nodded in relief after hearing her cousin's statement. She then ordered Luo Yong to take the man away and give him a proper lesson.
Seeing that all the important matters had been arranged, the Second Prince didn't hesitate to talk to his cousin about what to eat for lunch. "Cousin, please invite me to dinner. What should we eat? There should be enough vegetables, right?"
"Okay, there's plenty of vegetables. We'll have a mutton soup pot for lunch, and you can put whatever vegetables you want in the pot yourself. But I have to eat alone. My brothers are not here today, so there's no one to accompany you."
Zhou Qiongyue was very generous, but she still had to avoid suspicion. It was fine for them to talk together. If they ate alone, if the news got out, it would inevitably lead to misunderstandings.
It would be fine if Zhou Wencan, Zhou Zhiyi or Zhou Zhiquan were here to accompany us.
"You don't have to be polite, cousin. Just have enough vegetables to fill your stomach." The second prince felt that he came here just to eat, and it didn't matter whether there was anyone accompanying him or not.
Zhou Qiongyue wasn't that stingy. Since her second cousin was here, she was sure to let him eat as much vegetables as he wanted. "Okay, second cousin, take your people to look around my farm. I'll have someone pick fresh vegetables for you if you like."
Upon hearing this, the Second Prince Li Jingchen's eyes sparkled, his excitement visibly evident. "Can I look around as much as I want?"
The Second Prince had long been curious about how his cousin managed to grow vegetables in the winter, but due to her skill, he had never asked. Now that his cousin had brought it up, he naturally wanted to satisfy his curiosity.
Zhou Qiongyue really doesn't care about this. The main reason is that this technology depends on the hot spring villa, and the market is really big.
She explained, "This technology isn't difficult. Someone with a keen eye can pull it off after a few attempts. It just requires high conditions, like a hot spring villa like this..."
When the Second Prince knew he could wander around freely, he didn't want to stare at his cousin anymore. He simply waved his hand at Zhou Qiongyue and said, "Cousin, you can do your thing! I'll take the servants around."
After Zhou Qiongyue saw the Second Prince leave, she instructed the people around her, "Let's go back to the room and read the conversation book."
Zhou Qiongyue sincerely felt that the women in the boudoir in ancient times were really boring. To be more precise, she was quite boring.
She didn't like tea art, music, chess, calligraphy, or painting, and she even disliked embroidery. She had nothing to do all day, except occasionally reading a melodramatic novel to pass the time.
"Miss, if you don't like Miss Xie, why did you sell such a good thing to her?" Gu Ju, who was following Zhou Qiongyue, was not only puzzled by the lady's behavior, but also very indignant about Miss Xie's shamelessness.
Zhou Qiongyue smiled profoundly, "Gulan, can you explain this to Guju?"
"Yes." Gulan first responded to what the young lady said, then pondered in his heart for a while before explaining to Guju:
"In general, the cost of growing vegetables is very high, and it is impossible to grow them on a large scale. I guess the most expensive one here is the hot spring villa.
This is a scarce thing. Our mansion only has one hot spring villa, and the master of the mansion often lives there. It is impossible to use it to grow vegetables.
I think the Xuanping Marquis Mansion is similar, and there should be no one under Miss Xie’s name.
This means that it is basically impossible for them to make money by farming on a large scale.
Although winter vegetables can make money, our lady only has a farm this big, and it takes time for the vegetables to grow.
So this amount can't be increased. If we want to earn this much money, we'll probably have to work hard for several years. Besides, Yuan'an is in short supply of vegetables, so we can continue to grow and sell them! It won't affect anything."
Gulan explained it very carefully, and the rest of the people around him understood it.
"So our lady will definitely make a profit in this deal." Gu Ju couldn't help but say.
Seeing that Guju and the others understood, Gulan praised them enthusiastically: "Smart!"
"Hehe, I hope Sister Gulan doesn't mind that I'm stupid." When Guju heard Gulan's compliment, her face turned red instantly and she felt very embarrassed.
Gulan continued to praise, "You are the source of joy for us all, how can you be stupid?"
"Really?" Gu Ju looked at Sister Gu Lan's sincere eyes, only a little uncertain. She looked expectantly at Zhou Qiongyue, Gu Yu, and Gu Mei.
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