When Qin Wu came back, Nanny Li was anxiously telling Wang that she had sealed all their expenses.
Apart from anything else, how could we survive without charcoal fire in winter?
It's okay for adults, but not for children.
As soon as Nanny Li finished speaking, Qiu Shuang said with a smile on her face, "Don't worry, charcoal will be delivered to your door soon."
Qiu Shuang didn't sleep last night, for she was afraid that Wang would come and embarrass the young lady again this morning.
But the young lady had anticipated early in the morning that if Wang didn't bring anyone today, their expenses would definitely be completely cut off, so she took her to buy charcoal early in the morning.
Now, she realized that the young lady was so secretive!
If those people had not treated the young lady with respect, she would not have believed that the new money house was actually opened by her young lady.
Moreover, this money house is not only found in the Great Zhou, but also in the Northern Liao Kingdom!
This is incredible.
...
...
She really couldn't imagine that the young lady had already started her business ten years ago and was so successful in it.
Even opened a chamber of commerce!
Qiu Shuang didn't blame Qin Wu at all for telling her this now.
On the contrary, she was very happy that her young lady was so talented and capable. She would no longer have to worry about her young lady doing bad things in the future.
Since ancient times, merchants have been the lowest class and are the most despised by officials.
The Qin family is also a family of civil officials, and the prime minister is the head of the civil officials.
If Qin Wu were to engage in business, she would not only be ridiculed by the self-proclaimed noble daughters of celebrities, but would also bring shame to the Qin family.
Therefore, the Qin family naturally does not allow Qin family members to expand their business, engage in business, or do things that are not decent, especially since Qin Wu is a woman.
If they were to show up in public, it would be a disgrace to the Qin family and they would be criticized.
But there was no way. Mrs. Qin was very good to her and she had no worries about food, clothing and other expenses, but she wanted to repay the Qin family.
If she didn't have money, how could she find a good doctor to treat her second brother?
If she didn't have money, how could she use it to clean up the mess left by her fourth brother?
If there was no money, how could I have bought off the information, bribed others, and promoted my eldest brother to the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue so quickly.
With a lot of money, if the third brother joins the army and gets more pay and food, the soldiers will be more motivated and have more confidence when fighting. Wouldn't he be able to achieve success faster, become a god of war in the eyes of the people, and make the Qin family stronger and more invincible?
So Qin Wu knew from a young age that money was important and that she needed to make more money.
She also didn't know why she was so good at judging people, and with her quick mind, she found making money easy for her.
After trying to make her first pot of gold, she wanted more and more to build a business empire.
Although officials look down on businessmen, they are the lowest class.
But without the support of silver and money, and without merchants paying taxes to the country, how can a country prosper?
She doesn't think doing business is shameful, but instead feels that having money gives her confidence.
But she was a member of the Qin family, so she didn't dare tell anyone, so she basically dressed up as a man when she went out.
The only people who really knew that she was a woman were the dozen or so people she trusted the most and who had worked with her all the time.
But in her previous life, she let down those who once stood shoulder to shoulder with her and boasted that they would build their business empire together.
She won’t do that in this life.
She wanted to create her own prosperous world, and not let the Qin family limit her from doing what she wanted to do...
"From today on, we will live our own good lives and will never let anyone suffer because of me." Qin Wu said with a smile.
Soon, the charcoal was delivered to the door.
Dongzhi and others moved all the charcoal to the renovated kitchen of Lichunyuan.
These charcoals are all top-quality fire silver charcoal, which is durable and smokeless.
In addition to Lai Tan, Qin Wu also provided three sets of winter clothes for Dongzhi, Hanshuang and others. All of them were made of high-quality fabrics, no worse than those used by ordinary young ladies!
The material must be two or three times better than the winter clothes that Wang prepared for the servants of the Qi family.
Not only that, Qin Wu also gave jewelry to her maids, and even increased their monthly salary from three taels to five taels of silver.
Every day someone would come to deliver the freshest fish, meat and vegetables to Qin Wu.
Qin Wu's food, clothing and other expenses were not worse than those of the Qi family. On the contrary, they were a level higher than those of the Qi family.
In the past, almost all the precious supplements that Qin Wu collected would be sent to Wang's house. But now, she doesn't need to do that. Qiu Shuang stews supplements for her every day, such as the nourishing blood bird's nest soup, abalone and sea cucumber. Qin Wu's originally slender waist has become a little plumper after eating them.
Qin Wu's yard was bustling with activity, and it did not seem to be in a state of desolation at all because Wang had stopped providing financial support.
It has been snowing non-stop these past few days, the snow on the ground is getting thicker and thicker, and the entire Upper Kyoto is shrouded in a blanket of silver.
But the beautiful scenery of this snowy feast did not bring good luck to people, but made life even more difficult for the people.
The weather was icy and snowy, and the roads were difficult to travel on. No caravan could travel, whether going out or returning.
This resulted in increasingly tight supplies in Beijing.
Not to mention food, even the price of charcoal used for heating in winter has skyrocketed!
Ordinary people couldn’t afford it in the first place, and now they simply can’t afford it.
It’s not that the rich and powerful can’t afford charcoal, but it’s difficult to buy it even if they want to.
Qin Yinnuan's hot pot restaurant was the most affected because her hot pot needed charcoal to make fire, otherwise she would not be able to eat.
The owner of the hot pot restaurant was so anxious that he hurried to ask Qin Yinnuan for instructions.
Qi family.
Wang Xiang, the buyer, went to four or five charcoal-specializing shops in Beijing, but failed to order any charcoal, so he had to come back and report to Wang.
"How could there be no charcoal? I approved a lot of money for you to buy it today. How come you can't buy this common thing? Are you a loser?"
Wang Xiang knelt on the ground with a panicked look on his face, "Madam, the roads have been blocked by heavy snow these days, and the prices of everything outside have increased, not to mention the price increase of the vegetables we need every day.
All the charcoal has been sold out. I have searched all the charcoal shops, but no one is willing to buy it no matter how high the price is..."
Wang's face became more and more gloomy. "How much charcoal is left in the mansion?"
"Madam, the charcoal we have in reserve is only enough for today. If we reduce it a little, it can last for two days." Wang Xiang responded quickly.
"What?" Wang jumped up from her chair. "There are only two days left. Why didn't you stock up on some charcoal?"
"Little one, little one has already informed Madam half a month ago that we need to stock up on charcoal..."
But at that time, Wang said there was no rush, as charcoal would be cheaper later. After all, merchants would stock up more charcoal in winter, and charcoal in previous years was not purchased until the twelfth day of the lunar calendar, when a large amount of charcoal would be cheaper.
Moreover, as the year is coming to an end, more items will need to be purchased, and Wang plans to give this task to Qin Wu, asking her to use money from her own private treasury to prepare for the winter.
Who knew that Qin Wu caused the Qin family to break off the engagement, returned the Qin family's dowry, and no one knew from whom she borrowed 500,000 silver coins to compensate the Qin family.
The Qi family was in chaos, and she even forgot about asking Qin Wu to do the shopping.
It’s all the fault of that bitch Qin Wu. Why did she let her into the Qi family and bring disaster to the family?
"Go find a way for me. We must buy the charcoal back no matter what!" Wang directly threw this problem to Wang Xiang. "If you can't buy it back, then don't come back!"
She couldn't let her mother, the Marquis and her son suffer the cold winter without even any charcoal, could she?
It's still cold even though spring has come. It will be warm in March. We have to endure at least four months of severe cold. How can we survive without charcoal...
If you can’t buy it, you have to find a way to buy it!
Wang Xiang wanted to curse in his heart and left in a hurry feeling frustrated.
It was Qin Wu who reminded Wang Xiang and asked him to talk to Wang Shi about stockpiling more charcoal as winter approached. He also suggested it, but Wang Shi did not agree and she did not approve the silver, so he naturally could not stockpile charcoal.
Now there is no charcoal and he is asked to find a solution, but where can he find a solution?
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