Chapter 237: You Can’t Pretend You Don’t Know

"Dad, have you also been bewitched by this kid Qu Fufeng?" The second son of the Qu family looked at his father Qu Dehong in shock.

"One hundred thousand taels of silver is all the cash we have. Just give it to him if you want. If we lose it, our whole family will have nothing to eat this year."

"That's right. The emperor only said that there will be dividends if there is money made, but he didn't say what will happen if there is a loss." The third son of the Qu family also echoed.

"According to the Emperor's personality, even if there is a loss, he will say that this is our voluntary donation and he will definitely not lose money."

The two of them agreed that they did not agree with Qu Fufeng using the public funds to donate to the emperor to continue researching the steam carriage.

"Okay, Second Uncle and Third Uncle, I'm just doing my routine work. I'm going through the process and asking you if you're willing to donate. If not, I'll leave. Don't make it seem like I'm forcing you." Qu Fufeng spread his hands, looking very innocent.

The second son of the Qu family asked, "Where did you get the money to donate to the emperor?"

The third son of the Qu family added: "Don't touch the public money."

Before the family was divided, all the money of everyone was handed over to the public for unified management, and the monthly salary was distributed according to the family rules.

After the old lady of the Qu family passed away, Qu Fufeng's mother, the eldest lady of the Qu family, is now the housekeeper.

"Dad, what do you say we should do?" Qu Fufeng turned his head to look at his father, signaling him with his eyes that it was his turn to act.

"Then let's split up and take our share." Qu Huaian finally spoke.

Before coming, my son had already said that he must get the money, otherwise the emperor would kill him.

Qu Huaian felt sorry for his son, so he had to agree to his proposal.

The second and third sons of the Qu family looked at each other and asked, "How do we divide it?"

They also wanted to divide the family property. After all, it was not comfortable to keep the money in the public funds as it was to hold it in their own hands.

Their wives have complained many times that they want to manage the household themselves, and they feel uncomfortable listening to their eldest sister-in-law.

"Dad, how do you say we should divide it?" Qu Huaian looked at his father.

Qu Fufeng wanted to laugh when he heard this.

If he can't handle it, he goes to his father, and if his father can't handle it, he goes to his father too.

The Qu family really has a tradition of cheating their fathers.

Qu Hongde glared at his snickering grandson with an unpleasant look. This brat must have thought about dividing the family business a long time ago.

"Are you sure you want to divide the family?" He glanced at his three sons.

"Sure." Now the three of them spoke in unison.

"The silver will be divided equally. You will each get 30,000 taels, and the remaining 10,000 taels will go to me, an old man. Do you have any opinions?" Qu Hongde stated his plan.

"No comment."

This division is fair.

But the rest is up for debate.

Shops and fields, everything needs to be sorted out slowly.

It took more than two hours to invite the elders of the clan, write a letter of division, and discuss the responsibilities of raising the old man's son. Only then was the family finally divided up.

After receiving the silver, Qu Fufeng stared at his grandfather and said with a smile, "Grandfather, do you want me to use your silver to help you make money?"

"Get lost, stop worrying about my coffin money." Qu Dehong pushed him away in a bad mood.

"Then I'm leaving." Qu Fufeng smiled and left quickly without any reluctance.

The second and third sons of the Qu family began to feel resentful when they saw Qu Fufeng leave so easily.

Could it be possible to really make money this time?

Otherwise, why would my elder brother give all 30,000 taels of silver to Qu Fufeng?

"Brother, can you tell us something? Is what Fu Feng said true?" They all looked at the silent head of the Qu family.

"How would I know?" Qu Huaian sighed.

"Your sister-in-law and I both disagreed with him taking the money. But he was trying to commit suicide because we disagreed. He is my only son, so how could I watch him die?"

After hearing this, the second and third sons of the Qu family understood.

My eldest brother actually doesn't agree with researching steam carriages.

But Qu Fufeng was determined to stick to his guns and didn't care about his parents' opposition at all.

My brother was forced to give this money.

"Don't be too sad, brother. Maybe Fufeng can make a lot of money this time."

"Yes, yes, Fufeng is the most promising young man in our Qu family."

The second and third sons of the Qu family were comforting him on the surface, but in fact they were waiting to see a joke.

Qu Hongde listened to his sons' words without saying anything. He secretly asked his servants to give five thousand taels of silver to Qu Fufeng.

Since his eldest grandson was so determined to make money, he had to support him.

Anyway, even if he loses, he still has 5,000 taels left.

Qu Fufeng asked his mother for another 5,000 taels of silver, sold a few shops, and added the money he had saved from his own savings account, raising a total of 60,000 taels of silver.

Then he went into the palace to look for Concubine Xian.

When Concubine Xian heard that Lu Li was also involved in the matter, she sent people to other palaces to inquire. When she learned that Concubine Min had invested 100,000 taels of silver, she made a decision immediately.

"Yes, it's right to follow the Ninth Princess and Concubine Min."

The Ninth Princess is lucky enough, and Concubine Min is also a good business person, so this deal is sure to be a profitable one.

Concubine Xian scraped together some money from here and there and managed to scrape together 30,000 taels of silver.

After all, the emperor was quite poor before and didn't give much reward.

"There is still a shortfall of 10,000 taels." Qu Fufeng was a little worried.

The agreed amount was 100,000, but they only gave 90,000. Would the emperor think they were not sincere and not let them play?

"How about I contribute too?" Qi Xingrou on the side suddenly spoke up.

Qu Fufeng and Concubine Xian looked at her at the same time.

How could she, a princess sent to marry a foreign prince, have 12,000 taels of silver?

"Before coming to Daxia, my father gave me a sum of money, which I did not touch and put in the bank. Then, the emperor also gave me some money to teach those people bird language. The total should be more than ten thousand yuan." Qi Xingrou honestly told about her savings.

"You silly girl, don't you keep some money for yourself?" Concubine Xian was both moved and distressed by her honesty.

"Aren't we a family? Besides, as long as I continue to teach people bird language, the emperor will continue to pay me a salary, and I will still have money." Qi Xingrou smiled sweetly.

This smile moved both Concubine Xian and Qu Fufeng.

"Rou'er, I will treat you well all my life. If I betray you, let me be struck by lightning!" Qu Fufeng excitedly held her hand.

"Cough cough." Concubine Xian coughed twice, signaling Qu Fufeng to pay attention to the impact.

Qu Fufeng quickly let go of her hand and gave her a flattering smile: "Sister, I am too excited."

Dong Qing behind her closed her eyes in despair: Oh my God, Lord Qu is becoming more and more brazen, she can't pretend she doesn't know.

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"Wow, these adults are quite quick." Lu Yanshi raised the corners of his lips as he looked at the memorials and silver that were sent into the palace one after another.

"Let's call Concubine Min and Qu Fufeng." He decided to talk to them about how to make money after this steam carriage was completely developed.

You can't just sell cars.

An Miaoyi and Qu Fufeng came to Yu's study, learned of Lu Yanshi's thoughts, and began to think about them.