Chapter 234 Isn’t this the young master of Yuanji Grain Shop?
Those disaster victims came to Quanzhou from all over the place, relying on the fact that Quanzhou was far away and wanted to steal and rob. During that period, everyone in the city was in danger, and many shops were closed overnight for fear of being targeted by those disaster victims.
Later, when Prince Xiao and his men arrived, they not only sent guards to help patrol during the day and maintain public order, they also supported Zhouji Grain Shop in selling grain at low prices, giving those extremely poor disaster victims hope, which led to their current law-abiding behavior.
But solving their food problem is only a temporary solution. How to settle them is the most important thing at the moment.
As long as the disaster victims are left without clothes and nowhere to go, the people in the city will not feel at ease.
Now that I heard that Princess Xiao was willing to give clothes to the disaster victims free of charge and said that she wanted them to have a good winter here, doesn’t that mean that Princess Xiao will also take care of the victims’ accommodation?
For a time, Princess Xiao's good deeds were spread by word of mouth among the people and even reached the ears of the disaster victims outside the city. They were all excited and looked forward to it.
Princess Xiao is such a good person!
Just when everyone was praising Princess Xiao's good deeds, suddenly an infuriating piece of news spread like wildfire.
"Hey, did you know? The young master of Yuanji Grain Shop spent a fortune last night trying to redeem the courtesan of Tianxianglou, but someone unexpectedly showed up and intercepted him. Now he's relentlessly searching for her!"
"Tsk tsk tsk! The Yuan family is considered a well-known wealthy family in Quanzhou. They should use their spare money to do charity work, like giving out porridge to disaster victims outside the city. Why would they spend so much money on a prostitute?"
"Alas! What's that? It only cost ten thousand taels at most. Do you know how much the second son of Mr. Zhao's family lost in the gambling house last night?"
"How much did you lose? Mr. Zhao's family is also rich. No matter how much you lose, you can afford to pay it back."
"Can you afford it? I think it's a close call this time! The second young master lost a full three hundred thousand taels of silver last night!"
"……so much?"
The news spread like a gust of wind, and in less than two hours it had spread throughout the streets and alleys. The two young masters involved in the rumors were now being escorted to their mansion to demand an explanation.
Yuan Tianrui, with a pig-like face, was dragged towards the Yuan Mansion while wailing in pain, "Ouch! Brother, please be gentle, it hurts! Ouch..."
The man who was holding Yuan Tianrui had a cold and arrogant look on his face, and was not moved at all. He continued to stride forward with the man in his arms, and a few brothers followed behind him. When he saw some curious people coming over, he explained the whole story to them indignantly.
"Hey, isn't this the young master of Yuanji Grain Shop? What's going on?"
The men immediately said angrily, "Everyone, please judge for yourself. We brothers have finally scraped together the money to redeem Miss Miaoyi. Doesn't that mean she should be our eldest brother's woman?"
"Of course not! These days, whoever has money is the boss."
"That's not necessarily true. Money makes you powerful. Isn't it better to strike first?"
The others continued, "That's true, but since my brothers have redeemed Miss Miaoyi first, she's a good girl. How could she continue to perform and dance for others? Hey! That Mr. Yuan, after drinking two ounces of cat urine, took the opportunity to go crazy and insisted on pestering Miss Miaoyi to sing for him. No matter how much we try to persuade her, she refused to listen. He even chased my brothers home and made a scene, saying that their family is related to the prime minister and no one dared to touch him..."
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