Shen Xiyin remained silent from beginning to end, serving entirely as a background character!
On the other side, Ren Dong also took the small box of silver from the maid.
Shen Qiyin looked at Madam Shen and smiled sweetly, "Since this is the dowry that Mother prepared for me, then I will accept it. Thank you, Mother."
Madam Shen stared at her in astonishment, her shock instantly replaced by overwhelming rage!
However, she couldn't make a scene because Qian Chuan and the others were present.
Unfortunately, Shen Qiyin took the money and "ran away," leaving her no chance to speak.
Meanwhile, Shen Qiyin and Rendong left the Shen family home. The latter asked her, "Sister, should we deposit this money in the bank?"
"Not stored."
"That's what we need to..."
Shen Qiyin turned to look at Ren Dong and said with a smile, "Buy a house!"
However, she couldn't handle the matter herself, lest it get back to the manor and cause further complications.
So he ordered Ren Dong to find the broker of the Zhuang family and secretly investigate.
Besides the mansion, there were also shops.
Shen Qiyin had been thinking about how to make money work for her, but doing business was inherently risky. The little money she had before was her and Rendong's life-saving money, and she couldn't touch it unless absolutely necessary.
But now that I have more money, I can give it a try.
She had considered buying a few acres of land outside the city, but she didn't have anyone she could trust to manage it, unlike the shop, which was inside the city and she could visit it whenever she had free time.
What Chen Xiyin wants to do is the spice business.
Nowadays, although high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital also use incense, they are not enthusiastic about it, and the scents of incense are always the same few.
But if her memory is correct, then soon, a wave of change will sweep across the Great Zhou.
All this was because the Empress Dowager's birthday was approaching, and His Highness, who had traveled to a neighboring country for a marriage alliance, specially presented her with a "fragrant tree" to celebrate her birthday. Its shape resembled a maple tree, and when struck, the wood produced a booming sound like a bronze drum.
What is most amazing is that the tree is fragrant for miles around, and the fragrance of each branch and leaf is not quite the same, hence the name "Wanxiang" (meaning "fragrant tree of ten thousand flowers").
To show her favor, the Empress Dowager ordered people to blend hundreds of fragrances based on the scent of that tree and bestow them upon the concubines in the harem.
Since this custom existed in the palace, many people in the common people naturally followed suit, making spices a hot commodity.
Now that she has this "prophet," it would be unreasonable not to take the opportunity to make a fortune.
However, she still has to see patients at the clinic, and she might not be able to handle both at the same time, so she will need to find someone to help her.
Therefore, she first went to see Aunt Cui.
Firstly, Aunt Cui knows about incense and can blend it; the sandalwood she used to scent her clothes was a gift from Aunt Cui.
Secondly, Aunt Cui lived alone and had nothing to do.
Sure enough, when Shen Qiyin invited her to be the manager, she immediately agreed.
He even brought a box of money, saying that he and she should invest some capital together, and if they made a profit in the future, they could share some of the profits.
The second person Shen Qiyin found was a young woman living in the same alley as Aunt Cui. She was only twenty years old and her name was Chu Taoning.
However, most of the neighbors called her Wang's wife, and behind her back they would call her "Widow Wang".
Shen Qiyin only called her "Sister Chu".
Her husband's family had died, and her own family wouldn't let her return. She struggled to make ends meet, and when she fell ill, she couldn't bear to spend money on medical treatment. One day, she fainted in the back alley of Guangrentang and was rescued by Dazhuang.
To repay their kindness, she often sent them food she had made herself.
As for Shen Qiyin and his fellow disciples, they all knew that her family was in dire straits. Although they accepted her gifts, they would return them elsewhere, never letting her suffer any loss.
Over time, we became familiar with each other.
Like Aunt Cui, Chu Tao Ning agreed without hesitation when she heard that Shen Qi Yin wanted her to help out at the shop.
As luck would have it, just as they reached an agreement, a shop located on the street with the medical clinic was about to be sold.
The location was good and the price was reasonable, so Shen Qiyin immediately had Ren Dong take over the property.
With all these things in place, the only thing missing was a supply of spices.
Zhang the butcher's brother was a merchant, and it wasn't difficult for him to buy some spices.
This matter seemed significant, but Shen Qiyin managed to complete it in just one day.
When she returned to the Shen family home that evening, Madam Shen was still fuming and waiting to "interrogate" her.
But before the latter could even utter a word, Shen Qiyin took the initiative and spoke first.
She sneered, "Judging from Mother's face, she's probably after me again."
"I never learn my lesson. Even after so many times, I still feel soft-hearted and want to do everything for you."
As she finished speaking, she pulled a ticket from her sleeve and slammed it on the table with a "thud," saying in a cold voice, "This is a ticket from Tongbao Money Shop. Three thousand seven hundred and twenty-six taels of silver are deposited in it."
As she spoke, she took out the written agreement that Madam Shen had made during the day, tore it to shreds in a few swift movements, and said, "Now Mother no longer needs to live in fear and anxiety, worrying that I will take this piece of paper and embezzle your dowry."
“I originally thought that I would take the money in front of my grandmother and play the bad cop to avoid her making things difficult for me later.”
"Moreover, it's better for the dowry to be kept outside than for it to be stolen and used without anyone knowing when it's in the mansion."
“I never expected this…” Shen Qiyin looked at Madam Shen, her tone sorrowful: “Since Mother doesn’t trust me so much, from now on, you should bear everything on your own and don’t need to tell me anymore.”
Madam Shen never expected that she was planning this for her own benefit.
Upon hearing her say that she would no longer care about him, he panicked instantly: "Yin'er... Mother didn't mean that..."
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