Although Ou Jiuyan was stingy, he truly loved his children. "My daughter has a heat stroke, so it's really inconvenient for her to come over."
"Seventh Miss is ill. I should go visit her from now on."
"I thank you for your kindness on behalf of my daughter, but my daughter is still unmarried, and it would be detrimental to her reputation if the news got out."
Zhuo Limin poured out the tea in the cup, played with it, and said in a deep voice: "I must drink a cup of tea poured by Miss Seven today."
"I can find two beautiful maids for you, sir. As for my daughter..."
"Maid? What? I, a fourth-rank official, am only worthy of being served by a maid from your Ou family? The girls of the Ou family are truly precious!"
Ou Jiuyan's legs trembled, but he still insisted: "I am the head of the Ou family, I will pour tea for you!"
Zhuo Limin threw the teacup to the ground with force. "Ou Jiuyan, don't play dumb in front of me. Your Ou family is just a merchant family. I'm attracted to your daughter. It's your good fortune."
Ou Jiuyan's legs went limp, and he knelt on the ground and cried, "Sir, if you want gold and silver, I can give you more. But my daughter is already engaged, so it's really inconvenient for me to come and pour tea for you, sir."
Zhuo Liming gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Ou is really a man of integrity. Just wait for me!" After that, he flicked his sleeves and left.
After sending Zhuo Limin away, Ou Jiuyan returned to the main courtyard, hugged Madam Ou, and sobbed uncontrollably, "What kind of bad luck has befallen me? Who have I offended? Why is that hungry wolf Zhuo Limin so intent on biting only me?"
Madam Ou gnashed her teeth in hatred, "If you can't bear it, then don't bear it. Can Zhuo Limin really cover up everything?"
"Madam, what should we do?"
Of all the prominent merchants in Anzhou, Kang Yueran was the only one who hadn't invited Zhuo Limin, and Zhuo Limin didn't make things difficult for Kang Yueran. "Let's go pay a visit to Mr. Kang."
"We have no friendship with the Kang family, how can she help us? If Zhuo Limin finds out, there will definitely be another fuss. Otherwise, we should just spend the money to avoid disaster."
Madam Ou pushed Ou Jiuyan away and said, "You're willing to spend money now? I told you to give Mr. Kang a gift for the New Year, but you're just stingy!"
Ou Jiuyan said hesitantly: "How could I have known that this day would come!"
Mrs. Ou changed her clothes, took some gifts, and went to Kang Yueran's house.
Ou Jiuyan is very stingy, but he is not a bad person, and Kang Yueran is willing to make friends with the richest man in Anzhou.
She thought about it and came up with a good idea, so she promised Mrs. Ou that she would go to Zhuo Liming to resolve the matter.
Mrs. Ou was very grateful and said a lot of nice things. She also promised that the Ou family owed Kang Yueran a favor and would definitely help if he needed anything.
Afterwards, Kang Yueran invited Zhuo Liming to Jingyuan for tea.
Zhuo Limin pushed the door open and saw Kang Yueran, and couldn't help but feel happy. "Master Kang, did the Ou family ask you to be their lobbyist?"
"Yes, Madam Ou brought gifts to my house and asked me to plead with Master Zhuo to let Miss Ou go!"
Kang Yueran did not stand up to greet him, nor did he say hello. Zhuo Liming did not feel angry at all, as if Kang Yueran should not have stood up to greet him or say hello.
He sat down opposite Kang Yueran, and for some reason, he felt a little guilty. "It's not that I'm attracted to the Ou family girl, I just want to scare Ou Jiuyan."
Kang Yueran glanced at Zhuo Limin and said, "Master Zhuo, you scared me a lot!"
Zhuo Limin laughed out loud, "Then how are you going to plead with me on behalf of the Ou family?"
"Money makes the world go round, so naturally, it's about giving money."
"Oh? I'm not short of gold and silver!"
Kang Yueran poured a cup of tea for Zhuo Liming and said, "That depends on how much you give!"
Fragrant tea, beautiful woman! Zhuo Limin took a sip of tea and felt even happier. "Why? Are you planning to give me a mountain of coal as well?"
Kang Yueran planned to use Zhuo Limin to seize Yin Hai's kiln. "It is indeed a mountain. It's not just a coal mountain, but a porcelain mountain. Besides the porcelain mountain, there is also a kiln. Shengzhou, Yin's kiln."
"Since it's the Yin family's kiln, why are you the one delivering it?"
"Because Yin Hai offended me. I'm a businessman and I don't do business at a loss. I taught Yin Hai how to make colored porcelain out of kindness, but he poached my kiln workers. Naturally, I won't let him go."
Zhuo Liming stopped laughing and said, "He's just a kiln worker. Is it necessary to rob his kiln?" Is this girl so vengeful?
"Back then, Yin Hai's master taught him how to make celadon, but Yin Hai took advantage of his misfortune and stole his master's kiln, which led to the Yin Family Kiln we have today. To avoid the same fate as Master Yin Hai, I naturally had to take action early."
Kang Yueran refilled Zhuo Limin's tea and said, "Master Zhuo, go and seize the Yin family kiln. I will be responsible for firing and selling the kilns. After the profit is made, you will get 80% and I will get 20%."
"Since I snatched it, why should I give you 20%?"
"Colored porcelain, colored porcelain. Without the pigments, what can we use to make colored porcelain? There are only a few kinds of pigments sold outside, but my master can find many. So, you must give me 20%."
Zhuo Limin teased, "Looks like I have no choice but to agree."
"Lord Zhuo is in the Ministry of Personnel, which manages the emperor's private treasury. If you rob merchants, the emperor will be the one to take the blame. Merchants may not have strong backers. You may be able to scare a hundred of them, but if you can't scare one, it will be a disaster.
The celadon produced by the Yin family kiln is magnificent, and together with my colored porcelain, I can earn five to six thousand taels a month. Add to that the tributes given to you by the merchants, and you will have a good life.
It’s not that the merchants didn’t want to do business with Zhuo Liming, but Zhuo Liming was moody and greedy, and no one wanted to get into trouble, so no one mentioned it to him.
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