Jiang Yao, you're amazing!
How dare you use saltpeter to make ice and sell it so cheaply? Aren't you afraid of getting into trouble?
Seeing Jiang Shuwan turn around and get into the carriage with a livid face, Jiang Yao pointed at her back and laughed wildly.
"Jealousy!"
"She's definitely jealous of me..."
After returning from Jiang Yao's shop, Jiang Shuwan never left the house again. She stayed at home every day, while Jiang Yao became the most famous person in the capital. Even the servants of the Marquis's mansion were talking about her.
"Have you heard? The young lady has opened ten shops and has taken away all the ice shop business in the capital."
"Those shopkeepers were furious, but they couldn't do anything about the young mistress."
“I also bought two buckets. The ice was extremely clean. In the past, when I bought ice, there would sometimes be a few pieces of seaweed mixed in. But the ice that Auntie sells is very clean and clear.”
"The key is that it's cheap, only 300 coins a bucket, and you can buy as many as you want."
"I heard that there are long queues at Jiang's Ice Shop every day. Goodness, do you think Auntie Xiao will still be able to make money?"
"Of course she's making money. She has ten shops. Who would sell like this every day if they were losing money? It's been three days already."
"That's really strange. Where did she get such cheap ice?"
"She can't do magic tricks, can she?"
"Maybe she conjured up that ice..."
There were many different opinions, and when the rumors reached Jiang Shuwan's ears, she felt utterly hopeless.
I don't know if unilaterally severing ties with Jiang Yao at this point counts.
“Miss, Brother Nai sent word that many owners of milk tea shops and fermented vegetable shops in our West Market are looking for you. They say that the ice in your shop is cheap and they want to buy it from you.”
Hearing this, Jiang Shuwan perked up completely.
Milk Brother's words reminded her that cutting ties with Jiang Yao wouldn't be a viable option anytime soon, and that buying cheap ice cream early would be the best way to make money.
After all, no one knows how long Jiang Yao's business can last.
"Let's go find Jiang Yao."
Jiang Shuwan tidied up and went out again. She arranged to meet Jiang Yao at a teahouse. As soon as she entered the private room, she saw Madam Song and Madam Bo circling around Jiang Yao.
“My dear mother, you are so capable. A good shop on Zhuque Street only earns a thousand taels of silver a month at most.”
"But you made five thousand taels of silver in just three days from ten shops. Goodness, even His Majesty's mint is faster than you."
“Your eldest sister earns 200,000 yuan a year in rent on Donglai Street. Even I thought that was an incredible fortune. I never imagined you would be even more successful than your eldest sister.”
"Good boy, if you have this skill, why didn't you show it sooner?"
Song Shi circled around Jiang Yao, who was smiling broadly as she touched the numbers in the ledger.
"Mother, it's just silver, what's the big deal? You're the mother of the owner of Jiang's Ice Shop now, you should broaden your horizons."
"Jiang Shuwan is only able to earn that much money because she learned from me. Without me, she is nothing."
“Look at her, she’s been working so hard for so long and only made 200,000 taels of silver a year in Donglai Street. And that’s not even pure profit.”
“Look at me, I earn five thousand taels in three days, fifty thousand in a month, and one summer I can earn one hundred and fifty thousand, all pure profit. Let’s see what Jiang Shuwan has to offer me.”
"Yes, yes, yes, Mother was short-sighted. But my darling, three hundred coins for a bucket of ice is too cheap. The weather is so hot and so many people need ice. What's wrong with selling it for five or six hundred coins? Others sell it for two ounces."
“Yes, yes, three hundred coins is too cheap. If you scroll up a bit, you can find plenty to buy.” The aunt chimed in from the side.
"Madam, what brings you here?"
Jiang Yao had been looking at the account book and didn't notice that the Madam had arrived. She was tired of being harassed by the Madam, so she subconsciously stood up and bowed to her.
The aunt pressed her back down, and she stared at Jiang Yao, rubbing her hands together excitedly.
"Good child, sit down. You've been working so hard these past few days. Sit down and rest."
"My good daughter-in-law, I really didn't expect you to have this ability."
"I didn't believe it when the servants told me you made a lot of money opening the shop, but I didn't expect to hear you say you made five thousand taels in three days as soon as you came in."
"Heavens above! Who would have thought that our Earl's family would marry a god of wealth!"
"Good boy, how can you be so amazing!"
"It is truly a blessing for our Earl's family to marry you!"
Jiang Yao: "..."
Song: "..."
Both of them fell silent.
The aunt didn't always have this attitude.
The aunt blushed. She probably felt that what she said was too fake, but she had to say it no matter how fake it was.
"Jiang Yao, my good daughter-in-law, I did have some misunderstandings about you before."
"But now all the misunderstandings have been cleared up. These days, while your mother has been confined to her quarters, you have managed the household affairs very well, which shows that you are capable."
The aunt stammered a bit when she said this, after all, Jiang Yao had been busy with the shop or going to watch Pei Jing's antics lately.
He doesn't care about the internal affairs of the mansion at all.
It's only because there are few people and little work in the mansion, and the head nanny is capable, that nothing bad has happened in the mansion.
It's fair to say that Jiang Yao isn't particularly good at managing her household.
But what can you do when she's good at making money?
You should know that the Earl's mansion is most in need of money.
Madam Bo held Jiang Yao's hand with genuine affection, her eyes full of praise.
“Good child, your in-laws are right. If you have the ability to run an ice shop, you should have used it sooner. Look at you now, all those misunderstandings from before have made your mother embarrassed to see you.”
"My dear child, I'm so sorry, please forgive me."
The old lady looked like a kind mother, which made Jiang Yao feel both pleased and disgusted.
The pleasure stemmed from the fact that, just as she had expected, the aunt had come over and licked her.
But she also felt extremely disgusted by the aunt's hypocritical words.
That old witch is such a good actress!
Aren't you disgusted by saying such cheesy things?
Pushing away Madam Bo's hand, Jiang Yao snorted coldly, "Mother is joking. You are my elder, and I can only accept your reprimand."
"What you're saying is a misunderstanding. It's all because of those petty people spreading rumors about you behind your back. I couldn't tell right from wrong and believed them too easily."
"Is that so? I remember you once said that my family was of low social standing and not worthy of the Earl's mansion."
"How could that be? You are the most talented woman in the capital, and you are so beautiful and capable. You and Lingyu are a perfect match."
"Then why did you let Yulang marry that noblewoman..."
"Well, it wasn't because something happened in the manor, and it was that woman who pounced on me. You see, she didn't get to enjoy it and died young. It's all fate. I was foolish, my good daughter-in-law. Please forgive me, okay? We're a family, we can't let that short-lived woman cause any rift between us!"
"That Lianxiang Lianyu..."
"Why do you care about those two wretches? They're abandoned slaves from noble families, their bodies are already tainted. Even if they have sons or daughters, they're worthless illegitimate children. How can they compare to you? When you give birth to a son, he will be the heir of our Earl's Mansion."
"..."
Jiang Yao was pleased to hear this.
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