Jiang Shuwan loves sweets. Besides milk tea, various desserts and fruits, she also really likes the sweet tofu pudding from the tofu shop on West Street.
However, these things are not known to most people.
After all, besides eating in her own yard, she also ate in the old lady's room.
Her house is full of her own people, and they don't spread her secrets outside.
She always considered the old lady's tastes and never spoiled herself by being picky or demanding. She never ordered anything separately and always ate whatever the kitchen served.
so.
How did Pei Yanzhi know that she liked sweet tofu pudding?
"Miss, the tofu pudding that the young master bought is delicious. It's sweet and smooth, and not greasy at all."
Pei Yanzhi bought tofu pudding, and Qingxing also shared a bowl with it. The little girl ate it without even looking up.
Jiang Shuwan ate silently, not knowing what she was thinking. She neither said it was delicious nor bad. When she saw Qingxing looking at her longingly after finishing her food, she gave the rest to the little girl.
She got up and slowly walked to the window.
The girl gently pushed open the carved window with her slender fingers.
A chill swept in, and outside the window, snow fell heavily, turning the world into a white expanse.
"It's so cold!"
A cold wind blew by, and she shrank her neck. Qingxing quickly grabbed a brocade cloak and put it on her.
"Good boy/girl~"
He patted Qingxing's head and then told the little girl to get some oranges to eat.
Inside the house, Qingxing and the maids were making a ruckus. Some were roasting oranges, some were roasting peanuts, and some were doing needlework around the stove, enjoying themselves immensely.
Squinting, Jiang Shuwan gazed at the pristine, cold world before her, a sense of exhilaration welling up within her.
At this time last year, it was snowing heavily, but back then all she could think about was how to gain a foothold in the Marquis's mansion.
He schemed and plotted, taking each step with cunning and courage, while also opening shops and doing business to enrich himself.
Now that the Wen family has moved to Lotus Village, the old lady dotes on her, and her word is law in the backyard.
Although Liu Yunyan was added to the mix, she did not have a significant impact on her.
Thus, it can be said that their position is secure.
It was Pei Yanzhi, the young boss she initially wanted to hug, who, without realizing it, had grown closer and closer to her.
Pei Yanzhi also promised her that Liu Yunyan posed no threat to her position.
She will be the only young mistress of the Marquis's mansion.
Between her and Pei Yanzhi, it could be said that, apart from not sleeping together, they were an extremely harmonious couple.
She should have no worries, but the thought of the bloodshed that was about to happen still made her feel uneasy.
The higher you stand, the more people will want to pull you down.
If this were just a simple business battle, it would be fine; at worst, one could lose money to avoid trouble and start over.
But it's not as simple as a business war...
If you're not careful, you could lose your life and bring trouble to the Jiang family.
"How did things get to this point?"
Frowning, Jiang Shuwan buried her head in deep thought.
Her initial goal was simply to gain a foothold in the Marquis's mansion.
Later, worried that if they divorced one day, her father would feel ashamed and send her to a nunnery, she began to focus on her business empire.
She wanted to use her overwhelming financial resources to ensure that even if she couldn't stay in the Marquis's mansion one day, she could still live a dignified and comfortable life after a divorce.
To this end, she went from running a few food stalls to running four food streets, and then from being the president of the West Market Chamber of Commerce to the president of the Beijing Chamber of Commerce.
Along the way, their status rose higher and higher, and they acquired more and more, especially the workshops in the North.
At the time, because secret guards were always stealing the secrets of the glass workshop, and because she was worried that the Sun family would repeat the same mistakes, she got in touch with the old emperor.
Use people's hearts as a battlefield.
Use money to pave the way.
She naturally thrived in the industry.
As the only young mistress of the Marquis's mansion, and with the money she's made from perfume recently, the old emperor values her even more.
The new commercial tax is also being implemented, and she is gradually achieving her goals.
More and more people are becoming worried.
The commercial tax takes away the money of the merchants, so the money they pay to high-ranking officials and nobles will decrease, especially the eldest prince and the crown prince. These two are both extravagant and dissolute, and they are vying for the throne. They need money everywhere.
With one side gaining and the other losing, I'm afraid many eyes are watching me.
All she can do is be herself.
"Qingxing, let's go take a look at Zhuque Street."
“Yes, Miss, it’s been a long time since you visited those two shops on Suzaku Street. You should go and take a look.”
The little girl was quite excited to hear that she could go out again.
Back when she lived in the Jiang family, Jiang Shuwan was a homebody, so she rarely went out.
Nowadays, the larger Jiang Shuwan's business empire becomes, the more often she goes out, and she follows her around every day, which only makes her more lively.
The carriage soon arrived at Suzaku Street.
As soon as she arrived at the shop entrance, the two shopkeepers greeted her with beaming smiles. "Young Madam, why did you come in person on such a snowy day?"
They had been following Jiang Shuwan for some time and knew that she was afraid of the cold and didn't like to move around in winter.
She was especially busy and didn't have much energy to take care of their two shops.
Although these two shops, which generate tens of thousands of yuan in annual income, are already remarkable in the eyes of others, they are just ordinary in the eyes of their young mistress.
Who told their young mistress to be so powerful?
Thinking this, the two shopkeepers felt very honored and became even more attentive, directing the waiter to lead the carriage to the backyard and welcoming Jiang Shuwan into the inner hall.
From the small room inside, one can see the bustling activity of the shop as people come and go.
Taking a sip of tea, Jiang Shuwan smiled and said, "Business is quite good on this snowy day."
The shopkeeper quickly replied, "Thanks to the young mistress, business is even better this year than in previous years, especially charcoal, which is selling exceptionally well."
He got very excited when it came to charcoal, after all, last year they doubled their profits by stockpiling charcoal thanks to Jiang Shuwan's advice.
The shop made a fortune, and their year-end bonuses were also very generous.
"Young mistress, these are the account books."
Jiang Shuwan took the ledger and examined it carefully.
The shopkeeper chimed in, “Young Madam, the weather turned cold later this year than usual, but the temperature is still a bit lower. Especially with the snow these past few days, the price of charcoal has been rising again and again, and the purchase price is also very high. However, we all listened to your suggestion to stock up on charcoal in early autumn. Our shop has a lot of charcoal in stock, and we are making a lot of money by buying low and selling high.”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Shuwan nodded and then asked, "Where's the firewood?"
The shopkeeper continued, "The same goes for firewood. We've stored quite a lot, enough for us to sell throughout the winter. We'll still sell it to the poor at the price you instructed. The young mistress is kind-hearted and knows that life is hard for ordinary people. We can't make money unethically at this time."
Closing the ledger, Jiang Shuwan looked at the two managers with satisfaction. "Well done. Although the autumn tax wasn't increased this year, the previous tax increases hurt the people. They're having a hard time. We don't need this little bit of money. We'll help them out as much as we can."
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