Chapter 95 Are you willing to confirm this identity?
After Yao Shisan left, Steward Qing couldn't help but step forward.
“Your Highness, it’s not that this old servant doesn’t trust Madam Yao, it’s just that she has never had any business experience…”
Xiao Shu smiled and said, "Do you know who the newly appointed magistrate of Ding County is?"
Chief Steward Qing knew.
"This year's top-ranked candidate is Jiang Xingyao."
He also knew that Liu Minghan, the new governor of Yuzhou, would soon take office.
Xiao Shu's lips slowly curved upwards, "Lord Jiang is Yao'er's brother."
Jiang Xingyao, Jiang Shiyao.
Chief Steward Qing glanced at His Highness, his eyes flickering slightly.
The grain store was under Yao Niangzi's name, and the county magistrate, surnamed Jiang, was her brother, so no one would be able to find any fault with it.
In the future, when Your Highness needs to borrow grain for convenience, you can bypass the territory of the Khan of Linzhou, take the route through Dingxian, and then go through Zaozhou!
Xiao Shu said, "Scholar Jiang has just taken office, and his own sister has already presented him with such a generous gift. They really are family."
"How is General Yao doing now?"
Chief Steward Qing replied, "General Yao has recruited a total of over 20,000 people."
"But these people are wild and difficult to tame. General Yao said they need further training. The general wrote that training troops in the mountains will not attract attention, so he will not enter Yuzhou City for the time being."
Xiao Shu nodded. "Send the money, grain, and clothing over on time. You will personally oversee this matter."
Chief Steward Qing hesitated for a moment, "Your Highness, they are not under our watchful eyes. Shouldn't we send someone to keep an eye on them?"
Xiao Shu said, "I, Xiao Shu, was driven out of the capital and have nothing but a title."
"If I don't trust the people I employ, how can I expect to achieve anything in the future?"
Chief Steward Qing said, "Your Highness, please forgive me. It was this old servant who was narrow-minded."
The sunlight streamed into the room through the window.
The hall is divided into two parts, one bright and one dark.
It's as if they are growing in the shadows, striving to reach the sunlight.
Sooner or later.
They will stand openly in the sunlight and smile at the one in the capital.
When Yao Shisan returned with 50,000 taels of silver, he was still beaming with pride.
That's 50,000.
This was the most money she had ever seen in her life!
If she could abscond with the money, it would be enough for her and her two children to live comfortably for the rest of their lives!
Shuang'er has seen a lot in life, and this little bit of money is nothing to her.
She had already seen chests of gleaming silver; these tiny silver notes were nothing to her.
"Sister, Fu'er's fourth birthday is in a few days. Let's celebrate her birthday and then go to Ding County."
Fu'er still remembered what her mother had said about a school for many children.
"Great! We can go to school now!"
Shuang'er teased her, "You want to go to school? Aren't you afraid of the teacher's ruler?"
Fu'er had already been learning from Zhang Shichong for a while, "Don't be afraid! Mr. Zhang's ruler doesn't hurt at all!"
Yao Shisan went to the inner room and hid the silver notes.
After they came out, he said, "Fu'er is all grown up now, she can't always follow us around."
"We'll find someone to inquire about the schools in Yuzhou City and choose a good one."
Shuang'er clapped her hands and exclaimed, "I'll go!"
Yao Shisan smiled and said, "Shuang'er, you came back from Ding County a completely different person."
She pursed her lips. "I've been in Ding County for so long, and everyone says that the head of the Yao Family Trading Company is actually a girl. They not only look down on her, but also humiliate her."
“I cried secretly for the first few days. Later, we found evidence of the Cao family’s crimes, and I won over one of the uncles who had advised me kindly.”
“Except for that uncle who managed to extricate himself in time, the rest of them were all implicated by the Cao family to varying degrees and were inevitably investigated by the government.”
“A few days before I came back, that old man said that I was more capable and responsible than his son.”
Shuang'er laughed as she said this, "In the past, I thought that it was all men who made a living outside, and women should be good wives and mothers."
"Now I feel that regardless of gender, I can do these things! Why be timid and hesitant!"
Looking at Shuang'er, Yao Shisan felt that she was radiant. "Shuang'er, I now feel that Wei Xun is not good enough for you."
"Hiring him as a bodyguard is enough. I'll find you another husband later."
Shuang'er's cheeks flushed bright red. "Sister is talking nonsense again..."
"I...I'll go and inquire about schools for Fu'er!"
Before she could finish speaking, she had already run out.
Five days later, it will be Fu'er's birthday.
Shuang'er made her a bowl of longevity noodles early in the morning.
Little Fu'er was holding noodles in her hands; she was almost climbing onto the chair. The long noodles seemed to have no end.
Her little face scrunched up. "Why is this noodle so long?"
Yao Shisan smiled and said, "Longevity noodles are naturally better when they are long. This was made for you by Shuang'er early this morning."
"Eat quickly, it'll get cold soon."
Shuang'er cooked so generously that one bowl of noodles was bigger than three of Fu'er's heads.
She teased her on purpose, "Fu'er, you have to finish your birthday longevity noodles."
The little girl immediately made a face and looked at her mother, "Mother, please eat it for me."
Yao Shisan pushed the large bowl directly in front of Shuang'er, saying, "Whoever cooked it can eat it."
Fu'er immediately repeated with a grin, "Whoever cooks it eats it!"
Wenxi then came in carrying two brocade boxes, which immediately caught her eye and looked like a large bowl of noodles.
"Cooking so much, is this for a banquet?"
Shuang'er immediately conjured four more bowls from behind her. "I accidentally added too much flour when I was making it, and then I added some water..."
"And then...it turned into this huge pot..."
Wenxi held the brocade box in one hand and placed the basin in her arms with the other.
Whoever cooks it eats it.
She placed the brocade box on the table and opened it, saying, "This was sent by His Highness."
"The gemstones on these come from different mines, especially the green jade on this butterfly, which is particularly rare!"
Inside the brocade box is a flower-and-butterfly headdress, with each flower stamen adorned with a different gemstone. The butterflies can even flutter their wings and tremble with the movement, making it exquisitely beautiful!
After exclaiming "Wow!" for a while, Xiao Fu'er gave a three-word evaluation.
"It's so valuable!"
Wenxi was both amused and exasperated. "How can you be just as greedy as your mother!"
Shuang'er nodded in agreement, "It is indeed very valuable!"
Yao Shisan chimed in, "Yes, it's very valuable!"
Wenxi said, "...You're not wrong, it is indeed valuable."
Xiao Shu, as the godfather, did not appear all day, but sent a very valuable birthday gift. In the evening, he also had fireworks set off outside the city for a whole hour.
That night, all the people in the city flocked outside the city.
It's as if everyone is celebrating the little girl's birthday right now.
Wenxi held Fu'er as they watched the fireworks from outside the carriage.
Yao Shisan's belly was big, so it was inconvenient for her to be outside and squeeze with the crowds. She just leaned against the car window and watched the fireworks bloom and disappear in the sky.
Shuang'er was with her when she suddenly said, "His Highness treats Fu'er even better than the Crown Prince!"
"If Your Highness truly wants my sister to confirm this identity, would you be willing?"
He took Fu'er's birthday to heart, agreed to his sister's business deal, and was always ready to go hunting.
His Highness's status was already high and mighty, yet he did many things that men wouldn't do.
Moreover, Fu'er is not his child, yet he can still treat her with genuine affection.
Yao Shisan chuckled. "Me? You don't actually think I have a choice, do you?"
"If His Highness were truly the kind of person you think he is, he would have made us get off the carriage as soon as we left the capital."
As she spoke, she looked up at the sky, which was alternating between light and darkness.
“Some jewelry, a fireworks display, I can give these to Fu’er as well.”
"For Xiao Shu, it was nothing more than a drop of rain between his fingers."
"As for Zhou Congxian..."
Her voice paused for a moment, as if the name was now completely unfamiliar.
“He would take her to play at the White Horse Temple, and he would also take her to play in the streets.”
“If you were to ask Fu’er now, she would definitely choose Zhou Congxian.”
Her voice seemed a little distant, "Weighing the pros and cons, His Majesty should be the best man in the world."
They have both status and money.
Shuang'er pursed her lips. She felt she understood what he said, yet she also felt she didn't.
After a long pause, she said firmly, "Then we are the owners of Yao's Trading Company!"
Upon hearing this, Yao Shisan's eyes lit up. "Yes, we are the owners of Yao's Trading Company!"
*
The owner of Yao's Trading Company set off for Ding County.
As soon as they stepped out of the city, the boss's stomach suddenly clenched several times, and his belly contracted tightly.
She was so frightened that she turned around and went to the clinic.
The doctor said frankly that she was too overworked and needed to rest in bed.
“Sister, I’ll go. I’ve dealt with Lord Jiang twice before and we already know each other.”
Shuang'er helped her into the carriage. "Dingxian is too far away. You should stay in Yuzhou City for peace of mind."
Wei Xun also assured her, "I will definitely protect the Second Miss."
He now calls her Second Miss.
Yao Shisan looked unwell. She clutched her stomach and said slowly, "Then you should be careful and avoid any direct confrontations."
The Cao family's territory is a huge piece of meat, and they are certainly not the only ones eyeing it.
Shuang'er took her bundle off the carriage. "Let's go back quickly. We'll hire another carriage. Don't bother looking at the account book. Manager Wu is very good at accounting; we can't let him be idle."
Yao Shisan was both amused and exasperated. "Alright, housekeeper, let's hurry on our way. If we ride fast, we can still get there before dark."
The granaries in Yuzhou are almost full.
We're just waiting for the grain depot in Dingxian to be ready, then it will be much more convenient to load the grain on the spot.
The granaries were full for only a few days before someone came to collect the grain.
When Manager Wu came to deliver the good news, Yao Shisan hadn't even reacted yet.
Are they going to start selling so soon?
How many do they want?
"Forty thousand shi!" Steward Wu held up his finger.
Forty thousand shi! That's more than half the warehouse's worth of goods gone in one go!
"When will you pay me?"
Some people like to delay payments when doing business, sometimes for several years!
Manager Wu took out a thousand-tael silver note, "This is the deposit from the other party!"
"They said that after we delivered the grain to the designated place, we would exchange money for goods."
Yao Shisan was stunned for a moment, "It can't be a very far place, can it?"
If we send them to the capital, we won't even make back the travel expenses!
Manager Wu shook his head, "No, it's in Longchang Town."
There is a town called Longchang behind Longchang Mountain.
She asked in confusion, "Does a whole town need to buy so much rice?"
Manager Wu said, "The other party said that his convoy was waiting in town, so it would be enough for us to take them there."
"This town isn't far from here, I think there shouldn't be any problem."
Yao Shisan simply couldn't resist such a huge temptation.
She was really afraid of being cheated, so she asked Wenxi to take a few skilled men to escort the grain.
After Wenxi and her people arrived at Longchang Town.
She squinted and stared for a long time. The person who didn't show himself in the carriage looked so much like Steward Qing...
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