As for the acquisition and processing of agate and similar stones, Lin Qingyuan naturally had a monopoly on it.
Lin Qingyuan was overjoyed to have landed such a big deal.
He could make enough money just from eating grains, not to mention the huge profits from jewelry; he could almost see gold leaves flying everywhere.
The Uda tribe occupies the entire Mida River Valley; all they need to do is drive a cart and set their own price.
You can make money by traveling back and forth in the Mida River Valley from south to north.
Song Liyun saw through his intentions and shattered his dream with a single sentence: "I want to be a merchant too!"
Lin Qingyuan immediately deflated. Song Liyun was the young mistress, and it was impossible for him to monopolize the market.
Once the matter with the Uda tribe was settled, Song Liyun and Song Zhenping proposed to return home.
Song Zhenping's wedding is in ten days.
Although the imperial court stipulated that weddings and funerals should be prohibited in the third month of the lunar calendar, people had their own ways of coping.
During the period of national mourning, a girl's marriage is called "stealing a marriage," meaning that the marriage must be done secretly.
The red sedan chair had to be replaced with a blue one, the loud drums and gongs became quiet footsteps, the joyful and lively atmosphere became cautiousness, the guests from all over the world became scattered relatives and friends, and the lavish wedding banquet became a simple everyday meal.
Song Dekui said that since the emperor was far away in Suijin Town, even a clandestine marriage wouldn't require such elaborate planning; simply changing the roof of the sedan chair would suffice.
With her only brother getting married, Song Liyun was eager to return home and didn't linger in the Wuda tribe.
Lady Uya prepared the wedding gifts to be given, which naturally included gold and silver jewelry, palace flowers, and exquisite wool carpets.
They also gave Song Liyun some imperial palace flowers and more than a dozen bolts of tribute brocade.
Song Liyun accepted all the gifts from her elders, knowing she had plenty of space to store them all and didn't need to worry about them being too bulky.
But what Zhao Tingduo prepared next made her frown.
It consisted of five large carts and a cavalry unit of fifty men.
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