"Madam, are you really not going to buy the Wang family's house? It's normal for many merchants in the capital to rely on aristocratic families. There is only one woman left in the Wang family, so there is no need to worry about them doing anything weird in the future."
Qiao Xin shook her head and said, "It's just the wrong timing. If Mr. Wang is fine, I will consider their request.
It’s not possible now. No matter how you look at it, it’s like taking advantage of someone’s misfortune. It’s more likely to bring criticism to the men in the family.”
Isn’t Qiao Xin moved? Doesn’t Qiao Xin love money?
Of course not. In fact, she was quite regretful. The system just told her that the Wang family actually had more than a dozen merchant ships transporting grain.
Isn't this exactly the cooperation target she is looking for?
However, it's too late to say anything now. I can't go back and ask Miss Wang to change her mind. Wouldn't that expose my true purpose?
It would be better for her to wait until the Wang family’s internal affairs are settled before sending someone to discuss with the person in charge!
Qiao Xin strolled around the market casually with her hands behind her back and actually walked into the flower and plant market.
It is even more lively here, and the people coming in and out are dressed more elegantly. Since ancient times, exotic flowers and plants, and pretentiousness are not something that ordinary people can afford.
Now that she was here, she also wanted to find out what kind of flowers and plants were the most expensive. This was a good way to make money.
In the past, I focused all my attention on the land, just thinking about providing food and clothing for my family. Now that I can have enough food, it’s time to look at other ways to make money.
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Qiao Xin walked into a flower shop, but the owner was busy and didn't have time to greet her, so she just looked around casually.
At this time, the waiter came over and looked Qiao Xin up and down. Seeing that she was dressed simply, he showed a trace of disdain on his face. He turned around and went back to his own business, but his eyes kept secretly scanning over here.
Qiao Xin stood in front of a pot of miniature roses and lowered her head to sniff.
"Hey, hey, hey, be careful. If you break something, you won't be able to pay for it!"
The waiter was immediately displeased when he saw her like this, and there was a hint of sarcasm in his words of reminder.
Qiao Xin glanced at him, but was not angry. Instead, she asked, "How much is this pot?"
Seeing this, the waiter shook the sweat towel around his neck and said perfunctorily: "Don't ask, you can't afford it even if you ask, why bother?"
Qiao Xin suddenly laughed out of anger.
"What does it have to do with you whether I can afford it or not? You are just working for the boss. People who don't know would think this store is yours. When you open a business, you should respect the clothes first and then the people, but you are the one who can't even greet customers with a smile. No wonder there are so few customers."
"What do you know..."
The waiter was very dissatisfied after hearing what Qiao Xin said. He was about to retort but was stopped by a middle-aged manager who came out from behind the house.
"Shut up! If you keep talking nonsense and acting recklessly, go back home and apologize to the guests!"
"Madam, please stay. I apologize for any offense I caused you just now. I see that you are very interested in roses, so I will give you this pot of roses as an apology. I hope you will not be angry.
If Madam has any other needs, I will do my best to satisfy them." The steward said with an apologetic smile.
Seeing the manager's sincere attitude, Qiao Xin stopped and no longer bothered with the waiter. She reached out and fiddled with the bonsai rose, but with a slight flick of her hand, the delicate petals fell off, leaving only the lonely pistil.
The manager's face froze and flushed red, obviously he didn't expect this to happen. Thinking of the gardeners who had turned against him in the past few days, he was speechless.
Qiao Xin seemed not to notice their embarrassment and grinned at them.
"It's a good variety, but it's quite sick and the color is too monotonous. What a pity! Your thoughtfulness is very special."
Upon hearing this, the steward laughed bitterly and said, "We were negligent. I will personally prepare a new one and send it to Madam's residence later."
"That's not necessary. Do you have climbing roses and large-flowered roses here?"
The manager really couldn't figure out what Qiao Xin was going to do at this moment. If it were an ordinary customer, after encountering what happened just now, he would either walk away in anger or make a fuss. How could he continue to ask questions calmly?
He was even more alert to deal with it.
"I see that Madam is also an expert, so I won't hide it from you. I do have some large-flowered roses. But I have never heard of the so-called climbing roses. How can I find them for you? Madam, why don't you take a look at other flowers?"
“Which flower is the most expensive?”
"In this season, orchids, camellias, and peonies are naturally the most valuable. A top-quality pot is hard to come by at a price of a thousand taels, but this thing is the most precious and can only be found once you encounter it. Our store doesn't have any in stock, so if Madam wants it, we'll take the trouble to look for it."
"Do you want to collect ghost orchids and jade orchids? What about five-color roses?"
"Uh...collect, collect, collect!"
The person in charge was stunned at first, and then became ecstatic.
"Madam, if you have what I mentioned, just send someone to tell me and I will come to get it."
"Okay, prepare the silver. I'll send someone to deliver it in a few days. Let's take a look first!"
"I wonder how many plants Madam has, so I can prepare in advance!"
"Well....."
Can Qiao Xin say that she cultivated three acres of land?
Apart from anything else, there are still hundreds of plants. These are the seeds given to her by the system, and she just scattered them in the sugarcane valley.
I originally planned to transplant them to my farmyard, but I didn't expect them to grow so well. I couldn't use them all, so I brought more than 20 plants in pots, intending to give them to Qiao Yunqing for fun.
Nowadays, a can of this herb can be sold for at least five hundred taels. She should not leave such a delicate thing in the yard to waste. She will not regret it if she exchanges it for silver!
"Five ghost orchids, five lily of the valley, and five emerald orchids, one pot of Eighteen Scholars, and one pot of five-color roses. If you can eat them, come here in three days and I'll have the butler bring them over. I'll give you the money and the goods."
When the manager heard that Qiao Xin had so many good goods, he became more cautious. This was a transaction worth nearly ten thousand taels, and he, as a manager, could not make the decision.
"Madam, you may as well sit for a while. This matter is too important and requires my master to come forward in person."
"I'll only wait a quarter of an hour!"
Upon hearing this, the manager could no longer care about anything else and immediately sent someone to notify the host.
As soon as the steward left, Yu Butler approached Qiao Xin and asked in a low voice, "Madam, do we really have these precious flowers? These species are very rare! If any one of them is released, people will rush to buy it.
Especially in the Southern Liang Kingdom. Their emperor likes ghost orchids. Someone once presented a ghost orchid to him and was given an official position. Once the news spreads, people will come to buy it with a large sum of money.
Qiao Xin didn't expect that the upper class of the Southern Liang Kingdom would be so obsessed with material things, and the royal family is actually still the leader. Isn't this the birthday gift version of another world?
What the superior likes, the subordinates will follow.
With such extravagant rulers, it seems that the people of Southern Liang are having a hard time!
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