"How did the Su family become the richest family in Fengxin County?"
After her mind calmed down, Liu Qiaoer finally lay down peacefully, thinking back to how Su Mingyu was dressed in gorgeous clothes today. It would be a lie to say she wasn't envious.
Liu Qiaoer also wanted to wear gold and silver and be rich, but her money did not come from the wind, but was saved through hard work.
Since we have come to this place and have to follow the rules of this world, we must have money.
Money makes the world go round; without money you can't move an inch.
Since the Su family is the richest family, Liu Qiaoer wants to learn some money-making experience from them.
Unexpectedly, Lu Yunzheng sneered and said, "Being rich and unkind can make money. This spring, locusts were rampant and the people had no harvest. My father strangled the locusts while letting the people resume farming."
"Who knew that the Su family took the opportunity to raise the price? The grain seeds were originally 12 cents per pound, but they were sold for 45 cents. The money earned by the Su family is the hard-earned money of the common people."
Liu Qiaoer had never thought that merchants in ancient times could be so treacherous: "As the county magistrate, your father didn't punish them? Or is it that your two families are relatives and are protecting them?"
Lu Yunzheng's face darkened and he gave Liu Qiao'er a cold look: "The government can only impose a fine, and that little money is a drop in the bucket compared to what they earn. The Su family has connections in the court."
With someone protecting them from above, the Su family can do whatever they want.
Liu Qiaoer sighed leisurely. As expected, in that era, officials and businessmen were in collusion.
After Zui Le Fang became popular, customers continued to come in an endless stream. Together with the powerful combination with Zui Hua Lou, it almost monopolized 80% of the customers in Fengxin County.
Everyone is very happy to be able to make money.
The only flaw is that Su Mingyu keeps harassing Yue Nishang.
On the twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month, it had not snowed for a long time. The warm winter sun shone brightly on the earth. Lu Yunzheng's legs recovered quickly. Now he no longer wanted to sit in a wheelchair and started rehabilitation.
Qi Ze set up a pair of parallel bars for Lu Yunzheng in the yard and asked Lu Yunzheng to walk on them.
Liu Qiaoer and Gu Mubai walked in together, and Liu Qiaoer's voice was full of entanglement: "The better and bigger courtyards are very expensive, about three or four thousand taels. The cheaper ones are either in a bad location or the courtyard is too small. It's really hard to buy a courtyard."
Liu Qiaoer invested all of her own two thousand taels in order to build a stage for Zui Le Fang. Now, less than a month has passed and Zui Le Fang has not yet distributed any dividends to her. She does not have much money in her pocket, so she has to choose carefully, just like modern people buying a house.
Gu Mubai walked quickly into the room, grabbed the tea on the table, poured himself a cup, drank it all, and then poured another cup for Liu Qiaoer.
Liu Qiaoer waved her hand: "I'm not thirsty. You talked to the bailiff for a long time. Drink more."
Gu Mubai drank the glass of water again: "The better courtyards in Fengxin County are all the Su family's houses, and the better ones are in the suburbs."
It turned out that Liu Qiaoer thought that Nanny Zhang's yard was too small, and there were too many people on Lu Yunzheng's side, so the house couldn't accommodate them. Now that she had money in her hands, she wanted to buy a new yard and move away.
After searching for several days, I still couldn't find a suitable one.
Liu Qiaoer was also tired, so she sat on the steps with her chin in her hand, watching Lu Yunzheng rehabilitate.
Suddenly, another girl rushed into the yard.
"Miss Qiao'er, Master Bai, something bad has happened. Master Su wants Miss Nishang to play the piano at the Su residence and has given her one thousand taels."
Liu Qiaoer didn't know how Lu Yunzheng made Su Mingyu give up that day. Obviously, his method was not very good, because just a few days later, Su Mingyu came to her again.
Su Mingyu's mother celebrated her birthday and invited Yue Nishang to perform at her house.
In fact, it is a very normal thing. The girls from Zuiyuefang can be invited to perform in the mansion, but the price is a bit expensive.
The difficulty lies in the fact that that person is Su Mingyu, and Su Mingyu has been coveting Yue Nishang's beauty for a long time, but has never succeeded.
Now that such an opportunity has finally come, Yue Nishang cannot refuse it, and Lu Yunzheng cannot come forward directly.
When Liu Qiaoer heard that Su Mingyu offered one thousand taels, her eyes lit up, she patted her chest, and was filled with generosity.
"I'll go with her."
"You are not allowed to go." Lu Yunzheng refused Liu Qiaoer without even thinking about it.
Liu Qiaoer was a money-grubber. She pouted and immediately retorted, "Why? One thousand taels, you can buy half a courtyard."
"Besides, with me following Miss Nishang, Su Mingyu can't hurt her."
Gu Mubai touched his chin and agreed: "Zi Yan, I think it's okay. With Miss Qiao'er's cleverness, who knows who will suffer the loss."
Qi Ze also advised: "The Su family's wife's birthday banquet was attended by all the prominent people in Fengxin County. There won't be anything wrong. Miss Qiao'er is smart, so it should be fine."
Liu Qiao'er also said righteously: "Don't worry, I promise to bring your Miss Nishang back safely."
The girl from Zuiyuefang urged, "Young Master, please make a decision quickly. Young Master Su is still waiting at the music hall."
This time, Liu Qiaoer didn't wait for Lu Yunzheng to answer and ran away with the girl.
"Then hurry up and go."
The Su family, the richest family in Fengxin County, is much more luxurious than the Lu family. Not only does they have the largest courtyard, but it is also filled with carved beams and jade buildings, pavilions and towers, and the flowers in the garden are mainly precious orchids.
There is a hint of elegance in the generosity, and the elegance reveals wealth.
Liu Qiaoer followed Yue Nishang and went straight into the backyard of the Su Mansion. Every step she took took in a different scene, and she wished she had two more pairs of eyes.
"Tsk tsk, his family is really rich. The yard is so beautiful, I wish there was a piece of jade inlaid on the rockery."
Unexpectedly, Yue Nishang just glanced at it and said, "It is a large piece of Hetian jade raw stone, which has been polished into the shape of a rockery. In this way, the spring water flowing down from it will have a sparkling feeling."
Oh my god, a big piece of jade, so rich.
Liu Qiaoer couldn't help but touch her storage space with her hand, wanting to move something in.
It’s just that the jade is too big, and she was afraid that it would take up space if she moved it into the space.
Unconsciously, I followed the Su family into the inner house and came to Mrs. Su's living room.
Those who came were all people from the top society in Fengxin County. From the day Zui Le Fang opened, Liu Qiaoer knew that although Fengxin County was not big, there were quite a few people from the top society.
Many nobles are from aristocratic families. Some of their relatives are officials in the capital, some are officials in other places, and many are businessmen who have dealings with the Su family.
Liu Qiaoer is face-blind and doesn't know many people, but she can already see how capable Yue Nishang is, how neither humble nor arrogant, and how versatile she is.
Yue Nishang is a member of the music house and has a low status. Even though she is very much liked by Su Mingyu, no one will make things difficult for her. After all, people of status and position will not really haggle with people of low status.
Just when Liu Qiaoer and Yue Nishang finished their performance and were about to leave after dinner.
Su Mingyu knocked on the door of the room where they were resting.
As soon as she entered the room, Su Mingyu ordered Liu Qiaoer to leave: "Get out, I have something to discuss with your daughter alone."
Liu Qiao'er was not so easy to deal with: "Sir, please respect yourself. If there are only two of you in the room, it is not appropriate for a man and a woman to be alone."
Su Mingyu raised her eyebrows and glared at Liu Qiaoer: "This is the Su family, who dares to say no."
Liu Qiao'er was not afraid of him at all: "I won't go out. If you have something to say, just tell me. If you dare to mess around, I will call for help."