Goldfield
Chapter 168: Wealth and Wealth

Although Fang Zizhen was only a third-rate military official who did not have much strength, Master Wu had heard that the emperor had liked him. Moreover, Lord Fang's martial master and younger brother had recently received an imperial decree and returned to the capital after having sealed the second rank General Zhenguo. Most of the troops were placed under the command of General Zhenguo and before long he went to the northwest to guard the border.

Since military families would often ask their father and son to go to war, if enmity arose in the northwest, Fang Zizhen would definitely be ordered there as well. When the military leadership was in the hands of the father, son, and disciples of the Zhao Family, then they would definitely have a place in the court in the future …

After considering all the possibilities, District Judge Wu decided to provide assistance to Fang Zizhen and let his subordinates divulge the news that the shops were owned by his family so that the imperial envoy could ask them. However, he never expected that the imperial envoy really wanted to buy it for his goddaughter. The few days on the dock were so busy that Fang Zizhen forgot to ask about them. Today, he finally found an opportunity to talk about them. District Judge Wu nervously waited at home. Just what was the imperial envoy trying to do? Does he want to buy it or not?

Yu Xiaocao thought this was a good idea. In previous lives, many people earned money by speculating on real estate. Stores and shops are a good investment. Shops located in bustling city centers are even better and can often be sold at sky-high prices. In comparison, the shops in Tanggu City were already considered not as expensive.

“Godfather, how much does it cost to buy those two stores?” Yu Xiaocao was afraid that he would not be able to raise that much money in such a short period of time.

When Fang Zizhen saw his goddaughter agree with his idea, he became happier than if he had bought the shop. He grinned widely, “Princess, don't worry about the price! If you don't have enough money, the Godfather will pay it off for you. Once you have enough money, you can return it to me! ”

Yu Xiaocao rolled his eyes at him. He was well aware that if he accepted this offer, in the future, when he wanted to pay it back, he would find all sorts of reasons to avoid it. His godfather had already treated him quite well, so he did not want others to accuse him of taking advantage of his money and power! Even so, his godfather also had his godmother at home. If he ended up leaving the impression that he was a greedy person and was never satisfied, then he did not know what he could do to fix it!

The smile on Zhou Zixu's face became even more brilliant. He spoke somewhat cautiously to Fang Zizhen, “Master Fang, you don't have to worry Xiaocao doesn't have enough money to buy the store. She really is a rich little lady now! Let's not talk about the dividend from the factory, just the dividend from the duck osmanthus alone is more than enough to buy those two stores! ”

Osmanthus ducks have been on the market for almost two months now. For every single duck sold, Xiaocao got half a tael in return. Between the Zhenxiu Restaurant in Tanggu City and the one in the capital, the two restaurants probably sold at least two hundred ducks every day. In other words, Xiaocao obtained at least a hundred taels every day from this arrangement. Within a month, he had an income of over three thousand taels! Calling her a rich woman is not an exaggeration at all!

Initially, the contract stated that the Yu Family could get dividends every month or every six months. Yu Xiaocao though was too troublesome to obtain it every month so he chose to obtain it every six months. Since then, he had not gone to the city so he did not even know how much money he had accumulated now.

Zhou Zixu gave everyone a rough idea of how many osmathus ducks were sold at his two restaurants every day. When the Yu Family found out that, from the sale of the osmanthus ducks alone, they had earned five thousand taels, they could not help but be stunned by this figure. When have they seen so much money before? They had previously believed that the eight hundred taels that Xiaocao had sold his recipe were an enormous sum. They would never think, or even dream, that one day they might have more than a thousand taels in hand.

Little Shitou's hands loosened her grip on her chopsticks and they fell onto the table. She stuttered, “Second Sister! Not even two months have passed and our family has earned more than five thousand taels, then..... Then in one year, will we not get more than thirty thousand taels? Someone, someone quickly pinched me now .. yeouch! Second Brother, you pinch too hard —— haha! I am not dreaming! Won't our family soon be one of the richest families in Dongshan Village? ”

When Zhou Zixu saw Little Shitou, who was wearing scientific clothes, looking extremely shocked, he could not help but laugh at the little boy's lack of sophistication, he said, “Producing about thirty thousand taels in one year makes you so happy that you can ‘ not find north anymore? It's just money from a duck osmanthus. If we add the money you earn from next century's seasoning and egg and vermicelli factories, in a few years, let's not even talk about becoming the richest family in Dongshan Village, he said, even in the city your family will be considered very rich. ! ”

Little Shitou's eyes glittered as if she had stars in them and her face was filled with emotion, “That's too good! In the future, I will not have to worry about not being able to afford the tuition! Big brother does not need to be sent from home for an apprentice! Big Sister and Second Brother will not be sold to the Zhou Family to become servants .. I am very happy now! ”

Even though he claimed to be happy, the little boy covered his face with his hands and started crying! You can't underestimate Little Shitou for being too young. All his family's suffering and difficulties were firmly etched in his heart. Before they separated from the main family, his entire family had to endure the tyranny of his grandmother. They never feel enough to eat, never have proper clothes to wear, and never get to finish the job assigned to them. When they separated from the family, the house was so dilapidated that it was uninhabitable and it was possible that, at any time, they might run out of food to eat. His father was bedridden due to a foot injury and his mother had washed the clothes of others until the skin on his hands was split open from cold and bleeding. Her older brother had been beaten until he was about to die …

To him, those dreadful days were sometimes still before his eyes! At that time, he would never dream that one day there would be a day like today. Now, he could eat white rice whenever he wanted and eat large wheat bread whenever he wanted. From time to time, he could even eat food with meat in it. He would never believe that one day he would enter the most famous academy in the city and be able to study and read books all day without worry. Moreover, he had never expected that this family might have an income of over ten thousand taels as well …

Yu Xiaocao stopped smiling and pulled the little boy into his arms. Little Shitou dropped herself into the arms of her second sister and cried loudly. Second Brother is like an immortal fairy from a storybook. There was nothing he could not do or accomplish! She now had a deeper belief that her second sister had been blessed by heaven and taken care of by the gods themselves. As for them, they only enjoyed the remnants of his wealth!

Everyone in the Yu Family felt their hearts grieve at the sound of her heartbroken sobs. One after another they all recalled their circumstances a few months ago. It was like the difference between heaven and hell! The old memories in the air all dampened the environment a little.

Fang Zizhen felt extremely uneasy in his heart when he saw the red circle around his adopted daughter's eyes. He hurriedly interrupted the thoughts of the Yu Family and cheerfully reprimanded, “OK ah! Making money is something to be happy about, why are you all crying? My daughter is so capable that she makes more money in a month than me, her godfather !! In the future, Godfather will shamefully ask my daughter to buy me something! ”

“My daughter is a devoted child! Godfather doesn't really care about anything but eating good food! In the future, make me more creative and fresh dishes, it is better than buying another! ” Fang Zizhen was unable to change that he was a foodie up to the bone and, instead, used that as an excuse to ask for more food.

In addition, Yu Hai pretended to be pitiful and sad while complaining, “Cao’er, you only know how to show respect to your godfather, but what about me, your real father?”

“I will also show respect as a child to you!” His father, who fought for good, was like a kitten begging for a pet. It was necessary to tidy up its fur as well. “I also have to show respect as my son to Mom and Godmother too! In the future, we also need to help Eldest Brother choose a gentle and virtuous wife as well as prepare a lot of dowry for Xiaolian. We also have Little Shitou to think about. Second Brother is just waiting for you to become the top scorer in the imperial court examination and become a high official, so you can support me! ”

Little Shitou nodded her head angrily and confidently confirmed, “Oke! Second Brother! I will study very hard! Although I entered school about half a year behind other students, but I was already the best in my class! Master told me that I have natural talent and in the future I will definitely become a capable scholar! Once I become the top scorer in the imperial examinations, I will definitely get the peerage title for Second Brother .. ”

“Very arrogant! You're not even the slightest bit humble, eh ?! ” Yu Xiaocao grinned with teeth and pinched his face full of baby fat, “I just heard people asking for titles for their mother and wife earlier, I heard that, who ever asked for a title for their older sister?” Little Shitou was really serious as she solemnly stated, “Second Sister, in my heart, you are as important as our mother !!”

Xiaocao felt deeply moved inside and pulled the little boy into his arms to be rubbed and hugged. The scientific hat on Little Shitou's head had been removed, and his hair, which had originally been neatly combed, was now a mess of weeds. Little Shitou did not try to pretend to be an adult again and repeatedly begged for mercy.

Afterwards, Zhou Zixu tasted the watermelon as he reached an agreement with Yu Xiaocao about more items. Every summer, the Zhou Family always had a lot of watermelons given to them. However, he had never tasted this sweet and delicious watermelon. Also, if the memory is correct, watermelon usually takes two more months before it appears on the market. The Yu family, once again, defeated everyone.

Zhou Zixu accepted Yu Xiaocao's proposal to send a plate of watermelon and fruits to each table whose bill exceeded a hundred taels. In addition, you can also buy a plate of watermelon! If a talented fruit and plate of watermelon is appetizing, then one can order more. However, it is definitely not cheap!

“Xiaocao, you must immediately buy both stores immediately so that you can open a fruit store. Although Tanggu City was a small place, there were many rich people around! Moreover, there were visitors from the south who were traveling north, and they usually had a lot of money! ” Zhou Zixu also gave him a proposal.

“Fruit shop? But watermelon is the only fruit my family has ah! ” Yu Xiaocao remembered the fruit market in his past life was filled with fruits from north to south. In comparison, this fruit shop of his sounds too pitiful, doesn't it?

Third Young Master Zhou thought for a moment and then said, “I know the fruit wholesale business, if you need it ..”

“Let's forget it! I suspect that three of my family's watermelon fields can only produce enough to sell for two to three months! We will first open a watermelon shop! After the watermelon is sold out, then we can rent the shop! We didn't have enough people at home, so we all had more work than we could complete! ”

All the family vegetable fields need someone to take care of them. The long line of vegetable fields can produce quite a lot to sell until late autumn and early winter. Now, the Yu Family could earn over two hundred taels per month from selling vegetables alone! Many vegetables, if they are past their season, will become too old and have a strange coating on them, which affects their taste. However, the vegetables of the Yu Family had never encountered this problem.

Now, other than the Yao Family, many other wealthy families in the city also bought their products from the Yu Family. Also, they all came to accept the result. As for the restaurant, the Yu Family only provides Zhenxiu Restaurant only. With the mystical stone water as his cheat item that could shorten the growth cycle of vegetables, the four mu vegetable fields the Yu Family produced were enough to supply them all!

In addition to vegetable fields, they also pioneered the food business at the pier. The weather was gradually getting warmer, so they were afraid that the food would deteriorate overnight. Therefore, Lady Liu always got up early in the morning to boil food now and had Xiaolian quickly drive the donkey cart to the dock for sale. Every day, they could also obtain two to three hundred copper coins from it, which resulted in ten taels per month. Don't underestimate these ten taels, most ordinary people only make that much in a year!

They also have a seafood wholesale business. Every day, the Yu Family continued to buy marine items from the nearby fishermen. Even with Yu Jiang's cooperation, they were so busy that they couldn't get their heads off their feet. Sometimes, Yu Lichun would pass by, see how busy they were, and also help them.

Your triple watermelon field will soon be ready to go on the market, and he's not sure who can help sell it. This is really a big deal! However, Xiaocao already had a premonition as to who could help. He decided to do a wholesale business and planned on giving someone they knew the opportunity to make money …