The Farm Girl’s Charismatic Fortune
Chapter 149 - 145: This Flower Really Dares to Dream

Chapter 149: Chapter 145: This Flower Really Dares to Dream

But after Ruo Xuan threw the question to Xuanyuan Que, she stopped worrying about it and had already picked up the business documents to read.

Anyway, Divine Lord Xuanyuan’s way of solving problems would definitely be better than hers.

Ruo Xuan already knew that in this world, imperial power was everything, and in the heavens, magical power was everything.

Therefore, as a prince of this world, Xuanyuan could solve the County Magistrate’s issue with just a word.

Of course, she could resolve it herself, but it would cost some spiritual power.

Spiritual power was so hard to accumulate; naturally, you couldn’t waste it. Wasn’t it better to use it to earn silver?

This was the simplest and most effective method Ruo Xuan thought of after half a second of consideration.

If she could get Divine Lord Xuanyuan to solve it with just a word, why bother herself?

Ruo Xuan lowered her head to browse the shop’s documents, which were quite numerous. "Just raiding a General Residence brings in this many shops? Everything the Loyal and Brave General Residence obtained was by usurping our family’s fortune, so shouldn’t these shops belong to us?"

Xuanyuan Que: "..."

This flower sure dares to dream!

"They do not belong to us. Once confiscated, they belong to the Imperial Court."

"Then doesn’t our family get anything in compensation? My grandfather was framed and killed by the Loyal and Brave General, and they don’t even clear his name?"

"There will be compensation, but it will come after the New Year." The Imperial Court generally issues punishments quickly, but when it comes to compensation and rewards that require disbursing silver, the process is slower, dragging whenever possible.

Moreover, starting from today, the Governor’s Offices everywhere seal their seals for the New Year, and they won’t start working and unseal until after the Lantern Festival.

As long as there will be compensation, Ruo Xuan won’t fret over it. Now she starts pondering which shop to buy.

Together, there are over twenty shops, estates, and workshops, but they’re not all from the Loyal and Brave General Residence; there are ones from other military leaders as well.

Ruo Xuan did not know that these were only the shops in Shaxi County and Shengping Prefecture, not counting those in other cities, otherwise, there would be even more.

The records for these shops were very simple, listing only the address, size and layout, the year the shop was established, the previous business type, and of course, the price was also marked.

A bookstore could not be too small but also did not need to be very large.

Ruo Xuan chose a shop that used to sell grains and oils, which was in a good location and was not too big – perfect for a bookstore. Plus, there were already two bookstores on that street, indicating many scholars frequented the area.

The shops, estates, and manors obtained from the raids, some will be retained by The Emperor to be awarded as future rewards to subjects who have contributed greatly. The rest will be sold off to supplement the state treasury.

Thus, these shops are generally quite cheap, mostly sold at half price, and are usually bought up by the officials in charge of the confiscation before being sold to the public.

Because of Xuanyuan Que’s status, all these confiscated shops were presented to Ruo Xuan first, allowing her to choose.

The shop Ruo Xuan picked would cost at least seven or eight hundred taels at the Tooth Market, but the price listed now was three hundred taels.

Ruo Xuan also took a fancy to a shop selling spices, rouge, and powder. Though significantly smaller than the grain shop, it was well-located on the busiest street in the prefecture city, commanding a price of five hundred taels despite its size.

She knew how to make perfume, as well as rouge and face powder, and hers were toxin-free. Ruo Xuan noticed that the powders used by the ladies contained too much lead.

Her mother and aunt by marriage hardly used cosmetics, fearing to use them up. It was just as well; once she made her own, they would no longer be reluctant to use them.

Since she had bought two parcels of wasteland intending to grow flowers, she had some of the raw materials.

"I’ve made my choice. I want this grain shop and the rouge and powder shop," Ruo Xuan stated.

Xuanyuan Que looked up from his book and glanced over: "Just pull out the ones you’re interested in and set them aside. Pick a few more. You might not have the chance to buy shops like these again."

It wasn’t often that officials were subjected to confiscation.

"But I don’t have enough silver!" She had already spent eight hundred taels, and the remaining silver was for reclaiming the wasteland, opening the bookstore, and setting up the rouge and powder shop, among other things.

Ah, this silver really burns a hole through the purse!

Xuanyuan Que: "The Imperial Court should be able to compensate the weak General with just a few shops."

The Imperial Court, of course, wouldn’t compensate a few shops; at most, they would posthumously bestow a title, but Xuanyuan Que felt that this flower would want to buy shops again in the future.

So he decided to use his own silver to help her buy a few more, to avoid having her bother him later.

Ruo Xuan’s eyes lit up, "Then I won’t be polite!"

Xuanyuan Que felt something ominous, "You should still be polite. If you go too far, the Imperial Court won’t agree."

Xuanyuan Que had never known how much silver he had; it seemed he needed to find out, not knowing how many shops it would be enough to buy.

Ruo Xuan wouldn’t listen to reason; not taking advantage when it was offered would be foolish, right?

She then carefully went over the information on the shops, estates, and workshops. The more she looked, the more she wanted each one.

Ruo Xuan looked at Xuanyuan Que, "How many shops can the Imperial Court give me at most?"

Xuanyuan Que: "..."

"How many did you have your eye on?"

"I have my eye on all of them. Brother Xuanyuan, you tell me how many I can choose first; otherwise, I’ll want to choose them all."

Xuanyuan Que: "..."

Always pushing for an inch and reaching for a yard.

"Not all of them, you can pick at most another three."

Without any limits, Ruo Xuan would of course want them all; she’s not a fool. But limited to three, she wouldn’t feel that they were too few.

Ruo Xuan chose the largest shop in the city, the most expensive villa, and a newly-built papermaking workshop that hadn’t been used yet.

"Just these!"

Xuanyuan Que glanced over and nodded.

Each item was a thousand taels, three thousand in total, which he could afford to pay.

Just right, with a shop and workshop, that would be enough to keep her occupied, and she wouldn’t think about buying shops for a short while.

Aunt Yu Hua brought in some snacks, sweet cow’s milk, and fruit at this moment, "Today’s snacks include milk cakes; enjoy your meal, young master and Lady Xuanbao."

Ruo Xuan sweetly said, "Thank you, Aunt Yu Hua."

Upon seeing the snacks, Ruo Xuan’s first reaction wasn’t to reach out and take one to eat; she instinctively stretched out her little hand towards Xuanyuan Que.

Xuanyuan Que picked up a warm towel from the tray, expressionless, and wiped her little paws clean.

Aunt Yu Hua was used to it and withdrew with a smile.

Xuanyuan Que then cleaned his own hands before taking a piece of snack to eat. After tasting one, he stopped eating.

"So sweet, delicious! It’s so good!" Ruo Xuan found them very tasty. "Aren’t you eating anymore, Brother Xuanyuan?"

"No, you eat," he said.

It was too sweet and rich.

The snacks from before were sweet, but not as sweet as the recent ones.

Probably because Grandmother and Aunt Yu Hua thought this flower had grown thin, they specially made the snacks sweeter so she would eat more and put on weight.

The air was filled with a whiff of sweetness. Xuanyuan Que furrowed his brow, stood up, and walked to the window to read.

Ruo Xuan finished all the snacks, fruit, and two small bowls of cow’s milk by herself.

After eating, with Xuanyuan Que not around, she used a Little Fairy Technique to clean her hands and tidy up the crumbs that had fallen nearby.

With no one else present, Xuanyuan Que didn’t stop her from using Immortal Technique.

After eating her fill, Ruo Xuan borrowed a few books from Xuanyuan Que to copy. The next day she had an appointment with the Shopkeeper to look at the shops, and after finding the right ones, she would buy them and happily went home!