The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 969 - 948: News (Additional - for Patron "Al Pacino")

Chapter 969: Chapter 948: News (Additional Chapter for Patron "Al Pacino")

The Zhou family didn’t see anything wrong with this; they had money, and others had directly sold their shops to them, so of course they were going to directly hand over the money.

Otherwise, what was the point of delaying payment?

The broker that Zhou Wulang had hired was also taken aback for a moment, but quickly recovered and said to the former owner with a smile, "Old Master Yuan, you can see, our Master Zhou Wu is quite sincere, isn’t he?"

Old Master Yuan nodded blankly; he had thought that today they would start with a down payment of two or three hundred taels, and the rest would be paid after verification.

If he had been dealing with a scoundrel, there might have even been a chase for the payment.

However, he figured that since the other party was from out of town and planning to open their own restaurant, they definitely wouldn’t dare to delay payment for too long.

Why did he ultimately choose to deal with Zhou Wulang?

Wasn’t it because they were outsiders?

He was certain they wouldn’t dare to delay payment too long, but in the end, they didn’t even think about delaying.

In the presence of the government officials handling the paperwork, as well as the middlemen and brokers they had hired, Old Master Yuan weighed the silver and checked it carefully; both silver and gold were correct, and most of it was even official silver. He nodded, and the handover was complete.

The people from the Zhou family were straightforward, so Old Master Yuan became straightforward as well, asking with a smile, "Master Zhou Wu, would you like to go back to the shop and inspect it again?"

Zhou Wulang agreed, "That sounds good."

They were planning to draw up some plans that evening after returning home and discussing with Manbao; after a fresh coat of paint, the shop could be reopened.

In the afternoon, when the Zhou family returned home, they gave Manbao a property deed. Manbao looked it over carefully and asked, "Is this the shop that could lay golden eggs but would cost us our entire family fortune?"

The Zhou family nodded solemnly, "That’s right."

Bai Erlang, who was standing by, couldn’t help but burst into hearty laughter, "Whether it will lay golden eggs is still unknown, but it’s definitely a gold-swallowing beast. I have a premonition that you’re going to spend a lot of money from now on."

Manbao replied, "If it’s not enough, I’ll borrow from you."

Without a second thought, Bai Erlang responded, "No lending!"

Bai Shan chimed in, "Didn’t you want to sell flowers? Have you found any?"

Manbao had already found them; she had contacted a merchant in the market who specialized in flowers. While he didn’t have purebred chrysanthemums, he did have a variety of unusual and exotic cultivars.

In the end, Manbao chose a few relatively normal plants that she reckoned would be valuable after consulting with Shopkeeper Zheng and others.

Unfortunately, it was not yet Mid-Autumn Festival, and it was hard to find someone willing to pay a high price for flowers.

Bai Shan said, "I’ve heard that the Prince of Yizhou is coming to the capital. This time, he’s bringing his wife and children. I imagine that when the Princess Consort of Yizhou arrives, she will surely want to entertain relatives and friends and will need to decorate the gardens."

He looked at Manbao and suggested, "Those flowers of yours..."

"Sell them to her!"

Bai Shan laughed, "That shouldn’t be difficult. I think after the incident in Yizhou City, their servants wouldn’t dare to forcibly buy anything again. But you and Lijun would not be suitable to appear again."

So, both of their gazes fell upon Zhou Wulang and the others.

Zhou Wulang asked in confusion, "What are you talking about?"

Manbao explained, "We’re talking about selling flowers to make money. Fifth Brother, when the time comes, you and Lichong can take the flowers to sell to the Princess Consort of Yizhou."

Zhou Wulang narrowed his eyes and lowered his voice, "Have you lost your mind? Shouldn’t we be avoiding them at a time like this?"

Manbao waved her hand nonchalantly, "Don’t worry, we’re just selling potted flowers at market price. They won’t think too much of it, and since you’re both new faces, they won’t suspect anything."

Bai Shan nodded, "The money from the Prince of Yizhou’s mansion is too good not to take."

"That’s right."

Bai Erlang gave the two a thumbs up, "You guys really have guts. No wonder Mr. Zhuang said that when it comes to causing trouble, you’re better than me."

Realizing something was off, Bai Erlang asked Bai Shan, "How did you know that the Prince of Yizhou was coming to the capital?"

"I heard about it in the Imperial Academy," Bai Shan replied. "Apparently, the emperor mentioned it again during the minor court session yesterday. The Empress Dowager fell ill again, and only then did the ministers yield and agreed to let the Prince of Yizhou come to the capital early to celebrate the birthday and to tend to the illness."

Manbao counted the days, "Oh dear, doesn’t that mean they’ll be on the road for the start of the Ghost Month?"

Influenced by Ms. Qian’s superstitions since childhood, Manbao was somewhat superstitious, "My mother said that one shouldn’t travel far during the mid-point of the lunar month."

Zhou Wulang felt she was too worried and said, "It would be good if they ran into trouble on the road. Best if vengeful ghosts snatched their souls away—it would save us the effort."

But Bai Shan spoke seriously, "No, if he’s going to die, he needs to die after the case has been overturned."

Manbao nodded vigorously, "If he dies now, wouldn’t that make things too easy for him? Besides, my real father and mother’s deaths are still a mystery."

Bai Shan nodded.

Zhou Wulang didn’t quite understand their thinking, believing that as long as the enemy was dead, it didn’t matter how they died.

But since the vendetta was theirs, and they were adamant about it, what could he do? After all, he couldn’t really command vengeful ghosts to snatch the Prince of Yizhou’s soul.

These kinds of thoughts were only to be discussed in private.

It wasn’t just Ms. Qian and Manbao who were superstitious; the Empress Dowager was also very superstitious.

So even though the emperor had decreed for the Prince of Yizhou to come to the capital, she was still not very pleased. During their visit to pay respects and join her for the evening meal, she complained, "Why couldn’t you have issued the decree sooner? I said they should have been called to the capital last month, but you had to delay until July. By the time the decree reaches Yizhou City, they’ll just coincide with the middle of the Ghost Month..."

The emperor smiled, "I know the Empress Dowager is worried about the Fifth Brother, so I sent a message for him to rest through the Ghost Month before setting out. It won’t be long before Mother can see Old Five."

The Empress Dowager then suppressed the words at the tip of her tongue, and after a long sigh, said, "I hope they have a safe journey."

The emperor smiled, "They will."

The Empress smoothly transitioned the conversation, "Mother, should I send someone to the Prince of Yizhou’s residence first to check on things? Fifth Sister-in-Law has limited staff in the capital, and it’s been three or four years since they’ve stayed in the residence. It needs to be properly tidied up."

Stirred by the topic, the Empress Dowager nodded repeatedly, "Yes, we need to send someone to take care of it properly."

She thought for a moment, then turned to her senior maid, "You arrange it. There’s no need to trouble the Empress."

The Empress smiled at the side, even bowing slightly, repeatedly saying, "Then I’ll leave it in the Empress Dowager’s capable hands."

The Empress Dowager patted her hand with a smile, "I’m fortunate you reminded me; otherwise, I would have forgotten about it."

The Imperial Family was filled with harmonious joy, having finally glossed over the matter of the Prince of Yizhou traveling during the Ghost Month.

Lately, Manbao, aside from studying medicine and the Calligraphy School, had become fascinated again by her flowers and plants, bringing home a pot of unopened chrysanthemums every few days, among which was even one with what seemed to be green buds.

Mr. Zhuang couldn’t help but circle around for a long time in curiosity.

He found it novel and asked, "Where did you get all these chrysanthemums?"

Search the lightnovelworld.cc website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.