Raising Money

Author: Willow leaves in winter

Raising Money

Over at Shaoqing's Mansion, when the old lady received a message from a servant saying that her cousin had something urgent to do and had returned to Qingsong Bookstore, she didn't think much about it and opened the box to count the banknotes.

The wealth that Kou Qingqing brought to the family was huge, and he could not keep it in his possession forever. Part of it was stored in the bank, part of it was bought in a good location, and part of it was put out to collect interest.

The amount of money put out for interest is not small, and it cannot be recovered immediately, nor can the stores be converted into money immediately. What the old lady can use is deposited in the bank, and there are many banknotes that are kept at home.

There were 300,000 taels of liquid deposited in the bank, and they were deposited in several banks. Not only did the 300,000 taels not make a profit, but they asked the bank for storage fees. The old lady was greedy for money, but she was also cautious. She would rather lose money in the past few years.

Please keep some custody fees in the bank, and I will naturally ask you to take them out first.

The banknotes kept at home were worth one hundred thousand taels, which was nothing compared to Kou Qingqing's millions in wealth, but it would not be out of place if placed in an ordinary official's house.

The total of these was only 400,000 taels, which was far short of the 200,000 taels proposed by Xin You. The old lady counted the banknotes readily available at home, and her heart started to bleed.

Duan Shaoqing came back in the evening. As soon as he entered the house, he went straight to Ruyi Hall.

"Did you get it back?" the old lady asked her son as she turned away from the waiters.

Duan Shaoqing picked up the tea cup and took a few sips before saying: "I ran to several houses and got back 200,000 taels. The 100,000 taels from Jinsheng Bank will only be available the month after tomorrow."

Jinsheng Bank is the largest bank in Beijing, and it deposited the largest amount at the beginning. Such large withdrawals require advance notice, so Duan Shaoqing did not bring back all 300,000 taels of silver and proceed to the port normally.

"That's nothing. At worst, Mingyue will take Qingqing to Jinsheng Bank, and the people at the bank will check the authenticity and hand over the small stamp for withdrawing money to her. How much cash do you have at home?"

"He counted it at midnight and found that there were one hundred thousand taels in silver notes."

Duan Shaoqing frowned: "That's two hundred thousand short... where are the gold and silver ingots at home?"

"The gold and silver ingots can be converted into one hundred thousand taels from the East." The old lady really didn't want to touch the real gold and silver.

For her, who had gone through that turbulent period, banknotes and stores seemed reliable, but after all they were not as reliable as real money.

Duan Shaoqing thought for a while, then gritted his teeth and said, "Then take out fifty thousand taels."

The old lady felt very distressed: "The gold and silver are all stored in the warehouse. It will be troublesome to take them out."

"Mother, you don't think it's any trouble until now. My son Zhenqiu was thrown out of office because of that girl's troubles. The Shaoqing Mansion has become a common man's house, and we can't keep the money!"

The old lady's heart trembled and she nodded.

"It's a very poor price of 150,000 taels -" Duan Shaoqing endured the heartache and made the decision, "Let's use the shop to pay for it. Those shops can make money with money, so that girl must not be picky anymore."

He will definitely get back those belongings, including Qingsong Bookstore!

The mother and son were studying which shops to put out, and they were afraid that other people in the house would find out whether the dinner would be placed in the dining room of Ruyi Hall as usual.

"Where's Cousin Qing?" Duan Yunlang asked in confusion when he saw that the dishes and chopsticks were all placed, but Xin You was nowhere to be seen.

The old lady mistakenly thought that her grandson who could not hold back his words was actually very disliked, but of course she would not show it to her face. She said calmly: "There is something going on at the bookstore. My cousin has gone back."

She felt annoyed when she thought about her son hearing that her granddaughter had returned to the bookstore and asking whether Qingqing was on guard against them.

That girl is indeed careless.

Duan Shaoqing raised the corners of his mouth imperceptibly.

Let me bury a few thorns in my mother's heart first, and she won't be too angry even if she knows about my mother's legs in the future.

"Cousin Qu Jinqing's bookstore should be quite stable." Duan Yunlang's eyes lit up, "Could it be that there are new books in store?"

Duan Shaoqing Ruming couldn't hear the word "new book" the most, and immediately his face sank: "Eat!"

Duan Wenbai glanced at his brother in surprise.

Although the eldest brother is not the head of the family, it is a bit strange to show his face to his nephew in front of the couple.

Have you encountered anything bad?

Duan Wenbai thought like that and exchanged a look with his second wife, Mrs. Zhu.

Zhu took a sip of tea silently.

In those few months, she took care of the house, and her eyes and ears became much better. There was a lot of movement in Ruyi Hall in Mingyue Dongwu. Although she didn't know what was going on, I'm afraid it had something to do with Qingqing.

She saw the old lady's plan, and she wanted to bring Lang'er and Qingqing together. She didn't intend to get involved. If Qingqing was willing to marry Lang'er, she wouldn't be dissatisfied. If she didn't want to, she wouldn't deliberately do it.

What.

As for what the old lady does, she, a concubine and daughter-in-law, has no control over it.

"Okay, let's eat." The old lady glared at Duan Shaoqing and picked up the chopsticks.

For a while, everyone around the dining table stopped talking and started eating in silence.

Duan Yunling tightened her grip on the chopsticks and picked up a piece of green vegetables to eat, but she didn't even taste it at all.

Could it be that cousin Fu Qing helped her solve the problem and annoyed her grandmother and father?

If not, wouldn't it mean that she would implicate Cousin Qing——

Duan Yunling glanced at the old lady quietly, thought about it again and again, but remained silent.

Cousin Qing asked her not to do anything, but she asked to remain calm.

That night, most people in Shaoqing's house didn't sleep well. The old lady felt sorry for the large sum of money she had given him, Duan Shaoqing was planning a plan to kill people and seize wealth, Mrs. Zhu was thinking about her son's marriage, and Duan Yunchen was worried about the changes in the family's personnel.

, Duan Yunhua was upset about the missed opportunity, and Duan Yunling was worried about his cousin's situation and his own problems.

Xin You had a good sleep, and the next month she felt refreshed and went to the library to wait for He Qingxiao.

He Qingxiao came over from the Yamen without any legs.

That's not Xinyou's suggestion. After all, the one she trusts is He Qingxiao, not those Jinlin Guards.

"Master He, let's go." Xin You led He Qingxiao towards the three carriages parked on the roadside.

Had the carriage been prepared a long time ago, and had the guards who followed her to Shaoqing's Mansion been selected? Those guards' identities were all held in Xin You's legs, and they were afraid that seeing a large amount of money would change their minds.

"He just rides a horse."

Although there were three carriages, He Qingxiao felt it was a bit strange to take the carriage provided by Miss Kou.

"Master He, it's your choice."

Seeing Xin You walking towards the first carriage, He Qingxiao asked: "Are the three carriages together?"

"Ah, that's right, everything is needed." Xin You smiled and got into the carriage.

The bulk of the money she could get was not in silver, but there would definitely be some real gold, red and silver, and those gold and silver would need to be hauled by a carriage.

Shaoqing's Mansion is not far from Qingsong Bookstore, and it doesn't take long for Meiluo to arrive. Xin You got out of the carriage and walked towards He Qingxiao: "Please, Sir He, wait for him there."

He Qingxiao didn't know if Xin You had gone back to his grandfather's house to move money. He nodded and wondered in his mind whether the big deal Miss Kou had negotiated was something like that.

In the Ruyi Hall, the old lady was about to leave. Duan Shaoqing also sent someone to the Yamen to ask for leave, and stayed at home on purpose.

After hearing the maid's report that the cousin had arrived, they both looked towards the door.

I hope I can regain my energy before I run out of manuscripts. I had diarrhea and panic that time...
Chapter completed!