The fundraising for Happy House received enthusiastic support from people from all walks of life. The amount of donations raised this night was almost three million taels. Of course, in addition to the singing and dancing of the happy building girls, the biggest inspiration should be the regent Chu Ye.
Not only did he come to the scene, but he also donated 100,000 taels of silver first. In addition, Concubine Wen also donated 50,000 taels. The two of them set an example. The merchants and nobles who followed would not dare to do less than this.
Of course, there are also some enthusiastic people who are not ashamed to participate in the brothel's fundraising, but because they are doing charity, they can't care about so much, and they come to the venue one after another to respond to the charity.
As the organizer, the Liu family donated 2 million taels, unwilling to be outdone for their good deeds. The Tea Merchant Alliance also donated 2 million taels as disaster relief funds to purchase grain and transport it to Eucalyptus.
Yin Le noticed that Chu Ye had a gloomy expression when he saw her in Happy Building, but then he suppressed the displeasure and showed a polite smile. She then relaxed and let Bai Zi proceed as planned.
In this night's fundraising, Happy House, as an independent business, donated one hundred thousand taels, which was taught by Yufeng. Yin Le made a sound like toothache, Bai Zi added another fifty thousand, and said expressionlessly:
"If I see your distressed look again, I will donate all the property of Yufeng Sect."
Yin Le knew that Bai Zi would do what he said, so he didn't dare to say anything more, but he had a lot of slander in his heart.
Mr. Liu had no idea that the money was sent to Euzhou. He knew that Euzhou was in a drought-stricken area, and he had thought of helping the people of Euzhou. He had secretly asked the housekeeper to contact him that the disaster situation near Euzhou was not particularly serious.
The local area purchased grain, but the housekeeper came back and reported that the nearby grain had been sold out by large merchants. In several states and counties near Euzhou, there was no surplus grain for sale, and even if there was, the price was very expensive.
With no other choice, I had to order people to buy rice grains in western Guangdong. There was abundant rain there and the harvest was good, so there should be a large amount of grain for sale.
At this time, Yin Le also used the money he raised to purchase a large amount of grain from Xiangguo, which was being shipped to Yuzhou and several nearby states and counties.
On this day, the prefect made another appointment with the local gentry and celebrities. Mr. Wen didn't want to go and look at people's faces. The prefect's appointment was just for disaster relief, but the Wen family had already done all they could to help.
There was nothing he could do to help him, so he declined the invitation from the prefect, citing poor health.
Unexpectedly, not long after sending people to talk, the prefect and everyone hurried over to pay their respects.
Mr. Wen was so shocked that he had to lie in bed and pretend to be sick.
"Old man, are you feeling better?" The prefect's face was very different from the previous sad face. Now his face was full of concern, and there was a hint of happiness in the corner of his mouth.
Mr. Wen stood up slightly and said apologetically: "Excuse me for coming here specially, and hindering your discussion with you. It's really a sin for me!"
The magistrate sat in front of the bed, held him down as he was about to get up, and said with a smile on his face: "I came here today specifically to thank the old man. Now, the people of Yuzhou are saved!"
Mr. Wen looked at the magistrate in confusion, with wrinkles on his face, and said, "Why do you say this, sir? Where do you start talking about the people of Euzhou being saved? And why do you want to thank me?"
Mr. Zhou, who had always been against Mr. Wen, snorted coldly and said contemptuously: "Pretend, if you keep pretending, who doesn't know that your poor son-in-law has prepared a large sum of money and bought it from Xiangguo?"
A large amount of food is now on its way to Euzhou!"
When Mr. Wen heard what he said about his son-in-law, his face suddenly dropped, and he said in a deep voice: "You won't give in until I'm angry to death, right? After fighting for a lifetime, besides stimulating me with this matter, you also know how to do other things.
You are? You are not welcome here, get out of here with me!"
The prefect quickly comforted him: "Don't be angry. Mr. Zhou is not angry with you. What he said is true. Your son-in-law, the owner of Longxing Tea House in the capital, together with the current regent, held a fund-raising event.
We have raised a large amount of funds during the banquet and have purchased a lot of grain, which is on its way to be transported. I received the paperwork early this morning and summoned you all to the government today to discuss the distribution of grain."
When Mr. Wen saw that the prefect said the same thing, he couldn't help but get angry, "Master prefect, I'm afraid this is a joke. No matter how much the poor boy changed back then, he can't change the boss of Longxing. I'm afraid someone has ulterior motives and wants to protect me Wen."
Let’s add another joke to the house.” After saying that, he glanced at Mr. Zhou with cold eyes.
Mr. Zhou was already aggrieved. Wen Xunxiu, who had eloped away in the past, had always been a tool for him to attack the Wen family, but now it had become the greatest glory of the Wen family. He had to follow the prefect to express his gratitude because of his kindness.
, he was as disgusted as eating a fly. Now that he heard Mr. Wen’s suspicion, he couldn’t help but sneered and said, “Yes, I would love to frame your family!”
Wen Dong said from the side: "Grandpa, in the letter from the concubine a few days ago, she did say that Longxing's boss was her uncle, but grandpa tore up the letter before he read it."
Mr. Wen opened his mouth wide and looked at Wen Dong in astonishment, "Are you serious?"
"Of course it's true, but the concubine didn't mention buying food for disaster relief, so her grandson didn't know about the disaster relief food being delivered to Yuzhou," Wen Dong said honestly.
Old Mr. Wen's originally angry eyes suddenly had a glimmer of light, but he still said stubbornly: "He is him, and I am this old man. The two families have not been in contact with each other for decades. Besides, Xi'er has passed away long ago.
I’m not sure how many ladies there are now.”
The Wen family never allowed mention of Wen Xunxiu and Liu Qinglin, so Liu Qinglin sent a letter home saying that after Wen Xunxiu passed away, the Wen family had no contact with the Liu family, and Mr. Wen did not know that the domestic tea merchant tycoon was his son-in-law.
Little does he know that his son-in-law has not renewed his relationship since Wen Junxiu's death and is single to this day.
The prefect said with admiration: "Dong Liu's family has only married one lady in his life, and that is Wen Xunxiu, the daughter of the Wen family. Since Wen Xunxiu passed away, Dong Liu's family has been single. Even though many beauties came to get close to him, he
I have never been tempted."
When Mr. Wen heard this, he didn't believe it. "I'm afraid I don't have a wife, but there are only a few concubines in the house? Xi'er's appearance is not outstanding. Even if he doesn't take concubines after he becomes rich, he must have many concubines. Otherwise, why did Xi'er die so early?
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When Wen Xunxiu died, the Liu family's career was not as prosperous as it is now. Wen Xunxiu had a hard time in her early years. She gave birth to three sons and had improper physical conditioning. She had to continue to take care of various things for the family, and she often ran for Liu Qinglin's business.
,So, when Liu Qinglin's business improved somewhat, she was already seriously ill.
Because they didn't know the inside story, everyone didn't dare to say anything more. But seeing that Mr. Wen's expression was no longer as resistant and disgusting as before, they were all a little happy. Wen Dong ordered people to make preparations and let several important figures in Euzhou state discuss it.