"Old madam, you also said that it was a dowry, not cash."
"The dowry consists of ancient paintings, porcelain, and fiefdoms. When you use the money, you have to go to a pawn shop to exchange it!"
"Then Nianyun, since you don't have any cash on hand, why don't you go to the pawn shop to exchange it?" the old lady urged impatiently.
Su Nianyun frowned, "These are all good things given by the Queen Mother. If the Queen Mother knows that I have begun to sell my dowry, wouldn't it be in vain to worry the Queen Mother?"
Upon hearing this, the old lady laughed awkwardly.
"Then, Nianyun, how much money can you lend me to make a living?"
"Old madam, you have been borrowing money over and over again. Is it convenient for you to tell me what exactly you are going to do with the money?"
"Obviously it is not used for the shop. I have been in charge of Zhongfu for a period of time, so I know the cost of the shop."
The old lady said vaguely, "These are some private matters, so I'd better not distract you!"
It doesn't matter if Su Nianyun knows about the state of the mansion.
But she didn't want Su Nianyun to know about Zhuangzi.
After all, in terms of seniority, their relationship is still that of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and she does not want to embarrass herself in front of her daughter-in-law.
The most important thing is that letting her know that she is going to buy Zhuangzi will expose the fact that Chen Shaoan was kidnapped.
"You'd better give me a nice word, how much money can you lend me?"
"Old madam," Su Nianyun said helplessly, "150,000 taels, there are only so many left!"
"What did you say?"
"In just a few months, you have spent more than one hundred thousand taels?"
A few days ago, she was someone who could easily take out three hundred thousand taels.
"Old madam, I have put in a lot of effort to provide for my food, clothing, and Chuxue's wedding!"
Only then did the old lady remember that there was Chuxue's marriage.
This Su Nianyun is really willing to spend money for others. How good would it be if the money were spent in the Chen Mansion?
The old lady felt depressed when she thought of this.
I originally wanted to get married and use the money bag for my own use, but when I left home, I was good to everyone, but I was very stingy to the Chen family.
"Nian Yun, you must help me think of a way, I must use three hundred thousand taels!"
Seeing the anxious look on the old lady's face, Su Nianyun could only nod softly.
"Then, I will think of another solution. The old lady will give me three days!"
"Okay," the old lady said with a smile on her face, "Then I'll wait for your good news!"
With Su Nianyun's promise, she no longer stayed in Tingfeng Court and immediately got up and left.
Two sons passed the imperial examination, and relatives who had not been in contact with the Chen family for a long time are now alive and well.
People come to my door every day to congratulate and give gifts.
Originally, Qin Wan was there to entertain, but she insisted on meeting everyone who came.
First, it was to show off the Chen family's pride.
Secondly, I want to attack those people who looked down on others in the past.
"Princess, this old lady is already using you on her face!"
Xia Yue said angrily from the side.
"It's okay, I'll scold you a lot, but if something happens, I'll change my face to a kind face..."
"It doesn't matter," Su Nianyun didn't mind at all.
She had already seen through the old lady.
Su Nianyun lay comfortably in Tingfeng Courtyard for three days.
Three days later, the old lady came to Zhuangzi with the 300,000 taels raised by Su Nianyun's "hard work" and found Su Cheng to explain her purpose.
Su Cheng was extremely surprised, "Mrs. Chen, do you want to redeem Zhuangzi?"
"Yes." The old lady nodded solemnly, "If you agree, we will proceed with the sale now."
She said, "I'm here with three hundred thousand taels of silver notes!"
"What did you say?" Su Cheng said with a smile, "Three hundred thousand taels?"
"yes."
"Old madam, you have lived in the palace for a long time. Have you ever seen anyone doing business like this?"
"What?" The old lady was stunned for a moment.
"I bought it from you for 300,000 yuan, and a few months later, you buy it back from me at the original price. Are we playing house?"
"I know, maybe this price is too low. How about I add another 20,000 taels?"
Twenty thousand is the old lady’s limit.
The 20,000 taels were barely scraped together with her personal money plus the revenue from several recent shops.
"Old madam, you really don't know anything!"
"Know what?"
"You have to give me at least 400,000 taels before I will consider selling Zhuangzi to you again!"
"What? Four hundred thousand taels?" Zhao Ma said from the side, "Why don't you go and grab it?"
"Old madam, now that we've come this far, I'm not afraid to tell you clearly..."
Su Chengdao, "This Zhuangzi is indeed worth the price of 400,000 taels, and..."
"I actually spent 300,000 taels to buy this Zhuangzi, so it is reasonable to sell it for an additional 50,000 taels!"
"Boss Su, what do you mean?" the old lady asked puzzledly, "Our transaction is obviously 300,000 yuan, and the contract is clearly written in black and white. Why did you say 300,000 taels?"
"The other fifty thousand taels..."
"Originally, this is a twist and turn in the business world. I shouldn't have said it so clearly, but I said it because you insisted on redeeming it, old lady..."
Su Chengdao, "I planned to buy it for 350,000 taels, but your housekeeper only ate 50,000 taels."
"Steward Qin?" Zhao Ma took a breath, "Fifty thousand taels, how dare he?"
The old lady was so shocked that she had to hold on to Mother Wen's arm to stand steady.
After being stunned for a long time, she finally came to her senses and said, "Go back home and ask Butler Qin to see me."
At that moment, he had no intention of continuing to talk about buying back Zhuangzi, but quickly returned to his house.
In order to avoid Kang'er and Butler Qin meeting, the old lady arranged for the two to hardly meet.
Originally, she felt a little distressed that Butler Qin was a handy person and arranged to put him in the shop. She was still reluctant to let him go. She even thought about getting him back as soon as the Bai He incident was over.
Unexpectedly, this time I came to Zhuangzi, I got something unexpected.
When Butler Qin was called to see the old lady, he had already heard that the old lady had been to Zhuangzi.
When he learned that the old lady had been to Zhuangzi, he felt a thrill in his heart.
The old lady has always been obsessed with Zhuangzi, and he knows this.
He just didn't expect that the old lady would act so fast.
"Qinshan, am I not kind to you?" The old lady said coldly, "This is how you treat me, you are a spoiler."
"Steward Qin, you'd better give back all the money you stole, otherwise the old lady won't be able to spare you!" Zhao's mother scolded from the side.
When the incident involving Butler Qin came out, she couldn't be happier.
"Old Madam!" Seeing that he could no longer hide it, Butler Qin hurriedly knelt down and apologized, "I was wrong, I was just confused this time, please forgive me!"
"You are talking nonsense. You have been in charge of the accounting office for so many years and you must have embezzled a lot. Stop pretending to me here!"
"Old madam, this Zhuangzi handles a lot of money. I got greedy for a moment. Everything in the house has ledgers. You can check the rest. I'm really just confused this time!"