First-rank palace maid Su Jixiang

Chapter 351 The 2st Auction

After Weidong left, Su Jixiang couldn't help laughing as he looked at Weidong's back.

It seems like this kid has other intentions than drinking.

But since Weidong didn't say it, she wouldn't point it out either. She would see if it worked when she needed a push in the future.

Spices and medicinal herbs have some similarities. Madam Qu's husband's family also did medicinal herbs business in the early years. After Madam Qu got married, she was in charge of the accounts of the mansion and the shops, so she also remembered some medicinal herbs wholesalers.

After receiving the news from Wei Dong, Madam Qu simply did not even bother to sleep. She got up overnight and found the contact information of all the medicinal material wholesalers. As soon as the sun rose, she started to inquire about the prices of the medicinal materials.

Su Jixiang was very kind to her.

When she first took over the store, she was suppressed by her husband's family and other merchants. She was on the verge of collapse. It was Su Jixiang's order that gave her a glimmer of hope. It was this hope that allowed her to breathe a sigh of relief. In just half a year, she not only paid off her previous losses, but is now making a profit.

Also, Su Jixiang had saved her parents before. Although her parents died later, she still remembered the favor.

So this time, even if she doesn't make any money, she will give Su Jixiang a quote as quickly as possible.

Madam Qu was a woman who was quick to act and impetuous. In just two days, she had thoroughly understood the price and gave Su Jixiang a quote.

Su Jixiang took the quotation to several herbal medicine shops in Mangcheng to inquire. Madam Qu's quotation was indeed sincere, so she immediately asked Weidong to take the deposit to Madam Qu.

Madam Qu promised that all the medicinal herbs on Su Jixiang's list would be collected within ten days and delivered to Su Jixiang.

Two days later, Xie Yingfeng's second new town land auction was held.

This time, there were many more people attending the land auction than before.

Although a deposit threshold of three thousand taels of silver was set, many new faces still came, including many of the Black Tiger Army’s own captains, lieutenants and generals.

Wei Ling also knew that there were many officers from the Black Tiger Army present today, so he had issued military orders in the barracks in advance, requiring everyone who could come to the auction to keep a calm mind and not to maliciously retaliate against those who competed with them for the land. Otherwise, once the facts were verified, they would be punished with 100 strokes of the cane, stripped of their military posts, expelled from the Black Tiger Army, and never recruited again.

The Black Tiger Army now has a brand new spirit. After the schools in various places were opened, the Black Tiger Army was full of energy. In addition, the Black Tiger Army now has its own food, vegetables and livestock bases that have been developed one by one, and the Black Tiger Army's food has also improved significantly! Now everyone is proud to be a member of the Black Tiger Army!

I heard that the Black Tiger Army will open factories in the future to provide jobs for their families. Which of the current Black Tiger Army members is willing to leave?

Originally they joined the army just hoping to have enough food to eat, but now it’s not just a matter of having enough to eat, but also eating well. Life is getting better and better!

Now, everyone in the Black Tiger Army is screaming with all their strength! They are afraid of falling behind. Moreover, the selection mechanism has also changed. It is no longer based solely on military merit as before. As long as you can contribute to the Black Tiger Army, even if you are good at farming, you will be appreciated and promoted!

Therefore, the Black Tiger Army’s military discipline is now stricter, and no one is willing to leave such a good place.

Zhao Xiuwan also got an admission ticket.

She collected the three thousand taels of silver at the last minute when it was time to pay the deposit.

Qian Feng went to several places to find his colleagues, but they could only give him one or two hundred taels. He borrowed five hundred taels from Chu Feng, which was the most he could get. After all the effort he put together, he could only get more than one thousand five hundred taels. With the previous three hundred taels, he was still short of one thousand two hundred taels. Just when Qian Feng thought that he would definitely be scolded by Zhao Xiuwan, he was frustrated and prepared to go back. On the way, he met a wealthy businessman he had rescued before.

The wealthy businessman's name was Qian Hua, and he was a relative of Qian Feng, with the same surname. He encountered bandits while doing business, and happened to meet Qian Feng who was patrolling there, which saved his life.

When Qian Hua saw Qian Feng, he invited him to dinner. Qian Feng didn't dare to go home, so he went with Qian Hua. After three rounds of drinking, Qian Feng opened his heart and told Qian Hua about his matter. When Qian Hua heard it, he immediately said generously that it was a small matter and it would only take half an hour. When Qian Feng had almost finished drinking, he gave Qian Feng a silver note of 1,200 taels.

Originally, Qian Hua wanted to give it to Qian Feng, but Qian Feng was unwilling to accept the money, so he naturally refused. In the end, Qian Feng wrote an IOU for 1,200 taels to Qian Hua. Qian Hua waived the interest and said that he could pay it back whenever he wanted when he had enough money.

In this way, Zhao Xiuwan took the three thousand taels of silver that Qian Feng had collected to go through the deposit procedures and got the last admission ticket.

She had dressed up carefully today, but it was a narrow road for enemies to meet each other. It was not known whether Bihe did it on purpose, but as soon as Zhao Xiuwan entered the auction venue, she ran into Bihe.

Bihe's clothes looked luxurious. Even though it was midsummer, her dress was thin, but it was embroidered with the finest Suzhou embroidery.

Mangcheng is in the north, and the price of Suzhou embroidery products in the north has skyrocketed. Suzhou embroidery is already very valuable, and the price in the north is even more shocking.

Even the wealthy families in Mangcheng only used Suzhou embroidery to make small items such as fans, handkerchiefs and sachets. It was rare to see someone like Bihe making clothes with Suzhou embroidery silk.

The hem of her skirt is embroidered with lotus leaves and lotus flowers, which is very appropriate for the scene and her name. When she walks, it is like the wind blowing through a lotus pond. The lotus flowers and lotus leaves sway gently with her steps, which is very fresh and lively.

The beads on the jade bead string she wore around her neck were round and plump, with a clear and icy color. One could tell at a glance that they were valuable items.

On her wrist she wore a jade bracelet made of the same material, which made her skin look white and tender, and as watery as if water could be squeezed out of it. Her ten fingers were pointed and dyed with pink nail polish, and it was obvious that they were the result of a long career.

Zhao Xiuwan only took a look at Bihe and subconsciously retracted her hands into her sleeves.

When she was in the palace, she also took good care of her hands. But when she came to the north, firstly, there were no products to take care of hands, and secondly, she always had to go back and forth between her restaurant and home, so she had no time to take care of her hands.

Now when she stretches out her hand, she probably looks ten years older than Bihe!