After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 291 Business is booming
Ke Yunyun said reproachfully, "We're husband and wife now, why bother with so much? If you feel bad about it, you can put the house in my name as part of my dowry, how about that?"

“Of course. I originally wanted to put the house in Acheng’s name, but it’s the same if it’s in your name.” Tang Yu said sincerely.

Ke Yunyun seemed somewhat at a loss for words. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have."

Tang Yu smiled knowingly, "I know what you're worried about. In my opinion, it's safer for the house to be under A-Cheng's name, and it can also avoid a lot of trouble."

Ke Yunyun nodded. "That house is registered under Tang Cheng's name."

After receiving the house deed and keys from the official, the group went to the courtyard immediately.

Xiao Xi rolled up her sleeves and got to work quickly, while the man helped unload the luggage.

Su Chuan settled the bill with the driver and saw them off. As soon as the courtyard gate closed, everyone immediately dropped their pretense and collapsed wearily onto the benches in the main room.

Tang Yu said slowly, "There are still some old furniture in the yard. I'll take a look later. We'll keep the ones that are usable and get rid of the ones that aren't. Then we'll buy new ones. The next few days will probably be very busy. I'll go out and find a job after I've settled things at home."

Ke Yunyun nodded obediently.

Seeing Tang Yu busy with her work, Su Chuan lowered his voice and said, "Cousin, Tang Yu is a good person. He is upright, honest, and sincere towards Tang Cheng. Now that the house is under Tang Cheng's name, if you can, have another child for him. It would be a good thing that he treated you and your child so well."

Ke Yunyun nodded emphatically. In fact, she had already considered this matter, but she had not been able to make up her mind. Once her family's life was stable, she could start making preparations.

The next day, Tang Yu was busy tidying up the house, while Su Chuan took Su Zhan out to inquire about shops.

They haven't sold the things they brought out yet; they should be able to make more money in the capital.

As soon as they left, Ke Yunyun began to worry, saying to Xiao Xi, "I wonder if the goods my cousin brought will be able to be sold."

Xiao Xi was delighted. "Sister, even if you don't believe them, you should believe my god-sister. Nothing she makes is bad. Look at us now, we don't wear clothes made of any other material except cotton. There are always people in the capital who know their stuff."

She had also done business before, and her experience was far greater than Ke Yunyun's.

Hearing Xiaoxi say that, Ke Yunyun stopped worrying.

Time always flies when you're working, and before you know it, it's dark. The Su brothers came in looking radiant, which meant they had good news to share.

Tang Yu raised an eyebrow and joked with a smile, "Looks like you've had quite a haul, brother-in-law!"

"Hahaha," Su Chuan laughed, "You were right. Today we took a cartload of sugar out, originally planning to sell it to a shop, but the shopkeeper kept trying to lower the price for us. Ah Zhan got so angry that he argued with the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper simply refused to buy it."

There was nothing we could do but go from street to street selling our wares, hoping to sell as much as we could and also find out the market prices. Who knew that the first household to open their door sold twenty catties of it in one go, without even haggling over the price.

In that alley, we sold 500 catties of brown sugar! It cost 300 wen per catty, which was almost half the price of what we were selling in our area, but they didn't hesitate at all.

Tomorrow, we plan to continue hawking our wares in the nearby alleys, trying to sell all the remaining brown sugar before starting our cotton cloth business.

Tang Yu offered his congratulations repeatedly.

Ke Yunyun was happy for them too. In the following days, Su Chuan and Su Zhan went out early and returned late, and the goods in the house dwindled.

After Tang Yu finished dealing with the house matters, Su Chuan and Su Zhan also sold out of the brown sugar cotton cloth.

Next up is the jade.

Jade is no ordinary thing. Even in the capital, only a few shops know about it. Moreover, the merchants who do this kind of business are very shrewd and discreet. They used many methods to roughly understand the price of jade and couldn't help but sigh that the water in this industry is very deep!

In order to get a good price for their jade, they do not plan to go door-to-door to ask for prices, but instead choose to set up a stall on the antique street so that they can take the initiative in the buying and selling process.

Tang Yu went out to find a job and happened to see Su Chuan and a middle-aged man in Confucian robes haggling over a price on the street. He immediately walked over and said, "Greetings, Clerk Yu."

The clerk turned around, looking at Tang Yu with a hint of surprise in his eyes. "Weren't you the one who went to the government office looking for a job? What? Are you also interested in jade?"

Tang Yu bowed respectfully and said, "This is my brother-in-law."

The clerk suddenly realized and burst into laughter, "So you're all family!"

Upon hearing this, Su Chuan quickly said, "Since he is my brother-in-law's friend, we won't insist. We'll just pay the price that Clerk Yu quoted."

"This isn't right!" Yu, the clerk, really liked the jade and wanted to buy it to carve a seal. However, his salary was limited, so he had to bargain with Su Chuan. He thought it was impossible, but unexpectedly, things took a turn for the better. He was both excited and nervous, and felt a sense of surprise, like he had been hit by a pie.

Su Chuan immediately helped Yu Shuli pack it up and handed it to him politely. "There's nothing wrong with it. This is our first time doing business today, and we're not very familiar with the price of jade. We're just relying on the asking price. Since Yu Shuli is acquainted with my brother-in-law, we're friends. Friends don't need to be so formal."

These words were quite comforting to hear. The clerk stopped being coy, took the goods, paid the money, and said to Su Chuan, "You should sell your jade in the east of the city. It's easier to sell there. Although there are many jade sellers on the antique street, there aren't as many important people coming here as in the east of the city."

Su Chuan was overjoyed and quickly expressed his gratitude.

The two immediately moved to a different location.

That night.

Su Chuan and Su Zhan returned with joyful expressions.

“Brother-in-law, that clerk Yu was right. There are indeed many wealthy people in the east of the city. I thought only scholars and literati liked to collect jade, but I didn’t expect that young ladies from wealthy families and business people also like it. The box of jade I took out today was sold out, and tomorrow someone has made an appointment to come and see the goods, wanting to buy larger pieces.”

Tang Yu was overjoyed. "Congratulations, brother-in-law! Your business is booming! I also want to share some good news with you. Thanks to your help today, Clerk Yu spoke to the government office for me, and I can go in and do my job now."

"Huh? Such a good thing?" Su Zhan was somewhat surprised.

Tang Yu nodded with a smile, "Actually, the government offices recruit some literate people every year to do work, from clerks like Yu Shuli to clerks who take inventory in the warehouse. There are quite a lot they can do."

I don't have many demands, I just want to find a job to earn money. For a clerk, this is just a matter of talking. He said I could start work tomorrow, mainly assisting the government's money clerk, doing some trivial work, with a monthly salary of one tael of silver.

"Even one tael of silver is a lot!" Su Zhan was very envious and regretted once again that he had not let his child study and learn to read with Tang Yu.