After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 255 Li Dongmei has made it big?

Li Dongmei attracted a lot of attention, but when people came up to greet her, she ignored them.

After she left, everyone scoffed, "Has this woman become rich? She looks down on people like that!"

At this time, everyone came over to watch the excitement and discuss it. Some people who knew a little about the inside story said...

"It seems that Li Dongmei has recently hooked up with a man, and that man is quite rich."

Su Xiaoxiao found this quite strange. Did she really hook up with a rich man? It seemed that what Granny Liu had said to her a few days ago about Li Dongmei having an affair with a stranger wasn't unfounded.

Su Xiaoxiao didn't really care about this matter; in fact, it seemed to have nothing to do with her. Li Dongmei hadn't even acknowledged Su Xiaoxiao when she came over, so of course she wouldn't concern herself with it.

A villager happened to run into Su Xiaoxiao and asked her a question.

"How is your older brother Liu Dazhuang doing in prison? Has he said when he'll be released?"

This must have been a tip-off from Granny Liu to the villagers, in order to put some pressure on Su Xiaoxiao.

"Well, I'm not quite sure, and I don't know the specifics..."

Before Su Xiaoxiao could finish speaking, she heard other villagers say, "Life in that prison is simply hell on earth."

I heard they use whips dipped in chili water; one lash and a deep, bloody gash appears.

"Yes, I also heard that the red-hot branding iron can practically cook a person's flesh. It's no place for a human to live!"

"Yes, I heard that too. Apparently, there are also bamboo skewers. Do you know what those bamboo skewers are for?"

"What's it for? It's used to hold someone down so you can stick a bamboo skewer under their fingernails."

"My God, how could they be so cruel?"

"Now you know how dark it is in prison, right?"

"The most terrifying thing is the death by a thousand cuts, which involves binding a person and cutting off pieces of flesh from their body one by one..."

After saying this, Su Xiaoxiao looked at the gossipy villagers, who were all grimacing in fear.

The expressions on their faces were no less pleasing than those of the demons in hell.

Su Xiaoxiao saw the villagers gossiping, each one seemingly understanding but speaking as if they knew the truth.

Su Xiaoxiao could only smile helplessly, while Sun Shi beside her laughed even more heartily.

They only started talking after the two of them had left and were some distance away from the villagers.

"You know, these villagers love to gossip and spread rumors. They've never been to jail, yet they can come up with so much gossip. They're really good at making up stories."

Su Xiaoxiao nodded, then suddenly remembered something. She had been serving the Emperor and his entourage at home these past few days and hadn't paid much attention to the shop's situation.

"By the way, Sister Sun, I wanted to ask about the situation at your store. How are the face cream and perfume products doing?"

"It's alright. This season is the perfect time for flowers to bloom, and there are plenty of flowers on the mountain. We can pick some to prepare for the winter."

Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao nodded and said, "That's good. It'll help our sales pick up and we'll definitely have no problem getting through the winter. We'll continue to open other stores afterward."

Sun nodded in agreement. Since it was a business transaction, they had to consider the consequences.

"But since you also grow flowers, we don't need to worry too much about this."

Su Xiaoxiao was very happy to hear this, as what Sun said was true.

However, Su Xiaoxiao felt she needed to plant some other precious flowers so that she could have a wider variety of perfumes or face creams made from them. She had previously thought of lemongrass and rosemary, and of course, many more varieties. But Su Xiaoxiao didn't have much experience growing those precious flowers; she found them rather troublesome and unlikely to produce beautiful blooms.

There's a lot of experience involved in this.

The person Su Xiaoxiao had invited was very familiar to her; wasn't this Mr. Li?

Mr. Li from Ci'an Hall looked at Su Xiaoxiao with a smile.

"These are some tools and herbs for planting flowers. Take a look and see if you can recognize them all."

Su Xiaoxiao looked around, shook her head, and indicated that she did not recognize them.

Su Xiaoxiao obtained this piece of fertile land in the village. It was all good land, and it was said that it was obtained through confiscation of property. It was all good land that those corrupt officials had previously acquired. In other words, this land could still be used to grow some good flowers and plants.

It's quite desolate right now, Su Xiaoxiao knows that, but with a big shot like Mr. Li in the flower industry coming over, it's been a huge help, isn't it?

With Mr. Li's help, Su Xiaoxiao saved a lot of time and energy in planting flowers.

Among the flowers planted, there are some wildflowers and some equally precious flowering plants. But if these precious flower varieties were planted in the wild, they might be pulled up by someone else.

"I just noticed that you have a large area in your backyard. Why don't you cultivate it and plant flowers and plants in it?"

Su Xiaoxiao readily agreed, saying, "No problem."

"Well, you should hire some temporary workers to come and fix this place up a bit."

"it is good."

Su Xiaoxiao agreed to everything, and even cooked a sumptuous dinner for Mr. Li that evening.

In fact, Su Xiaoxiao knew that she had been receiving help from Mr. Li ever since she arrived in ancient times.

The saying goes that great kindness needs no words of thanks, but Mr. Li has always taken good care of himself. He is wealthy and skilled in medicine, and is loved by many people.

Su Xiaoxiao didn't know how she could help him, and he didn't even make any requests regarding food.

"What's something you like to eat?"

Su Xiaoxiao then asked Mr. Li.

"Either is fine. I've heard that you're a great cook, Miss Su. I'm really looking forward to it."

"Okay, I'll go prepare."

While cooking, Su Xiaoxiao thought to herself that Mr. Li was in his forties and seemed to have never been married.

If I could introduce him to a potential partner, wouldn't that be considered helping Mr. Li?
When Su Xiaoxiao thought of marriage, she thought of Liu Qiaomei standing next to her.

Previously, Su Xiaoxiao had always wanted to introduce Liu Qiaomei to Qian Musheng, but Qian Musheng was a very dull person, and no one knew what he was thinking. He just didn't seem to understand Liu Qiaomei.

It was truly a waste of Su Xiaoxiao's good intentions, and more importantly, Liu Qiaomei's good intentions.

Because of this, Su Xiaoxiao was saddened and upset for a while after seeing Liu Qiaomei.

During this time, Qian Musheng was not at home, so Su Xiaoxiao had no way of asking.

Why not introduce Liu Qiaomei to Mr. Li? Mr. Li is just a bit older, but older men know how to care for women, don't they?

(End of this chapter)