Four Harmonies and Good Fortune

Chapter 708 I Wish

Wang Yan looked at Xie Yuyan. She had other plans for the perfume business before, but now she was going to sell the entire perfume business. What she was selling was not just a single shop.

The road is paved; there's at least ten years of good business to be done.

We don't need any of these?
Furthermore, the restaurants in Bianjing used stoves that ordinary restaurants didn't have, and within just six months, their business became exceptionally good.

Wang Yan said, "You don't want the courtyard at the South City Wharf either?"

Xie Yuyan nodded: "I also bought a piece of land in the West City area, and I'll sell it there too."

"Don't you think it's a pity?" Wang Yan poured tea for Xie Yuyan.

Xie Yuyan smiled slightly: "Money is meant to be spent, it's no big deal." She had been doing business since Daming Prefecture, and this was the day she had been waiting for.

Bet everything on it and fight those people to the death.

“However, the premise is that the person who takes over must treat the employees well,” Xie Yuyan said. “If they go back on their word in the future, their business will be difficult to sustain.”

She didn't hesitate at all, but Wang Yan was a little reluctant. He thought about how she had worked so hard to get to this point, and it was like giving away a child she had raised.

“Let the perfume shop stay,” Wang Yan said. “I’ll think of something…”

Upon hearing this, Xie Yuyan couldn't help but laugh.

Wang Yan's gaze fell on her upturned eyes.

Xie Yuyan said, "I'm even selling my perfume shop, so how could I leave you out of it? Of course, you have to help me raise the money."

Wang Yan was somewhat surprised, but his surprise quickly turned into joy.

You should know that Ayan would never accept any help from the Wang family, let alone money.

Of course, this money could not be known to outsiders. He had some fields and several estates that he could take out, all of which he had earned himself and had nothing to do with the Wang family. There were very few people who knew the inside story.

Wang Yan said, "I'll bring the land deeds and house deeds. You decide how to sell them."

“If we really lose money,” Xie Yuyan looked at Wang Yan, “you’ll have nothing left.”

Xie Yuyan was just teasing Wang Yan, but unexpectedly her hand was suddenly grabbed.

"Then hurry up and pay it back," Wang Yan said earnestly. "If I pay it all back, I'll have nowhere to go and will have to stay here with you."

"You can't bear to send me away again."

The gentle voice was like a feather, brushing against my heart.

Xie Yuyan couldn't help but smile: "I have nowhere to go, so how can I settle you? I might have to go back to Daming Prefecture."

Wang Yan nodded, a serious expression on his face, as if he were really thinking: "The ancestral home of the Yang family in Daming Prefecture is quite large, so I'll ask Madam Zhang if she can take in another child. I can be Qin Ge'er's tutor."

What was originally a serious conversation became instantly lighthearted after his joke.

"Are you really willing to part with it?" After a long while, Wang Yan gently stroked her hand and asked.

Actually, she wasn't reluctant to part with those inanimate objects; what truly made her hesitate was the people involved. That's why she was unwilling to sell to caravans, water shops, or porcelain kilns—places that required a lot of manpower.

Of course, there's also the dye house at Ciyun Nunnery. If she sells that, she's afraid that Abbess Jingyuan will be so angry that she'll renounce her vows. She's not afraid of anything else, but she's afraid that the abbess will nag her every day, making her do some other work.

But if needed, she would sell them all without hesitation.

Because she couldn't lose this time. Xie Yuyan pulled her hand out of Wang Yan's palm, picked up a map next to her and unfolded it. It was a map of the Bianjing South City Wharf that she had drawn. She pointed to a courtyard near the wharf: "Let's leave it here. When the fleet docks in the future, it will have a place to stay."

Since she was interested in shipping, she naturally had to plan these things carefully.

She was determined to keep the riverboat fleet.

"If the money is still not enough, sell a few more coal kilns that have been built. Everyone is repairing coal kilns now, but none of them are as good as mine. The porcelain kilns are ready to be fired soon. Bianjing and the border markets are short of porcelain. If you buy them, you will naturally make a lot of money."

“But I want to keep most of the kilns,” Xie Yuyan said. “We need goods to ship by sea, right?”

She had calculated everything.

In that case, Wang Yan said, "I'll write a letter in a bit and have someone pick a few suitable candidates."

The Wang family has connections everywhere, so finding a few suitable merchants wouldn't be difficult. Xie Yuyan's businesses are currently profitable, and they can be sold quickly once the right people are found.

Xie Yuyan said, "You don't need to get involved in other matters."

The imperial court was buying large ships from the heretical sect, and Wang Yan could naturally help secretly, but that would give others leverage against him. Besides, Xie Yuyan didn't need these things; with money, he wouldn't have to worry about not getting the ships.
She had already rendered meritorious service by helping the imperial court capture the demonic sect. When she came to buy a boat, the imperial court should at least give her some face; this was something that could be done openly.

The people from the landlord's family could only plot in secret. They were already one step behind her in this regard, but now that they had gained the upper hand, they would only win all the way to the end.

Xie Yuyan closed the map, instructed Mama Yu to bring the meal, and before he knew it, he had been talking to Wang Yan for half an hour. If this continued, it would be dawn soon.

"Eat first, then rest well," Xie Yuyan said. "There are still many things we need to rely on Wang Lang for."

Seeing the blush on Xie Yuyan's cheeks, Wang Yan had long forgotten that his stomach was empty. He never thought that one day he would be so captivated by her.

If it weren't for the numerous official duties at the government office, he might have turned back halfway. Whenever he rested during the day, A-Yan's face would immediately appear in his mind.

Fortunately, Ayan agreed to marry him, otherwise... he doesn't know what would have happened.

……

Cao Yu couldn't sleep all night.

Wang Yan did not imprison him, but instead allowed him to live in the backyard of the government office, which was excellent news for him. If Wang Yan intended to give him a lenient sentence, he would at most receive some caning before being able to go home.

Just as Cao Yu had predicted, when he saw Wang Yan again the next day, Wang Yan seemed to be more amiable and even invited him to have a meal together.

Every time they finished eating and rested, Wang Yan would ask Cao Yu to stay and say a few words. At first, Cao Yu thought that Wang Yan did not trust him and was trying to get information out of him, but later he found that this was not the case. Wang Yan was just talking to him about everyday matters.

After Cao Yu finished writing his petition, Wang Yan had the constables take him out of the yamen.

As Cao Yu stepped out of the government office, he immediately saw his wife, daughters, and a group of villagers waiting outside.

Everyone had smiles on their faces and happily welcomed him to Lady Xie's courtyard.

Cao Yu was somewhat surprised that in just a few days, the villagers and the people around Xie Niangzi had become very familiar with each other.

The group of people mingled together as if they had known each other for a long time.

What exactly is going on?

Cao Yu cast an inquiring glance at Zhou Lanqi, who understood immediately and said, "You were able to come out so quickly thanks to Lady Xie."

"It was someone from Lady Xie's side who helped us write the complaint. The gentleman who wrote the complaint came from Bianjing."

(End of this chapter)