The wicked mother-in-law doesn't try to whitewash herself; she only abuses her awful children.

Chapter 589 Seeking Fortune Through Peril

Soon, Gu Dashu and the others set off for the border.

In order to avoid causing a major impact, we set off under the cover of darkness.

Liu Yue'e tearfully said she couldn't bear to part with Gu Dashu.

She was afraid. There was a war on the border, and she was afraid that her husband would be conscripted into the army or kidnapped by the people of the northern desert.

Liu Yue'e used to envy the Lu family's manager for being able to go to sea and run a business in Shengjing on his own. She always encouraged Gu Dashu to go out and make a name for himself. She thought that if he made a name for himself, she could go out and do business with him. How wonderful it would be for the couple to leave Tong Huaqiong and become local tyrants.

Now that she has finally been able to leave, she is filled with anxiety.

Seeing her daughter's reluctant expression, Zhao pulled Liu Yue'e home and scolded her as soon as Gu Dashu left: "What kind of behavior is it to cry and whine in front of your mother-in-law? Dashu went out to deliver goods and gain experience, not to go to war."

Zhao was unaware that this batch of cotton-padded clothes was military supplies; she assumed it was being sent to a place near the border for sale.

The fact that her daughter-in-law's mother was happy to hand over the business to her son-in-law shows what? It shows that her daughter-in-law values ​​Gu Dashu, but her own daughter always has ulterior motives when it comes to things.

Liu Yue'e has become increasingly arrogant since she started going to Jufulai. Her clothes and appearance are always eye-catching, and Zhao Shi needs to give her a good talking-to.

Liu Yue'e said with a bitter face, "Mother, what do you know? Do you even know where the Great Heat goes?"

Liu Yue'e was a big mouth. Tong Huaqiong kept it from her, and she didn't know where the cotton-padded clothes ended up, but she did know how dangerous the border was.

"It's going to the border. Mother, you don't know this because you don't go out in Qinghe Bay. There's a war on the border. It's all over Pingchuan County. They say that people from the northern deserts have infiltrated the border and set fires and killed people. We've mobilized troops to fight them. The border is in complete chaos. Many border merchants have returned. But my mother-in-law, instead of saying anything and avoiding the issue, is sending Dashu to the border to do business."

"My mother-in-law is obsessed with money. What if she gets arrested during the hottest part of summer?"

Liu Yue'e heard a lot of news about the border while in Pingchuan County, and she was terrified.

Zhao said, “Fortune favors the bold. Your mother-in-law has her reasons. I think she has a lot of good fortune. If she wants to do something, she can really succeed. This trip to Dashu is definitely going to be a success. Think about it, isn’t your mother-in-law afraid of losing money by sending so many cotton-padded clothes to the border? I reckon the Lu family had already negotiated this deal at the border. Your mother-in-law accepted it. Since the Lu family is involved, and Old Master Lu has seen all kinds of storms, he must have arranged everything before letting Dashu go.”

You can rest assured.

Liu Yue'e thought about it again and realized that the Lu family had indeed arranged for someone from the escort agency to follow them, so she prayed in her heart that everything would be safe and sound during the Great Heat.

Tong Huaqiong breathed a sigh of relief after the cotton-padded clothes were transported away.

These past two months have been incredibly tough. The weaving workshop was practically burning with embers, but we've finally completed our task.

Tong Huaqiong thought to herself, no wonder that in such a large city as Ningcheng, only Old Master Lu went to sea, and only Old Master Lu was an imperial merchant. The psychological pressure he faced was something that ordinary people could not bear.

Not only was Tong Huaqiong enduring this period of hardship, but the people in the weaving workshop were also going through it.

Now that the mission is complete, Tong Huaqiong wanted to give the female workers in the weaving workshop a holiday, but they shook their heads and refused.

"Aunt Tong, are you dissatisfied with us?" Song Qiaoniang asked, voicing the concerns of the female workers.

Looking at the female worker's uneasy eyes, Tong Huaqiong said, "No, I'm very satisfied."

I am very satisfied. The order was completed on schedule. How could I not be satisfied?

Song Qiaoniang breathed a sigh of relief and asked in confusion, "If you're satisfied, why give us a holiday?"

Tong Huaqiong: "."

It just keeps rolling!

But thinking about it, it's definitely better that the weaving workshop doesn't take holidays. Her cotton cloth is being used as military supplies for the border region and hasn't been officially launched on the market yet.

Tong Huaqiong plans to sell this new batch of cotton fabric at Jufulai. Even before the extreme cold weather arrives, the cheap and warm cotton fabric will be accepted by the people.

“Aunt, I went to town and ordered three truckloads of charcoal. I gave one to Aunt Hong, but she didn’t want it, saying that Uncle He had stockpiled enough charcoal for her family for two years. I’ll give you the other two truckloads; your family is large and your house is spacious.”

When Tong Huaqiong returned home, she saw two oxcarts parked at the door, and Tong Pandi was directing people to unload the coal.

Tong Pandi was unaware that Tong Huaqiong had already stockpiled a large amount of charcoal and intended to make a fortune during the cold winter.

Tong Pandi was a reborn person, so she naturally knew that the extremely cold weather was coming. She didn't know how to tell Tong Huaqiong, so she bought charcoal and gave it to Tong Huaqiong herself.

Looking at the two oxcarts full of charcoal, Tong Huaqiong estimated that it would be enough for her family's needs.

Tong Pandi is really generous.

Her niece is a grateful person.

In the past few days, Huang Yuanwai has hoarded most of the charcoal in Pingchuan, causing the price of charcoal to rise. Tong Pandi has probably thrown away half of the money she earned last year by buying so much charcoal.

Tong Huaqiong didn't expose Tong Pandi's lie, and said, "I forgot to tell you, we at Jufulai have charcoal, so I don't need any. You bought so much, it must have cost you a lot of money, right?"

Tong Pandi said, "Don't worry about the money. Consider this charcoal a gift from me. It's from Jufulai."

Tong Huaqiong didn't want Tong Pandi to waste money.

But these two cartloads of charcoal cannot be returned.

Since the villagers will buy charcoal when it gets colder anyway, we might as well let Tong Pandi sell the charcoal to the villagers.

"Pan Di, no one else will feel cold, so don't worry. I've stockpiled over ten thousand catties of charcoal. It's not just enough for me to burn, but I also need to sell some. I forgot to tell you earlier, so why don't we sell these to the villagers so they don't have to go to town to buy them?" Tong Huaqiong was being conservative when she said over ten thousand catties; she didn't want to spread the news of her stockpiling charcoal.

Tong Pandi thought about it and agreed.

For Tong Pandi, Qinghewan provided her with refuge after her divorce. The wives and older women in the village went from not understanding her at first to showing her kindness. She couldn't bear to see everyone buying charcoal again when the extremely cold weather arrived.

That would be too late.

"I'll just sell it to the villagers at the original price I bought it for," Tong Pandi said with a smile.

Tong Huaqiong said, "The charcoal is yours; you decide."

When the news spread that Tong Pandi was going to sell charcoal, many people in the village wanted to buy it.

The price of charcoal in Pingchuan and Yanguan Town is rising every day. Tong Pandi ordered the charcoal for these two oxcarts a few days ago. Without her raising the price, it's even cheaper than the charcoal on the market these days.

The villagers had originally planned to wait until the coldest days before the Spring Festival or when it snowed to buy the goods, but upon hearing the price quoted by Tong Pandi, they all came to inquire.

The price is reasonable, and it saves the trouble of transporting it from town, so buying from Tong Pandi is a better deal.

Soon, Tong Pandi's two cartloads of charcoal were sold out.

Originally, Tong Huaqiong wanted to persuade Tong Pandi not to be so naive and to raise the price appropriately, but in the end, she didn't bring it up.

Tong Pandi's thoughts were simple: God had given her a second chance at life, and she was grateful to God.

She is willing to do good deeds as long as they do not violate her principles.

Moreover, she didn't lose money; aside from the transportation cost of two oxcarts, she sold her charcoal at the original price.

As for the transportation costs, they are nothing to her now.