Becoming wealthy by raising furry animals

Chapter 26 Store Expansion (5)

"You... said it very well..." Zhou Heng didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Didn't you say that if I tamed Xue Zhao, you would give me one thousand taels of silver?" Ban You said, with his hands on his hips, looking at Zhou Heng with an expression that said "You actually lied to me".

"Of course I mean what I say. It's just one thousand taels of silver. This prince has plenty of silver in his private treasury."

When Ban You heard this, he spread his hands and asked, "Where's the silver?"

At this moment, Xue Zhao came out from the bookshelf, shook his messy hair, and quickly ran to Ban You, chirping.

"Squeak!" (This princess is worth a thousand taels!)
"Squeak!" (One thousand taels, and you won't even give this princess some jerky!)

"Squeak!" (Excessive humans! Vicious humans!)

Ban You was fine when he heard the first two sentences, but when he heard the third sentence, his expression changed instantly and he looked at Xue Zhao speechlessly.

If it weren't for the wrong occasion, she really wanted to have a good talk with Xue Zhao.

"Heh, it... is scolding you?" Zhou Heng didn't understand what Xue Zhao meant, but guessed based on the volume of the voice.

Hearing this, Ban You was unhappy and looked at Zhou Heng unhappily: "Mr. Zhou, what you said is wrong. What do you mean by scolding me? It...it...what do you care about it!"

Zhou Heng looked at Ban You, who had given up on everything, and smiled happily.

"You...are so stubborn!"

"Liu Xian is in charge of withdrawing all the money from Zuixianlou. I'll have Duoshao go down to find him later." Zhou Heng said, looking at Ban You with a hint of joking. "But...as my lover, when will you come back to Shangjing with me?"

"Lover?!" Ban You felt uncomfortable all over when he heard these two words, "Ninth Prince, please spare me. I don't want to have a lover!"

"Oh? As a woman, you should marry and live a good life. If you become my lover, not only will you have no shortage of money, but your status will also rise. Why not?"

"Mr. Zhou, I beg your pardon. Why should a woman be forced to marry? Mr. Zhou also said earlier that if you don't want to, you'll never marry. So why do you have to marry me?"

"But you are a woman..."

"What's wrong with being a woman? Is there any law in this world that stipulates that women must get married, marry, and raise children?"

"Women can also have their own careers and their own paths to success. They can engage in business, teach, and even become officials."

Zhou Heng looked at Ban You who said this. She was completely different from the one who had to flatter for money just now.

Now her eyes are bright and her tone is firm, as if she has always been like this.

Zhou Heng couldn't help but start to imagine what it would be like in a dynasty where women were merchants, teachers, and officials.

In his opinion, women should be dependent on men, and should stay in the backyard and handle the affairs of the inner house. If a woman becomes an official or does business...

Zhou Heng couldn't imagine it, nor did he dare to imagine it.

"It's fine if you just said this to me today, but if someone with ulterior motives knew about it, I'm afraid even ten heads wouldn't be enough to chop off."

He thought these words would make Ban You stop thinking like this, just like she had endured it in front of Zhou Sui just now.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Ban You immediately said, "In my opinion, there have always been some people in every dynasty who risked their lives for the imagined peace. Similarly, women should also strive for the equality they deserve."

"If everyone were afraid, there would be no perfect laws, no succession of dynasties, and no peaceful and prosperous life for the people."

"If I die for something like this, it would be a worthy death."

Zhou Heng looked at Ban You like this, as if he was really getting to know her for the first time.

At that moment, his heart trembled for some reason.

"You go back." Zhou Heng said, looking at Xue Zhao, "Take it back with you."

Ban You bowed and took his leave.

……

On the way back to the courtyard with Xue Zhao, Ban You thought about what had just happened and patted his chest.

"I'm so scared! How could I say such a thing in this feudal era? Be careful with your words and actions."

"Squeak!" (Vicious woman!)

"Squeak!" (Evil-minded woman!)
"Squeak!" (Excessive woman!)

Ban You felt like his ears were about to get calluses from listening to Xue Zhao's constant squeaking.

"You've been scolding me all the way, aren't you tired?" "Squeak!" (Will you get some dried meat if you're tired?)

"No, you can curse."

"Squeak!" (Vicious!! Excessive!!)

Ban You ignored Xue Zhao and hurried back to the courtyard.

But what she didn't notice at all was that there was someone following her.

When they arrived at the courtyard, Ban You put Xue Zhao into the bedroom, and then put the one thousand taels of silver he had taken from Liu Xian on the table.

"According to my calculations, I should be a wealthy man, right?"

"Host, it's only one thousand taels, far from being rich."

Ban You rolled his eyes silently in his heart.

"Just shut up! You're angry!"

"Now that we have the money, the next step is to prepare to expand the store!"

Ban You took away the eight hundred taels of silver and only left two hundred taels as initial capital for expanding the store.

……

The next day, Li Yiyi came to the courtyard early.

She thought Ban You was still asleep, but as soon as she opened the door, she saw Ban You stretching and yawning.

"Sister, you got up so early today."

"Sister Yiyi, you're here."

Li Yiyi approached Ban You and whispered, "I went back and checked yesterday, and I still have 80 taels left. I brought them all here today."

Li Yiyi was about to take it out, but was held down by Ban You.

"Sister Yiyi, come with me."

Ban You took Li Yiyi into the bedroom.

She took out a cloth bag from under her pillow and opened it, which contained the two hundred taels of silver she had set aside yesterday.

Li Yiyi was shocked when he saw so much silver: "Where did you get so much silver? Did you do something stupid?"

"Sister Yiyi, don't worry, this money comes from a clean source. The owner of Zuixianlou gave it to me."

"The boss of Zuixianlou? You mean...that..."

"Yes, that's the mysterious owner of Zuixianlou."

"Why would he give you so much money?"

"Because I helped him tame a pet that was very important to him, he gave me these silver coins."

"It wasn't time to give me the silver yet, but we needed the money urgently, so I tried to ask him last night if he could give it to me in advance."

"I didn't expect that the boss was also kind-hearted and gave it to me immediately."

Li Yiyi was overjoyed when he heard this: "That's great! With this money, we can open as many stores as we want in Yuncheng!"

"That's right." Ban You said, taking out twenty taels of silver and handing it to Li Yiyi. "Sister Yiyi, this is the money you spent when You'an Hall first opened. Now that we have money, it's time to give it to you."

"Sister, this is too much."

"Take it. When You'an Hall makes some money, we'll split it three-tenths and keep the rest in the store."

"From now on, we two sisters will work together to make You'an Hall better and better, and strive to make it the most famous shop in Da Zhou!"

Li Yiyi was also very excited when she heard Ban You's words. Her eyes were slightly red and she looked at Ban You with tears in her eyes: "Okay! I will listen to you! Let's work hard together!"

The sun outside was shining with warm light, and the two people in the house had hope for the future in their eyes.

Who says women can only take care of their husbands and children? One day in the future, women will also engage in business, educate people, and work as officials. They will no longer be trapped in the harem and will no longer be dependent on men.

By then, they will be truly independent and in control of themselves.

　It's almost Chinese New Year, so keep working hard! If you find any typos, please point them out and I'll fix them as soon as I see them. Let's work together to make Banyou better and better!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)