The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

Lord Liu smiled obsequiously, "Minister Qin, I beg you, please ask around as soon as possible. I really want to buy those two elm seed steamed buns. I really want to do my part to raise funds for the charity sale."

Minister Qin was very pleased with himself.

In previous years, Lord Liu would ignore the fundraising events, but this year he actually came on his own initiative, and he was very humble.

"Lord Liu, I can't make the decision on this matter. I'll ask Miss Su for you, but don't get your hopes up too high."

The more unattainable something is, the more desirable it becomes. When Lord Liu heard Minister Qin say that the chances were slim, his desire grew even stronger.

He clenched his fists, determined to snatch at least one elm seed steamed bun no matter what.

Fortunately, he received Minister Qin's reply in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

"Lord Liu, I have already asked Miss Su, and she is willing to auction off these last two elm seed buns. However, there are still many items ahead of us in the charity auction line, so it will probably take about an hour before it's our turn to get the elm seed buns."

Lord Liu was very pleased.

Another hour won't be too late. By then, we'll have the cornbread and be home just in time for dinner.

He waited and waited, growing increasingly anxious, until finally his wait was over.

"Now we will auction off the two elm seed steamed buns provided by Miss Su. We will put both together for bidding."

Lord Liu was determined to win, so he quickly raised his hand and said, "One hundred taels."

Two for one hundred taels and one for fifty taels; his quotes were based on the midday closing price at the Prime Minister's residence.

Lord Liu thought he would have no competitors, but then he heard another person quote an exorbitant price.

"Two thousand taels."

Lord Liu was furious. He never expected that the other party would raise the price to an exorbitant one thousand taels per piece. Offering such a high price was clearly a deliberate attempt to make things difficult for him.

Lord Liu turned to look at the man who had offered a thousand taels of silver. He was quite handsome, with an elegant and refined appearance and an extraordinary demeanor.

But Lord Liu didn't recognize him and was very puzzled. Which young master in the capital was so outstanding? He had never seen him before; that shouldn't be the case.

Minister Luo explained from the side, "That is the future head of the Murong family."

Lord Liu: ? ? Oh no, how could he possibly compete with the Murong family? Sigh, why is it so difficult to buy a steamed bun made by Miss Su herself!

So he simply gave up on raising the price and swallowed his pride to beg Young Master Murong.

Lord Liu shamelessly approached Murong Changyu and pleaded in a low voice, "Young Master Murong, please, could you only buy one? Give me the other one."

When Murong Changyu saw Su Qianqian looking at him, in order to maintain his gentle and refined image, he smiled and nodded, "Okay, one for each of you."

Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, Murong Changyu and Lord Liu each carried a thousand-tael silver note onto the stage, and then each carried a small white jade dish containing steamed buns off the stage.

All the guests who participated in the charity sale were shocked. It was terrifying! Miss Su's elm seed steamed buns actually sold for a sky-high price of one thousand taels each.

Am I dreaming? This world doesn't feel real at all.

Manager Chen from the Prime Minister's residence hadn't left yet when he heard the exorbitant price of one thousand taels each and became extremely excited, so he hurried back to his residence.

I must tell the Prime Minister the latest price so that he knows how worthwhile it was for me to buy the steamed buns from Luo Yan for one hundred taels each. I must curry favor with the Prime Minister.

Lady Anguo said to Duke Anguo, "I told you it would be right to send the cornbread to the palace, but you insisted that it was not presentable. Look, it costs a thousand taels of silver each, and it was even stolen. If Lord Liu hadn't humbled himself and begged Young Master Murong, he wouldn't have been able to buy even one."

Duke Anguo nodded honestly, "I was wrong, I shouldn't have underestimated Miss Su's cooking."

He counted on his fingers for a while, then exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, Miss Su gave us sixty-six of them! At one thousand taels of silver each, that's a whopping sixty-six thousand taels! Let's donate some more silver later, or we'll feel bad about it."

Miss Su often sends snacks to Zhaohua. Aren't those snacks quite valuable? When Miss Su gets married, we'll have to give her a generous dowry.

Minister Qin asked Su Qianqian, "Miss Su, should we ask those two to return the white jade plate?"

"No need, those were defective products. They were bought for one tael of silver each. Considering that they each donated one thousand taels, we won't ask them for them back."

Lord Liu, holding a steamed bun, was surrounded by many familiar officials.

"Lord Liu, let me take a look."

"Lord Liu, let me smell its fragrance."

"Lord Liu, let me touch the cornbread."

A steamed bun costing a thousand taels of silver is unique in the entire Great Qi Dynasty. How could anyone not cherish it!

Among them, Vice Minister Luo's eyes were the brightest.

Others had never tasted this cornbread, but Minister Luo had taken a bite and knew how delicious it was.

Before even getting Lord Liu's permission, Vice Minister Luo reached out and touched the elm seed bun.

Lord Liu was heartbroken and his heart ached. He couldn't bear to let anyone else touch or smell such a precious item, which he had bought for a thousand taels of silver.

Especially Vice Minister Luo, who was like a madman, actually tried to snatch the cornbread. What a pipe dream!

Lord Liu forcefully pushed away Vice Minister Luo's hand, "If you want some, go ask your own granddaughter. Don't be so shameless as to steal from me."

When Lord Liu saw the wolf-like eyes of his colleagues around him, he was terrified. No, this place was like a den of wolves; he couldn't stay any longer.

He quickly stuffed the cornbread into his pocket and ran away.

When Lord Liu returned to his residence, his shrewish wife, Madam Li, grabbed his ear and twisted it.

"Liu Xiang, I heard you spent a thousand taels of silver to buy a cornbread. If I don't beat you to death today, I'm not a Li!"

Li held a feather duster in her hand and kept hitting Lord Liu with it.

"Liu Xiang, you idiot! You listened to other people's nonsense and got swindled out of so much money. You'll be kneeling on a washboard for me all night!"

Mrs. Li was particularly angry, as household expenses had increased significantly in the past six months.

The emperor alone solicited donations from officials several times, and donated several thousand taels of silver.

Two months ago, her husband secretly spent eight hundred taels of silver to pawn a concubine.

Finally, after Li's hands got tired from pounding, she ate the steamed buns worth a thousand taels of silver.

After tasting the cornbread, Li was so excited that she couldn't speak.

My God, was what I just ate really cornbread? Are you sure it wasn't dragon or phoenix meat?

Even the celestial delicacies and jade dews enjoyed by the gods in heaven are no more exquisite than this.

While eating, Li said, "Husband, do you have any money left? How about we buy another cornbread like this?"

"We're out of money. Even if we had the money, we couldn't buy it. In the end, Young Master Murong snatched it away."

After finishing her cornbread, Li was in a very good mood. Standing in the courtyard, she felt that everything looked beautiful.

She walked into the peony bushes, intending to pick a bright red peony to tuck into her hair, but discovered a rusty box buried in the soil beneath.

What is this? This box looks quite old; it might be a valuable antique.

"Men, dig it out for me!"

The servants quickly dug the box out.

Li opened the box herself and found it was filled with golden amber stones, bright yellow and very beautiful.

Li had bought two pieces of amber jewelry and had some understanding of the price of this stone, knowing that the amber in the box was worth at least five thousand taels.

Get rich!

I bought this yard more than ten years ago. Judging from this box, it must have been buried underground for a long time.

Mr. Li guessed that the recent heavy rains had probably washed the box out of the house.

Lord Liu, however, had his own unique perspective: "Madam, congratulations on your windfall! Everyone outside says that Miss Su is a lucky star. They say that eating the elm seed buns made by Miss Su will bring you good fortune, which is why I spent money to buy them. Now it seems that they are indeed true."

After thinking about it, Li felt that it made a lot of sense.

This box must have been buried underground for many years, and she never discovered it until she finished eating Miss Su's elm seed steamed buns.

This is definitely not a simple coincidence.

"Liu Xiang, you won't have to kneel on the washboard tonight. After those amber stones are sold, I'll give you half."

Lord Liu quickly did the math in his head: he spent a thousand taels of silver on the cornbread, but he could get at least two thousand taels from selling the amber. This deal was a huge profit.

He smiled ingratiatingly, "Madam is kind and benevolent!"

"Liu Xiang, if there's ever food made by Miss Su herself for sale again, you absolutely must grab a piece of it. Getting it is like winning the lottery."

"Don't worry, madam."