Wealth and glory seek stability

Jian Xi picked up the list of wood and raised her eyebrows, saying, "Leave me half a piece and sell the rest at a high price. I'll give you a trick and I guarantee you can sell it for double the price."

Lei Zi was very curious, "What is Qiao Sect?"

"You know the Crown Prince's concubine Lin Yun, right? She has plenty of money. Find a way to spread the word and sell it at a high price. It doesn't matter what the price is, as long as it's high! It doesn't matter if you can't sell it. Such good material can be kept in the warehouse."

"Yes." Lei Zi believed in Jian Xi's words without a doubt.

Following Jian Xi's method, Lei Zi first found out Lin Yun's current residence.

Upon asking around, I found out that he was busy purchasing dowry. However, good wood was hard to come by on the market, and the purchasing manager was worried.

The two sides argued and Lei Zi refused several times, but finally the deal was completed at a high price of 60,000 taels of silver.

Jian Xi was busy arranging the betrothal gifts. The wife of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery was seriously ill and it was feared that her condition would not be good. Therefore, the wedding date had to be moved forward just to celebrate the occasion.

On the other hand, if the old lady passed away, Dongfang Wenying would have to observe three years of mourning, and by then the marriage might be in jeopardy.

The big move made by the General's Mansion caused quite a stir in the capital.

Everyone knew that Shen Nanxing was getting engaged to the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery. When Jian Xi prepared the betrothal gifts, she did not let her future sister-in-law down. Apart from the furniture, fabrics, gold and silver that were included in the allowance, there was no time to have other jewelry custom-made, so she simply sealed up a silver note of 100,000 taels and added it to the gift as compensation.

Mrs. Wang originally thought that Shen Nanxing did not have a strong family background and was afraid that the betrothal gift would be unfair to her daughter, so she deliberately added a lot more when preparing the dowry.

On the day of the betrothal, Shen Nanxing dressed in gorgeous clothes, rode a red-brown Arabian horse, and brought the servants in her family to the Mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery, carrying the betrothal gifts.

Marquis Zhongyong Dongfang Zheng and Madam Wang were sitting in the main hall. The more Madam Wang looked at her son-in-law, the more satisfied she became. She pulled him aside and talked to him for a long time.

Dongfang Zheng said a few words from time to time, and the atmosphere among them was quite harmonious.

Shen Nanxing answered all the questions one by one, and finally handed over the betrothal gift list and engagement letter.

Mrs. Wang took it with a smile, "Mother Lai, take this to the young lady's courtyard."

"Yes."

Shen Nanxing bowed and said, "All the betrothal gifts have been brought in. Please take a look, Madam."

The Shen family had no elders, so a few people from the Zhongyong Marquis's family came and checked the betrothal gifts in the yard.

Mrs. Wang looked down at the list and was shocked. These things might be enough for marrying a princess.

Shen Nanxing apologized, "It's just that the wedding date was rushed, and there was no time to buy many jewelry. I don't have any elders in my family, so I sealed this money and counted it as a private share for the third lady. This is not written on the betrothal gift list. I trouble Madam to help take care of it."

Mrs. Wang naturally knew all about Shen Nanxing's situation. Besides, he had considered the matter so carefully and thoughtfully, so how could she blame him?

The person who was counting the betrothal gifts in the yard managed to hold back from screaming out.

I took a breath every time I opened a box.

Be nice!

Could it be that General Shen has a gold mine at home? Not to mention that all the furniture he usually uses is made of ebony.

You should know that these things should have been prepared by the bride's family. Now good wood is in short supply. I heard that when the prince's concubine bought her dowry, she spent 60,000 taels of silver to buy half a piece of golden nanmu wood. The news spread throughout the capital.

Although ebony is not as rare as nanmu, it is still expensive.

There are also various rare woods, antique calligraphy and paintings, and gauze, satin and silk all neatly stacked in the boxes.

When the servants came to lift it, they took two breaths and mustered their strength before they were able to lift it.

Mother Lai watched privately and nodded secretly. Some families stacked these things loosely in order to pack more boxes. The things sent by the Shen family were all very genuine.

A total of one hundred and twenty-eight units, and not a single box was inflated.

Everyone couldn't help but envy Dongfang Wenying's good fortune.

Not only will she not have her biological parents-in-law around when she gets married, she will also only have a sister-in-law who is already of marriageable age. She will be the mistress of the house as soon as she enters the house. Given how much Mrs. Wang dotes on her daughter, all these betrothal gifts will definitely be added to the dowry list as is.

After the inventory was completed, Dongfang Wenying also wrote a reply: One branch of luck is attached, three lives are in harmony, seven are in harmony, and nine are in celebration.

Shen Nanxing took the reply and left.

Mrs. Wang personally saw him out the door, and Dongfang Zheng just glanced at him and went back. Mrs. Wang didn't have the time to maintain the thin relationship between husband and wife. As long as his children lived well, he could find any little witch he wanted.

Mrs. Lai was beaming with joy. "Madam, the new son-in-law is really honest. I've seen that the betrothal gifts are all good things. It's just that because of Madam's illness, she didn't have time to buy jewelry and other things. The son-in-law also made up for it. It seems that our daughter will enjoy a good life in the future."

"I hope so."

Although it would be better for a woman to have a husband who loves her, these material possessions are also indispensable. If the husband changes his mind in the future, these things are the trump cards that the woman relies on for survival. This is the case with Mrs. Wang, so she pays extra attention to her only daughter.

Mrs. Wang sighed with contentment and walked to the inner courtyard. Then she remembered to open the red envelope given by Shen Nanxing. Inside was a deposit certificate for 100,000 taels of cash.

*

Shen Nanxing's marriage was finally settled.

The families in the capital who wanted to marry this new noble in the court finally gave up the idea.

On the day of the prince's wedding, Lin Yun's dowry filled up to 888 platforms. The people carrying the dowry in front entered the prince's mansion, and the people at the back were still in the Lin family and had not left the house. The ten-mile red wedding was just like this.

She completely overshadowed the Crown Princess Wei Yuyan.

Jian Xi was amazed after hearing this. In ancient times, doing business was profitable. When she was in Pingjiang Prefecture, she followed President Ge of the Chamber of Commerce for quite some time and heard a lot of business tips.

It is easy for a businessman to make money, but the difficult part is how to keep the money firmly in his own hands. Otherwise, he will work hard all his life and end up with a miserable old age.

The most important thing in doing business is to make a fortune quietly and act in a low profile so as not to attract the attention of your superiors.

Jian Xi understood the logic of this very well, so she squeezed all the betrothal gifts she had prepared into the 120 loads, and the rest was converted into silver bills and given to Mrs. Wang separately.

This shows their sincerity as well as their low-key approach.

The seventh rule of workplace rules is that the first bird to stick its head out gets shot. Only those who are low-key and calm can survive to the end, and the one who laughs last is the winner.