Su Yue and Rendong felt as if they had been pardoned. They dragged their tired bodies and went out of the Su Mansion to collect supplies as usual.

However, there were several more groups of patrol guards today, and the master and servant walked very carefully before they finally got out of the Su Mansion.

Today's food was not the same as the previous few nights, with 1,000 kilograms of rice and flour each, but was reduced by half to 500 kilograms each.

When Su Yue was puzzled, Liu Qiang explained: "Miss, you need so many large water tanks today. If you don't reduce the food, you will definitely need a few more ox carts. I'm afraid that so many ox carts will attract the attention of those who are interested.

But the girl is worried, we have bought all the food we need, and Brother Song has rented a warehouse for us, and the remaining food is stored in the warehouse."

Su Yue suddenly realized: "This is not bad. I have something to go out for tomorrow. When I come back, I will ask Uncle Song for the key to the warehouse."

Now that the Su family has more and more guards, it is troublesome for her to come to collect supplies every night. Anyway, her feet will be fine starting tomorrow. Naturally, she can also collect the supplies in the warehouse, and she can also go shopping and buy some more.

When Song Mingtao heard that Su Yue was going out of the house for something tomorrow, he guessed that it must be the thing he had heard.

He held a large wooden box in front of Su Yue and said, "Miss, when I was selling Jinxiu Pavilion today, I heard that many daughters of officials came to buy clothes, saying that they were going to attend the palace banquet tomorrow.

I thought the girl also needed to participate. Considering her situation and her usual attire, I took the initiative to get a few sets of the latest clothes from Jinxiu Pavilion for her.

As for the size, you don't need to worry. I asked a maid with a similar height and figure to you to try it on. It's definitely suitable for you. There are also several sets of the latest jewelry and head ornaments inside."

Su Yue and Ren Dong were very happy to hear this. When Su Yue was practicing etiquette tonight, she asked Nanny Yang to embroider lotus patterns on the plain clothes she usually wore while teaching her etiquette, so that the clothes would not look too plain. However, she did not expect that Song Mingtao would give her such a big surprise!

Su Yue opened the wooden box and saw the exquisite clothes and jewelry inside, her eyes suddenly lit up.

"Wow, what beautiful clothes and jewelry!" Honeysuckle exclaimed with her mouth wide open.

She dared say that this was the first time in her life that she had seen such beautiful clothes and jewelry, especially the small gold flower crown with a small peacock made of colorful gems.

"Uncle Song, this really solves my urgent problem!" Su Yue said sincerely.

Song Mingtao smiled naively: "It's good to be able to help the girl."

Rendong on the side smiled and said, "Uncle Song, you've been a great help! Nanny doesn't have to embroider lotus pictures anymore." As she said that, she took the wooden box from Song Mingtao's hand.

Song Mingtao nodded and said, "Rosewood, there are clothes for you and Mammy as well. They are at the bottom of the box. You two should dress nicely so that you won't lose face for the young lady."

When Ren Dong heard this, the smile on her face became even more intense: "Oh, Uncle Song, you are so thoughtful!"

At this time, Liu Daxi also said: "Girl, there is another happy event today. Several villagers in the neighboring village have rented a lot of land to plant many cherries, green plums and loquats, and they are all ripe.

My father bought them all and they are on these two ox carts, and there is a thousand pounds of saltpeter on the fourth ox cart."

Upon hearing this, Su Yue stepped forward to check the quality of the fruit, picked up a cherry and rubbed it on herself, then threw it into her mouth. Hmm~ the fruit was sweet and tender, and the aroma of fruit was everywhere.

"That's right. If you come across fruits that are not on the list in the future, you can buy them as long as they are delicious. But you bought all the fruits on the mountain at once, and didn't they ask about it?"

Liu Qiang said: "How could I not ask, I told them that the high-ranking official in the city wanted to entertain guests, and these fruits were prepared for the banquet.

The villagers didn't ask any more questions and happily counted the silver. "By the way, girl, this is the big water jar you wanted. This is the largest size. What do you think?"

Su Yue walked forward and took a closer look at the large water tank, then nodded with satisfaction: "Not bad, this size is just what I want."

At this time, Honeysuckle came over and reminded: "Miss, it's getting late, let's put these things away quickly."

Rendong mainly wanted to go back and practice etiquette as soon as possible, otherwise if anything went wrong tomorrow, it would bring trouble to Su Yue.

"Okay, Honeysuckle, take them to the alley ahead and wait. Remember not to look over here, understand?"

Su Yue didn't want to store the supplies in the space in the same way as before. After all, there were too many patrolling guards of the Su family now, and she couldn't stay by the dog hole all the time. Moreover, there was no way for so many large water tanks to pass through the dog hole.

Honeysuckle immediately understood what Su Yue meant, "Don't worry, young lady, I understand."

Then, she looked at the Liu family father and son and Song Mingtao and said, "The young lady has sent people to transport the supplies away. You can come with me first."

Although Liu Qiang and his son and Song Mingtao were confused, they knew that wealthy families had their own privacy and they could not ask too many questions, so they nodded in agreement.

Before leaving, Song Mingtao brought another wooden box to Su Yue, "Miss, the jade this time is better than the last time, but it also cost a lot of money. There is also an exquisite dagger in it. I think it would be nice to keep it by your side for self-defense."

Time was urgent, so Su Yue did not open the box again to check. She took the box and thanked him sincerely, "Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Song. It is inevitable to spend more money to buy good quality jade.

As for the sale of the farm and the shop, I would like to trouble Uncle Song to spend more time on it and sell them all as soon as possible within half a month. It doesn’t matter if the price is a little lower. As I said, as long as it is not sold at a low price, it’s fine.”

A hint of worry flashed across Song Mingtao's eyes. Now the whole capital city knew that Minister Su's eldest daughter Su Yue and Duke Li's third son Li Ming were already engaged, and their wedding would be held on the first day of next month.

Su Yue sold all her shops and farms, and used the proceeds to buy so many jades. It seemed that she didn't leave any way out for herself.

"Young lady, you are in such a hurry to sell the shop and the farm, what will you do with your dowry? Life is not easy for a woman. If you get married with too little dowry, you may have a hard time staying in your husband's family."

Su Yue was stunned when she heard this. This was the first person to ask her about her dowry after the marriage was settled.

Apart from Nanny Yang and Rendong who knew the inside story, no one in the Su family cared about her dowry.

But on second thought, Su Yue smiled again. The Su family hated her so much, why would they care about her?

Besides, if they knew that I had hundreds of thousands of taels, they would definitely not give me another dowry.

Su Yue smiled at Song Mingtao and said, "Thank you for your concern, Uncle Song. I have already prepared the dowry."

Seeing that Su Yue was so confident, Song Mingtao said no more. He nodded and left with Rendong.

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