[1] After Breaking Off My Marriage, I Became A Powerful Minister's Treasure

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Chapter 39: Old lady, I really feel sorry for you

Shi Qingluo approached Old Lady Xiao.

"Are you able to assure that the tofu will sell well in the future? In any case, we can't be sure either. After all, these few days, the villagers came to exchange them because it was something new."

Old Lady Xiao thought for a moment and said, "Even if we're not sure, we can let your eldest uncle and third uncle manage it first."

If they were unable to take charge of it for a long time, they could just leave the business anytime.

After all, they wouldn't lose anything.

Shi Qingluo looked at Old Lady Xiao with a silly look on her face. "Is that my main point? Why are your reactions so slow?"

Old Lady Xiao didn't reply. How could she blame her on this?

Shi Qingluo looked angry again.

"What I mean is, there's clearly a mountain of gold in front of you, yet you guys don't dig it up. Instead, you have to listen to someone's instigation to keep an eye on our tofu production which doesn't guarantee that it will generate profit. Isn't it interesting?"

Old Lady Xiao also reacted. "You're referring to my second son?"

Shi Qingluo nodded. "That's right! He brought his mistress to the capital to enjoy his life, but he left you to suffer in the village. That's unfilial."

"Old Lady, you were tricked by that woman who left a servant girl to serve you. Actually, what can you get? The power and money at the general's residence are all controlled by that woman alone."

She continued, "Old lady, I really feel bad for you. Raising a son who became general, but ended up benefiting outsiders. You should be overseeing the general's residence. You should be the one in charge of that family, not an outsider. Our family still owes more than ten taels of foreign debt. What's the point of you staring at us? Even if we have the money, it's not the grandson's turn to be filial to his grandparents. Not to mention, our agreement to break off our kinship was stamped and acknowledged by the officials."

"We have to get up early and work hard to return more than ten taels of silver, but in the general's residence, even a meal would cost more than that."

Old Lady Xiao was stunned. "How can we eat so much in one meal?"

Shi Qingluo was speechless. "How is that not possible? They eat abalone captured from the deep sea, drink bird's nests and eat shark fin. One meal costs more than ten taels of silver."

She pointed at the flowers on the ground not far away. "Do you see that pot of purple chrysanthemum flowers?"

"Yes, this colour is quite special." It was the first time Old Lady Xiao had seen purple chrysanthemum flowers.

Shi Qingluo emphasised, "Are the people admiring the colour? They were admiring its value. This is the flower from the Bai family's young master in that county. He specially bought it from the capital. It cost several hundred taels."

Old Lady Xiao said in disbelief, "What? A pot of flowers costs a few hundred taels of silver? You must be spouting nonsense."

Madam Wang and Madam Wu did not believe her either. "How can a pot of cheap flowers cost a few hundred taels of silver?"

Shi Qingluo rolled her eyes. "That's why I said that you guys don't understand. Your horizons are too narrow."

"If you guys go to the county and ask around, you'll know that young master Bai's purple chrysanthemum cost a few hundred taels of silver. There's no need for me to lie to you guys. You'll know once you ask around."