The Country Maiden: Fields and Leisure
Chapter 771 - 770: The Danger of Green?

Chapter 771: Chapter 770: The Danger of Green?

Wang Yongzhu nodded, thinking that once the wild tea from Yingzi Gully was available, everyone who saw it would know it was a business with extremely lucrative returns.

Not to mention anything else, good tea these days sets the trend; a completely new, top-quality tea appearing in the Capital City would have a great impact.

What Boss Zhang lacks now is a guide with enough prestige in the Capital City to help him gain a firm foothold there.

As long as he establishes a relationship with the Lee Family, with Boss Zhang’s capabilities, he could likely secure a place for himself in the Capital City.

Although the information Song Chongjin gathered about the Lee Family was not very detailed, when summarizing all the general news, one could still trace hints and clues.

Although the Lee Family still held some sway in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, most of their power had slipped away and been pushed out by others who had long been coveting it.

If they didn’t come up with some achievements soon, or something new and exciting to win the Emperor’s favor, they might even lose the little influence they still had in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Otherwise, the Patriarch of the Lee Family would not have so easily sent his own son thousands of miles away to manage the family’s business in Qingzhou Prefecture.

Besides, people like Shopkeeper Wu, who knows how many the Lee Family has, searching all over the world for something that could restore the Lee Family to glory and power.

Otherwise, how could Yongzhu’s dyeing valves have reached the palace?

To deduce the whole picture from a glimpse.

So, if the Lee Family handles this wild tea well, it might just be an opportunity for them! It’s not to say they would rise to the top, but it would allow the Lee Family to enhance their presence in front of the Emperor, thereby giving them another chance!

This is a cooperation that benefits both parties! As long as the Lee Family is not foolish, they would likely not refuse.

Guan Yifei was so excited he could only gasp for air and not speak.

He circled around Wang Yongzhu and finally said, "If we can really establish a relationship with the Lee Family, for this wild tea business, it’s expected that the boss would be willing to give up—." He gestured with three fingers as he spoke.

Wang Yongzhu pondered for a moment and thought that if they had the Lee Family’s backing, then the wild tea was destined to soar.

For herself, taking a ten percent share would be enough; with one percent, the people of Yingzi Gully could improve their lives, own their own homes, and allow their children to leave the mountains to see the outside world. They wouldn’t have too much silver, which they might not be able to protect, resulting in them ultimately being harmed by it.

The rest could be split with the Lee Family taking thirty percent and Boss Zhang fifty percent, all within the scope of her plans.

Although Loo Xiaoshan didn’t understand why Wang Yongzhu had only mentioned the Lee Family, and the Chief Steward who initially showed reluctance agreed to everything, he knew that if it hadn’t been for Wang Yongzhu fighting for the interests of Yingzi Gully, they would at best have only earned a little more hard-earned money than before.

Therefore, his gaze towards Wang Yongzhu was filled with gratitude.

Barely reaching a consensus, Guan Yifei could not sit still any longer. He hesitated slightly, "Scholar’s Lady, this matter is of great importance. Although I have agreed, I still need to report back to our boss and let him make this decision. Also, to collaborate with the Lee Family, I’m afraid it will require our boss to personally show up to demonstrate sincerity!"

"So, I’m going to leave Master Qi here to start making the tea, lest we waste these fine leaves! I’m going to rush back to town immediately to send a letter to the boss, urging him to come here as fast as possible. What do you think?"

Wang Yongzhu also nodded, "I need to go to town as well, to send a message to the Lee Family. Let’s go together! I’ll leave my Fourth Brother and nephew here to help out."

Since none of them were prone to dawdling, they agreed on the spot.

Guan Yifei gave Master Qi a few instructions, which were nothing more than to handle the tea properly and take some time to teach the people of Yingzi Gully.

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Master Qi, since he entered the wild tea forest, was as ecstatic as a mouse in a rice barrel, so content that he couldn’t care less to listen to Guan Yifei’s words, just thinking of him as a nuisance and urging him to leave quickly.

Guan Yifei couldn’t help but laugh and cry; he knew that although Master Qi had a poor attitude, he was actually a very responsible person. Assuming that Master Qi wouldn’t cause any trouble, Guan Yifei straightforwardly took his leave.

Wang Yongzhu also reminded Wang Yongping a few words, instructing them to take a good look at the mountain goods and game from Yingzi Gully and to build a good relationship with the locals so that in the future, the products from Yingzi Gully would surely be sold to the Wang Family. With Chongzi Gou and Yingzi Gully, the Wang Family’s mountain goods could firmly establish themselves.

Wang Yongping and Jinhoo understood perfectly well, eagerly agreed, and promised with a slap on their chests that they definitely would not disappoint Wang Yongzhu’s expectations.

Wang Yongzhu and Guan Yifei traveled through the night and arrived at the town, with Guan Yifei returning to write and send a letter.

Wang Yongzhu headed straight for the Auspicious Dye Workshop.

Indeed, Shopkeeper Wu was at the dye workshop and, upon hearing that Wang Yongzhu had come to visit despite it being so late, hurried out to greet her.

Assuming that Wang Yongzhu was there about the silver issue, he began by apologising, "I’m truly sorry, I was just about to send someone to invite you over tomorrow. Regarding the payment, I have discussed it with our Ninth Young Master. The Ninth Young Master feels that since it was you, his elder niece, who signed the contract, it would only be right for you to be present to count the silver."

Wang Yongzhu...

Seeing Wang Yongzhu’s speechless expression, Shopkeeper Wu hurriedly explained, "I told the Ninth Young Master that you are currently observing mourning and also busy developing new dye formulas, so you really cannot spare the time to go into town. It’s not a small sum of money, and it’s not good to delay for too long. Our Ninth Young Master, he said—"

At this point, Shopkeeper Wu wore a look of trepidation, eyeing Wang Yongzhu.

Wang Yongzhu massaged her head, "What did the Ninth Young Master say? He’s not paying?"

"That’s not the case! How could our Lee Family possibly default on their debts?" Shopkeeper Wu initially stated with conviction but, seeing Wang Yongzhu’s somewhat mocking gaze, his voice shrank, and he gave a sheepish laugh towards Wang Yongzhu.

"Well, our Ninth Young Master said that to show his respect for you, his elder niece, he has decided to personally escort the silver to the town himself—" Shopkeeper Wu let out a sigh of frustration the moment he finished speaking.

Oy vey! What a tangled mess this has become! Their very own Ninth Young Master, what on earth was he thinking? Song Chongjin had just gone to the county town, and now the Ninth Young Master is rushing here right on his heels, what exactly is he planning to do?

Shopkeeper Wu had expected to see a displeased look on Wang Yongzhu’s face; as someone who understood her well, he naturally knew that Wang Yongzhu and Song Chongjin were a loving couple.

Moreover, Wang Yongzhu was not the kind of woman to be enamoured with power and flirtatiousness.

In matters other than business with their Ninth Young Master, she was less than enthusiastic, to say the least.

Fearing that the news of the Ninth Young Master’s impending visit might lead to bad blood, Shopkeeper Wu was anxious.

Expecting Wang Yongzhu to become incensed upon hearing the news, Shopkeeper Wu was surprised when Wang Yongzhu, upon learning that Ninth Master Lee was coming, was as thrilled as if she was sleepy and someone had offered her a pillow.

"That’s wonderful! When can the Ninth Young Master arrive in town?" Wang Yongzhu was genuinely elated.

Shopkeeper Wu felt somewhat out of touch with the times; what was going on? His elder niece was actually happy about their Ninth Young Master coming?

Shopkeeper Wu began to worry that Song Chongjin, his big brother, might be in danger of wearing a green hat.

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