Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 1012 - 1014 Heaven-set Phoenix Star (8)

Chapter 1012: Chapter 1014 Heaven-set Phoenix Star (8)

During mealtime, she asked Chang Mei to fetch a jar of flower wine she had brewed under the big banyan tree, wanting to have a few drinks with everyone; however, not long after Chang Mei left, he returned, fuming.

"Master, all your wine is gone!"

Cai Wei, surprised, said, "How can that be? I clearly remember only drinking a few jars."

While she was speaking, Brother Ying had almost stuck his head under the table. Seeing his guilty demeanor, there was no need to ask where the wine had gone!

"Damn it, you thief of a bird, how dare you steal the master’s wine!" Chang Mei bared his teeth and made a fist, threatening Brother Ying.

Knowing he was at fault, Brother Ying sheepishly hung his head, letting Chang Mei scold him without uttering a sound.

Cai Wei, helplessly said, "Brother Ying, if you wanted to drink, you could have just told me; I wouldn’t have denied you some. But taking it without asking is stealing, which is highly despicable, you know?"

Brother Ying, shamefully nodding, said, "Master, I understand now!"

While they were speaking, suddenly someone knocked on the door outside. Cai Wei had no time to further educate her parrot. She hurriedly dashed out of the space and went outside to open the door.

Huan Qiu led the people from Yao Ji and Cai Wei showed them the wood in the courtyard. The shopkeepers were so stunned upon seeing the whole trunks of pear wood, purple sandalwood, and golden silk nan wood that their jaws almost dropped to the ground.

This girl looked so young; how could she be so wealthy? These woods alone could be worth thirty to forty thousand taels!

Huan Qiu also found it unbelievable. She felt that these items couldn’t possibly be gifts from a master; even if the master had powerful connections, it wouldn’t be possible to acquire so much quality lumber at once!

Cai Wei, ignoring their astonished gaze, seriously said, "Please relay to your master that these items are for my and my younger sister’s bridal gifts. If they do a good job, I’ll pay double the wages. If not, they will have to compensate at the listed price!"

The shopkeepers responded as if pecking like chickens, "Miss, rest assured, our shop’s craftsmanship is top-rate in the Capital; we won’t spoil even a single item..."

"That’s good to hear; I hope you won’t disappoint me!"

Furniture was almost like a lifelong matter for them, and Cai Wei valued it greatly, so it was inevitable that she gave them several reminders. She then watched them load the wood onto the carts before she locked the door and left the place with Huan Qiu.

It was still early in the day, and Cai Wei didn’t want to go home so soon, so she went to check on the three shops that Nangong Yi had given her.

The tenants of those three shops had already collected the silver taels she returned to them and were packing up, planning to leave. Cai Wei was very pleased with this progress. According to this rate, in two days, she could let the shopkeepers introduced by Huo Yuan into the shops, and within ten days, her shops would be officially open for business!

"Miss, you already earn a lot from opening a tavern, a medicine shop, a cloth store, a dessert shop, and Zhenbao Pavilion, so why would you want to open a Medical Center? We don’t have anyone knowledgeable about medicine in the family, and opening a Medical Center might even lead to endless trouble." said Huan Qiu, who usually disliked talking much, but couldn’t refrain from speaking her mind when she saw Cai Wei lingering in the soon-to-be Medical Center.

She really couldn’t comprehend why the miss would bother with such efforts, given her current wealth and her future status as the Wife of King Qin. There were plenty of other ways to make money; did she really need to open a troublesome Medical Center to earn money?

Cai Wei, fanning herself, watched the original shopkeeper and shop clerks moving out and explained to Huan Qiu, "This Medical Center isn’t for making money; it’s meant for charity."

"Although the Capital might seem prosperous and beautiful, there are still people who can’t afford food or clothing, and once such people fall ill, they have no choice but to tough it out without money for treatment or medicine. If their illness is mild and their bodies strong, they might survive, but if not, they can only wait to die helplessly."