bookrebus Chapter 420: Don’t Be Greedy
Chapter 420: Don’t Be Greedy
Ever since the return of Manager Qiao, all the workshops under Ye Jintang have been expanding in scale.
Anyone who is not blind can see at a glance that the palace has made a lot of money.
At this moment, Ye Jintang suddenly purchased a large amount of medicinal materials. Many people secretly inquired about the news, wanting to know what medicine she was preparing recently. They wanted to transfer medicinal materials from other places according to the purchased prescriptions.
I don’t know where these rumors came from, but some people say that Ye Jintang is stupid and has a lot of money, and that she is in urgent need of medicinal materials and will buy them as long as the price is reasonable.
Several big medicinal material merchants sat together and discussed that it would be better for them to form a united front and directly raise the prices of medicinal materials, so that they could make more money.
So Manager Qiao only went out to purchase a batch of medicinal materials. When he went out again later, the prices had risen to an outrageous level.
Seeing that the price was three times higher than usual, Manager Qiao had no choice but to come to find Ye Jintang.
Ye Jintang, who was already in the late stage of pregnancy, had been feeling irritable and irritable due to the heat these days. When she heard the news, she burst into laughter.
Originally, she wanted to leave a way out for the medicinal herb merchants in Ningchuan City. After all, she used a lot of medicinal herbs, and her every move might affect the price of the herbs.
I didn't expect that a group of idiots would team up to cheat money from her. They are simply courting death.
"Master Qiao, please spread the news that we will be purchasing a large amount of medicinal materials during this period, and we will ask for whatever price we want, so that those medicinal material dealers can drive up the price."
"When the price rises to twice its current level, you can go out and collect herbs with a new prescription and put the prescription for treating colds aside for the time being."
"When the price of medicinal materials drops to normal, then you can buy them again."
"My queen, will this affect our ability to make medicine bags for treating colds?"
"It doesn't matter. These herbal medicine merchants won't be able to hold on for long."
After talking about the medicinal herbs, Manager Qiao was about to bow and leave, but was called down by Ye Jintang.
"Manager Qiao, I see you've been back in Ningchuan City for a while, why is there no movement from your side?"
Ye Jintang's words left Qiao Yuan confused.
"Please let me know, Madam."
"You are such a fool. You are not going to let my cousin find a matchmaker to come to your house and propose marriage, are you?"
When Ye Jintang said this, Qiao Yuan felt his face getting hot. He thought Ye Jintang didn't know about this.
"Your subordinate, I feel unworthy of Miss Gu."
Qiao Yuan hesitated and didn't even dare to look up at Ye Jintang.
He is an orphan without a father or a mother. If it weren't for Grandpa Wen adopting him, it is unknown whether he would be alive now.
How could someone with his background be worthy of Gu Wan'er?
He had always thought about working hard for Ye Jintang and Xiao Mo. If he could get a position in the future, he would immediately go to their house to propose marriage.
But now he is just a steward, or to put it bluntly, a servant in the palace, while Gu Wan'er is Ye Jintang's cousin. There is a huge difference between their statuses. How could he dare to propose marriage now?
Seeing Qiao Yuan looking very nervous, Ye Jintang really didn't know what to say.
She probably guessed the reason why Qiao Yuan was hesitant to propose marriage, and she couldn't help but sigh in her heart that family background and origin really trapped too many people.
"Master Qiao has led the caravan to great achievements this time. I have not yet decided what reward to give you. How about I give you the position of Right Deputy Chief Secretary of the Chief Secretary's Office?"
"Although you are only an eighth-rank official, as long as you work wholeheartedly for the palace, sooner or later you will be promoted to the position of chief secretary."
The Left Chief Clerk of the Royal Palace was a fifth-rank official. Qiao Yuan had never thought in his life that one day he would be able to become an official because of his business skills.
"Thank you for your promotion, Your Majesty. I will not let you down."
As he said this, Qiao Yuan knelt on the ground and kowtowed deeply to Ye Jintang.
From today on, he is no longer the steward Qiao. When he goes out, others have to call him Lord Qiao.
As soon as Qiao Yuan came out of the palace, he ran all the way to find Gu Wan'er.
He wanted to tell her the good news.
The two of them have loved each other for so long, and finally their love has come to fruition. They finally don't have to hide anything anymore.
In the weaving workshop, Gu Wan'er was leading a few women to check the cloth that had just been woven.
Qiao Yuan rushed in hurriedly, scaring everyone.
Qiao Yuan was usually a very steady person, and no one had ever seen him look so hurried.
"Why did Manager Qiao suddenly come to weave and spin?"
Gu Wan'er looked at Qiao Yuan in confusion. Although they had contact with each other on weekdays, they did not do so frequently to avoid suspicion. He suddenly came to the weaving mill to find her in a hurry, so there must be something very important.
"Wan'er, I will go find a matchmaker to propose marriage in a while. I don't have any parents or relatives, so I'm afraid I won't be too thorough in terms of etiquette. I hope you don't mind."
As he said this, Qiao Yuan bowed to Gu Wan'er.
When the women next to him saw Qiao Yuan like this, they couldn't help but cover their mouths and laugh quietly.
"Manager Qiao, you are really a secretive person. You are not afraid of scaring Manager Gu by doing this all of a sudden."
"I was abrupt."
As he said this, Qiao Yuan bowed to Gu Wan'er again.
When he entered the room, he did nothing but bow.
However, Gu Wan'er's eyes turned red with excitement when she saw his silly look.
"I thought a fool like you would never come to propose marriage."
Ever since Qiao Yuan returned to Ningchuan City, she had been looking forward to him coming to propose marriage, but as time went by, they had met twice, but Qiao Yuan never mentioned a word about proposing marriage.
This made Gu Wan'er feel quite aggrieved.
"me."
As smart as Qiao Yuan was, he struggled for a long time but couldn't even utter a complete sentence.
"Don't cry, Wan'er. I have good news for you. The Queen has just given me an official position. Now I am the right deputy chief secretary of the Chief Secretary's Office."
"You idiot."
After hearing what Qiao Yuan said, there was nothing Gu Wan'er didn't know. The reason why he was reluctant to propose marriage was because of his background.
"Hehe, as long as I can marry you into my family, there's nothing wrong with being a fool."
Qiao Yuan stayed at the weaving imitation for a while and left immediately. He had a lot of things to do.
Those medicinal herb merchants needed to be cleaned up, and there were also things to prepare for the marriage proposal and the wedding. For a moment, Qiao Yuan wished he had three heads and six arms.
It has to be said that Ye Jintang understands the minds of businessmen very well.
After hearing the detailed list of medicinal herbs purchased by Ye Jintang, those medicinal herb merchants who wanted to raise the price immediately started buying up medicinal herbs in large quantities and transported them to Ningchuan City.
The price of medicinal materials in Ningchuan City is getting higher day by day.
Qiao Yuan was in a hurry to get married, so he put aside the matter of purchasing medicinal materials and focused on the marriage.