Chapter 200: A Little Pretend
"It can't be just this intention! My sister is...very capable anyway, and she is more than enough to be your wife." Jiang Chenyue emphasized her point of view again.
Jiang Wuyou frowned and scolded: "Chenyue! Don't talk nonsense!"
"Wuyou, let her speak, don't embarrass the child." He Yunxiao put himself in the position of Jiang Chenyue's brother-in-law and sang a red face.
Jiang Chenyue said a little uncertainly: "Master He, are you twenty this year?"
He Yunxiao responded, "Yes."
Jiang Chenyue said: "I am twenty-one this year, why am I a child?"
"Although I am younger than you, I am your brother-in-law." He Yunxiao took it as a matter of course.
Jiang Chenyue was suffocated by He Yunxiao's words, "You!"
This joke was so funny that Jiang Wuyou couldn't stand it anymore.
"Yunxiao, it's just redemption, there's nothing more to come."
He Yunxiao knew Sister Jiang's feelings for him. After all, Sister Jiang was the only female character who liked him from the beginning.
He Yunxiao didn't believe Jiang Wuyou who didn't want to get married. Twenty-five years old is already an old age for an unmarried woman in Qi State. The average Qi girl is sixteen or seventeen years old, and she is married at the age of seventeen or eighteen. It's fast, and children of seventeen or eighteen have already learned to run.
If a twenty-five-year-old girl has no power or property, there will still be great pressure to get married.
"Okay, redeem yourself first, and we'll talk about anything else later." He Yunxiao followed Sister Jiang's words.
Jiang Chenyue protested: "My sister is mine, you are not allowed to redeem her!"
Jiang Wuyou knew what his cheap sister was thinking. She just wanted to stay with him, Nui Ni Wai Wai. Even if they are biological sisters, they will get married when they are older. Now that he couldn't use force on her, Jiang Wuyou said softly: "Chenyue, would you like to visit my sister more often in the future?"
Jiang Chenyue was about to say yes, but when she realized it, she immediately changed her mind: "No! If he doesn't give you a wife, you can't agree to redeem yourself!"
He Yunxiao said: "Here."
"Yunxiao." Jiang Wuyou hit He Yunxiao's arm angrily. "Didn't you understand what I just said?"
He Yunxiao said: "I know that my sister's concern is that her current status is not suitable for the position of Mrs. Houfu. I have a way. Find a poor family and spend some money to let them recognize a goddaughter. Isn't my sister like that? Is your identity used?”
Jiang Wuyou was stunned. After hearing what He Yunxiao said, this method seemed feasible...
Seeing that there was no chance of redeeming herself, Jiang Chenyue immediately questioned He Yunxiao's method, "Even if you find a poor family, it will cost a lot of money to ask them to cooperate with you in acting, right? At least five thousand taels."
He Yunxiao smiled and said: "Spend ten thousand taels and find someone with a higher family status."
Jiang Chenyue said: "I know that the Hou Mansion is rich, but that is only after you become the Marquis. What now? You are idle all day long, and you don't even have an official position. You can buy your identity for 10,000 taels, and you can redeem my sister for 10,000 taels. Two taels. Can you take out ten thousand taels of silver?"
He Yunxiao told the truth: "I can't get it out today."
Jiang Chenyue seized the rare opportunity, "Sister! Look at him trying to make a fool of himself! He's not sincere at all! Don't go with him."
Jiang Wuyou stared at Jiang Chenyue and said bitterly: "Yunxiao can't get the money. At worst, I will elope with him."
"Ah? Sister, if you are caught elopement, you will be beheaded. Don't mess around!" Jiang Chenyue's expression changed when she heard "elope".
The academy allows mistakes, laziness, and even disobedience. But things like running away and elopement are never allowed to happen. Once it happens, they will be chased thousands of miles away and then beheaded in public. Every year, there are girls from the academy who run away and are caught and used as teaching materials to be displayed in front of subsequent school girls as a warning.
He Yunxiao smiled and said: "Daqi's law does not punish 'elopement'. The law only punishes 'breach of trust and breach of contract'. And the punishment can be increased or decreased depending on the situation, and the heaviest one does not go as far as beheading."
Seeing that Jiang Chenyue was almost exposed again, Jiang Wuyou gave her a warning look, and then told her lie: "Chenyue never speaks out of her head, don't take it to your heart."
He Yunxiao said with a smile on his face, "It's okay, they are all family members."
Such natural words made Jiang Wuyou feel embarrassed. That Jiang Chenyue was even more "coldly slapped on the face with dog food".
He Yunxiao did not forget business. When he comes to Chunfeng Tower, he still needs to use the power of Chunfeng Tower to increase the popularity of gold and silver certificates. By the way, I will bring goods for Yaohui New Porcelain and several other cooperative stores.
Since Jiang Chenyue mentioned twenty thousand taels of silver, He Yunxiao simply brought the topic back.
"Chenyue, although I can't come up with 20,000 taels of silver today, I can almost come up with it tomorrow. In the day after tomorrow, not to mention 20,000 taels, I can even come up with 30,000 taels."
As an oiran, Jiang Chenyue traveled between Young Master Yin Jing and the upper class, so she was naturally well-informed, and she could not be frightened by ordinary bragging. But she had never heard of someone like He Yunxiao making ten thousand taels of silver a day.
Seeing his sister-in-law's shocked expression, He Yunxiao, who had succeeded in pretending, expressed satisfaction.
Comfortable.
Isn’t making money just for this moment?
Jiang Chenyue said with half-belief and doubt: "Are you lying? Even with the channels of the Hou Mansion, relying on the identity of the legitimate son of the Hou Mansion, you can only earn 10,000 taels a day..."
Jiang Wuyou also looked at He Yunxiao worriedly. She knows more than her sister, but she understands less just because she knows more. The income was ninety-nine taels, and the payment was one hundred taels. How is it possible to make money with this kind of business method?
However, even if Sister Jiang has doubts, taking care of He Yunxiao's face is the most important thing for her. No matter what happens, no matter what quarrels there are, you have to wait until the outsiders leave and close the door to talk about it yourself.
He Yunxiao took out a stack of gold and silver coupons from his arms and placed them on the table.
"Here, these are gold and silver certificates. I earn ten thousand taels a day by selling them."
Jiang Chenyue stared at this thing. Except for some different patterns and words, everything else was similar to a banknote.
"Mr. He, this banknote of yours doesn't even have a seal from the Household Department, so it's completely useless."
He Yunxiao then opened the gift he brought to Sister Jiang, a celadon tea set and gold and jade jewelry.
Such things are not uncommon for oirans. What is rare is that He Yunxiao dumps the things on the table like trash, as if he doesn't care whether these expensive things will be damaged.
"These are bought with gold and silver certificates." He Yunxiao explained, "But currently there are not many shops that cooperate with our Daqi Bank, so the types of goods that can be purchased are limited. When more shops cooperate with each other in the future, these gold and silver certificates will be almost It’s like a banknote.”
Jiang Chenyue's eyes widened, not knowing what to say. Gold and silver certificates that are not stamped by the Ministry of Commerce indicate that they do not require court supervision. It shows that He Yunxiao can print this money whenever he wants. What it means to be able to print your own money, no one needs to say this, everyone can understand it.
He Yunxiao once again enjoyed his sister-in-law's admiration and felt good in his heart.
However, what surprised He Yunxiao was that Sister Jiang didn't show any surprise.
“Sister, have you ever heard of gold and silver coupons before?”
Jiang Wuyou smiled and said, "Well, I heard Yahu say something about it."
He Yunxiao nodded and didn't take it to heart.