vrcanaries Chapter 242: The Li Family Patriarch
Chapter 242: The Li Family Patriarch
But the strength of her arms was truly amazing. She could actually pick up so many pearl clams from the water. This was simply not a strength a woman could have.
Shang Ruoyi looked at the twenty or so Eastern pearl clams at her feet with satisfaction. If it was really as she saw, each Eastern pearl in the clam shell would be the size of an egg yolk, much larger than the Eastern pearls that were previously in Emperor Tianshun's private treasury.
Manager Lin arranged for the workers to salvage a lot of pearls from the pond. Shang Ruoyi found through the clam shells that almost all of them were Dongzhu. She looked at Manager Lin and asked, "Are we going to throw away the pearls in this pond too?"
"That's right." Manager Lin stepped forward and said, "For some reason, the water in this clam pond has become increasingly turbid recently. I guess many pearl clams have died. The eldest young master ordered us to salvage some to see if there are any pearls. We salvaged more than 30 pearls in total, but none were found. The eldest young master ordered us to clean up all the pearl clams in here. I'm afraid this clam pond won't be usable in a few years."
"Sister Shang, if you want the Dongzhu clams in this clam pond, I will give you some."
"Thank you very much."
Since the salvage would take a lot of time, Shang Ruoyi followed Li Xia Xia to the main hall.
When Manager Lin saw them leave, he said to the servants around him, "Stop fishing over there and just fish in this pond."
"Manager, didn't you say that the clams in this pond are dying?"
"Tsk, just do what I tell you to do, why are you talking so much nonsense?" Manager Lin said coldly, "I just reminded her that she said she liked the pearl clams here, and it has nothing to do with me."
If you can't support me then you can't blame him.
Shang Ruoyi came to the main hall and Xiaotao brought her some snacks. Shang Ruoyi was really hungry, so she picked up a piece and put it in her mouth. The rich aroma of rice filled her mouth.
"Sister Shang, try it. This is our Beiling's unique rice cake. It's extremely delicious."
Shang Ruoyi nodded: "It has a unique taste, I like it very much." She looked at Li Xia Xia: "I haven't seen you for a few days, your skin is much better than before."
"I think so too." Li Xia Xia said with a smile: "Ever since I took the Jade Bone Regenerating Pills my sister gave me, the servants around me have said that I look more beautiful day by day." She touched her cheek, and her expression suddenly became lonely again: "But if no one appreciates it, what's the point of being beautiful?"
"Who said no one appreciates it?" Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "Although it is said that 'women dress up to please themselves', it is better to please yourself than to please others. So what if no one appreciates it? The most important thing is to be happy."
"Sister, you are so clear-headed. I envy you so much." Li Xia Xia felt her mind suddenly enlightened. She had an idea and said quickly, "Sister, you said before that you could sell me this pill. Is that true?"
"Of course." She took out a few more porcelain bottles and said, "I would have told you this even if you didn't mention it this time. These are all Jade Bone Regenerating Pills. It's a matter of reciprocity. You gave me more Dongzhu Muscles, so I will give you some in return." She handed the porcelain bottles to her and said, "If you really want to do this business, you might as well give these Jade Bone Regenerating Pills to some sisters you are on good terms with. I'm sure they will all become your customers in the future."
"Wonderful, wonderful, my sister's brain is really unmatched!"
The previous generation plants trees, and the next generation enjoys the shade. This marketing model was the simplest one in the past.
"After we return this time, the Jade Bone Regenerating Pill will be available. I will be waiting for your arrival at Tianshun at any time."
"Sister, when I return to the Li family, I will personally tell my grandfather about this matter. I'm sure he will support me in doing this business." Li Xia Xia smiled: "Grandfather is the one who loves me the most in the family. He often said that it would be great if I were a man."
Just then, a servant came over and said, "Miss, the pearl oysters you requested are already packed."
There were dozens of carriages loaded with them.
"Miss, this pearl oyster can only survive one day out of water. I added some water in it, and it can last for three days at most." Manager Lin whispered, "If it doesn't enter the pond water after three days, the pearl oyster will definitely die."
What he meant was that if more than three days passed and more than 10,000 pearl clams died, it would have nothing to do with them.
Shang Ruoyi came to the carriages. She opened the large barrels behind each carriage and took a look. Without anyone noticing, she put all the pearl clams into the space.
Ah Cheng stepped forward and pulled the reins of the first cart: "Master, even if we whip the horse faster, we won't be able to get back to the mansion in three days!"
"It doesn't matter. These Eastern Pearl Clams will not die." At this time, those Eastern Pearl Clams were already in the spiritual spring pool in the space.
Shang Ruoyi smiled and said to Manager Lin, "Thank you, Manager Lin." When she opened the barrel to check just now, she found that all the pearl clams in the barrel seemed to be clam shells in the turbid pond water. If the vibration of space is a sign, then the pearl clams in the turbid pond water must be of the best quality.
"You're welcome." Manager Lin smiled and was secretly happy in his heart. It seemed that she didn't notice that he had swapped the pearl oysters. If the young master knew that he had sold some waste materials for so much money, he would definitely reward him heavily.
Thinking of this, the smile on his face became even brighter.
Shang Ruoyi originally wanted to say goodbye, but Li Xia Xia insisted on hosting a banquet. Shang Ruoyi had no choice but to follow her back to the Li family.
At this time, the old patriarch of the Li family had returned.
"Miss, the old master is looking for you!"
"Grandfather is back!" Li Xia Xia turned to Shang Ruoyi excitedly and said, "Sister Shang, would you please come with me to see Grandfather?"
Shang Ruoyi nodded, thinking that the old man must have received the news.
When the two arrived at the main hall, Li Quan was kneeling on the ground with several bloodstains on the back of his clothes.
"Beat him! Beat him hard!" The old man was so angry that his beard was shaking. He pointed at Li Quan who was kneeling on the ground and said, "How could our Li family produce such a useless person like you? How dare you go gambling! Losing 30,000 taels in gambling is not enough, and you owe the underground bank 20,000 taels. Even if I sell you, you are not worth 50,000 taels of silver. I might as well just beat you to death and put an end to it all!"
Seeing this, Patriarch Li stepped forward and said, "Dad, forget it! Quan'er has realized his mistake and will never do it again."
Upon hearing this, the old patriarch waved him away and said, "You are a coward. You were blinded by a woman and raised such a waste. You even want to hand over the Li family to him. You want to piss me off to death." He looked at the servants whipping Li Quan on the back and felt unsatisfied. So he simply snatched the whip and whipped him a few times himself.
The old man used all his strength and Li Quan rolled on the ground.
Shang Ruoyi heard Li Quan's shouting from afar. Now she came to the main hall and saw the actions of the old patriarch of the Li family. Her eyebrows twitched involuntarily.