Time Travel: The Noble Family-Chapter 201 - 82: Leak

Chapter 201 -82: Leak

The next morning, Tingzheng had left for the Li family very early. Yueyao tidied up and went to Jingsi Garden; she neither knew nor was interested in what happened after the banquet.

However, upon arriving at Jingsi Garden, Yuehuan looked at Yueyao with a complex expression. From yesterday’s events, she was even more certain that Ma Peng becoming a Palace Graduate was Yueyao’s doing. Yet, upon returning, she inquired about the imperial examination, and her wariness towards Yueyao increased. Typically, women secluded in boudoirs only paid attention to their attire and, at most, practiced Guqin, chess, calligraphy, and painting. But Yueyao could remember the examination questions; what Yueyao from before her rebirth was like, through this event, Yuehuan became increasingly reluctant to be enemies with Yueyao. Being an enemy of such a person could prove fatal.

Yueyao now maintained a cautious heart toward all the people of the Lian family’s main branch. Although her senses favored Yuehuan, she did not rule out the possibility that Yuehuan would calculate and use her for benefit, and thus she remained vigilant towards Yuehuan as well.

In the evening, Hua Lei had gone out, returning with such brisk steps that it caught the eyes of many in the mansion.

Upon returning to Lanxi Courtyard, she summoned Nanny Deng and together they found Yueyao practicing calligraphy in the study.

Seeing the excitement on their faces, Yueyao asked, “How much did you make?” Their excitement meant that surely they had made quite a sum.

With a look of admiration in her eyes, Hua Lei replied, “Miss, we made four times our investment. I put in fifteen taels of silver and made sixty. Mother put in three thousand taels and made twelve thousand.” Yueyao was now very generous, no longer clinging to wealth and being misused like in her previous life. As a personal maid, Hua Lei had received quite a lot of rewards. If not for Hua Lei taking some to support her family, she would have saved even more.

Although many people had bet on Yu Zida being the Top Scholar of this session, those who bet on achieving triumphs at all three levels of the imperial examinations were still scarce. After all, such achievements, though the dream of scholars, existed mostly in books, not to mention it had never happened before the Great Yuan Dynasty. Therefore, making four times the investment was not unusual.

Yueyao smiled faintly, “Four times the investment only made a profit of over ten thousand taels of silver; it’s nothing extraordinary. Moreover, such deals are really about speculation and opportunism, and it’s rare to come across such opportunities. Did you include a tip for your uncle?” Making so much money warranted a fee for the hard work.

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Hua Lei quickly nodded, “Yes, yes, yes, I gave a hundred taels of silver to uncle’s family.” This was instructed by Nanny Deng before she left.

Yueyao nodded, acknowledging that a hundred taels of silver was not much compared to what they earned, but it was a sizeable amount for Hua Lei’s uncle’s family, equivalent to a few years of their monthly salary.

Hua Lei’s father, Liu Da, and her uncle, Liu Er, were both simple and honest men, but they had a good relationship. Even though Liu Er knew they made a lot of money, this money was not of his concern. He only regretted why he hadn’t invested all the silver he had (which was also awarded in the past for assisting Yueyao). Nevertheless, receiving a hundred taels of silver still hadn’t quite sunk in for Liu Er; it was the first time he had received such a large sum.

Ten taels of silver could be overlooked by Liu Er, but hiding a hundred taels from his spouse was utterly impossible, and Liu Er’s wife learned of it the same night.

Nanny Deng did not care about this money. The young lady had said she would take care of her in her old age, so she didn’t need to save any money. Besides, how much could an old woman like her consume? It was up to the young lady to carry more silver. Over the past half-year, the young lady had spent quite a bit of silver to win people over. The reputation of the young lady’s generosity had indeed been bought with silver: “Miss, take this silver.”

Yueyao did not accept the silver note handed over by Nanny Deng: “Wait for a while, and I will release mother’s indenture. With this money, mother can buy some farmland and other properties. Later, we can adopt a daughter, and mother can live with her daughter and son-in-law, enjoying peace and comfort.” Yueyao did not mind supporting Nanny Deng, but having her own home was better regardless.

Nanny Deng’s eyes welled up. The young lady was truly sensible, even considering her future. Nanny Deng had no objections to Yueyao’s arrangements. Usually, in her situation, one would adopt a daughter and live off a large amount of money with the daughter and son-in-law. As long as the daughter and son-in-law were kind-hearted, life would be incredibly comfortable. Of course, with the young lady backing her, she was not worried about any ill intentions from the son-in-law. However, all these were matters for the future: “Miss, we can talk about these matters after you have established a foothold in the Shen family. There’s no rush now.” She currently didn’t have the leisure for these concerns.