novelaction Chapter 166 Squandering
Chapter 166 Squandering
Ran Qianxi's grandfather was the richest man in Xiao County. After his death, he left all his property to her uncle, Xiahou Heng.
She has lived a life of wealth since she was a child, but it is precisely because of this kind of life that she has learned many bad habits.
The pocket money that my mother received was Zuo Qiuhe’s living allowance, which was five hundred taels a month.
Every time Xiahou Heng gave a box of gold, it would be a box of gold. The empress dowager had no idea how much she could give. When she was happy, she would give out phoenix coronas, bridal robes, night-shining pearls, agates and jadeite like she was giving out candy beans.
"Well, Ran Qiongxi is just stingy."
Qian Youren's brain seemed to be deprived of oxygen and couldn't react. Since he became an adult, all the money he had was earned by himself. The Qian family was indeed rich, but that didn't mean he was also rich.
"Who is your uncle? Have I ever heard of him?"
"My uncle's name is Xiahou Heng. You are all businessmen, so you must have heard of him."
Qian Youren was stunned. If Shang Jia was the richest man in the imperial city, then Xiahou Heng was the richest man in Jizhou.
"The president of Jizhou Chamber of Commerce?"
"correct."
Qian Youren smiled impatiently.
"I thought Ah Qian was just a scholarly lady, but unexpectedly she is a real rich girl."
Ran Qianxi covered the corner of her mouth uncontrollably.
"That's not so exaggerated. That's all my uncle's money. I'm going to give it to my cousin."
Qian Youren smiled faintly. Although he was unwilling to admit it, he still acted as if he had found a treasure for nothing.
"A Qian is of noble status."
After traveling by land for several days, the two men changed to the water route, and chartering a boat became their first priority.
When they arrived at the ferry, they saw only a luxurious ship standing among the exquisite pleasure boats. The ship had three floors and looked several times larger than a cargo ship. Ran Qianxi fell in love with it at first sight.
"Let's take this one."
Seeing the important customer coming, the captain came over attentively.
"Hey girl, do you like this one?"
Ran Qianxi stared at the ship and looked around...
The spring was bright and the breeze was blowing. In such a beautiful atmosphere, she suddenly remembered the dragon and phoenix boat that Baili Yong had given her...
"Let's take this one. It's still a good place to sit. How long will it take to get to Yangzhou?"
The captain attentively brought the two men onto the ship.
"If you set out immediately, you will arrive in less than half a month, and it will be a good time to enter Jiangnan."
Ran Qianxi looked around the cabin with her hands behind her back. The interior was clean and tidy, the windows were large enough and the ventilation was long-lasting.
After looking at the warehouse, she went to the kitchen, which had all the necessary kitchen utensils and stoves.
"Hmm...it looks good. Let's go to the terrace and take a look."
"Okay, okay, this way please."
The boatman kindly took the two of them to the terrace, where the antique gauze curtains looked very artistic.
"Okay, how many people can this hold?"
"Can we provide you with a cook, a boatman or a girl?"
Ran Qianxi walked down the terrace with her hands behind her back, looked at the sails and nodded with satisfaction.
"Use all yours. Prepare the ingredients well. Don't be afraid of too much, just be afraid of too little."
The captain's face was full of smiles, he was so happy that he couldn't stop grinning, he finally met a big customer.
"Okay, okay, don't worry."
"Oh, by the way, hire a few bodyguards, a painter, and some bands. When it comes to having fun, the most important thing is to have fun."
The straight-clapper player of Chuan Tou Le has been in the industry for more than ten years and seems to have finally met a fool. These people, young ladies or young men, are basically brought by themselves.
"Okay, okay, okay! That's great!"
Qian Youren was already dumbfounded watching from the side, even if they were the kids from rich families going out for a trip, they didn't ask for such a comprehensive package that they even needed painters and guards, most of the time it was done by servants.
Ran Qianxi took out a bag of gold with satisfaction and threw it into the bow of the boat, which almost slipped into the river.
"Have you seen enough of this?"
The bow was biting the gold with great joy.
"Enough, enough, that's enough. We will serve with integrity. Three thousand taels is enough."
"Well, take it first. Based on the money you earn, find the best one for me. I'll give you one day."
The captain almost knelt on the ground for her and kept bowing to her, as if she were his reborn parents.
"Just wait, girl. I will definitely get it done for you."
After the bow of the boat left, Qian Youren came up.
"Ah Qian, do you know you gave too much?"
Ran Qianxi stretched lazily without caring about anything.
"I won't do anything if the money is too little. Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
Qian Youren sighed impatiently. This amount of gold was enough working capital for the Qian family's shops for a year.
The two returned to the carriage and planned to take down their packages and find an inn to stay at. However, Qian Youren stretched his lower back as soon as he picked up her bag. It felt like there was a huge rock in the bag.
"Ah Qian, are you taking Shitou out for fun?"
Ran Qianxi raised her eyebrows and hurried over to close the car door.
"Keep your voice down."
Then she opened the package, which was filled with gold, silver and jewelry, but not a single piece of clothing or food.
"Oh my God."
Ran Qianxi glanced outside the car and immediately covered his lips.
"Hush, keep your voice down. Don't show off your wealth."
Then he took out 50,000 taels of silver and put it into Qian Youren's arms.
"You take this, just in case, okay?"
Qian Youren looked at the banknotes from the Qian family business that were sent to him and smiled reluctantly.
"You actually deposited the money in my house."
"I have saved a lot of money in the business, and my family doesn't have a bank."
"Okay~"
Qian Youren's doting tone made people feel relaxed.
"Make sure you take it, understand?"
"Don't worry, everyone in my family is good at managing money."
Ran Qianxi patted his chest affirmatively and gave him a thumbs up.
"The Qian family business is trustworthy."
The two men got off the carriage. Ran Qianxi felt no pressure at all carrying a bag of silver and handed three hundred taels to the coachman.
"Hey, thank you for your hard work these past few days."
The driver took it with joy and had the same smile as the one at the bow.
"Thank you, Auntie. Thank you, Auntie."
The next day—
The ship was ready to go, it was packed with singers and dancers, the thugs and guards all looked like real martial artists, and the painter was even more suave.
The workers were carrying food into the cabin, and the chef was already practicing in the kitchen.
Winemakers, perfumers, tea artists, and everything else are available. Ran Qianxi seems to have moved the life of a playboy in the capital onto this ship.
If time was not limited, she might have invited the hairpin lady, makeup lady, and embroiderer on board the ship.
The boatman was waiting attentively with the remaining silver in his hand. Ran Qianxi changed into new clothes and came over chatting and laughing with Qian Youren.
"Boss, you are here. These are the remaining silver coins. Please count them and keep them."
Qian Youren looked at the bag of silver in confusion. He knew that all businessmen were dishonest, but the captain actually left some money behind.
Ran Qianxi took it with satisfaction, and the captain respectfully brought her onto the tall ship.
"Please check it and see if there is anything you are not satisfied with. I will take care of it."
Ran Qianxi first circled around the guards, and when she was about to turn around, she saw Hong Fan.
I thought to myself: "Oh my god, why is he escorting people as well as escorting convoys?"
"Cough cough."
She coughed a few times in a mock manner.
"It looks good. Shall we go and see the beauty?"
The talkative mouth at the bow was grinning from ear to ear.
"Please, come here."