Acai's Sky

Chapter 670: What Does the Heroine's Escape Have to Do with Me?

Suddenly, her mind flashed with her own mistress's solemn warning: "Don't reveal too much to Miss Six!"

Thinking of this, Nanny Ying couldn't help but feel nervous and instantly became more alert.

Speaking of which, this Sixth Miss is also a very clever person.

From time to time, she would send some strange medicines to her young lady. The medicine bottles were colorful and of various shapes, which made people curious.

Not only that, this Sixth Miss always comes up with some ridiculous ideas that make people laugh and cry, often making everyone feel angry and amused.

Tong Erlang looked at Ah Cai with a look of strangeness and worry. She thought to herself: This little sister has just taken charge of the household affairs, and the first big thing she did was to be cheated out of a full 200,000 taels of silver by the family! If she returns home, how can she not be scolded by the elders?

However, Acai was silently thinking about other things at this time.

She thought that the family needed to build a few more granaries so that they could store large amounts of food.

After all, only when we are really facing food shortages can we consider demolishing the ancestral hall as the best solution.

Ah Cai acted as if she didn't care about Tong Lang's concerned look and inquiring words.

Because in just a few short months, with her keen insight into the market, she skillfully managed the "foreign exchange" business and earned considerable wealth.

Recently, Acai noticed that the price of gold and silver was extremely high in the place where they were, while at the same time, the price of copper coins was much lower than in other places, which was simply incomparable.

After discovering this business opportunity, Acai decisively sent Xiaojia and others to transport all the gold and silver that their family had exchanged through various channels to other places.

Upon arrival at the destination, the gold and silver will be quickly exchanged for a large number of copper coins.

Afterwards, Xiaojia and his team took great pains to transport the copper coins back to Jialu County and exchanged them for valuable gold and silver.

In this way, after dozens of operations back and forth, Acai successfully accumulated a huge fortune of up to one million taels of silver.

Therefore, the expenses required to build the ancestral hall were just a drop in the bucket in her eyes.

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After Ah Cai returned to the Tong family's old house, she was hurriedly called to the large study in the front yard.

At this time, the old man was sitting upright on the armchair behind the desk, holding a cup of steaming hot tea in his hand.

He took a sip of tea and slowly placed the cup on the table.

The old man's gaze fell on his petite granddaughter, and a hint of thought flashed in his eyes.

After a moment's silence, he finally decided to speak and asked, "Just now, when the housekeeper was giving your uncle an account, he unexpectedly discovered that in just a few short months, not only have you not paid out a single cent, but a large sum of money has been continuously flowing in. Yao'er, quickly tell Grandfather, how on earth did you accomplish such a miraculous feat?"

Upon hearing this, Ah Cai scratched his head sheepishly, then replied with a grin, "Grandfather, actually, I noticed a significant price difference between gold, silver, and copper in Jialu County and Dingyuan Prefecture, several prefectures away! So, I cleverly exploited this price difference and started trading 'foreign exchange,' and it's easy money!"

When the old man heard this, his eyes, which had been slightly narrowed, suddenly opened, and two rays of light shot out from them. His eyebrows raised high, and he was secretly surprised.

You know, their Tong family has been a family tradition of farming and studying, but they have never produced someone like Acai who has such keen insight into the fluctuations in the gold and silver markets.

The old man had heard of the "foreign exchange" business.

But he knew very well that if he wanted to make huge profits in this industry, the capital he needed to invest was not a small amount.

Moreover, one must be strong enough, otherwise, just carrying large amounts of gold, silver and copper coins over long distances would be full of dangers and variables.

However, at this moment, when the many men in the Tong family heard the word "exchange" from Acai's mouth, they were so shocked that their mouths opened wide and could not close for a long time.

They could hardly believe their ears, as they actually heard this unprecedented way of making money from a little girl.

For a moment, the entire study was completely silent, with only the heavy breathing of everyone coming and going...

The old man of the Tong family sat leisurely on the armchair, gently stroking his long, gray beard with his right hand, narrowing his eyes slightly, and said slowly:

“Although this business seems profitable at the moment, it is only viable in the short term.

When the price of gold and silver gradually reaches equilibrium and the difference between the two becomes smaller and smaller, our little Jiuer will have to decisively stop! "

After saying this, he shifted his gaze from the teacup in his hand to the members of the Tong family present, his eyes revealing an unquestionable majesty.

Then, the old man of the Tong family straightened up, looked around, pointed his finger at the young and old men present, and said in a serious tone:

"Don't even think you can get involved in this. Humph, with your intelligence, I'm afraid you won't be able to profit from it at all!

As for this money, according to the traditional rules of our Tong family, half of it must be deposited into the public treasury for family use.

The remaining half will belong to the third room. Does anyone have any objections to this arrangement?"

As soon as the words fell, everyone in the Tong family shook their heads hurriedly, with a clear smile on their face.

Are you kidding? This is such a great thing, just like hundreds of thousands of taels of silver falling from the sky. If they still don't know what's good for them and still complain, then they must be crazy, right?

Moreover, even the source of the money needed for the Tong family to carry out large-scale renovation and reconstruction of the ancestral hall was so clear and obvious that there was nothing wrong with it!

The old man of the Tong family smiled and nodded slightly with satisfaction. He looked at Ah Cai with a kind look and said slowly, "Xiao Jiuer has made an unprecedented contribution to our Tong family this time!"

He paused, then continued, "Look at the treasures involved in the previous dynasty's major case. Little Jiuer was able to hand them all over to the national treasury. This not only demonstrates the loyalty of my Tong family, but also wins the praise and trust of the court.

Furthermore, the clan's ancestral hall had gone through years of vicissitudes and was already dilapidated, but Xiao Jiuer took the initiative to complete the renovation and repair work personally, so that the ancestral tablets could be placed in the new hall. This was a great achievement!

In addition, she also prepared for the rainy day and stored a large amount of grain bricks in advance, which undoubtedly left a reliable retreat for the tribe's livelihood in the future.

Finally, I must mention that Xiao Jiuer, with her wisdom and talent, has earned an astonishing amount of money for our family, allowing the family business to flourish and prosper. All of these are Xiao Jiuer's merits, and are truly a blessing for our Tong family!