After being married off, she was favored by the powerful official

Chapter 159 Getting rich again

Ever since Liuli was devastated by Xie Ran, she simply locked herself in the house and refused to go out.

Gu Jin didn't know about these things. He just met Xie Qing once during that period and heard him speak sarcastically. He said that after the novelty wears off, what matters is a person's character and loyalty.

Gu Jin didn't understand what he meant, so he just said mercilessly, "That's it, you don't have these two things."

Xie Qing was so angry that his face turned as dark as ink, and he never appeared in front of Gu Jin again.

Gu Rou would come to her from time to time to make her presence felt, especially she liked to hold up her waist with one hand, as if she wanted to let everyone in the world know that she was pregnant.

In fact, at her age, she would not need to walk in this posture. Looking at the smug smile on her face, Gu Jin could not help but tease her.

Gu Jin's eyes swept across Gu Rou's lower abdomen. The baby in her belly was destined to die. If she wanted to show off, why not let her have it?

Seeing Gu Jin's gentle attitude towards her, Gu Rou became more and more proud, and stroked her belly and said, "I heard that my elder sister and the general have been quarreling recently. Could it be because of the issue of offspring?

This kind of thing also requires the word "fate" and cannot be forced. If the elder sister cannot get pregnant, then don't be jealous. Find two concubines for the general who are good at giving birth!

A man's love is like flowing water, and a woman can only have the foundation of life if she gives birth to a son."

Gu Jin smiled and said, "Congratulations, second sister, you have established yourself.

Don't worry about my affairs, second sister. I still have to go to the restaurant to take care of the business. Sister, go back and have a rest."

The hard-earned money is the foundation of her life, and as for a "thing" like her son, it is definitely the biggest gamble in the world.

If you bet right, your family will be harmonious and everything will be prosperous. If you bet wrong, you may lose everything.

People with different ideals cannot work together. Gu Jin was too lazy to pay attention to her, but Gu Rou felt that Gu Jin was avoiding her edge. She smiled and said to He Huan: "Did you see? Now that I am pregnant with the heir of the Marquis's Mansion, even Gu Jin, a troublemaker, has to give in to me!"

"Of course! When you, the young lady, give birth to the eldest grandson of the Marquis's family, all the property of the Marquis's family will be yours!" Hehuan praised Gu Rou and said nice things to her, making Gu Rou very happy.

"The weather is good today, help me take a walk over there."

He Huan nodded, "Mammy said that pregnant women should also exercise properly, so that they can have an easier time giving birth in the future. From now on, as long as the weather is good, I will accompany you to relax."

"Ah."

The master and servant were talking, but they didn't know that today would be the last good weather.

As soon as I arrived in the capital in early winter, there was a heavy snowfall, and the white snow stretched for miles.

Normally, snow would only fall in the capital in late winter. This snow came unexpectedly, not only causing inconvenience to people’s travel, but also causing problems with charcoal fires.

Although every household would buy charcoal at the beginning of autumn, most would only purchase enough for ten days or so, buying as they needed it to avoid piling it up in the yard.

The heavy snow disrupted the plan.

Heavy snow blocked the roads and caravans could not enter the city, so the supply of coal in the capital suddenly became tight.

As the weather got cold, charcoal fires in each household burned quickly. In order to avoid running out of ammunition and food, each household started scrambling to buy charcoal from the charcoal shops. Some families even fought to the point of bleeding for the charcoal, causing the Wucheng Bingmasi to patrol in front of each charcoal shop every day.

The price of charcoal kept soaring. When Gu Jin heard the news, her eyes lit up. She had stockpiled a lot of charcoal for the restaurant's hot pot and barbecue, but she didn't expect to make a fortune by accident.

She first sent people to deliver a truckload of charcoal to the VIP members of Yuyan Pavilion and the restaurant to solve their urgent needs, and promised that they would not only have priority in using charcoal but also would never raise the price. This greatly improved these people's impression of Gu Jin, and they all praised Gu Jin for his magnanimity.

Huo Sichen asked in confusion: "Sister, the price of charcoal has risen ridiculously now, why don't you take the opportunity to sell it?"

Charcoal fire was originally only used by the rich and powerful. Ordinary people only burned wood at home and had no psychological burden in earning money from the rich and powerful.

Gu Jin curled his lips and smiled meaningfully, "Silly child, how much can charcoal be sold for if the price goes up? We should play the long game to catch the big fish..."

As soon as Gu Jin finished speaking, a man dressed as a servant walked into the restaurant and asked, "Can I still apply for membership now?"

Huo Sichen glanced at Gu Jin, and seeing her smiling face, he instantly understood her intention.

A membership card costs at least one thousand taels, enough to sell many truckloads of coal!

My sister is so smart!

Huo Sichen smiled and stood up, "Okay, please follow me."

Within a few days, Gu Jin sold membership cards worth tens of thousands of taels of silver. She did not take advantage of the situation to raise the price of coal. Instead, she won a lot of praise.

Emperor Hui'an twitched his lips after hearing this. This girl is really good at making money. She was a little jealous.

"Ran'er really married a good wife who is good at managing the household."

Concubine Wan felt mixed emotions when she heard this.

If the other party is obedient, the money earned may be used to help King Heng.

Unfortunately, Gu Jin values ​​money more than anything else and is stubborn by nature, making him completely useless. Besides, she now has another big thing to worry about.

Something had happened to the two princesses chosen by Prince Heng. Now that the Crown Prince and Prince Yu have both chosen their wives, she couldn't let Prince Heng fall behind.

In this case, we can only choose the most reliable candidate for King Heng...