Giving Out Porridge

However, he's just too bad at managing his money, which is why he's so strapped for cash now, even having his monthly allowance deducted.

Could it be because my monthly salary later increased to one hundred taels?

Actually, she didn't need that much; twenty taels would have been enough!

Just leave it as it is.

Before they could even celebrate the "salary increase," they were immediately owed wages.

Okay, I'm quitting my job in a few days anyway, so I don't want to think about it too much.

Xu Weibei returned in the early hours of the next day.

He needs to come back to change his clothes before going to court.

Perhaps the chill he brought in from outside startled Gu Wanning awake, or perhaps Gu Wanning was dreaming of getting rich and hadn't slept soundly to begin with, so she groggily called out, "Marquis?"

"Okay, you go to sleep," Xu Weibei. "I'll get ready to go to court."

"Oh."

Then the only sound in the room was the rustling of Xu Weibei changing his clothes.

Gu Wanning seemed to have taken another nap, but in reality, only a very short time had passed.

She opened her eyes and asked, "My Marquis, is the child feeling better?"

"The fever keeps coming back, it's been going on and on for ages, and I'm still not better," Xu Weibei said. "I don't know if I can pull through this."

"That serious?" Gu Wanning sat up and put on her clothes. "What did the imperial physician and Third Concubine say?"

"We can only wait and see. I've left her there, whether she gets better or not, to help take care of her for a few days. Linglong doesn't know how to take care of children, she's all flustered and clumsy, and there's no one to help her..."

"Okay," Gu Wanning said. "If you need anything, I'll have someone send it over."

"Hmm." Xu Weibei felt very gratified.

Although Gu Wanning always felt that divorce was not a good thing, she cared a lot about her concubines, her nominal wives, and her daughter.

If I can win her back in the future, she will surely manage the backyard perfectly and won't cause me any trouble.

Gu Wanning: You wish!

Gu Wanning was busy with her grand plan to make money, so she went to Baoji to discuss a collaboration.

She spoke with great enthusiasm and eloquence.

"No one has ever eaten this before, right? Look at this popcorn, these golden Corn tortillas, they could be given a nice name, Golden Tortillas, wouldn't that sound wonderful?"

The waiter said it didn't sound good and was very tacky.

Gu Wanning didn't argue with him. "I'm not well-educated and I'm unsophisticated. Why don't you just come up with a more refined name? You don't have to take any risks, and you get half of the money after selling it. Isn't that a risk-free and highly profitable business?"

The waiter, finally unable to resist her persistent pestering, agreed to tell the manager so that the manager could discuss it with the owner, but also told her not to have too high hopes.

Since the establishment of Baoji, they have never cooperated with anyone in selling their products. The owner is very averse to cooperation, finding it troublesome.

Gu Wanning thought to herself, how can we grow and thrive without cooperation?

Your boss has no vision!

Xu Weibei quickly received the news.

"They're asking you what to do? Should you agree to Madam's request?" Gao Lan asked hesitantly.

If I refuse, my wife will get upset; if I agree, won't she have money?

Men become bad when they have money, and wives run away when they have money!

Chapter 126 Distributing Porridge

Xu Weibei replied, "Promise her."

"Agree? Then aren't you afraid that Madam will become rich?"

"I only agreed to help her sell things, I didn't say I would give her any money."

"Huh?" Gao Lan was stunned.

Does the Marquis mean he's trying to renege on his promise?

Isn't this a bit too unmanly?

Xu Weibei, however, thought that he didn't care whether others judged him as a man or not; he only wanted to be Gu Wanning's man.

So, Gu Wanning successfully put popcorn, Corn tortillas, and other novel foods on Baoji.

Moreover, Baoji's pricing and sales volume were exactly what Gu Wanning wanted.

She calculated that she earned more than a hundred taels of silver a day just from popcorn alone.

Corn cakes didn't sell well, but they could still fetch fifty or sixty taels, so the two items together brought in two hundred taels.

Even though people might get tired of it and it won't be novel anymore, if she can sell it for two months and give half of it away, wouldn't she have five or six thousand taels of silver?

With this money, she could finally relax.

A happy life after the divorce is just around the corner.

But Baoji said the money would be settled at the end of the year.

Er Ya was a little worried. "Madam, what if they try to renege on their debt?"

"What are you afraid of? Even if Baoji, do you believe they wouldn't dare to default on my debts?" Gu Wanning said smugly.

If that doesn't work, release the Marquis.

"Indeed, with the Marquis's reputation, who wouldn't be afraid? Let's wait until the end of the year then."

"What's wrong with my reputation?" Xu Weibei came in from outside, his expression as if he had a toothache, and he glared at Er Ya.

"You have a good reputation," Er Ya, dusting herself with her new ostrich feather duster. "Nobody dares to renege on their debts."

Xu Weibei knew that she was just like Zhou Yaya, so he didn't bother arguing with her. He walked straight to the couch opposite Gu Wanning, sat down, and picked up her tea to drink.

"Wait, this is mine. Let me pour a cup for the Marquis." Gu Wanning protected her own cup and picked up the teapot to pour tea for Xu Weibei.

We're not that close, so let's not play games.

Xu Weibei didn't say anything, picked up his teacup, drank the tea in one gulp, and said, "A Yi is fine now. I'll have Third Concubine come back tomorrow."

"It's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright," Gu Wanning said.

First, she didn't want anything to happen to her child; she was genuinely heartbroken. Second, if someone died, wouldn't she have to make arrangements for the funeral?

She didn't want to take on any more big jobs before leaving the manor.

"Starting tomorrow, we will also set up a soup kitchen outside our residence," Xu Weibei added.

As the snow disaster spreads, many victims have come to the Capital to beg, and the situation is very serious.

Xu Weibei, the Minister of Ministry of Revenue, was truly at his wit's end and could only resort to using his own private funds for subsidies.