The Divine Beast Is Here

Gu Wanning thought to herself, "I just want to find an opportunity to get out and about."

She didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point. "I'm here today to discuss a good business deal with you. Will you buy back the Corn you sold me before? You sold it to me for one hundred taels of silver per ear, and I'll be generous and sell it to you for ten taels of silver per ear, how about that?"

"This... I'm afraid our shop can't accept this," the waiter explained. "Madam, the items in our shop are valued for their rarity..."

Quantity should be small, price should be high.

Creating scarcity signifies prestige.

Gu Wanning understood and clicked her tongue, saying, "Who is your boss? Quite clever (and unscrupulous). But it's fine, at least you don't cheat the poor. Since you won't accept it, then so be it."

She didn't necessarily want to sell it to them.

About a month later, the Corn in the Marquis's Residence's garden ripened first. She tried to let the high-ranking officials and nobles in the Capital see this crop, and then wanted to try it...

After a period of scarcity, the Corn on the Estate ripened in large quantities, and she harvested another batch.

Selling it for ten taels of silver is a bit far-fetched, but one tael of silver for a single stick to try it out is acceptable.

Gu Wanning wasn't obsessed with money. She just wanted to make a quick buck from the high-ranking officials and wealthy people, and the rest would be saved as seeds to be promoted next year.

From this perspective, she and the shop owner are actually on the same page.

Gu Wanning took out a drawing of a sweet potato and handed it to the waiter, "Have someone look for this when they go out to sea."

"Alright!" the waiter readily agreed, then added mysteriously, "Madam, there are some good things upstairs, would you like to take a look?"

Chapter 62 The Divine Beast Arrives

Gu Wanning was both curious and vaguely uneasy.

It feels like there's a trap.

"Don't worry, Madam, it's a rare item from out of town," the waiter said with a hearty laugh, seemingly sensing her apprehension. "Our shop is so big, we don't buy or sell people. You're new here and don't know about our Baoji. But once you step inside, if anything goes wrong, Baoji take full responsibility."

"Such arrogance."

"That's because our master is someone no one in the Capital dares to offend."

Looking at the waiter's smug expression, Gu Wanning thought to herself that even boasting should have some basis.

--If Xu Weibei heard you say that, he'd smash up your shop right away, believe me?

"What rare thing? I think you're just trying to make it sound amazing."

"No, it's not that," the waiter said. "This thing is rare and valuable, and I wanted to sell it to you to curry favor, so I let you take a look first. But even if you let me sell it to you, I can't, and I don't know what price to set..."

Hearing him say that piqued Gu Wanning's interest as well.

Putting everything else aside, this place has genuine products.

However, being cautious, she still asked a guard to accompany her upstairs.

The guards were quite relaxed, their eyes filled with curiosity, and Gu Wanning, seeing this, also lowered her guard.

When the waiter led her into the room and she saw their carefully hidden "treasure," she blurted out, "Damn!"

This shop selling goods from both the north and south is truly the best in the Capital, with no rivals whatsoever.

They can even get their hands on alpacas!

Yes, the two slightly agitated figures pacing back and forth inside were indeed a mythical beast—an alpaca.

Gu Wanning wore a light green jacket today, which was gradient-colored, gradually turning white at the bottom. Er Ya said she looked ethereal in it and First Concubine for her skillful hands.

Gu Wanning also felt that her First Concubine had excellent taste and intelligence.

But the alpaca probably thought she looked like an elongated radish, because as soon as it saw her, it immediately came over and affectionately licked her...

Gu Wanning stepped back, stepped on Er Ya's foot, and swayed to the side, almost knocking over her First Concubine...

Seeing this, the guards stepped forward to drive the alpaca away, which enraged the alpaca, which began to retaliate wildly—spitting at the guards incessantly.

The scene was so beautiful that Gu Wanning simply couldn't bear to recall it.

Finally, the waiter managed to get Gu Wanning out, feeling extremely guilty.

Gu Wanning wasn't bothered by it, waving her hand and saying, "It's probably just fate that brings us together, it's alright. How much silver do you think your owner plans to sell it for? Could you give me a rough estimate?"

She figured that, given the nature of this shady inn, it would probably cost a thousand taels of silver.

The waiter held up two fingers.

Gu Wanning: "Two thousand taels? Fine, fine, I knew I couldn't get rich because I'm not ruthless enough."

"Madam, you must be joking. The starting bid is twenty thousand taels of silver..."

Gu Wanning: Okay, okay, I guess I really am a country bumpkin.

What a coincidence! Her dowry was two hundred taels, while the alpaca "married" for twenty thousand taels. The alpaca was worth a hundred times her worth!

Are you crazy?!

She couldn't help but count on her fingers to zero. One tael of silver was worth a thousand coins, so twenty thousand taels of silver equaled twenty million???

Are you crazy?!

But then she thought again, even cars worth tens of millions in her past life weren't unwanted; they were just not in her social circle.

The most top-tier in the Capital

Wealthy families

Spending 20,000 taels of silver to get the first spot and show off doesn't seem so hard to understand.

Poverty truly limited her imagination.

Forget it, I'll just focus on making my own money and not compare myself to these people.

As Gu Wanning was leaving, Er Ya pulled her aside and pointed upstairs, saying, "Look, Madam, it's even come out to see you off!"

Gu Wanning looked up and, sure enough, the alpaca was looking at her with lingering affection.

Darling, it's not that I don't want to take you with me, but we're not a good match. I'm not worthy of your company. Goodbye!

The First Concubine said, "All things have a spirit; it probably knows that Madam is an excellent mistress."

"Unfortunately, I don't have the money, so it's not lucky enough." Gu Wanning pouted.

The best love I can give you is to let go of your hand and let others provide you with a life of luxury, while following me will only leave you eating Corn stalks.

Thinking about this, she couldn't help but laugh. "Let's go, let's go check out the fabric shop."

She plans to buy some fabric for her family today.

These are all necessities; if she buys them for her own home, she'll buy fewer, saving money for future gift-giving.

Gu Wanning selected two bolts of satin and four bolts of coarse cloth. The satin was chosen in bright colors, to be used to make clothes for the women in her family.