It's good to exchange marriages. My sister eats coarse food while I wear gold and silver.

Yuan Buwei laughed when she heard what Madam Feng said: "If Madam Mu had not been blinded by jealousy and had made good use of your talents, perhaps the wealth of the Mu family would have increased several times by now, instead of being ruined in her old age."

"She is not a good person, otherwise she wouldn't have raised her granddaughter to be so arrogant and ungrateful." Nanny Feng smiled modestly, glanced at her grandson, and then bowed to Yuan Buwei, "Young Madam, you have been so kind to our family, I will always remember it in my heart. If one day, I can bring Cong'er and Yu'er back to the Mu Mansion, I will definitely help the Wanning Marquis Mansion with all my strength."

Not everyone has endured humiliation for so many years like Nanny Feng. She naturally understands how much Marquis Wanning values the young lady.

The Wanning Marquisate only lost power temporarily.

When the young marquis gets better, it will be the time for the Wanning Marquisate to make a comeback.

If Nanny Feng wants to secure her position as the old lady of the Mu Mansion, she cannot rely on just one son and one grandson; she needs allies and backers.

"Madam Feng, you are too kind. Maybe Wanning Marquis's Mansion will need your help in the future." Yuan Buwei, who understood what Madam Feng meant, personally helped her up. "Master Mu is a good businessman. I was thinking of letting my second brother learn from him."

"Mother, what did you say to the young lady?"

Master Mu's voice came from outside the door.

"Cong'er?"

Aunt Feng looked at her son who came in with a look of surprise: "Why are you back?"

"I've finished my work and am back." The dusty Mu Cong brushed off the dust on his body and saluted Yuan Buwei with his fists clasped. "Madam, the second young master came to see me the other day. Although I don't know medicine, I have the idea of opening a shop. Once the government approval comes down, I will take the second young master to choose a shop. You can rest assured and leave this matter to me."

Mu Cong has been doing business for many years, and with the title of the head of the Mu family, he is also a well-known figure.

Since he is with his second brother, outsiders will naturally give him face.

While the second brother did not suffer any loss, he was also able to learn a lot of real skills.

"Thank you for your hard work, Master Mu."

"It's not hard, it's not hard." Mu Cong waved his hand and looked at his blood relatives. "I used to think I was a child without a mother, but I didn't know that my mother is alive and well. Now my son's health is also getting better. If it weren't for the help of Marquis Wanning and the young lady, I can't imagine that after I die, all the money I earned will fall into the hands of thieves."

"Master Mu, you are too kind. My father-in-law and I are just doing what we should do." Yuan Buwei smiled. "By the way, I just heard from Madam Feng that you went out to find out the price and source of charcoal?"

"Correct."

Master Mu nodded and said, "After the charcoal produced in the capital city is used up to supply the royal family, the remaining charcoal will be snatched up by the major powerful families. Even the lowest quality black charcoal is out of stock. That's why I wanted to go to the outer city to have a look."

"The royal palace and the rich and powerful mostly use three types of charcoal: silver charcoal, gold charcoal, and red charcoal. Red charcoal is of the best quality. Not only does it burn fiercely, but it produces no smoke at all, and you don't have to worry about charcoal poisoning."

"It seems that the court has selected a mountain factory somewhere as a special place for charcoal production, but I heard that red charcoal has extremely high requirements for firewood, and the growth rate of trees cannot keep up with the speed of charcoal burning. The output is decreasing year by year, so now the palace mainly uses gold thread and silver thread charcoal." Mu Cong frowned and thought, "The purchase price of these two types of charcoal is not cheap. I am afraid that if a large amount of stock is hoarded, it will arouse suspicion?"

"Cong'er, you have been doing business for so many years, you must have a few close friends, right?"

"Of course, I have a life-long friendship with them."

"Then go find them and discuss this matter. Madam's suggestion to stockpile charcoal is definitely correct." Nanny Feng said, "And we need to stockpile black charcoal as well. Ordinary people, poor families, work hard for a year and save money to buy some black charcoal to get through the long winter nights. Then we can sell the black charcoal at the original price. This is a good time to build up a good reputation."

"I did think about looking for them, but this matter is not the young lady's..."

"Master Mu, I'm not very good at business. I once saved a gentleman who knew the destiny. He told me that this winter would be very cold and many people would freeze to death. He asked us to be more careful. If I can make a profit and win a good reputation, it will be the benefit of the Wanning Marquisate. I will be happy to do it. You don't have to worry about your father-in-law. I will talk to him. Just do it."

"Okay, I feel relieved with what Young Madam said. Anyway, there will definitely be more charcoal in Wanning Marquis's mansion this winter. However, apart from the royal family, the Xie family consumes the most charcoal every year. I remember one winter there were several heavy snowstorms. Because the charcoal stock in the city was insufficient, I finally begged everyone to transport a batch of silver charcoal, but it was all intercepted by the Xie family. I was so angry."

Yuan Buwei didn't expect that Master Mu and Xie had a feud: "Then Master Mu, are you familiar with the Xie family?"

"The Xie family is a century-old family. It's not uncommon for them to bully the capital city with their wealth. I need to stock up on some charcoal and sell it to the Xie family at a high price, making a lot of money from them."

"Master Mu, can I discuss something with you?"

"Ma'am, please speak."

Yuan Buwei couldn't explain it too clearly, so she could only briefly explain: "Of course, we won't let Master Mu suffer any loss. We will definitely make some money from them."

"no problem."

Mu Cong replied without hesitation: "Madam, you could have handed over the charcoal storage to someone you trust, but you told me that Marquis Wanning saved my mother, so you are my son. For such a favor, let alone the money for the charcoal, even if you want my life, I will chop off my head for you without saying a word."

"I feel relieved with Master Mu's words. I won't disturb you anymore. You should have a good rest."

"Okay, Madam, take care."

After the three of them saw Yuan Buwei off.

Mu Cong took the bundle from the servant and opened it: "Mom, I bought you a lot of little things, take a look, do you like them?"

The bag contained items used by women.

Nanny Feng touched this and that, looking at her son kindly: "I like everything Cong'er bought. Cong'er, don't you really plan to go back to the Mu Mansion to see her?"

When talking about Old Madam Mu, the smile on Mu Cong's face instantly disappeared: "I won't go back to the Mu Mansion. As long as she is not buried, she will definitely use various reasons to kidnap me. Basically, I don't want the position of the head of the Mu family."

"The Mu family is unwilling to let you go, which means you are still useful. But Cong'er, you have to be more careful, especially Mu Qing..." When mentioning Mu Qing, Nanny Feng paused, "If she knows what's good for her, I don't mind keeping her by my side, but she's in such a state that something bad will happen to her sooner or later. You are her father after all, and you can't shirk this."