Quickly wear it and get rid of his virtuous character

After Su Tong wrote a letter to refuse, he was afraid that his daughter would not know how to behave, so he specially invited several experienced maids from the palace to teach his daughter the rules and at the same time teach him some principles of how to behave.

And he tactfully told the other party that he only had this one daughter and would not have other children in the future, so there was no need to be particularly strict with her.

The maids saw that the remuneration was generous, and that Mr. Su had said he would take care of them in their old age, with a few gold ingots and a house as a gift, so they agreed immediately and treated Miss Su as their own daughter.

After Su Tong's health had recovered, he prepared to move all the business behind the scenes. The Su family was really too eye-catching. Not only was it extremely prominent in the local area, it also occupied some limelight in the capital.

The Su family has a long history, and several generations ago they were a noble family. However, when it came to his grandfather's generation, he neither wanted to be an official nor to take the imperial examinations, so he simply went out to do business and made a lot of money.

The original owner's father had five sons in total, but the living conditions in ancient times were not as good as they are now. Among the five sons, only the original owner survived, and he could be called the only son.

Although the original owner was raised very well, he was gifted since childhood and originally wanted to take the imperial examination. However, after he passed the examination, he happened to experience a major case of favoritism and fraud. Although he was not implicated, he also witnessed the darkness of officialdom, so he did not take the imperial examination and concentrated on running his own business.

The original owner was lucky. When she passed the imperial examination, she was noticed by a third-rank official, who then married his daughter to her.

Even when the original owner was later imprisoned, the third-rank official did not regret it and said that he would definitely marry his daughter to the other party, even if he had to observe mourning. So after the original owner was released, he presented an extremely generous betrothal gift and was very humble.

The original owner and his wife were in perfect harmony. If they were in modern times, they would be a truly loving couple. Unfortunately, his newlywed wife had a difficult delivery. Even though she managed to save her life, her health deteriorated day by day. She died when the child was three years old.

Su Tong was planning to quietly move behind the scenes, for example, his family was also involved in the water transport business, but Su Tong spread the word outside, mainly because they had several cargo ships, because of improper care, a fire broke out and they burned directly, and they even had to pay others a large sum of money.

At first everyone thought it was nonsense. After all, a hair plucked from the Su family could be thicker than someone's thigh. But it wasn't until the Su family started selling the shop that everyone realized it was true.

Su Tong did sell dozens of shops, but he also secretly bought dozens more. All these shops were transferred to the names of women. Even the clan leader rushed over when he heard the news.

Su Tong took out her cosmetics and put on an extremely weak look, then she slowly walked to the lobby holding the butler's hand.

The clan leader looked at the other person's extremely weak appearance, and first pretended to show concern for him, and finally turned the topic to the matter of adopting a child.

"Adopt a child?" Su Tong shook his head. "No, I can't do anything to separate a father and his son. Besides, I have children. I also have a daughter. At worst, I can just hire a live-in son-in-law."

The clan leader's expression changed slightly. "Such a huge fortune, are you really going to give it to outsiders?"

Su Tong shook his head. "Of course, I don't want to keep the wealth within my family. I want to train someone from my own family. Although I am recruiting a son-in-law, the benefits will still be shared by our family. If there is a promising person in the family, he can help me take care of my daughter in the future."

The clan leader's eyes suddenly lit up, "This... then what are you going to do?"

Of course, they set up a free school, providing food and accommodation. However, the food was not good, and it was barely enough to fill one's stomach. Some people even couldn't eat. The main reason for being able to study here was to save money. In addition, every time the top 10 students were admitted, they would be rewarded with money, and every winter they would be given a cotton-padded jacket.

The direct reward for passing the examination for a scholar is 50 taels, the reward for passing the examination for a juren is 100 taels, and the direct reward for passing the examination for a jinshi is taels.

The clan leader was indeed very excited and immediately brought the good news back to the clan. Many people wanted to send their children to study there, but they regretted it right after they entered because the conditions there were so poor.

Su Tong did hire a few teachers, and most of them were strict. They not only required them to study, but also required them to exercise. Those who couldn't hold on could leave, and Su Tong didn't force them. It was all free anyway.

Those who can persevere basically really want to study and come from average families. Although it seems very hard now, as long as they persevere, it is a good thing for them.

Many elders in the clan were reluctant to let their children suffer, especially since the school didn't even have a basic stove. I heard that the meals they ate were steamed corn bread mixed with some bran, which was difficult to swallow.

"Isn't this Su Laowu from a wealthy family? I heard that the silver he has is enough to be loaded onto a cart from one end of the city to the other. Why is he so stingy? He can't even afford to buy a piece of coal?"

Hearing someone complain, another person hurriedly explained, "He was indeed quite rich before, but since his wife passed away, his health has been getting worse day by day. In addition, he lost a large sum of money because of the fire on the cargo ship. He even sold dozens of shops. Now he is living off his savings at home."

"I must have heard about this matter. Moreover, their family laid off a large number of employees before. They told others that they were sympathizing with their servants, but in fact, they just had no money to support them."

"My goodness, this wealthy family fell into defeat so quickly. But they still have such a big house. Even a hair of theirs is thicker than ours."

"You're really wrong. Although the house is so big, I heard that they can't afford to maintain it, so they have sealed off many places. Now people are not allowed to go in at all. The Su family has really become a ruined family."

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The main thing about Su Tong was that he did not lose money at all, and he even made a lot of money. Especially after he hid behind the scenes, he started the shipping business directly. This business had to be done secretly, and all in all, the money he made was much more than before. What was more important was that no one would suspect him at all.

Some impressions cannot be changed overnight, but as long as you maintain them and find others to spread some rumors, over time, everyone will naturally feel that you have no money. Even if others don't believe it, they will gradually believe it.

But his mother-in-law still refused to give up. After seeing that he was unwilling to send her daughter over, she sent someone from the family over, under the pretext of visiting them, but actually came to inquire about the news. They probably also received the news that his cargo ship had burned.