Noble Lady

"What does it have to do with the South?" Du Jingyuan was confused.

It was so rude of these two people to play charades in front of her.

"Sister Du, put down your lychees and eat them. You should have noticed, right? This year's lychees are sweeter than in previous years."

Du Jingyuan touched her chin. "I remember that these lychees grow in Lingnan. In the past two years, when there was a lot of rain, everything else had a good harvest, but these lychees tasted bland. But this year, they are surprisingly sweet. I'm..."

At this point, she stopped talking. "...You two are saying that there will be a drought in the south this year?"

Chen Lizhu touched her nose. "I heard my father and brothers talking about it. They said that several provinces in the south are experiencing severe drought this year. If this continues, it may lead to a drought."

"But from what they said, the imperial court hasn't taken it seriously. Only the local authorities are taking some measures, but I don't know how effective they are."

"Sister Xue mentioned it today. I'm afraid your mother's caravan has brought you some news."

Xue Chenyu nodded and said, "As you all know, my mother is a businesswoman. She has caravans traveling back and forth. The more places she visits, the more news she gets."

"The caravan that brought back these lychees said some of the land there has dried up. Local elders say this year's crops might be a total failure. Some are already preparing to head north."

Du Jingyuan got goosebumps when she heard this. "...Isn't someone going to starve to death again?"

The last drought or flood was several years ago. Although she was young at that time, she already has memories of it.

It is said that many people starved to death that year.

and many more.

Xue Xiaoyu has always been well-off. She has never been short of money. Now that she has started talking about money, it means -

"...Xue Xiaoyu, you don't want to..." raise funds for disaster relief!

"Yes, I just want to buy food and open a shop to prepare for natural disasters."

Du Jingyuan let out a long cry towards the sky.

My God, Xue Xiaoyu is not some kind of Bodhisattva who saves lives. He just got out of the sea of ​​suffering and he is already thinking about those strangers.

"Look, you know I don't have much money, but what I've saved is all here. The wedding shouldn't cost me anything, so just take it all."

Although she was reluctant to leave, she still took off the purse silently and pushed it in front of Xue Chenyu with tears in her eyes.

Xue Chenyu glanced at the purse. She carried it with her every day. She was probably thinking that she had exchanged all her family assets into silver and carried it with her.

"Our money-obsessed A Yuan actually gave me the money he had saved with great difficulty without hesitation. This is really a great support for me."

"Xue Xiaoyu, why are you cursing at me?" Miss Du jumped up and down.

"Although I was being sarcastic with you, I didn't scold you." Xue Chenyu quickly admitted her mistake. "Why did you make such a bold move? You didn't think this was just a waste of money, did you?"

"Don't worry, I will help you earn the money back."

Du Jingyuan really couldn't figure out how she could earn the money back since she had already used it for disaster relief.

But after thinking about it, she realized that the reason she couldn't figure it out was because she was not cut out for business. Maybe if she handed it over to Xue Xiaoyu, she would be able to figure it out.

"Sister Xue, wait a minute. I own a few shops and have met some ladies. They all have extra money."

Chen Lizhu said, and quickly instructed her maid, "When you go back, you can post to them in my name."

"As for the name..." She glanced at Xue Chenyu and immediately had an idea, "Just say I want to start a business and get them to invest money."

Du Jingyuan: "Is this okay?" She was too hasty. She should have said she was doing business.

Xue Chenyu looked at her regretful expression and wanted to take the lychees back. "Look at you, you're already feeling bad about it even though the money is still here. You haven't even asked for the dagger back."

"That can be the same."

The dagger was given to her by her grandfather. Although it was very precious, it was just a material possession after all. But the money she had saved with great difficulty was different.

That was something she had worked so hard to get out of her teeth over the years, it hurts so much.

Chen Lizhu wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, so she could only lower her head and eat a bite of lychee.

……

Du Jingyuan had only three thousand taels of silver after she had used up all her savings. However, due to her unyielding spirit, she turned to her younger sisters and raised another two thousand taels of silver.

With the help of Chen Lizhu, the legitimate daughter of Duke Chen, they indeed got a lot of silver. She recorded all the money and handed it to Xue Chenyu along with the silver and account book.

Including Chen Lizhu's own and Du Jingyuan's, the total amount of silver was 100,000 taels.

It must be said that these noble ladies are rich, but Xue Chenyu is not jealous at all.

These were most likely their dowries, and they were only allowed to take them out after Chen Lizhu asked for their permission.

"Please thank your sisters for me. I will let them earn all the money back after this." Xue Chenyu said sincerely.

Chen Lizhu covered her mouth and laughed, "Why should I thank Sister Xue for this? They just want to see the rewards."

"Don't worry, I won't let them down."

Xue Chenyu sent Chen Lizhu and the others away safely, then came back to make her plans.

Next to the abacus was the news that Dongyue had just sent from the south.

In her county, farmers rushed to harvest crops, but the harvested crops were empty.

She looked again at the list that Chen Lizhu gave her along with the silver.

With this list in hand, almost half of the prominent noble ladies in Shengjing could be drawn into this disaster relief effort.

It has been less than half a month since the news of the drought in the south in the previous life reached the capital. If these powerful people are dragged into this, no one will be able to escape easily.

……

It will take some time for news from the public to reach the capital through official channels. After all, if the disaster is only in a small area, those high-ranking officials will not care at all.

I even secretly think that they are just a bunch of peasants.

They will wait until the situation becomes serious before reporting it.

Dongyue is there to prevent things from getting worse.

Xue Chenyu still has her own things to do in the capital, and He Jixiang is about to get married.

Before the divorce, Xue Chenyu specially found a human trafficker, picked out a few maids and mothers, and asked Mother He and others to teach them for a period of time.

After she returned to the Marquis' Mansion, these people stayed with her for a while.

While waiting for the news, Xue Chenyu and the Wu'an Marquisate enthusiastically arranged the marriage for He Jixiang and He Shuang.

"Miss, everything ahead is almost done. We're just waiting for you to go over." Yuzhu handed the freshly embroidered snow-white gauze handkerchief to Xue Chenyu and helped her up.

Xue Chenyu's outfit today is also somewhat formal. The red tencel long jacket is specially decorated with embroidered edges, which is festive yet not monotonous. Inside is a turmeric silk tube top embroidered with peony flowers, and the color-blocked pleated skirt is also very dazzling.

She specifically asked Yuzhu to put her hair up and put on a pearl crown.

Standing there, you will see a graceful and beautiful lady.

"Let's go, it's time to go out. I'm just a supporting role today, it's not good to make the main character wait for me."

Today is a festive day, so it is normal for her to dress up a little.

Although it was to congratulate Jixiang on her marriage, Mrs. Xue told others that this was a distant cousin of the Xue family who was marrying Captain Chen, an old subordinate of Marquis Wu'an.

So it was natural for Mrs. Xue to take care of everything and for Xue Chenyu to add makeup.

Wan Garden.

"Sister Xue." As soon as he saw Xue Chenyu, He Jixiang couldn't help but stood up, but because of nervousness, he stepped on the hem of her skirt and fell towards Xue Chenyu.

"You are the bride today, why are you in such a hurry?" Xue Chenyu hurriedly supported her, and Qiuhua also helped her from the side.

"Yes, I'm sorry, I was really too nervous." He Jixiang was so nervous that he stuttered.

Today she was wearing a dark green wedding dress, which was specially made by Jinyi Pavilion, and He Jixiang also put a lot of effort into it.

The cuffs and collar wrapped in gold and silver threads, and the embroidery on the lapels and sleeves, are all exquisite.

Even the hair crown was made by the best craftsmen, specially designed according to her age and appearance, and made piece by piece. It is both grand and youthful and vigorous for her age. It can be said to be perfect.