Gourmet Girl: Becoming a Royal Merchant Started from Selling Buns

Suddenly someone in the crowd raised his hand and shouted.

"I, Song Sanjin, am willing to donate one hundred thousand taels of silver to help the people in the city overcome their difficulties."

The words sound nice, but in fact he was going for the token.

Su An looked at the person who spoke with a smile.

After a closer look, I found that this person was not someone else, but Boss Song, who had cried poor after his shop was raided by Fu Zhun.

Didn’t he say that all his belongings had been used to buy medicinal herbs?

How come there is money now?

Su An couldn't help but complain in his heart.

Meeting her gaze, Boss Song was obviously a little guilty, so he quickly looked away and lowered his head.

Su An pretended not to know, turned his head to glance at the accountant next to him, and gave orders loudly.

"Okay, remember this: our Boss Song is raising 100,000 taels of silver. Is there a higher price? If not, this token will belong to Boss Song!"

As soon as she finished speaking, someone else spoke.

"I, Sun Da, am willing to donate 150,000 taels of silver!"

"I, Ren Yong, am willing to donate two hundred thousand taels of silver!"

250,000, 300,000, 500,000...

Seeing the amount soaring to five million taels, Su An couldn't stop smiling.

Only five million taels of silver were needed for disaster relief, but Xu roughly calculated that the silver she had raised was at least ten million taels, which was more than double the amount.

I thought it would be capped at five million.

Just as Su An was about to make the final decision, a middle-aged man with a big belly and a wealthy appearance stood up and said in a deep voice.

"I, Qian Dafu, offer eight million taels. Today, I'm making this clear: I will definitely obtain the prince's token."

The implication is that those who are not afraid of bankruptcy should continue to raise prices.

After hearing this, the merchants below were suddenly silent and dared not speak anymore.

After all, the Qian family is the richest family in the city, with assets worth hundreds of millions. Who would dare to compete with them in assets?

With the rich and powerful here, everyone had no choice but to admit defeat.

"Okay, now the price has reached eight million taels. Is there anything else you want to add?"

Su An looked at everyone expectantly and gave a loud encouragement.

It is true that they are rich, but five million taels is all they have. Even if they sell their houses, they are afraid that they will not be able to compete with Qian Dafu, so they have to give up with regret.

"Eight million taels once, eight million taels twice, eight million taels three times. Okay, deal!"

"Thank you all for your support, bosses. Based on the amount just recorded, let's collect all the money from you bosses!"

Su An bowed heartfeltly to all the merchants and quickly told the shop assistants to collect the money.

The guys had never seen so much silver in their lives and were a little excited for a moment.

Then, Su An took the token in his hand, showed it in front of everyone, and finally handed it to Boss Qian.

"According to the rules, this token will belong to Mr. Qian. When the time comes, Mr. Qian can bring the token to the prince to change his household registration. In addition, because Mr. Qian is so generous, I have made a last-minute decision to give him a piece of calligraphy written by the prince himself."

After saying this, Su An quickly took out a pen and paper and handed it to Fu Zhun.

She bent down, bit her lip lightly, blinked her eyes, clasped her hands together and bowed to him, begging.

"Fu Zhun, I've already said it. You won't let me lose face, right? Besides, he paid eight million taels, which is not a small amount. Just write "The Greatest Kind Man in the World" to appease him. Please."

"You promised me before that you would cooperate with me."

Seeing her pitiful appearance, Fu Zhun felt his heart soften and he shook his head lovingly and chuckled.

"Well, I'll make an exception today."

His calligraphy and paintings are worth a fortune, and now Qian Dafu is willing to pay eight million taels to exchange them for a pair of his calligraphy and paintings and a token, which is really a good deal.

The next moment, Fu Zhun rolled up his sleeves, picked up a pen, sketched a few strokes on the paper, and then stopped.

On the rice paper, seven large characters are vigorous and powerful, with rich ink.

After receiving Fu Zhun's handwritten inscription, Qian Dafu smiled so much that his eyes were invisible. He quickly took the calligraphy and painting, looked at it carefully, and praised it endlessly.

"Your Majesty's writing is powerful and vivid, truly a rare treasure! Eight million taels was worth it!"

Seeing this, Su An finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She then stood up, clapped her hands mysteriously, and continued.

"Don't be discouraged if you didn't get a token. With me, as long as you participate, you will definitely not leave empty-handed. Here are some small prizes, which I will give out according to the amount of your donation."

I saw the shop assistant carrying a big box covered with a red cloth.

Everyone's attention was immediately drawn to it.

Su An walked up to it and gently pulled the red cloth on it, revealing what was inside.

Inside were exquisite jade pendants, some novelty-looking four treasures of the study, and some teapots, teacups, and so on...

Looking at those things, Chu Yi, who was secretly watching all this in the private room upstairs, couldn't help but twitch his mouth and spit out a mouthful of tea.

No, is this okay? !

Chu Yi quickly gave instructions to Fu Hai who was standing beside him.

"Fu Hai, go to my room and take a look. Is there anything missing?"

Fu Hai took the order and left in a hurry.

Not long after, Fu Hai came back, but his face looked very ugly.

"Your Majesty, your room is empty."

"This jade pendant was once worn by His Majesty, as were the four treasures of the study, the teapot, and the teacups. These were all used by His Majesty... Bring these back to absorb His Majesty's dragon energy, and you, the bosses, will surely have smooth sailing and flourish in your business."

Su An pointed at the items in the box and analyzed them one by one.

The token was taken away by Qian Dafu, and the others got nothing but had to pay money.

Everyone was a little unhappy at first, but after hearing what she said, the resentment in their hearts immediately dissipated a lot. They took out the silver, took the things and left happily.

Looking at this scene, Su An clapped his hands, crossed his arms, and showed a satisfied look on his face.

Wasn't the Dog Emperor trying to take this opportunity to make things difficult for her? Then she would return the favor and give away all the things in his room. After all, these things were hers, so even if the Dog Emperor blamed her, it couldn't be her.

In the private room, Fu Hai looked at the pile of banknotes and couldn't help but sigh.

"To be able to raise so much disaster relief money in such a short time, this Miss Su is quite insightful."

Chu Yi's eyes were deep. He took out a folding fan and waved it gently, his tone cold.

"Yes! She is indeed a prodigy, but it's a pity that she is in cahoots with the Emperor's uncle, so she is destined to be of no use to me!"

Hearing this, Fu Hai's eyes rolled around, but he bent his body and gave an intriguing smile.

"I think there might be a chance for this to turn around."