Expelled from the Duke's mansion, the fake heiress is richer than a country.

Enraged, Xiao Yao lashed out with her whip.

To her, the messenger was merely a servant. And since the Deng family groveled before her Duke father, wasn't it perfectly natural for them to beat his servant?

If she hadn't seen Tang Manman approaching with her maids and servants, she would have wanted to hit her.

"roll!"

Dealing with counterfeit goods was something she did in secret. Although she looked down on her sister-in-law, the Crown Princess, who had no authority or status in the Duke's mansion, she couldn't let her know.

The servant fled the Duke's mansion in a flash, filled with resentment.

He wasn't a servant of the Duke's mansion. This new county princess was really domineering, even beating him! It's all his master's fault for being so foolish as to get close to this shrewish and vicious country girl!

Tang Manman glanced at Xiao Yao, whose face was full of hostility, and hesitated whether to go forward and exchange pleasantries.

However, all her mental preparation was in vain. Xiao Yao snorted coldly at her, strode away, and left her with a cold back view.

The woman the Crown Prince doesn't even care about is just a title of Crown Princess; she's not worth the effort to feign affection for!

The loyal servants who followed Tang Manman were all trembling with anger.

It's one thing for the young master to neglect his wife; that's their business as a married couple. On the surface, the young master at least treats his wife with courtesy.

Who does this country bumpkin think she is, being even more arrogant than the young master?

Doesn't she know that the Duke's mansion will belong to the young master in the future? As long as Tang Manman doesn't make any big mistakes, she will be the young master's wife for a day, and the mistress of the Duke's mansion for a day!

If that wild girl doesn't do well after she gets married, won't she still have to rely on her sister-in-law, the Crown Princess, to help her?

Tang Manman gestured for her subordinates to be quiet, and coldly watched Xiao Yao leave swaggeringly. After the person had gone far away, she whispered an instruction to an old woman beside her.

"Tell your son to keep an eye on the people around the county magistrate and what they're doing during this time."

The old woman understood immediately, nodded, and hurried away.

Tang Manman slowly fiddled with the jade bracelet on her wrist, pondering that the drama of the real and fake heiresses that had erupted in the mansion had temporarily come to an end. Her mother-in-law and the Duke's attitude towards Yu Wanran seemed to have softened somewhat.

Perhaps, she could secretly do something for her former poor sister-in-law?

Yu Wanran was the only member of the Xiao family who treated her kindly and helped her after she married into the Duke's mansion.

Give a plum in return for a peach!

Qingping Village.

Upon waking up in the morning, everyone rushed to the wooden tub where the straw mats had been soaked the previous night. The water had turned dark red, with a thick layer of ash floating on top.

Zhu Xiaozhen felt awkward.

She beats the straw mat every day, so why is it still so dirty? Will this affect her sister-in-law's money-making plans? She looked at Yu Wanran anxiously.

Yu Wanran didn't notice the change in her expression. She rolled up her sleeves, scooped out the strip of cloth from a bucket of water, and saw that the originally grayish-white linen had turned red.

It's because it's dirty that the red color isn't pure.

Yu Wanran asked Yu Wenrong to fill a basin halfway with clean water, and then found some soap pods to scrub the cloth repeatedly. Aside from a slight fading, the color remained on the cloth – the dyeing was truly successful!

In areas where the light is off, it even appears somewhat shiny.

Witnessing this scene, the Yu family was both surprised and delighted.

Surprisingly, the garbage that Datong Village considers to be weeds can actually be used to extract grass sap to dye cloth after being soaked in white vinegar water.

Ji Chunhua's eyes lit up: "Ranran, do you want to open a dye shop to dye cloth?"

The raw materials are completely free! They can have as much as they want; wouldn't the Yu family become rich?

Yu Wanran smiled contentedly.

"No, dye houses can only make money if they have a secret recipe that can produce all sorts of bright and novel colors. Our family knows nothing about dyeing fabric, so how can we possibly get into that industry?"

"Then what are you..."

Everyone was puzzled.

Yu Wanran rubbed the soap pods several times to wash off the stains on her hands, her eyebrows curving into a smile.

"I just want to verify whether this grass can be used for dyeing, and whether it's a raw material that a certain cloth merchant in the capital is willing to pay a high price for?"

She learned of this news a little late in her previous life as a merchant. By then, people were already cultivating this red velvet grass in large quantities, and its price had gone from being extremely high to becoming a common commodity.

It was almost more than ten years later when Datong Village realized that their village had missed the opportunity to become prosperous as a whole.

But it doesn't matter, in this life she can still make a fortune before the red velvet becomes famous. Judging from the timeline, the cloth merchant who wanted to dye the most vibrant red cloth in the world was still in the planning stage, struggling to find various raw materials.

It would take at least a year for someone to discover that velvet grass could be used to dye cloth and bring it to the capital. Her greatest advantage in being reborn was being able to exploit this information gap to earn more wealth than in her previous life.

One should not flaunt one's wealth. It is true that wealthy merchants are easily targeted by unscrupulous people, and even the government and the imperial court may come to suppress them.

But what if she accumulated enough power that they could only look up to her?

Thinking back to her first voyage, facing the boundless ocean, its waves vast and magnificent, a surge of pride welled up within her.

Who would be bound by personal feelings between children!

In this life, besides leading her family to new heights, she aims to live an even more spectacular life than in her previous one! A good daughter's ambition lies in all corners of the world—

"Don't tell anyone about this!"

Yu Wanran stared straight at her family: "Don't tell anyone. Otherwise, what could have been three years' worth of big money will only be enough for one business trip?"

Everyone nodded vigorously. This was a serious matter; who would be so foolish!

Yu Man noticed the gazes of her family members, which finally all fell on her face, and she felt depressed.

"What are you all looking at me for? Do you think I would..."

Suddenly thinking of the eldest son's house next door, he fell silent. If his older brother or mother came to inquire, would he tell them? He might... really be unable to resist.

There is nothing better than a wife who knows her husband.

Ji Chunhua scrutinized his expression and snorted angrily, "Honey, let me tell you, this is Ranran's filial piety, meant to help us get rich. If you ruin Ranran's grand plan, I'll never forgive you!"

Yu Man touched his nose awkwardly and replied weakly without much confidence.

"How could I? I wouldn't betray Ranran..."

“Father, I know you care about Uncle. Even if you want to help Uncle, there’s no need to rush.”

Yu Wanran smiled.

"Once this trade trip is successful, if we can sign a supply agreement with the cloth merchant, we will need a large amount of red velvet grass. At that time, you can take your uncle's family to plant a few acres of red velvet grass."

"Really?"

Yu Man was happy, but then subconsciously felt something was wrong: "Doesn't Dahong Village have wild ones? Why do we need to cultivate them specifically?"

"Artificially cultivated red velvet grass grows better than wild grass, making it easier to extract its sap. Moreover, the cloth merchants have successfully developed a new type of cloth, which has become popular in the capital, and other counties and prefectures will follow suit."

Knowing her family wouldn't understand, Yu Wanran explained in detail.

"We seize the market, and the first batch of red velvet grass can be sold at a high price. After two years, when everyone knows how to grow this grass, it will be worthless and will not be able to be sold."

Business opportunities are secondary; seizing the initiative is paramount. Information is invaluable!

As Yu Wanran spoke, she changed the subject.

"When autumn comes and the Dendrobium officinale flowers and bears fruit, we'll go back to that cliff to collect seeds. I know how to plant them, Dad, you can try it then. If it succeeds, the family will have a stable source of income!"

Everyone's eyes lit up at once.