bestfiction Chapter 171: Rebirth of a Clever Plan
Chapter 171: Rebirth of a Clever Plan
The shopkeeper was even more puzzled when he heard this, "What use does the young lady have for this vetiver?"
Jiang Lige didn't hide anything. "To be honest, I'm in the treasure business in the capital. I have a clerk who's good at using this thing to make a fragrant dew. The dew made from vetiver has a sweet woody aroma and tastes great, which is very popular with customers. Anyway, I'll bring some back this time so I don't have to pay a high price to buy it again in the future."
"I see." The shopkeeper smiled upon hearing this and gestured with his hand, "Then look at this..."
"Vetivellus is just something you feed livestock in the border town. A stone is only five cents, and no one wants it." Jiang Lige was not vague and directly gave the price, "I'll pay ten cents, and give the shopkeeper two cents for each stone."
This is a no-cost business. All you have to do is help Jiang Lige spread the news. When the shopkeeper heard this, he was naturally tempted and smiled even more flatteringly.
"Then I wonder how much the girl wants?"
"It's a three-day period. I'll take as many as I can." Jiang Lige answered without hesitation, and then added, "But I only want the tenderest part of the vetiver. If it's old, I won't be able to use it."
"Okay, okay." The shopkeeper readily agreed, "What's your name, Boss?"
"My last name is Jiang, but I don't want too many people to know about this. You know how business works."
"I understand, I understand. This way of making money cannot be learned by others. The Jiangdong family can rest assured!"
Jiang Lige had been in business before, so he naturally knew what businessmen valued. He smiled and took out ten taels of silver and put it on the counter.
"This is the deposit. I wish you a happy cooperation."
"Don't worry, Jiang Dongjia, I will definitely take care of this matter for you."
"By the way, the dress I bought from you yesterday was a little too big. I'd like to trouble you to alter it to my measurements. I'll send someone to pick it up tomorrow."
After Jiang Lige said this, he handed over the clothes he bought yesterday.
"okay!"
The shopkeeper was so happy after receiving the silver that he personally sent Jiang Lige to the door. As soon as Jiang Lige's carriage left, he immediately turned around and told the waiter to go and take care of the matter of Yan Lancao.
Outside the clothing store, several vendors who had been busy working had quietly been replaced, and they all followed the carriage away, and then...
I followed Jiang Lige around the border town and strolled around the streets all day.
Jiang Lige was at least traveling in a carriage, but these spies were actually following him and had to be on guard at all times, for fear of being exposed.
After a whole day, a look of numbness remained on several faces. They looked at each other and complained: "This woman is too good at shopping!"
Although they were complaining, they did not forget their business. They looked around cautiously to make sure that no one was following them, then turned and entered a mansion with carved railings and jade bricks.
The man sitting on the armchair didn't even raise his head. "How is it?"
"Early in the morning, she flew into a rage because the food wasn't to her liking, and she scolded Xiao Qi profusely. After dinner, she went to the tailor shop to get her clothes altered. She even discussed business with the owner, and then went shopping again after leaving the shop." The spy thought for a moment, draining all his words, and finally came up with an apt description. "She's just a domineering, spendthrift woman, who's making the brothers at the official post station feel extremely frustrated."
The man was also confused and asked, "What kind of business was she discussing with the owner of the clothing store?"
"She said she opened a shop in the capital and needed the tenderest parts of vetiver to make some kind of fragrant dew, so she paid the shopkeeper to buy some vetiver for her."
Jiang Lige opened a treasure shop in the capital. The man had heard of this, but it was the first time he heard that vetiver could be used to extract fragrant dew.
If we talk about enjoyment, only the dignitaries in the capital can enjoy it.
Thinking of this, the man couldn't help but snort coldly, cursing "a slacker" and waving his hand, saying, "Let her take it. The thing that border towns are most in need of is probably Vetiver."
This curse was not only directed at those high-ranking officials who were greedy for pleasure, but also at Jiang Lige.
A princess who always shows off has actually started a business. I'm afraid that what she earns is not as much as she spends!
Doesn’t the spy despise Jiang Lige in his heart?
But compared to spitting, he was more concerned about another thing, "Master, should we still follow?"
"Follow her for another two days. If she still has nothing to do except shopping, then there's no need."
"Yes."
The spy retreated respectfully and informed the other spies of the bad news. Several of the eight-foot-tall men almost cried out loud after hearing the news.
However, the order was hard to disobey, so the next morning at dawn, they had to set out again and continue shopping with Jiang Lige.
As expected, Jiang Lige took them on another day of street shopping, even choosing a street with no shade, leaving them all sweating profusely. It wasn't until dusk that they happily returned to the inn, carrying their bags.
The spies went back to report again, saying that Jiang Lige was a spendthrift, domineering, and would kick a dog if he saw one. They accused him of being "stupid, rich, and bad-tempered" and portrayed his character vividly.
The man called the master shook his head repeatedly after hearing this. He suddenly felt that it was a waste of manpower to have his men follow Jiang Lige, so he simply waved his hand.
"Forget it. Starting tomorrow, you don't need to follow Jiang Lige. Send more people to keep an eye on Ning Yunxiao and the man named Deng beside him."
The spies were ecstatic and said one after another: "Master is wise."
The man's mood brightened when he thought about the fact that there was no news of any supplies. He smiled and said, "Tomorrow is the agreed deadline for the delivery of the supplies. Then, don't forget to incite the people and curse our 'untrustworthy' prince."
Now, in the eyes of the spies, apart from tracking Jiang Lige, everything else was a piece of cake. They all responded in unison: "Master, don't worry!"
At this time, the official post station——
Jiang Lige returned to the house, gulped down a sip of tea, and said to Ning Yunxiao proudly, "I've already let them go for two days. I don't think they'll follow me tomorrow."
Ning Yunxiao naturally took the empty cup from the table and poured another cup of tea for Jiang Lige. "Tomorrow is the day when the supplies will arrive. I don't think they will keep an eye on you."
Jiang Lige curled his lips and leaned his chin on the table listlessly, "Whether you stare at me or not, I'm going to go shopping anyway."
"Princess, you've worked hard." Ning Yunxiao smiled and asked, "I heard you asked a shopkeeper to collect the Vetiver?"
Jiang Lige nodded and had no intention of hiding it from Ning Yunxiao.
"Yes, vetiver grows along the riverbank, almost perfectly aligning with the route of the water conservancy project. With such a long riverbank, how long would it take for just a few of us to survey it? So why not let the locals inspect it for us? The water conservancy project is built in plain sight, so any problems will be easily spotted. Even if they don't notice, we can eliminate the areas where locals often pick vetiver, and the remaining areas will be our key areas of investigation."