Farm Girl Turns Everything Around: Sly Husband, Let's Farm

Chapter 1026: Chapter 1026: Silver Note_1 Chapter 1026: Chapter 1026: Silver Note_1 And what really tickled him was the way the novel grafted the story of Liuli and Gu Yu onto his life.

For decades, he had fantasized countless times about whether the outcome for Liuli would have been different if it had been he who met her.

The novel shifted the encounter between Gu Yu and Liuli to him, and although Liuli still died in the end, she died for him.

Liuli didn’t die because of that waste, Gu Yu.

Liuli died trying to save him.

This eased the frustration that had been building up in his heart for decades.

Good.

This novel was good.

Although it was an alternate history and the names were changed, it told the story of him and Liuli.

History is written by the victors. If this story were to be passed down, in some years, would future generations believe it to be factual?

Would they think that this was how things actually happened?

If future generations indeed came to believe that, would it mean that, in a way, he had been united with Liuli through this imagined narrative?

Despite being full of regrets, this novel…

…fulfilled his dream.

At this age, with one foot in the grave, to come across such a novel, Qiao Xiaomai and Tong Sanlang really knew how to flatter.

Furthermore, did Qiao Xiaomai and Tong Sanlang’s actions also indicate their dissatisfaction with Gu Yu?

Thinking back to the grievances Tong Tiehu had shared, Yang Wenxiao couldn’t help but click his tongue. Having such a great-grandfather truly was a curse.

The more he thought about it, the less he could sleep. So he sat up, called for pen, ink, paper, and a writing desk, and sent a reply to Tong Sanlang.

After writing the letter, he finally went to sleep.

The next day was the Lantern Festival. Emperor Yongan announced the news of the bicycles for sale during the morning court session, telling those interested to check them out at the Imperial Palace gate at noon.

Once the news was released, a large crowd gathered at the gates of the Imperial Palace at noon.

The five hundred bicycles were sold out in a flash.

Some people even bought three or five bikes at a time. At 8,888 taels, the price was negligible to them—flinging out such a sum of silver without even batting an eye.

Watching this lavish display, Emperor Yongan couldn’t help but feel envious. The Aristocratic Families truly had money. He really wanted to find an excuse to confiscate their wealth. He longed to replicate the scene of hauling away the cooper coins from the Ruan Family’s downfall!

The rich folks scrambling to buy the bicycles were completely unaware of the violent thoughts in Emperor Yongan’s mind. Upon acquiring the bicycles, they immediately started learning to ride them.

The bicycles in the Capital City differed from those in Anping Village. The Capital City’s bicycles were playthings for the wealthy, with no crossbar in the front, somewhat resembling the women’s bicycles of later times.

These bicycles were compact and easy for men to learn since they could mount and still touch the ground with their feet.

Before long, the streets were filled with figures riding bicycles to and fro, drawing countless gazes.

Compared to the cumbersome tricycles, the two-wheeled bicycles were more convenient.

After the bicycles sold out, Emperor Yongan ordered his men to carry baskets of banknotes and loose silver back to the Palace. He took out the Royal Family’s share of thirty percent and sent the remaining seventy percent to Da’an Palace.

The remaining more than three million was for Qiao Xiaomai.

When Yang Wenxiao saw the banknotes, he said, “Keep this. In a couple of days, we’ll use it to start building the road from the Capital City to Bailu Town. There’s no need to give it to Qiao Xiaomai anymore.”

He had already mentioned this in the letter to Qiao Xiaomai the night before, so there was no need to hassle with the money back and forth.

Emperor Yongan agreed, “I will order it done tomorrow.”