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

Chapter 1502: Chapter 1501: Floral Dew Makes Money_1 Chapter 1502: Chapter 1501: Floral Dew Makes Money_1 Women, in their quest for beauty, truly possess remarkable persistence and willingness to invest.

In Capital City, where wealthy ladies have both money and leisure time, they naturally pay even more attention to this aspect.

And this time, it wasn’t just the aristocratic women who came calling; those well-off but modest in status, merchant women also sought her out. The hurricane that had been suppressed for half a year finally erupted after her return to Capital City, and every woman who could afford it came.

The combined value of the banknotes on the table was fifty million taels.

Yes, these banknotes exceeded fifty million taels, making the sturdy, ancient-wood table wobble under their weight.

At one thousand taels per jar, she had to make fifty thousand jars.

This after having limited order quantities to no more than five each. Without restrictions, she felt that the sum of these orders could exceed one hundred million taels.

Take Lady Wang and her daughter, for example. They seemed fearful that she might leave Capital City again, and they asked for a hundred jars right off the bat–not for others, just for the two of them.

If even Lady Wang, who barely qualified for the circle of nobility, was spending so lavishly, one could only imagine what the truly influential and wealthy women were like.

If she didn’t impose a limit, the order amount could have indeed exceeded one hundred million.

With a population of a million in Capital City, there was tremendous potential. And this wasn’t a one-time deal; as the Floral Dew would eventually run out, upon seeing the positive effects, they would undoubtedly come back for more.

This was like harvesting leeks–after one crop is reaped, the next one is ready to be cut, until these people can no longer afford it.

Earning money this way was much faster than through gourmet food or the latest novelties. Besides foodies, the average person wouldn’t spend much on delicacies, and her novelties, of high quality as they were, weren’t disposable.

But beauty products are consumables. As long as there is vanity, these women would surely buy them.

Even if they knew she was virtually robbing them, they would still hand over their silver for the sake of looking good.

“I always feel like we’re about to hit a streak of bad luck,” Qiao Xiaomai stared at this mountain of banknotes, her eyes and brows filled with inescapable worry.

The audacious gamble had previously put murderous intent in the hearts of the Aristocratic Families towards the third young master. Now with her Floral Dew taking such a massive amount of silver, and the possibility to keep taking incessantly, those families probably were wishing for her death as well.

Regarding this, the third young master wholeheartedly agreed and said directly, “Ask the retired emperor to send more personnel to strengthen the Residence’s defenses, and don’t venture outside lightly yourself.”

“When do I have the time to leave the Residence? With such an abundance of Floral Dew, I’ll be busy for two or three months,” Qiao Xiaomai said.

“Start several more stoves, have others stoke the fires, and you focus on crafting the product.”

“It seems that’s the only way,” Qiao Xiaomai sighed.

She summoned Haifeng and sent him to the Palace to request Yang Hao’s presence.

All these banknotes had to be sent to the Palace.

Yang Hao arrived swiftly, and was quite taken aback upon seeing the banknotes. After hearing the details, he couldn’t help but laugh. Yao Xian herself had found the Floral Dew to be excellent, so it was even more desirable to others.

When the night grew silent, he summoned his confidants and quietly transported the banknotes back to the Palace treasury.

With such a stash of banknotes, construction of the canal could begin.

The canal was not a project to be completed overnight. The established sections would start first, and the rest would follow in due course.

Moreover, after consulting with Emperor Yongan, he dispatched an additional thousand Imperial Guards to fortify the Qiao Residence. Qiao Xiaomai, such a goddess of wealth, must be safeguarded at all costs.

The sudden influx of Imperial Guards around the Residence made it seem as though Qiao Xiaomai was imprisoned. When Bei Lingsu heard about the situation, she immediately snagged Bei Yun and came over to investigate.

Of course, she also wanted to snag a free meal.