Chapter 521: King of Wumu Became The North King
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Considering her cousin’s pride as a man, although she did not say it explicitly, she had racked her brains to help him from all angles so that she could relieve his burden.
Her cousin had arranged for many people to work in the businesses under her name.
If she needed someone, she would ask her cousin for them directly.
However, today, she realized how naive she was.
Her cousin’s shops in the capital were mostly antique shops that had high profits and he did not have to worry about their business. One of them, the Jade Treasure Pavilion, was very famous in the capital. Many wealthy families liked to go there to find treasures.
There were also some medicinal herbs shops, casinos, and even trade businesses.
They dealt with private salt, rare tea, special porcelain…
They were all businesses with huge benefits. Although the risks were very high, the guards of the Wang Residence were not to be trifled with. The so-called risks were not worth mentioning to him.
Not only that, but he also had more than a thousand acres of good farmland in the capital. This did not include the businesses under the name of the King Li of Zhou and the Princess Consort, as well as the businesses after he inherited the title.
Yu Youyao knew that there were many relatives and nobles in the capital who had accumulated merit for generations. Without more than ten thousand acres, they would be embarrassed to say that they were nobles.
She did not expect his cousin to be so rich.
These were only his businesses in the capital!
She had as many businesses under her name as her cousin and they were all clean businesses. A stable business was no more risky than her cousin’s. If she had more money, she would earn it quickly.
Yu Youyao took a deep breath. She felt that she still had a long way to go in terms of earning money!
However, her cousin had many businesses under his name that were more sensitive, so it wasn’t easy to arrange for someone to go over. Yu Youyao only chose some farms, shops, and restaurants that were fully regulated.
After that, Yu Youyao’s mind became active. She wrote letters to Qi Sinian, Song Wanhui, and Tang Yunxi to mention this.
Every family in the capital would symbolically do some good deeds and seek some good reputation. Anyone was willing to do such a thing that did not
require money or effort.
In just a few days, Yu Youyao and more than ten families in the capital had signed a contract called “Renting Graceful Heart Hall.”
Moreover, they had agreed with the various families that the Graceful Heart Hall would be fully in charge of the morals of these laborers and ensure that these laborers would not cause unnecessary trouble for them. If they needed odd jobs, they would have to hire someone from the Graceful Heart Hall. The Graceful Heart Hall promised that they would not collect any fees.
As a middleman, Yu Youyao had to take risks and use her own connections.
If the Graceful Heart Hall wanted to be done well and grow, it needed to be operated well. Money was indispensable.
Therefore, Yu Youyao decided that the Graceful Heart Hall would draw one-sidedly and take 10% of the recipient’s income as operational fees for Graceful Heart Hall.
To the Graceful Heart Hall, this 10% income was a drop in the bucket and not worth mentioning.
Yu Youyao had to spend most of the money on the operations of the Graceful Heart Hall.
However, she needed to use this method to let those who had been saved understand that there was no free lunch in this world.
The Graceful Heart Hall had provided them with food, accommodation, and work. They also had to contribute to save more people.
In addition, the Graceful Heart Hall also accepted donations from other families and promised that all the donations would be used to save more people.
On the day the contract was sent, Yu Youyao specially sent someone to the government office to sign it.
The Graceful Heart Hall was still in the early stages at the moment.
However, Zhou Linghuai knew that it would be perfected bit by bit each day.
When it was completely perfected, it would be the day Yu Youyao realized her ambition.
He had never underestimated Yu Youyao, but he did not expect her to do so well. She had opened a charity and given many children and women a chance to live. This was kindness.
However, she had also given them the courage and hope to live. This was good
Karma.
It was easy for a person to show kindness, but kindness did not mean a kind heart.
Being kind meant an act of kindness.
Virtue, on the other hand, was the inner beauty behind this kindness.
At this moment, Yu Youyao did not know that the Graceful Heart Hall was already famous in the capital.
Old Madam Song leaned against the couch and heard Song Wanhui mention the Graceful Heart Hall. ‘Yao Yao mentioned this. Our family usually sets up many porridge stalls every winter. We give up a lot of old clothes and tools in the residence. It’s not a big deal to give them to anyone. Only by contributing more to the Graceful Heart Hall can we really help those in need.”
Old Madam Song beamed when she heard this. “Yao Yao’s ambitions aren’t something ordinary people can compare to. Old Madam Yu has been eating vegetarian food and praying to Buddha for decades, but she’s really manifested a living Bodhisattva for the family. She’s kind and virtuous. Which generation has accumulated such good fortune? This is a good thing. All our businesses will be hiring from the Graceful Heart Hall if we need odd job workers in the future. In addition, isn’t the Graceful Heart Hall also accepting donations? In the future, everything our family donates will be sent to the Graceful Heart Hall.”
The Marquis of Zhenguo’s wife was also full of smiles. “Tomorrow, I’ll send a letter to a few kind madams in the capital. I think they’re happy to participate in such a good thing.”
The same scene also happened in the Qi Residence and the Tang Residence
Then, it was spread to the Li, Zhang, and Du Residences through the Qi
Residence and the Tang Residence…
Graceful Heart Hall was finally on the right track. Yu Youyao heaved a sigh of relief.
Unknowingly, it was the 23rd of December.
In the first few days, the family had sent someone to the manor to bring Yu Jianjia home.
However, Yu Jianjia had caught a cold and her body had just recovered a little. It was not appropriate for her to run around. It was just another day, and the kitchen god festival only involved the men so she was not involved. They asked her to recuperate in the manor for a few days before returning.
Men did not worship the moon, and women did not worship the kitchen god!
As Yu Zongzheng was not at home, Old Madam Yu prepared candies, fruits, wine, lamps, candles, and so on. She arranged for Zhou Linghuai to pay respects to the kitchen god.
After that, Nanny Liu instructed the servants to sweep the entire house.
The entire residence looked brand new.
Yu Youyao entered the kitchen and made patterns with the stove candy. There was peanut candy wrapped in peanuts, sesame seeds, sesame candy, and melon seeds…
There were seven or eight types.
Although the stove candy was sticky, it tasted sweet and incomparable to any sugar. Yu Youyao had always liked it. She tasted some herself. After wrapping it, it was not so sticky to her teeth. Instead, it tasted better.
Yu Youyao sent some to everyone in the residence.
Everyone felt that it was delicious.
At night, the entire family gathered together and ate dumplings and rice cakes. They happily offered them to the kitchen god. After a long day, they finally stopped the celebration.
The next day, the emperor issued a decree. “Yin Huaixi, the heir of the King Li of Zhou, is conferred the title of King of Wumu. His name will be King of Wumu, and he will be in charge of 300,000 troops in the North. He is to suppress the vast territory of our Great Zhou, guard the North, and govern Youzhou. As King Wumu is sick, he is specially allowed to recuperate in the capital for the time being. After the Lantern Festival next year, he will immediately go to Youzhou..��