The Farm Girl's Charismatic Fortune-Chapter 334 - 330: Everyone Wants to Get Rich Overnight

Next, Ruo Shan, Ruo Chuan, the old shopkeeper, and a boatload of sailors and guards all tried their luck at fishing for the "big fish" with hooks, but sadly, they caught no more.

Someone suggested opening the chest to see what was inside, Ruo Shan glanced at Ruo Xuan.

The people on the boat were all men of the Divine Lord Xuanyuan, all trustworthy, so Ruo Xuan nodded, "Uncle Wu, why don’t you open it and see what’s inside?"

Ruo Shan and Ruo Chuan then opened the chest, letting everyone see what the several chests contained.

The first chest was filled with gold bars, all neatly arranged within, fitting tightly together.

"How much gold is this?"

"Maybe tens of thousands of taels?"

"Such a big chest, could it be a hundred thousand taels?"

"It’s not a hundred thousand taels." The old shopkeeper, who was in charge of Xuanyuan’s treasury, knew at a glance, it was forty thousand taels, forty thousand taels in a chest.

Ruo Shan then opened another chest of the same size, which was also filled with an entire chest of gold bars.

"Heaven, more gold bars!"

"Put together these two chests must have a hundred thousand taels, right?"

The old shopkeeper shook his head, "Not yet."

But it was almost there, just twenty thousand taels short.

If the other two chests also contained gold, that would definitely exceed a hundred thousand taels.

Next, Ruo Shan and Ruo Chuan opened the remaining two chests.

One chest held jewelry, and inside there was also a small wooden box full of pearls.

The lightest chest contained porcelain, only six pieces, but each piece of porcelain was very exquisite, four of which were the famous works of masters from different dynasties.

They had vanished in the previous dynasty, only to end up at the bottom of the river!

The price of these four porcelain pieces was invaluable, to say they were worth a city was no exaggeration.

It was getting late, the boat headed back, Ruo Chuan generously rewarded each sailor and guard on the boat with one gold bar and gave the old shopkeeper two.

When the chests were brought back to the residence, the whole family was stunned by the two large chests of gold!

Granny Lei: "I’ve lived for decades and I’ve never seen so much gold!"

Madam Liu: "Mother, I reckon many people haven’t seen this much gold in their entire lives!"

Madam Jiang: "How many taels of gold is here?"

Ruo Chuan: "The old shopkeeper said forty thousand taels a chest!"

The family: "..."

What it felt like to become rich overnight, the Ruo Family finally knew!

That night, except for Ruo Xuan, everyone in the Ruo Family was too excited to sleep.

In the city’s blacksmith shop, the blacksmith had already gone to bed, but someone was pounding on the door of the shop, waking him with a jolt.

He got up.

The person in a hurry said: "Master, please make me ten fish hooks, no, twenty, big fish hooks! The very large kind that can catch fish weighing a thousand pounds, can you have them ready for me by tomorrow morning?"

The blacksmith looked astonished, more fish hooks?

He described the style of fish hook he made for Ruo Xuan: "Is this the kind of hook you’re looking for?"

"Exactly, that’s right, I want that kind. Make it quick, the price is negotiable. Master, if you could work through the night and make me a few, I’ll give you ten taels of silver each!"

The blacksmith asked curiously, "What do you need such large fish hooks for? Are there really big fish to catch in the river?"

The man nodded, "There are big fish! Really big fish! Please hurry, Master, I urgently need those fish hooks."

Those several large chests, who knows whether they contained gold, silver, jewels, or some other rare treasures!

Isn’t that the big fish?

He must act quickly before the news spreads to take the early advantage.

By tomorrow, who knows how many people will be fishing in the river for the big fish!

The blacksmith: "Those hooks were commissioned by a young girl, she paid me fifty taels each, are you sure you want twenty? In that case, please give me a deposit of 500 taels first."

The man: "..."

Where did this wasteful young girl come from?

Doesn’t her family care at all?

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The second day brought many more boats to the river, each with people wielding large fishing hooks, enthusiastically casting into the river!

Despite the late hour when they disembarked, the dock outside the city bustled each day with numerous merchant ships coming and going.

So many ships were docked, some of which had people spending the night right on board.

As a result, many witnessed several large boxes being moved from their boat.

This event was impossible to hide, and Ruo Xuan had no intention of hiding it, thus a scene of a hundred boats vying on the river emerged.

The tale of the Ruo brothers fishing on their boat and finding treasure chests full of gold and silver, becoming rich overnight, even reached the ears of the Emperor.

The Emperor also learned that his youngest son and Xuanbao had gone on the boating trip, after all, it was a boat he had given to his son.

He had even heard that it was Xuanbao who had specially crafted a large fishing hook to fish up those chests of gold and silver treasures.

Because of this, the ironsmith of the blacksmith shop took orders worth several thousand taels of silver and became rich overnight!

Today, Ruo Xuan entered the palace to pick flowers, and afterwards, dined on the fish he had grilled in the courtyard of Xuanyuan Que.

The Emperor personally came to the courtyard of Xuanyuan Que and picked up Ruo Xuan, "Xuanbao, I wish to go fishing, would you accompany me?"

The Emperor wanted to experience the thrill of becoming rich overnight as well.

After all, the silver in the state treasury was always in short supply, and he too wanted to go fishing to replenish it.

Ruo Xuan: "..."

Eventually, Ruo Xuan gave her lucky fishing hook to the Emperor, allowing him to send ships to fish in the East Sea.

For thousands of years, countless sunken ships lay in the East Sea, and the treasures of gold and silver were even more abundant.

And sure enough, a month later, the Emperor’s ships fished out over a dozen chests of gold and silver treasures from the East Sea!

The Emperor was so pleased that he even granted a chest to Ruo Xuan.

Before this, the textiles from Ruo Xuan’s weaving workshop had hit the market.

The first collection to be released was the ice silk series, comprising four types of fabrics: damask, satin, and brocade.

The ice silk fabrics, with their bright colors and soft, comfortable feel, were cool and breezy to wear, not stuffy in the heat at all.

In the midst of summer, it was just the time for everyone to switch to summer clothes.

A thousand rolls of these fabrics sold out in two days on the market.

On the third day, another thousand rolls were put on sale and sold out in just one day.

Ruo Shan’s medical practice also opened on the same day, offering free consultations for the first month and half-price on common medicinal herbs, excluding precious tonics.

On the opening day, the Emperor bestowed a signboard reading "Healing the World with a Hanging Pot."

The Empress Dowager presented a signboard featuring "A Physician’s Benevolent Heart."

Prince Qingping gifted a signboard declaring "Miraculous Hands Bring Spring Renewal."

The Duke Residence sent over a signboard with the inscription "Benevolent Heart and Skills."

The hundred-plus square meters of the medical clinic displayed four significant signboards!

It was the only one of its kind in the entire Capital City!

Thus, on the first day of its opening, the medical practice was overwhelmed with patients.

Once Ruo Shan sat down, he had no chance to get up, not even for eating or going to the restroom!

Over the course of the day until the evening closing time, he treated over one hundred and fifty patients.

Even with the medicinal materials at half price, he made over fifty taels of silver.

During the changing of seasons, the number of patients surged, with Ruo Shan treating over a hundred each day.

Once the half-price promotion ended, he returned to regular pricing, which meant he could make about a hundred taels per day.

A hundred taels a day amounted to three thousand a month.

In three or four months’ time, a wedding betrothal of ten thousand taels was feasible, a sum that even compared favorably with some of the noble families in the Capital City.

Of course, that was the ideal scenario; outside of seasonal changes, there weren’t that many patients.

But Prince Qingping had calculated that even on ordinary days, making twenty taels a day was no problem at all.

In other words, at least six hundred taels could be made in a month.

More than enough to support a family!

This son-in-law was indeed the right choice!