After Breaking Off My Marriage, I Became A Powerful Minister's Treasure

Chapter 64: Did Xiao Hanzheng Know That You Were Such a Spendthrift

Shi Qingluo explained, "Because the way to brew this tea is very particular. It requires a certain amount of effort to brew it."

Bai Xu nodded. "Now that you mention it, it's true."

Earlier on, he had seen Shi Qingluo brewing tea with ease and elegance.

If not for her unflashy attire and sallow and frail appearance, he would have thought that she was a noblewoman from the capital.

"Tell me, what are the benefits of this Gongfu tea?"

Hence, Shi Qingluo started chatting with Bai Xu about tea.

Not only was she well-versed in tea, she was also an expert in it. Bai Xu was shocked.

If this woman was so amazing, how amazing must that old immortal be!

Bai Xu smiled and said, "Can I learn how to make Gongfu tea?"

She made the tea very elegantly.

It was very suitable for him to brew tea while chatting with his friends or business partners.

Shi Qingluo smiled nonchalantly. "Sure. Go and get a special tea set. I'll teach you now."

Bai Xu's interest piqued. "Thank you."

The two of them chatted as they sipped their tea.

Bai Xu had roughly learned how to brew Gongfu tea.

He was planning to go back to the county town today and order the tea set.

He would invite his friends for a gathering in the next few days to show off.

After learning how to brew Gongfu tea, Bai Xu impatiently pointed at the three-colored chrysanthemum in the courtyard. "Did you cultivate this?"

Previously, he didn't believe her when she said that she could cultivate a chrysanthemum and camellia into several colors.

How could a single stalk of a flower have different colors? This was simply wishful thinking.

However, reality slapped him again.

He had just exchanged information about tea with Shi Qingluo, so he didn't dare to look down on her anymore.

Shi Qingluo chuckled. "Of course, I'm the one who cultivated it. Is your face hurting a little?"

Bai Xu was speechless. Can you be a human?

He was especially curious. "How did you cultivate this chrysanthemum?"

Shi Qingluo raised her eyebrows. "It's a secret technique, do you understand?"

This was a skill that she used to earn a living, so she wouldn't share it with others.

At least for now.

Bai Xu burst into laughter. "Alright, I won't ask you how to cultivate it. I'll just ask how you are selling it."

Shi Qingluo poured him another cup of tea. "How much do you think it's worth?"

Bai Xu retorted, "This isn't the only one you can cultivate, right?"

Shi Qingluo curled her lips. "It depends on the price. If the price is good, then there's only one, very unique when the buyer buys it.

"If the price is average, then there will be ten or a hundred stalks."

Bai Xu wondered, her emotions were waiting for him here.

"Are you thinking too much about money?"

He added, "You are an elementary scholar's wife. There's a high chance that you will be a high scholar's wife or even a higher position in the future."

Shi Qingluo rolled her eyes at him. "Whoever's wife also needs to eat.

"I'm in need of money. Stop beating around the bush and just give me a price.

"You can admire it yourself or send it to the capital to sell to other people. It has nothing to do with me."

Bai Xu was speechless. "Didn't I give you 1,000 taels of silver previously? I heard that you received 600 taels of silver from the Wu family. Isn't that enough for you to eat and drink?"

Shi Qingluo said matter-of-factly, "Who would complain about having too much money?

"Building my new house needs hundreds to thousands of taels of silver. Besides, I still have a few workshops to build. These are all my expenditures!"

She was prepared to build her new house in one go, so she wanted a bedroom with solid wood flooring and a living room paved with marble.

Floor tiles weren't invented yet, except for marble.

However, marble was very expensive.

If she were to lay all of it with marble, her young husband estimated that just the marble alone would cost a few hundred taels of silver.

It was easier for them to get solid wood flooring. She could just chop it up from the mountains.

Therefore, she wanted to open a floor tile factory or sell this technology.

This would lower the cost of laying the tiles, which was also more convenient than laying marble.

Bai Xu was speechless. "Why did you build such an expensive house in the village?"

The better houses in the county only cost a few hundred taels.

The Bai family's mansion only cost over a thousand taels of silver. This woman was really ambitious.

Shi Qingluo took a sip of tea. "Of course, it's for sheer pleasure. Otherwise, why would I want to earn so much money?"

She added matter-of-factly, "I earn money to spend it."

Bai Xu gasped, did Xiao Hanzheng know that you were such a spendthrift?

"You're amazing." He didn't know what to say.

"I'm just curious. Why did you need so much money to build a house in the village?" He really couldn't figure it out.

Shi Qingluo didn't want to share it with him. "You'll know it when I'm done."

She only discussed this with her young husband. After all, it was their new home.

It was pointless to talk about it with Bai Xu.

Bai Xu looked at her. He clearly felt that she was despising her.

He pursed his lips. "Alright, I'll wait and see what kind of house you can build."

Shi Qingluo replied, "You'll probably be envious, and it'll be an eye-opener."