Working from morning till night, the first batch of white sugar was finally produced.
Not much, just about a hundred catties.
Looking at the sparkling white sugar before them, even though they knew Young Master Shen could make it, Su Yourong and Chi Chi were still pleasantly surprised.
"Young Master Shen, this should sell for a lot of silver, right?"
Du Heng asked Young Master Shen, his eyes shining.
Young Master Shen patted Du Heng's shoulder: "Kid, don't react so strongly, this is just small change!"
Du Heng's face stiffened, and he cursed inwardly.
Your grandpa is a kid!
You're the kid!
"Look at you, so proud!"
Su Yourong pursed her lips into a smile, then asked, "What price do you plan to sell this white sugar for?"
Young Master Shen stroked his chin and thought for a moment, "At least two hundred taels of silver per catty, right?"
"How... how much?"
Du Heng's tongue seemed to tie itself in knots.
Chi Chi also looked at Young Master Shen, bewildered.
Two hundred taels of silver per catty?
She was the one who knew the cost of this white sugar best!
Young Master just blurted out two hundred taels of silver per catty?
"Look at you two!"
Young Master Shen smiled at Du Heng and Chi Chi, "This is a good thing that only princes and nobles can enjoy. Two hundred taels of silver is already very cheap! If it weren't for the fact that our Great Zhou has only been stable for a few years, I'd want to sell it for five hundred taels of silver per catty."
This was originally something sold to rich people!
Selling it cheaply would make it seem low-class!
Not seeking the best, but seeking the most expensive!
"..."
Du Heng's eyes widened exaggeratedly, almost disbelieving his ears.
This black-hearted profiteer!
Such an outrageous price as two hundred taels per catty, and he still thought it was too cheap?
"Two hundred taels of silver per catty is indeed not expensive."
Su Yourong nodded, "However, most people buy this for the novelty. They might be willing to spend two hundred taels of silver for one catty, but they might not be willing to spend a thousand taels of silver for five catties..."
This white sugar was simply a little sweeter, a little prettier, and had no offal.
For many people, white sugar wasn't necessarily much better than brown sugar or honey.
For a novelty, gritting their teeth and spending two hundred taels of silver was fine.
But no one would eat this as a staple.
At first, if he sold it at a high price, there would definitely be buyers.
But later on, fewer people might buy it.
"No matter!"
Young Master Shen's lips curled into a mischievous smile, "As long as it can sell for a high price at the beginning!"
Looking at Young Master Shen's smile, Su Yourong was momentarily stunned.
She instantly realized that this scoundrel must be plotting something again.
After a brief thought, Su Yourong pulled Young Master Shen aside, "You want to use this white sugar to deal with the Song family?"
"Yes!"
Young Master Shen nodded with a smile.
Su Yourong asked again: "Are you deliberately buying large quantities of brown sugar, raising its price, making the Song family also covet the profits from brown sugar, thus buying large quantities of brown sugar at a high price, and finally having the brown sugar stuck in their hands?"
No wonder Young Master Shen, who clearly didn't need so much brown sugar for now, still had Du Heng and the others frantically buying it!
So he was waiting here.
Young Master Shen laughed, "Am I really that impressive in your eyes?"
"Hmm?"
Su Yourong was surprised, "Did I guess wrong?"
Young Master Shen lowered his gaze, a cold glint in his eyes: "If it were before today, I might have done that! But now, I don't have the patience to waste on them! I plan to thoroughly crush the Song family in one go!"
Others were already trying to kill them, and he was still playing normal business warfare?
Business warfare, let whoever likes it play it!
This time, I'm getting serious!
Even if my mother-in-law wanted to stop me, she couldn't!
"Then what do you plan to do?"
Su Yourong asked curiously.
"It's a secret for now!"
Young Master Shen showed a profound smile.
"If you won't tell, then don't!"
Su Yourong was slightly annoyed, "The white sugar is made, let's go get revenge quickly! They think that just because we don't have proof that they did it, we can't deal with them? They are too naive!"
Speaking of this, Su Yourong couldn't help but clench her fists again.
The Zhao and Song families were very clever, but also very foolish!
Especially the Song family!
The Zhao family was at least an official family, what was the Song family?
"No need for a big commotion."
Young Master Shen's eyes glinted with cold light, a stern smile on his face: "We just need to warn them, so they won't dare to make a move again for a short time! Once my plan is complete, they won't have the chance to make a move!"
...
As dusk approached, after finishing up at the cloth workshop, Song Lianxin and Song Jinshan hurried home.
They had already received the news at noon.
Young Master Shen and Su Yourong were not dead, they hadn't even scraped their skin!
This result made the father and daughter extremely unbalanced.
It had taken them several days to figure out Young Master Shen's routine, and together with the Zhao family, they had painstakingly designed such an accident, but the result was completely unworthy of their efforts.
"Alright, don't look so down!"
Song Jinshan comforted his daughter, "If it doesn't work this time, there's always next time. There will always be an opportunity to get rid of that menace!"
"Mm."
Song Lianxin nodded lightly, but her expression still wasn't very good.
"Let's leave dealing with Young Master Shen to the Zhao family for now!"
Song Jinshan patted his daughter and added, "In a few days, your brother will be back with the fine silk threads he bought from the south. We'll all be busy then! No matter what, the tribute cloth cannot be delayed."
Now, there were only a little over three months left until the end of the year.
Once the raw materials arrived, they had to hurry and weave the tribute cloth.
This was the Song family's top priority at the moment!
The father and daughter chatted all the way back to the Song Residence.
As soon as they reached the gate, they saw a carriage parked there.
The father and daughter got out of their carriage, just about to ask the doorman, when the curtain of the other carriage was lifted.
Young Master Shen!
Su Yourong!
Seeing the two, the father and daughter's faces immediately turned cold.
"What are you doing here?"
Song Lianxin asked with a cold face.
Su Yourong didn't bother with pleasantries and walked straight up.
Slap!
Without any extra movements, Su Yourong slapped Song Lianxin hard across the face.
"What are you doing?"
Song Jinshan flew into a rage and immediately stepped forward.
"Ah-da!"
A strange cry rang out, and Young Master Shen directly delivered a flying kick, sending Song Jinshan tumbling to the ground.
Song Lianxin was furious, gritting her teeth and roaring, "You're going too far!"
"I said, so what if I bully you?"
Su Yourong looked at Song Lianxin with cold eyes, "You can go to the authorities to seek justice for yourselves! If you have the ability!"
"You..."
Song Lianxin was filled with hatred, staring fixedly at Su Yourong.
Slap!
Su Yourong slapped Song Lianxin's face again, "Actually, I also know how to play dirty tricks! But, for you, I prefer to rely on my power to bully others! I can tell you clearly, whenever I'm in a bad mood, I'll come and hit you!"
"That makes sense!"
Young Master Shen kicked Song Jinshan again, "I just love how you can't stand us, but you can't get rid of us!"
Listening to their words, the Song family father and daughter's hearts trembled violently.
She knew that Su Yourong suspected the accident this morning was arranged by them!
They were here for revenge!
Without any evidence, they were simply using their power to oppress them!
Relying on her father being the Grand Tutor!
Song Lianxin stared fixedly at the two, her molars almost grinding to dust.
She hated!
Hated Young Master Shen and Su Yourong.
And also hated herself for not having Su Yourong's family background!
If she had Su Yourong's family background, would they dare to be so reckless?
Climb!
She must climb higher!
She didn't want to be stepped on by these people her whole life...
