Time Travel: The Noble Family

Yueying heard that Yueyao was going to stay at Ma’s Mansion for a while, so she took Cai Qing to Lanxi Courtyard to deliver gifts to Yueyao, nothing overly expensive, just some embroidered items like pouches and handkerchiefs.

Yueying said with a smile, "These were all made from the leftover fabric from the satin third younger sister gave me to make clothes. Third younger sister, I hope you won’t look down on them."

Yueyao was quite surprised, it seemed that her previous advice had an effect, and she was also willing to listen to the suggestions of the maids around her, "Thank you, Eldest Sister."

This time, Yueying didn’t come solely to deliver silver, but to invite Yueyao to join her in a business venture, "Third younger sister, my Maternal Auntie found a business where one thousand taels of silver can turn into one thousand and two hundred taels in a month, the profit is quite considerable. With so much money on hand, you could also take out a little to loan out and earn interest."

Yueyao’s complexion changed drastically upon hearing this, "Your Maternal Auntie is loaning money." Yueyao said this affirmatively, not as a question. With a twenty percent return in a month, lending money was the only thing she could think of.

Yueying asked confusedly, "What do you mean by loaning money?" Ladies from the inner house were not usually told of such sordid matters, so Yueying really didn’t know what it entailed.

Yueyao’s expression turned somewhat unsightly, "To loan money means to engage in usury, loaning to those families in urgent need of money, charging high interest rates. Many cannot repay and eventually end up in ruin. Loaning is an extremely hazardous deed to one’s moral virtue, hence if someone is known to engage in usury, they are looked down upon by others."

Yueying’s face turned pale, "Impossible, my Maternal Auntie couldn’t possibly engage in such things. She told me that it was a business involvement."

Although Yueying had her shortcomings, she had never thought to harm anyone, and she didn’t believe her Maternal Auntie would use money for such purposes.