Chapter 4 — Queen of the Border

In such cold weather, many people still live in houses that are exposed to wind and snow. Our business was very good, and we soon made our first money. I used that money to open an embroidery shop. The North originally had only one embroidery workshop, which was where Tham Minh Chau's previous life had worked. This place sells all animal leather jackets, with simple stitching, so you can wear them and sell them. The most indispensable thing in the North is animal skins, so animal skins cannot be sold at high prices, no wonder the ladies below cannot survive. I set a high price to hire a beautiful lady. Tu Nuong's name is Lam Xao Nhi, and she used to work in a large textile factory in Giang Nam. It's just that her husband loved gambling, not only lost all the money she earned, but also sold her daughter. At that time, Lam Xao Nhi was delivering a shipment. Three months later, when she returned, seeing the house was empty, she immediately took a knife to kill her husband, so she was sentenced to exile. She is the one who accompanied us all the way to the North. Therefore, she greatly respects me. She knew the prices here, so she just said: "Give me a meal." But I paid her a large amount of money. Tham Duat Tu didn't understand: "By doing this, can we still make money?" I said: "Animal skins in the North are very common, but in other places they are rare. When you were in the capital, have you ever seen such good fur?" Tham Duat Tu shook his head. The North is deserted, except for exiled prisoners, only merchants come here. Normally, they will buy some precious medicinal herbs or animal skins to bring back. But what we sell are finished coats made from animal skin. They don't need to travel far to the South to find good ladies, on the way back they can sell their goods at high prices. This made them extremely happy. The business path just opened up. We also regularly exchange goods with merchants. Having money, many people hear about it and come to see it. The man wanted to go to the Tham family's workshop to be a carpenter, and the woman wanted to go to the Tham family's embroidery workshop to be a female worker. So— Merchants mix arsenic into mixed wine to preserve the flavor, I accept! Antiques dealer accepts repairing antique books and antique paintings but replaces them as fakes, I accept! The former minister urged the emperor to quickly establish a Crown Prince, but as a result, he was demoted again and again, I accept! The evil woman raised Gu worms and used them as dolls to curse her husband's parents' family, I accept! A woman has an impotent husband, so she borrows her little uncle's seed, and then it's discovered, and I accept it! The strange woman was implicated because of her family's rebellion, scolding the old emperor every day, I accept! … I accept it all! Very quickly, the Tham family became a force that could not be underestimated in the North. But that's why Thien General came to the door. Thien Tong defiantly sat down and immediately said: "You guys use my money to do business. Shouldn't you share it with me if you earn money?" It turned out that the thief's money was stolen from Thien Tong. The second time he came to steal, he was caught by General Thien. The thief immediately confessed. Of course, the Thien General would not let go of a fat goat like me, so he came to the door to blackmail him. 6This Thien General had a cruel appearance. He looked at me and smiled coldly: "Should I call you Little Brother Tham, or Miss Tham?" "You are so bold. To cause such a big stir in the North, do you want to rebel?" I was stunned, thinking he had seen through my thoughts. But clearly I overestimated him. This Thien General considered himself the Earth Emperor of the North. The rebellion he said was just that we didn't give him benefits. I breathed a sigh of relief. As I said, although this Thien General has a ferocious appearance, his muscles are clearly developed

than the mind, how can one see so far? However, right now we are still not his opponent. He himself is highly skilled in martial arts, and has several thousand elite soldiers under his belt. I didn't intend to fight him, I just said I wanted to cooperate with him. He has power in his hands and can get many scarce goods, such as weaving machines from the South. That way we can make more cloaks and sell for more money. Thien Tong was cruel and greedy, clenching his fist: "The money you earn, I want it all!" I said miserably, no matter what, I had to leave a little bit. Otherwise, with so many people under our control, we cannot support them, and sooner or later they will rebel. Not everyone listens like me. Thien CEO arrogantly raised a finger: "I'm nine, you're one." I sighed and shook my head. Having only a portion of the profit is not the same as closing early. You can't want the horse to run but not let the horse eat grass, General Thien. General Thien grabbed my neck, his cruel face close to his eyes: "Don't play tricks with me." "In the North, I want your life, just say a word!" I was squeezed until my eyes turned red. But after being released, I still refused to give in: "At least three parts. If not, just kill me." "Then see if there is anyone else in the North besides me who can earn that much money for you."