So at night, José secretly took Selena up the mountain with a hoe. He spent a lot of time digging at the spot Selena pointed out. The winter was dry and cold everywhere. After digging for a long time, I finally found a cloth corner.
The cloth was as frozen as iron and difficult to open, and they had a hard time opening it, revealing the glistening gold inside. After Selena saw it, she immediately put the gold into the prepared cloth bag. The father and daughter finally breathed a sigh of relief and walked down the mountain together.
Two days later, the people from the notary's office returned to the town, José took the money to the village chief and secretly gave him two silver coins before going to the notary's office. Everything turned out well because José is local and, according to local laws, José has the right of first refusal. Even if foreigners are willing to pay more, they cannot do so.
In addition to the help of the village chief to complete the paperwork at the notary's office, José finally purchased the Flower Mountain for only 600 silver coins. The process was very fast and in a few days they had the property titles. Maria was very happy, she wrapped the new title deed in wax paper and put it in the piggy bank.
The news spread quickly and everyone in the town was surprised, they didn't know where José's family got so much money from.
This incident also made Joseph and Mary very distressed. Of course, they couldn't say that her daughter found gold on the Flower Mountain. Even if they say it, no one will believe it and it will definitely be considered a fabrication.
Fortunately, Maria remembered that before a new house was built, an old woman passing by came to borrow water from the house and then got sick. Maria felt pity for her and let her stay at her house for half a month before leaving.
At this time they can use it as an excuse, saying that the old lady was grateful and she left some secret recipes for making rouge. Someone bought these secret recipes a few days ago, so he sold them and had the money to buy the mountain.
The people of the village finally learned why the fortunes of Joseph's family suddenly improved. Turns out they have the secret recipe for blush and foundation.
On the surface, Everyone praises Mary for her kindness, but privately they were extremely jealous. Therefore, they also wanted to have this kind of opportunity. Every time an old man passed through the village, the villagers would treat him warmly, thinking that maybe they could be like Maria, get some unexpected benefits.
Pedro also soon learned that José had made the purchase of the Montaña de Flores. He was surprised because he knew that Joseph didn't have that much money. When he thought that José's desire to buy Flower Mountain was just a dream, this land has been purchased quietly. He couldn't help but regret being too cocky and now he was caught between a rock and a hard place.
The merchant never loses his essence as a merchant: Out of interest, they can break off relationships and then, when their plans fail, act as if nothing had happened.
The next day, Pedro came to apologize to José with a generous gift and his attitude was very sincere. He even offered to terminate the old contract and get a new one, with a new agreement: the profits from the rouge and the foundation made by José were divided equally between the two parties, while before José could only take 15% of the profits.
After weighing the pros and cons, Joseph was in no hurry to harshly reject. After all, he doesn't have the strength to break up with Pedro.
Finally, Pedro left José's house happy with the new contract. This trip was worth it. He will be the sales agent for José family-made blushes and foundations for at least the next two years. Although the profit is going to decrease, it is still considerable in comparison.
As for the future...
By then, Joseph's ability would continue to grow and he could no longer control it easily. Pedro sighed lightly, put the contract in his pocket, got into the carriage and left Dalle Village.
Due to the increase in profit sharing, Selena's family worked hard every day to earn more money and José decided not to sell products on the street.
After all, the physical strength of the two women in the family is limited. Nowadays, the demand for products is huge, and the two of them are too busy, especially in some physical jobs such as grinding rice noodles.
After hard work during the first month of the year, they made a profit of 32 silver coins. The whole family was very happy. Maria counted the money over and over again. When Joseph returned from Pedro's store, he bought some things that the family loved to eat. The family had a great meal around the table and felt that their life was too good, too promising.
But there are always some people who feel uncomfortable when they see others getting richer and their life improves. The first is Selena's cousin, Javier.
Early in the morning, he knocked on the door with a basket and said that he would send some homemade cakes for Joseph to try. Seeing Selena, Javier actually greeted her, this was something that had never happened before, he had never been so polite.
He then asked Joseph to lend him money to invest in the business. Although his tone was polite, Joseph could feel the hypocrisy of him, he said a few words impatiently and asked him to leave quickly.
Two days later, Iris came and said that she also wanted to make some essential oils to sell and have Selena teach her how to make essential oils. Maria still resented her for causing her daughter to be hurt and her face was covered in blood, it was even more impossible to talk to her, she didn't even open the door for her.
Iris stayed at the door for a long time, seeing that no one was paying attention to her, she became even more jealous when she saw two exquisite satin dresses and a pink cape-style coat hanging on the clothesline in the patio. She hit the door desperately, as if she was trying to break it into pieces, and shouted: Wait! Wait! Sooner or later my mother helps me retaliate!