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Xiao Yan is a wise man and has a mirror in his heart. He has made it so obvious. He will definitely pay attention to these treasures next time he goes to the palace.

When the time comes, those things will be evidence.

Just as she was thinking about it, Mrs. Bai had already sat at Bai Churan's table. Bai Churan attentively brought her a lot of delicious food. Mrs. Bai also supported her. She had a strong taste and she didn't expect to like eating these things.

Especially the steamed tripe, I finished the whole plate.

Gu Yiyi stepped forward to say hello and responded enthusiastically.

Hotpot is unlike other restaurants. The table turnover is slower, and the people outside are waiting eagerly, but everyone is willing to wait.

Most people understand how Gu Yiyi does business, so they are not annoyed.

She was just waiting to turn over one table and then another. This time she even thoughtfully hung a sign outside the shop, saying how many tables will be made in a day. One less table will reduce the number. This will also make it easier for those customers queuing behind to know the time. I know it well.

If you find that you can't be queued today, you don't have to waste a lot of time waiting, just go back and save it for tomorrow.

Mrs. Bai saw that she was thoughtful and admired her from the bottom of her heart.

"Mrs. Gu, I used to think you were a capable woman, but now I see that you are not only capable, but also much smarter than ordinary people!

I have never seen anyone doing business like you before. You are the best at retaining customers. If you continue like this, soon your shops will be everywhere in the imperial city. "

Bai Churan also admired her even more: "Mom, my sister has only opened two shops now, but they are already one of the largest shops in the imperial city. In the future, my sister will naturally have a place in the imperial city!"

But Mrs. Bai didn't think so. She held Gu Yiyi's hand with serious words and consoled her very solemnly.

"Mrs. Gu, although the situation is good now, no one can predict the future.

"When I was taking care of the master a few days ago, I heard him say that we merchants will probably have a hard time in the future, so it is best to prepare for a rainy day and plan in advance."

Hearing this, Gu Yiyi became cautious.

After all, Mr. Bai is the richest man in the imperial city. He has so much property under his control. If there is anything related to merchants, he will definitely know the information immediately.

What's more, his assassination is still an unsolved case with no news.

So Gu Yiyi had to be more careful and asked: "Madam, do you know why the master said that?"

Mrs. Bai thought for a moment, shook her head and said, "I didn't ask about this in detail, and the master didn't explain it to me in detail either."

At this moment, Xiao Yan's voice came from behind.

"If Madam wants to know, why not serve us another plate of crayfish and I'll tell you."

He interfered for no reason, but it made others interested.

Bai Churan looked over eagerly: "Brother Yan, just tell me quickly. How important is food at this time? What's important is that we have to reveal the news to my sister in advance so that she can prepare for a rainy day!"

Xiao Yan laughed out loud but didn't say anything. Gu Yiyi simply called the waiter to bring over two plates of crayfish.

"Is it enough?"

"Seeing that you are so sincere, I will give you a few pointers."

I saw Xiao Yan straightening his body and saying seriously.

"In recent years, farmers' harvests have been poor, people's taxes have been increased, the national treasury is not full, and there have been many border wars. This year, the epidemic has swept across the country, and people's lives have become increasingly difficult.

In particular, the increase in wasteland has not been clearly felt by us in the imperial city, but in the long run, it will be a big disaster. "

Bai Churan and the others did not understand the pros and cons so quickly, but Gu Yiyi understood it.

In fact, she also felt this.

Especially when I took Xiao Yan to sell land before, I knew that there were more abandoned fields and there were many cases of privately occupying fertile land.

After taking possession, the tenants must be forced to become coolie serfs. In this case, there is no harvest at all. If there is no harvest, where will the money come from to pay taxes?

Once the border war becomes tense and a major national event like an epidemic sweeps across the country, when will the national treasury be able to be full?

The consequences that will come when the time comes is nothing more than chaos and rebellion everywhere, or facing reforms.

It turns out that when people's lives are not good, merchants will also suffer, and their revenue will inevitably shrink. Once the reforms support farmers and suppress business, they will be even worse off.

Although it is a bit far away to think about these now, I still have to make second-hand preparations.

Gu Yiyi had not thought of this aspect before, but now after Xiao Yan's advice, it suddenly became clear.

At this moment, shopkeeper Wang brought a woman wearing a hat to the outside of the box.

"Madam, this girl said she wanted to see Madam for something."

Everyone turned around, but no one could see her face clearly.

I just felt that she had an outstanding figure and was well-dressed.

But when Gu Yiyi saw that hand, she could tell at a glance that it was Mrs. Anhui who came to find her.

So he stood up quickly, said goodbye to Mrs. Bai and the others, and took Mrs. Anhui to the backyard.

At this time, Gu Yiyi couldn't help but feel lucky that she had allowed Shopkeeper Jin to leave a backyard, otherwise there would be no place to exchange information in the future, which would be so inconvenient.

After the two sat down, she asked: "Ms. Anhui, has the result been achieved?"

She nodded and whispered: "Well, I went there three days ago, and I did see the luminous pearl that Madam mentioned on your bed."

The luminous pearl is big, bright, and extremely beautiful, making it difficult for people not to notice it.

At the same time, Gu Yiyi was also keenly aware of some faint scars on the back of her hand.

Those scars are hidden under the sleeves. It is estimated that as soon as the sleeves are lifted, there must be more injuries inside.

There was no need to think too much. One guess made it clear that he must have gone to Xie's Mansion and been tortured three days ago.

Gu Yiyi looked at her with some distress, and simply asked the waiter to bring some delicious food: "I know the matter. You are here anyway. Eat something first, and I will eat with you."

"Madam, the shop is open today, so she will definitely be busy, so I won't disturb you."

After saying that, she was about to leave, but Gu Yiyi grabbed her.

"How can this be considered an intrusion? Why don't you have something to eat when everyone is here? Today is also a good day for me, so you just treat it as a blessing, how about it?

Sit down quickly, these are delicious foods that I spent a long time developing. You already tasted my crayfish last time at Wangyue Tower, so come and try something else today. "

Gu Yiyi couldn't resist her kindness, so Mrs. Anhui had no choice but to pull off her hood and eat next to her.

As her eyes moved, the scars on her neck were faintly revealed again.

No matter how tightly it is wrapped, there are still some places that show through.

But Gu Yiyi didn't say it in public, but kept stuffing her with delicious food, and finally went to get the prepared ointment herself.

She habitually kept a medicine kit in every place she went.

It finally came in handy today.

However, when Mrs. Anhui saw the ointment, her face was stunned and she subconsciously met Gu Yiyi's eyes.

Gu Yiyi twitched the corners of her mouth and said calmly: "These ointments are very effective. Anyway, you are here, take them back.

These days, keep the scar away from water and apply it three times a day. If it is just a skin injury, it will heal quickly and there will be no scar. If...it's more than just a skin injury, you can..."

"They're all skin injuries!"

Before Gu Yiyi could speak, Madam Wan said quickly.

There was even a hint of sobs in his words: "It's just a skin injury. Thank you madam for your concern."