Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

The palace is located on the east side of the inner city and occupies an entire street.

When Li Yu and his companions drove to the intersection, they were stopped by a woman in a green jacket and skirt.

"Are the people sitting in the carriage Madam Li and Miss Han?"

Li Yu lifted the car curtain and looked at the woman, "I am Madam Li, and Miss Han is here too."

"My name is Qingbi, and the princess asked me to pick you up." Qingbi's smile was light, making people feel like they were in a spring breeze.

Li Yu nodded to her, got off the car, held Han Xiaomei's hand, and followed her carrying the bag.

In the bag was the copper pot she got from the coppersmith in Taiping Street and the bean paste she brought from Qingshui Village. They were indispensable for making hot pot today.

As for Lu Xuan, Princess Jianing did not make any arrangements in advance, so he could not go in and could only wait outside.

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The three of them walked more than 200 meters and arrived at the side door of the palace. Qingbi said a few words to the guards guarding the door, and the guards let them in.

"The prince and princess have gone to the palace today. The princess is the only master in the mansion. Madam Li, there is no need to be too nervous." Qingbi said as they walked.

Li Yu responded with a smile, while observing the layout of the palace calmly.

It is rumored that the current emperor favors his younger brother, Prince An, the most. If you look at the layout of the palace alone, it is indeed true. There is a scene every five steps and a view every ten steps. It is truly luxurious to the extreme.

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After walking for a quarter of an hour, Li Yu finally saw Princess Jianing.

Seeing her and Han Xiaomei, Princess Jianing stood up from her chair and waved to them vigorously.

Qingbi saw her princess's actions and rolled her eyes. She originally thought that this lady was just called by the princess to have fun because she was bored, but now it seems that this is not the case. Their princess is straightforward and doesn't even bother to pretend in front of people she doesn't like. Sometimes when other young ladies from the capital come to visit, she will only raise her eyelids when they come close to talk to her, let alone wave.

On the contrary, she would be particularly enthusiastic towards someone she liked, just like now.

It seems that the princess really likes this Madam Li, she needs to pay more attention to her.

When she raised her head, the smile on Qingbi's face looked more sincere.

*

Princess Jianing asked Li Yu to sit down and drink tea. After a while, she saw the bundle that Li Yu had put aside and asked, "What's in it?"

Li Yu untied the bundle, revealing the copper pot and bean paste inside, "This is for making hot pot."

Princess Jianing took the copper pot and looked at it from left to right, very curious.

Because bone soup is needed to make hot pot, Li Yu talked to Princess Jianing and then suggested going to the kitchen to start preparing.

Princess Jianing just wanted to watch her cook, so she readily agreed.

There was a kitchen in the courtyard, and it was not small. After Li Yu took a look around inside, he asked whether there were beef and mutton in other kitchens in the mansion.

Qingbi was stunned for a moment, then replied, "There is mutton and beef in the kitchen today. If Madam Li wants it, I'll go get it now."

Li Yu nodded and said yes, and listed a few other things.

Qingbi wrote down the notes one by one, and when she was about to leave, Princess Jianing called her back, "Go check the kitchen to see if there's any milk, and bring some over to me if there is."

Qingbi sighed and then went out.

While waiting for her to come back, Li Yu first removed the bones from the pork leg in the kitchen, washed it, and put it in the pot to make soup.

Afterwards, she and Han Xiaomei began to prepare the dishes. The dishes in the kitchen were basically what Princess Jianing liked to eat, so there was nothing taboo about it.

Princess Jianing sat aside and watched them work while talking.

Li Yu listened carefully and responded from time to time.

*

Not long after, Qingbi came back and brought everything Li Yu needed.

Li Yu thanked her and started to prepare the base ingredients. Princess Jianing wanted to see how she cooked it, but after putting the chili peppers in the pot, she choked so much that she had to go out and wait.

Li Yu spent an hour preparing a hotpot meal. In fact, it was mainly the soup that took time. The base ingredients were not difficult at all. He just put the spices into the melted butter and fried them until they turned yellow. Then he added bean paste, chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns in turn and boiled them.

At the end of the afternoon, Li Yu put the copper pot filled with hot pot soup on the dining table, added charcoal, and then put all the cut vegetables and meat on it. In addition to beef and mutton, she also made some shrimp paste with shrimps from the kitchen.

Princess Jianing had already been hooked by the aroma. When she heard Li Yu say that they could start, she put some beef in. When the beef changed color, she picked it up and dipped it in sesame sauce to eat.

Li Yu looked at her straight.

Princess Jianing ate four or five mouthfuls in a row. After the fifth mouthful, she put down her chopsticks with a look of surprise on her face, "This hot pot is delicious." Especially the one dipped in sesame paste, which was fragrant and spicy, just to her taste.

Li Yu felt relieved.

After Princess Jianing finished eating, she took the opportunity to invite Princess Jianing to do business with her.

"It's not that I want you to go to the store every day. You don't have to worry about anything. Just put your name on it. In addition, I will give you half of the store's monthly profit in the future." Li Yu said softly.

This was a decision she made after careful consideration. With Princess Jianing as her backer, her store could last longer. In this regard, there was no problem in giving Princess Jianing 50% of the profits.

Princess Jianing raised her head and thought for a moment before saying, "Okay, you can tell everyone else that I own the hot pot restaurant. But I don't want any money."

She looked at Li Yu, "It's not easy for you to do business, how can I take your money?"

"But the shop is named after you, Princess. No matter what, you should get the benefits you deserve."

Princess Jianing smiled and said, "I don't need that little bit of money, you don't have to give it to me. If you really feel embarrassed, make me some more desserts when you have free time. I've had enough of the desserts in the capital, and it's a good thing that you're here, so you can make some for me."

Li Yu had no choice but to agree.

After a while, seeing that it was getting late, she said goodbye.

Princess Jianing personally saw her off: "The restaurant is now owned by both of us. I only have one request of you now, which is that you run the hot pot restaurant well and let me get some attention."

At the end, she waved her fist and gritted her teeth.

Li Yu didn't quite understand what she meant.

Qingbi explained later: "Recently, the young ladies waiting to be married in the capital are proud of being able to manage a household and a shop. Miss Xie from the Changqing Marquis's Mansion is one of the best. After managing the shop for a month, the income of the shop under the name of the Changqing Marquis's Mansion has increased a lot, which has attracted praise from everyone in the capital.

Our princess and Miss Xie have been at odds since childhood, and now that Miss Xie is in the limelight, she wants to curb her arrogance."

Li Yu understood and then burst out laughing. Princess Jianing looked older than her, but still had a childish personality. But this was proof that she was living a happy life. Unhappy people would only become sensible and mature early.

However, what surprised her even more was the trend in the capital. It was common to have female housekeepers in large mansions, but it was usually not discussed openly. This was the first time she had seen such a situation.

It seems that some aspects of this capital city are more open than she imagined.

Now that the most important "backstage" was in place, Li Yu would look for a yard while preparing other matters related to opening a store.