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

The current prime minister’s surname is Yan, and the person in front of you is Prime Minister Yan’s eldest son Yan Ji.

People in the capital city said that Prime Minister Yan's family had a clean and upright tradition, and that they taught their descendants not to visit prostitutes or indulge in eating, drinking and having fun, so before tonight, Li Yu had only met Yan Ji once.

It was when she first came to the capital that she heard Princess Jianing's voice on the street and called her Princess Jianing.

They had no further contact after that.

So she was very surprised at Yan Ji's behavior today.

Maybe he wasn't greeting her, but someone else.

Li Yu turned around to make sure if she had sensed it wrong, but Yan Ji strode towards her. When he was still two meters away, he smiled at her and said, "Madam Li, we meet again!"

Li Yu reacted quickly and returned the greeting: "Master Yan."

Yan Ji was neither tall nor short, with a thin figure, deep eyebrows and eyes, and with his flowing white clothes, he looked like a nobleman.

He took the initiative to say, "I heard that Madam Li was praised by His Majesty at the snack party. Congratulations."

Li Yu replied humbly, "Thank you."

According to the normal process, the two of them could say goodbye and leave at this point. After all, the only connection between them was Princess Jianing. Princess Jianing was not here at the moment, so there was really nothing to say. But just as Li Yu was about to say goodbye, Yan Ji stopped her and said, "I heard that Madam Li opened a hot pot restaurant, and it's packed with guests. I wonder if I can go over and have some?"

This was really strange. Li Yu put on a formal smile and said, "Mr. Yan, if you want, you can come anytime. Our store welcomes guests from all over the world."

Yan Ji looked at her deeply and said, "Since Madam Li said so, I will go and try it in two days."

Li Yu nodded, then said goodbye and left without thinking about anything else.

After walking away, Han Zheng turned his head and took a look: "This person's attitude is very strange."

Li Yu said: "I will talk to Aunt Tian after the store opens tomorrow and see what she says."

She had a hunch that Yan Ji's behavior just now was related to Princess Jianing. After all, she was just an ordinary person and of no use to Yan Ji.

Speaking of which, in the past few months since she came to the capital, she heard rumors about Princess Jianing and Yan Ji in the first few days after arriving, and she never heard of them again after that.

I don’t know what’s going on. Let’s ask Aunt Tian tomorrow.

*

After walking around outside for half a day, everyone was tired and fell into a deep sleep soon after arriving home.

The next day, Li Yu got up, packed his things, and arrived at the hot pot restaurant before the sun rose.

A string of firecrackers was set off at the door, announcing the opening of the store in the new year.

When several nearby shops on the street saw her open her doors, they came up to her with gifts and wished her a happy new year.

They can be said to be the group of people who like Li Yu the most in the capital.

Last year, the hot pot restaurant was doing well, and they benefited from it, and the business in the shop was much better. This year, Li Yu shined at the snack conference, and the business will probably be even more popular, and they will benefit from it even more.

In order to thank Li Yu, they discussed privately and each family bought a gift.

These people all meant well, so Li Yu didn't want to spoil their fun. He accepted the gifts with a smile, and then at noon, he asked Lu Xuan to bring his waiters to deliver a hotpot to their family as a return gift.

*

The store has not been open for nearly a month, and the regular customers have been craving for food for a long time, so there are especially many customers today, and everyone is busy as a whim.

Because of the snack fair, many customers asked Li Yu when the store would have grilled sausages and grilled gluten. Li Yu always told them to wait until February.

The guests felt a little disappointed, but they understood and didn't say much.

As the store was about to close in the evening, there were fewer customers.

Seeing that Nanny Tian was free, Li Yu wiped his hands, walked over and told her about the accidental encounter with Yan Ji last night.

Nanny Tian's eyes flickered. "That Master Yan wants to marry our princess, but the princess doesn't like him and doesn't want to see him. He suddenly greeted you, probably because you have a good relationship with the princess, and he wants to win your favor so that you can speak for him in the future."

Li Yu: "...When I first came here last year, there were rumors about the princess and Master Yan in the capital."

“When the princess was young, she met Master Yan a few times. Master Yan helped her, so she treated him as a friend and went out to eat with him a few times. This ended up causing misunderstandings among the people.

The princess doesn't want to be discussed, so she has refused to meet with Master Yan in the past few months, so you can see that no one has said that the two have a relationship recently. "

The question was answered. Li Yu hummed and said, "If Mr. Yan comes to eat hot pot, the princess..."

"I'll go back and talk to the princess tonight and see what she thinks." Nanny Tian said.

Li Yu: “Yeah.”

*

At night, the palace.

Upon hearing that Yan Ji had looked for Li Yu, Princess Jianing threw the teacup in her hand to the ground.

In an instant, porcelain pieces flew everywhere.

"Why does he always haunt me?" Princess Jianing stamped her feet in anger. "If he wasn't the son of the prime minister, I would have thrown him out of the capital long ago."

"Princess, calm down." Nanny Tian advised, "He and Boss Li met by chance. Maybe I am overthinking it."

Princess Jianing calmed down a little after hearing this. "Anyway, I can't let him disturb my friend. I'll go meet him tomorrow to see what he means."

It’s not easy for Li Yu alone, and we can’t let Yan mess things up.

"Then this old slave will go with you." said Nanny Tian.

"No, just let Qingbi come with me." Princess Jianing waved her hand: "Don't worry, my father has given me secret guards, they will protect me."

That Yan woman is not a good person, so she would not go to meet her without any precautions.

*

The next day, Li Yu learned about what Princess Jianing had done.

She was a little worried at first, fearing that Yan Ji would do something bad, but she was relieved when Nanny Tian told her that there were secret guards.

It was not until the afternoon that Princess Jianing came over in a heroic and high-spirited manner.

She scolded Yan Ji first, then said to Li Yu: "I have already made it clear to him. You should do what you are supposed to do in the future. If he comes, you should entertain him as usual, but choose the most expensive food for him and charge him a lot! If he is not satisfied, you can say that I arranged it."

Li Yu: “…”

*

Since Princess Jianing had made the arrangement, Li Yu decided to do as she said. As a result, Yan Ji did not show up once in the next half month.

In the past half month, she found a new shop and planned to do barbecue.

The shop is not far from the hot pot restaurant. It is also a two-story building with private rooms upstairs, a lobby downstairs, and a large kitchen.

However, the rent of this shop is more expensive than that of the hot pot restaurant, costing three hundred taels a month.

In fact, it was not this price at the beginning. It was mainly because Li Yu’s hot pot restaurant increased the flow of people on the street, so that the rents of all the places on this street increased.

Li Yu had some minor objections, but the shop had a good location, so she accepted the price.

*

The days passed by busy and soon, early February was coming to an end.

The capital city became warmer, the ice on the river melted, and people gradually changed into spring clothes.

On this day, Li Yu was discussing the number of ovens and baking trays with the coppersmith when Si'er rushed over in a panic.