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

Li Yu followed the maid to Princess An's courtyard.

I don’t know if Princess An went out today, but she was dressed rather formally.

Li Yu observed it quickly and calmly, then looked away and saluted Princess An.

"No need to be so polite. You are Jianing's friend, so you don't have to be too restrained in our palace." Princess An said, and asked Li Yu to sit down next to her.

After taking a few sips of tea, Princess An said, "You made a very good rose jam, with a strong floral fragrance, not inferior to the osmanthus jam made by the royal chef in the palace."

"It's just a little trick. Princess, you're praising me too much." Li Yu said modestly.

Princess An didn't say much. She took two more sips of tea and said, "This is the first time I've heard of roses. Where did you get them? And how did you come up with the idea of ​​using roses to make rose jam?"

Li Yu lowered her eyes and said, "These two things happened by chance. When I went to a temple fair in another place, I accidentally found an old man selling roses at the owner's house. Because I thought the roses were beautiful, I bought them.

As for making rose jam, it was just a sudden thought, and I didn’t expect it to be successful.”

Princess An smiled gently: "I see. By the way, are you planning to sell rose jam in the future?"

Li Yu shook his head: "Not for sale this year, maybe next year."

Princess An hummed and changed the subject: "Your hot pot restaurant and barbecue restaurant are now well-known in Beijing. Do you have any plans to open a new store next?"

Li Yu thought her question was a little strange, but still replied: "Probably not for now, but I can't say for sure in the future."

Princess An stared at her for a few breaths, then slowly said, "You are a good businessman. You are not bad. If you encounter problems in the future, you can either look for Jianing or me. If our An Palace can help, we will definitely help."

Li Yu immediately stood up and thanked Princess An.

*

Princess An had something else to do, so she said a few more words and then let Li Yu go.

Li Yu followed the maid back to Princess Jianing's courtyard.

Princess Jianing was curious and asked Li Yu what they had said, and Li Yu told her everything.

Princess Jianing was confused: "Why did mother suddenly say these things?"

Li Yu shook his head.

She didn't know if she was overthinking, but she felt that Princess An's words had other meanings.

But since Princess An didn't point it out, she would just pretend she didn't know.

*

It was almost seven quarters after leaving Prince An's Mansion (four-thirty in the afternoon). Li Yu left the inner city, went home to pick up Han Zheng, and took him straight to the Su family.

Mr. Su was practicing calligraphy in his study. Li Yu and Han Zheng went over and saw that he had not finished writing a few words yet, so they stood there and waited for a while.

Only after Mr. Su put down his brush did the two of them speak.

Last night, all the Su family guards came back to report. Mr. Su already knew that they had encountered an assassin on the road.

Contrary to his usual behavior, he didn't roar in anger, but instead kept sighing.

"The court will be even more chaotic from now on." Mr. Su said: "The Third Prince has already sent people to assassinate the people in the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion. Not only will the Crown Prince's future be difficult, but Han Zheng may also be affected by this fight.

Alas! I thought the emperor was in good health and that the third prince could endure for a few more years. "

Who would have thought that in just less than two months, he no longer pretended to trip up the prince secretly, but started to show his strength to the prince.

On the way back, Mother Qi did not tell Li Yu much about the assassination. Li Yu vaguely guessed that it might be related to the fight between the princes. Now, he was not surprised to hear the truth.

But what Mr. Su said, "Han Zheng might be affected," made her a little worried.

"But fortunately, Han Zheng is only a sixth-rank official. As long as he is careful on weekdays, nothing serious will happen in a short time." Mr. Su saw Li Yu frowning and said, "Let's take it one step at a time. Anyway, court struggles will always exist. As long as you are an official, you can't avoid it."

Li Yu responded softly, "Okay."

*

In the evening, the two had a meal at the Su family.

Li Yu made some rose cakes with rose jam, and Mrs. Su loved them very much and ate two in a row. Mr. Su saw what he wanted to eat and ate a few too.

However, Mrs. Su’s favorite is dried roses.

When it was soaked in hot water, a whole rose floated on the water surface, which was quite beautiful.

Madam Su turned the cup around for a while, then looked at Li Yu and said, "The ladies in the capital must all like this thing. Li girl, do you have a lot?"

Li Yu said, "Madam, do you want to give it away as a gift? I still have quite a lot. If you need it, I can give you some more."

Madam Su said, "What you brought me this time is enough for me to give away. I mean you should just sell it. Sell it as soon as possible while there is no such thing in the capital. You can earn a lot of money."

Li Yu raised the corners of his lips, "I understand what Madam said. In two days, these roses will be sold in barbecue restaurants and hot pot restaurants."

Mrs. Su nodded.

*

After returning home, Li Yu found a bag of roses and wrapped them with oil paper.

There are few roses in Beijing, so she plans to sell them by bag for the time being, with eight roses in a bag. As for the price, she will think about it and decide tomorrow.

When Han Xiaomei saw Li Yu taking action, she also sat aside to help.

After doing it for a while, she said, "Second sister-in-law, I feel very strange."

Li Yu tilted his head to look at her, "What's wrong?"

Han Xiaomei said: "When we were in the village, Jingliu told me that before we got home, someone had already sold dried roses to passing merchants. It is said that after so long, there should be merchants selling dried roses in the capital, but I didn't see any.

Also, last year we sold rose cakes at such a high price, the merchants in the county saw it, they should have thought that they could make a lot of money selling roses in the capital, but in the end no one came. "

Li Yu thought for a while and said, "Maybe they want to come to the capital, but they don't want to take risks. After all, the capital is too far away and the cost is too high. What if someone in the capital already sells it when they arrive? Not only will they not get a good price, but they will also waste money."

Han Xiaomei: “It’s possible.”

"Maybe there are other reasons. Anyway, it's a good thing for us that others didn't come to sell."

*

The next day, Li Yu handed the store over to Madam Yan and Nanny Tian to manage as usual, and she took Han Zheng, Han Xiaomei, Lu Xuan and Si'er to see the house.

The people at the real estate agency have already found a house that meets her requirements, so she has to go and take a look early to prevent it from being reserved by someone else.

There are two suitable houses, one in the inner city and one in the outer city.

This one in the outer city is a large courtyard house with five main rooms, four side rooms on each side, and a large courtyard in the middle of the house.

There was a well, trees and the stable that Li Yu needed in the yard.

But this one has a big flaw. The house has been built for a long time and is a bit shabby, and several rooms are leaking.

If Li Yu bought it, it would cost a lot of money to repair it.

After walking around the house, Li Yu said nothing and asked the broker to take him to the inner city.

*

The one in the inner city is much bigger than the one in the outer city.

The broker opened the gate and said mysteriously, "Boss Li, this house is much better than the one in the outer city, but I don't think it's suitable for you."