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

The person who stopped the car was a strange maid, who was accompanied by four guards.

This maid had a mean look, with the corners of her mouth slightly drooping and a fierce expression. She was completely different from Maid Shi from the Eastern Palace and Maid Tian who was the manager of the hot pot restaurant.

Looking at Li Yu, the nanny said in a somewhat arrogant tone: "This is Boss Li, right? We are from Prince Hui's Mansion. My last name is Cai, you can just call me Nanny Cai. Our princess knows that you are good at making snacks, so she specially asked you to make some for our palace."

Li Yu: “…”

It turned out to be from Prince Hui’s Palace. I never expected it.

During the trip to the palace a few months ago, Princess Hui, who was then the Third Prince's wife, looked down on her at all. Now, after only a few months, she suddenly came to her?

Could it be related to the cured meat mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival?

She heard from Nanny Tian that her cured meat mooncakes were a great hit at the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet and were very popular among the ministers. The Crown Princess, who assisted the Queen in organizing the banquet, was even commended by Emperor Tianyuan for this.

Could it be that Princess Hui wants to learn from the Crown Princess?

*

Li Yu didn't want to do it, but given the current situation, it would be of no benefit to confront them head-on, after all, it was the royal palace.

Smiling, Li Yu said, "May I ask what kind of snacks Prince Hui's Mansion would like? I can indeed make some. Please tell me first, Madam, and I will see if I can make them myself."

Seeing that she was still respectful, Madam Cai snorted and said, "We have a banquet in the palace in a few days. You must not make those ordinary cakes."

Li Yu: "Mammy, you are right, so what kind of snacks does the palace want?"

Madam Cai smacked her lips, "Our princess wants snacks that have never been seen in the capital."

Li Yu: “…”

Aunt Cai stared at Li Yu and said, "Why, you don't want to do it?"

Li Yu bowed to her and said slowly: "Madam, please don't misunderstand me. It's not that I don't want to, but I can't think of anything to do for the time being.

Mammy also knew that Beijing was the capital of the Great Yu Dynasty, and there were no less than a hundred kinds of snacks. I could make sweet-scented osmanthus cakes and mung bean cakes, which could be found everywhere on the streets of Beijing.

As for what kind of snacks are not available in the capital, Madam, I am not afraid of you laughing at me, but I have never tasted many snacks in the capital. According to your request, I cannot make this snack in a short time. "

This was not wrong. Madam Cai snorted coldly, "Then when can you finish it?"

Li Yu showed a hesitant expression at the right time: "I can't tell you the exact time. After all, I need to know which snacks are not available in the capital."

*

Li Yu did not lie. The capital city is so big and there are so many snacks. She has only been in the capital city for less than a year, so how could she know everything so comprehensively.

When Madam Cai heard this, she became anxious: "You must make it as soon as possible. Our Prince Hui's Mansion is waiting for it."

This was the first big banquet held in the palace after the Third Prince became a prince. The princess assigned this task to her. As long as she did a good job, she would definitely be rewarded.

But if she doesn't do it well, she will be punished.

Madam Cai made up her mind and said, "You must finish it this afternoon, otherwise I will make sure you can't open your shop anymore!"

Li Yu listened to her "arrogant" words, and the smile on her face faded a little. "Mammy, I understand that you want to get things done as soon as possible, but this matter cannot be rushed. The banquet held by Prince Hui's Mansion is a big event, and the guests invited to the banquet are of noble status. If I don't do well, and then it is exposed at the banquet, wouldn't it be embarrassing for Princess Hui?"

Aunt Cai: “…”

Li Yu: "How about this, Madam, besides me, you can find someone else as a backup. If I can't make it, you can bring the snacks back to the palace on time and won't delay the banquet."

Madam Cai frowned, "But our princess specifically asked you to do it."

"I'm working on it." Li Yu said softly, "Just tell Princess Hui that I've started working on it. But if I don't do it well, it won't look good if there are no snacks at the banquet in the palace."

Madam Cai was moved, "Anyway, you must do it well in the next two days."

Li Yu nodded.

*

Madam Cai walked away with an air of arrogance.

Li Yu stood where he was and decided to just do it casually.

At first, she planned to treat them as guests, but after talking with Aunt Cai, she changed her mind.

Princess Hui is a difficult person. If her demands are met this time, she might come to her again next time.

When giving work to someone like her, the more you do, the more mistakes you will make, the less you do, the fewer mistakes you will make, and it is safest to do nothing and make no mistakes.

I might as well just do an average job this time. Since she is not satisfied, she will naturally not look for me again in the future.

Shaking his head, Li Yu got on the carriage and continued to go to the Su family as planned.

*

At the Su family, Mrs. Su was already prepared. As soon as Li Yu arrived, she called people out.

"These two are specially trained guards. They have clean family backgrounds and good martial arts. This time the mansion is selecting guards. I remembered what you wanted, so I asked Butler Cui to find two more. Take a look."

Li Yu naturally believed in Madam Su's choice. He first looked at the appearance of the two men. Seeing that they had clear eyes and resolute expressions, he had an idea in his mind.

Then she asked the two men a few more questions, and seeing that they spoke coherently and could read and write, she decided on the man.

Their indentures were not in Madam Su's hands, so Li Yu went out with Steward Cui and spent one hundred taels of silver to get them.

"They have all been trained with great effort and are more expensive than ordinary slaves." Butler Cui explained seriously, fearing that Li Yu would have objections to the price.

Li Yu: "I understand everything, don't worry, Steward Cui."

*

The two guards were a pair of brothers, one was called Miao Da and the other was called Miao Er, both were about eighteen or nineteen years old.

Li Yu took them home, first let Lu Xuan tell them about the situation at home, and then took them to meet other people in the family during dinner.

Finally, there is division of labor.

From then on, Miao Da and Miao Er took turns accompanying Fang's father to send Han Zheng to court and to the Hanlin Academy, and took turns to pick up Han Zheng home in the evening.

During their free time during the day, both of them go to the stores to help out, one in each store.

As for where they lived, there were two empty rooms, just enough for them each to have one.

Like Fang Erya and Mu Niangzi, the two also had clothes, shoes and bedding.

*

After spending some time to arrange things, the next day, Miao Er and Miao Da went to work according to the division of labor.

Li Yu made the snacks requested by Prince Hui's Palace at home.

After much selection, she finally decided to make osmanthus and red date cakes in the shape of cat ears and mooncakes.

The two things were not difficult to make. She gathered all the materials and asked Fang's mother to help her. In less than half an hour, she made the samples.

At the same time, she asked Madam Mu to go to Prince An's Mansion and tell Princess Jianing about Prince Hui's Mansion.

When Aunt Cai came in the afternoon, she took the things out for Aunt Cai to see.

When Madam Cai saw the cat ears, she immediately frowned and said, "All the imperial chefs in the palace can make this. Are you kidding me?"

Looking at the osmanthus and red dates cake again, her expression eased a little, "Putting osmanthus and red dates together to make a dessert is quite pretty. Give it to me and I'll take it back to the palace for the princess to see."

*

Nanny Cai left very quickly. Li Yu thought that she might come back, so she sat at home and waited.

As a result, by the evening, Nanny Cai did not come again.

She thought she was delayed by something, so she waited and waited, but until the day before the banquet at Prince Hui's Mansion, Nanny Cai still didn't show up.

Instead, it was she who received the invitation from Prince Hui's Palace.