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

The hot pot restaurant's business is as good as ever.

The pork belly and chicken hotpot introduced before Li Yu left was particularly popular, with 30% of the guests in the lobby eating it.

After greeting a few regular customers, Li Yu went into the kitchen to check the situation.

Han Xiaomei just returned to the kitchen and saw Li Yu coming back. The corners of her mouth instantly lifted.

She ran to Li Yu and jumped for joy: "Second sister-in-law, you're back."

Li Yu helped her straighten her collar and said, "I'm back. How have you been lately?"

"I'm fine." Han Xiaomei pulled Li Yu's sleeve, "Second sister-in-law won't go out again, right?"

"Not for now." Li Yu said: "Next time we go out, if possible, I will take you with me."

Han Xiaomei was completely happy.

*

Li Yu went around everywhere.

The cooks and waiters in the store thought she was really sick and asked her how she was feeling.

Knowing that these people meant well, she said that she was fine and they didn't need to worry.

The cook and the waiters were all happy for her.

*

The situation at the barbecue restaurant was similar to that at the hotpot restaurant. Li Yu stayed until the end of the night and went home with the others.

After arriving home, she first asked Han Xiaomei for Han Zheng's letter and read it, then called Lu Xuan and told him about what happened in Beizhou Prefecture. After all, she had asked his elder brother Lu Xun for help when she was in Beizhou Prefecture, so it was reasonable to mention it.

In addition, she asked Lu Xuan what he thought of Mo Changlin.

Lu Xuan didn't expect that Mo Changlin would also get involved in the cooking competition. His eyebrows moved slightly, and after a moment, he slowly said: "Master Changlin is the most kind-hearted person in the Mo family. Although he doesn't care about the affairs of the Mo family, everyone in the Mo family respects him very much."

Li Yu nodded.

It would be fine if Mo Changlin was a good person. In this way, he would be able to help when Jinyulou encountered problems that could not be solved. This was what he had promised her.

*

The next day, Li Yu went to the Su family in the morning to meet Mr. Su and Mrs. Su.

Madam Su looked Li Yu up and down, and was relieved to see that she was not injured.

Mr. Su waited until Mrs. Su finished speaking before speaking, "I always feel like you're going the wrong way."

Li Yu was smart and guessed what Mr. Su meant. "Sir, do you think I shouldn't stand on the side of the Crown Prince and should just stay out of this?"

Mr. Su stroked his beard and said, "Yes. Look at you. Ever since you came to the East Palace, you have been so busy all day long. Sometimes you help them train cooks, sometimes you help them open the shop, and sometimes you go out to solve problems. Ordinary people rest at home during the first month of the year, especially those who are about your age, who are like flowers. But you, you live in the open air and are more tired than me.

Tell me yourself, are you tired?!"

This may seem like a scolding, but it actually expresses heartache.

Li Yu was so soft-hearted that she said, "I know that you care about me. To be honest, I sometimes feel tired, but as long as I think about the stable life after I get things done, I feel that the above is nothing.

Sir, you all know that King Hui is powerful but not a good person. Once he defeats the crown prince and ascends the throne, we may not have many good days in the future. We might as well give it a try. The crown prince is kind and benevolent. His ascension to the throne will be good for us and the people of the world."

Mr. Su understood all of this, he just felt a little sorry for Li Yu.

She is only nineteen years old this year, but she is busier than men all day long.

"Forget it, I can't argue with you." Mr. Su waved his hand, "Anyway, you are already standing on the prince's boat, you can only keep going. But don't make yourself so tired. The East Palace can use more people than you think. If you can hand over some work, just hand it over."

After that, Mr. Su pushed the box next to him to Li Yu, "This is something I asked Gui Yuan to find someone to make. Take it and use it for self-defense in the future."

Li Yu didn't bother to be polite and took it and opened it.

There was a beautifully crafted sleeve arrow in the box.

"The sleeve arrow doesn't take up space. You can carry it with you on a daily basis and use it at a critical moment."

Li Yu put the hidden arrow to his wrist and gestured a few times. Finally, he put the thing back into the box, then raised his head, with tears flashing in his eyes: "Thank you, sir, I will make the best use of this thing."

In modern times, because her parents divorced when she was three years old, she had never felt any fatherly love. Now in the Dayu Dynasty, Mr. Su made her feel like a father.

*

It just so happened that the Su family bought a lot of vegetables today, so at noon Li Yu personally went to the kitchen and made a few dishes that Mr. Su liked.

They finished their meal happily, and in the afternoon, Li Yu rushed to Prince An's Mansion.

There are no spies watching outside Prince An's Mansion anymore.

On the 24th day of the first lunar month, Prince An had another "quarrel" with the Crown Prince in front of all the ministers and other princes at the grand court meeting, severely humiliating the Crown Prince. Now the relationship between the two parties has "dropped to a freezing point, and is as hostile as fire and water."

King Hui was already bewildered by the drama that King An and the Crown Prince had performed last year. After this incident, he basically believed that King An and the Crown Prince had fallen out. Naturally, he relaxed his vigilance against King An's mansion.

However, he still arranged for a spy to keep an eye on him, but that spy was cunning and would only come to watch for about half a quarter of an hour every day, and then run off to other places to drink.

The people in Prince An's mansion ignored him and just did what they were supposed to do.

*

Li Yu followed Qingbi directly to Princess Jianing's courtyard.

Princess Jianing also took Li Yu around and looked at her twice. Seeing that she was fine, she chatted with her with peace of mind.

In the new year, Princess Jianing was much more irritable than Li Yu.

Because her marriage is on the agenda again this year.

She was almost twenty years old, which was considered late to get married in the Dayu Dynasty. She was not like Li Yu, who was the person with the most influence in the family. If she said she would not marry again, no one would force her.

But she couldn't do that. Even if her father and mother were willing to support her, there were still people trying to make trouble for her marriage.

A few days ago, a palace banquet was held in the palace, and several wives of officials surrounded her, asking her if she had any princes she liked. Some even recommended King Hui's cousin to her. When the emperor heard this, he jokingly said that he would grant her a marriage.

She doesn't want to have anything to do with King Hui even if she dies!

Although she knew that her uncle would not arrange a marriage for her without the consent of her father and mother, she was still anxious and sometimes woke up from nightmares in the middle of the night.

"I'm getting so annoyed. If anyone brings it up again, I'll take Qingbi and Qinglan out for a trip and not come back for two years. I'll see what they say."

Li Yu couldn't help much in this matter. The marriage of the royal family was not something that a commoner like her could influence.

She could only give Princess Jianing some advice, such as not to be anxious even if she was forced to do so, and to find someone who suited her heart. At present, the border of Dayu was peaceful, and there should be no marriage, so Princess Jianing could still delay it for a while.

"Let's not talk about this anymore." Princess Jianing waved her hand. "You just went out for a while. Do you have anything else to do next?"