Both of them were stunned for a moment, and Ye Jiayao gave him the box at hand: "Here, this is it. It looks so precious that I'm embarrassed to accept it."
Xia Chunyu opened it, looked at it, and said, "This box of yours is too bad to be worthy of this Ruyi. I'll help you get a good one tomorrow."
Ye Jiayao said: "I was afraid of damaging it, so I found a temporary box."
"You put it away. This thing is indeed very precious. The entire Huai Song Dynasty only has this one." Xia Chunyu said with a smile.
"I know how to keep it, but what if a thief comes to the house?" Ye Jiayao said worriedly. She now has two treasures, one is the prince's calligraphy treasure, and the other is jade Ruyi. Uh, no, there is another one. She The food guide written by herself is also a treasure. In addition to the money she has on hand, a little less, the total is more than 600 taels, but it is her entire possessions and her first pot of gold.
There is no safe these days, and the house is not hers, otherwise she would have to build a hidden cabinet or something.
"This is not easy. Uncle Jiang and Jiang Li are both masters of mechanisms. Let them find a way for you." Xia Chunyu said.
Ye Jiayao's eyes lit up, yes! Let them make a mechanism, and if anyone wants to steal, they will release poisonous fog and shoot hidden arrows.
"It's your turn." Ye Jiayao returned to the subject.
Xia Chunyu pretended to be dumbfounded: "Say...what did you say?"
Ye Jiayao rolled her eyes at him: "Don't tell me that you asked the Helian family to invite Minister Mu because you have a close relationship with him."
Xia Chunyu twitched the corner of his mouth, he couldn't hide this matter, and said: "That servant girl Li was kicked out of the house by your stepmother, and I learned a lot from her. Wei Liujiang was also involved in your betrayal, and you two My sister is very strong, vain, and pushy. If she has such a good opportunity to show her face and be in the limelight, she will not let it go, so she set up this trap."
In order not to make her sad, Xia Chunyu still kept some inside information.
Ye Jiayao had mixed feelings in her heart. It must have taken a lot of effort to find a servant from Yangzhou who was kicked out by the Ye family! It seems that preparations have been started a long time ago.
She didn't ask him to stand up for her, but he did it spontaneously and without telling her. She has to rely on her own strength to get this justice, and she doesn't know how long it will take her to do so.
"Then... you arranged Li's disappearance?" Ye Jiayao said in an almost affirmative tone. Based on Chunyu's friendship with the palace, it was easy to get someone out without anyone noticing.
Xia Chunyu looked at her quietly, and his smile became fuller: "The good show is yet to come, just wait and see!"
The next day, the hottest topic in Jinling City was Tianshangju’s snow-skin ice cream mooncakes.
Last night, the snow-skin mooncakes were unveiled for the first time and immediately caused a sensation. Everyone had never seen such a novel and delicious dessert. Everyone at the table could only get one, and it was still a small one. It was not satisfying at all. When I went back to publicize it, my family The gluttons in my stomach were aroused, and I was urged to buy it quickly.
So someone came to Tianshangju early in the morning to inquire. Ye Jiayao simply wrote a notice and posted it at the door.
Snowskin mooncakes cost 50 taels of silver each. Each person can purchase only 5 pieces. They are on sale at midnight every day while stocks last. In addition, since snowskin mooncakes need to be refrigerated and you don’t have a portable ice cream at home, they are available in our store for 20 taels of silver each. .
Strangely enough, shopkeeper Li told her when she came in the morning that she could sell the ice mirror by herself, and gave her a suggested price of twenty taels of silver.
What moved Ye Jiayao was that Lao Li was still a good person after all!
"Are five liang and one person trying to steal money?"
"It's so expensive. Two months of my salary is gone in one breath."
"These days, there are many rich people, so it would be nice for us poor people to have a bowl of rice to fill our stomachs."
“Damn, there’s a purchase limit, will you die if you make a few more?”
"If you have money but don't know how to make it, you are a fool..."
"What do you know? This is a rare place to live."
"Where do I live? We errand runners are not the unlucky ones. We were tortured to death with just an ice drink. Now they have made moon cakes. I guess we should go out and line up before dawn."
"It's too late to come even before dawn. I'll pack up and come here tonight to keep watch."
A large group of people gathered in front of Tianshangju's door, talking, some yelling, some shouting trouble, but no one left. They simply found a shady place to sit and wait, fearing that if they walked away, they would not be able to wait in line. Yes, it seems that I got the master's order and must buy it.
In the kitchen, mooncakes are being made in full swing.
"Li Yao, are there strong opinions outside about the purchase restriction?" Seeing that the situation outside was very good, Manager Qian ran in and asked.
Ye Jiayao said while pressing the mold: "The purchase limit is just a gimmick. Usually the people who buy it are wealthy families. Surely five is not enough? They have to queue up again. The harder it is to buy, the more they think it is worth it."
Manager Qian chuckled: "That makes sense, but I guess five hundred won't be enough."
"Then we can only wait until tomorrow."
She only made so many ice cream fillings, and she couldn't make temporary changes. Moreover, ice cream was her secret secret. She only made it at home at night, and asked Jiang Li to deliver it when it was ready.
Sure enough, the five hundred snowskin mooncakes were sold out in less than two quarters of an hour, and the ice cream sold seventy or eighty. Those who tried to queue up again were unable to do so and had to go back in despair.
The mooncake sales are booming, and the number of guests coming to dine has also increased significantly. It is full at noon, and the private rooms in the evening and even the private rooms for tomorrow and the day after tomorrow are all booked. Everyone comes here because of its reputation.
Almost overnight, Tianshangju became the most prosperous restaurant in Jinling City, far surpassing Fuji and Xiangyi Restaurant. And Li Yao also became a popular figure.
After finishing work in the evening, shopkeeper Li called Ye Jiayao.
The first is the checkout, five hundred moon cakes, 30%, one or two and a half, seven hundred and twenty-five taels of silver, seventy-six handfuls of ice pans, and all the profits from the dozen or so handfuls belong to her, which is another seven hundred and sixty taels. The total is one thousand four hundred and eighty-five taels.
Ye Jiayao herself smacked her tongue, obediently, what does it mean to make money every day, let's forget it!
Seeing this data, shopkeeper Li was jealous and said with a sad face: "Li Yao, you are going to make a fortune. Your income in one day is more than the restaurant's income in several days. However, this is also your ability. It's your turn." earn."
Ye Jiayao smiled and said: "Shopkeeper, can you stop looking so sad? You make more than me. I only get 30%, but you get 70%. After excluding 10% of the cost, you still get 60%. This The moon cakes are three thousand taels in one day, and where is the banquet? I heard from Manager Qian that even the private rooms for the day after tomorrow have been booked. You are making money every day, and you, a rich man, still envy me?"
Shopkeeper Li was about to cry. How did he know what kind of snow-skin mooncakes Li Yao would make? How did he know that snow-skin mooncakes would be so popular? Now, as soon as the restaurant was sold, the God of Wealth squatted on the roof to scatter money and count the money. His hands cramped from counting, and the calculations in the accounting office were almost gone. The results were not his.
Now his intestines are full of regrets and he cannot express his sufferings!
Shopkeeper Li smiled bitterly and said: "Look at this, it's a good idea. Once every three days, the cashier will exchange it for you with a banknote."
"No problem, I don't care." Ye Jiayao said casually.
It would be best to wait a few days until Jiang Li helps her make the safe.
Shopkeeper Li handed over a few more orders: "I'm here to invite you to a banquet today. There are five in total. I don't think there is a conflict in time. It's just that it will be very hard for you to make mooncakes during this period."
Ye Jiayao took the list and looked at it, darling, they are all high-ranking officials, including the left minister Su's family, who also celebrated his wife's birthday. Ye Jiayao couldn't help but think of the thunderous and mysterious Su Su, Zhao Qixuan's lover, who celebrated my mother's birthday. , should my son show up
"The price I offer you ranges from three hundred taels to four hundred taels." Shopkeeper Li said.
Ye Jiayao put the list away: "Okay, you can make money, why don't you worry about working hard."
"Shopkeeper Li, if there's nothing else, I'll leave first." Ye Jiayao said goodbye.
I went to the kitchen to pick up an ice cream dish, and she still wanted to give it a gift!
After leaving Tianshangju, Ye Jiayao saw Chunyu's carriage parked diagonally under the willow tree thirty meters away.
Just as he was about to walk over, he heard someone shouting: "Yao Yao."
Uh... is it Xiaojing
"Why are you here?" Ye Jiayao was depressed.
He Lianjing jumped off the horse, with a vibrant smile on his face: "I'm coming to find you!"
Isn't this nonsense? Ye Jiayao rolled her eyes and glanced toward the carriage uneasily. It seemed that she wouldn't be able to get on the carriage today.
"Yao Yao, I brought you money for moon cakes. Here, here I give you, one thousand one hundred taels, you order some."
Ye Jiayao took it without even looking at it, and just put it in her pocket: "No need to order it."
"Eh? Is there a mooncake inside?" He Lianjing saw the ice cooker in her hand and was about to lift the lid.
Ye Jiayao hurriedly dodged: "This is what I want to send to His Highness the Crown Prince."
"It doesn't matter if you eat one." He Lianjing teased her deliberately.
"If you want to eat, come tomorrow and I'll make a few more for you." Ye Jiayao guarded the ice mirror tightly. There were ten of them, perfect. One less would be bad.
"Look at how anxious you are. I'm joking with you. Are you going to the Prince's Mansion now? I'll take you there!" He Lianjing said.
"No, I can just go by myself."
"Do you know the Prince's Mansion?"
Uh... She really doesn't know him, but she can ask!
"Come on, let's go, I'll take you and we'll be there in a moment on horseback." He Lianjing said.
horse riding? Ye Jiayao glanced at the carriage again. Riding with Xiao Jing under Chunyu's eyes, he was probably going to go crazy again.
"I don't like riding horses, so go on foot! Walk a hundred steps after dinner and live to be ninety-nine."
"Haha, it's more than a hundred steps to the Prince's Mansion, but if you want to leave, I'll go with you." He Lianjing took the ice mirror from her hand and led the horse with one hand.
Ye Jiayao had no choice but to follow.
Xia Chunyu could see clearly in the carriage and felt depressed. He had been waiting here for more than half an hour. He finally waited for someone to come out, but was intercepted by Xiao Jing on the way. He couldn't get it back. She was so angry that the matter with the Ye family had to be settled quickly and she should be restored to her status as the eldest lady of the Ye family. Otherwise, he would not be able to sleep well.
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