After pondering over several options for a while, Hua Zhi raised her voice and ordered, "Please ask Butler Xu to come over."
I don't know which little maid was waiting outside who answered in a crisp voice, and soon Butler Xu knocked on the study door.
"Miss, you came to me."
Hua Zhi looked up, swallowed all the words, stood up and walked out to ask, "Are you feeling unwell? Xu Jie, tell me what happened? I saw the housekeeper yesterday and he was fine."
Xu Jie supported his father with a worried look on his face, "He was like this when he woke up this morning. I asked my family members, but they couldn't explain it."
After saying this, Xu Jie felt ashamed again, "I am the one who neglected my father."
Now is not the time to talk about this. Hua Zhi immediately went to invite Doctor Chu to come over. Butler Xu hurriedly shook his head, saying that Doctor Chu was the doctor who treated his master and he could not afford the responsibility.
Xu Jie was grateful in his heart, but he did not climb up the pole. "I will go and ask the doctor later. I will not dare to neglect it."
"Okay, go quickly and don't delay."
Xu Jie was about to leave with his father, but Butler Xu clapped his hands and asked in a hoarse voice, "Miss, did you ask me to come here to tell you something?"
"It's not urgent. There's no need to rush. Just go and take a rest. I'll ask Xu Jie to come over later."
Butler Xu knew that the eldest girl was showing sympathy for him, so he bowed tremblingly and let his son help him away.
Not long after, Xu Jie came back.
"So soon? Has the doctor examined it?"
"After sending my father back to the house, he rushed me over here, saying that we couldn't delay the eldest girl's matter. The doctor hasn't arrived yet, but he will be here soon."
Hua Zhi couldn't just push the person back, so she just accepted the kindness and got down to business.
"Ask someone to guard the dock. When you see a ship with a strong fishy smell, come back and let me know."
Xu Jie hesitated for a moment and expressed his understanding, "Excuse me, but are you talking about the ship coming from the South?"
"It is indeed from the Southland. Have you seen it?"
"Yes, the fourth master once had a boat parked at the dock. I was sent by my father to take care of it for a while, and I happened to see the boat." Xu Jie looked indescribable, "The reason why I was so impressed was really because of the smell..."
The smell of unprocessed seafood does smell bad, but once it is processed and served on the table, it will make people swallow their tongue.
Thinking back to that time when she bought some dishes, except Fudong, the other maids all disliked them at first, but when it came time to eat, no one ate less than the other.
"Since you know that, that's even better. Describe it to the person you send over so they don't miss it."
"yes."
Hua Zhi calculated the date and said, "When Butler Xu is well, you need to prepare to leave."
"Yes, I'm already prepared. I can set off anytime my father is better."
Since the topic has come up, Hua Zhi simply said, "It's too early for citrus fruits in Yangzhou. You should go to the south first. I see on the map that it's close to Yan Country, so you need to bring two more guards with you this time. The weather there is hot, and it's rich in lychees, longans, carambolas, pineapples, etc., all of which can be canned. Put the other things aside for now. The most important thing is lychees. The early-ripening ones should be ripe by now, so you need to pay more attention to them. The profits generated by canned lychees are not as much as those from longans combined, and they will definitely not be worse than the citrus fruits that are selling so well now."
It's actually selling better than tangerines? Xu Jie's heart was burning with excitement. "Yes, I understand. I will arrange things as soon as possible and leave."
"Don't be so anxious. The varieties will be ripe in the next few months, and the peak will be around July. Don't worry about going too late and not being able to buy them." Thinking about the weather over there, Hua Zhi frowned, "It's hot over there, you need to find a way to ensure the freshness of the lychees, especially not to let them go bad on the way."
There is a way to preserve the food but it is difficult to use it. Hua Zhi is a little depressed. However, if she goes to Yan Xi to borrow people, he will naturally lend them. However, his people are too capable, and it would be a waste of talent to borrow them to do this.
Fortunately, the transportation was done by water, just like the citrus fruits at that time. Traveling on water is much cooler than on land.
"It will be the same as last year. I will give you some money, but it will definitely not be enough for you to buy enough lychees. I don't care how much you can bring back. I will take as much as you can. Is it possible?"
Xu Jie's eyes seemed to have sparks dancing, and he nodded vigorously, "I will definitely live up to your trust."
Hua Zhi was quite satisfied with him. "I trust you. If you work hard, I won't let your hard work go in vain."
Watching Xu Jie leave in a proud and confident manner, Hua Zhi ticked the word "seafood" and began to think about who to bring into this business.
She planned to expand this business, so the people she brought in naturally had to be of sufficient importance.
After looking through the alternative names, Hua Zhi still couldn't make a decision. Thinking that the seafood was not available yet, Hua Zhi was not in any rush. She didn't like the resigned and somewhat discouraging saying that "things will work out when the time comes". She preferred another saying - sing the song that suits the mountain you are on.
With more time to think, she will definitely find the one that suits her best.
"Sister Hua."
The sudden voice made Hua Zhi look up, and standing outside the door was the Sixth Prince.
Waving at him, Hua Zhi also walked out from behind the desk and pulled him to sit aside, "Why are you here at this time? Didn't you go to the clan school?"
"Go, it will be recess time."
Hua Zhi looked at him carefully, "Are you suspicious?"
The Sixth Prince shook his head, nodded gently, lowered his head, and said, "Mr. Zheng said that we are born rich, so even if we are in trouble, we only care about when we can get back on our feet. But those who are born poor, from the beginning they think about how to survive. Mr. Zheng said that when he was young, something happened that made him regret it until now. When he was walking outside, he saw people who exchanged children for food. He could not persuade them and bought the children of two families in anger. But immediately more people sent children to him. He refused to accept them and wanted to eat them. Mr. Zheng said that he pawned all his valuables, but the number of people not only did not decrease, but increased. Later, when he was powerless, those people cooked and ate the children in front of him. Mr. Zheng said that this was the most wrong thing he had done in his life. It was not wrong to save people, but wrong to not save people effectively."
The Sixth Prince's eyes were filled with confusion. "Obviously, these are their own children. They were cruel to their own children, and they were black-hearted. Why did Mr. Zheng become the one who was wrong?"
Hua Zhi has always been very respectful to the two teachers of the clan school, and would not restrict them on what they can and cannot teach. She has also always believed that Zheng Zhi is a sensible person, and he must have a reason for saying such things.
We can find out the reason later, but now we have to clarify the confusion for the sensitive young boy who is in the process of forming his values and identity.
"Ajian, you have to believe that life is selfish."
The Sixth Prince pursed his lips. He very much agreed with this.
"But people also want to be excellent people, so they have been fighting against their nature since they were born. Those who win are regarded as good people by the public, while those who lose commit crimes and commit unforgivable crimes. However, the vast majority of people spend their whole lives struggling between good and bad, because they can neither win nor lose."
PS: My child is having a fever right next to me, so I can’t write the second chapter. Please forgive me.