Speaking of mushrooms, Hua Zhi suddenly remembered, "How is the situation on the farm? There should be a lot of mushrooms."
Nian Qiu covered his mouth and chuckled, "I thought you forgot. The daily mushroom production is very high. In addition to supplying vegetarian food, Manager Chen will send people to transport all the remaining goods. I heard him say that the managers who want to buy will pick up the goods at the place he designated. There is never any surplus every day."
Manager Chen? It should be Chen Qing. It seems that she has to find time to go to the farm. If the time is right, she has to start the business. Hua Zhi made a note of this and stood up. "Let's go to the vegetarian restaurant. I'll check the account book."
"yes."
At noon, Fudong had lunch at the vegetarian restaurant. He used all his skills to cook a table full of dishes with small portions but large quantities. He even made the rice in different ways. It was fragrant and glutinous, very much to Huazhi's taste.
"Oh, Yingchun, pick the best mushrooms and send them to your relatives, and give each family a bottle of the mushroom oil that Fudong made. Don't forget Madam Sun. Xiaoliu is not in the capital now, and she doesn't even miss him. Remember to send her a portion of any food you have on weekdays. You don't need to ask me for permission. Just make the arrangements and be careful."
"yes."
After thinking for a while, Hua Zhi looked at Fu Dong and said, "Please fill two bottles of that mushroom oil for me and I will give it away as a gift."
Fu Dong agreed and immediately went to work.
Occasionally there were sounds coming from outside, but there was no noise, no loud talk that ruined the atmosphere, and no inappropriate behavior after drinking. The reserve of the aristocratic family was displayed to the fullest here. Once the status quo is established, whoever breaks it will be unwelcome. No matter what he does, he will be squeezed out by other guests and embarrassed to come again.
Overall, the development of the vegetarian diet was just as she expected.
Hua Zhi lowered her head and drank tea. In this way, at the low end, she had the snacks in the two streets, at the middle end, there was seafood business, at the high end, there was vegetarian food, and she also had the two businesses of mushrooms and canned food in her hands. She could also share the dividends from the soap. All in all, she was considered to be doing quite well.
"Miss, Manager Chen is here."
"Let him go to the back alley." Hua Zhi stood up, "No need to follow me, just go and do your own things."
"Miss!" Yingchun was very anxious. How could this be possible? How could a young lady follow a man alone? If someone saw it, all kinds of unpleasant things would be spread.
Hua Zhi flicked her brain and said, "This matter is unusual. It's better for me to be the only one to go. Don't worry."
"But… "
"No buts. If you have nothing to do, go back and clean up the house. There will be a child coming over."
"..." Yingchun didn't know what else to say. The young lady was so popular with the children, there were already several of them!
There was an inconspicuous carriage parked in the back alley. The driver was Chen Qing. When he saw Hua Zhi coming out, he hurriedly bowed and greeted her, "Miss."
"Manager Chen." Hua Zhi leaned forward slightly and returned a half-salute. The manager beside the prince was not an ordinary person. Even though people respected her, she could not take him lightly.
Chen Qing didn't dare to accept it, so he pretended not to care and stepped aside to lift the curtain, "Please, young lady."
As soon as she stepped on the carriage, a pair of hands reached out from the carriage. Hua Zhi knew who it was without even looking. She smiled before she spoke, "It's really not surprising at all."
Gu Yanxi also smiled, led the person into the carriage, lowered the curtain, took the jar from her hand and asked, "What is it?"
"Mushroom oil, made from mushrooms, is not popular with the elderly. The Empress Dowager will probably like this kind of vegetable oil. I'll bring it to you when you enter the palace. If you like it, you can ask Fu Dong for it. It's not expensive."
Gu Yanxi looked at her tenderly, and after a long while, he hummed and changed the subject, "I heard that you went to look at the shop. How was it? Are you satisfied?"
"Yingchun and the others knew my request and were quite satisfied."
"Only the maids around you can hold such great power that they can even decide on business matters themselves." He knew that Azhi was looking for a shop, but he didn't have a suitable one. Later, he followed her to the north. Unexpectedly, when he came back, he heard from his subordinates that Yingchunhua spent thousands of taels of silver to buy a shop. Judging from the time when she found the shop and bought it, it was definitely not decided when Azhi was there. It can be seen that she made the decision entirely by herself. I don't know whether to say Huazhi is bolder or Yingchun is bolder.
But those maids are quite brave. Even Fu Dong, who looks the weakest, is now responsible for a lot of things.
Hua Zhi was somewhat proud, "I have only trained a few people in all these years, so of course they have to be capable."
"Aren't you worried that they might turn against you?"
"Is it better to betray me than to follow me?"
Of course not, Gu Yanxi laughed. No matter which master, no one would be as good as Hua Zhi, the master who gave all his trust. If anyone really dared to run away with the money, he would be dead if he was caught with the death contract in Azhi's hands. Everyone knew what to choose.
Looking at the person with a smug look on his face, Gu Yanxi couldn't help but pinch her nose. This person, her trust is never given in vain, no matter it is to those maids or to him, but once she gives trust, it is all and she won't doubt you at all.
Hua Zhi let him pinch her and even shook her with a smile in her eyes. The maids were capable and all the deals were ready except for the east wind. She only had to wait to receive a large sum of money. She was in a very good mood.
The two of you looked at each other and smiled. It looked a little silly, but we couldn't hide our joy.
The carriage stopped. Chen Qing didn't dare to go forward and lift the curtain, but just knocked on the carriage.
Soon Gu Yanxi came out first, holding Hua Zhi's hand, and he carried her down from the carriage. Chen Qing didn't dare to look up, but couldn't help but glance at them secretly. His face turned red at this glance. On the contrary, the two people looked as if nothing had happened.
The place where the carriage was parked seemed to be a back alley, and Hua Zhi looked at Yan Xi.
Motioning Chen Qing to lead the way, Gu Yanxi explained in a low voice: "Let's stay away and just be a listener today."
Hua Zhi understood immediately that Yan Xi was not going to confront Haoyue head-on. She knew that Chen Qing pretended to be Yan Xi to get close to Haoyue, and it seemed that he would continue to use this identity.
Chen Qing brought the two of them into a room, and after preparing the tea, he bowed and left at the prince's signal.
Hua Zhi looked around this seemingly unremarkable room. Even after looking at it for a long time, she still couldn't figure out what it was about. Gu Yanxi deliberately waited for her to look at him before leisurely walking to the cabinet on the right and split the cabinet in half, revealing the inside.
Without the cabinet blocking the view, you can see that the two walls have been connected, and there is only a layer of something the size of a door blocking the view.
Just as she was about to go forward and touch it, her hand was grabbed by someone. Gu Yanxi hushed at her, walked to the middle of the room, moved the table and chairs over, motioned for Azhi to sit down, and sat down himself as well.
Hua Zhi tried to hold back her laughter. There should be melon seeds here, a standard item for listening to opera.