Chapter 58 Chapter 58

Chapter 58

Su Yinyin's dreams are all about Li Ruiyuan.

He then said, we all have childhood trauma, let’s get out of it together, okay?

After a while he said, isn't it safe? Then you are it.

At the end of the dream, he got married, and she was holding wedding cakes beside him. She looked miserable, as if someone was bullying her.

When her mother called her, "Yinyin, Yinyin, did you have a nightmare?"

It's already bright outside. Did she get up late?

Madam Su said, "Don't worry, both stores are open as usual, don't worry about what's going on in the store."

Su Yinyin yawned and simply didn't get up. She was indeed a little sleepy and had indeed had a nightmare.

"Mom, shall we go buy some ingredients later?" Su Yinyin asked.

"Yes, both stores have huge consumption and both need to be replenished." Madam Su said as she helped Yin Yin clean up the room. She smiled and said, "You should sleep a little longer. I haven't seen you sleep in for a long time."

Even in the coldest winter, her daughter would get up with her.

If Yin Yin hadn't been sweating profusely just now, I wouldn't have been willing to call her.

When Su Yinyin heard what her mother said, she suddenly felt a little guilty.

Mother was very good to her, especially very good.

But she didn't give enough in return.

"What are you thinking about?" Madam Su sat down beside her daughter's bed and patted her back gently as she did when she was a child. "You and your brother have grown up, but you can tell mom whatever happens. We are always here for you."

Su Yinyin buried her head in her mother's arms, as if she was not afraid of anything.

Especially the nightmare just now.

"Mom, I'm hungry." Su Yinyin said coquettishly.

"The food is heating up in the kitchen, let's go."

When she came out of the room, she realized how long she had slept.

It also proves when you went to bed last night.

Li Ruiyuan, why can't you be as cute as you were when you were a child?

Su Yinyin thought about Li Ruiyuan when he was a child. He seemed to be like this back then.

Blame her for looking down on the child.

Su Yinyin was still eating breakfast when Su Xian came back from outside. There was a look of surprise in his eyes, and it seemed that he had returned from the Meng family.

Su Yinyin did not hide it and asked directly: "Brother, how is the Meng family?"

"You know?" Su Xian took a deep breath, "It was Li Ruiyuan who did it."

This is already a definite tone.

Su Yinyin took a sip of the mung bean soup and stirred it a few times. Su Xian said, "I heard that it was a temporary order to let Meng San go to Dianzhou to investigate the local silver mines. The local silver mines are complicated and sending people to investigate is no different from sending them to die."

“Although there has been no official order yet, the rumor has spread like wildfire.”

The spoon in Su Yinyin's hand fell directly into the bowl.

"His family immediately went to plead for mercy and tried to smooth things over with their connections, but it was of no use at all. Now his family plans to go back to his hometown for a few years on the pretext of illness to recuperate until this matter is sorted out." Su Xian continued.

That is to say.

The Meng family heard a rumor that Meng San would be assigned to the inspection team to investigate the silver mines, so they hurried to seek connections everywhere.

It is obvious that once Li Ruiyuan gives an order, he will never change it, and he will not even let them know who gave the order.

The Meng family had no one to turn to for help, so they simply claimed to be sick.

Although he had just passed the imperial examination and entered the Hanlin Academy, he resigned due to illness. All his efforts over the years were almost wasted. He had to endure for a few more years and maybe come back when the wind changed.

The Meng family's response was quite quick.

I guess the political opponents have guessed everything by now, but unfortunately they can’t find the correct answer.

Even if the Meng family knew at this moment that it was the Eastern Palace who ordered the appointment of Meng San, they might immediately be overjoyed and send Meng San to his service.

Having gained the attention of the Eastern Palace, no matter what happens on this trip, you are the prince's person.

Being personally appointed by the prince is completely different from being deliberately misled by political opponents.

What a ruthless move.

To advance or to retreat, to be loyal or to escape.

It all depends on what the Meng family thinks.

So even the Su brothers and sisters didn’t know what to say.

Li Xing also talked about this matter when he came over.

However, Li Xing asked: "If you were in the Hanlin Academy and you were appointed to investigate the silver mines, would you back down?"

Su Xian naturally wouldn't.

The accounts of the Dianzhou Silver Mine have always been unclear, and the tax silver collected every year is obviously not right.

Now that the political situation is stable, it must be investigated.

If the accounts can be clarified, it will be beneficial to the country and the people.

Su Yinyin nodded. Ambitious people would never see it as a crisis.

Only those who just want to get by will be scared and run away overnight.

Li Xing was still lamenting the weakness of his classmate and his family.

The Su brothers and sisters were speechless.

If someone like Meng San falls into Li Ruiyuan's hands again, he won't even know how he died.

Then I couldn’t help but think of my home.

What should I do if Su Xian wants to take his sister away from the capital?

If you are targeted by such a person, how can you run away?

But Li Ruiyuan acted quickly. When he realized something was wrong, he immediately took care of the other party.

I will never let Meng San pose a threat to my sister.

That's a good point.

From this point of view, Li Ruiyuan does have some respect.

But then again, being a concubine is absolutely impossible.

The prince's concubine is also impossible.

Since Li Xing was here, Su Xian couldn't say it directly, but Su Yinyin could see it.

Thinking of what Li Ruiyuan said last night, she felt even more embarrassed to speak. After a while, she finally finished the porridge in her hand and sighed, "Let's take it one step at a time."

Fortunately, although this move seemed ruthless, it actually left the opponent with countless escape routes, and did not really kill him off.

But is it really not?

Li Ruiyuan must have known the other person's character, which is why he asked him to do this.

This is not only a powerful strategy, but also a great ability to manipulate people's hearts.

After Su Xian and Li Xing left, they were going to Shanjia Academy together.

Su Yinyin and Mrs. Su went to purchase goods.

Now that we have two stores, the consumption of various ingredients has doubled, and each purchase is a big deal.

Not to mention, many of the raw materials they bought needed to be processed by the two of them at home first.

Calculating the workload, Madam Su planned to teach some of the preparatory work to Aunt Liu and Sister Liu. They were old neighbors and could be trusted.

In this way, there will be someone to be the manager when a branch store is opened in the future.

After a whole day of physical work, my mind feels much more relaxed.

Working is much easier than using your brain.

But it was still a bit scary to see Li Ruiyuan again at home late at night.

Seeing him dusting off his clothes, Su Yinyin said seriously, "My father will soon notice something is wrong."

Her father is from the Military Affairs Department, and he was careless in the last two times.

If you look at the wall of his house, you will definitely see that he has arranged people to catch the thief.

The thief himself was not afraid, and even looked somewhat relieved. He spread his hands and said, "I didn't do anything."

Su Yinyin felt that the person in front of her didn't seem to want to pretend anymore and was obviously more aggressive.

But she was not afraid, perhaps knowing that the other party would not hurt her or do anything irreparable.

"Then why are you here?" Su Yinyin asked.

Li Ruiyuan spread his hands: "I need to apply medicine."

The teeth marks are clearly visible near the back of the hand on the wrist, and will obviously leave a mark.

That is to say, since he is the crown prince, most people cannot see this, otherwise it would have spread throughout the court and the country long ago.

"If you don't take the medicine, you will stay longer." Li Ruiyuan asked sincerely, "I don't mind others knowing, do you mind Yinyin?"

I mind it very much.

Su Yinyin opened the box and found a useful medicine for wounds, the kind that would definitely not leave scars.

Looking closely, she realized that this was specially given to her by Li Ruiyuan when she was learning horse riding.

When she first started learning horse riding, there were bound to be bumps and bruises, but she liked it, so she wanted to learn.

After that, I learned well and the medicine for injuries was not used up yet, so I didn't need it much.

Li Ruiyuan obviously remembered it too, and took the initiative to ask: "There's less to do lately, let's go to the horse farm. Polo and archery, aren't they what you want to learn?"

"No, the store is very busy." Su Yinyin refused directly.

"Didn't your neighbor shout that he wanted to go?" Li Ruiyuan asked proactively.

Sun Dongjun must have shouted.

Whenever I have nothing to do, I ask her if she is ready at the horse ranch. She goes there every year, so why doesn’t she go this year?

Fortunately, she often stays in Xindian and meets Sun Dongjun less often, otherwise he would definitely be criticized every day.

"No." After applying the medicine, Su Yinyin pointed to the window and said, "Let's go."

"By the way, I'll put locks on the windows tomorrow."

She did what she said and went out to buy a lock early the next morning.

Just make sure to close the windows.

She also had to sweep the dust off the top of the wall, otherwise only that patch of the wall would be clean and everyone would know that a thief had broken into her house.

After cleaning the house in the morning, Princess Yuqing actually asked someone to send her a note, saying that she knew she was a good rider and asked if she wanted to go to the horse farm in the suburbs to play.

Su Yinyin almost thought that Li Ruiyuan did it on purpose, but the post said that only a few close people were invited, so she could bring her friends if she wanted.

It was obviously a private plot set up by Li Yuqing herself, and it seemed to be just a coincidence.

It's almost midsummer, and there's really not much time left for horse riding.

Su Yinyin replied happily and said she would definitely go!

By the way, you might as well call Sun Dongjun to avoid him bothering you anymore.

Sun Dongjun is sixteen years old this year, and his mind is still full of eating, drinking and having fun. He was a little shy when facing Su Yinyin before, but for some reason, he soon relaxed.

This is also the reason why Su Yinyin is willing to call him.

This is what a true good friend is!

Sun Dongjun just didn’t know what Su Yinyin was thinking. If he knew, he would definitely recall the day when they ate chiffon cake together.

The atmosphere between her and Yuan Rui was something he couldn't interfere with, so why bother?

Of course, there is also Yuan Rui's eyes. Do you dare to have any ideas?

Besides, he has been very fond of polo recently and even joined a polo team, but unfortunately he is only a substitute.

Otherwise, why would he keep saying he wanted to go to the racecourse to practice?

The horse farm that Li Yuqing went to was not small, but not many people were invited.

The two close friends also include Li Xing, Su Xian, Su Yinyin, and Sun Dongjun brought by Su Yinyin.

Before, she would have invited many people, but now her mind has changed a lot, and her arrogance has turned into more heroic.

In her words, it means to understand many things and see many people clearly.

Li Yuqing even said to Su Yinyin: "This month is probably the month with the biggest changes in my life."

As they rode on horses, Li Yuqing said slowly, "I've even thought it through. It doesn't matter whether I marry Li Xing or not. No matter what lies ahead, I can't be afraid."

She used to rely too much on her family and everything she had.

That’s why I feel so sad when my family members change their attitude.

Li Xing's change in identity made her realize her family's true attitude, which she could not accept at all.

The idea of ​​marrying Li Xing is not even as strong as before.

She just wanted to know who she could rely on in the future, and what to do if Li Xing became like this.

After a month of painful struggle, she finally found the answer: "Rely on yourself. Believe in yourself first, then think about other things."

Li Yuqing said it lightly, but Su Yinyin could hear struggle and pain in it.

No wonder she has changed so much and her friends have become fewer and better.

After thinking this through, she asked herself what path she should take in the future and what would be the most correct choice.

Two good friends around her helped her analyze the situation and concluded that there was indeed no problem in marrying Li Xing as a princess.

One is that she really likes him, and the other is that Li Xing is indeed a good person. He knew that she was in trouble, so he came to help.

So, those are two questions.

Face the changes in your family and make choices about your future.

Li Yuqing gathered her hair and said with a smile, "I still have the blood of the Li family in me."

This is not a compliment, but more like self-mockery.

She possesses not only the arrogance of the royal family, but also their cold-blooded decisiveness.

If other people were to experience this kind of growing pain, they would probably have been unable to bear it long ago.

Su Yinyin said seriously: "Princess Yuqing, life is short, just do what makes you happy."

"You're right, life is short." Li Yuqing said with a smile, "It's a pity that I didn't meet you earlier. After I leave Beijing, remember to write to me frequently."

Su Yinyin nodded: "Of course I will.

"The situation in the court changes very quickly. Who can predict what will happen in the future? According to what Li Xing said, it is the real thing to do a good job." Li Yuqing said with emotion, "I heard that the inspection team to Dianzhou will set off soon."

What was left unsaid was that her father was terribly afraid, which was one of the reasons why the family sought a marriage alliance.

If nothing unexpected happens, her family is involved in the Dianzhou silver mine case.

She also told Li Xing about this matter, and Li Xing just said: "The emperor and the prince are fair, there won't be too much involvement. When the matter of the Hanlin Academy is over, we can leave the capital and separate ourselves from here."

From then on, Li Yuqing became even more certain of how different Li Xing was.

He will not change what he is sure of, and he will protect himself.

It seems that she has excellent vision.

In the past, people always talked about family background and aristocratic character.

In fact, it's just flattering oneself.

What a person is really like depends on himself.

Su Yinyin was a little envious of her.

No matter what the princess's parents were thinking, they raised her to be confident and brave, so she dared to fight for anything.

Her family must be good, but she still has memories of her previous life, so she can't help but be cautious.

Aren’t all members of the Li family like this?

Su Yinyin thought of Li Ruiyuan, and it seemed to be similar.

"Why are you walking so slowly? Come and play polo. I have a competition in July and I must practice hard." Sun Dongjun shouted in front, "Hurry up, I don't want to be a substitute."

Su Yinyin and Li Yuqing rode over on horseback.

Sun Dongjun had already started practicing over there, but the girl in front of him kept moving back and forth, and Sun Dongjun couldn't even touch the ball while practicing.

The girl looks delicate and gentle, but her ball skills are first-rate.

Sun Dongjun was stunned and said quickly: "Sister Du, you are so amazing, teach me."

The other party was embarrassed by the compliment, but said seriously: "I have a master, it is not easy for me to teach others."

"Then I will also take you as my master." Sun Dongjun immediately dismounted and bowed to the other party, "Master Du, please teach me!"

Everyone was stunned.

Sun Dongjun has this kind of personality. He is obsessed with polo now. What's wrong with becoming his apprentice? He has even acknowledged someone as his elder brother.

Sister Du didn't expect that he would really become his disciple. Others started to make a fuss, "You need tea to become a disciple. Where's the tea?"

Then Sun Dongjun ran over happily, brought a cup of tea and humbly asked for some ball skills.

Seeing that he was serious, Sister Du was a little timid at first, but now she said without hesitation: "Okay, I will teach you, but you can't teach others."

How come you come to play polo and even recognize a master?

However, in time, everyone will realize how valuable the master Sun Dongjun has chosen is.

There were six people in the field, and Sister Du was not at a disadvantage against five.

Except for Li Xing's poor horsemanship, Su Yinyin and Sun Dongjun have all been riding horses since childhood, but they are no match for her, which shows how good she is.

Throughout the whole day, Sun Dongjun's polo skills improved by leaps and bounds, and he even made an appointment to come again tomorrow.

This is not a big deal. Li Yuqing said, "You can come over anytime. No one comes here on weekdays."

It’s a pity that Su Yinyin is really busy.

Because there were some problems with the business in the store.

It still lies in the raw materials.

Both stores require a lot of ingredients. In addition to flour and eggs, sugar and lemon are also indispensable.

There are definite problems with sugar.

Nowadays, sugar-producing areas are scattered and not concentrated, so merchants collect sugar from various places and then sell it to big cities in need.

In recent years, the people of Wanlong Kingdom have lived a stable life, and the demand for sugar has gradually increased, so merchants can sell it nearby.

If it is actually shipped to big cities, either the price will be raised or the quantity will be insufficient.

Fortunately, the current increase is acceptable and there will not be any major problems for the time being.

But lemons are completely different.

Especially the lemon series of the new store, so this thing is indispensable.

Madam Su and Su Yinyin had originally ordered a batch, but when the cargo ship arrived in the capital, there was no sign of Lemon.

After asking, I found out that there were merchants waiting at many ferry crossings along the way. They would buy up all the lemons they saw and the prices they offered were staggering.

The price was high enough to pay off Su Yinyin and the others’ compensation.

The final result speaks for itself.

The lemon is gone.

The owner of the cargo ship respectfully paid the compensation and said embarrassedly: "They are all old customers. As soon as the ship docked, someone came to move it. There is really nothing we can do."

"But don't worry, Lingnan attaches great importance to citrons at the beginning of the year. By August and September this year, citrons will not only be of good price, but also of good quality."

It’s only May now, and we have to wait another three or four months.

So what do they do now?

Not to mention the two stores of the Su family, even other dim sum stores in Beijing were unhappy.

I heard that the way of eating lemons was spread to other places, and drinking it soaked in water is very effective in cooling down the body, so they were sold out.

Who said this is really good stuff.

Su Yinyin and Mrs. Su had no choice but to take the compensation money back.

Lemons for making cakes are better. If you save them up, they will be enough to last until September.

But the lemon series can no longer be produced because the consumption is too great.

Especially for new stores, all dim sum need to be readjusted.

As soon as Su Yinyin returned to the new store, she began to prepare the latest menu and asked the staff to inform customers in advance that the lemon series would only be sold for two days before being replaced by other items.

As the news came out, more customers came to buy things.

Fortunately, there were egg tarts to hold it up, otherwise the customers would have been even more dissatisfied.

Because it is summer, the focus should still be on cooling off.

Su Yinyin thought about it and decided to use smoothies as the theme.

Mung bean smoothie, apricot smoothie, and red bean smoothie, plus mung bean cake, red bean biscuits, and apricot cookies.

Finally got the new product connected.

Lemons aren't a big problem.

The most serious thing in this matter is sugar.

Seeing the price of sugar rising steadily, Su Yinyin sensed something was wrong.

While eating, Madam Su also said, "Should we stock up on some sugar in advance? We still have room in our warehouse. I'm afraid the price will get more and more expensive in the future."

Commander Su nodded and said, "More and more people are buying candy recently."

The brother and sister didn't say anything.

Su Xian was still thinking.

Su Yinyin has found the key. She knows something that others don't know.

beet.

If I remember correctly, the beet cultivation went smoothly.

After Jin Yanlei came over last time, Li Ruiyuan told her once that it would be ready for promotion next year at the latest.

Beets take a short time to grow and are easy to make sugar from.

Just wait until April or May next year, and a large amount of cheap white sugar will be available on the market.

In other words, there is still a year before sugar becomes affordable.

Suddenly there is news that sugar price is going to increase?

It looks like this is just the beginning.

After dinner, Wang's Bakery, which had contacted the Su family before, came over and said that the dim sum shop wanted to discuss the issue of sugar prices and wanted to invite Madam Su and Su Yinyin to go together.

The time is tomorrow morning.

There were many guilds in Bianjing.

The dim sum guild is naturally among them.

Whenever there was any important event in recent years, the Su mother and daughter would be invited to go together.

It seems that the sugar issue is indeed serious.

There should be other news within the guild.

The Su family mother and daughter agreed, and the people at Wang's Bakery also sighed: "The price of sugar is indeed rising, but it has risen very quickly this year. If it continues like this, the price of snacks will also increase."

Not to mention Wang’s bakery, the two Su’s stores are similar.

However, judging from the sugar prices in previous years, a gradual increase seems normal.

Su Yinyin thought to herself, am I overthinking it?

But after dinner, she went to find her brother first.

Su Xian concluded: "You mean that the court has found a plant that can produce sugar in large quantities and it will be on the market this time next year."

"Yes." Su Yinyin said, "The last time Li Ruiyuan went to the store, he was either holding a plant or a plant for making sugar."

Su Xian first asked his sister what she thought.

Su Yinyin said directly: "I feel that the sugar merchants knew that the price of sugar would fall, so they deliberately raised the price before that so that they could make a lot of money."

As long as the white sugar produced from beets is put on the market, not only can the upward trend of sugar prices in Wanlongguo be stopped, but it may even cause the white sugar prices to fall back.

If domestic sugar traders knew about this at this time, they would either quickly sell off their stockpiles and welcome the new white sugar market.

Or you can choose to speculate on sugar prices and make a fortune during the last period of time.

The former may even suffer losses, and it is unclear who will control sugars in the future.

For previous sugar merchants, the emergence of new sugar was equivalent to new technology, which they had no access to at all.

The latter is a business that is sure to make money. One transaction will be enough to support you for the rest of your life.

And the latter is not difficult to operate. Everyone knows that not only the price of sugar is rising, but the price of many condiments is also slowly rising.

With a stable life, there is a greater demand for these things, and the prices naturally go up.

A fairly normal pattern.

Even Su Yinyin and Su Xian are just suspicious now.

Because the price is not particularly outrageous, it is basically not a big problem.

Su Yinyin herself said: "I think you are overthinking it. If they want to manipulate the sugar price, they must have extraordinary power."

Su Xian nodded and said, "Anyway, everyone from the Dim Sum Guild will be here tomorrow, so we can ask around then. I'll go to the academy tomorrow and ask about the identity and background of the Wanlong Kingdom sugar merchant."

Neither the brother nor the sister thought too much about it.

If I hadn't known about the beets, I probably wouldn't have cared even more.

The Dim Sum Guild would discuss matters at the Wei family in the south of the city. This dim sum restaurant was extremely famous and had previously been ranked number one in the capital.

The current head of the Wei family still works as a royal chef in the palace. Although he is getting older and doesn't have to do many things himself, the chefs trained by his family are very popular among the wealthy families in the capital.

A master pastry chef plus a pastry training school?

This was not the first time Su Yinyin came here, but before, the mother and daughter just came to make up the numbers, and their positions have been getting more and more advanced over the years.

As soon as I entered the store today, I was invited to the front: "Hui Nu Dim Sum, the owner of Su's Dim Sum is here."

Everyone looked over immediately.

Su Yinyin and her daughter greeted everyone, and someone quickly said, "Oh, we finally see you. I didn't see you when I lined up to buy your dim sum before."

"I heard that your store has launched new products. My family has also launched new products. Lemons are too hard to buy."

"How do you make your cakes? Why are they so soft? I don't want the secret recipe, I'm just curious."

"Everything has been going up in price lately. It's really hard. I wish my business was like yours."

Madam Su responded politely, and the boss of Wang's Bakery said, "Come on, come on, we finally got you here, come quickly."

The Wang couple came over hand in hand, with anxious expressions on their faces.

They are surrounded by some of the most powerful dim sum shop owners in the capital, and are also the pillars of the dim sum guild.

Allowing the Su family mother and daughter to go there represented everyone's recognition, which made other bosses envious.

When I walked over to the Wang couple, I heard them say, "Too many people came today, so we can't get anything done. Let's wait for a while after this is over and then we can talk again."

Nothing can be accomplished by holding a meeting to discuss things.

Then let’s have a small meeting and chat.

Su Yinyin just felt very sleepy.

She really doesn't like coming to any guild.

The topics discussed at the conference are basically all about the industry, such as the price of something has gone up, the goods in a certain place are not too big, etc.

It's all internal information exchange.

Some raw materials were purchased in excess, and I'm wondering if any of my peers are willing to take over?

Sugar prices were mentioned during the meeting, but not much was said. Most people believed that the increase should be within an acceptable range.

Until the meeting begins.

Su Yinyin was young, so no one took her seriously. When the Guild President, Master Wei, came, he greeted Madam Su and then politely said to Su Yinyin, "The Su family's dim sum was very famous in the past. I believe that it will surely flourish in your hands. Everyone in the palace will like it."

Everyone in the palace likes it. Hearing this, it makes people so envious.

At Su Yinyin's age, maybe she could become a royal chef in the palace in the future.

Su Yinyin smiled and said, "The store has just been opened for a short time, and there is still a lot to learn."

After this was said, the meeting officially began.

After counting, almost the top eight dim sum restaurants in Beijing are left here.

Among them, the mother and daughter of the Su family and the couple of the Wang family had only come here in recent years. The rest of the people were obviously very familiar, especially the Wei family ranked first and the second and third place.

As soon as the other party opened his mouth, he said without any nonsense, "The best dim sum shops in Beijing are basically all here. I think everyone has discovered something recently."

"Sugar prices have risen again."

When Master Wei started talking about the price of sugar, Su Yinyin looked up and felt something was wrong.

"Everyone uses a huge amount of goods every day, so this should have a significant impact on everyone."