Chapter 51 Admonition
Upon hearing Zhu Er call his name, Huang Yuan's eyes narrowed immediately, and he scolded, "How many times have I reminded you! Why do you call me that in front of others!"
Zhu Er pouted unwillingly, then drawled out his words and called out again, "Understood, Mayor."
"Hmm, that's more like it! Alright, I understand. You don't need to worry about Hou San for now. I know what kind of person he is. On the contrary, all you do is laze around all day! Don't hide anything from me anymore. Tell me, what exactly was your purpose in going with the Zhang family to find the Fan family?"
Zhu Er instinctively looked up, ready to lie. He didn't want Huang Yuan to know that he had been secretly soliciting bribes from the merchants behind Huang Yuan's back. But Huang Yuan was no ordinary person; he immediately saw through Zhu Er's scheme and chuckled coldly, "Heh! You'd better tell me the truth! Otherwise, you know the consequences."
Zhu Er immediately got goosebumps on his back, shuddered, and rubbed his arms.
"Hey, how could you think of your cousin like that? Actually, the Zhang family has their eye on a prescription from the Fan family and wants to use our name to get that prescription."
"What prescription?"
"Oh, it's just boiled pork offal. I've tried it, and it tastes pretty good."
Upon hearing that they sold pig offal, Huang Yuan frowned in disdain and said in a dismissive tone, "Just selling offal, and you're going to all this trouble? How shameful!"
Zhu Er awkwardly touched his nose, not daring to look up at Huang Yuan.
"Well, you can't blame me for this! I only helped because they're Aunt Zhang's family! Besides, who knows what kind of relationship the Fan family and the Ji family really have! Maybe the Ji family even specifically invited them to help him reopen Linjiang Tower!"
When the topic of the Ji family's Linjiang Tower came up, Huang Yuan's face darkened even further. If he had only taken in one or two of the seven things Zhu Er had mentioned earlier, then the matter of the Linjiang Tower had completely captured his attention.
"Does that Fan family really possess such abilities?!"
Zhu Er lowered his head and thought for a moment, then nodded and replied affirmatively, "Yes, the young lady from the Fan family is very good at making food. I heard that the Ji family is currently collecting mung beans in a big way! I wonder what they're going to do with them."
"green beans?"
Huang Yuan narrowed his eyes, his tone full of deep thought. He didn't quite understand why the Ji family wanted to buy mung beans, since almost every household in Guqu Town grew them, and they weren't worth much money.
"Yes! It's mung beans!"
Huang Yuan unconsciously stroked his beard, muttering "mung bean" over and over again, but he really couldn't think of any other food that could be made from mung beans besides mung bean porridge and mung bean cake.
Moreover, making mung bean cakes requires a lot of sugar and is very expensive. In a small town like Guqu Town, people only make a little bit for their children during festivals. However, mung bean cakes spoil very easily, so making them for sale is out of the question.
Unable to figure out what the Ji family was up to, Huang Yuan frowned, glanced at his fat cousin in front of him, and waved his hand impatiently, saying, "Go and keep a close eye on the Ji family, and see what they're up to!"
"Oh! Okay."
After receiving his orders, Zhu Er turned around and was about to leave when he heard Huang Yuan call him back at the entrance of the flower hall.
"Also, merchant ships will be docking at the pier in a few days, so remember to keep a close eye on those merchants and make sure they don't shortchange you on rent!"
"Oh! I understand!"
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(End of this chapter)
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