Chapter 48: Are you interested in Miss Mu Yao?
Lin Xiaoyue felt that the voice was a little familiar, but she couldn't put her finger on it. Maybe she was too tired and her ears were hallucinating!
She shook her head and replied, "My name is Mu Yao."
Yes! She took the "Mu" from the character "Lin" and the "Yao" from the character "Xiao" because this is the capital, and she is a concubine exiled by Emperor Liang. If she said Lin Xiaoyue's name directly, she was afraid of being recognized!
After finally regaining her freedom, she now dares not take even a one in ten thousand chance of risk. She has to be alive to spend the money she earns!
The man's smile widened as he continued to ask, "Mu Yao? What Mu? What Yao?"
Lin Xiaoyue looked at the screen suspiciously. Could it be that her identity was exposed?
She said somewhat unnaturally, "Mu from Mu, Yao from Yao and Shun. Boss, is the soup I made delicious?"
The man lowered his head, scooped a spoonful of soup into his mouth, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Very good! What is the name of this dish?"
Lin Xiaoyue replied, "When the altar is opened, the aroma of meat spreads to the surrounding neighborhood. Buddha hears it and abandons his Zen and jumps over the wall. This dish is called Buddha Jumps Over the Wall!"
The man's eyes flashed with surprise, and he nodded with satisfaction and said, "What a great Fowen Qichan, jumping over the wall! Miss Mu Yao is very talented! But coming out so late at night, aren't you afraid that your family will worry? You didn't run away secretly, did you?"
Lin Xiaoyue was about to curse. Why was the owner of Jueweilou so gossipy? Where did her family come from? That Brother Liang from Zhuyuan was just a friend at best!
This person lives by the sea, right? He's so nosy!
She replied impatiently, "That's my personal matter. The boss is an important person, but please respect my privacy! If the boss thinks the soup is good, then we can start talking about the price!"
The man smiled and continued drinking the soup. The soup was really good and he liked it very much!
But Wang Fugui, who was standing next to her, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. What did he tell this girl before she came in? How could she be so forgetful?
The boss has never been in a good mood. Oh, my own 70,000 taels! It’s not going to be wasted like this!
He leaned sideways and pointed at Lin Xiaoyue, scolding her softly, "How can you talk like that? You don't know any manners! The boss is asking you questions because he thinks highly of you!"
Lin Xiaoyue really hated Wang Fugui's fence-sitting attitude. She shrugged and said, "Even clay people can get angry. What's wrong with me, a normal person, saying a few words? The boss is open to doing business all over the world. He can tolerate things that are difficult to tolerate. How can you not listen to a word? Shopkeeper Wang, it's not good for you to make a fuss. Be careful not to ruin the boss's reputation!"
Wang Fugui's face flushed red, and he cursed Lin Xiaoyue in his heart for the hundredth time. How could there be such a sharp-tongued girl in the world? If the boss heard it, his position as the shopkeeper would be in jeopardy!
He hunched over and quickly explained to the man, "Boss, I didn't mean that! This girl is talking nonsense. I'm kicking her out right now!"
The man frowned and scolded, "How dare you! Do you have the right to speak here? I think what Miss Mu Yao said is very right. How could I be angry over such a trivial matter?"
Wang Fugui almost bit off his tongue. The boss was not usually like this! Why did he change after meeting this girl?
He immediately changed his tone and said, "Yes, yes, yes! Miss Mu Yao is right!"
Lin Xiaoyue was secretly delighted and continued to speak, "Thank you, Master! What do you think of the request I made to Butler Wang earlier?"
The man looked at Wang Fugui and said, "Just do as Miss Mu Yao said. Go and draft the contract!"
Wang Fugui didn't dare to say anything since he had just been reprimanded. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, I'll go right away. Miss Mu Yao, please wait a moment!"
Lin Xiaoyue nodded and said, "Sorry to bother you, Shopkeeper Wang!"
Only Lin Xiaoyue and the man behind the screen were left in the room. It was so quiet that Lin Xiaoyue could even hear her own breathing. She felt very uncomfortable with the quiet atmosphere.
Fortunately, Wang Fugui was quick. After a while, he came over with a contract, "Miss Mu Yao, this is the contract!"
Lin Xiaoyue took the contract and read it carefully. It clearly stated that Jueweilou would take 30% of the profits from Buddha Jumps Over the Wall and Lin Xiaoyue would take 70%. However, Lin Xiaoyue had to hand over the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall recipe to Jueweilou without reservation!
She happily hid the contract, then took out a piece of paper from her sleeve. It was a complete recipe for Buddha Jumps Over the Wall that she had written with the blackened charcoal from the earthen stove before she went out.
"Shopkeeper Wang, I've written down how to make Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, but there's an ingredient you don't have here: bamboo shoots. I can provide it to you, but it'll cost you money!"
Wang Fugui took it and looked at it, and an expression of surprise immediately appeared on his face.
What does this girl Mu Yao use to write? It looks completely different from the calligraphy she wrote with a brush. She must be an extraordinary girl!
"Oh? How much do you sell these bamboo shoots for?"
Lin Xiaoyue thought about it. Bamboo shoots are quite expensive nowadays. Generally, they are 20 to 30 yuan per catty in the market. If she sells them herself, it will be more than double. So let's say 50! She vaguely remembered seeing online that one penny is equal to 0.2 yuan, which means 250 pennies. But 250 sounds too bad, so let's just say 260. After all, Jueweilou is so rich, so these 10 pennies are not a big deal!
She smiled and said, "Two hundred and sixty coins per catty."
Wang Fugui had no objection to the price of the ingredients, as Juweilou had even more expensive ingredients!
He nodded and said, "The price is fine. By the way, Miss Muyao, where do you live? I can send someone to get some bamboo shoots."
Lin Xiaoyue was stunned. She definitely couldn't mention Yangmingshan, so where else could she say it was? It was all her fault for not thinking carefully. If she had known earlier, she should have created a pseudonym in Beijing. Now it was too late to say anything!
Just as Lin Xiaoyue was picking her toes, the man behind the screen spoke, "Fugui, give one of our carrier pigeons to Miss Mu Yao. You can contact each other via the carrier pigeon if you have any questions."
The carrier pigeons at Jueweilou are all specially trained and their numbers are limited. Only the boss’s confidants can own a carrier pigeon!
Wang Fugui thought his boss must be crazy. How could he give such a precious carrier pigeon to a strange woman so easily?
Could it be that the boss has taken a fancy to Miss Mu Yao? It's normal for the boss to fall in love with a girl at such a young age without even having a concubine, but isn't this too fast?
Wang Fugui's face went from shock to suspicion. Finally, he decided to persuade his boss, "Boss, how can you give the pigeon to an outsider? If the master knew about this, he would definitely be angry!"
A displeased snort rang out from behind the screen, "This is my own business! If you dare to gossip about me, the owner of Jueweilou can be replaced at any time!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a carrier pigeon flew out from behind the screen and landed steadily on Lin Xiaoyue's shoulder.
Lin Xiaoyue fondly touched the pigeon's white feathers and said happily, "Thank you, Boss!"
Wang Fugui shrank his head in fear, but his eyes fell on the golden ring on the pigeon's leg. He felt even more uneasy in his heart. The golden ring was the boss's own pigeon, so this would definitely expose his whereabouts!
Even if he cannot become the shopkeeper of Jueweilou today, he cannot let the boss be so willful. The boss has been planning for the great cause for many years, and it must not be ruined in the hands of a woman!
"Miss Muyao, you can't take this carrier pigeon away!"
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