Chapter 54,
What if his elder brother has any collusion with Qi Gou?
That was impossible. He and his elder brother were appointed as Prime Ministers of Liao at the same time, enjoying all the glory and wealth. There was no need for them to get involved in that mess again.
Wu Qingli immediately became furious. He was so angry that he pointed at the person and was about to curse, but the other person was someone he could not afford to offend. He stretched out his hand for a long time but it just trembled and he didn't say a word.
Since it was Lord Qi who confessed it, the Imperial City Bureau must have already passed it on to the emperor, and the memorial might even have been handed over to the emperor.
Wu Qingli was so upset that he wanted to cry but he had no tears. However, his master was still calm and composed. He was not frightened at all by the words of the Pei family boy. When he looked at him with his sharp eyes, there was only a faint expression.
"grown ups?"
Liao Xiang didn't move. He just continued to watch Pei Yuanli eat the pot stickers in the lotus leaf wrapper, and said from time to time: "Where did you buy these dumplings from, Zuo Xiang? They are so delicious. Tell me the name so I can come and have a look someday. You can't keep such good things to yourself?"
Listen to him speak sarcastically.
Minister Liao spoke frankly, "You know I'm not one of the Imperial Concubine's followers, and I disdain to associate with people like that. Tell me the truth, was it you who got Wu Zhang involved, or was it someone else who did it?"
Pei Yuanqi spoke to himself, as if he didn't understand what anyone was saying: "What are you talking about, Left Prime Minister? Why would I do this?"
Prime Minister Liao remained expressionless, but what he was actually thinking was: It's hard to say. After all, although Pei Yuanqi looks young, he will do anything to achieve his goals. If he is stuck in a dead end while investigating a case, it is not impossible for him to forge an account book and drag himself into it to gain advantage.
That's why he asked that question just now.
But now listening to what he said, it wasn't him who did it? Liao Xiang pondered for a moment.
Pei Yuanqi: "Sir, you should think about how to get him out. Now you and I are on the same boat. He wants not only my power, but also the things in the hands of the emperor. As the regent appointed by the late emperor, you should know what is more important, right?"
Liao Xiang was still in deep thought, and his face looked expressionless. This indifferent attitude made Pei Yuanqi unhappy, and he even scolded him in his heart.
Tsk, old fox, you are just sitting on the mountain watching the fight between tigers. You want to see the government win, but you don’t want to dirty your hands by taking sides and clear yourself of all wrongdoing. Why is that?
They are worried that the emperor will keep an eye on him. The new emperor has made three major changes since taking office. Now none of these old ministers want to be the chicken that is killed to scare the monkeys. They all stay away and avoid him, waiting for the storm to pass before coming out to assist. However, they don't know that there are risks and benefits. If you don't take side now, you will still be the chicken in the future.
Now the imperial concubine's move of diverting the trouble to others has actually helped her a lot.
"Okay, I've finished what I've said. You can decide for yourself. I'm leaving now. I'm choking on these dumplings. I'm going to go back and get some tea to soothe my stomach and avoid being an eyesore in front of you."
As he was speaking, he jumped off the carriage and left without looking back. This action made Wu Qingli's teeth itched, and he wanted to pounce on Pei Yuanqi and tear him to pieces. However, the moment Pei Yuanqi got off the carriage, his hand reached out to him again. Before leaving, he took out a sesame cake and a lotus leaf bag, ate them while walking, and waved to him with the sesame cake.
"This guy eats everything. He's not even afraid that we'll poison the sesame bun!" After spitting, Wu Qingli lowered the curtain and got back into the carriage.
Then she turned around and cried, "Sir, you are wise. Please don't believe what Master Qi said. My brother is innocent!"
Annoyed by what he said, Prime Minister Liao closed his eyes and said, "Of course I know your brother is innocent. Okay, stop crying. Go back and ask someone to check the gifts sent by various families to the last birthday party. I think they must have done something at that time." After that, he got off the car and walked into the palace, and asked Wu Qingli to drive the carriage back.
He was afraid that he would have to stand before the emperor all morning today and dine with the emperor. Tsk, he had to ask someone to serve each dish. He couldn't enjoy the food and couldn't taste the flavors. It was really boring, very boring...
After working all morning, she still couldn't sell enough sesame cakes. The freshly baked duck oil sesame cakes were crispy and fragrant, and full of the flavor of oil. They only cost three cents each, which attracted countless diners.
Customers who used to not come to her restaurant for breakfast came back to try this new thing because they saw that it was rare and cheap.
So every time a batch of sesame cakes comes out, they are sold out immediately, and some people can even eat three or four.
While eating, he kept shouting that this thing was better than the Hu Bingzi next door and it could satisfy his hunger. He would come to this restaurant to eat sesame cakes in the future!
This undoubtedly gave Su Guoer great confidence. Without saying anything else, she would make more noodles tomorrow. It would be nice to eat them with side dishes and braised meat at noon if she made too much.
It should sell well.
When it was time to close the stall, Chunniang and Lisi also came over, and Yunniang came with them. After they arrived, they divided the work and cooperated with each other. They washed the pots and pans, cleaned today's pork and mutton, and some fruits, vegetables, etc. They did everything by themselves, and Su Guoer didn't need to intervene.
She didn't need to give any orders for cleaning the store. As a shop assistant, Li Si was naturally responsible for cleaning and decorating the store.
There's not much work around.
Several people divided the work and cooperated with each other, and they could clean up everything in the time of an incense stick. Hundreds of kilograms of meat were neatly placed in the pot, laid flat, and the fire was lit. Then they all went out and Su Guoer added the seasoning. As for the previous braising soup, it had already been evenly poured into each pot of braised meat.
There are two stoves in the kitchen for making side dishes at noon.
The other six large pots were started at the same time to stew meat, and at least a thousand kilograms of meat could be stewed a day. Adding to that the two hundred kilograms of braised meat that was just stewed in the morning and stored in the barrels, Su Guoer could now sell more than a thousand kilograms of braised meat a day, and these were just the lower figures.
The maximum weight can reach 1,500 kilograms!
A pound of braised meat can be sold for at least 80 coins, and 1,200 pounds of braised meat... conservatively speaking, she can make at least 100 taels of silver a day.
Three days can be equivalent to a month's rent, and the rest after deducting the cost is all profit.
One month later...
Just with this braised meat, she could probably buy a nice house in Bian Jing.
However, running a restaurant is not that easy. It is common to have sunny days and rainy days. Su Guoer will not let her mind go to waste because of the silver that she has not yet received. Although she loves money very much.
But everything needs to be planned in advance, and taking it slow will lead to a better life! This is the truth her father taught her.
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