Pei Yao's family had a batch of dried kelp before, which they brought out to show Gu Mingqian.
Looking at the neatly folded and clean dried seaweed in his hand, Gu Mingqian couldn't help but sigh, "This is indeed much better than the seaweed on the dock."
"Alright, ten coins it is."
After hearing his agreement, Pei Yao thought it best to finalize such a good deal while it was still fresh, fearing that Gu Mingqian might change his mind later.
Pei Yao immediately prepared to take paper and pen to her father to draft a document.
However, Pei Erlang had just been pulled away by Yunniang and the others, leaving only the four of them in the courtyard.
Pei Yao didn't recognize many of the characters used in this era, and she didn't trust Gu Mingqian and Lin Shaoqing to write the document.
However, when asked to write it herself, Pei Yao thought about her own terrible handwriting and quickly dismissed the idea.
She blinked and looked at Shen Yu.
"Shen Yu, can you help me...?"
Shen Yu listened for a long time, and being as clever as he was, he had long since figured out that Lin Shaoqing and his group had come to talk business with Pei Yao, not to propose marriage.
So I'm in a very good mood right now.
Before Pei Yao could finish speaking, he immediately took the paper and pen from her hand.
"good."
Shen Yu looked at Pei Yao with a smile in his eyes, like a puppy wagging its tail to please its master.
Pei Yao was worried that Shen Yu might be in a bad mood today and might refuse her, so she would have no choice but to ask Lin Shaoqing to help her write it.
Unexpectedly, Shen Yu agreed so readily.
The contract mainly stipulated the price and that Gu Mingqian could only purchase seaweed from the Pei family and not from other families.
This was not a difficult task for Shen Yu, and he quickly drafted it.
After Shen Yu finished writing, he carefully checked the two identical documents and then handed them to Pei Yao with satisfaction.
"That's fine."
Pei Yao couldn't quite understand traditional Chinese characters, but she trusted Shen Yu.
He handed the documents directly to Gu Mingqian.
Gu Mingqian looked at the document in his hand. The handwriting was strong, neat, and orderly. He looked up and gave Shen Yu a deep look.
"Young Master Shen, you do have beautiful handwriting." Gu Mingqian's words were quite sincere.
He hadn't expected this small fishing village to be such a hidden gem, boasting not only the Pei family woman whose cooking rivaled that of a master chef in Kyoto, but also this very man, Shen Yu...
This inner and outer temperament, and this handwriting.
Is he really just a simple young man from a fishing village?
Shen Yu's calligraphy was personally taught by Shen Jing, who was formerly the Crown Prince's tutor, so his calligraphy was naturally excellent.
Not only will it not be bad, it will be excellent.
Many of those elderly people in Kyoto who claim to be great calligraphers are not as good as Shen Yu.
Shen Yu used to be praised for his beautiful handwriting, but he never took it seriously, thinking it was just ordinary. Now, however, he was amused by the praise he received in front of Pei Yao.
He looked at Pei Yao with a smug, expectant expression, as if to say: "Someone complimented my handwriting!"
Looking at his expression, Pei Yao felt that it was just her imagination.
Is this kid secretly a little arrogant?
"If Young Master Gu feels there are no problems, then please sign."
Gu Mingqian had just finished reading the document and nodded: "No problem."
After they finished speaking, they both signed and pressed their fingerprints on the document.
Pei Yao glanced at the sky; it was almost dark, so Gu Mingqian and Lin Shaoqing had to go back.
Before leaving, Gu Mingqian ordered another 5,000 catties of seaweed from Pei Yao.
Upon hearing this, Pei Yao was astonished that so many orders had been placed so quickly. This was a huge undertaking, but fortunately, there was plenty of seaweed in Black Bay and the weather had been good recently. She figured they could finish it within ten days if they worked hard.
After seeing them off, he could no longer contain his smile and said happily:
"I was worried that Gu Mingqian wouldn't accept our dried seaweed for ten coins, but I didn't expect him to actually agree."
Shen Yu, who was standing to the side, glanced at Pei Yao's bright smile and felt happy as well.
Pei Yao turned around and glanced at Shen Yu, who was also having a good time, and suddenly her expression darkened.
Shen Yu looked at her suddenly serious expression, somewhat puzzled, and his smile, which had just been on his face, immediately turned somber.
He looked at Pei Yao awkwardly, wondering if he had done something to upset her.
"W-what's wrong?" Shen Yu asked, feigning composure.
Pei Yao couldn't help but laugh when she saw him like this.
Sure enough, this taciturn guy is always easy to tease; he stammers every time I give him a hard look.
"Hahahaha, Shen Yu, thank you so much for just now."
The girl's bright smile was dazzling in the setting sun, causing Shen Yu to be momentarily stunned.
Seeing her smile, Shen Yu inexplicably started to smile too.
*
When the Pei family returned and heard that Gu Mingqian had ordered 5,000 catties of seaweed, they were all very happy.
Pei Erlang, in particular, affectionately patted his daughter's head and said, "Our Yao'er is really amazing. She will definitely become a wonderful mother in the future."
Yunniang glared at her husband, then said in a coquettish tone, "Isn't our Yao'er still Yao'er now?"
Pei Erlang realized he had misspoke, scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, and then looked up at Pei Yao with certainty, saying, "It is now too!"
Everyone was amused by Pei Erlang's performance.
*
Gu Mingqian placed such a large order, and the entire Pei family is now focused on Gu Mingqian's goods.
Pei Yao had been planning to tidy up and decorate the shop she had rented in the past couple of days when she had some free time.
Then we'll furnish the plaque at the entrance and the tables and chairs inside.
For now, we can only put it on hold.
The Pei family will definitely be overwhelmed with the amount of goods the Gu family wants.
Therefore, we had to distribute these tasks among the villagers so that everyone could do them together.
Fortunately, the quantity of Thunderbolt Fruit Seeds in the warehouse is sufficient.
The Pei family already ran an ice jelly shop and regularly collected seeds from villagers.
Lychee wine is the simplest to make; even a family can finish it.
The only task that required help was drying the seaweed.
Also, Gu Mingqian ordered a lot of lychee wine this time. Although it can be made, I'm afraid there won't be enough space in the courtyard to hold it all.
Therefore, Pei Yao planned to find Uncle Niu Er, who was the acting village chief and had a certain amount of influence in the village.
Pei Yao had previously taken a liking to the empty courtyard next to her house.
I had enough space in my own yard before, and I didn't know if that yard was abandoned or if the owner had just gone out to work.
But now the Pei family has more and more possessions, and they have less and less space.
She plans to ask.
The next morning, the two men from the Pei family drove a horse-drawn carriage to town to buy the ingredients needed for lychee wine.
Pei Yao went to Uncle Niu's house. Uncle Niu had just finished making some bamboo cups and was now squatting at the gate of the courtyard, resting with his pipe in hand.
Seeing Pei Yao arrive, he put away his pipe.
He had noticed earlier that Yao seemed to dislike the smell of smoke.
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