The group loaded all their goods onto the oxcart, and Qiaohui was also going to town to set up a stall with them.
Pei Yao didn't have time to go to the stall, and Chen Fang definitely couldn't handle it all by herself, so she called Qiao Hui to help.
Regardless of whether Qiaohui wanted to accept it or not, Chen Fang and the others insisted on giving Qiaohui thirty coins as payment.
When it comes to doing business, Qiaohui is no less capable than the men at the dock. In many ways, she possesses a gentleness that men lack, and she handles customer relationships better than the men.
And so the group headed to town in a large procession.
There aren't enough people at home right now, so Chen Fang discussed it with Manager Qian of Deyun Restaurant and decided that Liu Tie would be the only one delivering the goods every day, and Chen Fang would settle the payment in the afternoon.
To save time, Chen Fang and her group went directly to the dock to sell ice jelly.
"Aunt, I'll head over now and come back later."
"Hey, you have to be careful by yourself. Do you need Xiao Chen to come with you?" Chen Fang asked with some concern.
Pei Yao shook her head: "No need, let him help watch the stall."
When Pei Yao arrived at the dock, she helped unload all the goods from the oxcart, and then she took the goods and went to the merchant ship.
The burly men on the merchant ship were not as arrogant as they had been the day before when they saw Pei Yao. In particular, the one who had pushed Pei Yao yesterday was now smiling and greeting her.
This morning, the eldest young master instructed Steward Li to come down and tell them that if they saw Miss Pei from yesterday, they should bring her onto the boat.
Thinking back on how he had looked down on others yesterday, the burly man felt extremely remorseful.
He was afraid the girl would complain to the young master, and he didn't want to lose this lucrative job with the Gu family.
"Miss Pei, you've arrived. The young master is waiting for you on the boat. Let me show you up." The man smiled obsequiously.
Pei Yao looked up at him. The burly man was clearly very tall, but he was bowing and scraping to her, which seemed very awkward.
Thinking of his attitude yesterday and the slap he gave her, Pei Yao had no good feelings towards him at all. She simply ignored his expression and said indifferently, "Okay, let's go."
"Miss Pei, this way please. The young master is already waiting for you upstairs."
Pei Yao followed the burly man uphill, and at the corner, she encountered the man who had helped her the day before.
His eyes visibly lit up when he saw Pei Yao.
"Miss Pei, what are you doing here?" Gu Renhan walked over to Pei Yao.
Pei Yao nodded politely to him: "Second Young Master, I'm here to see Young Master Gu."
Pei Yao didn't know who he was; she had only heard the burly man in front of her call him Second Young Master yesterday, so she followed suit.
Gu Renhan smiled at her: "Miss Pei, my name is Gu Renhan, you don't need to call me Second Young Master."
After all, no one here would like to call him Second Young Master, including himself.
Pei Yao nodded. The burly man in front of her glanced at Gu Renhan with some impatience and said sarcastically, "Second Young Master, I'm in a hurry to take Miss Pei there on the orders of the Eldest Young Master. If you continue chatting, I'll be late and I'll be punished."
Gu Renhan's eyes darkened upon hearing this, and Pei Yao noticed his mood had instantly soured. She glanced speechlessly at the burly man beside her.
This person's mouth is really...unbelievable...
Pei Yao did indeed have important matters to attend to, so she had no choice but to bid farewell to Gu Renhan: "Young Master Gu, my name is Pei Yao. I have other matters to attend to today, so I will take my leave now. I hope we can meet again someday."
After Pei Yao finished speaking, she continued to follow the burly man, who led her to the cabin she had visited the day before.
He was stopped at the door by Butler Li. The burly man stood on tiptoe and looked inside. Then, under Butler Li's impatient gaze, he awkwardly scratched his head and said in a loud voice, "Butler Li, Miss Pei has been brought to you. I'll take my leave now."
Butler Li gave him a disgusted look. He knew exactly what this man was up to. He was shouting so loudly just to get the young master's attention.
After the burly man left, Butler Li led Pei Yao inside. Gu Mingqian was already there, having prepared tea and waiting for Pei Yao.
Seeing her come in, he raised his head and said coldly, "I've been waiting for you for more than an hour. Even a tortoise can crawl faster than you."
Pei Yao's lips twitched; this man really had a sharp tongue.
"I'm sorry, the mountain road is difficult for oxcarts, so it took some time."
"Hmm." The man continued drinking his tea without saying anything.
Pei Yao walked over and sat down opposite him, saying that she could teach them how to make ice jelly today.
Gu Mingqian acted as if he hadn't heard anything and continued drinking his tea.
Pei Yao didn't know if this person was angry that she was late or something else. Seeing that he still ignored her, she wasn't in a hurry and just sat there in a daze, looking down at her nose.
Let's see how long he can stay silent.
Anyway, his time is more precious than hers, and if he's not in a hurry, Pei Yao is even less in a hurry.
The awkwardness was broken only by the arrival of Lin Shaoqing.
"Miss Pei, you've arrived so early." Lin Shaoqing had just rushed over, and her forehead was covered in a fine layer of sweat. She walked over, poured herself a cup of tea, and drank it all in one gulp.
"Young Master Lin, what brings you here today?" Pei Yao was unaware of his relationship with Gu Mingqian. At first, she thought they were just business associates, but judging from his casual demeanor, their relationship was probably more than that.
"He asked me to come." Lin Shaoqing pointed at Gu Mingqian.
Gu Mingqian glanced coldly at Lin Shaoqing and said speechlessly, "I told you to arrive at the end of Chenshi (7-9 AM), and it's already the end of Sishi (9-11 AM)."
(End of Chen Shi: 9:00, End of Si Shi: 11:00)
"Hehe, something came up at home, so I only had time to come out just now."
Lin Shaoqing said awkwardly, then added as if he remembered something, "Oh right, my mother said she misses you and wants you to come over for dinner tonight."
Gu Mingqian nodded: "Understood."
Pei Yao made it clear to Gu Mingqian that it would be faster for him to learn the recipe for ice jelly by personally demonstrating it rather than writing it down.
Therefore, Pei Yao planned to teach him on the spot first.
However, Pei Yao had one condition: she had to give him the fifty taels of silver for the ice jelly recipe before she would teach him.
Pei Yao felt guilty until she got the money. After all, the tutorial for making ice jelly was too simple, almost just kneading the gelatinous substance out of the seeds of the Pili fruit. If she didn't take the money, Pei Yao was really worried that Gu Mingqian would renege on the payment after knowing the tutorial.
Although the man didn't seem like the type to renege on a debt, Pei Yao still understood the saying that appearances can be deceiving.
Gu Mingqian frowned, but didn't say much. He then had two sets of the tools Pei Yao had just requested prepared, and gave Pei Yao fifty taels of silver.
Pei Yao put the thunderbolt seeds in a gauze, added a few mint leaves, tied the joint with thread, and began to rub them.
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