Anyone who can be the prince's tutor must be first-rate in knowledge. Ye Diao had long wanted to find a teacher for his naughty child so that he could discipline him. He was overjoyed to hear the news.
But who was Feng Xian? He was a contemporary scholar, a master of poetry, calligraphy, and painting, a leading figure in the literary world. His previous student was the supremely gifted and brilliant Crown Prince. It was obvious that he would not accept his own useless son as a student.
Having said that, how do you know that some things are impossible if you don’t try hard?
What if Mr. Feng likes his child? What if his naughty child is actually a genius?
With a glimmer of hope, Ye Diao decided to try his best. How should he try? Naturally, he had to first please Mr. Feng. Treating him to a meal was essential.
Ye Diao wanted to invite someone to the Ye Mansion, but Old Feng had no relationship with his family and probably would not accept the invitation.
Therefore, it is cheaper to entertain guests at your own restaurant. It will appear warm and thoughtful without being inappropriate. Even if the negotiation fails, it will not be a problem.
Having made up his mind, Ye Diao went to Yingxian Tower, intending to inform the shopkeeper in advance and make preparations.
As he stepped into the restaurant, he found that the atmosphere in the lobby was a bit strange, and there was a very stimulating smell that made his mouth water and his scalp tingle.
The guests were talking about something enthusiastically. He listened carefully and caught words such as "Miss Zhao", "egg custard", "spicy chicken", "boiled fish", etc.
What the hell, Ye Diao shook his head and didn't take it to heart.
He went straight to his own private room and asked the waiter to invite the shopkeeper over.
After Ye Hongsheng came over, Ye Diao briefly explained what had happened.
"I'll invite Mr. Feng over for dinner. You should tell Master Ding in advance and make sure everything is well prepared. It's said that Mr. Feng doesn't like wine or beautiful women, but only loves good food. If we can make him happy eating here, maybe he'll agree once I mention the matter."
Ye Hongsheng: "Young Master, Old Ding is not good enough."
"What's wrong? Are you sick? Or is there something wrong at home?"
"Neither. Just listen to me." Ye Hongsheng recounted in detail what happened in the restaurant today.
Ye Diao stood up immediately upon hearing this. "Really? Master Ding is such a proud man. Even when he was in front of that old imperial chef, he never felt inferior to him. Now he admits publicly that he's inferior to a young woman? Quick, bring Miss Zhao over here."
After thinking about it, he said, "Forget it, I'll go meet him in person."
After the meeting, Ye Hongsheng acted as a middleman and introduced the two parties.
Ye Diao looked at the chili peppers Xue Huan brought out, broke off a few and put them into his mouth to chew carefully. His handsome face immediately flushed red, and he quickly drank two cups of tea. "Wow, this chili pepper is really flavorful."
Xue Huan: "Chili peppers are definitely spicy when eaten alone, but they're much better when cooked into a dish."
"Miss Zhao, I'm very interested in your chili pepper. How would you like to cooperate?"
"One ounce of chili pepper costs twenty ounces of silver."
Xue Huan's price is based on the price of pepper during the Han Dynasty. When pepper first arrived in the Central Plains, its price was comparable to gold! Merchants even stored it as a currency.
Moreover, these peppers of hers are watered with diluted spiritual spring water. Not only do they taste good, but they are also very beneficial if consumed regularly. It is equivalent to indirectly absorbing the spiritual spring water into the body.
So how could the price of chili be lower than that of pepper?
Of course, twenty taels was the price she expected. If Ye Diao disagreed, they could still negotiate.
When Ye Hongsheng heard the price, he immediately took a breath. Twenty taels of silver for one tael of chili peppers, this is simply robbery!
Even if they wanted to have a grand meal at Yingxian Tower, it would only cost five or six taels of silver!
How many people can afford to eat these chili peppers weighing twenty taels each?
Ye Diao's expression remained unchanged. After all, he had been raised in the wealthy Ye family, and had he seen enough good things? Even two hundred taels wouldn't scare him, let alone twenty.
He held the pepper close to his nose and sniffed it carefully. The smell was really intoxicating.
"Ten taels. If Miss Zhao agrees, I'll have someone draft the contract."
Although he has money, he still has to bargain when doing business. Otherwise, people will think he is a fool.
Ten taels was the bottom price in Xue Huan's mind, but Young Master Ye actually gave her the bottom price in one go. He was quite an expert.
"Twelve taels, and I will provide the recipes for the dishes I made before to Mr. Ye free of charge."
"If Miss Zhao agrees to only sell the chili peppers to us at Yingxianlou, I can offer 15 taels."
Xue Huan agreed after a brief hesitation, because she had no intention of selling the goods to three different stores.
After all, scarcity makes things valuable. If she took out too many peppers at once, wouldn't that mean they weren't valuable? Or would it give the impression that she still had plenty in stock?
She doesn't want this to happen.
It’s so cool to have an exclusive business. Before the chili peppers are discovered by others, she will of course make as much money as she can.
When the time is right, we will promote chili peppers.
Xue Huan signed a contract with Ye Diao using the identity of Zhao Xiaoxian and agreed on the delivery time, then left Yingxian Tower.
The carriage drove towards Zhao's house, with two people following behind.
Needless to say, Xue Huan could guess that it must have been sent by Ye Diao.
If it were her, she would definitely be interested in the mysterious woman holding a chili pepper who suddenly appeared.
However, her current identity is Zhao Xiaoxian. Even if Ye Diao sends people to investigate, they can only find out about Zhao Xiaoxian's past life, but not about herself.
Zhao Xiaoxian was a prostitute who had turned over a new leaf. Her past was very complicated. It was not easy to find out who she had contacted and how she had obtained the chili peppers.
Let the leaf eagle worry about it.
After returning home, Xue Huan went into the bedroom and left a note on the table, saying that she had to go out for something. Then she took the Five Elements Pearl and left Zhao Mansion and returned to the village.
He carried the donkey cart out of the space in a deserted place, put a lot of food, toys, clothes, etc. that he had bought earlier on the cart, and drove the donkey back home slowly.
When he returned home, he found that the courtyard door was locked from the outside. He guessed that Xue's mother and the others must have gone to the vegetable garden to pick peppers.
She planted about ten acres of peppers. Because she needed to keep it secret for the time being, she did not pay the villagers to pick them, but gave them to Xue's mother and others.
Xue Jun will also help.
With the continuous nourishment of the spiritual spring water, her condition has improved a lot. She can jump and run again, and looks almost like a normal person.
In the past, she was always left out of housework, but this time she volunteered to pick peppers and worked happily.
Of course, Xue's mother kept an eye on her all the time to prevent her from getting tired.
The main force in picking peppers is actually the two men, Pei Ji and Xue Yao. Although Pei Ji's mental state has regressed to that of a four-year-old (in fact, he has recovered to six or seven years old), his physical strength has not decreased at all, but has improved. He can be used as an adult labor force.
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