The young cook said quickly.

"No, no, no, that's not necessary... Since it was said by the princess herself, we naturally believe that it doesn't need the princess's signature..."

The others also nodded.

And a barely perceptible smile appeared on their faces.

After all, in the past two days of working in the palace, the salary has increased to twice the original salary in the Big Red Building. How could anyone raise any objections at this time?

How could the common people present here not trust Prince Ye's credibility?

Now that the princess has spoken, how can the common people not be happy?

"In that case, you should go back and work hard. Don't delay anything. The old lady's birthday banquet is of utmost importance. I don't want anything to go wrong. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Everyone nodded, and then began to return to the kitchen one by one.

Fatty Wang quickly ran up to Qian Ruoyu and said in a simple and honest voice.

"Oh, Princess, it's a good thing you came to help me, otherwise I wouldn't know what to do just now..."

"If I delay the old lady's birthday party, I'm afraid even Fatty Wang will be beheaded..."

These chefs only regretted going on strike because they wanted to ensure adequate food and clothing. If they delayed the old lady’s birthday banquet, I’m afraid they would lose many heads!

Qian Ruoyu smiled faintly and spoke calmly to Fatty Wang.

"Just do your job well. After this matter is resolved, everyone in the kitchen will receive a reward. Tell everyone and make them happy!"

"Also, if there is anything else going on in the kitchen, just let Xiaohong come to me. Xiaohong can leave the kitchen and come to me at any time."

Hearing Qian Ruoyu say this, Fatty Wang nodded quickly and then ran back to the kitchen.

Not long after, bursts of excited voices were heard coming from the kitchen.

Xiaohong, who was beside Qian Ruoyu, never thought that she would be trusted and valued by Qian Ruoyu so much.

But Qian Ruoyu didn't say much to Xiaohong, just said one sentence.

"Xiaohong, go and do your thing. You came just now, very good and timely."

"Yeah!" Xiaohong nodded heavily, then left Qian Ruoyu and entered the kitchen.

The kitchen soon became bustling with activity, and Qian Ruoyu decided to go look for Zhou Zhubu at this time.

The matters of reward silver and wages naturally require the help of the palace's account books. After all, this matter is for the old lady, so naturally the palace needs to pay for it.

It’s not that Qian Ruoyu was unwilling to pay this money, but this is the due procedure of the palace, so as to avoid someone suspecting that Qian Ruoyu has any relationship with these chefs.

At this time, Zhou Zhubu was in the warehouse. When he saw Qian Ruoyu coming, he quickly got up from the bench and came in front of Qian Ruoyu.

"Princess!"

Qian Ruoyu nodded slightly and took Zhou Zhubu into the warehouse, but the two servants were no longer in the warehouse.

"Where are the two youngsters?"

Zhou Zhubu smiled helplessly.

"My Lady Princess... recently you have to take care of the birthday banquet for Old Lady Yu, so My Lady Concubine has sent the two people beside me away as well. Now I am the only one in this storehouse..."

"But please rest assured, Princess. Even if I am alone, my speed in calculating is not comparable to those young people. I can make it in time by myself!"

Although Qian Ruoyu smiled, she was thinking of ways in her heart, that is, how to help Zhou Zhubu reduce his burden.

After all, Zhou Zhubu is an old man in the warehouse, and it is not a good idea to let him continue to work so busy.

What's more, if something happened to Zhou Zhubu, the warehouse was far away from the core of the palace, and naturally no one would be able to find it, which would be much more dangerous.

Especially since Qian Ruoyu also wanted to discuss the issue of silver this time, it made her feel even more necessary to combine these two things together.

Qian Ruoyu sat opposite Zhou Zhubu, and after he sat down, Zhou Zhubu also sat down quickly, holding a brush in one hand and an abacus in the other.

As if he was putting on a show for Qian Ruoyu, Zhou Zhubu had just sat down when he immediately started counting with the abacus with his left hand.

While he was using his left hand to calculate on the abacus, he was constantly recording accounts in a notebook with the other hand.

Zhou Zhubu's speed was extremely fast. In a short time, he had filled up a whole page, but the abacus in his left hand did not stop at all.

After he finished writing a page, Qian Ruoyu clapped his hands lightly.

"Zhou Zhubu, it seems you have done a really good job. This warehouse really belongs to you!"

Hearing Qian Ruoyu's praise, Zhou Zhubu felt a little embarrassed and smiled.

Qian Ruoyu continued.

"Although you have done a good job, you are already old. It's not that I despise your age, but I still feel that someone needs to inherit your mantle."

"Look at you now. You can use an abacus so quickly, and you can also do the calculations with your other hand. With such a special ability, don't you want to find a few successors?"

After hearing Qian Ruoyu's words, Zhou Zhubu was stunned for a moment.

If he were asked to find a few random people, perhaps Zhou Zhubu would not accept them. After all, not everyone can do the work of the warehouse.

But if he were to find a few heirs to inherit his legacy, Zhou Zhubu would be extremely happy!

"Master Zhou, tell me, do you have any special ideas about your successor? Do you want to pass the inheritance to males only and not females?"

Zhou Zhubu quickly shook his head.

"No, no, no... Princess, the old hands are already quite old, and this is the palace's business. There is no rule that it can only be passed down to men but not women... Men and women are fine..."

His words also made Qian Ruoyu completely certain that it seemed that Zhou Zhubu really needed a few disciples to inherit his mantle and help manage the warehouse.

"Very good. This princess will help you find a few maids. They will definitely be some maids who can fight. I hope you won't despise them when the time comes."

Zhou Zhubu nodded quickly, and then asked in confusion.

"This...if a few people had come earlier, wouldn't we have to include their wages?"

Qian Ruoyu nodded slightly.

"If you hire someone to come here, you naturally need to pay them. What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

"This..." Zhou Zhubu said a little embarrassedly, "I don't have any problem, but... to recruit people into the palace, I need the consent of the housekeeper. The housekeeper asked me to find the concubine before. I also tried to pull a few people into the warehouse to help me, but they were all rejected by the concubine... So in the end I could only find two young men to come..."

Qian Ruoyu said indifferently.

"Don't worry, I will help you find someone this time. As for the wages, I need to go through Butler Wang, right?"

"I don't think that's necessary. You can just pay the maids normal wages. If you have any questions, let the housekeeper come to me!"