Chapter 187 Gu Yunfei asks for reward on behalf of the Wang family!
At the end of April, the strawberries on Qin Zhizhi's farm had a bumper harvest.
Qin Zhizhi found some skillful women to help pick the fruits, and then transported them to the shop to sell.
The shop belongs to Gu Yunfei. After hearing from her sister-in-law that there was no shop selling strawberries, Gu Yunfei cleared out a few shops for Qin Zhizhi.
Originally, Gu Yunfei only had two shops, and the two shops were not connected. There was a shop right in the middle, which was very inconvenient.
For convenience, Gu Yunfei asked someone to inquire and found out that the owner of the middle shop wanted to buy all three and connect them together.
Coincidentally, the shop in the middle belonged to General Zhao's wife.
Hearing that the Qin family wanted to buy her shop, General Zhao's wife decided to give it up. In a sense, she was grateful to the Qin family.
Zhao Yan has gotten into a lot of trouble in recent years, and he has General Zhao to protect him. His aunt is also confused, and she never gets tired of it every time Zhao Yan gets into trouble.
The bad reputation of the General's Mansion has even affected his own son, Zhao Gan, the General's legitimate son.
Zhao Yan's biological mother, Aunt Liu, was General Zhao's childhood sweetheart. She was taken in as a concubine after General Zhao and Madam Zhao got married.
General Zhao was nostalgic for their old friendship, so he favored her more, which is why he raised Zhao Yan to be so ignorant of the immensity of the world.
Through the Qin family incident, General Zhao deeply reflected on himself. Not only did he send both mother and daughter to the manor, he also valued his legitimate son more.
In the past two months, without Zhao Yan causing any trouble and Aunt Liu making trouble, Madam Zhao felt that these days were like a paradise.
Moreover, her husband had repeatedly told her to be on good terms with the Qin family, and the fact that the General's Mansion was able to escape unscathed this time was due to the magnanimity of the Qin family.
So when the shopkeeper came to tell Mrs. Zhao about this, she agreed on the spot to sell the shop to Gu Yunfei.
After the shop matter was settled, Gu Yunfei directly informed her sister-in-law Qin Zhizhi.
Qin Zhizhi is very grateful for Gu Yunfei's efforts.
We decided to start selling strawberries the next day because the strawberries in the field couldn’t wait any longer.
Qin Zhizhi handed this matter over to his fourth brother Qin Qinglin and Wang Xinru.
The four shops in the east, south, north and west of the city were selling the goods at the same time. The shop that Gu Yunfei gave was in the most prosperous area, which was also the area where officials gathered.
Wang Xinru was a business savvy. After discussing with Qin Qinglin, it took her only half a day to spread the news throughout the capital.
Qin Qinglin was shocked once again. The Wang family was indeed the richest family. Not many people could match their strength.
Wang Xinru thought that the reason why strawberries were so rare was not only because they could not be bought, but also because they were given by the Queen Mother as a reward to ministers on New Year's Eve.
So after Wang Xinru discussed with Qin Zhizhi and Gu Yunfei, they promoted the product as the same style as the Queen.
This was the first time Wang Xinru did this kind of thing, and she learned it from Qin Zhizhi. She was somewhat worried, fearing that the Queen Mother would investigate.
"Xinru, your suggestion is very good. Let's publicize it as you think it is. As for whether the Queen will pursue it, we'll leave it to the monarch."
Qin Zhizhi directly asked people to pick a few baskets of fresh strawberries from the fields, and also brought milk tea and pastries, and asked Gu Yunfei to personally deliver them to the palace to bribe the Queen Mother.
Gu Yunfei felt that her aunt would definitely not mind, but she had to complete the task assigned to her by her sister-in-law seriously.
When Gu Yunfei went to the Queen's Palace, the Emperor happened to be there. After hearing what his niece said, the Emperor asked with some grievance.
"Why don't you say the emperor has the same style? I like this strawberry more than your aunt."
When Gu Yunfei heard her uncle ask her this, she didn't know how to answer for a moment, but she was afraid that her uncle would be unhappy, so she explained.
"Uncle, as the emperor, you must be dignified. Next time if there is a need, we will definitely promote the same style as the emperor."
"Go back and tell your sister-in-law to send a basket of fresh strawberries to the palace every day, and record it in the East Palace account."
The emperor does like strawberries. He and the prince both like sweet things.
"Uncle, if you like it, I will honor you as a filial piety. Why should I put it on my cousin's account?"
Gu Yunfei felt that she could still afford to give a basket of strawberries, and that her uncle the emperor was clearly bullying the crown prince.
"Yunfei, let the prince pay for this money. He has the money."
When the emperor thought about the prince secretly leaving the palace and being inexplicably involved in the affairs of the Qin and Zhao families, and the huge amount of recuperation money given by the Wang family, the emperor hated why Zhao Yan didn't attack him.
Gu Yunfei was stunned when she heard this, then she reacted all of a sudden and said with a smile.
"Uncle, Sister Xinru's family is so poor that they only have money left. This time, you gave my cousin so many banknotes. Why don't you show some appreciation?"
"How do you say that? Yunfei, please give me some ideas so I can make some extra money."
When the emperor heard that there was money to be earned, he was very excited and humbly asked his niece for advice.
Gu Yunfei felt that her uncle must be running low on money in his private treasury, and she actually envied the prince.
"Uncle, Sister Xinru's mother has been bullied by the second branch and the clan members because she didn't give birth to a son. They just separated this year."
"If my uncle could give Master Wang a plaque or something to praise him, I think Master Wang would be very happy. The way rich people are happy is to give money."
The emperor really listened to his niece's advice. Of course, asking for the silver was just a joke between the two of them.
The Wang family gave the prince so much silver this time, they really need to be rewarded.
After all, the silver that went into the prince's pocket was also donated to the royal family.
"Your idea is great. I'll have someone carve a plaque today."
The Queen Mother wanted to laugh while listening to their conversation. One dared to bring it up, and the other dared to respond.
Gu Yunfei was kept in the palace by the Queen for lunch before going back.
Wang Xinru was nervous all morning. Every time she mentioned the same reward as the one given by the Queen, she felt guilty.
I didn't feel relieved until I got the confirmation the next day.
Those who had eaten strawberries at the palace banquet sent their servants to buy them early as soon as they heard that they were on sale today.
Many people still miss it after eating it at the palace banquet, but unfortunately they have never been able to buy it.
Now that it’s suddenly available, of course I’ll buy it.
As for those who had never eaten it, they had to make arrangements when they heard that it was the same kind given by the Queen Mother.
Especially those wealthy families who didn’t have the chance to go to the palace could still afford the same strawberries.
On the first day of sales, Qin Zhizhi even arranged a sample.
The strawberry flesh is plump and juicy. Take a bite and it is sweet with a hint of sourness. No one can resist its deliciousness.
The shop assistants were also specially sent by the Wang family, and they are all eloquent.
As soon as the shop opened, it was crowded with people coming to buy strawberries and to watch.
The fresh strawberries picked from the farm that morning were neatly placed in the baskets, and their bright red color was particularly attractive.
The waiter warmly invited the customers to try the strawberries, and they were immediately captivated by the taste of the strawberries.
The sales volume that was originally intended to be picked for one day was sold out in less than one morning.
The shopkeeper asked Wang Xinru to increase the dosage, so Wang Xinru and Qin Qinglin went to the farm to find Qin Zhizhi.
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