Zheng Qian was busy in the courtyard when a knock sounded at the door.
"It must be the county princess," Zheng Qian muttered to himself as he put down the water ladle in his hand and hurried to open the door.
Uncle Fa Cai just told him that Gu Lili was coming.
Sure enough, as soon as the door opened, Gu Lili was standing in the doorway, followed by three handsome men.
Zheng Qian paused for a moment, then quickly smiled and welcomed the person in.
"Princess, you've arrived! Uncle Facai said early this morning that you were coming to collect mulberry saplings. Look, they're all piled up in the yard," Zheng Qian said with a smile, pointing to the saplings in the yard.
Now, her younger sister is also learning embroidery at Gu Lili's house.
Every time Zheng Yue came to visit him, Zheng Qian noticed that his younger sister had grown taller and stronger.
Moreover, she smiles much more often than before.
This shows that Gu Lili has never mistreated Zheng Yue, which is why Zheng Qian treats Gu Lili with exceptional enthusiasm.
Upon hearing Zheng Qian refer to him as "Uncle Fortune," a hint of unease flashed across Gu Lili's face.
She forced a smile and nodded at Zheng Qian.
"Second Uncle, you should hurry and move the saplings back. The people in the village are waiting to plant them," Gu Lili said to the group.
Zheng Qian also helped with the moving, so the horse-drawn carriages and oxcarts were soon full.
Gu Lili handed the stamped form to Zheng Qian and then left with the others.
There are probably another truckload of saplings left. We'll have Sizhu's father and Second Uncle Chang'an come and pick them up again later.
Fortunately, these saplings are all covered in soil, so even if they can't be planted all at once, they won't die.
When Gu Lili returned home, Gu Yun Chu and Zhang Da Hua had already taken Tie Dan's mother and Aunt Da Zhu to the restaurant.
Gu Lili was busy planting mulberry trees, while Zhang Dahua and Gu Yunchu at the restaurant were also extremely busy.
Despite being busy, none of the customers dared to order the cicadas that Gu Lili caught last night.
No matter how hard Gu Yun Chu tried to introduce it, the customers were deterred when they saw what the cicada looked like.
It's such a waste that so many cicadas can't be sold.
Most importantly, it's so delicious that no one appreciates it, which is truly outrageous.
As Gu Yun Chu collected the money, she kept thinking about how to sell the cicada.
He suddenly remembered the first time he went to Donghai Town with Gu Lili. At that time, Gu Lili let people taste the candy for free, and only after they thought it was good did they buy it.
However, Gu Yun Chu did the same thing just now.
When people started eating, Gu Yun Chu had Zhang Da Hua fry a plate of food in advance for them to try for free, but surprisingly no one was willing to try it.
If they're unwilling to try something for free, then pay them to try it!
With this in mind, Gu Yun Chu already had an idea.
As Gu Yun Chu was thinking, seven or eight people walked in through the door to eat.
Huang Zhixiong greeted them with a smile and led them to the table by the door.
Huang Zhixiong was about to ask the seated people what they wanted to eat when Gu Yun Chu called him aside.
"Zhixiong, go and serve tea to the guests at that table. I'll take care of the guests here."
Huang Zhixiong nodded repeatedly, picked up the teapot, and delivered the tea in the direction Gu Yunchu pointed.
"Gentlemen, what would you like to eat?" Gu Yun Chu asked with a smile.
The group were clearly regulars; they didn't even need to ask about Baiweixuan's signature dishes before ordering.
"Stir-fried spicy snails, braised double platter..." Feng Gan recited Baiweixuan's signature dishes without even taking a breath.
There were a total of nine dishes, which Gu Yun Chu wrote down one by one in the notebook she was holding.
"Gentlemen, Baiweixuan is launching a special event today to test the courage of everyone present. If any table of guests dares to try one of our new dishes, that table will receive a 10% discount on their entire bill!" Gu Yun Chu said with a smile to the people present.
After listening to what Gu Yun Chu had to say, the group became quite interested.
They weren't people who were after discounts; people who could order so many dishes weren't short of money.
What attracted them was Gu Yun Chu's suggestion of testing courage.
They had already tried crabs and spicy snails at Baiweixuan, and believed that nothing could fool them.
He immediately called Gu Yun Chu to bring it up and try it.
Upon hearing this, Gu Yun Chu's face lit up with joy. She quickly went to the kitchen, took two of the cicadas that Zhang Da Hua had fried, placed them in a small dish, and served them to the kitchen staff.
"Shopkeeper, were you joking with us just now?" Feng Gan couldn't help but stand up and exclaim.
Looking at the cicadas rolling around on the plate, Feng Gan couldn't believe that these things were edible.
The others also looked at the contents of the dish with horror and disbelief.
Gu Yunchu nodded and flattered, "Gentlemen, don't let its ugly appearance fool you, it tastes just as good as crab. I can tell at a glance that you are all incredibly brave and won't be afraid of this tiny insect."
Upon hearing Gu Yunchu's words, Feng Ganting immediately sat down.
Just now, out of all these people, it seemed that his reaction was the strongest.
As soon as Gu Yun Chu said this, if none of them ate it, wouldn't that mean they were cowards?
Today, Feng Gan was supposed to be hosting a dinner for his friends, so the others present passed the buck to him.
Feng Gan didn't want to be looked down upon, especially not in front of so many friends.
So, he mustered his courage and cautiously picked up a cicada and put it in his mouth.
Baiweixuan is a restaurant owned by the county magistrate; it's unlikely they would poison her.
Feng Gan's furrowed brows relaxed the moment he started chewing.
Gu Yun Chu was right; it really did smell delicious.
"There's one more, anyone want to try it? It's really delicious!" Feng Gan said, pointing to the last cicada pupa on the table.
Those around him knew that Feng Gan wouldn't lie.
Immediately, someone imitated Feng Gan and put the last cicada pupa into their mouth.
While eating, he nodded and praised, "Brother Feng, this is truly a rare delicacy!"
Upon hearing what the two said, the people at the table also revealed a desire to eat.
"Shopkeeper, give us another plate of oil-baked cicadas!" Feng Gan waved his hand and immediately added another dish.
Gu Yunchu immediately nodded and jogged to the kitchen to share the good news with Zhang Dahua.
Feng Gan's table wasn't satisfied with just one plate, so they even ordered another.
Gu Yun Chu followed the same method and successfully pushed the remaining cicadas out.
I believe that in just a few days, customers will be ordering this dish on their own initiative.
Gu Yun Chu was very happy, and Gu Li Li was not bad either.
Because, while planting mulberry trees, Gu Lili discovered another rare delicacy.
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