Gu Lili prepared two portions of this soap.
As the middleman, Zhang Gonggong naturally deserved his share.
Besides soap, Gu Lili also prepared some other gifts.
Of course, this peach blossom wine is also a must.
Gu Lili didn't want to stand out too much, after all, in front of the emperor, she was just a country girl.
So, apart from these two things, the rest are just dried salted fish and the like.
There was not a trace of disgust in the father-in-law's eyes; he accepted everything that Gu Lili had given him.
“Then I’ll take my leave now, Princess. Lord Lin is here. You should discuss the sweet potato planting method with him. If it works, the Emperor might reward you handsomely!” Eunuch Zhang said with a high-pitched laugh.
The Emperor valued agriculture, so although Eunuch Zhang was guessing the Emperor's intentions, it wasn't entirely without basis.
Gu Lili smiled modestly, "What you say is true, Father-in-law. However, it was my honor to assist Lord Lin in growing the sweet potatoes. No reward is needed!"
These words came from Gu Lili's heart. When the emperor bestowed upon her the title of village princess, she felt she could understand it.
After all, that prescription did save many people.
However, this county princess filled her with apprehension.
Therefore, when Lord Lin comes, Gu Lili must give him a proper explanation of this knowledge.
Eunuch Zhang nodded approvingly and said with a smile, "Princess Yongning, Magistrate Yang, we'll meet again!"
After saying this, Eunuch Zhang stepped onto the stool, got into the carriage, and drove off gracefully.
Watching the dust kicked up by the departing convoy, Gu Lili withdrew her gaze and looked at Magistrate Yang and Clerk Li.
She suddenly recalled the scene of meeting Master Li yesterday, and his meaningful smile at the time.
It is estimated that Magistrate Yang and his advisor Li knew yesterday that they were about to be conferred titles, and deliberately asked Eunuch Zhang to postpone it until today.
This was such a big surprise for Gu Lili!
After today, I'm afraid my Baiweixuan restaurant's reputation will indeed spread throughout the streets and alleys.
After all, what restaurant opening would receive an imperial decree to celebrate?
"Magistrate Yang, Clerk Li, thank you both so much for today's events." Gu Lili smiled and bowed.
Startled, Magistrate Yang and his advisor Li quickly helped Gu Lili up.
Magistrate Yang said with some alarm, "This humble official dares not accept the county princess's gift; it would be too much of an honor for me!"
He was merely a low-ranking official of the ninth rank; how could he possibly deserve the courtesy shown by Gu Lili, a county princess of the second rank?
Seeing this, Gu Lili had no choice but to give up.
"Chenxi, go and get what I prepared!" Gu Lili turned to Gu Chenxi and said.
Gu Chenxi accepted the order and hurriedly returned to the restaurant to bring out the gifts that Gu Lili had prepared in advance.
The gift prepared was the same as the one for Eunuch Zhang: soap and peach blossom wine.
"This...this...this was nothing more than a small favor; how could I possibly accept such a precious gift from the County Princess!" Magistrate Yang hurriedly waved his hand in refusal.
Although Magistrate Yang had never seen this soap before, he had just witnessed its effectiveness firsthand.
But it's even better than bath beans, which cost one tael of silver per jar.
This soap probably costs more than one or two taels of silver!
The tray that Gu Chenxi was carrying contained a total of eight pieces. Even if each piece cost one tael of silver, that would still amount to eight taels of silver.
His annual salary was only sixty taels of silver, so Gu Lili's generosity truly shocked him.
Gu Lili smiled faintly, "This gift was just something I made on a whim, so please don't refuse it, Magistrate."
As she spoke, Gu Lili personally took five pieces and placed them in Magistrate Yang's hands. Magistrate Yang could not refuse, so he had no choice but to accept them.
"Your humble servant thanks you greatly, Your Highness!" Magistrate Yang said, bowing with his hands clasped in gratitude.
Gu Lili smiled and shook her head, then turned back, took three more pieces, and handed them to Master Li.
"I have one too?" Master Li asked, flattered.
He really didn't expect that Gu Lili would also prepare a gift for him.
Gu Lili chuckled, "Master Li, are you perhaps looking down on me?"
Gu Lili's words were all in a joking tone, which made Master Li a little embarrassed and wave his hands repeatedly.
"How could I possibly disdain the county princess's gift? I am truly honored!"
Gu Lili presented the gift and exchanged a few pleasantries with Magistrate Yang, after which Magistrate Yang got up to take his leave.
Wan Quan is still being held in the county government office; we need to get him interrogated quickly.
After Magistrate Yang and the others left, Gu Lili finally had time to check on Baiweixuan's business operations for the day.
At that time, there were still several tables of people dining in the restaurant.
Because of the curtain, Gu Lili stood in front of the counter, and they were not at all reserved while eating.
Gu Lili picked up the bill written by Gu Yun Chu and began to read it, but her brows furrowed slightly.
Baiweixuan's profits today are indeed good, but what makes Gu Lili frown is Gu Yun Chu's handwriting.
If you said it was a dog-paddle, some people would believe you.
It's twisted and contorted, it's simply an eyesore!
As they were looking, Gu Yun Chu also came over.
"Sister, we don't have enough of the ingredients we prepared yesterday, what are we going to do!" Gu Yun Chu said anxiously.
It turns out that while Gu Lili was having dinner with Eunuch Zhang and the others, things were in complete chaos up front.
Upon hearing that the owner of Baiweixuan was actually the Princess of Yongning County, the people flocked in to eat, hoping to share in Gu Lili's good fortune.
Some customers, upon learning that there were no seats available, even brought their own food containers to pack up and take home to eat.
Zhang Dahua was practically wielding a large ladle in the kitchen, the ingredients she had prepared for the whole day were all gone by lunchtime.
Gu Yun Chu was so busy that she didn't have time to go out and shop.
The diners who came to eat weren't annoyed when they heard there were no ingredients available; they all smiled and said they would come again next time.
Gu Lili said, somewhat amused and exasperated, "Is there nothing left?"
The people are being far too enthusiastic.
Gu Yun Chu nodded and said, "Sister, should I go buy some more?"
As the two were talking, seven or eight more people walked in.
"Greetings, Princess Yongning!"
These people had just heard about today's strange events and came to join in the fun.
When they saw Gu Lili, they hurriedly came in and bowed. Gu Lili quickly came out from behind the counter and helped them up.
Gu Lili still wasn't used to others bowing to her; it felt really awkward.
Gu Lili said softly with a smile, "Please rise, everyone! You are all guests, no need for formalities! Are you here for a meal?"
Gu Lili helped the group up, but none of them dared to look up and meet her gaze directly.
Qiao Zijie, who was leading the group, spoke first, "That's right. I was fortunate enough to witness what happened today at the door, so I went back and called my classmates. We wanted to try the dishes at Baiweixuan."
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