This greatly satisfied the guests' sense of presence.
After all, the fact that the innkeepers at this restaurant remember their preferences shows that they are important guests at this restaurant.
Over time, many customers will naturally stay.
When they want to go out for a meal or a banquet, Baiweixuan is the first place that comes to mind.
"Yun Chu, it seems you still have a lot to learn from Zhi Xiong," Gu Lili joked.
Gu Yun Chu nodded repeatedly. Gu Li Li was right. Only by constantly learning could one become stronger.
"Sister, I understand. You should get some rest. I still need to go find Yan Yu to learn arithmetic and literacy."
Gu Lili gradually delegated many tasks to Gu Yun Chu, such as receiving merchants who came and went daily and settling payments.
Gu Lili simply sat to the side, watching to see if Gu Yun Chu would make a mistake.
The payment for goods and the money for the restaurant are different. Although both are accounted for, the payment for soap is much more than the cost of a meal at the restaurant.
If you make a mistake in the calculation, you could lose a lot of money.
Gu Yun Chu was quite cautious; she always calculated it herself first before showing it to Gu Li Li for review.
Occasional mistakes only strengthened Gu Yun Chu's resolve to do the arithmetic well.
Gu Lili nodded and took the account book back into the house.
Back in her room, after confirming that the accounts were correct, Gu Lili finally went to sleep.
The next day, Gu Lili ate breakfast early and then rode in a carriage with Gu Yun Chu and Zhang Da Hua to the East Sea.
When we arrived at Lord Lin's house, it just so happened that Lord Lin had not been to the fields recently.
Upon hearing Gu Lili say that Zhu the blacksmith had finished making the threshing machine, he hurriedly helped Xiao Si hitch up the carriage and headed to Donghai Town with Gu Lili and the others.
Upon arriving in Donghai Town, Gu Yun Chu dropped Gu Li Li off at the blacksmith's shop and then went to take Zhang Da Hua and the others to Bai Wei Xuan.
Lord Lin was so eager to see Zhu the blacksmith's work that he kept urging Xiao Si to hurry up, and he and Gu Lili arrived at the blacksmith's shop almost one after the other.
"Princess, please go first."
Although Lord Lin was anxious, he never forgot the proper etiquette.
Gu Lili nodded and stepped into the blacksmith shop first.
To be honest, she was also very curious to know how well Zhu the blacksmith was doing.
To test the results, Gu Lili even cut a handful of rice from her own paddy field and brought it to try.
Upon seeing Gu Lili and Lord Lin enter, Zhu the blacksmith and his apprentice quickly put down their hammers and came out to greet them.
"This humble subject greets the County Head and Lord Lin." Zhu the blacksmith and his apprentice hurriedly stepped forward to pay their respects.
The first time Gu Lili and Lord Lin came, Zhu the blacksmith did not know their identities.
Yesterday, after the threshing machine was completed, he sent his apprentice to Baiweixuan to inform them. Only then did he learn that the woman who had come the other day was actually Lili, the patron of Yongning County.
The middle-aged man who came with them was none other than Lord Lin, the official in charge of grain transport that the emperor had sent, whom I had heard about some time ago.
Therefore, when the two men came recently, Zhu the blacksmith hurriedly brought his apprentice to pay their respects.
"Alright, alright, you two get up quickly! Take me and the county princess to see how your threshing machine is coming along!" Lord Lin urged excitedly.
Zhu the blacksmith quickly got up and led Gu Lili and Lord Lin to the backyard.
When Gu Lili saw the threshing machine made by Zhu the blacksmith, she couldn't help but give it a thumbs up.
Aside from the different color, Zhu the blacksmith almost perfectly replicated the threshing machine that Gu Lili had brought over.
"Blacksmith Zhu, I really didn't make a mistake in choosing this person!" Gu Lili praised.
Lord Lin looked at it several times and praised Zhu the blacksmith repeatedly.
However, whether it can be used or not will ultimately depend on testing it with the rice ears in Gu Lili's hands.
Gu Lili held a stalk of rice in one hand and the threshing machine in the other, then stepped onto it.
As Gu Lili stepped on the pedal, the rollers of the threshing machine started moving.
Gu Lili sped up, and the threshing machine spun rapidly.
Gu Lili watched the rapidly rolling wheel and put the rice stalks into it.
Zhu the blacksmith didn't know what the threshing machine was for, so he was a little confused as he watched Gu Lili operate it.
Lord Lin, on the other hand, stared nervously at the roller, afraid that the rice stalks that Gu Lili had stuffed in wouldn't fall down.
Lord Lin was so nervous that he forgot to breathe and stared at the scene with his breath held.
As the crackling sounds began, Lord Lin finally remembered to catch his breath.
"Good, good, good!" Lord Lin exclaimed excitedly.
This proves that Zhu the blacksmith succeeded, and it also proves that his blueprints were correct!
It was at this time that Zhu the blacksmith learned the use of the threshing machine.
It turns out that it involves threshing the rice stalks off the rice ears.
In an instant, they were stunned into silence.
His surprised expression was exactly the same as when Lord Lin first saw this threshing machine.
Gu Lili smiled as she got off the threshing machine, casually tossing the ears of grain that had been threshed aside.
"Lord Lin, it seems it's a success!" Gu Lili said with a smile.
“However…” Gu Lili changed the subject, “it’s just that this threshing machine isn’t as easy to operate as the one Uncle Facai brought. Maybe the rollers are too heavy.”
It's already quite an achievement to be able to make it. If other shortcomings can be corrected, that would be best, but if not, it's not a big deal.
This method is much less strenuous than manually threshing the rice on the ground to help it detach from the ears.
Before Lord Lin could speak, Zhu the blacksmith had already recovered from his shock.
“Your Highness, you say the rollers are too heavy? That’s easy, I’ll just thin out this sheet of iron!” Zhu the blacksmith said, patting his chest.
Although it may take more time and effort, it will make the threshing machine easier to use, so why not?
Upon hearing this, Lord Lin nodded repeatedly, "Excellent, excellent! It seems my drawings also need to be revised."
Upon hearing this, Zhu the blacksmith quickly took the blueprints out of his pocket, and the two of them went ahead to revise the blueprints.
Seeing how attentive the two were, Gu Lili didn't disturb them but followed them to the front hall.
Lord Lin and the blacksmith Zhu negotiated back and forth, occasionally asking Gu Lili questions. After half an hour of discussion, they finally revised the blueprints.
After giving the blueprints to Zhu the blacksmith, Gu Lili and Lord Lin headed back home.
Because Lord Lin and Gu Lili had important matters to discuss, they specially invited Gu Lili to their home for lunch.
Gu Lili didn't have anything major to do at the moment, so she agreed.
Gu Yun Chu took Gu Li Li to the Lin family and then went home first.
Gu Yun Chu had to receive visiting businessmen today and couldn't wait for Gu Li Li to go back together.
However, once he returned home and untied Zhuifeng, it could come to Lord Lin's house to pick up Gu Lili on its own, saving Gu Lili the trouble of leaving.
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