For the next few days, Yin Si was quite quiet. The villa quieted down, and Yin's brothers started to gather again. Every evening, they would gather in Yin's courtyard to have dinner together.
As night fell, Qingyan began preparing. Today, they were going to have another barbecue. In the hot summer, enjoying some barbecue and beer while chatting together in the cool of the night was definitely a treat.
"Fourth brother, this is a good idea. We don't need the kitchen anymore. We can cook for ourselves!" Yin liked this atmosphere very much. After coming out, he began to think about it. The brothers continued to maintain the previous method.
Yin and Yin'e bought a lot of seafood from outside, and the master brought it all over. In the afternoon, Qingyan specially cleaned all the seafood. When Yin'e saw the seafood, he prepared to grill it on the barbecue grill.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, thank you so much!" Yinqi looked at the things he liked with a happy smile on his face. Yinqi was definitely a foodie.
Yin patted Yin's head and looked at Qingyan apologetically.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, this thing can't talk. Is this seafood fresh?" Yin was planning to use the discovery to do business. If he could send these things to the capital, he was sure to make a profit.
"You seem pretty good. What's wrong?" Qingyan asked curiously, as she rarely saw Yin in his current state.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, I plan to send seafood to the capital. Although the royal family provides it, there is really too little seafood. There are many people here who like to eat seafood. If we can be self-sufficient, we can have it whenever we want to eat it. Wouldn't that be better?" Yin likes to eat shellfish and eats a lot every time he comes to the south.
In the capital, he spent a lot of money to buy these things, but he rarely managed to get such fresh ones.
"Your idea is good, but have you considered the costs of transporting it? Besides, seafood spoils easily, and in the summer, it's rare for seafood to be transported that far." Qingyan poured cold water on the idea.
Yin looked at Qingyan in astonishment. Yinqi was right. Qingyan would not back down because of his status as a prince.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, that's a sharp remark!" Yinxi stood to the side, starting to grill seafood. After hearing Qingyan's words, he immediately gave her a thumbs up. "Ninth Brother, you used your identity, so doing business is very smooth for you. You don't have the troubles of starting from scratch like Fourth Sister-in-law."
"Tenth Prince, do you think you can do it?" Yin glared at Yin Yi. "Tell me, what's your plan?"
Yinzhen laughed heartily: "Fujin, did you see that? Ninth Brother really did ask me for help one day."
The Tenth Prince's wife rolled her eyes at him. Every time she talked about Yinzhen, she would say that the other princes did a better job than him.
"Speak quickly!" Yin had very little patience and snapped angrily.
“Ninth Brother, I was at the naval port for a while and I noticed that the fishermen in the surrounding fishing villages would sell their catch to the port's kitchen. Some of the fish they caught were rarely seen in the capital.” Yinzhen remembered seeing so many kinds of fish for the first time. “If you can negotiate with the purchasing servants at the naval port, you can get food directly from here.”
Looking at his younger brother, Yin couldn't help but sigh, "This brat has really grown up. He's no longer the child who used to fawn over me."
"Tenth Brother, are you sure?" Yin asked, looking at Yin's face.
"Tenth Brother is right!" Yin walked over from a distance, and seeing Yin's excitement, he quickly said.
Yin's words resonated with him. If several naval ports were to be used, the best choices would be the naval ports of Tianjin and Dalian, as these two places were the closest to the capital.
"Fourth Brother, do you know anyone at the Tianjin Naval Port?" Yin racked his brains. Among his brothers, only Yin had participated in the construction of the naval port, which was why he asked.
“Your fourth sister-in-law is more familiar with the servants over there, and the managers of Yuelai Inn are the direct providers,” Yin said directly.
Yin looked at Qingyan, his eyes sparkling with excitement.
"Sister-in-law, what do you think we should do to contact those people? It would be better if I sent my servants to contact the managers of the Yuelai Inn directly," Yin quickly asked.
Qingyan was taken aback; Yin had actually humbled himself and started talking to the women.
"Ninth Brother, are you really Ninth Brother?" Yin asked, looking at Yin.
"You brat, what are you doing?" Yin looked at Yin Yi with displeasure, wondering what the guy wanted to say.
“Ninth Brother, you’ve already spoken to Fourth Sister-in-law, you might as well have the servants go directly to the manager. After all, it’s you who’s doing business with Yuelai Inn, not Fourth Sister-in-law!” Yin’e said discontentedly.
Yin and Yin's men confronted each other directly, with Yin completely disregarding their words.
"Little darling, don't worry about Lao Jiu's affairs, let him handle it himself!" Yin noticed that Qing Yan was considering and said directly to Qing Yan.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, Fourth Brother is right. Ninth Brother's path has been too smooth. He needs to experience more hardships. Otherwise, if Father Emperor were no longer here, these businesses probably wouldn't be doing so well!" Yinzhen understood the meaning of "the fickleness of human relationships" better than anyone else. After Consort Niohuru left, he experienced a lot, so he hoped that his good brother would not have to go through the same thing.
Looking at the weariness in Yinzhen's eyes, Qingyan could only sigh in her heart, "Yinzhen has truly suffered."
"Okay, I promise you, Lao Shi, your shrimp paste is done!" Qingyan laughed heartily.
As soon as Yin turned his head, he found that his grilled shrimp had turned black.
Ahhh!
Yin's screams echoed throughout the courtyard, and several princes laughed. Yin was indeed only serious for three seconds.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, I'm going directly to the manager of Yuelai Inn. Please don't give me special treatment. I want to have a good fight with those people and see if I'm really suited for this path!" Yin was a little annoyed after hearing Yin's words. If it really wasn't suitable, he would have to keep trying.
Qingyan nodded: "I understand. You can handle it yourself. I won't say anything!"
In fact, Qingyan rarely participated in the management of Yuelai Inn. If she wasn't needed to show up occasionally, she probably would have just sat in her mansion counting money.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, do you really think this seafood business can do well?" Yin was very worried. The imperial offerings were made by special imperial merchants. Yin's sudden appearance was unintentionally a confrontation with the imperial merchants.
“It’s a good idea. If you’re sure you can execute it, then I think it should be good.” Qingyan looked at Yin and said directly.
Yin felt uneasy; without Kangxi's support, he probably wouldn't have been able to accomplish things so smoothly.
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