As soon as Bai Ko arrived at the workshop, he was busy giving rewards to the workers who had been working for the New Year, not only the workers in the workshops, but also the kitchen ladies in the kitchen, who had never lost food to the workers during the New Year, so each person had a sheep hind leg and a big fish more than a foot long, only the head, not the family, even if there were husband and wife brothers and sisters who belonged to the family, all of them were one for each person.

This reward was praised by everyone, and everyone knew that as long as they worked hard, the owner Gu Shizi would never treat his subordinates badly.

The person who received the reward was given special permission to go home first to pack up the fresh ingredients, Mengmei also had a share as the kitchen manager, but she was alone and had no family and friends to share, and when she was hesitating, she suddenly thought of the master and the master of the women's school, so she sent the leg of mutton and the big fish there as a gift from the teacher.

The old master and the old wife didn't accept it at first, so Mengmei had to ask her mother to handle it on her behalf, and when she came over to cook at night, the three of them ate together, otherwise she really couldn't eat these two things alone.

In this way, the old couple was asked to accept the gifts, and as soon as the wife finished lunch, she began to pack up the ingredients, and happily waited for Mengmei to come over to cook a big meal in the evening.

Bai Ko reviewed a bunch of orders in the factory, and since the large mirror caused an enthusiastic response, many businessmen came to inquire and place orders, and the stewards were busy preparing materials to start formal production, so that the plan for the glass greenhouse could begin.

The standard of the mirror is still only allowed to have flaws on the edges, regardless of whether the mirror is large or small, and the glass that does not meet the standard is either taken to the greenhouse or reheated.

After a busy day, Bai Ko returned, Gu Yun Wan refused the evening banquet, returned home first, and was using her brain after learning about the oral message, as soon as she heard that Bai Ko was back, she hurriedly called her to the ear room to talk, told her about it, and discussed with her what to do.

"Is it too late until the last day of the month?"

"I don't know, I hope it's in time." Bai Ko had some vague thoughts in his heart, but he still had less confidence before making the real thing.

"If you have an idea, say it, don't hold it back, let's discuss and discuss, two people to discuss is much better than one person to dream."

"What the prince said is that we will talk in detail after dinner."

"Okay."

Bai Ko immediately returned to the room to change clothes, and had dinner step by step, Gu Yun went to say goodnight to the elders, and saw Gu Xu who was waiting for him on his grandmother's side, and the old lady also saw that the two brothers had something to say in private, so he sent them back without asking them to accompany them for too long.

Gu Yun asked Gu Xu to go to Zhongming Courtyard to sit for a while, and he went to Jicheng Hall to say goodnight to his parents, and then went back to his room to talk to Gu Xu.

"Big brother is looking for me tonight, I and the palace chief have set up a gathering for the Shangyuan Festival, and we, the big and small shareholders, will gather together at his place, and the eldest brother will remember to bring his sister-in-law with him, and I will also bring the painting to go, and the female dependents will be entertained by the princess." Gu Yun picked up a teacup and held it in his hand, covering his hands, taking a sip of tea from time to time.

"It's hard to say that day, someone asked me to go for a drink."

"If you really can't spare time, then let the sister-in-law go alone, anyway, there is a painting company, and the princess has a treat, the second aunt will not have an opinion."

"Okay, I'll tell her when I get back, and she'll be happy."

"So what does the eldest brother want to talk about when he comes to me?"

"It's embarrassing to say."

"What more embarrassment can our brother not say?"

"The cooperative farm has been investing, and whether there is revenue depends on this year's harvest, so I want to ......"

"Big brother wants to withdraw shares?" Gu Yun asked deliberately with ill intentions.

"Withdrawal of shares? No, no, no, no, I didn't mean that. ”

"Oh, I thought it was because the eldest brother was nervous and couldn't afford the follow-up investment, so he couldn't bear it and wanted to withdraw his shares, but it was also. The sister-in-law's dowry is mostly the grange shop workshop and her own gold and silver utensils, the cash is not much, and the money has been invested until now, I am afraid that her purse has been emptied, and it is normal for people to retreat, after all, you still have a baby waiting to be fed, and her daily expenses are not a small number, but you are now a royal literati, and the monthly pen fee must be quite considerable. Gu Yun said in an empathetic tone.

Gu Xu couldn't stop being embarrassed when he heard this, and he had goosebumps on his body, but he still had to make his intentions clear, after all, the income from farming was too slow, and he had three children to support, and next year it will be the expiration of his term of office, and he needs money at home and abroad, as for writing articles for others to earn pen fees, he really hasn't done it, he feels that exchanging articles for money is full of copper smell, which is detrimental to his literati noble temperament.

"No, no, no, we don't have the idea of divesting our shares, not at all."

"Oh, not to withdraw shares? That's my misunderstanding, and I asked my eldest brother to explain it in detail. Gu Yun pressed his temperament and prepared to listen to what Gu Xu had to say, hoping not to delay himself too much, he and Bai Ko still had something to talk about.

"When I went home, I heard that the third brother received the command from the palace, and the big mirror is about to be officially produced?"

"Who passed it on? The palace just asked me to make a sample and show it to them, and I would place an order if I was satisfied, and it was hard to say anything until I got the exact results. ”

"What I said, what I said, it was all spread by subordinates, so I listened to it and believed it."

"Big brother, you have to pay attention to this, you are now the royal literati of the saint, you can't listen to it partially, otherwise if you say a word, the saint will listen carefully, as a close minister of his old man, you must not be careless."

"I know, I'm not going to mess around, you can rest assured."

"Big brother say it bluntly, it's not a withdrawal of shares, so what is the matter?"

"Okay, then I'll tell you straight, do you still want a partner in your big mirror business?"

"Big brother wants to cooperate?" Gu Yun suddenly realized.

"Is there a chance?"

"Whose idea? This should be clear. ”

"Your sister-in-law's idea."

"Sister-in-law? She wants to cooperate with me in the big mirror of the property under her name? ”

"yes, is there a chance? You also know that I am short of money every day. ”

"Nope." Gu Yun shook his head without thinking, "The shop workshop under my sister-in-law's name has nothing to do with my big mirror, it is neither peer competition nor raw material supplier, and there is no opportunity for cooperation." ”

"No chance at all?" Gu Xu asked again and again.

"Not really, I don't lie to you."

"Then what partner do you need, or can we open a new deal?"

"Is it so easy to open a new deal? My raw material suppliers are high-quality businessmen who do business with the royal merchants, they have already formed their own alliance to achieve monopoly in the industry, you are a new newcomer, before cooperating with me, you have to kill them, grab the resources they occupy, you become the new boss of the industry, I will purchase raw materials from you. ”

Gu Yun thought that he was telling the truth, but he also knew that the truth was often not good, and he didn't bother to care if Gu Xu could listen to some reason.