677 Inspiration is a Good Thing
As soon as the servant woman had gone, the carriage of the cart stopped outside the shop, and the men went in and out to bring in the goods, including a box of glycerin as a full trial gift, and Bai Ko waited for this box of glycerin, took a few bottles from it, and went to the county king's mansion and gave them to Ning Peilan. ☆m☆☆ (Please go to see the latest chapters) [Latest chapters to read]
Ning Peilan was about to find Bai Ko, and just received a letter from the Yan Palace, the old princess is about to have a birthday, not a whole birthday, so it's just a family meal, Ning Peilan, the new daughter-in-law, wants to cook a few dishes, and is thinking about the menu, Bai Ko comes to the door.
So at noon, Bai Ko stayed in the palace to eat, and discussed a complete menu with Ning Peilan, but the specific dishes to be made depend on what menu was prepared in the kitchen of the Yan Palace, and her new daughter-in-law added a few dishes to the family banquet, and the two chatted vigorously, until a message came from the door saying that Gu Shizi and his own prince had gone home, and Bai Ko said goodbye and went back.
Gu Yun entered his main courtyard with his front foot, and Bai Ko hurriedly followed behind, saluting the prince with a smile.
"Sitting across the door for a day?" Gu Yun saw that Bai Qiao was wearing clothes on the street, but there was no fatigue on his face, so he must have sat there for most of the day.
"Well, it's a coincidence, I sent glycerin to Princess Cheng, and it just so happened that she received a letter from King Yan's mansion, saying that the old princess decided to hold a family banquet on her birthday, and Princess Cheng wanted to cook a few dishes, so she discussed a menu with her and asked her to adapt when she arrived."
"Hmm, the old princess's birthday? yes, it's almost the end of the day, and I've forgotten it, so I have to back up the birthday gift quickly. ”
Gu Yun was talking to himself, beckoning to Bai Ko, and the two of them went up the steps together, and then they went back to their rooms to wash their hands and change their clothes.
Three or four days later, Mrs. Gu also prepared the makeup for Gu Yan in the long room, filled a whole box with the gifts prepared by Gu Yun, and was carried to the third room by two sturdy rough servants.
The third lady and Gu Yan opened the box and took out the items one by one and put them on the table to make a list, leaving them for copying the complete dowry list later.
After some inventory and copying, the third lady and Gu Yan put away the box and went to Jicheng Hall together to thank the eldest concubine, especially Gu Yun, the gift he gave was too valuable.
The eldest lady said sincerely, Gu Yun used the money earned by herself to add makeup to her sisters for the first time, and asked Gu Yan to just accept it, which was picked by Princess Mencheng, since she was married to a child of the clan, Mrs. should have Mrs. style.
The third lady and Gu Yan thanked each other again and again before resigning, and then there was a gossip that the long room gave the fourth lady expensive makeup among the subordinates of the public middle school, after all, many people saw it when the two servant women picked up the box and went to the third room, but no one knows which valuables they are, anyway, they must be very valuable.
The gossip news slowly spread to the East Kitchen, and there were always curious people who wanted to know more details, and Bai Ko happened to discuss the winter menu with Zeng Zhu in the East Kitchen, which caused many cooks to come and inquire with Bai Kom, of course Bai Ko would not tell them anything, but only admitted that it was indeed very valuable, because Changfang prepared one, Shizi prepared one, and Shiko is not short of money now, and it is the first time to personally add makeup to his sisters, so he naturally picks good things to buy.
The people who came to inquire about the gossip heard this and left satisfied, but in the small stove room, Gu Chan, who was led by a first-class cook to learn cooking skills, heard it in her heart, and she was not a taste in her heart when she heard it, and she was taught a lesson by her mother yesterday and asked her to study hard not to make trouble for everyone.
"Hey, what's wrong with these five young ladies?" Everyone in the kitchen courtyard looked at each other, not knowing what kind of temper these five young ladies were making.
Bai Ko saw it in her eyes, excused herself too much, pulled Zeng Zhu back to her room to talk, and whispered to her halfway that the fourth lady suddenly lost her temper, and she felt sad.
"The fourth lady is about to leave the cabinet, the elders and brothers have given valuable makeup, but the fifth miss may not be photographed by the man, this comparison is naturally unhappy, let her go, you, the kitchen manager, can still manage her daughter."
"I'm not worried that she ran so impulsively, what if she fell on the road."
"Flat falls? That's even worse, the brain can't control the body, it's typical to be sick, whoever marries someone is unlucky. ”
"Oh, don't scare me, I think Miss Fifth is fine."
"Then who knows."
"Okay, okay, I'm afraid of you, let's hurry up and finish the matter, it's not early, it's time to make lunch in a while."
When Bai Ko and Zeng Zhu were busy with business, Gu Chan was also crying in front of her mother, but she didn't fall on the ground, her personal girl said that she must have been stimulated by Miss Four's makeup gift, and she didn't know what Changfang sent, but Bai Ko admitted that the prince prepared valuable gifts.
The second lady was helpless after hearing this, the daughters under her knees were raised delicately, and they didn't know how to cook at all, it was all her fault for being a mother, and she was sad for a while, and the girls were frightened, so they hurriedly persuaded the lady to take the upcoming full moon banquet.
Thinking about the unpleasant quarrel between the Gu and Gan families before, the second lady wanted to hold this full moon banquet to make up for the relationship with her in-laws, and as soon as she was reminded by the girls, she immediately wiped the tears on her daughter's face and pulled her to discuss the details of the banquet.
Bai Ko and Zeng Zhu finished talking about business and went back to Zhongming Courtyard, rested for a while and started to work in the workshop again, and then went to the street to walk around the shop after the lunch break, to see if the gifts delivered yesterday were sent out today.
Before I walked to the front of the shop, I saw the flow of people in the queue, and there was a mobile bulletin board at the door, with posters in the style of New Year's pictures pasted on it, as long as you shop in the store for a certain amount, you can get a bottle of glycerin, the gift is limited, while supplies last.
The use of glycerin is printed on another large poster, like a comic strip, several pictures, women can at least understand the pictures if they can't read the words, and in general, it is a skin care product that can be applied all over the body, and can be used in all seasons.
Affected by these two posters, the queue outside the store was full of women and children.
Seeing that there were many people outside, Bai Qiao didn't enter the store, stood across the street and watched for a while, and saw that the people checking out the store were also queuing, and went around to the back door with satisfaction.
Bai Qiao felt that since Shi Tianqi was not coming, maybe the eldest princess was finally relieved of Gu Yun, after all, everyone now knows that Gu Yun and Shi Tianmin are good buddies, does Shi Tianqi's absence also mean that she is not interested in Gu Yun? In any case, this prince has now replaced the engaged Liang Zhongshan and has become the most watched son in the capital.
Thinking that the eldest princess's mansion may not have the interest of directly marrying the Gu mansion, Bai Ko is still a little regretful, if Shi Tianqi is also obsessed with his own son, the scene must be very interesting, it is much more fun than secretly tempting Tong Mingli to be a chess piece.
I hope that Miss Tong can keep the secret in her heart, and don't let her husband's family find out that she has a dream lover after marriage, and she will be a good wife in addition to that.
Bai Ko stood in the courtyard of the tea room, watching the busy work of the four girls upstairs and downstairs, and made the thoughts in her mind jump at will with a distracted appearance, and suddenly a flash of inspiration reminded me of the empty workshop that is now idle, isn't it just right to renovate into a new women's tea room? There is no need to share the territory with the shopkeeper, and the upstairs can also be freed up for the shopkeepers to rest, or even entertain big customers, everything is ready-made.
As soon as this thought flashed, Bai Ko couldn't bear it anymore, and immediately went upstairs to start a small investigation with the daughters in the room, asking them if they were willing to change to a more spacious place, after all, the two workshops were empty and empty, especially the old workshops, even the structural layout of the house was ready-made, and the part of the original workshop could be completely transformed into a garden, and the repair of the residents' houses was a ready-made place for hospitality, and the carriage could drive directly into the courtyard, and the daughters did not have to get on and off on the street. Better privacy than this tea room.
Of course, it is best to have a more spacious place, and the daughters are very interested, but the most realistic question is whether the price will increase after changing to a new place, and how much will it rise if the price rises.
Originally, this idea was a sudden inspiration, where did Bai Ko want to get the matter of whether the price would rise in the future, but cleverly skipped this topic, and only asked these ladies to help ask for advice in their circle of friends, if there are many people who are willing, there is enough reason to ask Shizi for money to rebuild the house.
The daughters laughed and accepted the reason, promising to ask their friends for their opinions when they returned home.
Bai Ko repeatedly expressed his gratitude and went back to his house to wait for his son to go to school.
Gu Yun went home and walked into the main courtyard of his Zhongming Courtyard, and saw Bai Ko standing under his porch at the entrance of the hall, it was rare to see her waiting for her to go home early in advance, Gu Yun strode through the courtyard and walked up the steps with a surprised face, and glanced up and down Bai Ko a few times suspiciously.
"Looks like you're in a good mood today?"
"I had an inspiration for a business."
"I guessed, prepare food and wait for me in the ear room, I'll come right over."
Bai Ko bowed with a smile and retreated, while Gu Yun was welcomed into the bedroom by Miao'er and Feihua to wash his hands and change his face, and when he walked into the ear room with a relaxed curtain, all kinds of food had been set up on the low table in the room, and even the temperature of the tea was just right.
"Isn't there really any good news waiting to be announced?" Gu Yun took the teacup from Bai Ko's hand and took a few sips, sat down with a few leaning backs, and looked at her with raised eyebrows.
"No, it's a business inspiration."
"Seeing that you are so rare and courteous, this inspiration is to ask me to pay for it?"
"Yes." Bai Ko replied decisively.
"You're not polite at all."
"It's too hypocritical to talk about money politely, everyone is very busy, so don't waste time, just get straight to the point."
"Okay, good, what's the inspiration? You say, I listen. ”
Regarding Bai Ko's crooked reasoning, Gu Yun always has no temper.