"It's worth today's meal!"

Out of the Drunken Immortal Building, Zhu Gaoxu's whole person was refreshed:

"As soon as he made a move, he greeted the famous chef's eight shovels and got the recipe for the remaining seven dishes. I heard that this recipe is obtained from the continuous research and continuous improvement of the ancestors of the Eight Great Shovels for generations, and only then did it come to the eight dishes of this drunken immortal building. ”

Fang just won the game, and the eight shovels were also happy, admitting defeat and writing down the recipes for the remaining seven dishes and handing them to Li Xiao.

However, when handing over the formula, the shopkeeper of the Drunken Immortal Building and the Eight Great Shovels also added two conditions.

First, that is, if they open a restaurant, they can't be in Yangzhou.

Second, their recipe cannot be passed on.

For such conditions, Li Xiao naturally agreed.

It was impossible for them to stay in Yangzhou in the first place.

As for whether to sell or not to sell. He is the son-in-law of King Yan, even if he is sold, what can they do?

Li Xiao didn't believe that the other party's backstage could be bigger than King Yan.

So, the recipe is in hand.

Zhu Gaosui said unhappily: "Second brother, isn't it me who won the eight shovels?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu said angrily: "A little self-aware, okay, you are just a follower." ”

Zhu Gaosui: "."

Wei Jiangxue held Zhu Gaoxu and said, "Gaoxu, if my brother-in-law opens a restaurant, we can participate in it." ”

Wei Jiangxue obviously hasn't started yet, but she has already begun to think about her little family.

Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu was also very happy in his heart, this trip was not in vain, the person he liked already regarded her as his wife.

Moreover, this is also very housekeeping, and I have already begun to plan for the small family.

Saying that, Wei Jiangxue looked at Li Xiao and said, "Young Master Xiao, can you let Gao Xu also join in a share?" After all, he's your brother. ”

Zhu Gaoxu also looked at Li Xiao with anticipation, "Brother-in-law will definitely not treat me badly." ”

has the experience of Yanshan last time, and now that the main brother-in-law does anything, Zhu Gaoxu wants to intervene, because it must be a sure win.

Li Xiao smiled and said: "No problem, there is money to earn together, I am not a person who eats alone, besides, what is the relationship between Gao Xu and me?" ”

Hearing this, Zhu Gaosui also hurriedly said: "There is still me, I also want to join a share." ”

Li Xiao nodded: "Okay, good, the third child also participates." ”

Zhu Ningyun covered her mouth and chuckled: "You two are really clever, don't worry, your brother-in-law will not treat you badly." ”

Along the way, all kinds of strange experiences made Zhu Ningyun's heart open and completely restored the mentality before the disfigurement.

When encountering such a thing as a competition, Zhu Ningyun will be faintly excited in her heart.

Li Xiao was very pleased with the changes along the way, and finally let his wife get out of the psychological shadow.

The group talked and laughed and walked in the direction of the inn.

"Seemingly, someone is following us?"

Zhu Gaosui looked at it with his spare eyes, and sure enough, he found that many people were following them.

"It should be those rich businessmen just now, they wanted to see us, but we refused when we went out, and now they want to secretly follow our residence so that we can make friends."

Li Xiao pondered: "It should be the idea of the Eight Great Shovel Formula, after all, they can't get such a formula on weekdays, but now they have a chance." ”

Zhu Gaosui said: "Get rid of them? ”

Li Xiao nodded: "Okay, Gao Sui, you have experience in this area, lead the way." ”

So.

Under the leadership of Zhu Gaosui, everyone turned left and right, constantly interspersed in the streets and alleys, and soon left behind the group of people who were following them.

But after all, he is an outsider, and he is not very familiar with Yangzhou City.

Walking in a remote alley, a wealthy merchant eventually followed.

This wealthy businessman's name is Lu Cong, he is not very old, almost thirty years old, he should have practiced some martial arts on weekdays, so that he can barely keep up with the pace of Li Xiao and others.

His family is a big family, and there are many industries in the family, including cloth villages, salt, dyes, etc., and the family background is very strong.

However, he is the second son in the family and is not the head of the family.

But the family immediately began to choose the head of the house.

If you want to become a family test, it is natural to be able to do business.

Originally, he was a little worse than his eldest brother, and he didn't have any ideas about competing for the position of head of the family.

But this time, when I saw Li Xiao and others, I had an abacus in my heart.

If he gets the formula of the Eight Great Shovels and finds a place to open an existence similar to the Drunken Immortal Building, he will definitely be able to add points to his performance.

"Guys, slow down."

Lu Cong followed out breathlessly, and said with a flattering smile: "You are in too much of a hurry, Shen almost can't catch up, so please stay."

Li Xiao turned his head, this wealthy businessman who was not very old, and asked, "Are you?" ”

Lu Cong stood up straight, rolled his sleeves and arched his hand: "Down here is Lu Cong of the Lu clan in Suzhou, I have seen you." ”

The Suzhou Lu family is one of the four major families in Suzhou, with a strong family background.

Zhu Ningyun heard about it, and whispered in Li Xiao's ear: "Xiaolang, this Suzhou Lu family is a famous family in Suzhou, the family business is very big, and there are many Lu family members who hold important positions in the court. ”

Hearing this, Li Xiao probably understood the origin of this person.

Li Xiao smiled: "I don't know what Your Excellency has to do?" ”

When Lu Cong heard that the other party was willing to take care of him, he was overjoyed, he really didn't come to this trip in vain, so he arched his hand and said: "I saw Gongzi just won the Eight Great Shovels, I admire it, your apprentice is still so superb in cooking, presumably your cooking skills will be at the peak." ”

Li Xiao smiled and waved his hand: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, it's all your own foolishness." ”

"You can win the eight shovels by pondering, I admire it!"

Lu Cong said his meaning: "I want to do a business with you, I don't know if I am interested?" ”

Li Xiao smiled: "Do you want to buy the formula of the Eight Great Shovels?" ”

Lu Cong nodded and said: "Your Excellency is really a smart person, you really want these eight shovels and your recipe for Dongpo meat, if Your Excellency is willing to sell, I, Lu, promise that I will never compete with Gongzi's restaurant." What do you think? I don't know where you are a merchant? ”

He thought I was a businessman. Li Xiao said: "I am from Beiping. ”

I have been to Beiping myself, Lu Cong thought to himself, there seems to be no big businessman surnamed Li in Beiping.

But since it is Beiping, there will be no conflict in business.

Merchants are profit-seeking, and as long as their price is right, they will definitely be able to buy the formula.

Thinking like this, Lu Cong bowed again and said: "Your Excellency is from Beiping, so even if you open a restaurant, there will be no conflict with you, 30,000 taels of silver, okay?" ”

Li Xiao was shocked in his heart, he was really rich.

Zhu Gaoxu frowned slightly: "Just now we promised the Eight Great Shovels, this formula will not be sold to the outside world, if it is sold to you, the consequences of offending the Drunken Immortal Building will be borne by us." ”

Lu Cong gritted his teeth: "Forty thousand taels." ”

Li Xiao scratched his head: "Let Li be treacherous"

Lu Cong gritted his teeth again: "Fifty thousand taels, it can't be more, I can't afford more." You must know that although opening a restaurant makes money, it is only a trickle, and it will take at least five years to return to the cost of 50,000 taels."

Seeing that it was almost to the limit, Li Xiao spoke: "Deal!" ”

Isn't it just a broken formula, Li Xiao doesn't take it to heart.

"Cash trading."

Li Xiao took out the formula: "Pay the money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other hand." ”

"No problem."

Lu Cong was also a cheerful person, took out a stack of silver tickets from his chest, and then picked out 50,000 taels of silver tickets and handed them over: "This is 50,000 taels, you order a little." ”

Li Xiao gave a look and motioned for Zhu Gaoxu to click.

Zhu Gaoxu took the silver ticket and counted it, it was indeed 50,000 taels, and he said in his heart that this guy was really rich.

"Yes, you dare to pretend to be 50,000 taels with you, and you are not afraid of being robbed."

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and stuffed the silver ticket to his chest.

With this bodyguard here, Li Xiao is not worried that this silver ticket will fall at all.

"Hehe, how can there be robbers in this Ming Dynasty."

Lu Cong smiled and said, in fact, there are more than a dozen of his nursing homes outside, how can he be robbed casually.

And Li Xiao noticed that the silver ticket on Lu Cong's body was more than 50,000 taels.

Is this thing so rich?

Li Xiao handed the recipe to Zhu Gaosui for him to transcribe a copy, and then handed it to Lu Cong, who was ecstatic and stuffed it into his chest.

"By the way, what kind of business do you have?"

Li Xiao asked curiously.

Lu Cong laughed and said: "Don't hide it from Your Excellency, the Xia family is engaged in a lot of business, mainly engaged in salt trading. Recently, the North Parallel opened China and France, and went with grain at the first time, and this business earned almost 150,000 taels of silver. ”

Lu Cong is also a shrewd businessman, who tasted the sweetness and made a lot of money.

Li Xiao and the others were secretly surprised, damn, he, the founder of Snowflake White Salt, didn't make so much money, it was really a blood loss.

"Ahem. For the sake of our fate, I don't mind giving you a touch."

Li Xiao coughed twice and put on a high-ranking appearance.

And Zhu Gaosui immediately understood, looked at Lu Cong, and pointed to Li Xiao and said, "Standing in front of you is Li Xiaoyao, the founder of Snow White Salt. ”

Founder of Snowflake White Salt. Li Xiaoyao?

Lu Cong looked at Li Xiao, first stunned, and then gasped.

Excitedly walked towards Li Xiao and said, "You are. The founder of Snowflake White Salt, the one who created the Snowflake White Salt from poisoned salt mines? ”

Li Xiao nodded: "It's exactly below!" ”

Hearing this, Lu Cong was extremely excited and held Li Xiao's hand: "It's really an honor for Lu to meet you today, I can earn so much silver on this trip, thanks to you, no wonder, no wonder you can win the Eight Great Shovels, masters, masters!" ”

After speaking, he said: "Can you sell the recipe of snowflake white salt to Zaixia, and Zai Xia is willing to pay a lot of money!" You make an offer! ”

Lu Cong thought to himself, the other party is opening a sky-high price, and he will buy whatever he says.

Even if the money is not enough, ask the family for it.

As long as you buy the recipe of snowflake white salt, the position of the owner of this house is really inevitable!

With snowflake white salt, the Suzhou Lu family, under their own leadership, can definitely surpass the other three families.

But seeing Li Xiao, he shook his head: "It's not that I won't sell it to you, but this formula has been requisitioned by the imperial court, and I can't profit from it myself, so I sell it to you?" I don't want my head anymore? ”

Requisitioned by the imperial court.

Hearing this news, Lu Cong seemed to have been hit by a thunderbolt from a sunny sky.

Then, he thought that his family's business might be greatly damaged in the future!

The family has many salt works, and the main source of income is from this salt factory.

If the imperial court controls the snowflake white salt in the future, the salt produced by his family's salt farm will not be able to sell at a price.

Thinking of this, his body swayed, and his mouth muttered, "This is impossible. It's over, it's over."

Although I made a lot of money by using snowflake white salt this time, I didn't expect to lose more in the future!

Lu Cong has obviously figured out the truth.

Li Xiao smiled: "You should also want to fall, in the future, you salt merchants will not be able to mix, so find a way out as soon as possible." ”

Lu Cong nodded, and said gratefully: "Thank you for mentioning it, this is just a hot news, if you don't mention it, I will still be in the dark for the 50,000 taels, the real value of the spending."

Li Xiao said: "So, transform early." ”

Lu Cong smiled bitterly: "Transformation, how easy it is to say, besides, I am not the only one in the family, I am not the head of the family, and others probably won't believe this news." ”

Lu Cong looked at Li Xiao, this group of people was not an ordinary person, the news seemed to be true, but he didn't dare to confirm it.

But snowflake white salt appeared on the market, and the imperial court has always mastered the salt and iron business.

Such news is by no means groundless.

It's better to believe what you have than what you don't have!

Li Xiao said again: "I have a business here, I don't know if Your Excellency is interested?" ”

Lu Cong asked, "What business?" ”

Li Xiao said: "Tea." ”

Lu Cong frowned: "There is indeed a tea industry at home, but it is not big"

Zhu Gaosui on the side smiled and said: "Have you forgotten that he is the founder of Snowflake White Salt, and the tea he developed will be ordinary tea?" ”

Hearing this, Lu Cong suddenly realized, and bowed directly and said: "I am willing to do this business, I don't know what kind of tea it is?" ”

No matter what the business is, take a look at it first, and you'll know at a glance.

can do business with the Snowflake White Salt Creator, Lu Cong feels that he has a head.

It's another business opportunity.

Li Xiao sold a pass: "In a few days, go to the Fulai Inn to find me, and you will know." ”

Lu Cong said excitedly: "It's better to be respectful than to obey your fate." ”

When they met for the first time, Lu Cong knew how to be measured.

Everyone greeted each other, got to know each other, and was about to leave.

That's when it happened.

An emaciated woman rushed out of the alley.

On the right side of this alley, there is a large mansion with a huge area.

The woman must have climbed out of the side wall of the house.

The woman had a fair face and a very good look, and her age should be twenty-seven years old.

She was also wearing an emerald green skirt, and her temperament was like that of everyone's ladies, but she was draped, running wildly all the way, stumbling.

"Stop, don't run, run again and break your legs!"

Behind the woman, there were four fierce men dressed in black, chasing with sticks.

The woman felt that she couldn't run, but when she saw other people in the alley, dressed in noble clothes, not ordinary people, she gritted her teeth and ran over.

She leaned in front of Lu Cong, who was closest, knelt down and kowtowed to Lu Cong: "Uncle, you bought me, I can play the piano, paint, and still be perfect."

Lu Cong saw at a glance that this was a Yangzhou thin horse, frowned, and waved his hand: "No, I just bought a few thin horses a few days ago, and I don't need it." ”

Seeing that the evil slave who was chasing was getting closer and closer, the woman turned to Li Xiao again, hugged Li Xiao's thigh, and cried: "Young master, you bought me, please, please."

As he spoke, Liu Yemei's tears fell, very pitiful.

This woman is extremely good-looking.

Although it is much worse than his daughter-in-law Zhu Ningyun.

But in the future generations, she is also a proper eight-point beauty, with a melon seed face, willow eyebrows, a slender figure, convex and backward, which is enough to make the big brothers crazy about the existence of the list.

Listen to her, can play the piano, can also draw?

But such a beauty is now so humble, and she keeps kowtowing in front of Li Xiao.

This made Li Xiao confused for a while, what is the situation?

Could it be that this courtyard next to it is a kiln?

Is this a prostitute in the Green House?

But listening to the woman just now, he is still perfect?

However, Li Xiao didn't dare to talk nonsense, after all, his daughter-in-law was still beside him.

But Zhu Ningyun saw that this girl was so pitiful, and helped her up: "Girl, what's wrong with you?" ”

"I don't want to go to the Zhang family to be a concubine, sister, you buy me, I am willing to make you a cow and a horse."

When the woman saw hope, she was just helped up by Zhu Ningyun, and knelt down in front of her again.

"Xiaolang."

Zhu Ningyun has lived a rich and noble life, and when she saw such a poor person, she felt pity, looked at Li Xiao and said, "This girl looks so pitiful, buy her." ”

At this time, the evil slaves came over, grabbed the woman's hair, dragged it up, and scolded: "Run for Lao Tzu, I don't want to live, do you!" ”

Li Xiaogang wanted to speak.

Lu Cong's eyes grunted.

After discovering Li Xiao's identity.

He wanted to make friends with Li Xiao, but he was worried that there was no way.

This is just enough to be a favor.

He looked at the slaves, "Wait. ”

The slave led by one of them raised his head and recognized Lu Cong, and then immediately changed his face, and said with a flattering smile: "It turned out to be Lu Gongzi, the younger one has seen Lu Gongzi." ”

Lu Cong nodded and asked, "How much is this skinny horse?" ”

The slave looked embarrassed: "Lu Gongzi is sorry, this horse was given by the old man of the Zhang family, and he will be sent over tomorrow." ”

Lu Cong frowned, he was determined by Old Man Zhang, no wonder this girl wanted to run

The old man was notoriously fond of tossing people

Lu Cong said: "How much does the old man of the Zhang family pay?" ”

The servant said, "One thousand taels of silver." ”

Lu Cong took out the silver ticket from his sleeve and said: "I will pay two thousand taels, this thin horse belongs to me, and I will also visit the old man of the Zhang family to compensate for it, and I will not embarrass you." ”

This Lu Cong's strength is much better than that so-called old man of the Zhang family. Seeing this, the servant smiled and said, "Lu Gongzi will open his mouth, there will be no problem, but the small one must be reported." ”

The servant hurried towards the courtyard, and in a few moments a man who looked like a butler approached, still holding the woman's deed.

"Master Lu, we will definitely agree to your request, and this thin horse belongs to you."

The housekeeper took the silver ticket and handed the deed to Lu Cong: "This is the deed, you can take it." ”

This is the tooth shop that specializes in raising "Yangzhou Thin Horses", they only recognize silver and do not recognize people, since Lu Cong gives a higher price, he is naturally willing.

"Master Lu, I need to inform you next time."

After receiving the money, the butler waved his hand and said goodbye.

Lu Cong handed the deed to Li Xiao and said with a smile: "Xiao Gongzi, this thin horse will be given to you in the future." ”

"This"

Li Xiao took the deed and was speechless.

This guy is really good at being sophisticated, and when he saw Ning Yun speak, he immediately bought it and turned around and gave it to himself.

"Gongzi Xie, Gongzi Xie"

The woman was relieved, knelt on the ground and wept quietly and kowtowed.

"Girl, get up."

Zhu Ningyun helped him up.

Li Xiao looked at Lu Cong and said, "What do you mean by Yangzhou Skinny Horse?" Is this woman a horse? ”

Lu Cong explained: "Yangzhou Thin Horse is the livelihood of our two Huai generations, that is, to buy girls with good looks and buy them back to study, teach them singing and dancing, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and sell them to the rich as concubines or enter the Qin Lou Chu Pavilion when they grow up, so as to make a profit from it." ”

Hearing this, Li Xiao was shocked.

This is a business of buying and selling women as livestock, which is shocking.

"I won't bother when I'm down, and I'll visit you in the future."

After Lu Cong finished doing the favor, he gave his leave.

So.

Li Xiao and his entourage took the woman back to the inn.

After everyone rested, Li Xiao asked Zhu Gaosui to go out to inquire about the news.

Everyone felt very sympathy for this woman.

After inquiry, I found out that the woman's name was He Xiaoqian, and when she was five years old, she was sold to a tooth shop that specializes in raising thin horses.

They stay in the room every day, raising them like animals, learning piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and in order to keep their skin fair, they can't see the sun all day long.

Yangzhou skinny horses are beautiful in terms of thinness, and the things they eat are also specific to keep their body thin.

And they also know their future, good-looking, and have the opportunity to be bought back as concubines by big families, which is the best belonging.

If there is no buyer, it will be sold to the green house.

Zhu Gaoxu was also curious about this Yangzhou thin horse, and asked: "You said that you were given by the Zhang family, isn't this the best ending?" Why run away? ”

He Xiaoqian wiped her tears: "My own sister He Xiaoqin was also selected by the Zhang family before, and she secretly sent me a letter asking me not to be bought by the Zhang family, otherwise. Otherwise"

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Otherwise, what? ”

He Xiaoqian cried: "Otherwise, it will be treated as a beauty paper. Later, I learned that my sister had died a few days earlier. I don't want to get to that point."

Zhu Gaoxu was curious: "What is beauty paper?" ”

At this time, Zhu Gaosui, who was inquiring about the news outside, returned to the inn.

His face was not good-looking, and he walked over and said angrily:

"Let me say, beauty paper, is to choose a beautiful woman, or the kind of woman who is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, as the daughter of a big family, and then let the woman use her tongue as toilet paper, after the master unties, give people a clean satisfaction of some beasts' dirty hearts."

When Zhu Gaosui heard the news, the whole person was extremely angry, there are still such disgusting things in this world.

Everyone was amazed.

Li Xiao came through the crossing, although he never emphasized that everyone was equal, or resisted the difference between respect and inferiority.

But this kind of brute behavior, the practice of treating people as people, he is completely unacceptable!

"Brute!"

Li Xiao slapped the table suddenly: "There is such a heartbreaking thing!" ”

Zhu Gaosui said angrily: "There is not only beauty paper, but I also inquired, there is also a beauty bowl, which is to use a woman as a spittoon, catch the thick phlegm with your mouth, and then swallow it. These women have to be beautiful to satisfy those perverted curiosity, so most of the thin horses in Yangzhou have become these two. Wealthy businessmen will also compare with each other, whose beauty paper and beauty bowl are more beautiful"

"Pigs and dogs are not as good!"

Li Xiao said angrily: "I will definitely harvest these rich businessmen fiercely!" ”

No wonder this woman named He Xiaoqian wanted to escape, no wonder her sister died not long after, she must have died of bacteria.

This is to rub human life without life, and to press dignity to the ground!

"In this world, there are still such cruel things"

Unconsciously.

Zhu Ningyun's eyes were already soaked, and his voice was extremely choked.

Li Xiao hurriedly gently held her hand and comforted: "Ning Yun, don't feel uncomfortable, didn't we save one." ”

As he spoke, he looked at He Xiaoqian and said, "Little girl, you are lucky to have met us." ”

"Xiaoqian is willing to be a cow and a horse in her next life." He Xiaoqian kowtowed.

Hey, servility is too heavy Li Xiao sighed in his heart, but this is not something he can solve, this is a problem of social structure.

Zhu Ningyun wiped away her tears and said, "But there are still so many poor women who are in dire straits."

Zhu Gaoxu was indignant: "Brother-in-law, should we do something?" ”

Li Xiao thought for a while: "First finish the tea business and harvest the rich merchants." ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Then you made money and bought all the thin horses in Yangzhou?" ”

Li Xiao said angrily: "Buy a fart, grab it directly!" ”

(End of chapter)