Chapter 21 Making a Living (1)
In the evening, Yuxi told about Xu's visit to Qin Yue: "Qin Yue asked me a lot about King Xuan. It seems that our speculation is correct."
Yun Qing's face was not very good-looking, but he still said: "For Marshal Qin's sake, if she comes again, you will tell her everything you know! It will save you the trouble of going to the capital."
Yuxi smiled and said: "I know, I must have told her. However, Concubine Xuan is an extremely intelligent woman, and the side concubine and Lord Shou County have the ability to predict and save the Ninth Prince's life. It may not be easy for Wang Li to stand firm."
Yunqing asked Yuxi to help Qin Yue, but it was just to repay the kindness. Whether Qin Yue could gain a foothold in King Xuan was not his concern: "I heard that you have a feud with Lord Heshou County?"
Yuxi nodded her head, and told Yun Qing about the matter from beginning to end: "Actually, I still don't understand, neither Sanjie nor I have offended her, why did she insist on putting me and Sanjie to death?" Woolen cloth?"
Yun Qing snorted coldly, and said: "Prince Xuan accepts her as his side concubine, and he is not afraid of being sucked into Yang Qi and shortening his life." He even dared to say that Yu Xi is a monster, and he clearly is a monster.
Yuxi snorted and laughed aloud. She didn't expect Yunqing to think that Heshou was a blood-sucking elf when she was still so funny: "Now that she leaves the capital, she can't do anything to me. By the way, the Fu family has helped you so much We’re so busy, we haven’t gone to the Fu family to thank you yet!”
Yun Qing said: "When I have time, I will go with you! It just happens to let you know the family." It was only a few days since they got married, and no one would criticize them if they didn't go.
Yuxi smiled and asked: "Then when will you be on vacation?" Seeing that Yunqing was not sure, Yuxi said: "I'll go there first, and I will go there when you have time later. Naturally, this kind of thing is more difficult. The sooner the better, it would be dishonest to go there after a while."
Yun Qing nodded and said, "That's okay."
Yuxi originally still had a lot of things to ask, but seeing that Yunqing was a little tired, she stopped talking, and the two of them turned off the lights and went to sleep.
Xu came to the door again the next day, but this time Qin Yue did not follow. Xu came here this time to borrow from Mother Qu: "I heard that Mother Qu stayed in the palace, so I want to ask Mother Qu to teach Qin Yue the rules. I wonder if it is possible?"
Yuxi hesitated for a moment and said: "Marshal Qin is so kind to my husband, so I shouldn't refuse such a trivial matter, but Mother Qu is my right arm, if she is not here, many things will be unclear. This is not a mean thing, but Mother Qu is her arm, and she has to start busy when she leaves.
Xu's heart froze, but it was a trivial matter that actually involved kindness. This woman really doesn't suffer at all. She slandered in her heart, without showing it on her face, and said with a smile: "Sister and brother, it won't take long, just three days, and I will send Mother Qu back to you in three days."
Yuxi smiled and said, "That's fine." After finishing speaking, she called Mother Qu over and asked her to pack up her clothes and follow Xu to the Qin Mansion.
Xu said with a smile: "Then thank you brother and sister.
Yuxi smiled and said: "Why are you being so polite. You're too polite, and you seem to be a celebrity." If it weren't for the Qin family's great kindness to Yunqing, she would not have lent him out. So when it comes to kindness or something, it's best not to owe it, because once it's owed, it will be a headache.
After seeing off the Xu family, Yuxi asked someone to send a greeting card to Fu's house. It is not enough to have a good relationship with the Zhao family. You need to have a good relationship with some officials' wives, so that you can get more useful news.
After dealing with these matters, Yuxi calculated the accounts again, and after the accounts were settled, Yuxi had a sad face. There are dozens of people raised in the mansion, and daily food and clothing are a huge expense, if only relying on Yunqing's salary is not a long-term solution.
When she was in the capital, she spent a lot of money, but her income was considerable, and she had a large balance at the end of the year! But now if we don't increase revenue and reduce expenditure, we will have a deficit.
Zijin asked: "Girl, what's going on?"
Yuxi talked about the worries in her heart: "I don't know what business to do here?" It's better not to ask Yunqing to discuss this kind of matter, because she knows without asking, Yunqing must not understand this thing.
Zi Jin smiled and said, "Girl, you can ask Master Yang and Yu Zhi about this matter. They have been hanging out all day for the past two months, so they must know what business to make money from." Although Master Yang and Yu Zhi were guards, they They are only responsible for Yu Xi's safety, as long as Yu Xi stays in the inner house, the two will go out and wander around, Xu Wu has nothing to do with them.
Yu Xi nodded and said, "Go and see if Master Yang and Yu Zhi are there. If they are, please come over."
It just so happened that I didn't go out for two days and stayed in the mansion. Master Yang knew that Yuxi wanted to do business, so he immediately said: "If you want to do business, then open a restaurant. If you open a restaurant, I guarantee that you will only make a profit." In this way, there will be a good place to drink in the future.
Yuxi is still a little excited about opening the restaurant, making money is second, mainly because the restaurant is a good place to collect news. Yuxi asked: "You only make money and don't lose money, so what do you mean?" The restaurant is well run, and it is indeed very profitable. But the problem is, no matter what kind of business you do, you can't just make a profit without losing money.
Master Yang likes to drink, and he often takes a few sips. Fortunately, he is not addicted to alcohol, and he has never missed anything because of drinking: "You don't know that. Everyone here likes to eat out. As long as your dishes are good, there will be Good wine, business must be good." There are many soldiers in the Northwest, and these soldiers will be invited to have a drink or two when they have nothing to do on weekdays. Of course, in the northwest, the most profitable business is not restaurants, but brothels. But Master Yang didn't mention it later.
Yuxi's eyes lit up when she heard about the good wine.
Zijin frowned and said, "Where is this restaurant so easy to open?"
Master Yang said with a smile: "You are talking about ordinary people. If Madam wants to open a restaurant, she is blessed." .
Yuxi said: "Opening a restaurant, the wine is easy to solve, but it's not so easy to recruit a good cook."
Master Yang said cheerfully: "Ma'am, you've got it wrong. It's easy to find a cook, but it's hard to find good wine." The wine he drank here was not tasty enough.
Yuxi shook her head and said: "I know a way to purify the wine, and the purified wine tastes very mellow. But a good cook doesn't mean you can find it just by looking for it."
Zijin was very curious and asked: "How does the girl know the recipe to purify the wine?" How could she not know such a big thing.
Yuxi smiled and said: "Nurse Quan told me." Where did Grandma Quan say it, this is something she knew in her previous life. The taste of the wine brewed now is relatively light, but if it goes through another processing procedure, the taste of the wine will be very strong. Originally, this kind of thing should be kept secret, but I don't know how it got out later, Yuxi naturally knew it too.
In fact, Han Jianye told her that the wine here was too weak, and she remembered it, but she didn't plan to use it at the time.
Master Yang knew that Yuxi was not a liar, so in order to drink good wine, he said another reason that he thought could make Yuxi fall in love: "Opening a restaurant can not only make money, but also collect information." There is also Goulanyuan, which is a place where three religions and nine streams are mixed, and it is also the easiest place to spread and collect news.
Yuxi also has this consideration, so she is interested in opening a restaurant: "I know this. It's just that there are too many things to prepare for opening a restaurant." Although she knows that the taste of processed wine is more mellow, this kind of thing does not mean that Say it. It takes a lot of effort to do it.
Master Yang thought for a while and said, "In fact, it is really not easy to find a good chef here. If possible, it is better to find two cooks from the capital city." Master Yang said this mainly because he wanted to eat Beijing cuisine.
Zijin said happily, "Girl, you can invite Aunt Guo over here! Aunt Guo's cooking is very good." After the poisoning incident, Aunt Guo sold out. Of course, it was sold on the surface, but in fact, they let them leave the capital by letting go of their deeds. .
Yuxi rolled her eyes at Zijin, she couldn't use Aunt Guo with anyone. Not to mention that Aunt Guo has two young grandsons to take care of, but that Aunt Guo's son died because of her, who knows if she will have a lump in her heart: "I will write to my elder brother later to see if he can I can't find a good cook for me." I don't need a top cook, as long as the cooking skills are passable. With Han Jianming's ability, it should be no problem to find two cooks.
Opening a restaurant, such a big deal, definitely wasn't something she decided on. After thinking about it, Yuxi went to Huo Changqing and told her plan.
Huo Changqing looked at Yu Xi, and asked, "Why did you think of opening a restaurant? Could it be that you have no money?" As far as Huo Changqing knew, Yu Xi was not a big spender.
Yuxi explained the reason: "In the future, there will be more and more people in the family, and the expenses will also increase. You can't just live on your husband's salary. I think there are a few profitable businesses that can not only help your husband reduce the burden. , and I can praise the family more."
Huo Changqing asked: "Opening a restaurant is not a small business, it costs a lot, are you sure you can run it well?" Huo Changqing didn't like Yuxi making money, but it's good to have this heart.
Yu Xi told her what she knew about purifying the wine, and then said: "The restaurant is nothing more than two things, one is good wine, and the other is good food. As long as these two are complete, there is no need to worry about making money. I am ready to let me Eldest brother is looking for it in the capital, and when the time comes, he will mainly cook Beijing dishes, which will also have its own characteristics."
Seeing that Yuxi had considered everything, Huo Changqing nodded secretly in his heart. From this, it was enough to see Yuxi's ability as a housekeeper: "Is there anything I can do for you? Is there not enough capital?" The money he left for Yuxi was only enough The daily usage rate is definitely not enough to open a restaurant.
Yuxi shook her head and said: "I have money in my hand, I'm worried that my husband won't agree." Although they only got along with each other for a few days, she could tell that Yunqing was a rather stubborn person. It is very likely that Yunqing will not agree to this matter.
Huo Changqing had a smile on his face: "If he doesn't agree, you can say that I have already agreed." Yuxi can think about the family's livelihood and is busy with it, so how can it dampen her enthusiasm. And this restaurant opened, the benefit is not only to make money.
Yuxi said happily: "Thank you, Uncle Huo."
Huo Changqing said: "It's a good thing for you to think about increasing income and reducing expenditure, but you still have to pay attention to your body." The words of spreading branches and leaves have been hidden in the morning, but he believes that Yuxi can understand.
Yu Xi naturally understood the meaning of Huo Changqing's words, and nodded with a smile. In fact, she also wanted to have a child of her own. (to be continued)