Chapter 205: After the Peppers Are Harvested

Gu Zhang was silent for a long time and said, "Ask Lanzhi privately what she means. If both of you are willing, then let's do it."

Mrs. Chen frowned even more, "But those are not what I worry about most. I'm afraid that if Erlang marries Lanzhi, he won't be able to keep such a beautiful wife!"

"Lanzhi is a young lady from the Hou family. She has no choice but to marry Erlang. Will she be willing to do so?"

"It's not a good marriage if you don't belong to the right family! If Lanzhi has second thoughts at some point, I don't think Erlang will be able to survive!"

Gu Zhang waved his hand, "You don't have to worry!"

"You just go and find out what Lanzhi has to say. If she is willing, the family will just wait and see what happens."

"How they will live in the future, whether Erlang can keep his wife, that is Erlang's business. It is his own choice and he is responsible for it. What's the use of worrying about it!"

Mrs. Chen sighed, "I also know that I am worried unnecessarily, but what mother doesn't want to think carefully about her children?"

"I don't want my son to live well."

"Let me think about it again. After harvesting the peppers, my family will have more money. Besides, there is no money to do this now."

Gu Zhang nodded, "Okay, let's wait until we collect the peppers. Anyway, it's only a few months."

Gu Qing knocked on the door outside at this time, "Dad, Liu Zhuangtou brought someone over and said he was looking for you."

"Come on, come on." Gu Zhang opened the door and came out, walked to the front yard, and asked Liu Zhuangtou and a middle-aged man he brought to sit in the front hall.

Gu Qing sent Lian'er to make a few cups of tea and bring it over.

After a few people sat down, Liu Zhuangtou introduced him: "This is Shopkeeper Liu from Zuixian Tower in the city. He came to me specifically and asked me to introduce Mr. Gu."

Gu Zhang hurriedly threw his hands away, "I'm sorry, it turns out it's shopkeeper Liu from Zuixian Restaurant. I've long heard that Zuixian Restaurant is one of the best restaurants in the city."

Shopkeeper Liu also gave up, "If you give me a prize, I'll just give you a piece of cake."

"I came to see Second Master Gu today. I have some business to discuss with you."

Gu Zhang stretched out his hand and said, "Shopkeeper Liu, please tell me."

Shopkeeper Liu smiled, "Recently, Yipin Pavilion in the city has launched a lot of spicy dishes. I was lucky enough to try them once. They have a unique flavor. Chili peppers are also weird. Some people can't eat a bite, but some people still want to eat them. "

"Recently, Yipinge has been whetting the appetites of diners by serving two spicy dishes a day, and business has been extremely good."

"I'm not hiding it, I'm telling the truth. It took me a lot of effort to find out that the chili peppers in Yipinge were bought from you. They said you were the only one who had them in the British Dynasty. I came here today just to ask for advice. The second master will also buy some chili peppers."

When Gu Zhang heard the name of the shopkeeper of Zuixianlou, he roughly guessed his purpose and smiled: "Shopkeeper Liu, I can't promise you this."

Shopkeeper Liu frowned and then heard Gu Zhang continue: "It's not that I don't want to do this business, it's just that the dried chili peppers are really gone, and the remaining ones were all sold to Yipin Pavilion."

"If Shopkeeper Liu wants it, he has to wait until the fresh peppers come to the ground in mid-April."

Shopkeeper Liu's eyes lit up, "What do you mean, are the chili peppers divided into fresh and dried ones? Can the fresh ones be used as seasonings?"

Gu Zhang nodded, "Of course, there are many ways to make fresh chili peppers. My daughter figured this out all by herself."

Shopkeeper Liu's eyes quickly rolled, "It's the middle of April, so it's not that long."

"Then let me ask you what to order first?"

Gu Zhang smiled and said, "There's no need to worry, Shopkeeper Liu. Our family has planted a lot of peppers. When the peppers are in the ground, you can see them for yourself. It won't be too late for us to start this business again."

“It’s easy to get fresh or dried peppers.”