Xi City, Drunken Immortal Restaurant.
"Uh … Shopkeeper Liu, you don't know? I thought you knew! Hehehe! "
Hu Hanyun scratched his head and chuckled at the shocked Shopkeeper Liu.
Shopkeeper Liu's face darkened. What do I know? Is there something I should know? Hurry up and tell me!
"Old Hu, you …"
Shopkeeper Liu was about to ask when a few more villagers came in. Some were from the Han Village, some were from Plum Village, and some were unfamiliar to him.
"Shopkeeper Liu, do you want bean sprouts? I have more than 25 kilograms here! They're fresh! "
"I have 70 kilograms here! Shopkeeper Liu, do you want some? "
While listening to the villagers shouting and yelling, Shopkeeper Liu seemed to have understood something. He looked at Old Hu and asked uncertainly, "Old Hu, did Young Master teach you all the methods of growing bean sprouts?"
At this point, it seemed that this was the only reasonable explanation.
Old Hu nodded and said, "Yes! Young Master told Young Madam to teach us the method of growing bean sprouts four days ago! After the villagers bought the beans, they didn't go anywhere and just stayed at home to grow bean sprouts! As soon as the bean sprouts grew, we sent them to you. No matter what, we're Young Master's villagers, so we have to prioritize the needs of Drunken Immortal Restaurant and Yanhuang College! "
Shopkeeper Liu suddenly understood. No wonder Li Zexuan was so calm when he looked for him yesterday, as if he had a card up his sleeve!
"Good, good, good! This old man was worried about where to buy bean sprouts! Old Hu, you guys come in! Drunken Immortal Restaurant wants all these bean sprouts! "
Shopkeeper Liu stroked his beard and laughed.
Old Hu and the others picked all the bean sprouts and brought them in.
These villagers knew how to repay kindness. They knew that Drunken Immortal Restaurant was the Li Family's business, so they only sold the bean sprouts to Shopkeeper Liu for 25 copper coins per kilogram. Shopkeeper Liu felt bad about it and raised the price by 5 copper coins per kilogram. According to their original plan, they only sold the bean sprouts for 20 copper coins per kilogram.
"Hey! Old Hu! Marquis really treats us well! Just by selling this batch of bean sprouts, I'll be able to make at least half a year's worth of money! "
On the cement road back to the Han Village, a villager from the Liujia Village couldn't help but sigh to Old Hu.
"Old Liu! Of course, Young Master treats his family's farmers well. After you've been with Young Master for a long time, you'll naturally know how good Young Master is! "
Old Hu smiled faintly.
"Hey! How much do you think the bean sprouts would fetch if they were sold to other restaurants? "
Someone in the crowd said this, and the atmosphere suddenly became heavy.
Hu Hanyun's expression changed. He stopped in his tracks. Seeing that there was no one else around, he said with a sullen face, "A person must have a conscience! I, Old Hu, had only moved to the Han Family Manor over twenty years ago. Previously, I had experienced who knows how many Main Families in other places. But which Main Family didn't f * cking think about how to suck everyone's blood? I, Old Hu, dare to say that there isn't a Main Family that treats us as sincerely as Young Master!
You may not know how valuable this method of growing bean sprouts is, but I heard two days ago that the Cui Family offered 3,000 strings of cash to buy this secret recipe! But what about Young Master? Young Master didn't ask us for a single copper coin and directly taught us this method! Now that we've distributed the bean sprouts, other restaurants may indeed buy them at a higher price. But Marquis treats us like this, yet you want to sell the bean sprouts to others just to earn a few copper coins. Don't you feel guilty?
I, Hu Hanyun, will put the ugly words out here today. If any of these eight villages dare to sell bean sprouts to other restaurants without permission, I, Old Hu, will be the first to go to their house and break their legs! Whether you report it to the authorities or ask someone to take revenge, I'll accept it! But if this kind of situation happens again in the future, I'll definitely beat you up! Unless the Drunken Immortal House and Yanhuang College get enough bean sprouts, then we can sell them to other restaurants! But the price can't be lower than what we sell to the Drunken Immortal House! "
Old Hu's words were powerful and resonating. The dozen or so villagers in front of him all became serious after hearing this. Second Master Liu stepped forward and fiercely hammered Old Hu's chest. Then he shouted to the crowd.
"What Little Hu said is correct! There are some things that Young Master doesn't care about and he won't tell us. But since we've received Young Master's kindness, we can't disappoint Young Master! I, Liu Wanshan, will definitely not allow anyone to go back on their word! "
"Right! I, Liu Mang, will definitely not allow anyone to go back on their word! Marquis brought us to live a good life, so we must repay Marquis. As a person, we can't lose our conscience! "
Second Master Liu was a well-known figure in the surrounding villages. With him saying this, who would dare to not believe him? As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Mang of the Liujia Village quickly stood up and agreed.
He sold more than a hundred catties of bean sprouts today and earned more than two thousand copper coins. After deducting the cost of buying soybeans, his net profit was more than two strings of coins. When Li Zexuan encouraged the villagers to build greenhouses, he couldn't afford to build greenhouses. Now, he didn't expect that just selling bean sprouts once would be enough for him to build three or four greenhouses!
Happiness came too quickly. He was planning to first return the five hundred copper coins he borrowed from Li Zexuan and then build two greenhouses. Next year, he would definitely have enough money to send his children to school!
Therefore, he had now become one of Li Zexuan's staunchest supporters!
"Old Hu and Second Master Liu are right. In the future, our bean sprouts must be sold to the Drunken Immortal House and Yanhuang College first!"
"I agree! This is a must! "
The rest of the villagers followed behind Liu Mang and voiced their agreement.
Second Master Liu nodded his head in satisfaction and said, "Also, all of you, when you go back, keep your mouths shut. Also, keep your wives' mouths shut! Although the young master didn't tell us to keep it a secret, the less people from the other villages know about the bean sprouts, the more money we can earn! If everyone knows about it, the bean sprouts will definitely be sold at a cheaper price! "
Old Hu agreed and said, "Yes! Keep your mouths shut, just like the greenhouses. No matter who comes to the village, don't let them see it! Also, don't mention this to the other villages. If you do, you'll be destroying everyone's rice bowls! "
"That's right! Whoever says it will feel bad for all of us! "
"Yes! We must keep it a secret! "
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Under the mobilization of Old Hu and Second Master Liu's propaganda, the villagers of the eight villages smoothly formed an "alliance of interests" and agreed to keep the secret.
In Chang 'an, the Drunken Immortal House's "Brotherhood Connection" continued to be popular. But today, there was a "disruptor". The Cui family's restaurant in the Eastern Market also introduced a dish similar to the "Brotherhood Connection". They directly called it "Stir-Fried Bean Sprouts". The price was still reasonable, 190 copper coins per serving. It was 10 copper coins cheaper than the Drunken Immortal House's "Brotherhood Connection" price yesterday!
Why was it yesterday's price? Because today, the Drunken Immortal House's "Brotherhood Connection" price was lowered by 10 copper coins. Therefore, the two prices were the same!
It wasn't that the Cui family didn't want to lower the price, but the price they paid for the secret recipe was too high! They had to get the original price back first, right? Otherwise, when the bean sprouts were "overflowing" in the future, the price would be even lower, and the profit margin would be even smaller!
Obviously, after experiencing Li Zexuan's "indiscriminate" bombardment these days, Cui Junchuo had already predicted the future trend of the price of bean sprouts.
However, he didn't expect that Li Zexuan would secretly teach the method of making bean sprouts to the farmer. As a result, the price of bean sprouts in Chang 'an City would fall at an even faster rate!
"What? There are people selling bean sprouts in the Western Market and the Eastern Market? "
In the Eastern Duke's Mansion, south of Chang 'an City.
When Cui Junchuo heard the news, his heart sank. At this time, he completely understood that he had been tricked by Li Zexuan!
"Yes, Great Grandpa! They should be villagers outside the city. Each of them has a lot of bean sprouts! "
The servant of the Cui family bowed and said.
"Villagers? How could they know the secret recipe of bean sprouts? Did you find out which village they came from? "
Cui Junchuo's face was gloomy. Although the Cui family was rich, they wouldn't ignore such a profitable business like bean sprouts! Moreover, the current situation was very obvious. The Cui family had been cheated by Li Zexuan for a whole three thousand strings of coins! As a top aristocratic family, how could he tolerate this?
"I think I saw a villager from Plum Village. I don't know the rest!"
The servant replied.
Today, Shopkeeper Liu had bought more than two thousand catties of bean sprouts from the villagers. If he bought more, the Drunken Immortal Restaurant wouldn't be able to eat it all. Therefore, the remaining villagers were either sent to other restaurants to sell or brought to the Western Market and the Eastern Market to sell.
After the other restaurants bought the bean sprouts, they hurriedly asked their chefs to study the method of making bean sprouts. They planned to join the ranks of selling bean sprouts tomorrow. When the people of Chang 'an City saw the villagers selling bean sprouts, they would usually buy two catties of bean sprouts so that their wives could try it.
If this continued, the number of people eating bean sprouts in the restaurants would decrease greatly. The sales of bean sprouts in the restaurants would definitely not be as prosperous as in the Drunken Immortal Restaurant. It could be said that the most popular stage of the bean sprouts business had passed. All that was left was the "soup", and the "meat" in the soup had all been scooped up by Li Zexuan!
Bam ~!
"Plum Village, Plum Village! Damn it! This brat is so ruthless! He actually resorted to a life and death struggle move. This is so infuriating! "
Cui Junchuo immediately understood when he heard Plum Village. He slammed the teacup on the table onto the ground and said angrily.
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"Life and death struggle? No, no, no! Grandfather, you might have misunderstood. This is not called a life and death struggle. It should be called a courageous retreat! "
Yongle Lane, Li Residence West Courtyard.
When Ye Guozhong heard that the Hanjiazhuang, Plum Village, Liujiazhuang, and several other villages had started selling bean sprouts in the East and West Cities today, he subconsciously felt that Li Zexuan was using the method of "killing a thousand enemies at the cost of eight hundred of his own men" to take revenge on the Cui Family for stealing the secret. In the end, both families would not be able to earn any money if they fought to the death! Therefore, he came to the West Courtyard to ask Li Zexuan what he was thinking.
Li Zexuan laughed when he heard that.
"What do you mean by a courageous retreat? I think you're just being stubborn! Sigh! You youngsters are so impetuous and easily let your emotions affect your decisions! "
Ye Guozhong shook his head and sighed.
Li Zexuan could only patiently explain, "Grandfather, think about it carefully. Since the first day the Drunken Immortal Restaurant started selling bean sprouts, our residence has earned a total of more than two thousand strings of coins! Together with the eight thousand strings of coins that the Cui Family stole from us, it adds up to more than ten thousand strings of coins!
The little bean sprouts brought in more than ten thousand strings of coins in less than ten days. Grandfather, do you really think it's a loss? Previously, I've already said that even if the servants in the residence did not leak the secret recipe, the people outside would definitely be able to figure out the method to grow bean sprouts in one or two months! At that time, we might not even be able to earn ten thousand strings of coins!
Now, not only have we maximized the income of the bean sprouts in the shortest time possible, but we have also cleaned up the disloyal servants in the residence. No matter how you look at it, I don't think I've suffered a loss! "
Ye Guozhong secretly nodded when he heard that. In the end, he laughed and said, "Haha! You really are a sly fox! Those people in the Cui Family provoked you. They're really unlucky ~! "
After saying that, he smiled comfortably and turned around to leave.
At the gate of the courtyard, Father Li suddenly understood. He patted his chest and quickly left before Ye Guozhong came over!
He had also heard the news and wanted to come over to ask his son what he was thinking. However, when he walked to the gate of the courtyard, he found that Ye Guozhong was also there. He stopped and stood at the gate of the courtyard to eavesdrop.
Although Ye Guozhong was usually kind to Li Zexuan, that was because of the generational gap effect. Grandfathers usually doted on their grandsons, but for his son-in-law, it was already good enough that he didn't reprimand him …
"This stinking brat, he likes to hide things from his old man now, causing this old man to worry for nothing …"
Li Jingmo muttered.
Although there was a reprimand in his words, why did his tone sound like he was happy that his son had become more mature?
…
Whether it was a life and death struggle or a courageous retreat, it was just a "small business" worth a few tens of thousands of strings of cash. Li Zexuan didn't take it to heart. He had always been concerned about how his "technology tree" was growing!
In the afternoon, Li Zexuan left Chang 'an and went to Qi Qu Ge workshop in Mei Village. The first thing he saw was a bustling scene. There were people coming and going in the workshop, and the west side of the courtyard had already been set up. There were many pipes on the ground, and in the middle of the pipes, there was a prototype of a furnace. Faubert was gesturing with a group of blacksmiths about something. Li Zexuan stood a distance away and did not disturb them.
After a while, Faubert finished talking to the blacksmiths and walked towards Li Zexuan.
"Young Master, you are here?"
"Yes! Faubert, the progress is not bad! I estimate that in less than a month, the ironworks will be able to start smelting iron, right? "
Li Zexuan looked around and said with satisfaction.
"Haha! Almost there! We have a lot of experienced blacksmiths in our workshop, and the construction of the furnace will only be faster! Now, we just need to see when Xiao Bing will be able to transport the Platinum Ores back! "
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