After dressing up as the wife of the hero of the imperial examination, I ran away

Chapter 51 Gu Jingcheng Goes Home

Su Xiaomu figured out the copper plate, and she gave Gu Jingcheng the two taels of silver in two days, treating it as her own ransom money.

So that counts, there is not much left.

"If you want to find a long-term solution, I'm afraid you will have to sell the recipe for chili sauce."

Su Xiaomu thought that after he left, he would not have the opportunity to make chili sauce for sale in a short time.

She didn't know much about the mountains here, and she wasn't sure where she would go next, so instead of keeping the formula in her hand and not being able to cash it in for a long time, selling it now was the best choice.

It just so happens that I have another job tonight to make a new batch of chili sauce and sell it, so I can discuss with the boss about selling the recipe.

She thought, selling it for 30 taels of silver shouldn't be too much, right?
On the second day, Su Xiaomu was always thinking about buying the formula. After helping Yin's get ready for sale, she found an excuse to go out.

Fearing that the Yin family would find out, Su Xiaomu made a special detour to the restaurant.

She has come here twice to deliver chili sauce, and she also made acquaintance with Xiao Er. As soon as she saw her coming, Xiao Er immediately took her to find the shopkeeper.

"Why did Boss Su come over suddenly? It's not yet the time when we agreed to deliver chili sauce."

The shopkeeper was a little surprised when he saw Su Xiaomu. He glanced at the basket in her hand several times, and was even more surprised when Su Xiaomu took out the chili sauce from it.

"Ten bottles? Suddenly sending so many over, is Boss Su going on a long trip recently?"

"It's time to move. If there are no accidents, this should be the last time I come to deliver peppers to the shopkeeper."

Su Xiaomu found a seat and sat down, she poured a cup of tea on her own.

Looking at the shopkeeper, he said, "You don't need to tell the shopkeeper, I also know that the chili restaurant sells very well, so I came here this time to do a one-time business with the shopkeeper, and sell you the recipe of chili."

"Okay, Boss Su is straightforward, then I'll just make an offer, 30 taels of silver for a buyout."

The shopkeeper raised three fingers, and Su Xiaomu couldn't hold back the twitching of his eyebrows. It seemed that she guessed conservatively.

"35 taels, if it is suitable, we can sign the contract now."

She also asked for a little more, which is not a bad thing.

"Okay, 35 is 35, but we have to agree in advance that the recipe of this chili sauce should not be too different from the one you sold us, Boss Su."

The shopkeeper knows in his heart that since their restaurant has chili sauce, it has driven the order rate of many dishes.

Besides, even if their restaurant is not the largest in the city, it is still very easy to take out 35 taels of silver.

"Of course, everyone is doing business sincerely, and I can't cheat you."

The recipe of chili sauce is simple, and there are only a few ingredients that need to be weighed.

After signing the contract, Su Xiaomu collected the money before leaving the restaurant.

This is the first time she has seen so much money after she has been in this world for so long, so she must protect it carefully.

But... the ancients never deceived her, the saying that the enemy's road is narrow is really not wrong at all.

"Hey, isn't this Boss Su? At this point, why don't you do business in your shop, instead you come out to hang out?"

Zhou Lin and Gu Jingcheng did not know which corner they came from.

Before Su Xiaomu walked a few steps from the restaurant, he met them face to face.

That Zhou Lin even talked to her as if he saw something new.

"I haven't seen you for a few days. There are a lot of fresh food in the boss's shop. It's just that I went there in a hurry the day before yesterday. I didn't try them all. It's a pity."

"It's okay, I'll go eat slowly when I'm free, anyway, the shop is there, so I won't run away."

Su Xiaomu glanced at Gu Jingcheng who was standing behind him several times, seeing that he was sullen and silent, she didn't bother to talk to him.

Anyway, the two of them talked about that last time, and she didn't need to play the image of a gentle wife in front of him.

Besides, it's good to meet him. I'll find a place to hand over the money to him later when no one is around. Next time when he comes home, she might be able to get her own deed of sale.

Thinking of this, the smile on Su Xiaomu's face couldn't help but be sincere: "It's better to be late than to be lucky, I just want to go back to the shop, why don't Mr. Zhou come with me?"

"Well, it just so happens that we have nothing to do."

Zhou Lin agreed without hesitation, he held Gu Jingcheng's arm with a smile and said, "Jingcheng, let's eat!"

But Gu Jingcheng's pace was full of lead at this moment, and Zhou Lin pulled him several times without pulling him.

He looked at Su Xiaomu, his eyes became more and more gloomy.

I forgot to ask last time, where did she get the ransom money?
Although Gu Jingcheng had doubts in his heart, he thought about it, Su Xiaomu was so good at making money, it was only two taels of silver, and she should be able to earn it easily.

And when he went back, his mother said that she had given Su Xiaomu pocket money.

Gu Jingcheng put away his gloomy gaze, and shook his head reluctantly: "I'm not hungry."

"Then you should accompany me to sit down. Anyway, I have nothing to do when I go back to the academy so early. Didn't the master say to give us a day off?"

Zhou Lin didn't want to go back to the academy to read books so early. He was looking forward to the delicious food in Boss Su's shop.

"It's okay, Young Master Zhou. If this Young Master really doesn't want to, we shouldn't force him. The future is important."

Su Xiaomu especially emphasized the word "future".

Gu Jingcheng knew that she was satirizing what he said yesterday, and he just wanted to contradict her right now, so he changed his mind instantly.

"It doesn't matter if you don't read a book for a day. Since you want to eat, then I will accompany you. You and I can't keep Boss Su's kindness over and over again."

Gu Jingcheng emphasized the word "good intentions", there was a strong smell of gunpowder between what he and Su Xiaomu said.

Zhou Lin stared at a pair of puzzled eyes, and didn't understand for a long time, how could there be such an atmosphere between the two of them?
It was early to go to the shop for dinner, but there was only one vacant seat left.

Zhou Lin ordered all the dishes he could order. He especially liked jelly. He drank two bowls by himself. It was so pleasant!
But when he was full and glanced at Gu Jingcheng, he became even more confused.

"Didn't you say that Boss Su's craftsmanship is good?

Why are you so unpopular now? I’m not bragging about this ice powder. Students in the academy love it now. It tastes much better than the buttermilk in our academy. "

As Zhou Lin talked, he thought about the bowl in front of Gu Jingcheng again. He rubbed his hands in embarrassment, and asked tentatively: "If you don't like to drink..."

"I'm going home tonight."

Without hesitation, Gu Jingcheng pushed his ice powder to Zhou Lin, and he said, "Suddenly remembered that I have something to deal with at home."

"Okay, Master, I will tell you."

Zhou Lin nodded to show that he knew it, but he still couldn't hold back his words, "No wonder I always feel that you are out of your mind these past two days. It's really hard to calm people down because of family affairs."

"It's just a little thing, it's not very important at first, but it can't be delayed any longer."

Gu Jingcheng said the last sentence in a very low voice, as if speaking for himself.

(End of this chapter)