delicious little cook

Chapter 627 Some things cannot be forced

The days continue to be as ordinary as running water, as long as nothing outside comes to the door, Duke Ye's mansion never takes the initiative to find trouble, and the people in the mansion live their lives step by step every day.

The trial production of the soap factory in Xilefang is progressing smoothly, and the output has also increased. Every day, carts that come to buy goods are parked in front of the finished product warehouse to wait for pick-up. Bai Kou has done what she promised. She has already monopolized the entire capital city, because it is made of clean waste oil, and it is a large-scale production in a factory. No pancreas maker has a lower cost than her. As long as her output increases, she can easily make pancreas craftsmen in the whole capital All businesses were bankrupt.

It is relatively troublesome for soap to monopolize the market. There are more competitors. Many old shops that do fragrance business also make their own fragrance soap. Hand sanitizer to win their attention, hoping to divert some customers from it and turn them into their own customers.

On the other hand, the paper soap was brought by the good luck brought by the palace order. Like household soap, it is an exclusive commodity that is not dirty. It is the favorite of business travelers. There are fragrance merchants who want to participate in the competition. He couldn't catch up for a while, so he could only watch Bai Kou monopolize the market.

Gongli still placed an order for Baikou paper soap for this year's winter hunting, and it was very easy to complete, even if it was a unique fragrance type, it was no longer difficult. Now there is a special fragrance room, and it is expensive to hire someone who is good at fragrance. The master chef of Fragrance has recruited apprentices again, and the biggest task every day is to prepare Xian Bugou's own unique fragrance type, which is used in various products produced by the factory, so as to compete with those time-honored brands for customer sources.

Officials from the household department who often visited the factory calculated an approximate amount of the annual pre-collected tax for the entire Xilefang. Compared with last year, this year's substantial increase in total made the entire court admire, and Gu Yun'an, Duke of Ye State, had a bright face.

The floor scale that Bai Kou entrusted to Grandpa's house also passed the inspection and trial, and a lot of raw materials were added to the warehouse of the factory. In a few days, the news spread, attracting many businessmen who deal in bulk commodities such as rice, flour, grain and oil to visit the actual product, and then went to Zhangji Shop to place an order.

When everything was going well, Bai Kou suddenly received a notice from the factory that there was a problem with a batch of raw materials used to make household soap, and the oil had been mixed with water.

Ever since buying waste oil to make household soap, there has never been an incident of an oil dealer mixing more water in the oil to cheat money, not to mention that it is well known that court officials come and go in Xile Fang every now and then, so dare to Playing tricks, it seems that he thinks he won't be caught and sued.

But in fact, whoever sells this kind of raw materials purchased from the private sector will put labels on them after they are put into the warehouse, so that if something happens, the source can be quickly found out and the person who should be responsible can be found out.

Bai Kou rushed to the factory, checked the storage flow, and quickly found the oil seller. He was surprised to find that this was a regular customer. The weight of the oil sold was very stable every time, indicating that the channel for the other party to receive oil was very stable. Stable, except that the weight of this batch of waste oil mixed with water doubled.

"Shopkeeper Bai, it's because our warehouse was careless. We didn't find out the oil was mixed with water on the spot." The chief manager of the raw material warehouse stood beside Bai Kou with an apologetic face, sweat profusely on his face and body.

"It's good if you know how to blame yourself. You have realized your mistakes. You can't take trouble when receiving the goods in the future. Every barrel must be inspected in detail."

"Yes, don't worry, we will never make such a mistake again."

"This oil seller is our regular customer. There must be something wrong with this batch of sudden mixing of so much water. You should do your business as usual and don't make any public announcements. I will check quietly first. If they are malicious and deceived, I will not accept them anymore. The goods are gone."

"Yes, everything is up to Master Bai."

When Bai Kou returned to the mansion, he sent Gu Yun's bodyguards to investigate. It took two days to find out. The matter was very simple and there was no disgusting conspiracy. It was just that the old customer who sold oil had a son who did not live up to expectations. The oil was run by him on behalf of his father, and he mixed water into the oil in order to exchange more money. The money he cheated was spent overnight. Bai Kou asked the guards to warn their family that they had to either send a new batch of oil to the factory, or send a new batch of oil to the factory. Cancel your business with them, or report it as a scam.

The family of the oil seller naturally chose to replenish enough oil products. The monthly oil money they sold to the factory was enough to support their family. The matter was publicized anonymously, and the government immediately came to investigate, because this was the first case that had arisen, so they reluctantly agreed to Bai Kou's privacy, but emphasized that any similar incidents must be reported to the authorities.

As soon as this incident happened, the big and small businessmen and dealers who did business with the factory scolded the unknown liar so that the eighteen generations of their ancestors could not lie down in the ground. With the advantage of quick return of funds, it is enough to retain old partners and attract new ones. Everyone works together to make money, not to mention that the owner of this factory is from a wealthy family and has the backing of the imperial court. Hang yourself, tired of living.

Bai Kou also took this opportunity to come up with stricter purchase regulations, which prolong the inspection time, and he would have to wait a little longer to get the money, but no one dared to object, and he would scold that liar if he wanted to. When one person does bad things, a group of people are hurt.

After this small accident was dealt with, the factory stopped temporarily. For the sake of taxes, all parties in the court were watching. The focus of prevention has always been on our own people.

June passed without knowing it. In this month, Ning Peilan hosted several banquets, but they were all gatherings of female relatives, and no male guests attended. The palace chief would not invite female guests to dinner, so Tong Mingli never had a chance Seeing Gu Yun at the banquet, he became more and more haggard. The family members were worried, but they didn't know the reason. They just thought they were still stuck in the nightmare of the last engagement and couldn't extricate themselves. The imperial doctor changed several times, but the medicine they took didn't change. , The diagnosis is said to be heart disease, but no one knows what the heart medicine is for heart disease.

After entering July, Liqiu ushered in. Seeing that Grandma Xu's due date is quietly approaching, the mansion has already made preparations. The Wen Po, who specializes in delivering babies for women, has moved into the mansion early, and even Grandma's mother and sister-in-law have He came here from Pingzhou without hesitation, temporarily staying at the second brother Gan's house, and visiting his daughter with his two daughters-in-law every now and then.

One side is the mother-in-law, and the other is the biological mother. For the question of how pregnant women should eat, the two wives can talk without speculation. Wait until the next time the mother-in-law visits the door and repeat the same scene.

When Bai Kou didn't go out, she would listen to Erfang's gossip in the mansion, and then relay it to others. It didn't matter which side was right, it was just for fun.

Mrs. Gan is also arrogant and arrogant. She always disagrees with her mother-in-law like this, and her daughter and son-in-law are caught in the middle. She is very unhappy, but she can't be a shrew. She vented her anger, either mocking Gu Chan in her daughter's room for not getting married, or caring about Gu Chan's marriage in front of Mrs. Gu, introducing Gan's nephew to her. It seemed kind, but it sounded harsh.

Gu Chan's marriage was a thorn in Mrs. Gu's heart. No matter what, she couldn't find a satisfactory boy. Seeing Gu Chan's age grow day by day, she was so worried that she grew a few white hairs.

Tong Mingli was also desperate for change, her mind suddenly opened up, she couldn't see Gu Yun in other people's homes, but she would definitely see Gu Yun in Gu's house, so she proposed to her parents that she wanted to go to her aunt's house for a few days to relax.

Tong Hanlin and his wife thought that their daughter was really lonely at home alone, and they didn't even have a peer to talk to. When they went to their aunt, at least they would have all the sisters as companions, so they wrote to Mrs. Gu Er.

Mrs. Gu didn't want to entertain Tong Mingli anymore, she was afraid that something would happen if she came to stay for a few more days, but she felt sorry for the crime that her niece had suffered for no reason, so she couldn't bear it, so she agreed to her brother's request and sent a car to pick up Tong Mingli. Come home, arrange for her to stay in the previous guest room, eat and sleep with Gu Chan.

Tong Mingli wanted to find a few chances to meet Gu Yun in Gu's mansion, but Gu Yun's commute to and from school is different every day, only the people in the Zhongming Academy know the young master's schedule, and everyone in the mansion knows how tight-mouthed those girls are, An outsider like Tong Mingli couldn't find out anything, and she didn't dare to ask Gu Chan to help her find out, for fear that her understanding would leak out, so she could only comfort herself, since she lived here, there would always be a chance.

Gu Yun learned from Bai Kou that Tong Mingli had come to stay again, his face changed slightly, which attracted Bai Kou's attention, and he raised his eyebrows to look at him.

Under Bai Kou's staring gaze, Gu Yun didn't keep the secret, and told Bai Kou what Gong Changji told him.

"Laugh if you want to." Gu Yun said a little dejectedly.

"I don't want to laugh, why laugh?" Bai Kou expressed her innocence in a sensible way.

"Really? Don't turn over old accounts in the future."

"No, it only makes sense if you like Miss Tong, do you like her?"

"do not like."

"Okay, in the future, you can go to the stables instead, she won't meet you there by chance."

"Ah?! Why should I change it?"

"Because she is a guest, and she has liked you for several years. She was just an ordinary girl, Huaichun. She is engaged and married, and she will be fine. Who would have thought that her marriage would not go well, and she would be tricked severely. When you feel depressed, you always need an outlet to vent, and just in time, your wise and mighty elder son reappeared in front of her, saving her from danger, and her uneasy heart will find a place to stay."

"I have to make it clear, I am not the one who saved her."

"Yes, the maidservant did the work, and the credit goes to our Eldest Master, Eldest Madam, and your son, so it's not surprising that she wants to agree with her body. That's right, why didn't she just ask Parents came to the door and said that there is no way to repay a big favor, and they are willing to promise each other with their body? Sigh, Miss Qianjin, who used to look very clever and clever, is now so confused? Throwing out the problem, the troublesome one is the person who takes the problem. "

Gu Yun was dumbfounded when he heard that, and pinched Bai Kou's ears angrily.

"Which side are you on?"

"Of course it's on your side." Bai Kou immediately put on a cute face.

"Then you still talk so much nonsense?"

"Isn't it just catching up with the words?"

"Then what should I do now? She lives at home, and it's not a problem for me to avoid her every day, as if I have a guilty conscience."

"Anyway, she doesn't know your work and rest time. If she wants to stay outside the gate of Zhongming Court from morning to night every day, you might as well follow her."

"I knew you were waiting to see me laugh."

"Oh, don't be too nervous. Maybe you're thinking too much. Maybe Miss Tong doesn't mean to make a promise. She just wants to get closer to the boy she likes and treats you as a medicine for her heart disease. When she recovers, she won't need you."

"This sounds even more uncomfortable. According to what you said, she won't need me after she takes care of her health. Then what am I?"

"Drugs."

Gu Yun choked on these words, and glared at Bai Kou, "If I become medicine residue, then what have you become?"

"The person who cleans up the medicine residue."

"You just want to anger me."

"It was the first time I saw a girl chasing after me, and I was excited for a while."

"Tell the truth! You yourself don't believe her intentions are pure."

"Anyway, you're not going to the second bedroom. As long as she doesn't come to block you, you have nothing to worry about. At worst, you go in and out of the stable every day."

"After all, just in case, I can't even leave the gate."

"Anyway, it's common for you to go in and out of the stables. No one will think that you are deliberately avoiding Miss Tong."

"Can you think of a way to get her home early?"

"Find her a new man."

"Can you be more reliable?"

"This is the most reliable way. Give her a new man she likes, and she won't care about you."

"...Why does listening to this make people feel even more uncomfortable."

"That's not good, that's not good. What do you want? Actually, if a girl likes you, are you secretly complacent?"

"No! Absolutely not!" Gu Yun jumped up and denied it like a cat whose tail has been stepped on, "I leave this matter to you, no matter what method you use, let her go home early. This is for her Well, our house is full of married boys now, so don't cause any gossip, their second room's Gu Feng will become a adult this year, he and Tong Mingli are only relatives in name, but not the slightest blood relationship."

"Fourth young master, that's right, it's better to avoid suspicion, Gua Tian Li Xia."

"Just work hard, use your brain, and let Tong Mingli go home early. Or you can discuss it with Ning Peilan and see if you can find her a good man again. Don't let her stare at me all the time. I feel panicked. "

"Well, this is really a problem."

"I leave this matter to you. Don't tell me any of her actions. I don't care."

"Oh, well, if you endure for a few more days, you will need inspiration to use your brain."

"It's up to you."

Gu Yun shook his shoulders, as if he wanted to get rid of his troubles, then he found a book in front of the low cabinet and sat down to read, making up his mind to drive Tong Mingli home regardless of Bai Kou's brains.

Bai Kou also scratched her head in difficulty. After all, Tong Mingli didn't have any intention of harming others. The girl Huaichun has such beautiful emotions, but it's a pity that she gave her heart to the wrong person.

It's a pity.

(Author's note: Happy Chinese New Year, everyone. On the first day of the new year, did you stay up late? The bugs can't stand it anymore, go to sleep, the night update will probably be later, wait for the bugs to wake up. This chapter has 4K words, the price has not increased, but the number of words has increased.)
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