delicious little cook

Chapter 653 Lovely Residents
The buddies who studied in the government school with Gu Yun all gave affirmative answers, and the family supported them to make money together. Now only Wei Qian's opinion is missing. It is inconvenient for him to exchange news in the city defense camp, so we have to wait for him for a few more days.

There is no rush at all. Now we are just recruiting groups to determine the number of people, and then go to the households in Yingtian Mansion to check the fish scale map on the outskirts of the city to see how much wasteland is available, so that we can know how much each person pays for himself.

In addition to taking the money before Gu Hui saw the land, Gu Yun also counted his younger brother Gu Chen as a share, and Mrs. Gu paid the money for the youngest son. Return the money and interest to the mother.

Gu Jing was not left behind either. He hadn’t been able to invest in a small stock in the construction factory before, so he must join this agricultural and industrial alliance. A piece of land under his name is always a safe private property, and the money for the land is naturally from His mother, Mrs. Gu San, has only one biological son under her knees, so it is no problem to answer any request.

As for the second room, thinking about the stinginess of the second wife, Gu Yun felt that they might not be interested, but out of politeness, he still asked Gu Jing to send a message to Gu Xu, so as to save his second aunt from complaining in private If there is a good thing, I only look for Gu Jing, not Gu Xu.

People in the know tacitly did not spread the matter of starting a new business with a partner. Only they know that there should not be too many shareholders.

At noon, Shi Tianmin dragged Gu Yun and Gong Changji to the street for lunch. He invited the three of them to a private room in the corner to talk quietly. Chang Ji is a husband and wife, Shi Tianmin is a brother and sister, Gu Yun alone can take the big head, not to mention he can also add Gu Chen and Gu Hui's two shares.

The three major shareholders also quickly adapted to their new identities, and made a lot of guesses about the division of the land after the purchase of the land. Farming, breeding and construction of factories, nothing can be separated from the water, so at the end of the discussion, the three of them felt that if It would be nice to be able to enclose the land around a lake, and it would be more convenient to build aqueducts and dig ditches.

Taking advantage of the approaching winter, I quickly bought the land to build water conservancy projects, so the trivial errands of going to the yamen to check the stalls and buy the land were left to Gong Zhangji. If the subordinates want to transfer people, they have to second the eldest princess's manpower. If they don't want to make such a mobilization, only Princess Cheng Ning Peilan can do things well without attracting attention.

Everything was agreed upon, lunch was finished, Shi Tianmin settled the bill, and the three of them went back to the school to prepare for the afternoon class, then finished school in the middle of the afternoon, and went home separately.

When Gu Yun arrived home, when he washed his hands and changed his clothes, Qing Lan brought fresh tea to the ear room. When Gu Yun walked into the ear room to rest, he saw Bai Kou was dealing with the desk business inside, with various paper books scattered around him. Yun walked over briskly, bent down and pecked Bai Kou on the forehead first, and then sat down next to her contentedly.

"So happy? Good news?"

"Everyone is willing to join the gang. Is it good news? It only depends on Wei Qian's opinion, but it doesn't matter if you wait for him for a few more days."

"And then? Who are the people who have the right to make decisions?"

"Me, Gong Changji and Shi Tianmin."

"Shi Tianmin is so rich? He has paid out 1 taels in the factory, and still has spare money to be a shareholder?"

"Their brothers and sisters count for a fortune."

"Oh, no wonder, there was no leak, right?"

"No, only a few of us know."

"That's good. The number of people must be controlled. You can't keep adding people. Otherwise, the shareholders' discussion will be more lively than the morning market. Some people may think that I have to pay and I will talk. If it doesn’t follow my will, I will withdraw my shares.”

"Don't worry, I won't make that scene, I'm afraid even thinking about it."

"Well, then next, you have to prepare a congratulatory gift and send it to the opposite door."

"why?"

"The princess is happy."

"Hey?!" The sudden news stunned Gu Yun, "When did it happen? How did you know?"

"In the morning, I met the princess's dowry servants who were going out on the street. Their faces were beaming. Seeing me take the initiative, they told me that the imperial doctor had confirmed the diagnosis. It was Xi pulse. They were going to report to the Ning Mansion at that time."

"Hey, the palace chief will die laughing tonight."

Gu Yun came back to his senses, and couldn't help showing a happy smile that was happy for his friend, but soon he restrained his expression again, and became a little worried.

Bai Kou tilted her head to look at him, waiting for him to speak.

"Since Ning Peilan is happy, Gong Changji will definitely not let her work hard anymore. It seems that I have to find someone else to go to the yamen to run errands to buy land. I originally wanted to borrow the help of her Ning family. They have been royal merchants for generations. , there are all kinds of talents.”

"Don't rush to conclusions. The princess is still the president of the Pomegranate Club. Don't worry about her. Isn't that the Pomegranate Club that just started is about to be disbanded? Let her Ning family's staff to buy the land, and she doesn't need to run errands herself, just sit It's just sorting out the news at home, Wang Hao will definitely insist on doing this well, she is also the major shareholder, she has the right to make decisions."

"Okay, okay, let's not discuss this matter, it will make the palace chief continue to have a headache, and I will just prepare gifts."

"Get the gift slowly, don't worry, the princess is in her early pregnancy, and only the family members of both parties will know the news, and the good news will be announced to relatives and friends when the pregnancy enters a stable period after three months. I didn't even tell the eldest lady, you are the first One knows."

"Is that so? And this rule? Why don't I have such an impression?"

"Because all the good news in the mansion these years is my aunt and sister-in-law. Since they are family members, they are the first to know about the happy event. If you don't believe me, ask Uncle Xu, when did the couple announce the news?"

"Well, well, listen to you, don't worry about gifts, then get the land first, and build water conservancy projects while the winter is slack."

After Gu Yun said this, he put his hands behind his head and slowly lay down on the floor.

"Thinking that I am actually an imperial merchant now, it's a bit like a dream."

Bai Kou pursed her lips and smiled, and continued to work.

The next day, when Gu Yun saw Gong Zhangji at the government school, he saw that his face was red and beaming, so he leaned over to tease him. Without Gu Yun announcing it for him, his own buddies guessed that he was going to be a father, and took him to the street for a good meal at noon.

Bai Kou also went out today, went to the factory to get samples of potion bottles, and made lake algae green bottles according to her requirements, filled with water, and could only see where the water level was when facing the sun, Bai Kou felt quite satisfied, so she packed Get up and prepare to take it back to Songnantang to have a look.

Today's main business is to get the bottle, and discuss some things with the accountant and the stewards. It's still very early to finish these things, but now it's late autumn, and the sky is getting dark early. Bai Kou doesn't want to wait for Night Breeze. He was still on the road, so he went around the factory and inspected it once, then called the accompanying guards and headed back home.

After leaving the gate of the factory and walking to the central cross street, I saw three or five middle-aged women arguing about something around a woman on the corner of the street. The boisterous crowd blocked her way, which was a little annoying.

At this moment, Marquis Wu arrived, persuaded the two parties in dispute to disperse, and asked his subordinates to inspect and send the woman out of the workshop. Shouting, someone in the crowd saw Bai Kou who was blocked in the way, and called out his name, everyone turned around to look, and the idlers who were watching immediately dispersed and gave way to the street, and the woman stopped making noise, Covering his face with his sleeves, he turned and left.

Bai Kou felt strange, why her face changed when she saw her, so she was not in a hurry to go back, got off her horse, and asked Marquis Wu to go to a secluded place to talk, but she didn't come for a day, so it seemed that the atmosphere in the workshop had changed.

"Treasurer Bai, just rest assured, everything is fine in the shop, there is nothing wrong with it."

"I'm even more curious when you say that. Sure enough, something has changed?"

"It's all spontaneous by the residents. No one wants to go back to the dilapidated life of the past, just want to keep it like this forever."

"What's going on? Why did you suddenly have such a high awareness?"

"Isn't it all the day before yesterday when I learned that Gu Shizi became an imperial merchant? You also emphasized the importance of keeping secrets. If the factory is good, everyone will be fine. Our residents think the same way. If the factory is good, the whole workshop will be good. So everyone Spontaneously stop talking about the gossip about the factory, if anyone takes the initiative to chat about the factory, then needless to say, it must be from the outside workshop, not from the workshop, so you don't have to be polite, just coax the matter away."

Bai Kou was a little dumbfounded, she never expected such a reason, she nodded with a smile.

"You guys are doing really well."

"The woman just now was a matchmaker from outside. She fell in love with a girl from a family, but she asked how much the brother's monthly income and whether she could support the family. After asking, she asked about the factory. He doesn't work in the factory, how could he know, he is honest, if he doesn't know, he just says he doesn't know, the woman got impatient, thought she was being perfunctory, her mouth got a little bit off track, and then she started making trouble like this." Marquis Wu understood the cause of the incident in detail.

"Not bad, really not bad, well done, that's it, don't ask outsiders to inquire about the factory, it's hard to do business in the first place, the business secrets of the factory are not for outsiders to chat about."

"The residents also think the same way. After getting the desserts brought by the factory, they always want to do something in return. You know how dilapidated Xi Le Fang was at the beginning, but now it has changed a lot within a year. In the past, our residents did not know what it meant to have spare money in their pockets, so they relied on the money to grow vegetables and fruits in the open space and sell some food. Now it is different, and they have spare money to send their children to school. This comparison, everyone Out of kindness, Master Bai just rest assured that he will not let outsiders have the opportunity to steal the secrets of the factory."

"Okay, then it's up to you to guard the periphery of the factory. If the factory is good, everyone is good. When the factory is down, everyone is finished."

"Well, we know that, so we won't disappoint Gu Shizi."

Hearing this, Bai Kou felt relieved, smiled and gave Marquis Wu some wine money, and then led the guards back home.

(End of this chapter)