Father-in-law Zhu Di, I am so happy to marry the disfigured princess

Chapter 145 Earning 5 taels madly!Yangzhou skinny horse?

“Today’s meal is really worth it!”

After leaving the Zuixian Tower, Zhu Gaoxu felt refreshed:

"As expected of a brother-in-law, he greeted the famous chef Ba Dasho as soon as he made a move, and obtained the recipes of the remaining seven dishes. I heard that this recipe was obtained through the continuous research and improvement of Ba Dasho's ancestors for generations. The eight dishes of Zuixianlou."

Having won the competition just now, the eight big shovels were also happy people. They conceded the bet and wrote down the recipes of the remaining seven dishes and handed them over to Li Xiao.

However, when handing over the recipe, the shopkeeper of Zuixianlou and Badasho added two conditions.

First, that is, if they open a restaurant, they cannot be located in Yangzhou.

Second, their recipes cannot be passed on.

For such a condition, Li Xiao naturally agreed.

It was impossible for them to stay in Yangzhou.

As for whether to sell it or not. I am the son-in-law of King Yan, so even if I sell it, what can they do?
Li Xiao didn't believe that the opponent's backstage could surpass King Yan.

So, the recipe is here.

Zhu Gaosui said displeasedly: "Second brother, the one who won the eight shovels, isn't it me?"

Zhu Gaoxu said unhappily: "How about a little self-knowledge, you are just a follower."

Zhu Gaosui: "."

Wei Jiangxue took Zhu Gaoxu's arm and said, "Gaoxu, if brother-in-law opens a restaurant, we have to participate."

Wei Jiangxue obviously hasn't started yet, but he has already started to think about her little family.

Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu was also very happy, this trip was not in vain, the person he likes already regards her as his wife.

Moreover, this is also very housekeeping, and has already begun to plan for the small family.

As he said that, Wei Jiangxue looked at Li Xiao and said, "Young Master Xiao, can Gao Xu also get a share? After all, he is your younger brother."

Zhu Gaoxu also looked at Li Xiao expectantly, "Brother-in-law will definitely not treat me badly."

With the experience of Yanshan last time, now Zhu Gaoxu wants to get involved in anything that asks his brother-in-law to do anything, because it is sure to make money without losing money.

Li Xiao smiled and said: "No problem, earn money together, I'm not a person who eats alone, besides, what's the relationship between Gao Xu and me?"

Hearing this, Zhu Gaosui also hurriedly said: "There is also me, I want to get a share too."

Li Xiao nodded: "Okay, okay, the third child also has a share."

Zhu Ningyun covered her mouth and smiled lightly: "You two are really smart, don't worry, your brother-in-law will not treat you badly."

Along the way, all kinds of strange experiences opened Zhu Ningyun's heart, and she completely recovered her mentality before she was disfigured.

Zhu Ningyun would still be faintly excited when encountering such a competition.

For the changes along the way, Li Xiao was very pleased, and finally let his wife out of the psychological shadow.
A group of people talked and laughed, and walked towards the inn.

"It seems that someone is following us?"

Zhu Gaosui looked around from the corner of his eye, and sure enough, he found that many people followed them.

"It should be those wealthy businessmen just now. They wanted to see us, but we refused when we went out. Now they want to secretly follow our residence so that we can make friends."

Li Xiao pondered: "It should be the idea of ​​​​eight shovel formulas. After all, they can't get such formulas on weekdays, but now they have a chance."

Zhu Gaosui said: "Get rid of them?"

Li Xiao nodded: "Okay, Gao Sui, you have experience in this field, lead the way."

in this way.

Under the leadership of Zhu Gaosui, the crowd turned left and right, crossing the streets and alleys non-stop, and soon left the group of people following them behind.

But after all, he is a foreign visitor, and he is not very familiar with Yangzhou City.

Walking in a remote alley, a wealthy businessman finally followed.

This wealthy businessman was named Lu Cong, he was young, about 30 years old, he should have practiced some martial arts on weekdays, so he could barely keep up with Li Xiao and others.

His family is a big family with a lot of industries, including cloth shop, selling salt, dyes, etc., with a very strong family background.

But he is the second son in the family, not the head of the family.

But the family immediately began to choose the head of the family.

The one who wants to be a family test is naturally the ability to do business.

Originally, he was slightly inferior to his eldest brother, so he had no idea about competing for the position of Patriarch.

But seeing Li Xiao and the others this time, he made up his mind.

If he got the formula of Eight Great Shovels and found a place to open an existence similar to Zuixianlou, it would definitely add points to his performance.

"Everyone, everyone, go slowly."

Lu Cong followed after panting, and said with a flattering smile, "Everyone is leaving in such a hurry, Shen almost couldn't catch up, so please stay."

Li Xiao turned his head, this not very old wealthy businessman asked, "Are you?"

Only then did Lu Cong stand up straight, smoothed his sleeves and cupped his hands, "I'm Lu Cong from the Suzhou Lu family, I've met everyone."

The Suzhou Lu family is one of the four major families in Suzhou with a strong family background.

Zhu Ningyun heard about it, and whispered in Li Xiao's ear: "Xiaolang, this Suzhou Lu family is a well-known family in Suzhou. The family business is very big, and there are many Lu family members who hold important positions in the court."

Hearing this, Li Xiao probably understood the origin of this person.

Li Xiao smiled and said, "I don't know what your Excellency is doing?"

When Lu Cong heard that the other party was willing to take care of him, he was overjoyed. As expected, he did not come in vain, so he cupped his hands and said, "Seeing that you just won the eight spatulas, I admire you. Your apprentice is so good at cooking. His culinary skills must be at the pinnacle."

Li Xiao smiled and waved his hands: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, I just figured it out on my own."

"If you think about it blindly, you can win the eight major shovels. I admire you!"

Lu Cong said what he meant: "I want to do business with you, do you have any interest?"

Li Xiao smiled and said, "Do you want to buy the recipe for Eight Great Shovels?"

Lu Cong nodded and said: "Your Excellency is really a smart person. I really want these eight shovels and your recipe for Dongpo pork. If you are willing to sell it, I, Lu, promise that I will never compete with the young master's restaurant. You What do you think? I don’t know where you are a businessman from?”

It turned out that he regarded me as a businessman. Li Xiao said, "I'm from Peking."

I have been to Peiping myself, Lu Cong thought, there seems to be no big businessman surnamed Li in Peking.
But since it is Beiping, there will be no business conflicts.

Merchants are all profit-seeking, Xin Dao as long as the price is right, he will be able to buy the formula.

Thinking of this, Lu Cong bowed again and said, "Your Excellency is from Peiping, so even if you open a restaurant, there will be no conflict with you, 3 taels of silver, okay?"

Li Xiao was shocked, he was really rich.

Zhu Gaoxu frowned slightly: "Just now we agreed to Badasho, this formula will not be sold outside, if it is sold to you, we will bear the consequences of offending Zuixianlou."

Lu Cong gritted his teeth: "4 taels."

Li Xiao scratched his head: "Let Li Mou break his promise"

Lu Cong gritted his teeth again: "5 taels can't be more, and I can't afford to pay any more. You know, although opening a restaurant makes money, it's just a trickle. It takes at least five years to pay back 5 taels."

Seeing that the limit was almost reached, Li Xiao said, "Deal!"

Isn't it just a broken recipe, Li Xiao doesn't care about it.

"Cash transaction."

Li Xiao took out the formula: "Pay with one hand, and deliver with one hand."

"no problem."

Lu Cong was also a straightforward person. He took out a stack of banknotes from his chest, then picked out a banknote of 5 taels, and handed it over: "This is 5 taels. Order some."

Li Xiao gave him a look, motioning for Zhu Gaoxu to click.

Zhu Gaoxu took the bank note, counted it, and it was indeed 5 taels, thinking that this guy is really rich.

"Yes, you can carry 5 taels on your body, and you won't be afraid of being robbed."

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and stuffed the banknote in front of his chest.

With this bodyguard around, Li Xiao didn't worry about losing the banknote at all.

"Hey, how could there be robbers in this Ming Dynasty?"

Lu Cong chuckled and said, in fact, there are more than a dozen nursing homes for him outside, how could he be robbed casually.

But Li Xiao noticed that Lu Cong had more than 5 taels of bank notes.

Is this product so rich?

Li Xiao handed the formula to Zhu Gaosui to copy, and then handed it to Lu Cong, who stuffed it into his chest in ecstasy.

"By the way, what business do you do?"

Li Xiao asked curiously.

Lu Cong laughed and said, "To tell you the truth, my family is engaged in a lot of business, mainly selling salt. Recently, the Beijing Parallel opened China and France, and I went there immediately with food. This business is profitable. It cost almost 15 taels of silver, but it is a pity that the snowflake white salt in Beiping has been stopped now, so if I knew it, I would have shipped more grain.”

Lu Cong is also a shrewd businessman, he tasted the sweetness and made a fortune.

Li Xiao and the others were secretly surprised. Damn it, I, the founder of Snowflake White Salt, didn't make so much money. What a blood loss.
"Ahem. For the sake of our fate, I don't mind calling you."

Li Xiao coughed twice, and put on an air of superiority.

And Zhu Gaosui immediately understood, looked at Lu Cong, then pointed to Li Xiao and said, "The one standing in front of you is Li Xiaoyao, the founder of Snowflake White Salt."

Founder of Snowflake White Salt. Li Xiaoyao?

Lu Cong looked at Li Xiao, was taken aback for a moment, and then gasped.

Walking towards Li Xiao excitedly, he said, "Are you the founder of Snowflake White Salt, the one who created Snowflake White Salt from poisonous salt mines?"

Li Xiao nodded: "It's right here!"

Hearing this, Lu Cong was extremely excited and held Li Xiao's hand: "It's a great honor for Lu to meet you today. I can earn so much money on this trip. It's thanks to you. No wonder you won the eight big shovels. Master, master!"

After finishing speaking, he said again: "Can you sell the formula of snowflake white salt to me, I am willing to pay a big price! You make a price!"

Lu Cong thought to himself, the other party is asking a sky-high price, and he will buy whatever he says.

Even if the money is not enough, just ask the family for it.

As long as you buy the recipe of Snowflake White Salt, you will definitely win the position of the master!

With Snowflake White Salt, under his leadership, the Suzhou Lu family can definitely surpass the other three major families.

But Li Xiao shook his head: "It's not that I won't sell it to you, but this formula has been confiscated by the imperial court. I can't profit from it myself. Sell it to you? I don't want my head?"

was confiscated by the court.
Hearing this news, Lu Cong seemed to be hit by a bolt from the blue.

Then, he thought that his family's future business might be greatly damaged!
The family has many saltworks, and the main income comes from these saltworks.

If the imperial court controls Snowflake White Salt in the future, the salt produced by his family's salt field will not be able to sell for a price at all.

Thinking of this, his body was shaking, and he muttered: "This is impossible. It's over, it's over."

Although I made a lot of money by using Snowflake White Salt this time, I didn't expect to lose more in the future!

Lu Cong had obviously figured out the reason behind it.

Li Xiao said with a smile: "You should also think about it. In the future, you salt merchants will not be easy to mess with. Let's find a way out earlier."

Lu Cong nodded and said gratefully, "Thank you for your reminder. This is really breaking news. If you don't mention it, I'd still be in the dark about the 5 taels. It's really worth the money."

Li Xiao said: "So, transform early."

Lu Cong smiled wryly: "Transformation is easier said than done. Besides, I am not the only one in the family who has the final say. I am not the head of the family. Others probably won't believe this news."

Lu Cong looked at Li Xiao. The people in this group were not ordinary people. The news seemed to be true, but he didn't dare to confirm it.

However, the snowflake white salt appeared on the market, and the imperial court has always controlled the salt and iron business.

Such news is by no means groundless.

It is better to believe that there is, not to believe that it is not!
Li Xiao said again: "I have a business here, I wonder if you are interested?"

Lu Cong asked, "What business?"

Li Xiao said: "Tea."

Lu Cong frowned: "There is indeed a tea industry in the family, but there is not much to do."

Zhu Gaosui smiled and said, "You forgot, he is the founder of Snowflake White Salt, and the tea he developed will be ordinary tea?"

Hearing this, Lu Cong suddenly realized, and directly bowed and said, "I am willing to do this business, what kind of tea is it?"

No matter what kind of business it is, take a look first, and you will know it at a glance.

Being able to do business with the founders of Snowflake White Salt, Lu Cong felt that it was a good idea.

Maybe it's another business opportunity.

Li Xiao made a fool of himself: "In a few days, go to the Fulai Inn and find me, and you will know."

Lu Cong said excitedly, "Being respectful is worse than obeying orders."

When we met for the first time, Lu Cong knew how to measure.

After exchanging greetings and getting to know each other, everyone was about to leave.

Also at this time.

A thin woman rushed out from the alley.

On the right side of the alley, there is a large house with a huge area.

The woman should have come out from the side wall of the house.

The woman has a fair complexion and a very good appearance. She should be around the age of twenty-seven.

She was also wearing an emerald green skirt, with the temperament of a lady, but her hair was disheveled, and she ran wildly, stumbling all the way.

"Stop, don't run, if you run again, your legs will be broken!"

Behind the woman, there were four menacing men in black clothes, chasing after with sticks.

The woman felt that she couldn't run, but she saw other people in the alley, dressed in expensive clothes, not ordinary people, so she gritted her teeth and ran over.

She leaned against the nearest Lu Cong, knelt down, and kowtowed to Lu Cong: "Master, why don't you buy me, I can play the piano, draw, and I'm still perfect."

Lu Cong could tell at a glance that it was a Yangzhou skinny horse, frowned, and waved, "No, I just bought a few skinny horses a few days ago, I don't need them."

Seeing that the evil slave who was chasing was getting closer, the woman turned to Li Xiao again, hugged Li Xiao's thigh, and cried, "Master, you bought me, please, please, please!"

As she said that, Liu Yemei's tears fell, she was very pitiful.

This woman looks extremely good-looking.

Although she is much different from her own daughter-in-law Zhu Ningyun.

But in the later generations, she is also a proper eight-point beauty, with a melon-seeded face, willow eyebrows, slender figure, protruding and backward, enough to make big brothers madly hit the list.

According to what she means, can she play the piano and draw?
But such a beautiful woman is so humble now, kowtowing in front of Li Xiao non-stop.

This made Li Xiao confused for a while, what is the situation?
Could it be that the other courtyard next to it is a kiln?

Is this a whore from a brothel?
But from what the woman said just now, he is still perfect?

However, Li Xiao didn't dare to talk nonsense, after all, his wife was still by his side.

It was Zhu Ningyun who saw how pitiful the girl was, and helped her up: "Girl, what's wrong with you?"

"I don't want to be a concubine in the Zhang family, sister, you can buy me, I am willing to be your cow or horse."

The woman saw hope, just being helped up by Zhu Ningyun, she knelt down again facing her.

"Xiao Lang."

Zhu Ningyun lived a wealthy life, seeing such a poor person, felt pity in her heart, looked at Li Xiao and said: "This girl looks so pitiful, let's buy her."

But at this time, those evil slaves came over, grabbed the woman's hair, dragged her up, and cursed: "Run away for me, you don't want to live anymore, do you?"

Li Xiao just wanted to speak.

Lu Cong rolled his eyes.

After discovering Li Xiao's identity.

He wanted to make friends with Li Xiao, but he was worried that there was no other way.

This just happens to be a favor.

He looked at the servants: "Wait."

The servant who was the leader looked up and recognized Lu Cong, then immediately changed his expression, and said with a flattering smile, "So it's Mr. Lu, I've seen Mr. Lu before."

Lu Cong nodded and asked, "How much is this skinny horse?"

The servant showed embarrassment: "Young Master Lu, I'm sorry, this horse was given by the old man of the Zhang family, and it will be delivered tomorrow."

Lu Cong frowned, being determined by Mr. Zhang, no wonder this girl wanted to run away
That old man is notoriously a troublemaker.
Lu Cong said, "How much does the old man of the Zhang family pay?"

The servant said, "1000 taels of silver."

Lu Cong took out the silver ticket from his sleeve and said, "I'll offer 2000 taels, and I'll keep the skinny horse. In addition, I'll pay a visit to the old man of the Zhang family to make amends. I won't embarrass you."

This Lu Cong's strength is much greater than that of the so-called old man of the Zhang family. Seeing this, the servant smiled and said, "Young master Lu, if you open your mouth, there is no problem, but I need to let you know."

The servant quickly ran towards the yard, and after a while, a man who looked like a butler came, holding the woman's deed in his hand.

"Master Lu, we will definitely agree to your request, and this skinny horse belongs to you."

The housekeeper took the bank note and handed the deed to Lu Cong: "This is the deed, please take it."

This is a dental shop that specializes in raising "Yangzhou skinny horses". They only recognize money but not people. Since Lu Cong offered a higher price, they were naturally willing.

"Master Lu, let me know next time if you need to."

After collecting the money, the butler waved his hand and said goodbye.

Lu Cong handed the deed to Li Xiao, and said with a smile, "Young Master Xiao, I will give you this skinny horse."

"This"

Li Xiao took the deed and was speechless.

This guy really knows how to deal with the world. Seeing Ningyun open his mouth, he immediately bought it and gave it to himself.

"Thank you son, thank you son"

The woman felt relieved, knelt on the ground, wept softly, and kowtowed.

"Girl, get up."

Zhu Ningyun helped him up.

Li Xiao looked at Lu Cong and said, "What do you mean by Yangzhou skinny horse? Is this woman a horse?"

Lu Cong explained: "Yangzhou skinny horses are the livelihood of our Lianghuai generation. They buy beautiful girls and train them, teach them singing and dancing, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and sell them as concubines or concubines to rich people when they grow up. Enter the Qinlou Chu Pavilion to make a profit from it."

Hearing this, Li Xiao was startled.

This is trading women as livestock, which is shocking.

"I won't bother you, I will visit you later."

After Lu Cong made the favor, he said goodbye.

in this way.

Li Xiao and his party took the woman back to the inn.

After everyone had a rest, Li Xiao asked Zhu Gaosui to go out to inquire about the news.

Everyone felt very sympathetic to this woman.

After questioning, I found out that the girl's name was He Xiaoqian, and she was sold to a dental shop specializing in raising lean horses when she was five years old.

They stay in the room every day, raising them like animals, learning piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. In order to keep their skin fair, they cannot see the sun all day long.

Yangzhou thin horses regard thinness as their beauty, and they eat specific foods to keep their bodies thin.

And they also know their future, good-looking, have the opportunity to be bought back by a rich family as concubines, this is the best affiliation.

If there is no buyer, it will be sold to a brothel.

Zhu Gaoxu was also curious about this Yangzhou skinny horse, and asked: "You said you were appointed by the Zhang family, isn't this the best ending? Why do you want to run away?"

He Xiaoqian wiped her tears: "My sister, He Xiaoqin, was selected by the Zhang family before. She secretly sent me a letter asking me not to be bought by the Zhang family, otherwise, otherwise."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Otherwise what?"

He Xiaoqian cried, "Otherwise, I will be regarded as a beauty card. I only found out later that my sister had died a few days ago. I don't want to be reduced to that."

Zhu Gaoxu asked curiously, "What is a beauty paper?"

At this time, Zhu Gaosui, who was outside to inquire about the news, returned to the inn.

His face was not pretty, he walked over and said angrily:
"Let me tell you, beauty paper, is to choose a beautiful woman, or the kind of woman who is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, as the daughter of a rich family, and then let the woman use her tongue as toilet paper. to satisfy the dirty heart of some beast."

When Zhu Gaosui heard the news, he was extremely angry. There are such disgusting things in this world.

Everyone was extremely surprised.

Li Xiao came from time travel, although he never emphasized that everyone is equal, or resisted the distinction of superiority and inferiority.

But this kind of animal behavior and the practice of treating people as human beings is completely unacceptable to him!

"brute!"

Li Xiao slapped the table violently: "There is such a crazy thing!"

Zhu Gaosui said angrily: "Not only are there beauty papers, I also found out that there are also beauty bowls, which use women as spittoons, catch thick phlegm with their mouths, and then swallow them. These women must be beautiful to satisfy those perverted novelties Heart, so most of the Yangzhou skinny horses have become these two. Rich businessmen will compare each other, whose beauty paper and beauty bowl are more beautiful"

"It's not as good as pigs and dogs!"

Li Xiao said angrily: "I will definitely harvest these rich businessmen severely!"

No wonder this woman named He Xiaoqian wanted to escape, no wonder her sister died not long after, she must have been infected with bacteria.

This is putting human life in jeopardy and rubbing dignity on the ground!

"In this world, there are still such cruel things"

Unconsciously.

Zhu Ningyun's eyes were already wet, and her voice was choked with sobs.

Li Xiao hastily held her hand lightly, and comforted him: "Ningyun, don't feel bad, didn't we save one?"

As he said that, he looked at He Xiaoqian and said, "Little girl, you are lucky to have met us."

"Xiaoqian is willing to be an ox or a horse in her next life." He Xiaoqian kowtowed.

Hey, the servility is too heavy. Li Xiao sighed in his heart, but this is not something he can solve. It is a problem of social structure.

Zhu Ningyun wiped her tears and said: "But there are still so many poor women in dire straits."

Zhu Gaoxu was filled with righteous indignation: "Brother-in-law, should we do something?"

Li Xiao thought for a while: "First finish the tea business and harvest the rich merchants."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Then you made money and bought all the Yangzhou skinny horses?"

Li Xiao said angrily: "Buy a fart, just grab it!"

(End of this chapter)