After being reborn as a widow, the mistress of the Hou family remarried a powerful official

Chapter 82 Potato Crisis
This copied potato soufflé would be fine if the potatoes in it were bought from her home, but if not, it would be even more terrifying.

Looking at the beautiful and exquisite snacks in front of him, Ke Yiqing had no appetite at all.

"Madam, I will send more people to keep an eye on their kitchen in the past few days. I will definitely figure out the source of their goods."

Li Wei also had a serious face. The potato shop selling bulk potatoes was right next to the grain shop. No one knew better than him. Those who came to buy potatoes did not buy many at once.

She checked the account books and knew that these potatoes probably did not come from Deji Hall.

But now that the city gates are so tightly guarded, where did these potatoes come from?
"Besides this toon building, have you seen other places?"

Li Wei's expression changed, and he quickly ordered people to check out various snack shops.

Sure enough, in addition to this toon, other small merchants are also selling more or less imitation potato soufflés.

Looking at the snacks of different sizes in front of her, she twisted a few and tasted some of each.

"Among these imitations, Lou Xiangchun is the best and has the closest taste."

Yes, the dim sum from other vendors either doesn’t look good or tastes bad.

When Aunt Li heard about this, she quickly ran over to express her loyalty, "Madam, I swear to God, this was never spread by me! If there is any lies, God will kill me, an old guy!"

Ke Yiqing helped her up, "Of course I don't doubt you. Besides, we have written this recipe in the packaging box a long time ago. If you pay attention, you will know how to make it."

"I……"

She interrupted Aunt Li's speech with a smile and brought her to the table, "You're here at the right time this time. Please try it for me and see what's the difference between these two."

Aunt Li tasted it as instructed and smacked it: "This first one is probably not from our family. The taste is a bit dry, and the one from our family is more dense."

"You are indeed the inventor, that's right."

The first one is Lou Xiangchun’s dim sum, which looks almost exactly the same as the ones they bought, except that the packaging is simpler and the taste is slightly worse. The rest is almost the same.

"What did the vendors say?"

The people sent out were quick to work and came up with words quickly.

"Most of the vendors I asked were very secretive. Only one vendor let it slip that these potatoes seemed to come from Lou Xiangchun."

"It really is it."

Li Wei didn't understand what he meant, "I heard that Lou Xiangchun is the property of Marquis Xuanping. Madam said that. Is there any problem?"

Ke Yiqing sneered and explained for him.

This toon building is indeed owned by Xuan Pinghou. Once it opened, it has been targeting Wangxiang Tower, which is the number one dim sum shop in Shengjing.

The snacks sold there are not only extremely delicious, but the prices are also eye-popping.

The owner of Wangxianglou is also very willful. He only sells it for two hours in the afternoon every day, and each person can only buy one box.

When it first opened, other shops didn't take it seriously. Unexpectedly, Wangxianglou not only didn't close down, but actually grew bigger and bigger, and its previously weird regulations also gained popularity.

Some of the scholars even jokingly said: This is a decent dim sum shop that cannot be compared with other shops that smell like copper.

Yan Ming is one of these loyal supporters, and thanks to him, Ke Yiqing knows things that others don't know.

"Everyone knows that Wangxiang Tower is backed by the imperial merchant, but the person standing behind the imperial merchant is the prime minister of the dynasty."

Li Wei was stunned, "No wonder, people who don't like pastries know Wangxianglou, but have never heard of Louxiangchun."

Her smile was laced with sarcasm, "This Lou Xiangchun has done something similar before. It couldn't make more delicious snacks than Wangxiang Lou, so it copied them secretly and lowered the price. It also became popular, but It still fell behind.”

There are many reasons for its decline, and offending the prime minister is definitely one of them.But after all, Lou Xiangchun has been relying on Marquis Xuanping, and has been half-dead for so many years. Who knows that the signs will be pointed at them recently?

"Then, what should we do?"

Li Wei had always had an idea, but at this time he was confused. For no reason, it was because Marquis Xuanping was powerful.

After the successive declines of Pingyang Marquis and Wu'an Marquis, and the confiscation of their homes, among the eight great aristocratic families, only the Champion Marquis can compete with it.

He must have figured out that they were helpless, so this toon dared to be so unscrupulous.

Ke Yiqing didn't have any good ideas. Yan Ming's badge was in her hand, but she didn't intend to use it in the end.

After all, this piece of shit is too risky, and she has no intention of deeply binding her shop to him.

"Well, let's put this aside for now. Now I want to know where their potatoes come from."

"I understand, madam. I will pay more attention to their movements recently."

She handed the badge to Li Wei: "You do extraordinary things at extraordinary times. This matter is of great importance. If you are not sure, you can use Yan Ming's power to stay in Shengjing."

She was not surprised that Marquis Xuanping had a way to transport goods inside and outside the city. What she was curious about was: Why could he still find a stable supply of potatoes during the famine?

Was it an unexpected acquisition, or was there a way forward?

Potatoes may be just the tip of the iceberg.

If she had found out in the past, Ke Yiqing would have played it safe and not interfered again, but seeing the grain depot becoming increasingly empty, she was really anxious. If she could really find out something this time, she might be able to stock up on more grain.

The more food she has, the more confident she will be. She is a great layperson.

Li Wei also looked heavy, obviously he had also thought of this. When he was about to leave, he was stopped again.

"I know you have a way to contact Yan Ming. You have to send a message for me."

"It's ma'am."

When she left Deji Hall, she felt a little weak on the soles of her feet because of the long discussion.

Yu Jin quickly supported her, "Madam, it just rained heavily, be careful of slipping."

Another gust of cold wind blew in, clearing her sleepy mind.

Nowadays, the baby in her belly is getting bigger and bigger, and if you look carefully, it has bulged slightly. Fortunately, the weather is cold and the clothes are thick, so you can't usually see anything.

But her body has become heavier and heavier recently. It was because she discovered the poisoning too late. She will not know how depressed she will be when she is a month old.

Ke Yiqing swallowed the sigh in her heart, gathered her cloak and said, "Yu Jin, remember to make some mint tea when you get back."

"Doctor Xie has told you that you should drink less tea if you are pregnant."

She laughed and apologized, "You girl, don't fool me. Doctor Xie said that mint tea is fine for pregnant women."

"After tea, Madam will have to stay up at night to read the account book."

"If I don't take a closer look now while I'm using it, I'll leave it all to you in the future, and I'll be exhausted!"

Yu Jin was smart and understood what Ke Yiqing was talking about. Her eyes turned red, "Okay, I'll watch it with you!"

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