Help! I just woke up and was stabbed by a big kid

He lowered his eyes, "Of course. It's just that rumors are everywhere, and there are many fake people. I need to investigate. But thank you for coming to tell me, Your Highness. There is a landscape painting of returning geese by Gu Kaizhi in the palace. I heard that His Highness Prince Yin loves calligraphy and painting, so I will give it to Your Highness."

King Yin's eyes lit up: "Really? Then I will respectfully obey your command."

Su Muying smiled and said, "Xu Yu, go get it."

The servant retreated to get the painting.

There were only the two of them and the guards brought by King Yin in the flower hall.

King Yin did not take this opportunity to say anything, which surprised Su Muying.

Could it be that he really did this for...

After a while, the servant came over holding a long brocade box. King Yin took it and unfolded it to look at it, marveling at it, with an expression of love and admiration in his eyes that could not be faked.

Su Muying said: "It's just a small token of my gratitude. Please accept it."

King Yin looked very satisfied. He carefully rolled up the scroll, put it back into the brocade box, and left with the painting.

Su Muying escorted him to the door. King Yin put on his hood again and got on a low-key carriage. The wheels turned and gradually went away along the cobblestone street.

Su Muying returned to the study and Mrs. Meng was still drinking tea in the room.

Mrs. Meng watched Su Muying sit down without asking any questions.

"It's King Yin who's coming." Su Muying said.

"What is he doing in our Su Mansion?" Mrs. Meng was stunned.

"I'm afraid the person behind Xiao Xu's adoptive father is King Yin." Su Muying said, "He came to me for this matter. But he didn't tell me his real purpose, and instead warned me not to take sides casually."

"What do you think, my husband?" asked Mrs. Meng.

"Others may not see it clearly, but I understand it." Su Muying said in a deep voice, "If you really came just for Xiao Xu, why did you come in person? I'm afraid..."

He didn't say the rest. Madam Meng was silent for a while, then continued, "Is he also interested in that position?"

"Of course." Su Muying's face was grim. "That so-called adoptive father is probably King Yin's man. He wants to use this as a threat to control the Su family."

"But Xiao Xu is also a teenager. How could he listen to that man?" Mrs. Meng was worried.

"The King of Yin will not do anything without confidence." Su Muying stood up.

"What should we do now?" asked Mrs. Meng.

"I will send someone to confirm the situation. If Xiao Xu is really controlled by him..." Su Muying's eyes turned cold: "Then this person can't be kept."

"I understand." Mrs. Meng said.

……

"What does 'no' mean?" Gu Yue put a cage of roosters on the ox cart.

The manager dressed like a farmer said with a bitter face: "Boss Gu, this is the case. No matter how big the chicken farm is, it can't handle the dozens of chickens you buy every day. You have already bought up all the stocks left in the farm. If we continue to supply you with new batches, we will not be able to keep up with the orders from more than a dozen restaurants."

It was difficult for Gu Yue to say anything to refute.

He bought chickens from Hongcheng Restaurant, which offered cheap prices. But chicken farms nowadays are not modern large-scale farms, and if they raise too many chickens, they cannot be frozen meat, and they will just get old and nobody wants them. They are also afraid that diseases such as fowl plague will increase the losses, so there is a fixed number of chicks in each batch, and they must be ordered in advance.

Beiqin does not have a fast-growing breed like white-feathered chickens, so it is impossible to sell them in more than a month. Due to restrictions on feed and breed, it will take at least half a year for chicks to grow up.

"Then...when can you supply me with the goods?" Gu Yue said.

"It will take at least five months. We have all heard about Boss Gu's golden broiler. The farm has also expedited an extra batch of chicks, which will be delivered as soon as they are ready." said the manager.

"If there is any extra goods, just send them over." Gu Yue was helpless. He couldn't ask others to conjure up a chicken.

"Boss Gu." The steward had a good relationship with Hongcheng Restaurant, so he spoke to Gu Yue in a more intimate manner: "To be honest, the chicken farms near Xiaoluo Mountain have been in short supply recently."

"What?" Gu Yue was confused.

The steward told him, "Your golden chops are really famous. It has spread all over the area. Many shops and restaurants are trying to make them. More chickens are being requested."

…There is such a thing!

Gu Yue suddenly felt a sense of urgency.

It's not like he hadn't seen people selling fried chicken in Liuli Town, but their business was mediocre, so Gu Yue didn't pay much attention to it. He didn't expect this thing to be so popular in the county!

He had originally wanted to close the shop for a while and take Gu Xu to Tongshan to look for the treasure of King Shen. But now it seemed that when he came back, his golden platoon would have no place to stand.

Who says it’s not difficult to make golden chop and there’s no secret recipe?

"I understand. Thank you, boss." Gu Yue bowed and said goodbye to the manager of the chicken farm.

What a rough life!

Gu Yue got on the ox cart and took the rope from Gu Xu. He now knew how to drive the cart.

"Don't I really have that talent?" Gu Yue muttered to himself.

"What talent?" Gu Xu turned around and asked, "What does this have to do with talent?"

"We don't have raw materials right now, and every shop is imitating ours." Gu Yue sighed, "I wanted to close the shop for a while and go out to do some work, but now it seems that this decision is rather risky."

"We don't have the raw materials, but do they?" Gu Xu said with a smile, "Golden Pai is something that suddenly became popular. It will take time for them to try out the formula. They won't invest all the raw materials they have in this."

"...It seems so." Gu Yue thought about it. Everyone has the same conditions. His advantage is that the recipe is mature and he specializes in fried chicken. Other stores naturally have their own original business. It is impossible for them to start from scratch without a recipe.

"We still have the braised food recipe to last for a while." Gu Xu said, "Just ask Hele for a few people to help, and there is no need to worry about the secret recipe being leaked."

Right.

"Okay. Then we'll continue cooking this batch of chickens as usual. We'll reduce the amount every day and they'll be sold for five or six days." Gu Yue said, "If there's no chicken in the stew, we can use pork instead. It'll remove the fishy smell for a longer time."

The two men, along with Shi San, drove the cart home, dropped off a cage of chickens, and then rushed to He Mansion without stopping.

Because there was Gu Yue's secret weapon, pepper, in the yard, Gu Yue suggested that the brine and his stall be temporarily put back in Hefu, and let Hefu take over the brine preparation and sales for a few days.

He Le naturally agreed.

Gu Yue took the opportunity to ask him about Tongshan.

"Tongshan is in the southwest of Luoyang, quite a distance from here." Hele said enthusiastically, "There are many mountains and rivers there, and the scenery is pretty good. Do you want to go for a walk?"

"Yes." Gu Yue did not mention the treasure, but just asked: "I want to ask, what fun things are there near Tongshan?"

"I haven't heard of any fun here. It's just an ordinary mountain." He Le thought hard. "It's ok if you ask me where there's good food, but I don't know what fun it is. Do you want to... go to a brothel?"

Gu Yue almost covered his mouth with his hand.