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

"Brother Bochun told me in the letter." Boss Sun nodded, "You want to open a food shop in your town. What kind of seasoning do you need?"

"Aren't you afraid that Lord Han will cause trouble for you if you do business with me?" Gu Yue looked surprised. He originally thought that this business could not be done.

But his hands were not idle at all. He took out a written note from his pocket and handed it to Boss Sun.

"Haha, you underestimate me too much." Boss Sun laughed, "If I were controlled by him, I wouldn't be able to achieve such a large scale in Yuning Prefecture."

Boss Sun does have something to brag about, as he actually saw two Sun’s spice shops along the way, both of which are chain stores.

Boss Sun looked at the note carefully and put the thing back into his arms.

"Most of the things on your list are easy to deal with, except for cumin and pepper..." Boss Sun looked embarrassed.

"What do you mean?" Gu Yue looked like he was listening attentively.

"These two items are not native to my country. Even I have to buy them from Lord Han." Boss Sun said, "If we increase or decrease the quantity, there will be some risks."

"Hmm..." Gu Yue pondered. Of course, the lower the cost of starting a business, the better. Gu Yue wondered if Boss Sun was going to raise the price.

But when Gu Yue carefully observed his expression, he felt that it was not the case.

"Boss Sun, if you have anything to say, just tell me." Gu Yue said with a smile.

"You are a smart man. I am confident that I can give you this job." Boss Sun stroked his beard with satisfaction. "Don't worry. This is not against the law. On the contrary, it is a good thing."

"Good news?" Gu Yue's curiosity was piqued.

Gu Xu raised his eyebrows. Could there be any unexpected gain?

"Several years ago, Lord Han rented a hill near Taiqing Temple and named it Jiaoyuan, where he planted some Indian crops to save the cost of long-distance transportation." Boss Sun said slowly, "But it seems that he did not pay taxes to the court for the crops on this hill."

Tax evasion? This is indeed something that can be written about.

"How did you know that?" Gu Yue asked.

"A few days ago, my confidant went to Taiqing Temple to burn incense, and accidentally heard someone talking in the side room where the Taoists lived. It seemed that the conversation mentioned that the real account book was placed in the pepper garden by Lord Han. I want you to steal it, and then use the power behind you to punish him."

Let me do it all? Gu Yue knew that foreigners had to pay taxes when doing business in Beiqin, but the tax paid for the peppers shipped in by foreigners and those grown on Beiqin land was quite different. This Lord Han had built the pepper garden for several years, and he probably stole a lot of tax money.

"You mean you won't get involved?" Gu Yue looked at him. It was not good to let him take all the risks, right?

Besides, how could he know any important people? He was just cannon fodder.

Boss Sun laughed: "Reporting tax evasion is a great achievement for any official. You want to give it to me? My condition is that after Lord Han falls, I will take over most of his property. Not to mention the pepper in the pepper garden, I can give you half the price for everything on your list."

Gu Yue's heart was moved.

But there was only one thing that was difficult to handle in the whole process, and that was that he had no background at all.

Do you want to give this great credit to Boss Sun?

Gu Yue glanced at Gu Xu who was quietly eating snacks, and made a plan in mind.

"Boss Sun, I won't agree to it right away. Let me check everything and confirm its authenticity before we talk about cooperation." Gu Yue said with a smile.

"Okay, but isn't it inappropriate for you to just listen to such important news and leave?" Boss Sun said, putting down his teacup.

Threatening me? Gu Yue was not raised to be scared.

"If this matter is finally accomplished, it will be you, Boss Sun, who will benefit. If you worry about these trivial matters now, you may end up losing the big picture." Gu Yue said with a smile.

There is a subtle reminder in these words. Don't you all think I have someone above me? Then go ahead and fantasize about it. I won't scare you to death.

Boss Sun was silent. He waved his hand and said, "Forget it. Since Brother Bochun said that you are a decent person, I will trust his judgment for once. If you succeed in your career, don't kick me out, okay?"

"Of course, of course." Gu Yue said with a smile.

As a result, this time, he didn't even decide on the seasoning, but instead got himself a big job.

As soon as Gu Yue left Sun Mansion, he looked worried. What should he do?

The answer is, the male protagonist’s halo.

"Xiao Xu." Gu Yue suddenly said seriously.

"Huh?" Gu Xu was puzzled and raised the brim of his hat to look at him.

"Look, what should we do now? Our business collapsed halfway through."

"..." Gu Xu didn't understand what he was up to for a moment.

"If you hadn't ordered me to confront Lord Nahan, we would have gotten the things back by now. Now there is a new business of stealing people's account books. I have a lot of strength but nothing. What should I do?"

Gu Yue talked freely: "Without cheap seasonings, my food shop can't be opened. If the shop can't be opened, we won't have the capital to do big things. Without the capital to do big things, we can't do big things. If we can't do big things, we will go bankrupt. After going bankrupt, we will go back to that yard in Gujia Village, farming, weeding, raising pigs all day long... In the end, we will still be poor peasants. Isn't that scary?"

"...What do you want to do?" Gu Xu certainly wouldn't be PUA'd by just a few words. He looked at Gu Yue.

"You have a good relationship with those people in the martial arts gym, so their martial arts skills must be pretty good, right?" Gu Yue laid the groundwork first.

"Hmm..." Gu Xu understood, "Dad wants to hire them to work for you?"

"Yes, take me to the pepper garden." Gu Yue said.

"So, what should we do after getting the account book? Where should Dad go to find the big shot?" Gu Xu asked again.

“We’ll talk about this later.” Gu Yue was not very worried. If such a big thing really happened, wouldn’t there be many people who would want to grab the credit?

Pick an official from the Gu Xu faction in the original text and send it to him anonymously.

but……

This incident made Gu Yue realize a problem: he might need to recruit some people.

It is difficult for people who always work alone to achieve great things!

Even cannon fodder needs subordinates of their own. Even if they don't participate in political intrigues, it's good to guard the door of their own fried chicken shop and the exclusive secret recipe.

This is simple. He doesn't need to compete with Gu Xu for the reliable subordinates in the original text. He just needs to find a few more capable people. As for loyalty, Gu Yue thinks he doesn't have that kind of personality charm, but he can cultivate it slowly.

He is very familiar with the company's serial brainwashing program and is also good at making big promises.

"When are you going? So I can tell them." Gu Xu asked.

"Don't they have their own things to do today? It won't be too late to find an opportunity after we find out Sarhan's itinerary." Gu Yue said.

After this trip, it was just noon when Gu Yue took Gu Xu back to the inn to eat.

"Xiao Xu, what are your plans for the afternoon? Are you going out with dad?" Gu Yue asked with a smile.

What he is going to do next will be much smoother with the protagonist's halo.