Second Young Master Qi didn't keep Gu Zhaojiu waiting, and the next day he sat in a carriage and knocked on the courtyard door of Gu Zhao's rented house. Gu Zhao opened the door and saw that it was him, laughed and invited Second Young Master Qi to come in.

Because of the experience of the end of the world, Gu Zhao likes to live alone, so he really doesn’t have time to clean the yard. At most, he can call a woman to help him tidy up, and wash the changed clothes by himself. Although the small courtyard is simple, it is also very refreshing. Gu Zhao sent all the tools into the empty room, and the door was guarded by General Tie, so it was impossible for others to see it.

"I'm bothering Mr. Gu to study." Qi Ershao said while looking at the small house.

Gu Zhao closed the courtyard door and said with a smile, "I have been preparing for a few years, and it's not too short of a few days of work. Did Second Young Master Qi think about it?"

For Gu Zhao's straightforwardness, Qi Er Shao said that he was very good. He had dealt with Gu Zhao before, and he could see that he was straightforward and to his taste. He entered the main room and took a cup of tea from Gu Zhao. Qi Er The young master took a sip of the poor quality tea and said: "Since I have come to the door in person, Mr. Gu must have known my reason for coming. My Qi family can agree to Mr. Gu's request, but I also have one condition."

"Please tell me." Gu Zhao bowed his head and drank tea. He was well aware of Qi Ershao's request, which was exactly what he thought. He didn't want to spend too much time dealing with other businessmen, and left it to Qi Ershao alone It caused him a lot of trouble. As for whether it would cause him to be restrained by Qi Ershao, Gu Zhao still said the same thing, it’s a big deal, just let this business go, and use a brown sugar decolorization method to test Qi Ershao and the Qi family. Letter, it is actually a very cost-effective thing for him.

Qi Ershao looked at Gu Zhao's hair and said, "I hope that all the icing made by Mr. Gu will be handed over to me."

Gu Zhao chuckled lightly, raised his head and looked at Second Young Master Qi: "I had that intention in the first place, I don't care about the external affairs, all the icing I sell will be sold to Second Young Master Qi at a uniform price, if Second Young Master Qi can give If I provide brown sugar, then I will only charge a price difference, as for what Qi Ershao uses these frostings for, or what price they sell outside, it has nothing to do with me, what does Qi Ershao think?"

Isn't it beautiful that he just wants to be a ruthless purveyor of icing and just take his pennies?

Second Young Master Qi was stunned for a moment, then looked at Gu Zhao carefully, and found that this was not Gu Zhao's temporary idea, it should have been there early in the morning, wouldn't it be more beneficial to them than his and the Qi family's plan Of course he wouldn't push it away, and then raised his teacup to touch Gu Zhao's: "Okay, that's it, how about we make a contract?"

"no problem."

There is no third-party intermediary, so the guarantee of such a contract is not great, but Gu Zhao still seriously signed a contract with Qi Ershao, and the contract stated that Gu Zhao should provide Qi Ershao with a minimum amount of icing every ten days, icing How much is the price.

Nowadays, the price of brown sugar in the outside market is based on taels. One tael is around [-] Wen, and a catty is about [-] Wen. In fact, it will only be more expensive. Previously, Gu Zhao bought five catties of brown sugar and spent a total of one dollar. two taels of silver

Gu Zhao didn't ask for too much, the icing was doubled on the basis of brown sugar, [-] Wen, it is impossible for the Qi family not to make money at this price, and if it is used well, it can open up the road to the upper class.

Of course, Gu Zhao did not make less money. He earned two hundred taels of silver for a catty of sugar, and he could earn two taels of silver by providing ten catties of Qi Ershao in a ten-day period. Of course, there will be losses in the process. Gu Zhao and Qi Ershao agreed to provide [-] catties of icing sugar for a ten-day period. His excuse was that rare things are more expensive. When there is too much icing sugar, the price will not increase.

Qi Ershao was also very satisfied, no matter how much or how little icing sugar was, as long as it was all in the hands of the Qi family, then the Qi family had the final say.

"I hope Second Young Master Qi can keep it a secret for me. I don't want others to know that the icing is made by me." Gu Zhao still wants to live a peaceful life and doesn't want to be disturbed.

"Yes, that's what I hope." Second Young Master Qi has no objection. Only by keeping the source of icing sugar can the Qi family monopolize the business exclusively. Otherwise, even if Gu Zhao makes a promise, the Qi family will not be able to withstand the pressure from outside In the end, the icing business was handed over to others, which the Qi family did not like to see.

"Pleasant to work with."

"Happy cooperation, haha." Second Young Master Qi laughed happily.

Qi Er Shao didn't bother Gu Zhao's reading time much, and left after negotiating and signing a contract, agreeing that he would send brown sugar to Gu Zhao today, so that Gu Zhao would not have to go shopping by himself, which would easily reveal his identity, and the locals in Qinghe County also Gu Zhao may not always be able to supply such a large amount of brown sugar. Qi Ershao is thinking of purchasing brown sugar from other places to reduce the attention of the local Qijia. In the future, the main sales targets of icing sugar will not be localized.

After lunch, Second Young Master Qi personally delivered a batch of brown sugar, which weighed a hundred catties, and paid Gu Zhao 12 taels of silver in advance, that is, one month's share. Qi Ershao agreed on a time to pick up the icing.

Moreover, when Er Shao Qi came, he brought some daily necessities and a few bolts of cloth along with the brown sugar, which would cost a lot when converted into silver. This partner is also more satisfied, thinking it's no wonder that the second boy Qi took over most of the Qi family's business at a young age, and he is also quite famous in Qinghe County.

12 taels of silver, although it is not as much as 50 taels of silver for one-time trading of tofu recipes, but this is only one month, and it is 120 taels of silver for a year. In fact, no complicated process is required.

With the money in the account, Gu Zhao became more and more lazy to cook. He even ran out to eat breakfast. The rest of the time was spent studying and exercising in the small rented courtyard, and he didn't bother thinking about other things to make money. Method, in this era, ten taels of silver is enough for several members of a family to live a good life for a year, and money is very expensive, so Gu Zhao is quite satisfied.

His eyes were a little sore from reading these days. Gu Zhao was exercising in the yard. Now he ate eggs, meat, and fine grains every day. His health improved obviously. In addition, he still learned from others in the last days A set of breathing and breathing techniques may not have much effect in a short period of time, but as long as you persist in exercising, there is no problem in strengthening your body and prolonging your life. At this moment, his face is rosier than when he just awakened his memory.

When the courtyard door was knocked, Gu Zhao was still a little strange, it didn't come to the time when Er Shao Qi came to pick up the frosting, and he didn't like to deal with the neighbors, so who would come to him at this time?

"Here we come." Gu Zhao responded and rushed to open the door. As soon as the door was opened, he saw Song Ze standing at the door with black air all over his body. Gu Zhao was surprised, "Song Ze? Why did you come at this time? Come in and talk."

Let Song Ze in, and after closing the courtyard door, Gu Zhao hurried into the room to pour tea for Song Ze, and was concerned about whether Song Ze had eaten. Seeing Song Ze's expression was not very happy, Gu Zhao only had one thought, reborn girl What did the patron Gu Zhen do to drive Song Ze, who is not bad-tempered, to such a point?

Although Song Ze doesn't talk much, he looks very serious, but his temper is really not bad. You can see that he can get along with Gu Zhao for a few years, because in conscience, Gu Zhao is really spoiled by his parents. capricious.

Song Ze drank a cup of tea, and his face finally turned a little bit slowly. Looking at Gu Zhao's quiet house again, Song Ze was envious, jealous, and looked at Gu Zhao with a bit of resentment. Ze's introverted character, this point of resentment is very subtle, and it can only be seen when Gu Zhao is very familiar with him.

Gu Zhao took some snacks that the Second Young Master Qi brought with him last time, let Song Ze fill his stomach first, and then invited him to eat outside.

Gu Zhao pushed the dim sum in front of him and said, "This is from a friend. What's the matter? I thought you would come in a few days. Have you settled down now? Do you need my help? "

Hearing Gu Zhao's concerned words, Song Ze's heart warmed up a bit, and he told himself that Gu Zhen is Gu Zhen, and Gu Zhao is Gu Zhao, and Gu Zhao reminded himself early in the morning that all of this has nothing to do with Gu Zhao , does not affect the relationship between them.

After eating some snacks and drinking some tea, Song Ze said, "I can't help it either, your niece..."

"Gu Zhen did it, right? Don't worry about me, don't look at my face."

Song Ze's expression was indescribable: "I have already heard that my mother avoided the house and went to the school to study in the town, but I didn't expect that she... would go to the school to find me and give me something in the name of my mother. I didn't know what to do, so I had to explain the situation to my master and hid in the county."

At that time, Song Ze really felt at a loss. He was a young man who grew up in the countryside. How could he be the opponent of Gu Zhen, who had already lived for three or forty years and had experienced ups and downs? He never thought that a woman would be so cheeky. Doesn't his silent and evasive behavior already represent his attitude of rejection?

Gu Zhao almost laughed out loud, but tried his best to hold it back, if he wanted to laugh out loud, Song Ze would be annoyed, and maybe he would end his friendship with him.

Gu Zhao patted Song Ze on the shoulder sympathetically: "You have suffered."

(As for the prices in this article, different people may have different opinions. I try to take a compromise price on the basis of referring to ancient prices, because our country has a long history in ancient times, and it is the same dynasty. For example, in the Ming Dynasty, when the goods were cheap, pork was seven to eight Wen per catty, and fish and shrimp were four to five Wen. But in the first year of Tianqi (1621), Nanjing’s pork could be sold for forty per catty. Yu Wen, a chicken is about 1627 renminbi, geese are the most expensive, and a goose is 1644 renminbi. There are also differences in regions. During the reign of Chongzhen (0-18), Shaanxi pork could be sold for 180 taels per catty, according to If one or two thousand liters is counted, that is [-] liters, I dare not think about it.)

(About the price of sugar, ancient China was pretty good, because when there was no sucrose, there was maltose and caramel instead. Probably sucrose came in in the Tang Dynasty. When I checked the information, I found that in 1792 in the Qing Dynasty, it was registered by the Beijing Ministry of Internal Affairs. The price of white sugar is 10-17 taels per load, and one hundred catties per load, that is, white sugar ranges from 170 yuan to 80 yuan per catty. At that time, the sugar making process should be considered good. By the [-]s and [-]s of the last century, White sugar and brown sugar also appear in New Year's ceremony.)

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