Adorable Food Goddess

Xia Chunyu went out on this trip and came back not long after. He didn't say anything, just like a normal person. When he went to the palace for duty in the afternoon, the guard commander said that he had worked hard these days and asked him to go home and rest for two days. , and then went to Jiangxi to run an errand. Xia Chunyu knew that it must be the emperor's order, and he was not allowed to interfere and deliberately arranged for him to go out, so he happily accepted it.

Two days later, Xia Zhuofeng and Youshi went to Hangzhou with great fanfare, while Xia Chunyu set off for Jiangxi.

Xia Chunyu wanted to keep Song Qi here, but Ye Jiayao refused. Who knew if this trip was dangerous? If someone wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of Chunyu, he insisted that Chunyu take Song Qi with him.

Although Song Qi's martial arts is not very strong, he is more clever than before. In Heifenggang, so many imperial spies were caught, but Song Qi was safe and sound. It's not that he is lucky, but that this guy is really good at covering up. .

No matter what, Ye Jiayao can feel more at ease with one more loyal and capable person following her.

Now, the entire burden of the Hou Mansion truly fell on Ye Jiayao.

The accounts for October have come out. Instead of restraining themselves, the Zhou Xing family has intensified their efforts. According to Ye Jiayao's original plan, the Zhou Xing family was to be dealt with. However, the situation is different now. It is better to stay put and stabilize the people first, and let Zi Ming follow Hou. I went to Hangzhou with him, nominally to let Zi Ming meet his father, and get familiar with the business in Hangzhou, so as to eliminate this uneasy factor in advance and make Zhou Xing's family happy. While sending people to keep an eye on Zhou Xing's family, they also paid attention to Liuli's movements.

The strongest fortress begins to disintegrate from the inside. She can't make decisions about external things, but she will never allow problems to arise internally.

The long-awaited food festival finally kicked off, and the weather was good. It rained continuously, but it cleared up on this day. People who had been bored at home for many days came out to join in the fun.

Along the Qinhuai River, there is a neat row of simple sheds, with red lanterns hanging high. Thirty-nine restaurants determine their booths according to lottery. It is not said which restaurant is famous and has the best booth. It all depends on their own luck, and no one has anything to say. Easy to say.

A large water platform was set up on the river opposite the booth. This was a place for Jiumei to show off their talents. Three beauties took turns to perform a day, and there were three lottery draws. People could get one after spending money at the food festival. For the receipt, keep half of the receipt for yourself and put the other half into the lottery box. There are five prizes. The first prize is a golden pig, which weighs five taels. The second to fifth prizes are free of charge from various restaurants. Coupons, people are eager to spend money on the golden pig. Even if they can't draw the golden pig, it's good to get a free coupon.

Ye Jiayao and the people from the Chamber of Commerce were in the elegant room of Zaitianju near the river. It was only a few steps away from the food festival, so it naturally became a place for everyone to rest and talk.

While everyone was drinking tea, listening to the sweet singing coming from the waterside pavilion, and looking at the crowds of people in the exhibition booth, they all narrowed their eyes with smiles.

"Shopkeeper Ye still has a lot of ideas! The publicity is in place and the methods are innovative. The effect is much better than I expected." Lu Xiaotian looked at Ye Jiayao with a smile. Although he was very restrained, the admiration in Qingzhan's eyes was still very good. obviously.

"Isn't it true? Yesterday, I was still worried that no one would come today, but when they came, they would leave disappointed." Lin Changchun said with a smile.

Ye Jiayao is not greedy for credit. As long as others recognize you for credit, it is boring to add it to yourself. She said politely: "How could it be? Everyone is very attentive and the guests are very satisfied."

"The key is that Shopkeeper Ye's idea attracted everyone, and the lottery session promoted consumption. I think if this continues, the income from the food festival alone will be considerable." Duan Qilin said pertinently.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"I guess both Fuji and Xiangyilou's intestines will regret it..." Lin Changchun laughed and gloated unabashedly.

"That's because they have no foresight. No one is to blame." Someone sneered.

Lu Xiaotian said with emotion: "We finally have a good start. The reputation of the food festival has been established. From now on, it can be held every year. By next year, we will do publicity early to attract people from the surrounding area to participate."

Ye Jiayao said: "Then it's best to advance the time. August and September are the best months. It's a bit cold now, and it's rainy at this time. If it rains, the effect will be greatly reduced."

Lu Xiaotian nodded in approval. If he hadn't been injured by Xia Chunyu and lay in bed for two months, this matter would have been raised long ago.

Suddenly, Ye Jiayao seemed to see two familiar faces in the crowd, and stood up excitedly.

I walked to the window and took a closer look. I couldn't hold back the joy in my heart and hurriedly left with everyone from the Chamber of Commerce.

"I met some long-time friends, but I didn't expect them to come too. I went to meet them."

Lu Xiaotian smiled: "Shopkeeper Ye, please feel free to do so."

Ye Jiayao hurried downstairs and called Xiao Lu.

"Xiao Lu, do you recognize the Crown Prince Yongning?"

Xiao Lu nodded repeatedly: "I recognize him...but he hasn't been here for a long time."

Ye Jiayao said: "Go to the dessert house's booth now and call Yongning Hou Shizi over, and tell him that I'm looking for him."

Xiao Lu snorted and trotted out.

Ye Jiayao ordered Xiao Yang to prepare cakes, tea and fruits.

I really didn't expect that Zhao Qixuan and Su Su were back. These two guys didn't even say a word when they came back.

Not long after, Xiao Lu came over with Zhao Qixuan and Su Su.

Su Su still has a paralyzed face, pretending to be cold and cool, but her moon-white brocade robe, straight figure, and elegant gait are eye-catching wherever she goes, with a 100% eye-catching rate. Zhao Qixuan still looked like a playboy, cynical, waving a fan even in the winter, and followed Su Su swaying, not afraid of fanning himself and catching a cold.

Ye Jiayao deliberately kept a sullen face, but she was very excited in her heart. It's been a long time since she last saw her! It was a surprise.

Su Yi came closer and smiled slightly as a greeting.

Zhao Qixuan shouted: "I originally wanted to come over and give you a surprise later, but your sharp eyes noticed it first."

Ye Jiayao glared at him: "First tell me honestly, when did you come back?"

"We came back last night. When we came back, we heard about this food festival. When we asked about the location, we found that it was near Tianshangju, so we came over to take a look." Zhao Qixuan said with a smile.

Susu nodded, proving that this was indeed the case.

Well, Zhao Qixuan was glib, and Ye Jiayao had to discount his words, but Su Su was a serious person, and since Su Su nodded, it meant that Zhao Qixuan was not lying.

Ye Jiayao then smiled and said: "You two guys, you have been gone for so long without any news, have you forgotten all your friends in Jinling?"

Zhao Qixuan said exaggeratedly: "How can it be possible? We are thinking about you all the time!"

"Bah, don't be so exaggerated, you don't even have a letter." Ye Jiayao snorted and led them inside.

Zhao Qixuan followed behind and explained: "It's true. You don't know that in that remote country, the transportation is not convenient. Even to write a letter, you have to send someone to walk for three days to find a post station in the town. Oops. , it’s really a place where birds don’t lay eggs.”

The three of them sat down.

Ye Jiayao said: "Why is the border trade meeting open in such a remote place?"

Zhao Qixuan shook his fan and said: "A remote place is a remote place, and it is an area where no one cares. Now that border trade has opened, roads have been repaired, and houses have been built. In less than a year, it has changed drastically."

This is true. When Grandpa Deng drew a circle on the South China Sea, it was a deserted place. As a result, it quickly developed into a prosperous city in a few years. With the strong support of the state, businessmen moved in, and money poured in, even if the birds were not alive. The place where the eggs are placed can also be turned into a cornucopia.

"So...how's the business over there?" Ye Jiayao asked with interest.

When asked about this, Zhao Qixuan was beaming and couldn't hide his pride: "We were the first batch of people to go there to dig for gold, and we took the lead. Now, Su Su and I occupy most of a commercial street. We are considered the largest in the local area." Dude."

Su Yi drank tea calmly, with a calm expression, as if what Zhao Qixuan said had nothing to do with him.

"Oh? Is it still too late for me to inject capital now?" Ye Jiayao did not invest because of financial constraints.

Zhao Qixuan said with a smile: "I came back this time to take you to make a fortune. Xiaojing and Chunfeng, I have bought them a lot of shops and land. By next year, the profits will be obvious. South Vietnam's medicinal materials, ivory and jade, The furs and minerals from Xifan, as well as the silk, tea and porcelain from our Huai Song Dynasty, can be traded there, it’s very prosperous!”

Ye Jiayao was moved and said: "That's just right. I have prepared the money I owe you and am waiting for you to come back. I still have some spare money on hand, so I will use it as an investment."

The instability of Jinling made Ye Jiayao think that when it was no longer possible to survive here, at least there would still be some industry there.

Zhao Qixuan was stunned: "Your heaven actually makes so much money?"

How long does it take to pay off a debt of 800,000 yuan and still have some spare money? It's really jaw-dropping.

Ye Jiayao chuckled and said, "I don't just have this property in the sky."

Zhao Qixuan clicked his tongue and shook his head: "I'm really convinced by you. Your ability to make money is almost catching up with mine."

Ye Jiayao laughed and returned to the topic: "Have you seen Xiao Jing when you came back?"

After the prince was put under house arrest, Xiao Jing was changed to a casual position, and Prince Helian's palace was now empty.

Zhao Qixuan and Su Su looked at each other, and Su Yi said: "It's better that we don't get too close to Prince Helian's Mansion now."

Ye Jiayao was startled for a moment, so they already knew, but what did this mean? Dissolve the relationship? Or is there another plan?

Su Yi saw Ye Jiayao's confusion and stood up to look at the door.

Ye Jiayao said: "This is my office, it's very safe."

Su Yi nodded, closed the door, and sat back down.

He said calmly: "It's better to be cautious."

Zhao Qixuan also put away his playful smile before and said seriously: "We all know the matter. I didn't expect that such changes would happen in the court just half a year ago."