But Meng Yue coughed lightly: "Even though we were both drugged that night, I still recognized you clearly."
After a brief silence, the seventh prince slapped the table again: "If you mention that night again, I will really chop off your dick!"
"Don't mention it, don't mention it anymore. Calm down your anger. Calm down your anger."
The waiter's voice happened to be heard, and it was the potato noodles they ordered, so Meng Yue took the opportunity to let the seventh prince taste the potato noodles.
"Potato flour is really a good thing, and it's also cheap. Ordinary people can afford it. How about you give your father some advice and open a few more branches in the capital?"
"During lunch time, you have to queue up for a long time to eat at this restaurant."
Meng Yue was actually worried about the branch's problems.
"Wait for me to conduct an on-site inspection." The seventh prince did not agree.
"Have you never paid attention to this restaurant before?" Meng Yue asked in surprise.
"No."
"So what are you busy with on weekdays?"
"Is it your turn to ask?" The seventh prince snorted.
"No chance. But the business of this restaurant is indeed very good. How about we come over tomorrow night and take a look?"
"No time." The seventh prince replied coldly.
But Meng Yue didn't seem to care at all, but asked again with a smile: "Then let's come back when you are free."
At this time, Li Qiao and Tao Zhu had quickly finished the potato noodles in their bowls, and they went out to pay the bill quietly and silently.
The two of them walked out of the door and walked towards the duck shop together.
Because the Potato Noodles Restaurant is relatively affordable, it is not located in the east of the city like the Royal Dessert Shop. The Potato Noodles Restaurant is located in the north of the city, not far from the Duck Shop.
Before going out today, Zheng Qianqian said that she wanted to eat roast duck, so as soon as they went out today, the three of them went to the duck shop and told the waiter there to reserve a few roast ducks. Just now, Li Qiao, Tao Zhu and others went to eat potato noodles, while Li Dashan drove the ox cart to the duck shop.
Since Tao Zhu bought twelve more people, the duck shop's business was finally able to last until about one o'clock at noon.
But it only lasts until this point, and it cannot be like a dim sum shop that can be opened until the afternoon and sell out everything.
When they arrived at the duck shop, Li Dashan was sitting in the shop talking to Guo Fu Min Qiang and others. When he saw Li Qiao and Tao Zhu coming, he immediately picked up the food box on the table next to him and prepared to go home.
After getting on the bullock cart going home, Li Dashan leaned against the carriage door and turned to talk to Li Qiao: "Uncle, just now Li Guo, Li Fu and the others said that they went to the vegetable market to buy ducks today, and there were a lot less people selling ducks."
At this time, there were no specialized duck farms. The vendors selling ducks in the wet market all collected ducks from farmers or people in Shengjing City. In this case, the supply of supplies was somewhat unstable.
However, due to the small number of people in the duck shop, they can only cook a maximum of 250 ducks per day, so several wet markets together can supply the goods.
But today, when Li Guo, Li Fu, Li Min, Li Qiang, four people went to the market to buy ducks, the few vendors who had been selling ducks before actually sold out all the ducks.
The four of them visited all the wet markets in Shengjing before they bought enough ducks.
"Are there not enough ducks?" Li Qiao narrowed his eyes.
The duck that has always been very stable is suddenly in short supply?
This plot is somewhat familiar.
When they were in Sanliu Village, the Zheng family needed pig intestines to make barbecued sausages, but later the entire pig intestines in Pingcheng were monopolized by Shopkeeper Zhao from Zuixianju.
"Yes, they were worried that this situation would happen again tomorrow, so they asked me what to do."
"I was thinking that I should make a trip in person tomorrow to ask the vendors who regularly sell us ducks what's going on."
Li Dashan Road.
"I'd better go and ask what's going on."
Tao Zhu spoke.
Since he added new staff, the duck shop's monthly profit has been as high as 3,500 taels, relying on duck products, vegetarian dishes, and drinks.
This is the most profitable business for him and Li Qiao besides vermicelli, so nothing can happen.
"No, I'd better go. Anyway, I have a rest today, so I just want to go take a look. You go home first."
Li Qiao said.
"Hmm... OK, then go and have a look."
Tao Zhu changed his mind.
Li Qiao is now a fifth-rank official. If he comes forward in person, he will definitely be more effective than others.
So Li Qiao sent Tao Zhu home first, and then went to the vegetable market in the north of the city with Li Dashan.
Although it is afternoon now, because the vegetable market has fixed stalls, these shops are all open.
Li Qiao asked Li Dashan to lead the way and went straight to the poultry shop he usually went to.
When the owner of the shop saw that Li Qiao was here, he explained with a smile that someone had also reserved the duck for tomorrow. He didn't dare to tell who made the reservation.
Li Qiao still didn't understand. He was already a fifth-rank official, but the shop owner didn't dare to say that the other party must have a higher official position than him.
He did not embarrass the boss, but left with Li Dashan.
Li Dashan frowned: "Uncle, what should we do?"
"Cold salad, you can't help but let the other party buy duck."
Li Qiao said that he was a little lucky that the specific seasoning list for duck products was always in the hands of his family. Moreover, when buying those condiments, he deliberately used a blind trick and bought several more condiments.
When making the seasoning packets, he also deliberately grinds all the seasonings into fine pieces, so that others cannot tell what ingredients he has added.
However, ducks cannot be replaced by ducks. Neither chickens nor geese can replace ducks.
Therefore, he has to find a way to source the goods himself.
He did not go home directly, but went to Han Ning's house.
He wanted to hire someone to go directly out of the city to collect ducks from farmers' homes.
He didn't believe that the other party could buy all the ducks outside the city.
Moreover, in addition to the ducks outside the city, some people in Shengjing also raise ducks in their homes.
There are also some wealthy families who raise livestock on their own farms to support themselves.
It is true that there were no specialized duck farms at this time, but if you wanted to buy ducks, it was much easier than buying milk.
It was already dark when Li Qiao returned home. The two cubs had already had dinner, and were looked after by Li Xia and Zhao Shen. The rest of the family was waiting for him and Li Dashan to have dinner.
At the dinner table, he didn't show anything strange. He only said that he would post a wooden sign outside the shop tomorrow, and from now on the shop would buy ducks directly from the people in Shengjing City.
When he said these words, the atmosphere at the dinner table suddenly became a little solemn.
Zheng Qianqian asked angrily: "Brother-in-law, is it the British government that is responsible? Didn't the Holy One decree that they are not allowed to stir up disputes in the future?"
"This doesn't count as provoking a dispute. You can't let the other party buy the duck."
Li Qiao was still relaxed and could smile on his face: "The other party may also want to do duck business, so he went to buy ducks. This can only be regarded as competition in the mall, not provoking a dispute."
"...But, they are just bullying us."
Zheng Qianqian grinded his teeth, clenched his fist and lightly smashed the dining table.
Seeing this, Li Dashan quickly grabbed his hand and rubbed it gently: "Don't hurt it, otherwise it will be you who will be hurt."
When Zheng Qianqian heard this, she gave him a roll of her eyes but said nothing.
Li Qiao picked up his chopsticks and called everyone to eat: "Brother Qian, don't you want to eat roast duck? Eat it quickly."
As he spoke, he picked up a thin and chewy pancake, picked up a few pieces of duck meat, smeared it with sauce, and then handed it to Tao Zhu: "You can eat it too."
Tao Zhu took it and also smiled and asked Zheng Qianqian to eat quickly.
Anyway, the sky will not fall, and we still have to eat.
Zheng Qianqian sighed, picked up a large pancake, first put fried vermicelli on the pancake, and then rolled it up with a few pieces of duck meat.
He likes to eat like this.
No matter, let’s eat today’s roast duck first and then talk about tomorrow.
The next day, Li Qiao arrived at the Hanlin Academy and read and took notes as usual. Soon it was noon. This time, he took the initiative to find Xin Zhi with his rice.
Xin Zhi’s family should have raised ducks.
Several of the families Xin Zhi was friends with were also wealthy families, and they must have raised ducks at home.
Xin Zhi was very angry after hearing Li Qiao's story. He had the same idea as Zheng Qianqian. If this was really done by the British government, then the British government was provoking a dispute!
"Forget it, it's not easy to complain to the Holy One about such a trivial matter. The Holy One is busy with everything, and he's not in a good mood lately. I'd better not bother him."
Li Qiao was very tolerant.
But Xin Zhi wanted to pound the table: "It's too abominable. This is going to cut off your family's financial path."
"My family has so much money, and the other party can't stop it." Li Qiao smiled.
Seeing this, Xin Zhi lowered his voice and approached Li Qiao and said: "Speaking of which, the British government also has a lot of industries. However, in the past, their government mainly relied on the output of their own fields. They had many shops, but Most of the businesses were ordinary, and then something extraordinary happened, but it was an unethical business."
"Oh? What kind of unethical business?" Li Qiao was curious.
Since he had a conflict with Lu Wenrong, he has been secretly collecting information about the British government in his daily life.
But he couldn't make this too obvious, and he didn't have many connections, so all he had collected so far was superficial information.
He really doesn't know about unethical business.
"Gambling house." Xin Zhi gave the answer directly without any hesitation.
"That's right...that's indeed a bit unethical. However, after all, it's a British gentleman who has done a great job in rescuing the man, but he actually runs a gambling house in an open and honest manner?"
"Of course it's in someone else's name, otherwise you'd have to register as a merchant. Besides, how do ordinary people know about this? Not many people even in the elite circle know about it."
"He himself is shameless and willing to go out and do this. What else can anyone do to him? He has not violated Dasheng's laws."
Xin Zhi sighed as he spoke.
It's not illegal to open a gambling den, and it's not illegal to open a gambling den under the state, but it just doesn't sound good.
But huge profits.
Gambling houses make money much faster than other industries.
