Oh my god, I became the vicious stepmother of four villains

"Now that you mention it, the general's wife is actually quite kind-hearted. Since she hired so many people this time, the two pastry shops should have enough staff. What is the general going to do?"

"I don't know about that, but the general's wife opened a shop and made such delicious food, so she must have other plans. We can see what kind of business the general's wife is going to start then."

"You're right. There will definitely be discounts. I must go when the store opens. I didn't go last time when a store opened happily. I regret it so much."

"Who says it's not true? We have General Lu in Daliang, who is here to protect our country. It is a blessing for the general and his wife to have a Gao Xing pastry shop in the capital."

Xia Yingying naturally had some idea about people's discussion.

Most of the people Xia Yingying brought back were thin women. It was too big a scene with so many people at once. Xia Yingying was a little worried that it might attract the attention of Lu Ziren's political enemies and allow them to seize the opportunity to do bad things.

She herself admitted that she was reckless, but although Xia Yingying didn't think the functions in the space were very important at the time, her intuition told her to get them, as big things might happen later.

That's why she agreed to the space's request. It's too late to regret now. Now so many people have seen it. If she sends the person back, then there will definitely be no reputation for her and Lu Ziren in the capital.

When they were struggling with the issue, one of the onlookers mustered up the courage to ask Xia Yingying directly.

"Madam General, what do you plan to do with all those people here?"

This person had bought cakes and been personally treated by Xia Yingying before. At that time, he was a little worried that the general's wife was high and mighty and would act in a pretentious manner, but he did not expect Xia Yingying to be so approachable, so he asked when he had questions.

Xia Yingying was still worrying about how to minimize the possible harm to Lu Ziren by hiring so many people.

Hearing the passerby asking this, Xia Yingying instantly had an idea. She could use the passerby's mouth to tell the purpose of buying this person, and at the same time promote the news of selling dried fruits.

"I bought three boats of fruit. I plan to hire some people to make dried fruit. If the dried fruit is on the shelf, you must come and have a taste." Xia Yingying said, lifting the curtain.

"What kind of fruit is that?" one of them asked.

"They are kiwis and wolfberries. They taste sour and sweet and are quite good." Xia Yingying explained.

"Are they all dried fruits? Aren't there any fresh fruits?"

They had never heard of kiwi and wolfberry, and had no idea what they looked like.

It would be even better if there were any new ones, so I could see them for myself.

"Yes, there are, but the fruits can only be kept for a few days. I'm worried that I won't be able to sell them all in a short period of time, so I thought of making them into dried fruits." Xia Yingying explained her concerns to the customer, and the customer understood after hearing Xia Yingying's explanation.

But he wanted to taste some fresh fruit.

"I wonder if you can sell me some fresh fruits. I want to taste the fresh flavor."

"Okay." Xia Yingying did not refuse.

"How about this, those fruits are still on the boat and haven't been unloaded yet. I'll have someone send some fruits to a bakery. If you want to buy fresh fruits, you can go there later. The dried fruits will be put on the shelves one after another. You can buy them when the time comes if you like them." Seeing that some people were buying fresh fruits, Xia Yingying took the opportunity to promote other dried fruits.

"Thank you ma'am."

The customer was flattered. He didn't expect that Xia Yingying would agree to his simple request. Their status was still very different.

"This place is not far from the mansion. I'll walk back. Can you go with this young man to the warehouse to deliver some fruits to the pastry shop?" Xia Yingying said to the servant.

As they were talking, Xia Yingying had already gotten off the carriage.

"Yes, ma'am." The servant went to do it immediately after receiving Xia Yingying's message.

"You can go to a bakery later and buy fresh kiwis and wolfberries. You can also try them for free."

But after giving instructions to the servant, Xia Yingying remembered that the price of the fruit had not yet been decided.

The dried fruits would take several days to make, so she could take her time to think about it, but the fresh fruits had to be sold right away, so she couldn't do it without calculating.

Xia Yingying deducted the cost paid to Wang and the total amount of cargo on the three ships and calculated the final result.

It is more appropriate to sell kiwis and wolfberries for 10 or 15 cents, which is a fair price.

Fruits are usually in season and don't last long, so Xia Yingying can only sell them for three or four days at most. After the people in Beijing have tasted the fresh fruits, she plans to use the remaining fruits to make dried fruits, which are definitely more expensive than fresh fruits.

Because there was a maid at hand, Xia Yingying asked her to go to another house to deliver the message, and Xia Yingying went to the other house in person.

After Lu Ziren finished his court session, he immediately rushed to a cake shop. After spending so many days with Xia Yingying, Lu Ziren had also figured out Xia Yingying's daily routine.

Now Xia Yingying might be in the Imperial College or a cake shop. Xia Yingying would go to one of the two cake shops alternately. The one she went to last time was the first one to open. Today, Xia Yingying must have gone to another one. So Lu Ziren went to a cake shop without hesitation.

Ping An saw Lu Ziren coming and knew that Lu Ziren was here to look for Xia Yingying, so he told him that Xia Yingying had not come today.

"I'll go to the second floor to have some tea first." Lu Ziren said he was going to drink tea, but actually he was waiting for Xia Yingying.

Because the second floor is a high-end place, there are areas for people to pay attention to, as well as compartments for people to settle accounts.

Lu Ziren went up to the room on the second floor where Xia Yingying often went with ease. He drank tea leisurely and looked at the passers-by on the roadside through the window on the second floor, as if he was expecting something.

Xia Yingying was walking at a normal pace. When she just came into Lu Ziren's sight, Lu Ziren looked at her as if she were a treasure. Today was a sunny and bright day, and the streets were still bustling with people.

Xia Yingying was wearing a plum green dress and a simple hair accessory on her head. She walked in the crowd, the sun shining warmly on her face. She was so beautiful that she looked like a fairy walking out of a painting. She caught Lu Ziren's attention. Lu Ziren looked at the scenery outside the window, his heart beating like a deer.

Lu Ziren followed Xia Yingying's figure until Xia Yingying's figure disappeared into the room, then he withdrew his gaze absentmindedly.

Xia Yingying came to a cake shop and told Ping'an Xile about selling fruits later. After Ping'an Xile knew about it, he told Xia Yingying about Lu Ziren's coming.

"Madam, the general is waiting for you on the second floor."

"Okay, I understand." During this period, Lu Ziren would come to pick her up after court, and she had gotten used to it.

Xia Yingying was about to go upstairs with her skirt lifted when a familiar voice came from behind her, "Yingying."

Xia Yingying turned around in surprise, "Yaoyao, you're here."

"I just finished my snacks, so I came here to buy more. Thank you for giving me VIP status."

Liu Qingyao said this while raising the wooden sign in her hand.

"I just bought three boats of fruit today. Since you are here, you can take some fruit back later." Xia Yingying said to Liu Qingyao with a smile.

"What kind of fruit?" Liu Qingyao couldn't help but stare at Xia Yingying with wide eyes. "Please vote"