Delicious Delicacy of the Demon Spirit

When the two arrived at Huixiang Pavilion, the shopkeeper Gu shopkeeper was bored chasing flies away, there was nothing he could do, the stinky salted fish was too stinky.When he saw a guest coming to the door, he hurriedly greeted him.

"Guest officer, what do you want to buy? The recent stinky salted fish is good. You can smell it..." Shopkeeper Gu shrugged his nose and enjoyed it: "Oh, it smells so good."

"Shopkeeper Gu, we don't want stinky salted fish." Li Kuer knew this uncle, her father used to bring her here to buy preserved fruit, but after her father died, she had no spare money to buy snacks here.

Shopkeeper Gu stared at Li Ku'er hard, and the businessman's ability to recognize his face came out all of a sudden, although he couldn't remember her name.

"Hey, isn't this Mr. Li's daughter, she has grown up so much, it's amazing."

Li Kuer didn't know what he was talking about, so he just expressed his intention directly: "Today we're here to buy white flower mushrooms and jellyfish skins. Do you have any here? We want the best."

Shopkeeper Gu looked at Li Ku'er, then at He Weiran, wondering where Mr. Li's daughter was going to wait for something, and then looked at the woman beside her, she looked dignified and beautiful , but not wearing the silk and satin of a rich family, and I don't know what his identity is.Thinking about it in my mind, I said to them again: "Tianbai mushroom is there, there are two batches, you look at it first, the good ones are three taels of silver a catty, and the second ones are one tael of silver a catty, come from Mingyushan The price must be fair. There are also dried jellyfish skins. If you want the best, you don’t need to look at the ones on the shelf. I have to go and get them. Wait.”

The two took advantage of the interval between the boss to pick up the goods, and looked at the Tianbai mushrooms on the shelf.Li Kuer finally gained insight, and it turned out that this is Tianbaihuagu.This flower mushroom is not shriveled and shriveled like ordinary dried shiitake mushrooms, but has a round shape, thick mushroom buds, and a network of cracks on it, exposing the snow-white mushroom flesh inside.Two prices, comparing the advantages and disadvantages, the better one is much bigger and looks much fuller, especially the mushroom bud, which bursts like a cotton flower, and on the snow-white bulge, the original brown surface of the mushroom surface is only dotted. The markings make the overall look whiter and thicker.It looks quite beautiful, but I don't know if it tastes worthy of such an expensive price, which is not something ordinary people can afford.

"We want a catty of high-quality ones." He Weiran's face was full of mystery, and he whispered to Li Kuer: "You lower the price, and the extra money will belong to you, and the jellyfish skin is the same , if it’s okay, we have to buy twenty, and the rest of the price quoted by the boss will be yours.”

"This... is this good?" Li Kuer was quite surprised. This is a business that takes kickbacks, and it is done under the nose of the head chef. Ah, no, it was instigated by the head chef. It can't be justified... ...She suspected that He Weiran was trying to test her evil intentions through this incident. Thinking of this level, she couldn't help feeling that her bones were trembling, and she didn't know what to do.

"What are you shaking in this hot weather?" He Weiran patted Li Kuer's back, and said, "I'm serious, just do as I tell you, and I'll tell you why later."

Having said that, Li Kuer didn't think about it any more, he just planned to save money for the palace, as for whether the saved money should be kept privately or handed over to the public, it will be decided after He Weiran confesses the reason .

Not long after, shopkeeper Gu took out a huge paper bag and spread it out in front of them.It is said that it is a paper bag, but it is actually different from the usual one.Li Kuer watched curiously as shopkeeper Gu unwrapped the washbasin-sized paper package in front of him. Inside, round off-white dried jellyfish skins were piled up high, just like the skin of Jiekou pancakes. .Shopkeeper Gu picked up one and showed it to the two of them: "Look, the whole one is so big, even in thickness, not damaged at all, and the color is rare white, without even a grain of sand in it, not to mention the taste. In short, I can assure you that there is no better jellyfish skin than mine.”

Li Ku'er didn't quite understand these things, but what the shopkeeper said was pretty good, but he didn't know how much water was in it.She peeked at He Weiran, and seeing a satisfied look on her face, she agreed, and asked, "Treasurer Gu, what's the price?"

"This is a rare good thing, one in a thousand, and the price is naturally high." The shopkeeper Gu had doubts about whether Li Kuer and Li Kuer could buy these things, so he said the ugly words first.In the past, there were a lot of big-hearted customers in his store, and they asked for the best ones, but there were not a few of them who ambiguously shrank back when they heard the price. As for the daughter of Mr. Li in front of him, he only knew that Mr. Li The husband's family was not well-to-do during his lifetime, and it would be even worse to keep this orphan girl after his death, but he never paid attention to the situation of the orphan girl afterward.

"Shopkeeper, please quote a price first and let us hear it." Li Kuer said, she always felt that if the shopkeeper Gu laid the groundwork, the next step would be to quote a sky-high price.Although it was inconceivable to her that a few mushrooms were so expensive just now, but after all, it was something that Prince Qiao's mansion wanted and Lord Qiao wanted to eat, so the price was nothing.

"This jellyfish skin, four pieces of one tael of silver, you see, how much does it cost?"

so expensive!Li Kuer quickly calculated in her heart, twenty sheets are five taels of silver, plus a catty of high-quality white flower mushrooms, it is eight taels of silver, even if all the cabbages in her area are sold out, she can't earn so much... Tsk tsk tsk...

"It's cheaper. Let's buy ten sheets. We also need a pound of that three-two-one-kilty white flower mushroom. We'll give you a good price, the shopkeeper, and we'll come back later." Li Kuer suddenly felt that he was about to become Little picky ghost, it turns out that as long as there is a chance of profit, there will be the possibility of corruption at any time, which is too dangerous.

"Oh, Mr. Li's daughter..." The shopkeeper Gu shook his head, wondering what he was feeling, and after thinking about it for a while, he said, "Well, originally ten jellyfish skins are two and a half, and those two are given to you. , I'll charge you two taels."

"It's just one, two, or five. The two things add up, five taels..." Li Kuer looked at He Weiran who didn't say a word, and then looked hesitant, pondered for a while, and pulled He Weiran turned around and bit his ear: "Sister He, is the price outrageous?"

He Weiran knew that she was not sure about the cost of this thing, and wanted to know whether to kill lightly or hard, so he whispered in her ear: "It's almost done."

The meaning is obvious, the price is still acceptable, as for the price, it all depends on how much Li Kuer wants.Li Ku'er rubbed her nose, thinking that this jellyfish skin must not be easy to sell, otherwise it would not be hidden inside. There are quite a few rich families in Qingshui Town, but it is rare for them to spend their spare money to store so many high-quality jellyfish For food, this pack of jellyfish skins has been stored for a long time, the shopkeeper has no reason to cling to the high price, otherwise he would not have let go so quickly.Thinking of this, she nodded to He Weiran, then turned to the shopkeeper and said, "It's not as cheap as shopkeeper Gu, we need twenty jellyfish skins."

"This……"

After saying this word for a while, Li Kuer saw that he was quite hesitant, and said again: "It's better to add [-] pieces of jellyfish skins to a catty of white flower mushrooms, six taels of silver, and we will still come if we buy any high-quality goods in the future." .”

Shopkeeper Gu pondered over and over again, and at the same time, he was thinking about how Mr. Li's daughter has become like this. She was obviously well-behaved and sensible when she was a child.Thinking of her saying that she would come to buy high-quality goods in the future, she couldn't help but be moved again. After all, in business, it's not about looking at the small profits in front of you, but looking farther and farther away.

"Okay, then let me say something cheerful, six taels is six taels, and Miss Li must remember to take care of the business in my store in the future."

"Definitely." Li Kuer narrowed his eyes with a smile, this saved two taels of silver, which is incredible.

He Weiran looked at Li Kuer with a smile, paid the money and packaged the goods, and the two left Huixiang Pavilion to go to Qiao Wang's mansion.

"What I told you just now was not a joke." He Weiran said to Li Kuer while walking with his eyes on the front.

Li Kuer immediately realized what she was referring to, it was nothing more than the kickback thing... Thinking of the pleasure of haggling just now, guilt flooded in like a tide, and Li Kuer felt that her heart was not pure anymore, that hard-working Li Kuer, who earnestly supports herself with her own hands, is about to disappear.

"Ah, what's wrong with you?" Seeing Li Kuer biting his lips and struggling, He Weiran was quite puzzled.

Li Kuer didn't have the nerve to say that he was going to be spoiled by He Weiran, so he kept silent.

Although He Weiran didn't understand what she was thinking, he still expressed his original plan: "Do you know what the price is for asking Dashun to buy just this flower mushroom? It's three taels of silver for a catty, but it's a second time." Waiting goods, like this high-class one, he said no, who knows."

"Three taels? Just one tael in the shop, how could he earn so much?" Li Kuer suddenly felt like a heroine in doing this.

"There will be many such things in the future, and I don't have the time to go out to buy them every day, but I believe in you, and you look smart and smart, poor boy, I intend to ask you to take Dashun's place, but now I still have to It's not the right time, you are just a little girl after all, if you push them into a hurry, they will definitely deal with you."

"Ah? I... I don't have that ability and knowledge." Li Kuer said frankly.

"Don't worry, take it easy, I'll be with you. But we need to keep this a secret. Prince Qiao's Mansion won't pay you, so it's only natural for you to accept the price difference."

Li Kuer couldn't help being moved, thinking that He Weiran really trusted her, if not, how could she be asked to do such a job that only a person with good character can do?

"How? Agree?" He Weiran stroked Li Kuer's head, but she knew that she would definitely not refuse...