Country Maiden: Fields and Fortune-Chapter 97

96, High Price (Part 2)

The coachman hurriedly said, “Crown Prince, something has fallen on the ground!”

Gu Yichen lifted the carriage curtain, “Go ask what it is. Do they still have it? What’s the price? I’m hungry!”

“…”

The attendant Gai Ke was surprised, “Crown Prince, you…”

The Princely Heir had never liked to eat since he was young, let alone say he was hungry.

Not daring to hesitate, Gai Ke quickly got off the carriage and went forward, seeing Yuan Liuwang picking up fragments, “Young Master…”

“?” Yuan Liuwang raised his eyes upon hearing this, looking puzzled at Gai Ke, “What’s the matter?”

“What is this thing you have?” Gai Ke asked, staring at the object in Yuan Liuwang’s hand.

The manager of Huiquan Tower saw this and hurried over, “It turns out to be Young Master Gai Ke, is the Crown Prince in the carriage?”

“Hmm!” Gai Ke lazily responded and then looked towards Yuan Liuwang.

Yuan Liuwang had already thought it through multiple times and came up with an idea, “This is the chilli sauce made by my family. I was planning to see if anyone was interested in buying it. It accidentally broke!”

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He made no mention of his dispute with the manager of Huiquan Tower.

Gai Ke took a deep breath in; the chilli sauce was indeed fragrant, so tempting it made one’s mouth water.

“May I ask if you have any more of this chilli sauce? If you do, please sell it to me. No matter the price, you name it!” said Gai Ke.

It’s just that many people around were talking about how fragrant it was, saying it must be particularly good with meals.

The manager of Huiquan Tower was also eagerly looking at Yuan Liuwang.

Yuan Liuwang paused, then said, “This chilli sauce contains a secret family recipe. It’s about thirty pounds per jar, and it would be one hundred taels of silver.”

“…”

One hundred taels.

Quite a few people gasped and retreated several steps back.

The manager of Huiquan Tower also looked at Yuan Liuwang in surprise.

Just a jar of chilli sauce, and he was asking such a high price.

Only inside the carriage did Gu Yichen speak up softly, “Gai Ke, give him the silver and buy the chilli sauce.”

Gai Ke hurriedly acknowledged the order.

Yuan Liuwang quickly explained, “Crown Prince, when I left home, I only brought one jar of chilli sauce to see if anyone would buy it. I scooped out some to eat myself, so now there’s only about half a jar left. How about if I reduce the silver for you?”

“No need, just lead us to get the chilli sauce quickly!” Gu Yichen ordered firmly.

Was he the kind of person to care about that bit of silver?

Yuan Liuwang was on cloud nine as he walked.

It sold, it actually sold.

A jar of chilli sauce for one hundred taels of silver, more than he would earn going back and forth for half a month.

How could this be possible, simply too incredible?

But it was true.

At the guesthouse where he was staying, Yuan Liuwang quickly brought out the jar. Gai Ke took it and handed Yuan Liuwang a silver note.

The amount written on it was precisely one hundred taels.

“Young Master Yuan, please wait two days. If my lord the Crown Prince likes this chilli sauce after trying it, he will come to you to buy more!” Gai Ke instructed.

Hoping that Yuan Liuwang would not be hasty in leaving.

In case the Crown Prince liked it, they would buy some more to store.

“Alright, alright!”

Yuan Liuwang busily agreed.

He wouldn’t dare to refuse such a good opportunity.

In his mind, he was already pondering how to divide the silver with Xie Zhinuan.

Giving Xie Zhinuan thirty taels and keeping seventy for himself was something he couldn’t bring himself to do, no matter how shameless.

But earning this silver was a bit too easy…

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As soon as Gu Yichen returned to the residence, he ordered the kitchen to serve up dishes and asked Gai Ke to scoop some chilli sauce.

For the first time, he ate a bowl of rice with just the chilli sauce, spicy enough to make tears flow from his eyes. Amidst the sweat pouring down his back, he felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction.

“Gai Ke, go find that person and tell him, I want all the chilli sauce he has!” Gu Yichen ordered loudly.

He then quickly drank a bowl of clear soup to quell the fiery sensation in his mouth.

Chapter 98