Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 201 New Year Jiaping, Changle Weiyang

If you have money but don't make it, you're a fool. So now we go to the other party to finalize the price and pay the deposit. Uncle Fu and Aunt Fu have already gone to Yuanying Manor early in the morning, and even Aunt Song and Xiaoxiao have gone with them, because the bun shop has not opened yet after the New Year.

Hualei rushed to Yuanying Manor as fast as she could, but when she saw the person sitting in her study, she was a little dumbfounded. Bai Yunhe was sitting leisurely opposite his desk, flipping through a breeding book in his hand, reading it with relish.

Xiao Kongge was sitting on one side. On his left was a strange old man in his fifties, who looked energetic and smiling.

Seeing Hua Lei coming in, Bai Yunhe closed the book, stood up, smiled and bowed to greet her, "Miss Hua, New Year Jiaping, Changle Weiyang."

"Mr. Bai, the New Year is in peace and the Changle is in the future." Hualei returned the greeting. "Is it your family that wants to place the order?"

Bai Yunhe smiled and nodded, "Yes, I am sorry to come to Miss Hua so suddenly and need so many ingredients. It is because we cannot buy so many goods at the market at once."

Hua Lei nodded, asked Bai Yunhe to sit down, refilled the tea, and sat down herself, asking, "Is your family planning to hold a banquet? Didn't you prepare before the New Year?"

Bai Yunhe nodded and said, "My father's comrades came back from Western Xinjiang. They were supposed to arrive in Shangjing before the New Year, but they were delayed on the way and did not arrive before the New Year. They only arrived in Shangjing yesterday, so many of the items they prepared before the New Year cannot be used. They had no choice but to come to Miss Hua's farm to try their luck.

Butler Bai came to the farm yesterday to take a look. I wonder if Miss Hua could take the trouble to help with the preparations. The price is negotiable."

As he spoke, he pointed to the energetic old man next to him and said, "This is Butler Bai from our Marquis' Mansion. Let Butler Bai and Miss Hua tell them the quantities in detail." Butler Bai had already stood up with a smile on his face and handed Hua Lei a food demand list.

Hua Lei took the list with a smile, glanced at it, and said, "Okay, no problem." She handed the list to Brother Xiao Kong beside her and said, "Brother Xiao Kong, give this list to Uncle Fu and ask him to prepare it according to this list. Time is tight, if you are not in time, go to Baihuazhuang to allocate some people over."

Brother Xiao Kong took the order and hurried away. Bai Yunhe looked at Brother Xiao Kong's hurried back and asked with a smile, "Miss Hua, you haven't even discussed the price with me, and I haven't paid the deposit yet, but you let your people go down to slaughter pigs and chickens. Aren't you afraid that I will regret it?"

Hua Lei smiled and said, "I'm not afraid of that. The Dingxi Marquis's family is rich and powerful, so they won't care about such a small amount of money."

Ever since she knew that Xiaoyuan and Yunhai had a conflict in the Imperial College, although Gui Jijiu said that Yunhai was a good person, Hualei had actually secretly inquired about many things about the Dingxi Marquis' Mansion.

Dingxi Marquisate and Dingbei Marquisate, as well as the declining Dingnan Marquisate and Dingdong Marquisate, were actually all granted titles by the late founding emperor of the Great Sheng Dynasty, the retired emperor, to several of his right-hand men who had always followed him when he established his capital in Shangjing. After the Great Sheng Dynasty stabilized, these generals were stationed in the four frontiers of the Great Sheng Dynasty.

After several generations of changes, Dingnan Marquis Mansion and Dingdong Marquis Mansion have declined and exist in name only. Now the children of the two mansions rarely serve in the court. In recent years, Dingbei Marquis Mansion has relatively few outstanding children. Except for Pei Jingyang, who is now a third-rank Dingbei General, Pei Jingyang's brothers are still living in small places.

The one who is doing relatively well is Lord Pei's second son, Pei Jingxuan. He is the fourth-rank prefect of a prefecture in the southeast, but he has been in this position for five years. He did not get promoted two years ago and still has not been able to serve as an official in the capital. The other brothers are relatively poor and are still serving as county magistrates or magistrates in small places, so they are currently somewhat stagnant.

The best developed one is the Dingxi Marquis Mansion. It is said that the Dingxi Marquis Mansion Bai family is huge, and the old marquis Bai Wanli has four younger brothers. These four brothers are also very outstanding. Although they may not be as good as Bai Lifei, who is a third-rank official and is both civil and military, they are also extraordinary and none of them is a hindrance.

The family also has many children, and there are many relatives with officials in the capital. Because of the strict family tradition and strict education, the civil service examination is also very strict, and they are all military generals, so they are all good at fighting. Therefore, the children of the family dare not say that they occupy most of the court, but there are indeed children of the Bai family in many important departments. It is not an exaggeration to say that the family is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.

Bai Yunhe is the third son of Bai Liyun, the eldest son of Bai Wanli, the old Marquis of Dingxi, and the sixth in the family. Bai Yunhai is Bai Yunhe's brother and the thirteenth in the family.

Although the Dingxi Marquis's Mansion was a martial arts family, and the children in the family were also extraordinary, they had never bullied the weak or oppressed the people in Shangjing City. So Hua Lei was not worried at all that the Dingxi Marquis's Mansion took things without paying.

Bai Yunhe smiled, took out a banknote from his sleeve pocket, handed it to Hua Lei, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Miss Hua. I am worried. I am afraid that if I don't give the banknote, Miss Hua will not give me the goods tomorrow."

Hua Lei smiled and took the banknote. "Okay, since Mr. Bai is so straightforward, I won't be pretentious. I'll take the banknote first. I'll have people prepare the food according to your food demand list, and I'll calculate the unit price based on the last day before the New Year. After the goods are delivered, I'll refund the money if there's more or make up for the shortfall."

Bai Yunhe smiled and said, "Miss Hua, can you charge a little more? The food in the new market during the New Year is much more expensive than usual, and you guys are working hard at this time. I would accept it if you charge 10% or 20% more."

Hua Lei smiled. Rich people are just arrogant. This amount of food is about five or six hundred taels. If she charges 10% more, it would be fifty or sixty taels. However, she received help from Bai Yunhe before the New Year. How could she have the nerve to charge more money?

So he refused and said, "I don't need to charge an extra 10% or 20%. I still want to thank Mr. Bai for making money for me."

"Okay, thank you very much, Miss Hua." Bai Yunhe said with a smile.

Hua Lei looked at the silver note worth one thousand taels in her hand, and her mind moved slightly. She asked again, "Mr. Bai, your family is going to set up a banquet to entertain guests. Do you need rice wine? If you need it, I have it too."

Bai Yunhe was startled. "Miss Hua, where did you get the wine? Have you opened a winery?"

"Well... I don't open a winery myself, but I have channels to supply wine. If Mr. Bai needs it, I can help you get some." Hua Lei did not mention the fact that the Dingbei Marquis' Mansion opened a winery.