Chapter 72: Concealing Merit and Fame

  The old place has been very popular recently. First, the outer wall of the opposite "Changjin Rice Shop" was hung with a lot of green and green advertisements for the old place, causing a sensation in the food circle of Chudu; secondly, it was thanks to Yang Cai's carefully crafted article "Crazy Carrot".

  This article is filled with a subtle and ambiguous aroma of radish from the inside out; it's called ambiguous because Yang Cai's tone is too...in many ordinary readers' eyes, this woman writes not about radish but about lovers.

  Moreover, one article is not enough. Within a short half month, Yang Cai has been flirting with the old place, and even opened a special column in the food section of Zhou Nan Daily to carefully dissect this radish that Zhang Zhao has named "Tian Shang Pai" from inside out. This old gourmet who has been completely conquered by radish is obviously determined to promote Tian Shang Pai radish to become the heavenly peach.

  Yang Cai got a certain amount of radish supply from the old place, which is basically considered as using power for personal gain. Zhang Zhao, on the other hand, obtained immeasurable advertising value at a relatively small cost. Now, not only are there foodies from Chu Du, but also many connoisseurs and gourmets from all over the country, including Lu Province and Su Province, who come to the old place specifically for the radish, without even ordering abalone or shark fin soup.

  This makes the service staff at our place very depressed. Our place is at least a five-star, but every day we sell radishes and it's like being a rabbit breeder, if this gets back to our hometown and our folks ask about it, how embarrassing would that be?

  Zhang Zhuang was also worried, the first batch of radishes from Zhou Yi only had 3,000 catties; although there would be another batch soon, Zhou Yi said that even if he added up the spring and autumn seasons, he could provide at most 12,000 catties of "Tian Shang Pai" radish per year. This quantity sounds like a lot, but facing the surging food customers and that group of old gluttons led by Feng Huo Yan with extremely thick skin, it can't last for long!

  In the end, Zhang Zhuang was at his wit's end and first limited the supply to sell at a high price. Later, he even introduced a daily auction system for radishes; only 50 kilograms were sold every day, with each half kilogram being one bid, and the highest bidder won! As a result, an astonishing price of 8,888 yuan per kilogram was actually auctioned off!

  So he would proactively ask to raise the price for Zhou Yi, otherwise, even if he wouldn't be condemned by his conscience, he would still worry that Zhou Yi might find out and not be happy. This kitchen god is now the god of wealth in this old place, currently it's radish, who knows what good stuff he can come up with in the future, he can't afford to offend the great Buddha with a narrow vision.

  "Whether or not prices are raised is originally a non-issue..."

  Zhou Yi took the initiative to call him this time, mainly to ask about Liu Xuan's situation. He is a laid-back person and doesn't have many connections, Zhu Xiaohua is one of the most influential people in his social circle, and it's likely that his influence is limited to Chu City, let alone Cloud Province.

  So before returning to Yunshui Village, Zhou Yi had entrusted Zhang Zuo with the task of inquiring about Liu Xue's news. Zhang Zuo's jewelry company also had business on the side of Yun Province, and it should be more convenient to inquire about it.

  He didn't want to mention that Zhang Zhuang had just said on the phone that he had already mobilized all his connections in Yun Province, and even entrusted the best investigation company, but still had no news of Liu Xue. This made Zhou Yi somewhat disappointed, where would he have the mood to talk about money?

  "Alright Zhang Ge, you also know my personality, as long as I have enough money to spend, it's fine; just handle it yourself, whatever you decide is okay with me..."

  "In about half a month, you can send someone to pull the second batch of pickled radishes. Be frugal when selling them, because before next spring's radish harvest, I won't have any stock left here."

  "Little brother, why are you still waiting for spring radish? It's not that era anymore, greenhouse vegetables don't have seasons. How many radishes do you need, I'll get them for you, guaranteed to be top quality. You just bear with it a bit and make some more pickled ones... My side is almost overwhelmed by those rabbits..."

  Zhang Zuo said with a gloomy expression: "Younger brother Zhou, I also know that you are a humble person, just like Tao Yuanming, a noble hermit who is not swayed by wealth or power. So I won't discuss money with you, let's talk about feelings..."

  "Zhang Ge, you don't understand, I must use my own homegrown radishes, those 'top-grade' radishes of yours are just trash, if I use them, they'll ruin my reputation!"

  "So, in a year, there are only two seasons, at most 10,000 to 20,000 kilograms of pickled radish can be made, and no more than that. And whether I will make pickled radish next year or not, I haven't decided yet, let's talk about it later."

  "Ah! Don't be like that......" Zhang Zhuo was sweating profusely and hastily said, "Brother, I won't rush you anymore, okay? By the way, little brother, your villa should be ready by now. When can Liu Ge and I go over to warm up the house for you? Last time I saw Liu Ge, he was still thinking about it......"

  "No rush, no rush. These days' decorative materials are all toxic, and it's hard to say whether they're really harmless or not. Although the indoor air purification has been done, it's still better to ventilate for a few more days." Zhou Yi smiled and said: "Let's wait a little longer, when the time comes, I'll notify you, and you can go out with Liu Ge to... shed some blood..."

  The villa is actually habitable now, originally used was the so-called non-polluting and non-radiative top-grade materials, and opened windows for ventilation for more than a month, even if there were any toxic gases, they would have dissipated. Zhou Yi said this, no wonder he hoped that the first batch of people to warm up his house would be Zhu Xiaohua and those iron buddies.

  Zhang Zhao and he have a relationship of interest after all, Liu Ke is even more superficial, so-called coming to warm the house, half is friendship, generally it's just politeness. Zhou Yi naturally has no reason to let them take precedence over his brothers. Otherwise, if Zhu Xiaohua finds out, won't she scold him until next year?

  It's not easy for the five brothers to get together. The second brother, Guan Wei, is still in good shape, and the distance between Nanjing and Hefei is only over 300 kilometers, which can be reached by high-speed rail in an hour. However, the fifth brother is a ship doctor on a cargo vessel, and although he has a long vacation, once he gets busy, he may not set foot on land for several months. The fourth brother is even more unpredictable, this guy is the least fraternal of all, after graduation, it's said that he went into business, in the first two years, we still knew to call each other, but these past two years have been without any news, and I don't know what he's busy with every day, just trying to get in touch with him is also quite difficult.

  I Ching is not arrogant, he himself warmed up a room and had to let several brothers rush over from all over the world. It's just that he and Zhu Xiaohua were originally near Chu Du, and Guan Wei was not far away either. This was also their proposal, now in charge of liaison is Zhu Xiaohua, but this guy has not replied yet, don't know if it's because of his daily corruption, didn't take it to heart.

  At this time, the sunset had already fallen below the surface of Jianma Lake. According to Xiaohua's living rules, it should not be with 'flowers' to combine and create the next generation, or to attend external engagements; therefore, Zhou Yi thought for a moment, still didn't call him, docked the boat on the shore, tied it firmly to the earthen wharf, and then took Jinyangyang back to the villa.

  Because of Jin Yangyang's reason, Zhou Yi moved to a villa half a month ago. This way, it is more convenient for him to cook some delicious food by himself and will not affect others, which is pretty good.

  After eating, Jin Yangyang lazily ran to the basement to sleep; this guy's biological clock is very accurate, he sleeps on time and wakes up later than a chicken. No matter how you think about it, Zhou Yi now feels that this guy is actually the big boss, and he himself is just a miserable soul.

  Since the basic skill of Linggen Xianti was upgraded to level 2, the dantian began to condense internal energy. Zhouyi's mental state has been getting better and better, so after dinner, he didn't sleep, but instead turned on the TV and watched aimlessly, planning to wait until the end of the show before sleeping. He didn't know how long he had been watching, probably around 11 o'clock, when his phone suddenly rang. Zhouyi picked it up and saw that it was Zhu Xiaohua. He thought to himself, "This guy must have been discovered by 'Huatou' for his corrupt behavior and is looking for help from his brothers."

  After connecting the phone, I was just about to tease him a few words, when I heard Zhu Xiaohua say: "Lao San, Lao Wu's side has something wrong!"

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