Transmigrated into a concubine, the main task is to make money

Chapter 136 Who wants those ill-gotten gains!

All the staff in Lin's Niangzi Store are women. Men are not allowed to enter during business hours. In addition, the store has two doors, one is the main door facing the street, and the other is the side door in the alley. This is also designed for women who are thin-skinned.

Lin Yuxi looked at the decoration of the shop, which was pretty much what she imagined. The servants saluted them one after another. She waved her hands and asked anxiously, "Can you make mooncakes?"

One of the cooks said, "Madam, I know how to make mooncakes, but I wonder what kind of fillings you would like to have?"

"I want egg yolk mooncake." Lin Yuxi said.

"Madam, is there any filling like this?" Chunlan was extremely surprised. It was the first time she heard of such a filling.

Lin Yuxi smiled and nodded, but she knew the modern mooncake making methods but had never actually made them, and the ancient mooncakes were all steamed, so she just wanted to ask if she could make something similar.

The cook said with some embarrassment: "It's not difficult to make mooncakes, but I've never heard of mooncakes with egg yolk fillings."

"It's the kind wrapped in salted egg yolks." Lin Yuxi said, and then described in detail the Su-style mooncakes she had eaten before. The cook hesitated for a while, and finally said:

"I have never seen this method, but from what Madam said, it looks like a puff pastry. Why don't I try it?"

This was exactly what Lin Yuxi was waiting for. Anyway, the villa's kitchen was fully equipped with everything, even an oven, so she naturally nodded in agreement.

She only briefly explained the method of making the more traditional Suzhou-style mooncakes, and the cook quickly started to mix the pastry dough with deft and skilled techniques. While she was practicing, Tan recalled the Suzhou-style mooncake fillings with a better taste and described them in detail to the cook. Finally, she improvised her own method and asked the maids to pick ready-made osmanthus flowers from the garden, mix them with malt sugar and pastry, and added another kind of mooncake with osmanthus filling. She just asked the cook to use less sugar and oil. When they were ready, they looked 80% similar in appearance, and the fragrance was lingering in the mouth without being too greasy.

Seeing Lin Yuxi nod without saying anything after tasting the mooncake, Yang Chenchuan curiously picked up a piece and took a bite. He felt that it tasted much better than the steamed mooncakes. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "The important thing you mentioned is for this kind of mooncake?"

Lin Yuxi nodded repeatedly: "Yes, eating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival is appropriate. Anyway, the shop will be open in the next few days, so why not make some egg yolk mooncakes and sell them first? Egg yolk mooncakes are the original creation of my Lin family. There is only one store like this. There will definitely be a lot of people coming to try them. It's also a good opportunity to promote our store. It's a two-birds-with-one-stone deal."

Chunlan couldn't help but ask, "Madam, what is publicity?"

"Publicity means to advertise widely." Lin Yuxi answered patiently.

Then he smiled again and said to the steward: "From now on, let's make this kind of cakes. When they are ready, set up a stall outside the door. Make some of each of the fillings I mentioned just now, make a budget for the price, and send them to the mansion, and bring some moon cakes along."

The steward agreed to everything, and then Lin Yuxi asked Luyun to give the cook half a tael of silver as a reward.

She begged him to take her to another shop - Yizui Furong.

The decoration is much more grand than that of the Niangzi store. There are three floors in total. The second and third floors have private rooms, and the first floor is the hall, which is the seating area.

She also met the shopkeeper. Just by looking at his eyes, she could tell that he was a smart and capable man. Lin Yuxi was not looking at the shopkeeper, but the huge pile of silver.

After walking around, Yang Chenchuan urged her to go back home countless times, and her good mood was ruined by him.

Somehow, she always felt that Yang Chenchuan was acting weird these days. His brows were always knitted, and he looked like he was worried about something. When she asked him about something, he just said it wasn't true.

However, a woman's natural sixth sense told her that Yang Chenchuan must have something on his mind.

Thinking of this, Lin Yuxi felt a sense of suffocation. She was his wife, but he never told her about his worries. They shared good things and bad things, but he had no intention of telling her at all.

After returning home, the two of them still went to report to the Second Madam's courtyard first, and then returned to Tingyuxuan. Chijian and Cuizhu were already waiting there.

Seeing Cuizhu's relaxed expression, Lin Yuxi felt happy but also a little worried, so she guessed that Zheng Laoshi had been released from prison. She glanced at Yang Chenchuan. It had only been two days, and she didn't expect that he had dealt with it so quickly. So she asked him how he handled it.

Yang Chenchuan pinched her nose and said, "No matter how big the matter is, it's not as important as eating. It's already so late and you've only eaten two pieces of cake. Eat your meal first, and I'll tell you later."

She pouted and said, "Okay, let's eat." She wasn't really hungry, but he had already spoken and she didn't want to embarrass him in front of so many people, so she told Cuiping to set the table.

Later, Lin Yuxi found out that Qiu Wanjin had offended many people over the years and had used the same method to rob different prescriptions. However, due to his background, no one dared to speak out. And it just so happened that he had committed a crime recently.

Qiu Wanjin was a lustful man. He had slept with almost all the good-looking girls in his house. That would have been fine, but he also had a preference for SM. One day, when he was drunk, he killed a maid on impulse. Killing a maid was not a big deal and he could have just buried her casually.

But when a person is unlucky, even drinking water will get stuck in his teeth. The maid who was killed had signed a living contract with a term of five years. After the contract expired, she would be a free person. But now, she was killed by him.

Originally, those who sold their children were all from poor families, so they could just be sent away with some money. Qiu Wanjin really did so, and he thought it was foolproof, but Yang Chenchuan dug it up unexpectedly. The evidence was conclusive, and Qiu Wanjin had no way to deny it.

Look, Yang Chenchuan anonymously handed all the evidence to Master Yang. He would not be stupid enough to do it himself. He just wanted to achieve his goal. Just yesterday, Qiu Wanjin was arrested, and he confessed everything during the trial today.

Zheng Laoshi was wrongly accused, so he was released, but...

"My wife, Qiu Wanjin has been arrested and all his property has been confiscated. Zheng Laoshi's medical expenses and the loss of the shop can't be recovered." Yang Chenchuan looked at her and said.

Lin Yuxi curled her lips and said disdainfully: "Who cares about those ill-gotten gains? A copper coin we earned through our own efforts is more valuable than his life."

Yang Chenchuan curled his lips and smiled, hugging her and looking at the scenery outside the window.