Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 459: Pretending to be stupid but not crazy, besieging Wei to save Zhao

The business of exchanging flower buds for steamed buns is still going on with some bumps and bruises.

However, a month later, Hualei still copied the account book of the steamed buns and sent it to Mr. Yu's desk. Whether you believe it or not, I want to prove that I did not abuse my power for personal gain.

She also said that if any colleague in the Silin Bureau also wanted to do this business, she would be willing to cooperate with him, with a 50-50, 40-60, or 30-70 split, and let the other party choose first.

If the other party can continue her business model and is willing to take over the business in its entirety, she can withdraw immediately without hesitation.

If the other party wants to adopt a completely different business strategy, she will not ask. However, the other party should not question her business model and continue to do this replacement business. Fair competition is fine.

If others are unwilling to do anything, then she will continue to do this business. But please ask those who are unwilling to cooperate, unwilling to take over, and unwilling to do anything not to spread rumors and slander herself.

If this business is really profitable, then she is willing to use the profit to treat all colleagues in the Silin Bureau to drinks. Anyone can come and check the account book of the steamed bun exchange.

Looking at the account book in front of him, Yu Mushi was a little dumbfounded. He thought that after he talked to Hua Lei, Hua Lei would restrain herself within three days at most.

Unexpectedly, the business is still going well. Hualei even sent the account book to me and was willing to transfer the business. Did he really not make any money? Impossible! Why would he make such a fuss if he didn't make any money?

Forget it, I have already reminded you, it is hard to persuade the damned ghost with good words, do whatever you want. Anyway, I have reported the situation to Lord Mo, and Lord Mo didn't say anything, so I don't care about it, it is none of my business if something goes wrong.

Therefore, Yu Mushi stopped caring about Hua Lei. However, he sent her out to inspect the basin a few days less often, because he secretly flipped through Hua Lei's account book when no one was paying attention, and found that she didn't seem to make any money.

"What's the use of having a kind heart, you self-righteous fool? You haven't experienced the dangers of the officialdom yet. One day, reality will teach you a bloody lesson." Yu Mushi muttered. However, in the days that followed, he no longer deliberately made things difficult for Hualei.

However, the rumors about Hualei abusing her power to make a lot of money still persisted. If they were not mentioned to Hualei, she would pretend not to hear them. If someone came to Hualei and said something sarcastic, Hualei would smile and invite the other person to cooperate with her.

If the other party is hesitant, Hua Lei will take the account book and have an in-depth discussion with him on whether to split the profits 50-50 or 40-60, and tactfully let the other party decide how to divide the profits.

If the other party directly refuses, Hua Lei will follow behind the other party, talking excitedly and lobbying them in a flowery way, as if she is determined to get them to buy shares.

And talk to him about the prospect that if there is a profit, the two of them will count the money together. Of course, if there is a loss, the two of them will also count the money together.

Over time, these colleagues in the Forestry Bureau would unconsciously avoid Hua Lei when they saw her, for fear that if they talked too much, Hua Lei would follow them and chatter non-stop.

Perhaps she noticed her colleagues' avoidance, but Hua Lei didn't care. She just brought some snacks made by Aunt Zhao to her colleagues every now and then when she was on duty.

Hualei treats everyone equally, no matter if they are talkative or taciturn. There is a flower cake or egg yolk pastry on everyone's desk.

It doesn't matter whether you eat it or not, I gave it to you anyway, and I didn't have any purpose. If you think I was trying to shut you up, that's your own opinion, I didn't say that.

After delivering them several times, he started to sell his flower cakes and egg yolk cakes to his colleagues, telling them that his wholesale price to Mingxiang Pavilion was 500 wen for 10 egg yolk cakes.

However, since we are all colleagues, if you need it, I can give you a discount. Ten egg yolk pastries will only cost four hundred and eighty cents.

Of course, if you don’t want to spend money to buy them, you can also use the soybeans and mung beans at home to exchange them. Three and a half pounds of soybeans can be exchanged for an egg yolk crisp.

According to the price of soybeans at 13 wen per pound, I still lost 2.5 wen. However, we are all colleagues, and we will see each other sooner or later. I will just treat the 2.5 wen as a cup of tea for my colleagues.

When my colleagues heard this, they were shocked. Such a small egg yolk pastry that can be eaten in three bites costs 48 cents each, and it requires three and a half pounds of soybeans to exchange for it. This... it seems like I have eaten several of them for nothing.

If we assume that we can eat five for free, then we need 240 copper coins, or 17.5 kg of soybeans. Well, 17.5 kg of soybeans would require a small bag.

With so many people in the office, did Deputy Envoy Hua lose several hundred kilograms of soybeans? In addition, Deputy Envoy Hua also gave me mosquito coils and incense pills every now and then, and I still have incense pills in my pocket. Several people imagined it and were a little frightened.

Think about the steamed buns exchanged in the basin, one penny each, which can be bought with copper coins or exchanged with soybeans, and vegetable soup and mint soup are provided free of charge. This... doesn't seem to make much money.

I don’t know if it’s because people are grateful for what they have done or for some other reason, but before I knew it, the rumors about Hua Lei abusing his power to make a lot of money seemed to be slowly fading away.

In the imperial study, after listening to the shadow guard's report, Emperor Shengwu couldn't help but clap his hands and laugh. It had been a long time since he had seen such a kind, funny, intelligent and insightful person.

This is a good move. It has some meaning of pretending to be stupid but not crazy, and surrounding Wei to save Zhao. It seems that this girl is not only kind and intelligent, but also quite skillful.

It was better than some officials who were so stubborn that they just acted recklessly and didn't know how to adapt. Emperor Shengwu was very satisfied and decided to go to the storehouse to look for Hualei so that he could give her some rewards.

During the period of rumors, Rong Jin came to see Hua Lei several times. He didn't mean to persuade Hua Lei to stop doing this. He was just a little worried that Hua Lei would get stubborn and stubborn sometimes, and might get angry at herself.

If the opponent is also a reckless person, Hua Lei, a woman, will suffer a loss. Therefore, during this period, even if Hua Lei is not on the field, Rong Jin also lets a few female guards follow her.

However, after seeing that Hua Lei was able to handle the situation with ease and didn't look injured, and that she was using "magic to defeat magic" to slowly calm the rumors, my heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled down.