Young Master Zhu knocked on the table unconsciously: “So that’s how it is.”

But even if it would be just a one-year monopoly, it was enough for him to make a lot of money.

Young Master Zhu smiled: “You are a good girl, you are willing to tell the truth.”

“Okay, I will buy your 20 kilograms of dried chili peppers and the recipes for 30 dishes. When the chili peppers are grown next year, you must give priority to supplying my restaurant.”

He looked at Gu Fei: “Name a price.”

Gu Fei smiled faintly, “My family has just arrived in Jiangnan, and I don’t know the market in Jiangnan.”

“I heard that Young Master Zhu is a righteous and kind person. Why don’t you tell me a price, and I’ll see if I can sell it.”

Young Master Zhu smiled heartily: “Little girl, you are flattering me, hahaha.”

“Let’s put it this way. Every time the chef of my restaurant develops a new dish, I will reward him with 10 taels of silver.”

“30 dishes, that’s 300 taels of silver.”

“This chili pepper–”

It’s not worth it if it’s expensive, after all, it was just a seasoning. If it’s cheap, it’s an exclusive business, and people won’t sell it.

Gu Fei smiled and said: “Dried chili peppers are only 200 wen per pound. Even if they are not weighed down, 1 pound is not a small amount.”

Young Master Zhu raised an eyebrow. The price of this chili pepper was not high.

This was a good thing, which means that the cost of a dish would not increase much if chili peppers were used.

Gu Fei continued, “Let’s say 300 taels of silver. These 20 kilograms of peppers are my gift to Young Master Zhu.”

“But I have an unwelcome request.”

Master Zhu nodded: “You say.”

Gu Fei then said: “Master Zhu bought the farm today. I wonder if you can give me 10 to 20 acres of land. I plan to plant peppers after the New Year, but I don’t have any land yet.”

Young Master Zhu waved his hand: “A few acres of land is not a big deal.”

Gu Fei said embarrassed: “Also, Young Master Zhu probably doesn’t use the yard on the farm often. My family just arrived and has no place to stay for the time being. I wonder if Master Zhu can rent a few rooms to my family so that it will be convenient for taking care of the farm.”

Young Master Zhu has already confirmed the value of peppers at this moment. He wanted to build a good relationship with the Gu family, so he said straightforwardly: “Since your family has no place to live, you can pay for the yard.”

Gu Fei was overjoyed, “That would be great.”

Gu Zhang and Gu Qing looked at each other and couldn’t believe what they heard.

Will they have land and a house soon?

Both of them were ecstatic, but they suppressed their emotions and did not lose their composure.

Young Master Zhu waved to his attendant: “Let me see the deed to the manor.”

The attendant handed over the deed, and Young Master Zhu took a look and pointed to the pattern of the field on it and said: “Since you want to buy this yard, I want to give you the land near the yard, which is convenient, but there is a pond here, and we need to go around the pond, so the land can’t be connected, which is not very convenient.”

Gu Fei’s eyes lit up: “A pond is also fine, I am planning to raise some fish, if Young Master Zhu is willing to give it up, you can transfer the pond to me.”

Young Master Zhu smiled: “Can you raise fish?”

“Okay, if the fish are well raised, my restaurant will accept them for you.”

Gu Fei bowed again: “Thank you, Young Master Zhu, you are a kind man.”

Young Master Zhu smiled: “That yard is worth more than 100 taels of silver. Let me give you 20 acres of land, plus this pond, a total of 300 taels of silver, to cover the price of the recipe, what do you think?”

Gu Fei was overjoyed and bowed deeply to Young Master Zhu: “Thank you very much, Young Master.”

“My father and I will deliver the peppers and recipes to this restaurant in 3 days. Is that okay?”

Young Master Zhu nodded: “Okay.”

“Then come back to sign the agreement in 3 days.”