"Thank you, Hu Chef." Yang Ruxin nodded to Hu Jia and then began to slice the carrot.
"Madam, youâre too kind." Hu Jia decided to hand over his tasks to his subordinates and came over to Yang Ruxin to help, "To be honest, I didnât think much of the sauce you gave before, but after using it once... it was really amazing. I wonder if you could send more into the Palace?"
"The supplies for the Palace are provided by the Imperial Merchants, and Iâm not one of them..." Yang Ruxin smiled. The Palaceâs ingredients were supplied by the Gong Family, who were relatives of Xiao Jin. If she wanted a piece of the pie, sheâd have to fall out with Xiao Jin.
And falling out with Xiao Jin basically meant falling out with Qi Jingyun.
But she had opened a bar for him, providing ingredients and red wine, and the profits were no less than being an Imperial Merchant. Besides, being an Imperial Merchant meant sharing profits with the Gong Family, while the silver from the bar was all his.
So, if she really supplied the shrimp paste and chili sauce, Qi Jingyun might cause trouble, and there wouldnât be any need for future cooperation.
She always felt that although Qi Jingyun had ambitions for the throne, he wasnât the kind of person to use unscrupulous means. At least, he hadnât undermined the Crown Prince during battles. When someone has a moral bottom line, theyâre not completely bad.
"What does it matter?" Hu Jia was indifferent, "Youâre just supplying two kinds of sauces, not really competing to be an Imperial Merchant. You donât even need to go through Eunuch Ping, just get Eunuch Shuiâs approval."
"Is it that simple?"
"Oh madam, do you think itâs that hard?"
"I thought..."
"Besides, Iâm the head chef of the Imperial Kitchen as appointed by the Emperor. Itâs my word that counts here, canât be talking nonsense." Hu Jia curled his lips, thinking that just based on Madam Ruyiâs status, the Emperor and Empress Dowagerâs attitude towards her, and the fact that she won against the Yuan Envoy, if she just hinted a little, she could utilize such great resources. Ah, villagers are really sincere.
Yang Ruxin naturally didnât know sheâd already been labeled as a sincere villager by Hu Jia.
"Leave this to me, and when the time comes, you just sign the contract and take the silver..." Hu Jia waved his hand.
"Hu Chef." Yang Ruxin quickly raised her hand to signal, "If itâs possible to supply, that would be great. However, making this stuff is very cumbersome and requires long-distance transport, so there can only be limited supply, at most fifty pounds each per month, no more than that."
Though Hu Jia tried his best to persuade her, he couldnât increase the quantity, but fifty pounds a month was enough. At this moment, he truly believed that making those two sauces was labor-intensive.
The harder something is to get, the more valuable it becomes.
So, in the end, Yang Ruxin didnât have to worry about the price, as she was directly offered a high price in a straightforward cash-on-delivery deal.
"Xinxin, thereâs no need to thank me. If you really want to, just supply your medicinal tea to the Palace too..." Eunuch Shui pushed away the purse Yang Ruxin handed.
"Cough cough..." Yang Ruxin was choked by her own saliva, "Eunuch, this..."
"No need for this or that." Eunuch Shui chuckled, "After drinking your medicinal tea, havenât you noticed my godfatherâs hair turning black? And I... Anyway, as long as you can provide the medicinal tea every day, itâll be fine..."