Li Zhi turned around and left without wanting to pay attention to Gu Qing. This Gu Qing always makes him speechless, just as the emperor said that talking to Gu Qing can easily make people angry or suffocate them to death.

Chang'an has been very lively these days. It was already mid-month, and Gu Qing's auction has not been held. Just a woman came to visit Gu Qing. When she came to the county seat, she did not see Gu Qing, but Wu Mei, the hostess of the Gu family.

"Li Family, Li Ran has met his wife." Li Ran saluted Wu Mei.

"Come on, please get up quickly." Wu Mei hurriedly helped up the woman in front of her, Li family in Zhao County, and the Li family, and was secretly surprised. Gu Qing had always fought fiercely with the aristocratic family, but he was not in conflict with the Li family in Zhao County. He looked at him and said, "Husband, now that he is not at home, why not come in and sit in first."

"Thank you, madam." Li Ran walked into Gu Qing's home to look at the novel furnishings here.

"Please sit down." Wu Mei said politely and ordered the servants at home, "Give tea."

"Actually, I came here to represent the Li family in Zhaojun to discuss business with Guxianhou." Li Ran said again, "Now there are rumors about Guxianhou in Chang'an and even in Guanzhong, and there are also Guxianhou's transactions. In fact, the Li family in Zhaojun has been doing coal stone transactions, which can be considered support for the family business, but now that the family business is too big, it is inevitable that the business needs to support it."

"Coal stone." Wu Mei nodded thoughtfully and thought about the next step, "Realistically speaking, it is winter now, so coal stone should be sold better."

Li Ran picked up the tea and took a sip, "Mrs. Hou of the County knows that the business of coal stone has always been tepid, and the families who can use coal mines are all wealthy, so even in winter, the business of coal mines has always been bad. This time, I came to ask Marquis Gu Qing to ask Marquis Gu Qing for advice on how to do business. Now the Marquis also plays an important role among the merchants in the Tang Dynasty."

"My husband is still preparing for an auction these days, I'm afraid..." Wu Mei thought.

"The little girl understands." Li Ran said again, "The people from our Zhao County Li family are in Chang'an. If Gu County is free, we will come and visit again and say goodbye first."

"Let's go slowly." Wu Mei sent her out.

The Li family in Zhaojun has a very big background. They are not like the Lu family, the Cui family and the Wang family. Even the current Li Tang royal family dare not easily touch the Li family in Zhaojun. They sat at home and thought about countermeasures. They waited until Gu Qing came back before interrupting their thoughts.

"I'm in a bad mood?" Gu Qing looked at Wu Mei.

"A guest came today." Wu Mei helped Gu Qing take the coat, "This guest is from the Li family in Zhaojun."

"What are they here to do?" Gu Qing also sat down in confusion.

"It's said it's for their coal stone business." Wu Mei said, "Zhao County is very big, and I have no idea. I just know the interests. We can't afford to offend the Li family in Zhao County. Besides, the relationship between the Li family in Zhao County and Sister Yue is so secretive, and I can't agree to some things."

"The Li family in Zhao County." Gu Qing smiled, "Did they come for the coal stone business?"

"Yes." Wu Mei nodded.

"After all, paper can't cover the fire." Gu Qing said to Fan Jian, "If you ask Zhang Jie to re-check the list of our workshop staff, especially those guys who make coal stoves. I think the eyeliner of the Li family in Zhaojun must have been infiltrated."

"You guys, let's do it now." Fan Jian replied.

"And!" Gu Qing said again, "Don't take action if you find the eyeliner. First, get under house arrest and serve."

"Yes!" Fan Jian left.

Wu Mei looked over worriedly, "Can it be..."

"Don't worry, it's nothing big." Gu Qing said to Wu Mei with a smile, "Actually, it's just a little bit of the news. It seems that there is no need to wait any longer. This auction can start, and someone is bound to win our coal stove."

"I understand." Wu Mei smiled and poured a cup of hot tea for Gu Qing, "Husband, do you want to sell the coal stove to the Li family in Zhaojun?"

"Of course." Gu Qing smiled proudly, "Girl, how much family is in the Li family in Zhaojun?"

"It should be very rich." Wu Mei also said.

...

A few days later, Gu Qing's invitation was finally delivered, and no powerful people in Chang'an let go, and even bought a lot of paper and distributed leaflets on the streets of Chang'an. Three days later, the auction was held outside the academy.

Sure enough, a Zhaojun Li family's eyeliner was found in the workshop. It was said that it was not just a connection with the Zhaojun Li family. He was also a member of the coal stove. He passed the news to the Zhaojun Li family and caught the eyeliner, but he kept the person under house arrest in a very low-key manner.

The Li family in Zhaojun never received any news about this eyeliner again. Li Ran sat in the center of the inn and knew that the eyeliner was being caught. When he went to the Gu family, Wu Mei received him. After tentative words, Wu Mei's woman spoke without any loss.

Today, the village is crowded with people. There are hundreds of merchants coming here from Guanzhong. There is a huge stand in front of the academy, where auctions are about to be held. Only merchants who receive invitations can enter here. Cheng Yaojin and Niu Jinda hand over invitations and walk into the venue. Looking at the new venue around, one by one, one staircase comes from bottom to top with chairs extending all the way to the entrance and exit.

Seeing Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong, Cheng Yaojin and Niu Jinda were also sitting down. At first glance, it turned out that the chair had its name on it.

With the sound of a gong, the auction began. Gu Qing walked to the stands and looked at the people below the stage, and said to Xu Jingzong beside him, "Distribute the jelly."

Xu Jingzong nodded and then signaled the prepared person to distribute the jelly.

A bowl of jelly was delivered to the merchants who came to the auction. Gu Qing looked at them and said, "This thing is called jelly. It is a kind of food. It is better to try it. This is the first secret recipe to be auctioned today!"

This is the first time I have eaten this taste of food. There are still some dried fruit particles in the jelly.

There was a lot of discussion about this novel taste. There was no way to tell what this translucent jelly was made of, but it was indeed a very good snack.

Li Ran from the Li family in Zhaojun looked at the jelly without any interest in eating it. He just cared about when Gu Qing would auction the secret recipe for coal stove. He stared at the boy standing in the stands with sharp eyes, waiting.
Chapter completed!