Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 124 12

"Xiao Qi..." Si Bao couldn't help but shout.

Yunyi reacted quickly and jumped over, and Gu Chengrui, who was originally in the courtyard, also jumped up.

However, none of them were as fast as the monkey. The former monkey king rushed over the wall and caught Qibao, then grabbed a handful of the eaves and sent him back onto the roof.

Qibao wasn't scared at all; instead, he clapped his hands happily.

Yunyi breathed a sigh of relief: "Alright, everyone come down to eat mooncakes." We can't let them go up on the roof anymore.

Gu Chengrui also breathed a sigh of relief.

Since the kids had already eaten dinner, they couldn't eat too much, so one mooncake was divided into several portions so everyone could have a little to celebrate the occasion.

But men like Lao Zhou and Gu Chengrui could easily eat two more without any problem.

Everyone was happily eating mooncakes when Monkey Sixteen hopped in and squeaked twice.

The monkey sixteen has the consciousness of System Sixteen inside its body, so Yunyi can understand its words. It comes to tell her that someone has come outside, and based on its description, Yunyi can guess that it is very likely that someone from the Guo family has come.

Sure enough, a short while later, there was a knock on the door.

Old Zhou went out and soon came back in with someone.

"Sister Yun." Ge Niu greeted Yun Yi excitedly, then greeted the others, and finally his gaze lingered on Guo Yining's face for a moment, "I brought the Guo family with me."

Previously, Yunyi had Guo Yining write a letter, which was actually just a note, and then had Nineteen deliver it to the prefectural city.

Clearly, He Wei sent Ge Niu to the Guo family and then brought the Guo family members to the village.

Guo Yining stood up excitedly, exchanged a glance with Cuiqin, and showed an expectant expression.

"Please come in," Yunyi nodded.

Soon the Guo family members entered.

Guo Yining hurriedly stepped forward: "Father, elder brother."

"Master, Young Master," Cuiqin also bowed.

"It's good that you're alright." Guo Song pulled his daughter back, his face full of relief.

"Thanks to Sister Yun," Guo Yining briefly recounted what had happened, "otherwise, I would be..."

"Miss Yun..."

"Mr. Guo, just call me Yunyi."

"Miss Yunyi, thank you." Guo Song bowed deeply.

Guo Yu also bowed to Yun Yi, saying, "Thank you for saving my sister, young lady."

"You're too kind," Yunyi nodded. "Since you're here, please try some of our homemade mooncakes."

After greeting everyone else, Guo Song sat down and said, "I smelled a special fragrance earlier. I didn't expect it to be the smell of the mooncakes that Miss Yunyi made herself. They smell great."

Yunyi smiled and said, "I just made these for myself. Besides mooncakes, I also made some other desserts. You can try them too."

A look of surprise flashed in Guo Song's eyes.

"Dad, this cake is delicious." Guo Yu took a bite of the sponge cake and his eyes lit up. "It's also very soft. Grandma's teeth aren't good, she can't even bite into mung bean cake, but this should be fine."

Guo Song hurriedly took a bite as well, and his eyes immediately lit up.

Yunyi smiled; this reaction was exactly what she had expected.

Because it was too late to return, Guo Song and his son had no choice but to stay overnight.

Fortunately, there were many empty rooms in the house, and the guards brought by the Guo family could make do with one room.

The next morning, Yun got up for her usual morning run, but as soon as she returned, she ran into Guo Song, who was waiting at the door. She couldn't help but smile and ask, "Master Guo, is there something you need?"

"Miss Yunyi, there's something I'd like to talk to you about."

"Okay," Yunyi nodded. "Go ahead and say it."

"I want to cooperate with you?"

"Ok?"

“The girl’s mooncakes and cakes are truly unique. You know, my Guo family is in business, including a pastry shop, but business has been slow lately. We’re only keeping going thanks to some old customers. If things continue like this, we’ll probably have to close down.”

"Master Guo, as far as I know, the Guo family's main businesses are the jewelry shop Diancui Pavilion and the Guo Family General Store. Perhaps I am ignorant, but at least in the prefectural city, the Guo family does not have a pastry shop."

"Miss, you may not know this, but the Guo family's pastry shop was given to their eldest daughter, Rou'er, as part of her dowry. It is now located in Jinan Prefecture."

Yunyi nodded slightly. There are chain stores in this era, but for things like food, the most important thing is the chef's recipe. As long as someone has the recipe, they can open a store anywhere.

Guo Yirou married into Jinan Prefecture, and as part of her dowry, she could not remain in Longxi.

“There are quite a few kinds of pastries in Jinan Prefecture. Most of the pastries in the pastry shops before were based on the flavors of Longxi. They were not well received in Jinan Prefecture. Although they hired local pastry chefs, they could not compete with some of the established pastry shops at all.” Guo Song sighed. “Now that I see what you have made, I am thinking of seeing if we can cooperate.”

"Pastry can't be transported long distances, so how would you like to cooperate?"

"My idea is either you contribute your formula as an investment, or we buy your formula."

“These pastries are indeed unique in the world for the time being. The method of using the recipe as an investment is good, but Jinan is too far away. I can’t possibly make a trip to Jinan for that little bit of profit, can I? So, I can sell the property, but I don’t know how much silver Master Guo can offer.”

"One thousand taels."

Yunyi's eyes flickered: "Is this the price including repaying a debt of gratitude?"

“You’re joking, young lady. This is the price we charge for doing business. As for repaying a debt of gratitude, that’s a separate matter. I’m a businessman, and I don’t mix things up.”

"Deal." Yun Yi nodded. The price was quite high; even if the other party said it was a price to repay a debt of gratitude, it would still be acceptable.

"Thank you." Guo Song revealed a pleasantly surprised price. "I'll go get the money right away."

"No rush. Although I can write down the prescription, it would be better if you had someone come and learn from me in person. That way, it will be much easier to read the prescription later."

"Okay, I'll have someone come over right away." Guo Song nodded hurriedly.

To Yunyi's surprise, Guo Song didn't call anyone from home, but instead had Guo Yining and Cuiqin learn from him.

“Sister Yun, I’m going to Jinan to find my eldest sister anyway. Once Cuiqin and I learn how to cook, we can help her. Although I can’t be a cook, Cuiqin can.”

“Hmm.” Cuiqin nodded. “After eating Miss Yunyi’s meal, I found that cooking is quite interesting, and I also have some talent for it.”

Yunyi didn't refuse and patiently taught him how to make not only the cake but also two other desserts.

Sure enough, Cuiqin wasn't arrogant; she did have a talent for cooking and learned quickly, succeeding on her first try.

Guo Yining was almost there, but she still managed to learn it.

The day the Guo family prepared to leave was also the day Yunyi's furniture store officially opened.