Dad, don't be greedy! My brother climbed into the emperor's bed, and I became famous overn

The afternoon sun was scorching.

The office was quite cool.

Gu Mingyue had all the windows opened, and the draft caused the Xuan paper on the table to flutter slightly.

Yi Wu looked completely innocent as he was forced to sit at the desk.

He held a calligraphy brush in his hand, and a piece of cut Xuan paper was laid out in front of him.

Gu Mingyue moved a round stool and sat opposite him, crossed her legs, and fanned herself with a palm-leaf fan.

"Write."

Yi Wu looked up at her, speechless.

"Miss, I am the Shadow Guard."

Gu Mingyue blinked her big, bright eyes.

"Yes, I know. But I've already submitted a request to His Majesty to conscript you."

"You are now the copy editor for my Pujitang marketing department."

"Come on, start writing."

Gu Mingyue repeated the requirements.

The food court in the logistics park is recruiting stalls.

Customers who spend a certain amount can use their receipt to catch free-roaming ducks in the duck pen next door.

You can catch a few ducks that cost 100 coins each and take them home.

"I need ten headlines. Headlines that will make people in the capital want to buy things, and that will make artisans want to rent stalls."

Yi Wu sighed helplessly.

After a moment of contemplation, he lowered his head and began to write.

After about the time it takes to drink two cups of tea, Yi Wu handed over the paper.

Gu Mingyue took it and her eyes lit up instantly.

There were only ten lines of text on the paper.

[Come eat a bowl of noodles and get a free duck? Pujitang must be crazy!]

[You spend three coins to buy a steamed bun, and bring home a duck to make soup! Did you make a huge profit or did I lose out?]

Uncle Liu, who sells sesame seed cakes at Dongshikou, has moved to the logistics park! He said if he didn't move soon, all the good spots would be taken by Aunt Wang next door!

[Catching ducks is free! Free! Free! I'm saying it three times because it's important!]

While you're still queuing up to buy groceries in the city, those people in the west of the city are already heading home with kebabs in one hand and ducks in the other!

Only a few dozen stalls remain out of three hundred! Every hour you hesitate, you'll lose one!

[Have you heard? Butcher Zhang caught three ducks at the logistics park yesterday, and his whole family is having stewed duck in an iron pot today!]

[First three days of rent-free stall service! If you don't come now, all the money will end up in someone else's pocket!]

Is your kid craving duck legs? Take him to the logistics park! If he can catch one, he can take it home!

[Old Lady Li from the south of the city earned two taels of silver in three days with just a bowl of tofu pudding! What are you waiting for?]

Gu Mingyue read through all ten articles and was overjoyed.

She slowly raised her gaze, staring at Yi Wu's cold, expressionless face.

"One Five".

"Um?"

"Were you a very talented writer before you were poisoned and your brain was damaged?"

Yi Wu didn't understand the meaning of that sentence.

He blinked expressionlessly.

"What do you mean, Miss?"

Gu Mingyue didn't explain, but smiled with her eyes crinkling.

"It means you're very capable!"

She carefully blew the ink off the paper, folded it, and tucked it into her sleeve.

Yi Wu remained silent for a long time.

Then, taking advantage of Gu Mingyue's inattention, he sent another note to the Prince of Qi.

[The young lady is probably too lonely. She makes me write for her every day to cheer her up, and even praises me for being very capable. I suspect she has ulterior motives.]

Xiao Jue: "???"

In the afternoon, just past Shenshi (3-5 PM).

Yan Xiaoliu led twenty men out of the logistics park gate in single file.

Each person held a stack of freshly printed notices in their hands.

The ten headings on the paper were copied verbatim, with the specific location of the food court in the logistics park and the details of the investment promotion attached at the end.

Yan Xiaoliu divided the people into four groups.

They posted them on walls in all four directions—east, west, south, and north—and chatted with people whenever they saw them.

He brought five people with him and focused on the busiest main streets in the capital.

My hands ached from posting notices, and my throat was hoarse from shouting.

By the time we finished work at night, all three hundred notices had been posted.

at the same time.

Gu Mingli returned to his post before the Emperor.

Xiao Ye said a few words to him, but Gu Mingli just hummed and hawed at him.

Professor Gu is very busy today and doesn't have time to chat about anything else.

He sat down at his desk and buried himself in drawing engineering diagrams.

He went through the planning of the open space between the logistics park and the stadium again.

The dimensions of the sheds for the three hundred fixed stalls, the width of the main road, the direction of the drainage ditch, and most importantly, the location of the "duck-catching area".

He used a ruler to guide his drawing, meticulously sketching each stroke.

He designed the duck enclosure to be located at the end of the food court, near the stream.

It is easy to clean and also easy to ventilate and dissipate odors.

The excess rammed earth excavated from the foundation of the logistics park was used to build low walls of varying heights.

Create a winding passageway.

Looking down from above, it resembles a miniature maze.

When people go inside, ducks run all over the place.

It takes some effort to catch it, but it's not too difficult.

This increases the fun and also makes good use of the ducks.

By the time Gu Mingli finished the last stroke, it was already dark.

He put down his charcoal pencil and rubbed his sore wrist.

Looking up, I saw that Xiao Ye was still silently annotating documents, and hadn't even been summoned for dinner.

Gu Mingli stood up and stretched.

"Your Majesty, I have returned to my residence."

Xiao Ye put down the folding book in his hand and looked up at him.

"I heard you were assassinated a couple of days ago?"

Gu Mingli couldn't help but feel smug when he thought about his arrogant demeanor that day.

He straightened his back.

"Yes, there's nothing to fear."

Xiao Ye gave a faint "hmm".

Gu Mingli is a rare talent, and his life must be protected.

After a moment's thought, the emperor spoke again.

"I will add another squad of imperial guards to your travels in the future."

Gu Mingli: "..."

There's absolutely no need for that!!

That very night, Gu Mingli returned to the Gu residence with five shadow guards and a squad of imperial guards.

The scene was so grand that it was almost as if they were holding up a sign that read, "When the governor travels, everyone should give way."

In other words, Gu Mingli was well-liked, and street vendors greeted him more warmly, taking pride in "knowing Master Gu".

However, the people in the Gu family were not so happy.

Upon seeing a troop of imperial guards enter the mansion, the servants and maids shrank back in fear, while Gu Debai stood speechlessly in the room, frantically fanning himself with a palm leaf fan.

The chickens and dogs in the yard were in a frenzy for quite a while.

The next day, just as dawn broke.

On the open space to the east of the logistics park, about a hundred craftsmen have already carried their tools from the park into this construction site.

Gu Mingli's engineering drawings were unfolded and nailed to a wooden board, and everyone gathered around to look at them.

Then disperse and take your positions.

Some are laying foundations, others are building scaffolds.

Busy from morning till night.

The sounds of sawing wood and tamping earth mingled together.

Dust billowed high into the air, filling the entire area with a single gust of wind.

The huge duck pen was even more lively.

More than a thousand dockworkers, shirtless, carried piles of rammed earth into the site.

They piled up an earthen wall about half a person's height, covered it with grass, and watered it.

Leave a narrow passageway.

It winds and turns, turning left and right.

It's easy to get in, but hard to get out.

In just three days.

The yellow earth next to the logistics park has been transformed into a decent-looking snack street.

Three hundred uniform wooden sheds are neatly arranged on both sides of the main road.

The roof was covered with tarpaulin to keep out the rain, and a simple stove and cutting board were built inside.

The ground was covered with a layer of gravel.

At the end of the main road, the maze-like duck pen has been fenced off.

The rammed earth walls inside were tamped down solidly by the craftsmen.

Two hundred thousand free-range ducks were unloaded from the horse-drawn carts transported from the Jiangzhou branch.

The ducks flapped their wings and quacked as they were herded into the earthen maze.

Everything is ready.

The food court is now officially open for business.