The next day, Zhang Hulan asked Zhang Hujun and Zhao Cheng to bring some salt-baked pork liver to Manfulou and Wangjianglou. If they wanted it, they could keep it. If they didn't want it, they could take it back and eat it themselves.

Pork liver is cheap, even cheaper than pig heads. Salt is expensive, but it can be reused, so the cost is very low. Zhang Hulan set the price at 20 wen per catty, and if they bargained, she would sell it at 15 wen.

Zhang Hulan also went to Hekou County today to see how the owner of Yaxianglou wanted to cooperate.

After arriving at Hekou County, Zhang Hulan first went to Yiweixuan with Zhang Hubing and others, and then went to Yaxianglou together.

When the former shopkeeper saw Zhang Hulan, he smiled and bowed, saying, "Oh, how come Madam Zhang has time to come here today?"

Zhang Hulan smiled and said, "I haven't been here for a long time. Today I brought you some new things. See if Manager Qian wants them."

"Oh? What is that?"

Zhang Hubing took out the salt-baked pork liver, and Zhang Hulan said, "Manager Qian, you can try it. This pork liver is not expensive, 20 coins per pound."

I tried some Qian's liver and it had a salty and fragrant taste, which was quite good.

Shopkeeper Qian didn't bargain and just took it.

Because Zhang Hulan taught him to cook many new dishes, the restaurant's business is now better than before. The braised meat shop's business is also very good. After cooperating with Zhang Hulan, he feels that he has made a fortune.

After leaving Yiweixuan, I bought a pig's head before going to Yaxianglou.

Dong Jianyong was watching the donkey cart outside, while Zhang Hubing accompanied Zhang Hulan into Yaxiang Tower.

There was still a guy coming out to greet them, and his attitude was completely different from the last time.

"Please come in, gentlemen!"

"Have you two reserved a table?"

Zhang Hubing said, "Is your boss here? He asked us to come."

"The boss is not in the restaurant." The waiter looked at Zhang Hulan and Zhang Hubing and asked, "Is your surname Zhang?"

Zhang Hubing nodded.

The waiter hurriedly said, "Please wait a moment. The boss is at the county government office. I will go and invite him right away."

The clerk said something to the shopkeeper and then left immediately.

The shopkeeper took Zhang Hulan and Zhang Hubing into a private room, poured them tea and talked to them.

The waiter quickly brought a young man back to the restaurant. Why was he called a young man? Because he looked less than 20 years old.

As soon as the young man entered the box, he clasped his fists towards Zhang Hulan and Zhang Hubing and said, "I'm sorry to have kept Madam Zhang and Brother Zhang waiting for a long time..."

The young man then introduced himself, "My name is Wang Xingren. Brother Zhang should have told Mrs. Zhang about my idea. I wonder if Mrs. Zhang is interested in cooperation?"

This guy is also impatient, and he started talking about business right away. But Zhang Hulan really likes to talk business with such people, simple and straightforward, without so many twists and turns. But he looks a little too young.

Zhang Hulan said, "Of course I have. If not, I wouldn't be here today. I just don't know how Mr. Wang wants to cooperate?"

"I have two ideas. It depends on how Madam Zhang wants to cooperate." Wang Xingren said, "First, Madam Zhang sells the house to me, and the braised meat business will belong to me in the future. However, I can give the business in Ding'an Prefecture to Madam Zhang, and I promise not to steal Madam Zhang's business in Ding'an Prefecture.

Secondly, I will open a store with Mrs. Zhang in other places; Mrs. Zhang will be responsible for making the braised meat, and I will be responsible for the store and sales, and we will split the profits 50-50."

Without waiting for Zhang Hulan to speak, Wang Xingren continued, "To be honest with you, Madam Zhang, I live in the capital. Madam Zhang has probably never been to the capital and doesn't know how prosperous it is. The capital has a large population, and one of its corners is larger than this county town. Madam Zhang should be able to imagine how good business is in the capital."

"This is our first meeting, Madam Zhang, and you may not trust me. But Madam Zhang, please rest assured. If you have a chance when you arrive in the capital, you can ask about the reputation of the Wang and Ye families. I will not damage the reputation of the Wang and Ye families because of this store business."

"Oh, right. The magistrate of Hekou County is my brother-in-law, and the magistrate of Changning County is my uncle. You probably don't know much about the magistrate of Hekou County, but you should know something about the magistrate of Changning County. My uncle is a very good person."

Wang Xingren didn't stop talking, "Alas..., it's also because my family is very strict. My mother only gives me five taels of silver as pocket money a month, which is not enough.

So I ran to my sister, and borrowed money from her to buy the restaurant. I also hired a chef from the capital. Business was pretty good, and I could make thirty to fifty taels of silver every month.

From this point of view, I still know how to do business. So Madam Zhang can rest assured to cooperate with me. "

When Wang Xingren stopped talking, Zhang Hulan spoke up, "Mr. Wang, excuse me, how old are you this year?"

Wang Xingren took a sip of tea and replied, "I am already eighteen this year, and I will be nineteen next year. This is my real age, not my nominal age."

Well, still a young boy... No, no, no, a sunny boy...

Zhang Hulan was still a little surprised, because Wang Xingren was Ye Hongyun's nephew.

Zhang Hulan asked, "Mr. Wang, you just said that business in the capital is easy to do, so why don't you open a restaurant in the capital?"

Wang Xingren replied: "Opening a restaurant in the capital? How can the money earned go into my pocket? It's different for me to do business here. My mother can't come here. She doesn't even know that I opened a restaurant."

"Aren't you afraid that your sister will tell your mother?"

"No." Wang Xingren said with certainty, "My sister loves me the most. She often gives me pocket money."

Zhang Hulan smiled and nodded, then asked, "From what Master Wang said just now, Master Wang doesn't dare to let your mother know, so how can you do business with me in Beijing?"

Wang Xingren said, "It's simple. I'll just say this is a business you and my sister do together."

Zhang Hulan felt that Wang Xingren was a little unreliable. It wasn't that Wang Xingren was a bad person, but that he was too young.

It’s not that this braised pork recipe cannot be sold. It’s just that she can only sell it in a few nearby counties and cannot sell it in distant places.

It is only a matter of time before the braised pork recipe is revealed. No secret can be guaranteed to never be leaked.

If Wang Xingren is really Ye Hongyun's nephew, selling the recipe to him is a good choice. At least you don't have to worry about others getting something for nothing. If you give the recipe away, you won't get the money.

How much silver should the recipe be sold for? She could earn a few hundred taels a month now. Even if her income would decrease after the novelty wore off, she would definitely be able to earn one or two hundred taels a month. If she sold it for less, she would suffer a loss. If she sold it for more, people would definitely not buy it.

If she were an ordinary person, Zhang Hulan would not do business with others. Even if she did not do this business and did not make this money, she would not do business with others.

No matter they are friends or brothers, they will basically become enemies in the end because of doing business together.

The so-called credit and integrity, that is, the interests are not huge enough. If the interests are big enough, she doesn't believe that anyone would not have evil intentions.

After all, it is because I am weak, I have no capital to negotiate with others, and I don’t have the ability to make others fear me.

But if this person is related to Ye Hongyun or Wu Deyong, it is not impossible to give him the prescription, let alone sell it to him.