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Now that the Xu family has more money, Liu Fang has made time to make the tea eggs that Fu Man'er had mentioned.

The tea leaves were picked from the mountain and roasted by myself. I also added some seasonings when boiling the eggs. The eggshells were cracked and soaked in the soup overnight. The taste was indeed different.

When Liu Fang went out that day, she specially brought a small pot with her. After the crowds had thinned out around noon, she and Xu Genshan left the stall with the pot.

There are many restaurants of all sizes in the town, but the price of tea eggs is high because of the price of eggs. They were afraid that people would not want to buy them in small shops, so the two of them looked at a restaurant for a while.

It was opened by a businessman from out of town, and the food comes from all over the country, so it's quite eclectic. Not many locals eat there, but merchants who come and go often come to eat.

Business isn't great, but it's manageable.

When Xu Genshan and his group arrived, it was past lunchtime. The waiter was wiping the table half-heartedly with his back to them, while the innkeeper's hand was still on the abacus, but his head was already nodding off.

"Shopkeeper?" Xu Genshan knocked on the counter, waking the shopkeeper.

"ah?"

"Enjoy your meal, sir. Please have a seat. I'll have the waiter bring you the menu."

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He was about to call the waiter over when Xu Genshan quickly stopped him, saying, "Manager, we're not here to eat, we're here to do business with you."

Before long, the three of them sat down in the corner and introduced themselves to each other. Manager Hu looked at the casserole on the table with a puzzled expression.

Xu Fang had heated the pot slightly before she arrived, and now, as soon as the lid was opened, a fragrant aroma wafted out. Manager Hu looked at it and exclaimed, "Eggs?"

"Shopkeeper, these are called spiced tea eggs. Please have one and try it." Liu Fang said as she scooped one out and placed it in front of Shopkeeper Hu.

"Gentlemen, do you have any other recipes for boiling eggs that you'd like to sell?" Manager Hu thought that although he had plenty of time and was relatively free, he didn't think he would need to buy a recipe for boiling eggs.

"Manager Hu, please try it first and see how it tastes. If you like it, we can talk more. If you don't like it, you won't lose anything, and we'll leave immediately." Xu Genshan extended his hand to him.

Although he thought boiling an egg was no big deal, the egg smelled strangely delicious, so Manager Hu did it himself. After peeling off the shell, he discovered that the egg was translucent and had beautiful patterns.

He held it under his nose and smelled it; a faint aroma of tea wafted over. He took another bite, and the aroma became even stronger, fresh and delicious.

"Hmm, this tea egg really does taste different from others." Shopkeeper Hu finished the egg in a few bites.

Seeing the satisfied look on his face, Xu Genshan then spoke, "How was it, Manager Hu? I didn't take up your time, did I?"

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Manager Hu reached into the pot and took one himself, smiling, "This way of eating is quite unique; I've never seen it before. Why don't you sell them yourselves?"

Xu Genshan and his wife had been in town for a while, and he had bought braised food from them before. Since they already had the recipe, why did he need to come to them?

"To be honest, the cost of these tea eggs is relatively high, so we can't sell them at a good price." Otherwise, he wouldn't want to give the recipe to others.

"If you're so ambitious, why don't you go to a fancy restaurant? What are you doing here?" Manager Hu had already peeled the eggs and was asking as he ate, seemingly chatting casually with the two of them.

Xu Genshan glanced at the tea eggs in the pot. "These can be carried around after they're cooked, and they're still delicious even when they're cold."

The words weren't spoken very directly, but Manager Hu understood immediately. He suddenly burst into laughter, "Looks like you've made up your mind to sell to me?"

“Of course, we need to understand it first,” Xu Genshan said. Just like the traps he sets when hunting, you can’t hunt without understanding the prey’s movements.

Shopkeeper Hu looked at the man with newfound respect and asked, "How much is the recipe?"

Liu Fang was secretly delighted, but remained calm on the surface and slowly calculated the cost of the tea eggs for Manager Hu.

"Besides letting merchants traveling north and south take them with them to fill their stomachs, you can find some exquisite and beautiful plates, cut the tea eggs into small pieces, and garnish them with some side dishes. If they look nice, they can fetch a higher price."

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Shopkeeper Hu listened with great interest, at least he hadn't figured out how to display this thing, which looked so exquisite and novel.

"Therefore, we will sell this recipe for ten taels of silver." Liu Fang finally quoted the price at the end.

Sure enough, Manager Hu, who had been all smiles, immediately changed his expression. "Ten taels of silver?" His eyebrows shot up in surprise.

“Yeah, we just went to…” Liu Fang hadn’t finished speaking when Xu Genshan slapped her on the shoulder. “What are you saying?” He glared at Liu Fang, signaling her to be quiet.

Liu Fang seemed somewhat unwilling after being patted by Xu Genshan, but she kept quiet and didn't say anything.

Manager Hu saw this and wondered what had just been said: "Go? Where did they go? Other restaurants?"

"You're selling this for ten taels of silver too expensively. I don't even earn that much in a day." Although Manager Hu was puzzled, he felt that the price was a bit too high.

As for the claim that one can't earn ten taels of silver a day, that's half true and half false. When there aren't many merchants, that's true; when there are many merchants, it's doubled.

"Manager Hu, my wife has already explained the accounts to you clearly. You'll break even on these ten taels of silver in just a few days, and the rest is all your profit," Xu Genshan said kindly.

Indeed, he is a businessman. As soon as Liu Fang mentioned it, he immediately calculated it. Moreover, the price Liu Fang quoted was quite conservative; he could even sell it for a higher price.

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But precisely because he was a businessman, he was even more eager to lower the price. "Brother, how about this, a little less, a little less, how about six taels of silver?"

Before Xu Genshan could speak, Liu Fang suddenly stood up, and the beautiful woman's face suddenly changed.

"Six taels of silver?" The voice was even louder than when Manager Hu heard it was ten taels of silver.

"Master, let's go." He said, and then started collecting the clay pots on the table. His hurried manner stunned Manager Hu.

"Hey, don't be in such a hurry." Seeing that Liu Fang had already brought the pot to the table, Manager Hu quickly stood up to stop them. "This business isn't about negotiating. Why are you leaving after just one sentence?"

Liu Fang looked furious. "This isn't how you negotiate a deal! How can you offer so much all at once? The Wu family restaurant across the street is even offering me eight..."

"Shut up," Xu Genshan shouted, but it was too late; Liu Fang had already spoken.

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