Chapter 378 The Lark That Cannot Be Invited
"Of course you can. Don't look at Zhu Jiuliu's young age, but he is very methodical in doing things, values ​​friendship, has strategy, and is not impulsive." Xiao Jiuyue praised Zhu Jiuliu very much. When she left Donglin County, she specially left Zhu Jiuliu one hundred taels of silver!
With the one hundred taels of silver, Zhu Jiuliu could buy himself a stable place to live, and he could also inquire about disaster relief funds.
"Manager Jin, have you found Aisan? He hasn't come yet?" Xiao Jiuyue thought of the Polo bottle. The canned food that had been sent to Lingnan and shipped back were all in good condition. If all their canned food was packed in Polo bottles in the future, the loss would be even lower.
"Don't worry, Miss. I have already contacted Aisan. If he comes to Lancang County, we will know." Manager Jin went to the county today, not only to deliver the goods, but also for this matter.
"Okay, go ahead and get busy. Let's have a good meal tonight! Reward everyone for their hard work!"
Xiao Jiuyue sent Manager Jin away and was thinking about replying when he heard Manager Zeng coming.
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When Xiao Jiuyue saw Shopkeeper Zeng, she was also a little surprised: "Shopkeeper Zeng is well-informed. I just came back yesterday."
"Miss Xiao is the God of Wealth. Fengchunlou depends entirely on her, so naturally I have to keep a close eye on her." Shopkeeper Zeng greeted Xiao Jiuyue enthusiastically and took the initiative to confess, "Don't be angry, Miss Xiao. There are people from the village working in the restaurant. As soon as Miss Xiao comes back, the villagers will tell me."
"If Miss Xiao feels that this is inappropriate, I will immediately tell them not to tell me!" Shopkeeper Zeng's frankness made Xiao Jiuyue's slight discomfort disappear. She said, "Let's get down to business, Shopkeeper Zeng. The dividends for the past six months have been quite a lot!"
"I went to Xiangcheng this time and brought back some local delicacies. I was just thinking of looking for Shopkeeper Zeng." Xiao Jiuyue said directly, "Taro braised pork, aged vinegar chicken, and wild dried fish. They all taste very unique. Perhaps we can research them and add them as new dishes in Fengchunlou!"
"The aged vinegar chicken is especially famous in Donglin County. Although the name isn't pleasant, it's sour, spicy, and delicious, and fatty but not greasy." Xiao Jiuyue highly recommended this aged vinegar chicken. She said, "Why not wait for a day? Let's have a taste of it today, Shopkeeper Zeng, at noon."
"Okay!" Shopkeeper Zeng responded quickly, "If Miss Xiao thinks something is delicious, then it must be delicious. However, the chickens raised in the village are not enough to make beggar chicken and lotus chicken!"
Shopkeeper Zeng not only planned to put this dish in the restaurant, but he also thought that once this dish was put in the restaurant, the raw material - chicken, would not be enough!
Xiao Jiuyue understood what he meant and immediately smiled, saying, "Shopkeeper Zeng is very confident about this dish, but..."
Xiao Jiuyue changed the subject and said, "Don't worry, Shopkeeper Zeng. Lancang County has a bumper harvest this year, so raising chickens and ducks is no problem. Not only that, I'm even planning to have someone raise rabbits!"
"Every household in our village raises dozens of rabbits, and each household has at least 20 to 30 chickens and ducks. Even Wang Lizheng mentioned the chicken farming in Wan'an Village last time. I'm sure they've almost had enough by now!"
Xiao Jiuyue mentioned this matter when she was squeezing sugarcane before. Before she left, she also heard Shi Lizheng say that Wang Lizheng had led the villagers to start raising chickens and ducks!
After these few months, the chickens and ducks should have grown up!
"Well, Miss Xiao is really thoughtful!" Shopkeeper Zeng heard about this and immediately asked, "Miss Xiao, are you smoking the rabbit the same way you did last time?"
"Let's try another method: spicy rabbit, cold rabbit, hand-shredded rabbit, and the rabbit head can't be wasted. The braised rabbit head tastes good too." Xiao Jiuyue thought of the various ways she had cooked rabbit before. She had missed the taste for a long time!
"Can rabbit heads be eaten?" Shopkeeper Zeng was stunned. When he was making duck heads before, Shopkeeper Zeng doubted for the first time that no one would eat this thing after it was braised!
But after it was cooked, Zeng realized that he had made a big mistake. Although the duck head looked ugly and didn't have much meat, the taste was so good when he grabbed it and chewed it...
Shopkeeper Zeng quickly swallowed his saliva and said, "Miss Xiao, that's perfect. We haven't had any new dishes at Fengchunlou for a long time. This time, we can just add a few more!"
"Thanks to the previous dishes and the snails, Fengchunlou is packed every day. I was worried that Miss Mengzhi would stop performing at Fengchunlou and that it would affect business. Who knew that everyone still loves our dishes!"
Shopkeeper Zeng stayed in the provincial capital for half a year. Although he was tired from running back and forth between the county and the provincial capital, he felt a great sense of accomplishment. In the past, Fengchunlou was half-dead and earned just the right amount of money. However, every time he delivered money to his master, he always stood at the end!
But last year, he lived up to his expectations and stood in the front row!
"Miss Mengzhi, are you not going to sing anymore? Don't you sing one show every month?" Xiao Jiuyue remembered hearing Miss Mengzhi sing in the capital city last year. That girl had a good figure and a great voice. In future generations, she would definitely be a star!
Those who admire Miss Mengzhi are no worse than the star-chasers of later generations!
"Miss Xiao, you don't know that Miss Mengzhi hasn't sung since July!" Shopkeeper Zeng gritted his teeth when he mentioned this. "Not only that, but Miss Mengzhi has also been singing at Hongxing Tower, performing twice a month! If our snails weren't as delicious as ours, I'm afraid all the customers would have snatched them away!"
"And our new dish, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall and Fu Shou Quan, is all made with seafood like sea cucumbers and abalone. They want it but can't get it. There are still many customers who like Fu Shou Quan!"
Shopkeeper Zeng was talking with saliva flying all over his body. He said, "The most important thing is the umami powder. The cabbage we stir-fry has a more umami flavor than others. That's why our Fengchunlou has not been stepped on!"
At this time, Manager Zeng was glad that he had not gone to the provincial capital to open a restaurant before, otherwise, his business would have been snatched away by others and he would have closed down. But now that he is with Miss Xiao, things are different. Many of the dishes are unique to their Fengchunlou.
"Have you ever thought about inviting a troupe from other places, Manager Zeng?" Xiao Jiuyue suggested thoughtfully.
"Yes." Shopkeeper Zeng nodded and sighed, "But it's useless. Other opera troupes don't have Miss Mengzhi, and those people just like Miss Mengzhi to sing."
"Coming to Hongdu and listening to Miss Mengzhi sing has become a must-do for businessmen and young men from other places!" Shopkeeper Zeng looked at her helplessly.
"Come to Hongdu, you can not only listen to Miss Mengzhi, but also listen to the lark!" Xiao Jiuyue recommended: "Tomorrow, you can go to the Shang Family Troupe to listen to opera!"
"Lark?" Shopkeeper Zeng shook his head and said, "The Shang family troupe has put on quite a few new plays, especially White Snake. Who wouldn't love to hear it in Lancang County these days? But, we can't invite them!"
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