After Xiao Lingyu left, Su Xingyi rubbed his ears which were a little hot.
What happened just now?
In the kitchen.
Seeing that there were only about ten pounds of wild boar meat left in the ice bucket, Su Ningan cut off one-third of the meat.
Thinking that everyone had eaten tomato beef brisket today, but my father and third brother didn't, I only cut three pounds of beef, washed ten tomatoes, and seven or eight apples...
When Xiao Lingyu entered the kitchen, Su Ningan had already cut the side dishes and started cooking.
Half an hour later, a large bowl of rice, a large bowl of beef brisket with tomatoes, two plates of candied apples with tomato sauce, two plates of minced meat and eggplant, a plate of stir-fried wild boar meat, a large plate of spicy and sour shredded potatoes, two plates of green vegetables, two plates of smashed cucumbers, and a bowl of goat milk soup for each person were served on the table.
"Come on, kids, it's time for dinner."
While the Su family was feasting, they were eating in the ten elegant seats in the lobby on the second floor of Yu Lan, where ten middle-aged men who looked like country gentlemen were sitting.
"What kind of magical dish is this, Shopkeeper Li? It's even better than the ones at Luyuan Qionglou. You're making it so mysterious! Hurry up and get in! It's already dinner time."
"That's right, please don't let us down."
Li Su hurriedly appeased them, "Dear gentlemen, please be patient. The divine dish will be here soon. You are all wealthy gentry in this county, and you have tasted the specialties of various restaurants. I guarantee that the divine dish we will have at Yu Lan tonight is unique in Beiyi. The ingredients used are extremely rare and the flavor is unique. I guarantee that you will want more after you have eaten it."
Yu Yuanwai said, "Don't hide it, come on, eh? What's that smell? Why is it so fragrant?"
Li Su said: "Of course it tastes like a divine dish. Let me introduce the first divine dish, chopped pepper fish head."
When the ten distinguished guests looked at the fish meat, which was two fingers wide and garnished with red side dishes, placed on the small plate in front of them, a hint of displeasure flashed in their eyes.
Yu Yuanwai frowned and said, "Is this the divine dish you were talking about? One bite is not even enough to fill the gaps between my teeth."
Li Su said, "There are several kinds of divine vegetables, and they are very expensive. In order to prevent you from wasting your money and to make you feel that the divine vegetables are worth the money, you can simply taste them first to see if they are as delicious as I said."
Yu Yuanwai smiled when he heard this and said, "I didn't expect that your 'Shi Zai Yu Lan' is still as good as always. Then let's go and try it."
"Wait a minute. There's a bowl of warm water and a bowl of hot milk on each table. If you find the taste too stimulating, you can drink warm water or milk to calm down."
"good."
After a while, Li Su saw the flash of surprise in their eyes and the expression of wanting more, so he knew they loved it. "How is it? Is this chopped pepper fish delicious?"
The ten guests were amazed. Yu Yuanwai said, "What is this red side dish? I guess the reason why this dish is so delicious is because of this red side dish. Its taste is very special and very addictive."
Li Su did not hide it, these gentlemen were talking nonsense.
"This is a rare ingredient, chili pepper. It's the key to our divine dish. You've tasted Beiyi's unique chili dish today. Did it not disappoint you?"
Yu Yuanwai laughed and said, "How can this one bite be enough? Hurry up and serve the bigger dish."
Li Su said, "We still have a few chili dishes. It won't be too late to serve the main course after we've tasted them."
Yu Yuanwai said proudly, "No need. This chili pepper can make the fish meat so delicious. It is worth dozens of taels of silver per plate. All the divine dishes should be served to me on a large plate. I don't care about the others."
"We want to eat it too. If we try it a little bit at a time, we'll be so greedy that we'll die."
"Yes, bring out all the big dishes. We have money, but we lack a good meal."
Li Su was overjoyed and said calmly, "Alright, your divine dish will be here soon."
Half an incense stick later, Xu Yulan glanced at the ten distinguished guests who were dining attentively in the private rooms in the lobby on the second floor, and called Li Su into the private room.
"Manager Li, how is it? What did they say?"
"When they got back to the boss's house, they tried a piece of chopped pepper fish head and ordered all the amazing dishes. I think they might come again tomorrow."
Xu Yulan said, "You'll be busy for the next two days. Madam Su won't be coming to the county to sell ingredients tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. During these two days, we need to rely on word of mouth to attract all the wealthy families in the county to dine with us. Since you think they'll come again tomorrow, have them introduce their friends and relatives to dine with us. Any guests they introduce who mention their names will have a 95% chance of being treated to divine cuisine."
Li Su said, "Boss, the number of people they introduce is limited. I think we should arrange for them to go to various major restaurants or attract them with the gimmick of a unique divine dish. What do you think?"
Xu Yulan thought for a moment and said, "Okay, but don't make it too obvious."
"Boss, don't worry. The people at Yulanxuan won't know about this, and neither will the other restaurants. They'll only know that Shizai Yulan has divine dishes."
"good."
Li Su left the private room and talked with the ten distinguished guests one by one...
Half an incense stick later, Li Su sent off the ten guests and came to Xu Yulan with a box of banknotes. He said excitedly, "Boss, here are three thousand taels. This is equivalent to our ten-month turnover, which is already three months of Yulanxuan's turnover. Our monthly turnover will definitely exceed Yulanxuan's annual turnover."
Xu Yulan didn't feel happy too soon, as the second house would not watch her take Yulanxuan back. It seemed that she had to be very careful in the days ahead.
"Shopkeeper Li, we still need to be cautious."
After Xu Yulan put away the banknotes, he went to the kitchen and said a few words to Leng Mingsheng.
"Brother Leng, I'm going to have to work hard for you in the next two days."
Leng Mingsheng saw that Xu Yulan was a little tired, and hurriedly said: "Miss, this is my job. I am still looking forward to returning to Yulanxuan to continue working as the head chef. You should go back home and rest early."
After Xu Yulan left, Leng Mingsheng sent the peppers and tomatoes into the ice cellar. Before leaving, he took a look at the ice cellar and thought to himself: It seems that I will have to live in the kitchen for the next month.
…
"Children, we have finished our meal and it is not yet dark. Come into the living room and let your mother teach you a few words."
Suningan:!!!
Su Ningjie:!!!
Su Ningxi:!!!
Suningwen: That’s great!
Half an incense stick later, Su Ning'an pulled Xiao Lingyu into his room.
"Mother, will you teach me how to paint now?"
Xiao Lingyu didn't expect the boss to be so proactive. Looking at his expectant eyes, he didn't feel comfortable refusing him on the grounds that it would soon be dark.
"Okay, I'll start by teaching you the basic process and ideas of painting. Listen carefully, and tomorrow I'll teach you how to draw simple objects..."
Su Ningxi saw Su Ningjie busy preparing the ingredients, while Su Ningwen was flipping through the newly bought books in the main room.
She and her father have nothing to do and are quite bored.
Originally, the third brother monopolized mother more, but now the eldest brother has monopolized mother again by learning painting.
Is she going to learn painting too?
She doesn't seem to have any interests or hobbies. What else does she want to learn besides reading and writing?
Su Ningxi sat in the yard, holding her little face, looking at Su Xingyi in the wheelchair opposite her and thinking about life.
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