After a few brief rain showers around the Qingming Festival, everyone assumed the abnormal weather had ended, and no one believed that a drought would occur this year.
However, Cheng Ruyi still took advantage of this time to store a large amount of water because she believed even more in the system's predictions.
When Wen He came to pick up the rabbits for the second time in mid-April, in addition to paying double the price, he also brought many other gifts. He happily told Ruyi that his master had clearly felt much better recently, and everyone felt that not only were the rabbits from the Cheng family delicious, but even the other vegetables and eggs they sent seemed to be more delicious than those from other families. So he proposed a long-term supply cooperation.
Cheng Ruyi regretfully stated that these were just some random plants she raised and grew herself, and the yield was far from meeting the standards for supplying the entire Wen family. She could only promise that if there were any surplus in the future, she would definitely send them to them first.
This incident gave Ruyi a new idea. Many of the elixirs and plants she possessed actually had significant therapeutic effects. Could she devise a way to make money from them without revealing her secrets?
So he spent several days writing down several preliminary models of the plan, and then Ruyi got on the donkey cart and set off again for Zhiwei Restaurant.
First of all, the Zhou family is still her first choice for cooperation, because in terms of influence in Huaishan County, neither the Wen family nor the Gu family can compare to the local bigwigs and landlords who have been operating here for hundreds of years.
Secondly, the Zhou family is trustworthy. Ruyi has been cooperating with them for so long and there have been basically no accidents. She doesn't believe that the Zhou family didn't deliberately protect her.
Finally, and most importantly, although the atmosphere of her last meeting with Huang Youcai's boss was not harmonious, and the other party's attitude was even extremely unfriendly, Cheng Ruyi would still rather face the former's cold words than Wen Jingqing!
When it comes to business, it's best to keep it purely about money transactions, without any other ulterior motives.
"You want to see our boss???" Although Huang Youcai had already guessed that Cheng Ruyi's arrival must have something to do, it was still a big surprise that she would ask to see the boss. This Cheng lady never plays by the rules and is really hard to figure out!
Huang Youcai thought for a moment, then cautiously asked, "Did Madam Cheng come to see our boss... to discuss business?" Surely she wasn't interested in their boss? He certainly wouldn't dare ask his boss out!
"Of course it's business. What else could it be? I don't know him at all, I don't even know his name. What could it be?"
Ruyi was puzzled by Huang Youcai's attitude, wondering why he looked like he was constipated.
"That's true, hahaha!" Huang Youcai was relieved to see Ruyi's open and honest expression. He couldn't be blamed for overthinking; their boss's luck with women was just too terrifying.
"Madam Cheng, your timing is perfect. Our boss is coming back to inspect the shop today. Why don't you rest in the private room on the second floor for a while? I'll let you know when he arrives, okay?"
When Cheng Ru saw Huang Youcai get up to leave, she stood up as well. When the two of them walked to the stairwell, they happened to run into Chef Zhao, who was hurrying out of the kitchen.
As soon as he saw Huang Youcai, he grabbed him and asked, "Shopkeeper, how is the matter with Madam Cheng that I asked you to inquire about?"
Huang Youcai glanced at Ruyi, then pretended to be serious and scolded Chef Zhao, "The restaurant is at its busiest time right now. As the head chef, what kind of behavior is this, running around instead of cooking in the kitchen?! Go back! Go back!"
"No... Shopkeeper, if you hadn't asked, I would have done it myself!"
"What are you asking? Go back and cook first!"
Cheng Ruyi saw the two fat men arguing and pulling at each other at the top of the stairs. Although they didn't say anything substantial for a long time, they clearly blocked her way to the second floor.
Ruyi understood immediately and greeted Chef Zhao with a smile, "Chef Zhao, you wanted to see me? What's the matter? Please feel free to speak."
Upon hearing this, the two fat men immediately stopped pulling at each other, exchanged glances, and finally Huang Youcai spoke up: "It's nothing serious, it's just that Chef Zhao feels the rabbit meat delivered recently seems to be different from the initial rabbits..."
"Of course, none of us noticed much difference. I thought it might be a misperception caused by his exhaustion, or perhaps it was due to different cooking methods. Haha, don't you think so, Madam Cheng?"
As expected of the head chef of Zhiwei Restaurant, Chef Zhao's sensitivity to ingredients and taste is much higher than that of ordinary people. He is the person who has had the most contact with Chasing Wind Rabbit besides the Cheng family, so it is not surprising that he can detect the difference.
Now that the other party has discovered it, Cheng Ruyi has no intention of hiding it any longer. In any case, she originally planned to be honest with the other party when the time came.
Nowadays, according to quality, Chasing Rabbit can be roughly divided into three types.
The first type is the purebred spirit rabbit born from Zhui Feng and Zhu Yun. In order to take care of the mother rabbit's health, the number of offspring is not large, just enough for their own consumption and a few extra to give to relatives and friends.
The second type is the hybrid Ling rabbit, which is a cross between the second-generation purebred Ling rabbit and the wild rabbit brought by the Guan family. This type of rabbit has a slightly higher production volume than the purebred Ling rabbit, but since the number of purebred rabbits is not large to begin with, it cannot meet the demand of Zhiweiguan in general.
The third type is the rabbits currently mainly supplied to Zhiweiguan, which are third-generation hybrid rabbits that breed with each other. Although their breeding speed and number are not as high as purebred rabbits, they have the advantage of a very sufficient number of mothers, so they not only make up for the shortcomings in breeding, but also increase in number.
After discussing it, the three of them agreed that the supply should be allocated in a ratio of 1:3:6, and the prices should also be divided into three levels. In the future, Zhiwei Restaurant could also flexibly sell products at different price levels. Since things are scarce, they might become more valuable, and the business might even reach new heights.
Her explanation successfully persuaded Huang Youcai and Chef Zhao, both of whom were experienced and shrewd and could immediately sense the business opportunity.
"Madam Cheng's methods are truly brilliant! I admire you! I admire you!" Huang Youcai was actually quite curious. The other party was clearly just an ordinary woman, so how could she know more about doing business than him?
Cheng Ruyi naturally had no idea what he was thinking. Even if she did, she wouldn't tell him. In this age of information overload, marketing techniques, market economics, and so on are not confidential information. Anyone can learn them if they are interested.
Huang Youcai and Chef Zhao received a satisfactory reply, and the two walked hand in hand towards the kitchen, chatting and laughing. Ruyi was finally able to successfully go up to the private room on the second floor.
After having some tea and snacks and resting for a while, the door to the private room was knocked open, and Ruyi was led by the shop's waiter to the third floor of Zhiwei Restaurant again.
April's blossoms have faded in the human world, but peach blossoms are just beginning to bloom in the mountain temple. I lamented spring's departure, unable to find it anywhere; little did I know it had turned and entered this place.
It must be said that the owner is a very tasteful and elegant person. At this moment, several simple and elegant vases are scattered around the third-floor pavilion, filled with beautifully blooming peach blossoms that have been found from who knows where. The light green Xiangyun gauze flutters in the wind, making the whole garden full of spring colors and fragrance.
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