Chapter 83
"But she is a prostitute, the kind who sells her art but not her body!" He quickly explained for fear of being misunderstood.
"She was very beautiful and gentle. She could read and write, play the qin, and compose poetry. Her poems were even praised by officials!"
Then he stroked the beads and said, "My greatest wish in this life is to quickly raise enough money to redeem her, and then take her home to take care of her husband and children. From now on, she won't have to worry about people's faces in a place like that anymore." He was so innocent and cute.
Not to mention Yunniang, even Chunniang and Cui Niang, who were washing vegetables in the yard, looked at him in disbelief after hearing this.
Madam Cui kindly reminded: "Are you sure she really wants to leave?"
But Changqi obviously didn't take it seriously. He pulled Yunniang and kept talking about how wonderful Xianglan was. She was as beautiful as a fairy from heaven!
Of course, his words were vulgar, but one could tell from his words that he really cared about the girl.
Su Guoer heard it all clearly in the front. She looked up at Wen Qianxi and was really furious.
"What's so good about a woman like that?"
Su Guoer quickly covered her mouth and pulled her to sit down: "Don't talk nonsense, what if that girl is really good? We can't look down on them just because of their low status. Even prostitutes have their own difficulties."
After staying in the mansion for a long time, I naturally heard some things.
Maids from wealthy families who made mistakes, or were implicated by their masters, would be sold off, likely to brothels. It wasn't usually a big deal, but ending up in a brothel was certainly pathetic.
What's more, some were sold in by their biological parents. There are many such people. It is difficult for Su Guoer and the others to judge without knowing the truth.
"But I think Changqi has good eyesight. He shouldn't make the wrong choice. Listen to me on this matter. Let's just ignore it and let him continue working here."
Finally, she said, "I think there's nothing wrong with this strange man. He's loyal, smart, and honest. He's also a very good person, which is rare."
She persuaded Wen Qianxi: "Let's just ignore him and let him continue working here, right?"
Seeing Su Guoer say this, Wen Qianxi could only suppress the anger in her chest, but she still said: "If he commits a crime in the future, you can't blame me, I advised you."
Su Guoer agreed, "I will definitely not blame you for this."
Just like that, Chang Qi was finally able to stay. However, Su Guoer felt that she was right. He was indeed a man who valued friendship and loyalty. It was just that the person he fell in love with was of a different status...
After saying this, Su Guoer pulled Wen Qianxi to go out with her to relax. She said it was to relax, but in fact she took Wen Qianxi to the money house and deposited all the silver she had just counted and some change she had before in the money house.
When he came back at the end, he asked Wen Qianxi, "What do you want to eat? I'll make it for you at noon?"
Wen Qianxi's eyes lit up immediately when he heard the word "eat": "I want to eat fish. Is there any fresh way to eat it?"
Su Guoer thought for a moment and said, "How about some fish in sour soup?"
"Cut the fish slices, cook them, remove them, and serve with some bean sprouts and tofu as a base. Top them with a layer of fish slices, pour in the soup, and then pour in hot oil!"
"Okay, okay!" It makes people drool just by hearing it!
She bought some tender tofu and prepared lunch for everyone while no one was in the store.
Su Guoer quickly cut a grass carp weighing more than ten pounds into slices and placed them on a plate beside her. Soon the plate was piled high with fish slices.
These are just enough for lunch.
So Su Guoer gave an order and asked Changqi to write a few words on the sign outside.
Just write: Today’s fresh food: fish fillets in sour soup.
This is a new selling method she has introduced recently.
In addition to the signature dishes, special dishes and home-cooked dishes, a few words were added under the sign.
It’s called, Today’s Special Fresh Food.
In this way, Su Guoer would come up with a fresh dish every day, write it down, and show it to the guests. If they thought it was good, they would order it to try.
If the food tastes good, it will be made into a signature dish or a special dish in the future. If it doesn’t taste good, it will not be served next time.
It also makes it easier for Su Guoer to research new dishes. It's a good opportunity to let them try the flavors.
By introducing a fresh dish every day, diners will feel more fresh, so as long as the price is not excessive, the most sold items every day are the special fresh dishes.
Like today, she is serving fish slices in sour soup.
A grass carp weighs more than ten pounds, and they can't finish all the fillets. They will use them to make sour soup fish fillets for the diners later. This can also avoid food waste.
Su Guoer put the fish fillets coated with flour into boiling water and simmered them for a while. After they were cooked, she took them out and placed them on a plate. She also put tofu and bean sprouts at the bottom of the bowl. She then heated oil in a pan and started to cook the sour soup.
Sour soup uses white vinegar, mustard, pepper and garlic.
The soup is stewed with fish heads. After it turns white, add these seasonings. Finally, taste the saltiness. Sprinkle a spoonful of salt and you can serve the fish soup.
Then put the fish fillets on top, sprinkle some chopped green onions, minced garlic and coriander, and pour in hot oil. After the sizzling sound is heard, the whole kitchen is filled with the aroma of the sour soup fish fillets.
After stir-frying some bean sprouts and choy sum, and making carrot and pork ribs soup, we can start eating.
One person was presented with a big bowl of pork rib soup, which was served with pickled radish and bean sprouts. It was very satisfying. Of course, the best dish was the fish fillet in sour soup.
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After lunch, diners arrived one after another.
Su Guo'er was standing behind the counter reading a book when she heard the voice of Wang San, the boatman, from a distance: "Boss, what fresh food do you have today?"
Chang Qi went up to him and said, "Today's special is fish fillet in sour soup. Would you like a bowl? Eighty cents a bowl."
Since they had come together, they could certainly afford it, so they called out, "One bowl, please!"
Chang Qi: "Okay! A bowl of fish fillet in sour soup!"
Su Guoer went into the kitchen and ignored these ruffians.
When you run a shop, you meet all kinds of people, and Wang San is one of them. Seeing that Su Guoer is pretty, he always wants to tease her, but Chang Qi stops him.
Because he had been beaten by Changqi before, he was embarrassed and didn't dare to speak every time.
This avoids a lot of problems.
There still needs to be a man in the restaurant. Changqi really made the right choice.
Since the fish meat has been sliced in advance, it is not complicated to cook. After Su Guoer boils the soup, she immediately pours it over the base dish. After heating the oil in the pan, it can be served very quickly.
Of course, if you can cook the fish soup in advance, it will save more time.
Su Guoer had one apprentice prepare the fish soup and another fillet the fish, waiting to be busy when the guests arrived. The other dishes were also prepared, just waiting for the diners to come.
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