Chapter 88
Xianglan: “Really?”
Chang Qi: "Really! Just wait here for me. Don't accept any customers. I'm going downstairs to talk to my mother and ask her to give me some more time. I will definitely raise enough money to redeem you within the stipulated time. Don't give up, and I won't give up either, okay?"
He held the purse given by Xianglan in his palm.
Xianglan: "Okay, I'll wait for you"
The two of them made an agreement. Afterwards, Chang Qi didn't stay in her room for too long. He immediately went out and found Qi's mother who was training the girl on the first floor.
The first floor smelled strongly of cosmetics, and he held his breath.
Mother Qi: "Hey? Why did you come out so soon? I thought you would stay a while longer?" "The money is not refundable once you leave this place."
Chang Qi ignored her and said, "I want to redeem Xianglan. How much silver do you need? I will collect it within a month. I just hope you can keep her for a month and not let her take on other customers."
Mother Qi looked him up and down calmly, then put on a contemptuous attitude: "Let me tell you the truth. It's easy to get into our Chunfeng Building, but getting out... is very difficult."
Chang Qi: "Just tell me how much money you need, and I will take care of the rest."
Mother Qi: "I don't want much, this amount..."
She held out her hand and made a two sign.
Chang Qi: "Two thousand taels?" That's easy, just borrow some silver.
Mother Qi shook her head and said, "It's gold. I want two thousand taels of gold. You can take it away. From now on, you have nothing to do with our Chunfeng Tower."
"What? How much?"
Two thousand taels of gold? Are you kidding?
He said this immediately.
This made Mother Qi feel ridiculous. "Yes, it's two thousand taels. The girls in our building have been raised since childhood. We even invited music masters and dance masters to come and teach them personally."
"Aside from their wealth, they are not inferior in appearance or talent. I want two thousand taels of gold, and that's the minimum."
"If you can afford it, take it. If you can't afford it, don't take it. When my Xianglan's virginity is auctioned, the money earned will be no less than what you gave me. I won't be happy to sell it to you!"
After saying this, he said to the turtle slave beside him, "Get ready. Let Master Wang and Master Li come over to bid."
Chang Qi: "No, you can't!"
"Xianglan is your mother's daughter, after all. I'm sure you don't want to see her live that kind of life, right? Give me a month, and I promise to pay the money to redeem her!"
Mother Qi laughed: "Your promise is useless. Where are you going to get so much money?"
Chang Qi: "Don't worry about it, I have my own way."
Seeing how sincere he was, Mother Qi finally relented and said, "Okay, considering your sincere feelings for Xianglan, I'll give you another month, but..."
"You have to pay the deposit, right?"
Seeing Changqi's embarrassed expression, she continued
"You can't delay my business for nothing, right? Tell me if this makes sense. How much more money can I earn in a month?"
Chang Qi: "...Okay, I'll give it to you, but Mom, you have to promise me that Xianglan won't receive any guests for this month!"
Mother Qi: "Okay, I'll keep my word. As long as you pay the deposit, I'll keep her for another month, so what?"
So Changqi readily called out the gold.
A full fifty taels! Gold...
Mother Qi’s eyes widened.
Her intuition told her that this Changqi boy was quite something, so she accepted the money with a smile.
Chang Qi left Chunfeng Tower in a daze, looking across the river at Xianglan's attic, where music and singing filled the air.
He sighed and dragged his tired body back to Su Ji Fresh Food Restaurant.
At that time, Su Guoer was moving all the things out in the morning dew.
Knead the dough skillfully to make duck oil pancakes. Also, chop the stewed mutton and offal into small pieces and place them on a large plate on the side.
Just grab a handful when you use it.
Also, wash the green onions and coriander and chop them into small pieces.
Pang Ya was a little hungry, so she first filled a bowl of mutton soup made of pure mutton, and then sprinkled some chopped green onions and coriander on it.
Green and white were floating in the bowl, looking very appetizing. After handing it to Fatty, he let her drink it aside.
After a while, Wen Qianxi also came. Maybe because she got up early today, she looked a little sleepy. When she came to Su Guoer's stall, she looked drowsy.
He opened his mouth and asked for a bowl of soup.
Su Guoer also served her a bowl.
The first pot of duck fat pancakes was also ready. When she poured out all the pancakes, Yunniang and the others came over.
While several people were busy, Su Guoer had some free time.
She happened to meet the guys delivering meat, so she led them to load and unload meat, vegetables, fruits, etc. Now that her restaurant has more customers, even the vegetables and fruits can take up half a cart at a time.
Not to mention meat, three carts are enough.
Rice and flour are delivered every two days, and we use a lot of them. But after deducting the cost, we make a lot of money.
That's what running a restaurant is like; the food is a bit mixed, and she has to personally oversee everything, but she enjoys it. Since there aren't any customers right now, Su Guoer simply grabs a piece of the newly delivered pork and plans to steam some buns for them in the morning. Paired with the salty-sweet egg tea, it's delicious, and I'm sure they'll all love it.
Wash the pork as usual, take it to the chopping board and chop it into minced meat.
Of course, this was done by Pang Ya. There were enough people outside, and she usually liked to work with me, so Su Guoer naturally gave the work to her.
She was very strong and chopped the meat filling in no time. Su Guoer added some green onions in it, so the buns were filled with pork and green onions.
When I was kneading the dough at the end, I saw that the leeks brought to the side were particularly fresh.
She cut some leeks and added some freshly fried eggs, planning to make some vegetarian buns.
We don’t make many vegetarian buns because everyone likes to eat meat. These vegetarian buns are just used to change the taste.
After the dough was fermented, Su Guoer pinched a piece of dough to make dumplings. As soon as the dough was spread out and her hands flipped, a juicy dumpling was ready.
"Huh? Are you having buns for breakfast?" After eating something, Wen Qianxi finally woke up.
She couldn't help outside, so she came to the kitchen and prepared to help Su Guoer.
However, when she saw Su Guoer making dumplings, she regretted eating the duck oil pancake.
She was already full after a bowl of mutton soup and duck fat pancakes, but she looked at the juicy buns filled with meat filling.
Wen Qianxi couldn't help but lick his lips.
Su Guoer: "Yes, eating buns. There are pork and green onion stuffing. I also made a few with leek and egg stuffing to change the taste."
After hearing this, even Wen Qianxi couldn't help but sigh: "I wish the food in other restaurants was half as good as yours. When I went to Mingyue Tower next door yesterday, I saw that they were eating plain Chinese cabbage with a small piece of mutton per person. Oh, I feel a little sorry for them."
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