Chapter 96: Jinyang Prefecture Rong Family
A face full of disgust came over me.
One of the men, who was wearing a dark purple brocade robe and a purple jade hairpin on his head, chuckled:
"You two kids are really funny. I suspect you're here to smash up the restaurant."
When he said the second half of the sentence, his face turned cold and his words became rude.
Fu Xuanheng slowly poured a glass of wine in front of them.
The aroma of wine is everywhere.
It made those people's noses and eyes almost drunk.
"It's just a plate of venison, but you think it's worth breaking the bank. If you hadn't asked, my husband and I wouldn't have told you."
When those people heard it.
He looked him up and down.
People with mobility problems get married early.
Thinking that there are only two maids in their family, it is not time to discuss marriage yet.
"Have you ever eaten any delicious venison?" The purple-robed man looked at the glass of wine in Fu Xuanheng's hand, his eyes varying in depth.
Fu Xuanheng raised his eyelids and said, "What is your relationship with this restaurant? My husband and I have no intention of pursuing anything. We just don't eat here because it's not tasty."
The cold voice was filled with impatience.
The purple-robed man was not angry. "This store is owned by my family."
Hearing this.
Fu Xuanheng looked up at him and said, "Go get a small baking tray."
The purple-robed man waved to the waiter passing by and said,
"Go get a baking tray for these two guests."
The baking sheet arrived.
Fu Xuanheng placed the venison on the baking tray and roasted it until the temperature came up.
He took some barbecue seasoning from his sleeve and sprinkled it on top, shaking it lightly.
Apply it carefully with a brush.
In the wild.
Fu Xuanheng had already mastered the essence of barbecue.
After some operations.
He picked a piece of roasted venison and placed it in front of Shen Yunyue, "Try it."
The special aroma of barbecue wafted around, attracting the diners' noses away from home.
Fu Xuanheng picked a few pieces of roasted venison, put them on a plate, and handed it to the man in purple robe.
"Try it again, how does it taste?"
The purple-robed man picked up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth. It tasted slightly spicy, followed by the aroma of venison, without any fishy smell.
He couldn't help but look at Fu Xuanheng roasting the plate of venison again.
The people sitting at the same table with the purple-robed man also tried it.
"tasty."
“It’s true that the taste is completely different, but the fresh aroma of the venison is actually more perfectly refined.”
The purple-robed man's eyes flickered, and the corners of his mouth twitched as he thought of something.
Smiling at Fu Xuanheng, he said:
"I wonder how you sell the condiments you have?"
“Not for sale.”
Fu Xuanheng refused it outright.
The venison that he had re-roasted was eaten up by Shen Yunyue and Fu Xuanheng.
Fu Xuanheng poured a glass of Li Luobai and said, "After eating venison, you must drink a few cups of wine."
Shen Yunyue took it and drank it all in one gulp.
The man in purple robe inexplicably wanted to try the wine.
Seeing that Fu Xuanheng and Shen Yunyue were full, he invited them to the private room again.
Seeing the two of them looking at the night outside, the man in purple robe chuckled:
"You two are new to our town, right? This is where the nightlife begins. Feiyun County is different from other places; there's no curfew at night.
There is also a night market at night, with all kinds of snacks and entertainment.”
"Well. Since the young master invited me to tea, I can't refuse you." Fu Xuanheng and Shen Yunyue looked at each other, and he agreed calmly.
The purple-robed man was delighted and hurriedly took the two of them to the private room on the first floor.
The interior is elegantly decorated, with a guzheng placed in the middle.
A waiter came over and served tea.
The purple-robed man clasped his fists and said:
"My name is Rong Ting. I'm from the Rong family of Jinyang Prefecture."
The Jinyang Rong family is also one of the four major families in Jinyang, and is also a famous family in the Zhou Dynasty.
Shen Yunyue's eyes flickered, remembering that in the original novel, the Rong family was He Luxue's supporter. However, the person she interacted with wasn't Rong Ting, but another young master of the Rong family, Rong Mu.
I have never heard of Rong Ting.
He was probably a cannon fodder in the family struggle. After all, Rong Mu only managed to secure his position in the top few of the Rong family after a struggle.
Think of this.
Shen Yunyue smiled and said:
"Master Rong, we certainly didn't mess things up. However, the tea tastes a bit frivolous. It even has a stale smell from years gone by."
She put the cup to her nose, sniffed it, and put it down.
Rong Ting: ...Are you sure you're not here to cause trouble?
After all, the Rong family is one of the four major families in Jinyang, and it is rejected by Shen Yunyue and Fu Xuanheng.
He thought the Rong family was going bankrupt.
"This is top-quality white cockscomb tea from Fujian. You know it's a malaria-ridden area. It's extremely difficult to transport it over mountains and rivers, so this tea is very expensive."
Rong Ting took a sip of white cockscomb while speaking.
It still tastes the same as I remember.
One ounce of white cockscomb costs thirty-five ounces of silver.
Fu Xuanheng also took a sip and found that it didn't taste as good as the tea that was usually given to Mr. Shen and the others.
Shen Yunyue took out a small can of tea from her bag.
"Coincidentally, I also have the white cockscomb ration tea that we drink every day. Would you like to try the taste?"
Rong Ting always felt that the two men wearing fine cotton were selling condiments.
Later, when I saw the two of them drinking, I thought they were selling wine.
Now it seems that it was the tea merchant.
Rong Ting opened the tea can and took a closer look, his eyes lit up with delight. He poured some onto the tea tray and examined it carefully. "It's really good tea. Even the troublemakers wouldn't say anything."
"Make some tea and bring it over."
Rong Ting handed the jar in his hand to his follower.
Shen Yunyue gently played with the lid of the teacup, then raised her eyes and said:
"This jar of white cockscombs is for Master Rong. It's an apology for my earlier disrespect."
"How can this be possible? I wonder where you two tea merchants are from?" Rong Ting asked.
Fu Xuanheng looked calm as he sat in his wheelchair, staring at Rong Ting.
"We are exiled commoners on our way from the capital to Shihan Prefecture. Because of the dragon rising in Changyu Mountain, we changed our route and passed through here."
Rong Ting's hand holding the teacup trembled.
He always felt that he had heard wrongly.
He scratched his ears with his hands, frowned and asked again:
"What did this young master say just now?"
"You heard it right, we are exiled commoners." Fu Xuanheng said it clearly again, word by word.
Rong Ting frowned, this news was simply too explosive.
Exiled commoners shouldn't be in the state they are in now. Could it be that someone is supporting them from behind?
"What? Is Mr. Rong scared?" Fu Xuanheng asked back.
Rong Ting came back to his senses and put away the puzzled look in his eyes.
"What am I afraid of? Aren't you tea merchants?"
Fu Xuanheng dipped his hand in water and wrote the word "Fu" on the table, "This is my last name."
This reminds me of what happened in the abandoned Prince’s Mansion in the capital.
Looking at Fu Xuanheng sitting in the wheelchair, Rong Ting's face changed several colors.
He covered his heart and sighed:
"My heart was truly broken today. Our Rong family also received some news, but we heard that the young prince of the deposed Crown Prince's Mansion would not live long.
But I don’t think the young master looks like him at all.”
"I met the miracle doctor from Medicine King Valley and was lucky enough to receive his treatment." Fu Xuanheng didn't dare to say that it was because of Shen Yunyue.
"Don't the miracle doctors in Medicine King Valley come out easily?" What Rong Ting didn't say was that they hated dealing with the imperial court the most.
“So I’m lucky.”
"Mr. Rong. Are you interested in working together?" Shen Yunyue's starry eyes looked at Rong Ting, and her eyes that could speak were judging his answer.
Rong Ting thought about it carefully.
His commoner status meant nothing to him.
As for the former status of the Prince of the Former Crown Prince's Mansion? He understood what it meant.
But what these two people had in their hands really made him jealous.
The Rong family is an aristocratic family with internal strife and infighting. Rong Ting also needs to cultivate his own business and his personal connections.
The kind that cannot be replaced.
Faced with the fact that Shen Yunyue and Fu Xuanheng were on the road of exile, it was unknown whether they could survive and reach Shihanzhou.
Can we cooperate?
Taking into account the rest time.
Rong Ting's eyes sparkled with laughter, and the corners of his mouth curved up. "I'd like to collaborate on the seasoning for roasted venison, as well as wine and tea."
Shen Yunyue rolled her eyes speechlessly.
This guy is quite smart.
At this time, there was a knock on the door.
"Young Master. The tea is here."
"Come in."
The attendant brought three cups of tea.
Rong Ting was the first to take it and open the lid of the cup. A strong fragrance filled his nose, as well as a faint medicinal scent.
It tastes slightly bitter at first, but then becomes sweet and mellow.
Rong Ting took a sip and knew that the tea was better than the one he bought.
"Young Master, what do you think?"
Fu Xuanheng looked at Shen Yunyue.
Shen Yunyue lowered her head and thought for a while, then raised her head again with an idea in mind.
"Mr. Rong, let's work together on the seasoning first. As for the tea leaves, it's really inconvenient now. I'll give it to you when we get to Shihanzhou." Shen Yunyue immediately put forward her opinion.
Rong Ting didn't think that they could cooperate right away.
Naturally, I had no objection to Shen Yunyue's proposal.
The two of them started discussing this, and Shen Yunyue took out a bag of powdered substance and wrote a secret recipe, mixing the powdered substance with the herbs on the paper according to the formula ratio.
"I can sell this to you. But it's more expensive than gold."
Shen Yunyue pointed to the formula in her hand and her bag of powder.
"You can sell it to me, or I can give you a share of my profits." Rong Ting knew that what they had was an exclusive secret recipe no matter who they sold it to.
What he wants is a long-term and safe cooperation model.
"Profit sharing?" Shen Yunyue repeated softly.
"Well. How about we give you a share of the profits from all our stores that sell barbecue? Of course, you can only cooperate with our Sihai Restaurant." Rong Ting took a sip of white cockscomb tea.
Shen Yunyue nodded and did not refute his words.
After a pause, he spoke:
"We can open another shop to sell tea in the future."
"You can also open a barbecue restaurant that specializes in selling barbecued meat, vegetables, chicken feet, pig offal, etc.
I will provide a recipe for Huiquan wine when the time comes.
The barbecue restaurant could also be called Sihai Barbecue Restaurant or Bada Barbecue Restaurant."
Shen Yunyue's words are undoubtedly a new idea.
This made Rong Ting's eyes light up. This method was indeed a good idea.
"Okay. Let's do as you say. You provide the recipes, and I'll take care of all the store opening expenses and staffing. How about we split the profits 50-50?"
"I want 60% of the profit." Shen Yunyue said shockingly.
"You're asking for too much... You should know that opening a store and the personnel costs are not small expenses?" Rong Ting felt that Shen Yunyue must not know how to open a store.
After all, she is just a little girl. How can she know the difficulties of doing business at such a young age?
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