"Selling herbs, giving seafood cold dishes to pharmacies and restaurants selling wild boar meat for trial use, buying seasonings..."
"Soy sauce, sugar, honey, scallions, ginger, garlic, oil..."
Ruan Meng was worried about her second brother going alone, and her second and third brothers were also worried about Ruan Meng going alone, so the three of them went together.
When Ruan Meng arrived at the pharmacy, the shopkeeper greeted her warmly upon seeing her.
Ruan Meng explained her purpose and sold the medicinal herbs she had collected. She still did not accept payment and exchanged them for her elder brother's medicine at the pharmacy at cost price.
After the morning's treatment, the child bitten by the sea snake received some antidote herbs, including mung beans, rehmannia root, red peony root, peony bark, and coptis root.
Ruan Meng's medicinal herbs weren't enough; there was a price difference of 500 coins. Ruan Meng readily paid the money and even offered a small jar of seafood in a broth.
The shopkeeper was slightly surprised, but Ruan Meng explained with a smile that it was homemade. She had specially left a small jar for the pharmacy to thank them for buying the medicinal herbs. The seafood was all picked up by herself while beachcombing and was not worth much.
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper knew that Ruan Meng was knowledgeable in medicine, and only then did he feel comfortable accepting the item.
He asked the waiter to return 100 coins, sincerely saying, "Even if I picked the seafood myself, it still took effort, and the jars cost money too."
Unable to refuse such hospitality, Ruan Meng did not accept money, but only asked for an extra bunch of mugwort, so that neither party would feel indebted to the other.
Before leaving, Ruan Meng told the shopkeeper, "If you like this flavor, next time I come to sell herbs, you can tell me. It's not troublesome to make. If you're having trouble making business, I'll just take some more mugwort!"
The shopkeeper personally escorted the person out.
After leaving the pharmacy, Ruan Meng and her two brothers headed straight for the He Family Restaurant, where they had sold wild boar meat last time.
Ruan Meng handed the remaining jar of seafood in broth to her second brother, asking him to take it to the restaurant that sold wild boar meat last time and give it to the manager.
The second brother gladly accepted it, while Ruan Meng and the third brother waited outside.
Unexpectedly, the second son stayed inside longer than anticipated.
When the second son came out, he had a happy face, and a short, fat middle-aged man was with him, also looking very cheerful.
The second brother introduced, "Shopkeeper, this is my younger sister, and this is my third brother."
"This seafood was made by my sister herself."
The innkeeper, a shrewd judge of character, saw at a glance that among the three siblings, Ruan Meng was the one who could make decisions, and thus extended an invitation:
"Are you in a hurry, young lady? If not, could we come inside and chat?"
Ruan Meng remained calm and nodded slightly.
The innkeeper immediately instructed his servants to park the cart in the backyard, and then personally escorted the three siblings to their private room.
The innkeeper personally poured the tea and introduced himself:
"Young lady, young master, I am Yu Youcai, the manager of He Family Restaurant. Last time, I had the pleasure of meeting you and a lady selling wild boar meat."
"Today, the young lady specially had her brother deliver this freshly prepared seafood; I am truly honored. I think the young lady's gratitude goes beyond simply thanking us for the wild boar meat we received last time..."
"I'll be frank and say that I'm very interested in how this seafood is prepared and tastes."
"To be honest, although the restaurant offers many ways to cook seafood, they are all relatively light. This is the first time I've tasted this flavor, and I find it very fresh and delicious. I intend to sell it in the restaurant."
"I wonder if you, young lady, would be willing to part with it?"
The second and third brothers looked at their younger sister.
Ruan Meng smiled and said, "I wonder, how does Manager Yu intend to cooperate?"
"Should we buy the finished product, the pre-mixed sauce, or the recipe?"
Upon hearing the last few words, Yu Youcai was overjoyed.
He cupped his hands in greeting and said, "If the young lady is willing, selling the formula would be ideal, as for the price..."
"The He family is a century-old business, and they certainly won't let the young lady suffer any losses!"
Ruan Meng smiled and nodded, "My sister-in-law told me about her experience selling wild boar meat last time..."
"To be honest, I chose He Family Restaurant as my first choice because I value the manager's character."
Manager Yu's gaze became noticeably more eager.
Ruan Meng frankly stated, "Selling the recipe is actually convenient for both of us. The raw materials are actually simple, all from the sea, with added salt and vinegar, you should be able to taste the difference."
“Nanxian is poor, so seafood prices are not high. Compared to what you buy in the city, the cost is naturally lower, including labor costs.”
"Making the sauce requires cleaning and processing the seafood, as well as cooking it. For a clean and tidy restaurant, this not only takes up space and requires manpower for cleaning, but also consumes a lot of manpower for cooking..."
"Your restaurant's labor costs, plus raw material costs..."
"Instead of selling the recipe directly, I actually recommend that you buy the broth directly. Besides saving you costs, it offers other benefits to your restaurant..."
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