Pei Yao's lips twitched. You two really aren't picky. You call plain water delicious?
Shen Yu: "..."
Lin Shaoqing: "......."
Gu Mingqian, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but laugh out loud, then looked at the two of them with a mocking expression:
"Ha, I thought there was something wrong with my sense of taste. This is clearly plain water, but you two are tasting it like tea."
Both of them fell into a long silence after hearing this.
Shen Yu looked up at the sky, then at the ground.
When people feel awkward, they often pretend to be very busy.
Fortunately, Yunniang brought over the prepared dishes, breaking the awkward silence.
Shen Yu immediately stood up, took the bowl from Yun Niang's hand, and then fled to the kitchen to help serve the dishes.
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When all the dishes were served, Gu Mingqian and Lin Shaoqing were stunned.
They never expected that such a delicious meal could be prepared in this farmhouse in the mountains.
Its presentation was in no way inferior to that of restaurants in Kyoto.
It wasn't until Chen Fang and the others smiled and urged them to start eating that Lin Shaoqing and Gu Mingqian finally realized what was happening.
Lin Shaoqing said thank you, and then picked up a piece of the golden and crispy salt and pepper razor clam with his chopsticks, and was immediately amazed.
Looking at Yunniang and Chen Fang with bright eyes, he exclaimed, "Madam's cooking skills are simply comparable to those of a master chef!"
Yunniang made these salt and pepper razor clams, and she was very happy when Lin Shaoqing praised them.
"I'm glad you like it, Young Master Lin."
Pei Yao looked at the dishes on the table and silently moved the bowl of cold seaweed salad closer to Gu Mingqian.
Pei Dalang then used serving chopsticks to serve Gu Mingqian a piece of cold seaweed salad.
This was something Yao'er specifically told me to put on Gu Mingqian's plate.
Pei Dalang looked at Gu Mingqian and said calmly, "Young Master Gu, this is our family's homemade cold seaweed salad. Please try it."
"Thanks."
Gu Mingqian took the bowl with both hands and then tried it with chopsticks.
I was immediately amazed by this seaweed.
The atmosphere at meals at the Pei family's house has always been pleasant.
Since they were exiled to Lingnan, many of their habits have changed. In the past, when they were in Kyoto, they believed in not speaking while eating or sleeping. Now, they value the joyful atmosphere among their families more.
There aren't so many rules anymore.
After the whole family finished eating, Yunniang mixed some of the ice jelly she had made earlier as a dessert for everyone.
Chen Fang brought out some jujube cake and longan.
Lin Shaoqing and Gu Mingqian ate way too much during their meal, and they were both incredibly full.
However, seeing the crystal-clear ice jelly and the sour jujube cake that I was seeing for the first time, I couldn't resist eating some more.
The two declared that nothing from the Pei family was bad!
The adults of the Pei family all consciously dispersed and went to the Shen family.
Leave the courtyard space for a few young people to chat.
While eating, Gu Mingqian suddenly looked at Pei Yao and asked, "Miss Pei, do you sell your recipe and ingredients for that cold seaweed salad?"
Pei Yao's cold seaweed salad is so much better than the cold dishes made by the master chefs at his restaurant.
He couldn't even imagine how well such delicious cold dishes would sell if they were sold in their restaurant.
Pei Yao had been waiting all night for Gu Mingqian to say those words; otherwise, she wouldn't have rushed over to find Shen Yu to make cold seaweed salad.
"Of course we'll sell it!" Pei Yao said, then went straight to the kitchen and grabbed a piece of dried seaweed for Gu Mingqian.
"Young Master Gu, this is what's used to make this cold seaweed salad."
Gu Mingqian looked at the seaweed in his hand, examined it carefully, and quickly recognized it.
"I've bought this seaweed before, but it wasn't easy to sell, and the taste wasn't very good either."
Gu Mingqian recalled that when a fisherman sold him fish before, he also gave him this seaweed as a gift, but when he took it home, the cook didn't know how to cook it.
I never expected the Pei family to be able to cook this seaweed so deliciously.
"Miss Pei, are you planning to sell recipes or seaweed this time?" Gu Mingqian asked with a clear smile.
His restaurant was already famous in Beijing for its ice jelly, so it's unimaginable that they would add a cold seaweed salad to the menu.
Pei Yao glanced at Gu Mingqian and considered her options carefully.
If you were to sell the recipe, it would only fetch around fifty taels of silver. However, the seaweed on the Black Coast is almost countless. If you were to collect it all and sell it to Gu Mingqian, it would be worth far more than fifty taels!
Given the growth rate of kelp, if Gu Mingqian could consistently purchase kelp from me, it would indeed be a very good partnership.
This way, the villagers can also earn more money.
“Young Master Gu, I can give you this recipe, but can you guarantee that you will buy all your seaweed from me in the future?” Pei Yao asked.
Gu Mingqian glanced at Pei Yao, a slight smile playing on his lips: "That's something we can consider."
Looking at his nonchalant demeanor, Pei Yao said seriously, "Young Master Gu, I'm not joking, I'm being serious."
Gu Mingqian was thinking that Pei Yao had tricked him about the ice jelly recipe last time, and he was going to get revenge this time. But when he saw Pei Yao's serious expression, he realized that she was wrong.
He then became a bit more serious: "Anyway, it doesn't matter who I buy seaweed from. If you give me the menu, I can guarantee that I will buy seaweed from you from now on."
"Words are no proof. You need to write a document with me guaranteeing that you will only buy seaweed from me in the future." It wasn't that Pei Yao didn't trust Gu Mingqian, but she wanted to give herself some assurance.
The content of this document is roughly the same as what happened in the era before I traveled back in time, where a business deal was finalized and a contract needed to be signed.
Gu Mingqian expressed his understanding, saying that when they were in Kyoto, they sometimes discussed big business deals and signed contracts and the like.
This provides a safeguard for both parties.
So when Pei Yao made this suggestion, Gu Mingqian agreed without hesitation.
"So how much do you want for this seaweed?" Gu Mingqian asked.
Pei Yao had previously learned that seaweed was not valuable; a large basin of wet seaweed in town could be bought for just one coin. However, Pei Yao's seaweed was already dried, so it couldn't be priced that way, and if it were, Pei Yao wouldn't make any profit.
How about ten coins a pound?
Gu Mingqian's lips curled up: "Miss Pei, I can sell several pounds of this seaweed for one penny at the dockside."
Pei Yao glanced at Gu Mingqian and said confidently, "Young Master Gu, ordinary fishermen don't have my recipe."
Upon hearing Pei Yao's words, Gu Mingqian raised his eyes and gave her a deep look.
Pei Yao wasn't intimidated by his gaze, but calmly continued:
"However, Young Master Gu, please rest assured that our kelp is all dried. Unlike the fresh kelp from fishermen, ours can be stored for a long time. One pound of ours, after being soaked, is equivalent to several pounds of fresh kelp. Moreover, you can be completely at ease with the quality."
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