Chapter 33 Cooperation is Done
"Then I'll ask the chef to make it for you to try." Zhu Qi said immediately.
He owns a restaurant, so cooking a few dishes is no problem for him.
Yun Dalang picked up two pieces of tofu from the bucket for him, and Zhu Qi asked the waiter to bring a plate and put them on it.
He then said, "Don't worry, Aunt Zhao, we will pay for these two pieces of tofu. We won't taste your tofu for nothing."
It's not easy for people to make some tofu and sell it. Zhu Qi would never take advantage of such a small advantage.
"Hey, it's okay." Zhao Zhilan didn't care. After all, they had come to Ke Lai Xiang to sell morels before, and Boss Zhu had taken extra care of them for Bao Ya's sake.
The waiter brought down two pieces of tofu, and considerately brought up two plates of side dishes and snacks for the three children, and also served good tea to Zhao Zhilan and Yun Dalang.
Zhu Qi greeted them politely: "Aunt Zhao, and this big brother, you guys can wait patiently while drinking your tea. And these two little girls, have some snacks, you're welcome."
Zhao Zhilan, Yun Dalang, Yun Hua and Yun Yue all thanked him politely.
Then, Zhu Qi looked at Baoya again and said with a smile, "These are two new dishes that our restaurant has recently introduced. Could you please let me try them, little Baoya?"
Baoya was most interested in food and nodded happily: "Okay."
Zhu Qi introduced them to Baoya one by one: "This is the five-shredded vegetable roll, and this is the bowl of almond cheese."
Five-shred vegetable rolls are made by wrapping shredded bamboo shoots, carrots, mushrooms, lettuce and ham with radish leaves as the outer skin. First, all the ingredients are blanched in clean water, then rolled up and marinated with seasonings, and finally served on a plate. It is a delicious and refreshing cold dish.
Baoya picked up one and savored it carefully in her mouth.
Zhu Qi stared at her bulging cheeks carefully: "How does it taste?"
Baoya ate two in a row, then put down her chopsticks and said seriously, "It's delicious, with just the right amount of salty and sweet. It tastes good. But the radish leaves were a little too hot, so they're wilted and not very tasty."
Zhu Qi's eyes lit up when he heard this. This little girl is really talented!
When the chef was making this dish just now, he was distracted by chatting, and the radish leaves were boiled and became a little tough.
This was originally a very small detail, but I didn't expect that Baoya, a little kid, could taste it right away.
"Not bad, not bad," Zhu Qi said with undisguised admiration, "How about you try this one?"
Baoya scooped a spoonful of almond milk and ate it: "Hmm, delicious, very smooth, and the sweetness is just right, but the almond bitterness is a bit strong."
Zhu Qi's smile widened: "That's right, the almonds haven't been picked long enough, so the bitterness hasn't been removed yet."
He admired Baoya more and more, and he wanted to press Baoya's head and become her disciple on the spot.
On the other side, the waiter had already brought up two prepared tofu dishes.
One is the simplest and most basic dish, tofu with green onions, and the other is mapo tofu.
Zhu Qi took the chopsticks handed to him by the waiter and tasted the tofu with green onions first.
This dish has few side dishes or seasonings and is the cold dish that best reflects the flavor of tofu.
He just wanted to taste it casually, but he couldn't put down his chopsticks after picking them up.
Because this tofu is so delicious!
It is smooth, white and tender, with a firm texture and just the right flavor. The mellow aroma and light sweetness of the tofu itself are retained.
Add a piece of Mapo Tofu, it is so delicious that you can’t stop eating it.
Zhu Qi finished both dishes in one breath. It was amazing, really amazing.
It was just the tofu that was different, but it elevated these two ordinary dishes to a higher level, making them so delicious that he simply couldn't stop eating them.
Zhao Zhilan, Yun Dalang, and the three other children were all staring at Zhu Qi intently.
Seeing him eat all the tofu, I felt both excited and nervous.
"I'm not disappointed." Zhu Qi took the handkerchief handed to him by the waiter and wiped his mouth with satisfaction. "Aunt Zhao, I'll buy your tofu."
"It's not just the three barrels you picked today. We can have long-term cooperation in the future."
"Really?!" Zhao Zhilan rubbed her hands excitedly. "This... can we cooperate now?"
Zhu Qi nodded: "Of course, according to the amount of Kelaixiang we use, it costs 300 yuan a day. Aunt Zhao, can you provide it?"
Three hundred yuan...
The three buckets of tofu they picked today only cost ninety yuan in total.
One piece is sold for three wen, so three hundred pieces are nine hundred wen, which is almost one tael of silver.
If she could only make 300 beans a day, the small millstone in her house might not be enough, and she would have to buy a donkey. Grinding the beans by manpower alone would tire even a strong man to death.
They still have to spend money to buy tools in the early stage, but it’s no big deal. They just sold the pearls and have no shortage of money.
"Okay," Zhao Zhilan thought for a moment and said, "But we used to sell it for three cents a piece. I wonder what Mr. Zhu thinks?"
"I think it's a bit low," Zhu Qi said fairly. "Although making tofu isn't expensive, it's quite labor-intensive. How about this? I'll give you five cents a piece."
Of course that's good. Five coins per piece, three hundred coins is one thousand five hundred coins, one and a half taels of silver a day, which means forty-five taels of silver a month.
Although pearls can be sold for money, it takes too long for river clams to produce pearls. If you want a long-term business, you still have to do the tofu business.
"That's great," Zhao Zhilan smiled until her eyes narrowed. "I wonder when Boss Zhu needs it every day?"
"Aunt Zhao, please set a time. I'll send someone to pick it up then. Three hundred yuan is not a small amount after all."
"Then let's set it at the hour of Mao. I'll have to trouble Boss Zhu." Zhao Zhilan said.
After the cooperation was agreed upon, Zhao Zhilan took Baoya and the others and left Kelaixiang. They still had to go to Yaoxiantang. Baoya had received a favor from the young master of Yaoxiantang last time, so she couldn't accept it in vain. She also had to ask He Chunxiu about her leg injury.
In order not to waste time, Zhao Zhilan gave Yun Dalang fifteen taels of silver to buy a donkey, soybeans, cotton and other things. She took the three maids to Yaoxian Hall, and then they went to the East Market to meet Qian Dacai.
Baoya, Yunhua and Yunyue walked hand in hand behind Zhao Zhilan. The three little girls were neatly arranged according to their height. They were dressed cleanly and neatly. They all had the same red hairbands tied on their heads, which jingled when they walked, attracting the attention of many passers-by.
Zhao Zhilan felt particularly proud as she led them. Her three little granddaughters were all very pretty.
In a blink of an eye, they arrived at the entrance of Yaoxian Hall, and Zhao Zhilan led three maids in.
As soon as Baoya entered the door, she saw a fair-skinned young man sitting seriously behind the counter. The young man had his head down and no one knew what he was looking at.
After a moment, the young man looked up and saw her, and said happily: "Sister Baoya! Why did you take so long to come to see me?"
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