There were twelve people sitting at the table, including Lai Siyu and the other three, and nine neighbors.
Old man Qi was the oldest and was given the main seat. To his lower right sat a thin middle-aged scholar named Rao, who ran a bookstore. He was the sixth child in the family, so everyone called him Mr. Rao Liu, and his wife was known as Aunt Six by the neighbors.
Sitting next to Mr. Rao Liu was a man of about his age, but a bit taller. His surname was Lin, and he looked like a cultivator. His family owned a stone shop, and he had brought the wine. His wife, a plain-looking woman with a strong appearance, sat opposite him. He also had two sons, both of whom were well-built. One was named Lin Dong, the other Lin Xi.
After that came the couple from the Su family tailor shop, both of whom were rather thin, and a young man named Hou from the tea shop. He was the one who was called monkey boy before.
After a round of drinks, everyone became familiar with each other. When everyone tasted the first bite of the food, they almost swallowed their tongues, and there was an expression of disbelief on their faces.
"Dear neighbors, if you stuff the pig intestines and pork head into the pancake like I did, it will taste better when eaten that way." Lai Siyu took a piece of pancake and gestured to everyone.
Lai Siyu and Qiu Niang had already cut the edges of each pancake with a knife.
Everyone did as they were told immediately.
The meat is stuffed into the bread, and the marinade soaks into the bread. The first bite is filled with fragrance. The bread is made of spiritual wheat, and the meat is spiritual pig meat. Not only is the mouth full of deliciousness, but the pure spiritual energy alone is intoxicating.
"Brother Yu, your dishes are better than those of the chef at Pengcheng Restaurant..." Qiu Niang whispered to Lai Siyu that Mr. Rao Liu was the only one among the neighbors who had been to Pengcheng and seen the world.
Lai Siyu immediately became nervous when he heard this, and asked hurriedly: "How is it? How much worse than them?" Pengcheng is a big city with a population of one million, but it is not comparable to Qingyun Town, a small place.
Everyone also focused their attention on Mr. Rao Liu.
"It's ten times stronger!" Mr. Rao Liu affirmed.
Lai Siyu was immediately delighted and said shyly, "Sir, you're too kind. I'm just a bit of a culinary pro. "
"Brother Yu, don't be so modest. Mr. Rao Liu is not the kind of person who tells lies!"
"Exactly, the taste of your dish is so special. We have lived for so many years and have never tasted it before."
"What is this dish? It's so sour and spicy and it's so flavorful!"
“And this soup is delicious too.”
"And this, I've never eaten it before."
"I didn't expect the claws of those spiritual birds to be so flavorful. They're perfect with wine."
Lai Siyu and Qiu Niang smiled at each other. As expected, as long as it is delicious, even these leftovers that others look down upon are top quality.
"Dear neighbors, we will start selling these braised dishes the day after tomorrow. Today, please have a taste of them. I hope you can help promote them. Although the ingredients of these braised dishes are not worth much, the marinade is made with dozens of magical herbs. It is my family's ancestral secret recipe. If you come to buy them in the future, our store will give you a 20% discount." Lai Siyu stood up and took the opportunity to introduce them to everyone.
"I've mixed dozens of spiritual medicines. I was wondering why these vegetables are so full of spiritual energy!"
"Yeah, so, isn't this price very expensive?"
"It's not expensive, only thirty spirit pearls per pound. Even with a 20% discount from the neighbors, it's only twenty-four spirit pearls per pound," Lai Siyu said quickly. The dozens of spiritual herbs she mentioned were all just fabrications. The spices needed for the marinade, while considered spiritual herbs in this world, were easily available. Plus, she now had a copper space, and the spices she had already put in there were worth a lot, so there was plenty.
"Thirty spirit beads per pound, it's really cheap. Raw spirit pork costs forty spirit beads per pound."
"Brother Yu, you won't lose money by selling it so cheaply, right?"
"Of course we won't lose money, it's just that the profit is small. I just want my cousin and the others to have enough food to eat." Lai Siyu looked at Dong'er and said softly.
(What a low profit margin! Aside from the scraps, which cost Spirit Pearls, everything else doesn't cost you a single cent. You're making a net profit of 25 Spirit Pearls per pound. And you're really trying to make sure my cousin and the others have enough to eat? Damn it! You're such a good actor, a swindler, a blatant swindler!)
"Brother Yu, you have great ambitions as a young man. There are too few businessmen as good as you these days!"
"Thank you for the compliment, Grandpa Qi. We'll need you to help us write a plaque later. Don't worry, you'll be there for us!"
"Brother Yu, look at you, you're being too polite to Grandpa Qi, aren't you? I'll write the plaque for you in a moment. As for the fee, forget it. Just consider it as an opening gift from me!"
"Brother Yu, we don't have anything to give you, so let the three of us, father and son, carve the plaque for you. Don't worry, it will definitely not delay your grand opening the day after tomorrow!"
"We don't have anything special to offer, so let's make you some aprons."
"And us, the store will open the day after tomorrow, and we will all come to help."
"Thank you everyone! Come, let's toast to all our neighbors." Lai Siyu and Qiu Niang stood up and raised their glasses to everyone.
Everyone raised their glasses and drank the hot and stinging wine. Lai Siyu came up with an idea to earn spirit stones.
The next morning, Dazhuang and the people from the other two spiritual bird shops brought the pig heads and chicken and duck feet. Qiu Niang and Lai Siyu were busy all morning, and Dong'er also helped.
They stewed the ingredients in batches, and after they cooled, they packed them in jars and placed them in storage bags. The storage bags created a separate space, one that was airless and still, and also insulated from the heat. Therefore, the food would not spoil no matter how long it was stored in the storage bags.
In the afternoon, Lai Siyu returned to Qingyunmen. Just like when she came here, she changed her clothes halfway and restored her appearance to her original state.
After returning to Qingyunmen, Lai Siyu went straight to the cafeteria to discuss things with Lao Fan and Lao Feng.
Because it wasn't dinner time yet, the huge dining hall was empty, and the cooks were all in the kitchen preparing dinner. Lao Fan and Lao Feng took Lai Siyu to sit in the backyard, and both of them looked at Lai Siyu with eager eyes.
"I told my friend about this, but he didn't agree to teach you how to make braised food." Lai Siyu sat down, picked up the teacup, took a big gulp of water, and said to them.
After hearing what Lai Siyu said, the two of them immediately became discouraged. Old Feng said hesitantly, "Junior sister, please talk to him again. We won't let him teach us in vain. Why don't we pay him spirit stones to ask him to teach us?"
Old Fan also nodded vigorously and agreed, "That's right, we will give him the spirit stones, and we will definitely not let him suffer any loss!"
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