If you have money but don't make it, you're a fool. Xu Qinyu smiled so hard that her teeth showed. "Of course I will make it, but both dishes are a little expensive, three hundred coins each. If the customers are willing, they need to pay a deposit. I will go to the market to buy fish and kill and cook it right away, so it will taste even more delicious."

Most of the guests staying in the hotel are not short of money, especially those in the top and bottom-class hotels. The situation for guests staying in the big hotels is a little more difficult.

Besides, we don’t know when Pei Weixuan will wake up, so we may have to stay in Raozhou City for a few more days. It would be good to earn more money.

Shopkeeper Zhou stood nearby and watched with a smile, he was a kind person and didn't think there was anything wrong with lending the kitchen to the young lady to cook for others, more people would bring better business.

The fat chef Zhou went over and whispered something in his father's ear. Shopkeeper Zhou was stunned and looked at Xu Qinyu with respect and gratitude.

When hearing that this dish costs 300 coins, some people were jealous, "A fish costs only a few coins, at most two coins per pound, and tofu is only one coin per piece. You charge 300 coins for a dish. Isn't it too expensive?"

Liang Yi couldn't help but snorted when he heard this. "All the signature dishes of Zuixianlou cost one or two taels of silver. These two dishes of yours are not inferior to any of Zuixianlou's signature dishes. They are better than the others. You will definitely not lose out if you eat them. If you think they are expensive, you don't have to buy them. No one is forcing you to eat them."

If he didn't ask for it, wouldn't people around him think he was being taken advantage of and was only paid one or two taels of silver for two dishes?

That's because he thinks it's worth it!

After he finished speaking, he couldn't help but say to Xu Qinyu, "My dear, I will come to eat again tomorrow."

Xu Qinyu smiled slightly, "My Lord, I will prepare fresh meat wontons for breakfast tomorrow. There will be clear soup and hot and sour soup. The soup is delicious, the meat filling is tender and tender, and every bite is meaty. I guarantee that my Lord will be satisfied after eating it."

Wontons are generally divided into two types, the southern type, with thin skin and less filling, and are eaten for flavor; the northern type has thicker soup and more filling, with a soup base made from bone broth, which can be plain or with added oil, chili peppers, and vinegar, making a hot and sour soup base. Each has its own flavor.

There are also large wontons with thick skin and lots of fillings.

She planned to buy some pig bones to make the soup base, so that she could make it tomorrow and provide some nourishment for the Pei family.

In her time, many merchants found it troublesome and did not use pig bones to make soup base. Instead, they used some processed thick soup base that could be made into soup base by simply adding hot water. She never did things perfunctorily when cooking.

Although Liang Yi still wanted to continue eating fish, the wontons made by the young lady also aroused his appetite, so he decided to come over early tomorrow morning to eat the fresh meat wontons that the young lady had mentioned.

After Liang Yi left, Shopkeeper Zhou came over to thank Xu Qinyu for being willing to teach Chef Zhou. Not only that, he also waived the Pei family's room fee. He also refused to collect the thirty cents from the kitchen that Xu Qinyu used every day, and instructed his son and the waiter to accompany Xu Qinyu to buy fish and ingredients.

Xu Qinyu was naturally willing to help, and she planned to buy all the ingredients for the fresh meat wontons she would make tomorrow.

Pork bones are cheap because the meat on them is removed cleanly, leaving only the bones, and they cost two cents each.

The price of white flour and polished rice is about the same, both costing eleven cents per pound.

Pork belly is thirty-five cents.

There weren't many other seasonings left in the inn, so she bought some ginger, scallions, and dogwood. She also wanted to buy some pepper to make the flavor even better, but she found out that one ounce of pepper cost more than four ounces of silver, almost as much as gold!

Forget it, she couldn't afford it, and she couldn't help but sigh that these spices that were not locally grown were really expensive in ancient times.

Her wontons are priced at twenty cents a bowl. If she really adds some pepper, there will be no profit at all. Twenty cents is actually very expensive.

If you go to a stall outside, a bowl of meat wontons would only cost six or seven cents.

A bowl of vegetarian wontons costs two or three cents.

Although pepper is unaffordable, Sichuan pepper is affordable because it is grown locally.

Sichuan pepper is a medicinal herb, but no one uses it in cooking.

The food cooked in this era was spicy but not numbing, and Sichuan peppercorns were only used as a spice or medicinal ingredient.

Seeing the Sichuan peppercorns, Xu Qinyu was quite happy and asked about the price. The price of Sichuan peppercorns was a little expensive, but compared with the pepper, it was nothing. Freshly picked Sichuan peppercorns cost more than three hundred coins per catty, and dried Sichuan peppercorns cost about one or two taels of silver per catty. Xu Qinyu bought a catty of fresh Sichuan peppercorns and also asked for a lot of Sichuan pepper leaves.

This is because the climate in the southwest is humid, which is suitable for the growth of Sichuan pepper. Sichuan pepper from other places will be more expensive.

Chef Zhou couldn't help but ask, "Young lady, why did you buy peppercorns? They are a medicinal spice and can also be used as a preservative."

Xu Qinyu smiled and said, "Chef Zhou will know in a while." Originally, she was thinking about what to do with the fish head and the leftover fish fillets, but now that she has Sichuan peppercorns, she will naturally make sauerkraut fish, as Sichuan peppercorns are the soul seasoning of sauerkraut fish.

Sauerkraut is also available for sale at the market, and the prices of pickled vegetables are very low.

After buying everything, they returned to the inn. Xu Qinyu had already received the deposits from the customers. With the number of people, she also knew how many portions to make. Naturally, she would not cook them one by one. This time she cooked in a big pot, and the taste was not bad at all.

Customers who can afford three hundred coins for a dish are not short of money. Those customers who previously complained that the food was expensive are naturally reluctant to spend the money.

Xu Qinyu knew clearly that what was being sold was the taste, and it could only be sold in Raozhou City. When she returned to Yuanbao Town with the Pei family, unless she opened a restaurant, she would not be able to sell it at this price if she set up a stall. She would just make some quick money in the next few days.

She sliced ​​the extra fish meat into thin slices and made sauerkraut fish, which was sour, appetizing, spicy and fragrant.

Chef Zhou took a bite of the pickled fish and was instantly stunned. It was not only spicy but also numb. It felt very fresh and satisfying. It was very appetizing and delicious. After taking one bite, I wanted to take a second bite.

Chef Zhou and the waiter worked all morning, and Xu Qinyu specially left a pot of pickled fish for them to eat.

The customers originally ordered fish head stewed with tofu and braised fish offal, but with the addition of this pickled fish dish, some people were tempted by the taste and bought small portions to try, and they couldn't stop eating it once they had it.

"How did the young lady cook the fish? The fish has such a strong fishy smell, but she made it so delicious."

"Yes, especially this pickled fish. I can't describe the feeling when I put it in my mouth, but it's very refreshing. Eating it in this weather makes me feel warm and comfortable after eating it."

"I prefer fish head stewed with tofu, it's so fresh."

The diners were eating and chatting in the living room. Many more diners came over one after another, attracted by the aroma, but only the pickled fish was left.

Finally, even the sauerkraut fish was sold out, and there was still a large portion of sauerkraut fish ingredients left. Xu Qinyu did not continue selling. She guessed that Captain Liang who had eaten there in the morning would definitely want to come over for dinner in the evening, so she left it for him.

Xu Qinyu didn't have to clean up the kitchen, as Chef Zhou followed her for a whole day. She taught him a lot of cooking tips, and even gave these dishes to Chef Zhou. Chef Zhou was very grateful and returned the favor by letting Xu Qinyu go back to her room to have a good rest first, and also had someone bring her a basin of hot water for her to wash up.

Without having to clean the kitchen, Xu Qinyu returned to her room carrying the box of copper plates she had earned.

It was already noon, around twelve o'clock.

When Pei Jianing saw her coming back, she called out "Fourth Sister-in-law". She had just gone to look for Fourth Sister-in-law, but saw that she was busy in the kitchen, so she didn't disturb her.

Mrs. Wen had also woken up and knew that her daughter-in-law was cooking in the back kitchen of the guest inn. She didn't pay much attention to her daughter-in-law coming back with a wooden box. She just thought that her daughter-in-law knew how to cook and should be helping in the kitchen. The manager paid her a few dozen cents a day.

Wen's mind is entirely on her son.

Pei Weixuan hasn't woken up yet.

Seeing that her cheap husband hadn't woken up yet, Xu Qinyu became a little worried. She put the box on the bedside and went over to take a look.

Pei Weixuan lay on the bed with his eyes closed. The blush on his face had faded, but he was still motionless. Even his lying posture and the position of his hands and feet were exactly the same as last night.

Xu Qinyu could not feel the rise and fall of his chest at all. She was worried. She could not help but reach out and touch his forehead. The temperature on his forehead had faded a lot and was no longer so hot, but he still did not wake up. She became more and more uneasy and carefully probed towards his breath.

The slender but slightly swollen and cracked fingers reached under the man's high nose bridge.

No air in, no air out.

Xu Qinyu's heart skipped a beat, as if she really couldn't feel her cheap husband's breathing in and out!

My cheap husband won’t die.

She couldn't help feeling a little sad. Her adopted husband had carried her on his back for several days along the way. Although he didn't talk much, he was still a very nice person. She also called him "fourth brother" all the way. And she couldn't blame him for her original body's exile. He could be considered a victim.

Just as I was thinking about it in a mess, the next second, my wrist was suddenly grabbed by someone.