There was no way to fill in the gap in a recipe. Fortunately, there was no time limit for menu tasks. If it was really impossible, I could finish the second task quickly and then redeem a snack from the mall to make up the number. Si Li threw down the charcoal stick. The countdown of the system task was still changing on the panel. The dessert shop behind Wanglaiju was already busy. The shopkeeper's hoarse voice wanted to let the whole street know that his business was booming.

Now Si Li has no suitable alcoholic beverages to supply, and the dessert shop has no snacks to sell, so there is no conflict of interest at all. If the owner of the dessert shop was not so shady, it would actually be a very favorable choice for the two businesses to combine and do joint promotion. However, it is not certain. People die for money and birds die for food. When it comes to business, maybe he can change his temper.

"Business is good?"

Si Liliu Xiaoque looked at the bricklayer and stood at the end of the street for a while before she found the owner of the dessert shop who had escaped from the busy work.

Don't hit a smiling person. The smiling girl stood in front of him. The shopkeeper rolled his eyes and said unhappily, "You're jealous? If you're jealous, why don't you clean up your shop?"

"My last name is Si, and we're all neighbors from now on. The shop is still being cleaned up, so I came to pay you a visit. What's the shopkeeper's last name?"

The dessert shop was a long, narrow rectangle with two scattered square tables. To get to the deep end, one had to walk over the benches and the seated customers. The dessert shop owner was obviously aware of this problem, and placed a few wooden barrels wrapped in thick cloth and a pile of bowls against the wall in front of the door to serve soup to customers who came in or didn't want to come in. Si Li walked in familiarly, found a teapot in the narrow shop, and poured a bowl of water.

There are some residues in the water, which should be boiled from sugarcane residue. It has only a light sweetness, nothing else.

The dessert shop owner looked at Si Li with murderous eyes, "How can you visit your neighbors empty-handed?"

Si Li smiled mysteriously, "I have nothing in my hands, but I have prepared a gift. I have a good deal to give to the shopkeeper for free, but I don't know if the shopkeeper is willing to listen."

"What are you talking about?" The dessert shop owner asked suspiciously, "I, Old Tang, don't have the money to contribute."

"Have you heard of milk tea? How about cola? How about coffee? How about cocoa tea?" Si Li threw out four words in a row and nodded her head. "I'm going to give you a recipe to make a good relationship with you, but I don't know if you..."

Si Li can make milk tea, but that's just how she makes it. As for cola, coffee, and hot cocoa, they are just new terms used to fool people. Apart from having seen them in the system mall and having drunk them in her previous life, Si Li has nothing to do with them.

Fortunately, the new words frightened the shopkeeper Tang. Seeing Si Li stopped talking, he immediately continued, "What do you want to do? I know milk tea is common outside the Great Wall, but apart from those guys who herd sheep and horses, few people like to drink it. How come it is so popular? Don't you just throw it out because you can't make it?"

"I really can't do it." Si Li nodded frankly.

Her frankness made Shopkeeper Tang speechless. His face changed several times before he said angrily, "Then what did you say!"

"Just because I can't do it doesn't mean you can't. My family doesn't have enough manpower, and we have to run our own business. We can't handle selling drinks anymore, so I want to discuss cooperation with you. Why are you in such a hurry?" Si Li spread her hands and changed the subject, "My family has a unique way to remove the fishy smell and make the taste better. I came to discuss it with you because your house is close to my shop. If you don't do it, I'll find someone else."

Shopkeeper Tang stopped Si Li as she stood up to leave and said, "Miss Si, if you have something to say, just talk it over nicely. Why are you so angry? You said cooperation, how do you mean cooperation?"

"It's mainly for the sake of neighborly peace, otherwise I wouldn't say this."

Si Li looked reluctant, and told them about the plan to promote the customers between the two stores, and promised that she would only sell Tang's wine to diners who came to the store. Of course, the same would apply to Tang's shop, which had to recommend customers to come and stay and accept some "small" promotional help.

"A little publicity help" mainly includes verbal promotion and posting pictures of visitors in the store.

A bunch of modern terms came down, and Shopkeeper Tang was confused, but he was not completely confused by Si Li. He grasped the key point, "Your shop has just opened, how can you have customers? So I'm at a big loss."

If there were no customers, she wouldn't have come here to get something for nothing. No, she wanted to establish friendly cooperative relations with the neighbors.

Since crossing over, Si Li felt that her deception skills were improving day by day. She said with a look of sincere surprise, "How could it be? My family has a wide network of connections and good cooking skills. Before, at the Buddhist Dharma Conference, Guan Ji and the neighboring Qiyunlou were competing for me to be the chef. It would be too easy for me to become popular. Moreover, even if we take a step back and say that the number of guests in our family is really not as good as yours, didn't Manager Tang still make a profit from Zhang Fangzi?"

"You have a point..." Shopkeeper Tang muttered, stopping talking and sending the customers away. He turned back to Si Li and said, "You have to show me how to make your milk tea first, then I can consider whether to agree to your request or not."

Si Li stopped his movement to close the door, half walked out of the door, and laughed, "Wait for my friend to come back, I will bring him over."

"That's fine." Shopkeeper Tang then realized that his behavior was inappropriate. He awkwardly pushed the door open further and asked, "When are you coming?"

At this point, the demand side has reversed. Si Li blinked, "Tomorrow, the shopkeeper will prepare jasmine flowers, milk, sugar and tea, and I will demonstrate it to you directly." She paused, "I have told you all the materials, and you have seen my sincerity. Even if you don't agree, you can try to figure out the proportions with these materials. I hope that shopkeeper Tang can agree to my small request tomorrow. After all, I am doing this for everyone's good."

To some extent, this is true. Many times, the reason why a secret recipe is a secret recipe is related to the ingredients used in the recipe. But Si Li's preemptive speech was completely a case of turning the tables, which made the shopkeeper Tang, who was already a little fooled, feel embarrassed. He didn't even mention the cost of raw materials. "What are you talking about? If you are sincere, I, Old Tang, will make friends with you!"

The matter was basically settled, and Si Li was escorted out by Tang the shopkeeper. Time passed quickly, and it was already noon. In the residence, Xiao Que was watching the masons working idly, and Wang Ting and Meng Taotao had not returned either.

Wang Ting, who went to buy seasonings, might have wasted time because he had to go to two more stores to buy so many varieties, but the paper mills that Meng Taotao went to were all built outside the South City. Judging from the distance, he should have returned by now.

Si Li couldn't sit still any longer, so he simply gave Xiao Que a few instructions and headed straight for South City.

There are many small workshops outside the south city. From the entrance of the vegetable market, walk through two alleys, and you will see paper mills, carpenter shops, and linen shops lined up in a row. The strange smell mixed together, indescribably pungent. After just one sniff, Si Li could confirm that this was the familiar air pollution.

Several paper mills occupied very small areas, and papermaking and major printing work were probably not done in the capital. Looking inward from the entrance of the alley, Si Li did not see anyone. After walking a few more steps, the next alley no longer had the paper mill sign, but instead had a pottery and carpentry shop.

Si Li hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether she should ask someone if there were other paper shops nearby.

"You're here for business. You're a scholar, why do you have such evil ideas? If you want to write a book, go find the bookstore owner and talk to us! Don't come and hurt others!"

An angry voice sounded behind her. Si Li was startled and turned back.

"I didn't intend to print a book, but a list of descriptions of some restaurants. They are all in the same style. You misunderstood."

The one who was pushed out and still trying to explain was Meng Taotao. Si Li stepped forward and grabbed her, saying anxiously, "What are you doing!"

The two gray-clothed guys who pushed Meng Taotao out rolled up their sleeves and ignored Meng Taotao's explanations. "Just do what you said, get out of here!"

Si Li stood in front of Meng Taotao and said, "It is indeed the opening promotion of my restaurant. I wonder what is wrong with it?"

The door slammed shut in front of them, and no amount of explanation would help.

"Shopkeeper, let's go back." Meng Taotao pulled Si Li's sleeve and explained, "Daning's legal books and poetry collections all require the bookstore to get permission before looking for the paper mill. They are also afraid of trouble. We can write the same ourselves."

Si Li pursed her lips and said, "Forget it. Let's go buy some paper."

I couldn't find a paper mill to print flyers directly. The price of a carpenter carving a mold was not cheap. Last time, a part-time carpenter and a mason carved a few small seals for one or two taels. I'm afraid you can't buy a more delicate printing mold for less than two or three taels. If I just write it myself, don't expect to successfully put flyers everywhere to attract customers in five days.

"...fighting insects fly, fighting insects fly, fly to Guanghua to eat dew..."

The two of them walked out of the alley in silence. A little kid from South City ran past them, skipping and singing, holding a fried fork. The aroma of oil and the crunching sound of eating spread all the way, and Si Li's heart moved.

"What if we let them come?"

"What?" Meng Taotao didn't hear clearly. Si Li pointed to the back of the child walking away and said to her, "Children's songs have to be sung, but flyers can't be made. We can give them some money and let them spread the news of the opening." The paper mill was afraid of the law. If the government expanded the interpretation of the law and determined that their flyers were also considered books, it would be troublesome. It would be better to change the method.

Meng Taotao frowned subconsciously, "Do we have enough money?"

Si Li smiled, "Just give it a try and you'll know."

There were children playing together in the corners under the shade of trees in the south city. It was easy to find a child to ask if he was willing. Meng Taotao was about to go forward when he suddenly heard a weak and trembling voice in the alley behind him, "Si, Si, Si..."

It sounds scary at first.

Si Li turned around and saw a thin boy who looked familiar. Her face turned red and she couldn't utter a word for a long time.

"Afu?" Meng Taotao asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

Ah Fu looked at her, then at Si Li, and finally managed to utter two words, "I, I heard someone wanted to print a book, so I came to see it. I can carve the seal for you, no, it's free."

Before seeing Meng Taotao being driven out of the paper mill, Si Li would have been happy about it, but now her mind has changed, and Ah Fu's kindness is of no use.

"We don't plan to print flyers anymore, but thank you anyway, Ah Fu." Si Li said seriously, "It will open in the next two days, next to Qiyunlou in the East Market. You can come and have a look when you have time."

Ah Fu lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry."

"What does it have to do with you?" Si Li laughed.

Ah Fu thought for a moment and then said, "Are you looking for them? I, I know them."

Si Li's eyes lit up, "That's great."

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