Chapter 13: Restaurant sells recipes! Money in hand!
The restaurant where Qin Qinglin worked was called Zhenwei Pavilion, located in the most prosperous area of the county. It was rumored that the owner of the restaurant was a nobleman from Beijing.
It took some effort for the Qin family to get Qin Qinglin a job as a waiter here, and Qin Qinglin was smart to begin with.
Although Zhenwei Pavilion only serves lunch and dinner, when Qin Zhizhi and Li arrived, the waiters in the restaurant were already busy.
After Li explained her purpose, Qin Qinglin quickly ran out and saw his mother and third sister with happy faces.
"Mom, Third Sister, why are you here? Have you had breakfast? I'll tell the shopkeeper to take you to breakfast."
Qin Qinglin thought that Li and Qin Zhizhi would be reluctant to eat in the county town, so he turned around and asked the shopkeeper for leave.
Mrs. Li quickly grabbed her son and said, "Lin'er, your third sister and I have already eaten. We had meat buns and brought you two."
Mrs. Li quickly handed the still hot meat bun to her son and motioned him to eat it.
Qin Qinglin was extremely surprised when he saw the meat buns. His mother and third sister actually bought them. He wondered if they were lying to him.
"Mom, you and third sister have some too." Qin Qinglin took one and handed the remaining one to Qin Zhizhi.
"Third sister, you eat too!"
"Fourth brother, my aunt and I really have eaten. Look, we still have one left."
Li quickly showed her son the meat bun that she had not eaten before, and Qin Qinglin believed that they really bought the meat buns.
"Fourth brother, try it quickly. It's so delicious." Qin Zhizhi saw Qin Qinglin standing there in a daze and urged him to eat faster.
Qin Qinglin was not pretentious. He took a bite and praised the deliciousness repeatedly. Li felt distressed when she saw this.
Qin Qinglin ate one and didn't want to eat any more, so he asked Li to take the rest back for his family to try.
Qin Zhizhi understood her fourth brother's intentions, and she and Li did not force him to eat anymore.
After Qin Qinglin finished eating, Qin Zhizhi tentatively asked, "Fourth brother, can I see the shopkeeper? I have a recipe I want to discuss with the shopkeeper."
Seeing that her family was so cautious even when eating a meat bun, Qin Zhizhi decided to solve the current dilemma first.
"Third sister, the shopkeeper is here today. Please wait here for a moment. I'll go in and ask."
Qin Qinglin didn't care where his third sister got the recipe, and turned around to find the shopkeeper.
Not long after, Qin Qinglin ran out happily, "Third sister, mother, please come in and sit down first. The shopkeeper has agreed."
Li didn't expect that the shopkeeper was really willing to see them. She was very happy and pulled Qin Zhizhi and her son into the restaurant.
The shopkeeper is a man in his thirties, who looks very friendly.
"Little girl, I heard you have a recipe you want to talk to me about." The shopkeeper smiled happily.
He had been worrying about the new menu for this month these days, but he didn't expect to encounter it today.
"Hello, Manager Wang, sorry to bother you!" Qin Zhizhi bowed to Manager Wang.
Because her fourth brother was the owner of the restaurant, Qin Zhizhi was extra careful, fearing that he would get into trouble.
"Little girl, please sit down and talk." Shopkeeper Wang warmly invited Qin Zhizhi to sit down.
"I heard from Qinglin that you have a recipe here. I wonder what it is?" Manager Wang now only hopes for a recipe that is not available in Anyuan County.
"Shopkeeper Wang, can I borrow the restaurant's kitchen? Zhizhi brought the ingredients herself. I'll cook them for you to try. If you're satisfied, we can discuss further."
Thinking that people here don’t eat fish, Qin Zhizhi didn’t dare to say it directly, so she wanted to make it first and let the shopkeeper taste it.
"Well, you are a capable girl." Shopkeeper Wang praised with a smile.
Then he beckoned to Qin Qinglin and said, "Xiaolin, take your sister to the kitchen and ask Chef Zhang to free up a stove for your sister."
"Thank you, shopkeeper. I will take my third sister there right away." Qin Qinglin was very grateful to Shopkeeper Wang. He didn't expect that his third sister really got the opportunity from Shopkeeper Wang.
Qin Zhizhi called her aunt and went to the kitchen under the guidance of Qin Qinglin.
Looking at the backs of the few people, Shopkeeper Wang smiled. For some reason, he always felt that this little girl would give him a surprise.
Come to the kitchen.
Qin Qinglin explained his purpose to Master Zhang, who readily gave up a stove and said to Qin Zhizhi with a smile.
"Sister Qinglin, feel free to use any of the ingredients in the kitchen. If you need my help, just let me know. Don't hesitate."
Master Zhang has been so anxious about the new recipe recently that he has lost both his appetite and sleep. When he heard that Qin Zhizhi was here to make the new recipe, Master Zhang was extremely enthusiastic.
"Thank you, Master Zhang. I often hear my fourth brother praise your delicious cooking. I never thought you were even better than your cooking skills.
Qin Zhizhi was sweet-talking and praised Master Zhang so much with just a few words that he became even more enthusiastic.
The aunt and Qin Qinglin were both dumbfounded. When did their niece/third sister become so powerful?
The restaurant's kitchen is fully stocked with seasonings and rich ingredients. Combined with the seasonings Qin Zhizhi exchanged from the system, Qin Zhizhi had an idea in mind.
Qin Zhizhi decided to make four kinds of dishes: spicy boiled fish, braised fish, steamed fish, sweet and sour fish and stir-fried river shrimp.
Qin Zhizhi brought enough fish, and with the help of her aunt, all the fish were processed quickly.
Qin Zhizhi picked some side dishes for the boiled fish, and then her aunt lit the fire, and the two of them got busy.
Half an hour later, all five dishes were ready. Chef Zhang went from being pessimistic at first to being jaw-droppingly surprised. They smelled so good that he cried with greed.
Even the shopkeeper was waiting at the door after smelling the food. Qin Qinglin met Shopkeeper Wang when he came out with the dishes.
"Xiao Lin, bring it over quickly, it smells so good."
Qin Qinglin was very happy to hear what Manager Wang said. His third sister's dishes were guaranteed to be good today.
As soon as Qin Qinglin put it down, Shopkeeper Wang couldn't wait to taste it. No matter whether it was steamed or braised, the taste was irresistible.
My eyes light up when I eat boiled fish. When the weather gets colder, this dish will definitely be more popular.
The fried river shrimps were so delicious that they made your mouth water. Manager Wang asked Qin Qinglin to give him another bowl of rice and called Chef Zhang to taste the dish.
Master Zhang was just as surprised as Shopkeeper Wang, and he immediately begged Shopkeeper Wang to buy all the recipes.
Thinking of the menu, Shopkeeper Wang didn't even bother to eat and hurried to discuss it with Qin Zhizhi.
"Niece Zhizhi, what price do you want for these recipes? Uncle Wang has bought them all."
This time, Shopkeeper Wang didn't call Zhizhi "little girl", but directly called her niece, which made the relationship feel closer.
"Uncle Wang, just give it to me as you see fit. Zhizhi doesn't know the value of these recipes."
Qin Zhizhi pushed the problem back to Manager Wang.
Shopkeeper Wang thought about it carefully and said to Qin Zhizhi sincerely, "Niece Zhizhi, each dish is fifty taels of silver, and the five dishes cost a total of two hundred and fifty taels."
Shopkeeper Wang was very sincere, and Qin Zhizhi was very satisfied. However, she felt that there was something wrong with the calculation of the money.
"Uncle Wang, Zhizhi thinks that this is inappropriate!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
