Chapter 108
"Ouch." Li Yulan, who was looking up with Qin Fangci for the signpost of East Second Lane, was hit from behind and spun around, almost falling down.
Thanks to Qin Fangci's quick eyesight and hands, Li Yulan didn't fall to the ground.
"Hey! You don't have eyes! Didn't you see someone standing here?"
The man who bumped into Li Yulan had already knocked on the third door in the alley. The man at the end, who looked like a manager, apologized, "I'm sorry, young lady. I have an emergency at home. Please forgive me. Are you hurt? Here's the money for you to have some tea."
Qin Fangci pushed the money back and said, "No need. It was unintentional and it's not a big deal. Just apologize."
Manager Lu looked towards Qin Fangci and bowed, "Old lady, you are very generous."
The maid in front had already opened the door and said anxiously, "Mrs. Jiang, Mrs. Jiang, my wife is starting a fire!"
Qin Fangci and Madam Du looked at each other and said, "It seems we didn't make the wrong choice. It's just that today seems to be an unlucky time."
Qin Fangci pulled Du and Li Yulan back two steps to prevent them from bumping into anyone else in a panic.
The three of them watched as Grandma Jiang was helped onto the carriage, which sped away into the distance.
Qin Fangci looked at Madam Du and patted her arm. "Are you scared?"
Mrs. Du swallowed and subconsciously wanted to shake her head, but she met Qin Fangci's gaze and nodded slightly.
She was indeed a little scared.
Qin Fangci sighed in her heart. She had good intentions.
This is life. There are always some unexpected things that will change the trajectory you have planned.
"Don't be afraid. You've already given birth to three children, so this might be your first. First-time births are always slower for most people, and they go through some twists and turns."
"Mom, I'm scared now." Li Yulan said softly.
Mrs. Du and Qin Fangci looked over together. Mrs. Du couldn't help but laugh first, "Don't be afraid, Yulan. Giving birth to your first child isn't that scary."
The three of them walked out while talking, and when they turned around, they saw the three big words "Jufulou". Qin Fangci led her two sisters-in-law who were talking excitedly towards Jufulou.
"Yulan, is this the backyard of Jufulou that you visited last time?"
Li Yulan came back to her senses, looked around with an "ah", and asked in confusion: "Mom, what are we doing in Jufulou?"
"Ask them how to buy the braised pork recipe."
"Ah?!" Li Yulan cried out even louder in surprise, and Mrs. Du also looked at her mother-in-law in surprise.
"Ah what?" Qin Fangci asked calmly.
Li Yulan grabbed Qin Fangci as she was about to walk forward and said, "No, Mom, why are you thinking of selling braised pork recipes? Our family doesn't do this business anymore."
In Li Yulan's view, this is an old hen that lays eggs. It can be sold as long as it lays eggs. Now her mother wants to sell the old hen.
"It's called making choices. If the price he offers is right, there's nothing we can't sell. If it's not, we can talk about it later. Holding everything in one's hands will only weigh you down. Everyone only has two hands, so just fill them up."
Being contented is Qin Fangci's mentality at this moment.
As long as she is healthy and still alive, none of this matters. Even if she doesn't have braised meat, she still has roast duck, roast chicken and roast goose. After all, she is a person who has eaten so many delicious foods.
But now she is short of money.
Originally, Qin Fang had more than three taels of silver. She and the entire Li family worked day and night for more than a month and earned a little more than fifteen taels of silver. It sounded like a lot, but this also included the wild boar that fell from the sky.
There are so many places to spend money in a big family. Money is like sand. It will leak out as soon as you open your hands slightly.
I don't dare to spend money at all.
"Your Majesty," Li Yulan pulled the man back, "Wait a minute, would you like to think about it?"
"I've thought a lot about it and it's time to do it. I just thought that not doing it will lead to no results. Well, if you want to come with me, then go ahead. If you don't want to go, then wait outside."
"Okay." Li Yulan exhaled the heat in her chest, raised her head and said, "Mom, I'll go with you."
Just then, the person in front delivered the goods in and out, and the back door was open. Qin Fangci walked up and knocked on the door.
Tao Gui looked over, saw that she was unfamiliar, and saw that Qin Fangci was not carrying a backpack, so he frowned and asked, "What do you want?"
"We are looking for your boss." Li Yulan said behind Qin Fangci.
Tao Gui looked over and squinted his eyes to recognize him. "Ah, it's you. Are you here to sell the braised pork recipe today?"
"This is my mother. Only she knows the recipe," said Li Yulan.
"Okay, you guys come in first, I'll go call the shopkeeper."
When it comes to braised meat, Tao Gui is full of complaints.
Ever since he tasted the braised pork, the shopkeeper has been thinking about asking the chef to make it. He bought a lot of meat, but the pig's head still tasted a little worse. The pig's offal always seemed not cleaned properly and was very smelly. For a few days, the kitchen and backyard were so smelly that it was terrible. Fortunately, the shopkeeper stopped the loss in time.
Then, the shopkeeper discovered that the Hualou was selling braised meat, and then someone else started selling braised meat as well. They all tasted it and found that the ones at the Hualou should be made by this family, and those sold outside were not as good as those made by the chef in their restaurant.
He went out for a long time and finally figured things out.
The family that first made the braised pork was from Liantang Village. They sold the meat in several nearby villages. He asked relatives from his wife's family to buy some for him to taste, and they found that it was indeed the same taste.
Then he discovered that this family didn't seem to have much ambition. They only made products in a few villages, and at most sold some in Hedong Town, and then in brothels and teahouses.
The shopkeeper said that day that the man had to bring the braised pork recipe within three days, and he would give him one or two taels of silver. The country boy had never seen so much silver.
Anyway, they spent a month trying and lost a lot of money, but no one came.
"Boss, boss, the family from Liantang Village is here."
The shopkeeper, who was sitting at the counter using an abacus, looked up and said, "They've been really patient. Almost a month has passed. Let's go and see what they have to say."
Wan Liqun is a middle-aged fat man with a mustache and a round belly. He wears a green round-necked long gown and black cloth shoes. He has a round face and friendly eyes with shrewdness.
"Oh, what a rare visitor! Are you planning to sell your house?"
Qin Fangci stopped Li Yulan and said with a smile, "I do want to sell it, so I came to see if the shopkeeper wants it."
With just one sentence, Wan Liqun knew that the old woman in front of him was no ordinary person.
"I see there are quite a few braised meat stalls out there. Could it be that your family has already established a successful business there and you're still thinking of coming to me for some fun?"
Qin Fangci's smile remained unchanged, even becoming more kind, and her voice was slow and steady. "Boss, we're here to do business sincerely, and we have absolutely no intention of joking. There are many stalls outside, and I believe you've tried them all. They don't taste like ours. There's only one place in the city that sells our braised meat, and that place opens at night. They definitely won't compete with you for business."
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