Chapter 109 Making Friends
After such a long time, if Jufulou was really interested, they would definitely inquire about it.
Qin Fangci's words also contained an attempt to speak frankly.
"What do you think, shopkeeper?" Qin Fangci asked.
Wan Liqun laughed and said, "Sell the recipe to me, and you can't do the business of sending it to the county town anymore."
"Okay." Qin Fangci said readily, "We promise that we'll only run around in the village and won't come to Guangyi County."
"No, no, no, that's not what I meant. I meant that only our family can make it. Your family can only make it for home consumption and cannot sell it out."
"The shopkeeper has a really big appetite. I wonder what price he plans to give us?"
"How much do you want?" Wan Liqun asked with a smile.
"Does the shopkeeper mean to give me as much as I want?"
"Of course not. Just name a price and we can talk."
Qin Fangci raised a finger.
Li Yulan nervously grabbed Qin Fangci's arm, and almost blurted out the words "ten taels is too little".
Wan Liqun narrowed his eyes and said generously, "I'll give you two taels."
Qin Fangci shook her head.
Wan Liqun's smile faded. "Ten taels? You're asking for too much. Just some pig's head and offal, how can it be worth ten taels?"
"The shopkeeper is wrong. Pig heads and offal are cheap. You can imagine the profit from this. It's more than ten taels."
The smile on Wan Liqun's face completely disappeared. He looked at Qin Fangci, pinching his fingertips together, "What do you mean by that?"
"The shopkeeper wants to buy it out completely, one hundred taels."
hiss!
Not only Tao Gui, but also Du and Li Yulan who were following behind Qin Fangci swallowed their saliva.
No wonder my mother wants to sell the house. She is so bold. If it can really be sold for a hundred taels, it wouldn’t be too much for her to ask for ten taels as a dowry.
She has saved one hundred and fifty-six coins this month. If her mother gives her another ten taels, hahahaha, she will have more than ten taels.
Li Yulan's happiness ended in just a second.
"Are you dreaming, Auntie?"
Very good. I am really unhappy. Just now she was called "elder sister" and now she is called "auntie".
"Isn't this the business that the shopkeeper negotiated with me to buy out? Does the shopkeeper know how much money I've made this month doing small business? If I put the braised pork into Jufulou, it won't take more than a few months for the one hundred taels to pay back the investment. From now on, there will only be profits. Don't look at the high price now, this is a business that will never lose money."
Wan Liqun smiled faintly, "Since you're making so much money, why don't you just hold onto it? Are you even willing to sell the golden eggs?"
"This is my own business. The shopkeeper and I are only discussing business. If the shopkeeper thinks this is too expensive, why don't we go back to the previous discussion and ask the shopkeeper to just buy out the braised meat business in Guangyi County? Anyway, my running around in the village won't affect the shopkeeper, and those people won't come to spend money in the shopkeeper's big restaurant. They don't even have enough money in their pockets to eat here once a year."
"Who said it wouldn't have an impact? You pushed the price so low from the beginning. When will I ever get my money back?"
"Shopkeeper, you're joking, aren't you? How can my large earthenware bowl look as good as your porcelain plate? How can you compare earthenware with porcelain plates?"
Wan Liqun: “…” It’s really difficult.
"Of course, this is incomparable." Wan Liqun put his hands behind his back and said, "How about this? I'll give you ten taels. I'll be the only one who can handle the business in Guangyi County, including the brothel. You can continue in the village. How about it?"
"Fifty taels." Qin Fangci replied, "You do your business, and I'll do mine."
"Fifteen taels." Wan Liqun gritted his teeth.
"Shopkeeper, the price is forty taels. Let's be straightforward."
Wan Liqun was about to spit a mouthful of blood on Qin Fangci's face. What a pleasure!
"Big sister, forty taels is enough to buy a shop in the county town. This price is really not good. Forget it, it seems that we are really not destined to do this business." Wan Liqun waved his hands with heartache.
Qin Fangci did not insist and was about to leave with Li Yulan and Du. "In that case, we are disturbing the shopkeeper."
They left as soon as they said they would, briskly and neatly, and Du, who was walking last, was about to step out the door.
"Hey, wait a minute."
Mrs. Du didn't know whether she should call out to Qin Fangci in front of her, so she hesitated for a moment and took a step forward.
Wan Liqun chased after him and said, "Twenty-five. Selling this to me won't affect your continued income. This price is not low."
"Twenty-eight. My reserve price."
Wan Liqun gritted his teeth and said, "Twenty-six."
If Wan Liqun hadn't tasted it and understood it, he really wouldn't have dared to pay such a high price for a recipe.
Qin Fangci turned around with Du Shi and Li Yulan, "Alright, let's just be friends."
Mrs. Du secretly glanced at her mother-in-law, who was so powerful.
Li Yulan was still thinking about the one hundred taels. If she didn't have one hundred taels, fifty taels would be fine too. Why did her mother agree to twenty-six taels?
"Boss, let's write a contract. With the contract, you and I will feel at ease."
"Can you read, big sister?" Wan Liqun asked with a smile. He really admired this old lady in his heart. No wonder she was able to do business successfully. She must be quite capable.
"I can't read, but someone in my family can. Yulan, go to the bookstore and ask your little brother to come over."
"I understand, Mom." Li Yulan ran out in a hurry. After she called Li Baisong over, Wan Liqun personally wrote out two copies of the contract.
Li Baisong was already very experienced. After confirming that there was no problem, Qin Fangci wrote her name with difficulty with Li Baisong's help.
It's that kind of difficulty where you can write but have to pretend that you can't.
After they each pressed their fingerprints, Qin Fangci put away hers and looked at Wan Liqun, "Manager Wan, we've only signed a one-month contract with Hualou. It will expire in three days after we deliver all the items. I'll tell them then that we can come directly to Jufulou to renew the contract."
"Mrs. Li is so open-minded." It had to be said that Qin Fangci's words made Wan Liqun feel much more comfortable. "I'll ask someone to buy some pork and offal right away. Please excuse me, Mrs. Li, for a moment..."
"This is natural. I'll explain it to you clearly before we leave."
"That would be great."
Tao Gui had already gone there early and came back with his servant carrying some things after a while.
Qin Fangci and Li Yulan asked the people from Jufulou to clean the pig offal, and Du ordered people to burn the pig head for cleaning.
Li Baisong first went to the market to find Yuan, Wang and the children, and then took the children to visit the county town.
The ingredients were quickly prepared. Qin Fangci only prepared the condiments once with Wan Liqun and asked Wan Liqun to write them down and keep them safe.
This point is also written into the contract. If the formula is leaked by Wan Liqun, it will have nothing to do with Qin Fangci.
While Qin Fangci was busy, Li Baisong took the children for a walk around the county town and bought a bag of buns to feed the children and Yuan and Wang.
Before putting the braised meat into the pot, Wan Liqun asked the chef to prepare three dishes and a soup. While the meat was being braised, he invited Qin Fangci and the other two to dinner.
Considering that Wan Liqun was very straightforward and generous, Qin Fangci gave him a recipe for stir-fried large intestines with soy sauce.
A bowl of large intestines was reserved for cooking, and there was sauce in the kitchen. Qin Fangci quickly prepared the ingredients and stir-fried them with the sauce.
"Manager Wan, let's try it together." Qin Fangci took the initiative and invited Wan Liqun to sit down and eat together.
It's quite comfortable for one person to sit at one side of a square table.
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