Chapter 74: Shock
Wan Liqun walked over with his hands behind his back. "What kind of braised food is this? Let me try it. If it doesn't taste good, I'll have you guys kicked out."
Li Yulan saw that there was a chance, and her hands no longer hurt. She walked up from behind Li Laosan and said, "Boss, please try it. Everyone who has eaten our braised food says it's delicious."
Li Laosan cooperated and took out a basket from the basket. When the basket was opened, the braised meat inside was revealed.
“It’s a little cold, so the aroma isn’t as strong, but it tastes good.”
Li Yulan opened the clean linen, took out a pair of chopsticks from it and handed them to the shopkeeper.
"Try them all. I've cut them into small pieces so you can taste them all."
"Why is the meat so black? Is it burnt?" Tao Gui whispered.
Li Yulan hurriedly explained, "It's not burnt. It's because we added the marinade, and the flavor has penetrated into the meat. That's why it turned this color."
"Boss, let me try it. I don't know if it will upset my stomach." Tao Gui stared at the basket eagerly. Although he was a waiter in a big restaurant, he seldom got to eat meat.
Li Yulan really wanted to say, "You are not the shopkeeper and cannot make the decision, why do you want to try it?" But when the words came to her lips, she thought of the scene of her second brother selling braised meat today, and pushed the braised meat over with a pained look on her face.
"Why don't you try it first? We just bought the meat today. It's fresh and good meat. It won't make you sick. We sell it every day, so no one will come to us and cause trouble if they get sick from eating it."
Tao Gui glanced at the shopkeeper and saw him nod. Without even bothering to use his chopsticks, he grabbed the biggest piece and was about to take it.
Fortunately, Li Yulan was quick to move away and said, "Wait a moment, use the chopsticks and I'll give it to you. You can't use your hands, because others still want to taste it."
My mother once said that the most important thing in cooking is cleanliness, and customers often pay attention to these small details.
Li Yulan picked out a small piece of pork head and handed it over.
Tao Gui: “…”
"Try it. This is meat, with fat and lean meat. It's the most delicious." Li Yulan said sincerely.
Tao Gui glanced at the largest piece, which was pure fat and looked delicious.
"Eat quickly." Li Yulan urged with a smile.
Why are you so slow when eating meat? You are not a man at all.
Tao Gui reluctantly stuffed the meat into his mouth. Hmm? His eyes lit up and he swallowed the meat in a few seconds. "What's that next to it? Let me try it too."
Li Yulan handed over another small piece of pig liver. Tao Gui tasted it and gave his evaluation, "It's okay, a little fishy, not as delicious as meat. I'd better try another piece of meat."
"You can have a dipping sauce when eating pig liver. With the dipping sauce, there will be no fishy smell at all." Li Yulan did not let Tao Gui taste it again, and looked at Wan Liqun.
"Boss, would you like to try a piece?"
Wan Liqun took the chopsticks from Li Yulan's hand and picked up the piece of fat meat that Tao Gui coveted the most.
Tao Gui: “…”
The fat meat tastes fat but not greasy, and has a special spice flavor.
After eating one piece, I want another.
Wan Liqun quickly tasted everything Li Yulan brought. The large intestine, liver, heart, lungs and ears were crispy and tasted particularly good.
Li Yulan felt distressed while waiting.
Finally, Wan Liqun put down his chopsticks.
"It tastes pretty good, little girl."
Li Yulan and Li Laosan's eyes lit up.
"Boss, you think it tastes good too, right? Your restaurant is so big, you must sell a lot every day, right?"
Wan Liqun nodded. "You're right. Our restaurant is always packed with customers. Tell me, how much do you want to sell your recipe for?"
The smiles on Li Yulan and Li Laosan's faces froze.
"We don't sell houses, we only sell meat." Li Laosan couldn't help but say.
Li Yulan nodded repeatedly.
"Boss, we can send you 20 kilograms of meat every day. If you think it's not enough, we can add more."
Wan Liqun's brows knitted together. "You don't sell your house? You deliver it to me every day, are you kidding? Can you deliver this braised meat to me early in the morning like the vegetables from the fields?"
Li Yulan and Li Laosan shook their heads subconsciously.
"Are you kidding me? You can only deliver it at this time every day, and the restaurant is almost closed at this time. Who should I sell it to? Do you want me to sell it tomorrow? If the food is left out overnight and goes bad, and the customers find something wrong with it, who will be held responsible?"
Li Yulan and Li Laosan had never thought about this problem, and were unable to answer a single question asked by Wan Liqun.
"Go away, go away! If you're not selling a house, don't come here! Our restaurant is the county's golden signboard. I won't do this business that will ruin my reputation for such a small sum of money!"
After the gate closed, Li Yulan and Li Laosan looked at each other. Neither of them had expected things to turn out like this.
It cannot be said that they were unsuccessful, it’s just that the direction of their success seemed to be wrong.
"Little sister, don't be sad. Let's go back to mother to ask for advice. As for my younger brother and second brother, let's go find them."
"Yes, come find me. My words are final." Li Yulan hurried out.
Let’s talk about Li Laoer and Li Baisong. Li Baisong was carefully looking at the note written by the manager of the brothel.
"Oh, your family really has a scholar. How old are you, little brother? Are you engaged? The girls here play the piano and dance, and they are perfect for scholars."
Before Li Baisong could react, Li Laoer suddenly felt like he was facing a great enemy.
"No, no, no," Li Laoer waved his hands repeatedly, "My little brother is still young, no, he doesn't want to find a girl."
Li Laoer broke out in a cold sweat. If he had known earlier, he should have brought his mother along. If his mother knew that the manager of the brothel said such words to him, he would be so scared that he would be humiliated.
Li Baisong, on the other hand, put down the note without blushing or beating his heart. "Thank you, Manager Tian, for your kindness. I haven't been able to enjoy it yet. I just barely picked up the book. I really apologized to you sisters."
"Hahaha," Manager Tian laughed and patted Li Baisong on the shoulder. "Good boy, you're right. Studying is important. You're obviously not an ordinary person. You've got such integrity just by studying. If you get lucky one day, don't forget that there are beautiful girls waiting for you in our brothel!"
Li Laoer: “!”
What a good girl!
Leaving the brothel with the note and money, Li Laoer felt like he had given up half his life. He grabbed Li Baisong tightly, quickened his pace and rushed forward.
Li Baisong was afraid that if he was a step too late, he would be captured by the goblins in the brothel.
When he reached the main street, a cool breeze blew and Li Laoer felt like he was alive again.
"Huh!" Li Laoer raised his sleeve to wipe the sweat from his head, and when he looked at Li Baisong, he smiled bitterly.
"Little brother."
"What's wrong, second brother?"
When Manager Tian slapped him just now, Li Baisong thought of women's underwear in his previous life and almost couldn't help but make a deal.
At the last moment, reason triumphed over the temptation of money.
When taking the imperial examination, reputation is very important and you cannot act recklessly.
Feeling a little regretful that he couldn't step on the golden road right in front of him, Li Baisong had the bad idea of teasing Li Laoer.
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