“It’s really good stuff!”
After savoring the drink for a long time, the shopkeeper put down the bamboo tube in his hand. He looked at Lin Mo a little embarrassedly. He couldn't help but finish all three cans of drinks.
"I wonder if Master Lin wants to sell this recipe?"
Shopkeeper Li looked at Lin Mo with a much warmer attitude at this time. He always felt that this young man was not an ordinary person, and he knew that the drink was made of fruit as soon as he drank it, and what he sold was just the ice cubes.
"There's no recipe for this dish. Ice cubes are not rare in winter, and in summer only big restaurants like yours, Manager Li, can afford them. What I want to sell is the recipe for making jam and milk tea. These drinks are inseparable from the jam."
Lin Mo took out a small jar of jam from his arms and handed it to Shopkeeper Li, saying, "This drink is simple. As long as there are ice cubes, it can be prepared and served immediately. I plan to sell this jam recipe and provide several ways to eat it."
After laying the groundwork for most of the day, Lin Mo finally got to the point. He didn't have the patience to sell drinks little by little like this. It was too slow to make money this way. He also didn't plan to make a fortune by selling jam drinks. Moreover, it was too conspicuous for an ordinary person like him to have ice cubes, which could easily get him into trouble. That's why he chose to sell them while walking, selling things like a peddler.
If he stayed in one place for too long, I'm afraid someone would start to investigate where his ice came from.
"Lin boy, this jam shouldn't be difficult to make..." Shopkeeper Li said with a smile, his tone a little teasing.
But it was not difficult to see that he admired Lin Mo so much that he even changed his address. Lin Mo at most provided an idea, and he believed that his chef could definitely make the jam. He gave Lin Mo some money out of kindness, and he couldn't say anything to him if he didn't give him any.
"Hahaha, Shopkeeper Li, why don't you ask a few chefs to try my jam. I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to make it taste like mine." Just kidding, after all, he made it by melting ice cubes with supernatural powers into water, so the sweetness is naturally incomparable to other water sources. Coupled with his special brewing method, who among ordinary people can compare with him?
Shopkeeper Li asked someone to call a chef in. The chef took a sip of water to rinse his mouth, and then tasted the jam. The cold jam relieved most of the heat in the kitchen.
He looked at the shopkeeper and said respectfully, "Shopkeeper Li, this jam can be imitated after a few days of research, but this young master's method is special, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to make it taste this fresh and sweet. It's not that no one has tried to make jam before, but the taste is not as good as this."
"My jam can be kept for a long time. You can keep it for a year or two without any problem. I guarantee the taste will remain unchanged."
The shopkeeper smiled, knowing that he had underestimated Lin Mo, and immediately said, "I wonder how much you want to sell Mr. Lin's recipe?"
"Shopkeeper Li, what's the right price? If it's suitable, I can teach your chef here until they learn how to cook it. I will also teach them at least five more ways to eat it."
Shopkeeper Li frowned slightly, "You bought this recipe for me, so you can't give it to anyone else. I want to buy it outright."
Lin Mo nodded. "Okay. After I sell it to you, I can promise not to sell it to anyone else, but that won't stop me from consuming it myself. To be honest with Shopkeeper Li, I'm planning to open a small restaurant in the countryside, and I'll definitely be serving drinks this summer. I can make sure I don't sell it to anyone else, but I can't stop myself from using it."
Lin Mo is also a smart man. His future business will definitely be related to food. If he has nothing to drink, he will die of heat if he eats. He himself can't stand it.
Shopkeeper Li thought for a moment and agreed. Scarcity makes things valuable. As long as Lin Mo doesn't give it to others, it will be fine. This dish is really attractive. Once he launches it, many people will definitely go crazy. If he can't guarantee exclusivity, it will be worthless.
"Okay, how about five hundred taels of silver for this recipe?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Mo's heart skipped a beat. He thought it was only worth a few dozen taels, but he didn't expect that this recipe could earn him enough money to build a house. He couldn't control the expression on his face, and it all fell into the eyes of Manager Li.
Shopkeeper Li glanced at the chef beside him with embarrassment, thinking that Lin Mo thought the amount was too little, so he said, "Lin, this drink is sure to sell well, but the recipe alone is already expensive. To be honest, even if you don't sell it to me today, I can still make a drink that tastes worse. What I value is the taste of your jam and the fact that you can eat it in five or more different ways."
"If you think it's too little, why don't you give me a real price and I'll consider it again."
In fact, the price offered by Manager Li was not high. Ice cubes are valuable in summer, and a cup of drink in Xinrui Restaurant can be sold for at least a hundred copper coins. The five hundred taels were earned back in just half a month. If the product is popularized in branches across the country, it will probably be earned back in just a few minutes.
When Lin Mo heard that there was still hope, he immediately pretended to be puzzled, pondered for a moment, and said, "Shopkeeper Li, this price is indeed not low. If it were someone else, they would probably not even look at me after seeing how shabby I am. But this recipe is a secret family recipe. If my family wasn't really broke, I wouldn't sell it so easily. This dish might not be valued elsewhere, but with Xinrui's strength, it will definitely be a hit!"
Shopkeeper Li looked at Lin Mo cautiously. He had a hunch that Lin Mo was not an ordinary person, and he immediately wanted to make friends with him.
"Okay, then you'll stay here for a full month, and I'll pay you your wages for that month. This recipe is worth five hundred taels. If it's suitable, we can sign the contract now."
"Okay, Manager Li, let's sign the contract now as you said." Lin Mo nodded. He had a good impression of the contracts in this world. This contract was equivalent to a contract, but it was more effective than the current contracts. Once there was an accident, the government would directly investigate and protect the rights and interests of both parties.
Shopkeeper Li took a pen and paper and wrote down the agreement with Lin Mo. He showed it to Lin Mo and confirmed that there was no problem. He was surprised that Lin Mo could read. Since both parties had no problem, he signed his name decisively and pressed his fingerprints.
Shopkeeper Li was also careful. He gave Lin Mo four silver notes of one hundred taels each, and exchanged the remaining one for silver ingots and small change so that he could have some money to spend in the capital.
Lin Mo also wrote down the recipe carefully. This recipe was actually not difficult. Before the end of the world, he had learned some cooking skills, which was why he planned to make his fortune in the food industry from the beginning.
In ancient times, many condiments had not yet been discovered, and the dishes cooked were always a little lacking in flavor. He undoubtedly seized a huge business opportunity.
"Show this recipe to the chef first. Prepare some fresh fruit. You don't need too much for the first time. We'll make some for trial sales. If the results are good, Shopkeeper Li, you can oversee the arrangements. I'll come over tomorrow morning to teach you how to make it."
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