Mr. Fang was anxious and asked, "Miss Chen, I heard from a friend that your braised food is simply divine. I traveled a long way from out of town just to taste your braised food. What should I do?"
Shen Danru also considered opening her braised food shop nationwide, just like her wonton shop, and earning franchise fees.
She brought it up with Mr. Fang in the same way, and he immediately agreed.
The two signed the contract happily, and Mr. Fang paid the franchise fee.
This also reminded Shen Danru that some people want to take the braised food out to give to their relatives and friends, but unfortunately, the shelf life is limited.
"Miss, why are we buying so many jars?"
"We can put the unsold braised meat and pickled fish in jars and seal them with a special method, so they can be stored for a long time."
Qingtan said excitedly, "That's wonderful! Miss is amazing, she knows so much."
"I also saw it in a book, we can give it a try."
As they talked, the two got to work, putting the braised pork into a jar, adding lard to seal it out from the air, and then doing some special treatment so that it could be stored for a long time.
It's also very convenient to eat; just take it out and heat it up before eating.
Half a month later, as soon as Shen Cheng entered the door, he excitedly looked for Shen Danru and said, "Ru'er, great news! Crops can really be grown on saline-alkali land now. The seedlings are growing very well. I am so happy!"
Although Shen Danru taught her father and Uncle Dashan the methods given by the system, and even used her points to exchange for a large amount of spiritual spring water to add to the ordinary water for irrigation, she still didn't have much confidence.
Hearing her father say this, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
With tears welling up in his eyes, Shen Cheng said, "Ru'er, thank you."
Shen Danru sensed that her father's words reflected his true feelings, but such things were unnecessary between family members.
She has been back home for more than two months. Her father, who used to be a simple and honest countryman with a gloomy face, has now become spirited and full of confidence, as if he has become more than ten years younger.
Seeing his father happy, Shen Danru was happy too.
"Father, this is all I should do. Don't forget that I also have a share of those lands."
"Yes, yes, these all belong to Ru'er. When you get married, these fields will be your dowry."
Not only were the villagers of Sifang Town concerned about Shencheng's land reclamation, but the county magistrate also sent people every day to observe the condition of the rice seedlings on the wasteland.
"Master, did you see it with your own eyes? Did you really see lush green seedlings growing from that saline-alkali land? You're not lying to me?"
Master Hu said, "It's absolutely true. I wouldn't dare exaggerate in the slightest. These seedlings are very vigorous and are growing even better than the seedlings in fertile fields."
The magistrate laughed loudly: "Very well, prepare the carriage quickly, and come with me to the east of the city. I want to see it for myself."
The county magistrate had been stuck in this place for many years without a promotion, and he was very distressed. It was a pity that he had so many talents but could not put them to use. If he could successfully reclaim the wasteland, he would be the first in the entire Great Shun Dynasty. This would be a great thing that would benefit the country and the people, and it would happen during his tenure.
He had always been the butt of jokes among his colleagues, but now he could finally turn the tables.
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The two shops Zhou Wenxuan found were next to each other. To save trouble, Shen Danru had both shops open at the same time. She set off more than a dozen strings of firecrackers in front of the shops, making it a lively and festive occasion.
With the aroma bombs, the restaurant was packed with customers on opening day, and soon long queues formed outside Shenji Hot Pot Restaurant and Shenji Braised Meat Shop.
Just like when wonton shops opened before, they used a membership recharge program to retain customers.
Even without a membership system, Chenji Braised Meat Flavor has already established a market presence in Sifang Town, so the customer flow won't be lacking.
With Zhou Wenxuan and Shen Yu'an in command, Shen Danru had no chance to use his skills.
Just then, the sound of gongs and drums came from outside.
Shen Danru looked into the distance and saw Jiang Shuyou and Jiang Jingxian, the two siblings, leading a lion dance team toward them.
Fu Liu handed over the congratulatory gift, which Zhou Wenxuan accepted.
"Sister Ru, I wish you a grand opening, booming business, and lots of money every day."
Shen Danru smiled and welcomed the two into the house: "Thank you, Jingxian."
"We've reserved a private room for you. Please come in."
Jiang Shuyou wanted to step forward and say something, but after opening his mouth, he didn't say anything.
After recognizing each other as family, they should have become closer, but for some reason, his cousin has been avoiding him lately.
"Brother, hurry up and go, what are you standing there for?"
When his sister called him, Jiang Shuyou had no choice but to hurry up and catch up.
"I want a private room, do you hear me?"
Zhou Wenxuan smiled politely and said, "Miss, I'm so sorry, we're having a big opening today and there are a lot of guests. The private rooms are all full, so you can eat in the main hall."
Lan Bing'er looked around the room and was furious. How could she, a young lady from a prominent family, be sitting in the hall eating with men and women in the same room?
"Nonsense! I just saw a few people go into a private room. Why do they get a private room but I don't?"
Zhou Wenxuan followed the girl's hand and looked over. That was the room his uncle had just led people into. Although he didn't know who those people were, their clothes and appearance suggested they were important people.
My cousin told me today that the private rooms are temporarily closed and reserved for entertaining relatives and friends.
"Tell them to vacate the private room."
Zhou Wenxuan had been a shopkeeper for many years and had naturally encountered many unreasonable and difficult customers, including those like her. He had become accustomed to it.
"Miss, the private rooms are indeed full. Why don't you come back tomorrow? I'll give you a discount then."
Lan Bing'er didn't come alone this time. She was admiring the flowers with her close friends when she suddenly smelled a fragrance. She searched and asked around and eventually arrived at Chenji Hot Pot Restaurant.
Seeing that it was a newly opened shop, the name "hot pot" was unfamiliar to the group, and they had no idea what kind of food it was.
They've tried all of Shen Ji's braised dishes, so their hot pot must be delicious too.
Seeing the long queue outside the shop, they were determined to try it today.
After discussing it, the group decided to have hot pot first, and then buy some braised food from Shenji before leaving.
They went straight into the shop. Although the people in line had some complaints, they all knew that she was a young lady from the Lan family, so they suppressed their tempers and dared not say a word.
Throughout the town, every shop she visited was lavishly attended to by the waiters and shopkeepers. But what did the shopkeeper say? He told them to come back tomorrow.
They even offered her a discount, which made her furious. She's a young lady of the Lan family; can't she afford a meal? What kind of discount does she need?
"Excuse me, young lady, please don't make things difficult for me. We welcome guests, and there is no distinction between rich and poor in our shop. We will not turn away our guests."
Lan Bing'er had never been so humiliated before, and her anger flared up immediately: "If you don't arrange a private room for us today, I'll smash up your place."
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