Chapter 227: No Enemies
Miao, the shopkeeper of Feicuixuan, sniffed.
"What are you cooking in the kitchen? It smells so good."
Miao Dong on the side said cautiously, "Second Uncle, it seems to be the smell coming from Huajianzui next door."
"Drunk in Flowers." Shopkeeper Miao suddenly remembered that Song Yuntang had said yesterday that he would give him the recipe for roast duck. Isn't the smell wafting from the air now similar to that of roast duck?
No wonder Miss Song said it was a special feature.
Who wouldn’t feel confused after smelling this smell?
He stood up in a hurry and said, "Please help me look after the Jade Pavilion. I'll be back soon."
If the kitchen hadn't already started working, he would definitely have grabbed the chef to go with him.
Miao Dong was nervous.
"Uncle, I can't do this."
"If you can't do it, get out of here!"
After making these harsh remarks, the man had already walked out of the door of Feicui Xuan.
Shopkeeper Miao carried his robe all the way into Huajianzui's backyard. Fang Tianci knew where he came from and didn't dare to stop him. He just reminded him at the back door.
"Girl, Shopkeeper Miao is here."
"Miss Song, what good things are you making?" Shopkeeper Miao looked at her and asked.
Song Yuntang looked at him with a smile, "Didn't I agree with the shopkeeper yesterday that we would sell the roast duck recipe to Feicui Xuan today? From yesterday to today, I spent a lot of effort on this roast duck."
Shopkeeper Miao was delighted. If he really bought the recipe, Feicuixuan would definitely attract a large number of customers. Then the boss would surely reward him. Maybe at the end of the year, he could even get a few more taels of silver in dividends.
"I can smell the fragrance from far away. I wonder how long it will take for Miss Song's roast duck to be ready?"
As he spoke, he craned his neck to look towards the oven.
Song Yuntang walked towards the oven, opened the lid and took a look. The skin of the roast duck had turned orange-red. As the lid was opened, the aroma in the yard became even stronger.
"I estimate it will be ready in another quarter of an hour." She looked at Shopkeeper Miao, "It's dinner time now, and I think the Jadeite Pavilion is busy. Shopkeeper Miao, please go back first. I'll go to the Jadeite Pavilion to find Shopkeeper Miao when the roast duck is out of the oven."
"Okay, then I'll wait for Miss Song at the Jadeite Pavilion." After saying that, Shopkeeper Miao went back to the Jadeite Pavilion.
A quarter of an hour later, Song Yuntang took out the fragrant and steaming roast duck, cut it with a knife and tasted it, then placed it on a bamboo plate lined with oil paper, covered it with another bamboo plate, and carried it to the Feicui Pavilion.
Seeing this, Xu Wencheng looked in the direction of Xu Qingye.
"Brother, why don't you go with us to take a look? What if the owner of the Jadeite Pavilion does something bad? If you are there, you can also support your sister-in-law."
Xu Qingye smiled slightly and shook his head.
"Trust your sister-in-law. Nothing will happen just because we are separated by a wall."
Every day when that girl goes out, she would stuff a lot of medicinal powder into her sleeves. Although I don't know what they are used for, based on the experience of dealing with the Huang family servants in the mountains, they should not be good things.
Seeing that his husband was not worried, Xu Wencheng went about his own business.
Song Yuntang came to Feicuixuan, which was the backyard where Miao Dong went to meet her.
"Shopkeeper, Miss Song is here."
Upon seeing this, Shopkeeper Miao hurriedly called Zhang Chengfu, who was watching his apprentices busy in the kitchen.
"Chef Zhang, come here too." Then he quickly asked Song Yuntang to sit down at the stone table in the courtyard, "Miss Song, please sit down."
Song Yuntang placed the bamboo plate on the stone table, opened the lid, and revealed two roast ducks with orange-red skin.
She picked up the small knife from the tray, cut a few small pieces of duck meat from the back of the roast duck and put them on the plate, then pushed the plate towards the two of them.
"Manager Miao and Chef Zhang should try it first."
The two nodded and each took a small piece and put it in their mouths.
The roast duck is just the right amount of fat and lean, and leaves a lingering fragrance in your mouth.
Chef Zhang looked at Shopkeeper Miao in disbelief.
“What a smell!”
Shopkeeper Miao was stunned for a moment, "What's wrong with the taste?"
He eats very well.
Chef Zhang's expression became visibly excited.
"The skin is crispy, the meat is tender, the aroma of roast duck mixed with the aroma of the sauce, and it tastes a little sweet but not greasy. With my nearly 20 years of experience in the kitchen, if the shopkeeper puts this dish in the menu of our Jadeite Pavilion, it will definitely be a big hit!"
As the chef of Feicui Xuan, he would also benefit if the restaurant's business was good.
Some diners who eat well will ask their servants to pass tip money to the kitchen. Not only that, the host will also reward them.
Shopkeeper Miao looked at Song Yuntang.
"I wonder what price you want for this roast duck recipe, young lady?"
"Since the shopkeeper has tasted my roast duck, he should know the value of this dish. That's why Feicuixuan is close to our Huajianzui restaurant, so he didn't send the recipe to the other two restaurants." Song Yuntang raised three fingers, "The price is thirty taels of silver. I will only sell it to Feicuixuan in Cile Town. After I get the money, I will immediately give the roast duck recipe to Chef Zhang."
Shopkeeper Miao hesitated and looked in the direction of Chef Zhang.
Seeing him nod, I responded, "Okay!"
He turned to look at Miao Dong beside him and said, "Go and ask the accountant to withdraw thirty taels of silver from the restaurant's account."
Although the price of this recipe is a bit expensive, the boss will not say anything as long as the money earned later can make up for the loss.
Song Yuntang took the silver and handed the detailed recipe he had already written to Chef Zhang.
"I have also drawn the oven for making roast duck on paper. If Chef Zhang still has questions later, he can come to find me next door. If I am not here, the two cooks in the shop have seen me make it before. If they don't understand, they will try to tell me."
Chef Zhang holds the recipe in his hand.
"Won't the girl get drunk among the flowers next?"
Song Yuntang nodded, "My husband is going to the county town to study, so I have to stay with him for a few days. But I will come back after I find him a place to live, so I won't stay there for too long."
When Manager Miao heard this, he quickly raised his hand and bowed.
"The girl's husband is actually a scholar."
She vaguely remembered the man who had followed her before. He had a gentle and elegant temperament and looked different from ordinary people. He had no doubt that he was a scholar. Moreover, since he could go to the county town to study, he must be a scholar at least.
It seems that we cannot make enemies with Madam Song.
Song Yuntang smiled, put the whole roast duck on the table on the tray, and took another roast duck with a small piece cut off.
"This whole roast duck is given to Shopkeeper Miao. You can decide whether to divide it into small pieces for the guests in the restaurant to taste or enjoy it as a snack. But you have to eat it while it's hot. It won't taste so good when it's cold."
Roast duck is troublesome to make. Once you have roasted it, you have to share it with everyone in the shop to have a taste.
After she finished speaking, she returned to Huajianzui with the roast duck in her hand.
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