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Chapter 100 Go to heaven and rush to make money
Shen Zian saw Su Zhi staring at the food on the table and thought she was hungry, so he immediately decided to have lunch here before going back. When he told Su Zhi about it, she immediately agreed.
"Okay, let's eat here. Brother Shitou, the two sisters-in-law, Si Niang, and Hu Zi and Xiao Suo, let's eat here today. Zi An and I will treat you."
Su Zhi wanted to see how delicious the dishes in this restaurant were. Although there were no spices or vinegar in this era, maybe the dishes would be good. She wanted to try it. This is called knowing yourself and knowing the enemy. Only in this way can you win every battle. Although Su Zhi had no intention of making money by selling recipes, she would be very happy if it worked. Who would complain about having too many ways to make money?
Su Zhi asked Li Shi and the others to come over. She was not the stingy type who would rush to make money to make ends meet. She had a good relationship with these people, so she didn't feel bad at all about treating them to a meal.
Mrs. Li and her friends didn't think so. For country people like them, this restaurant was not something they dared to enter easily except for selling things. In their eyes, eating one meal here was equivalent to eating ten times at other stalls outside.
Li Shi had seen the world, so he didn't think eating in a restaurant was that big of a deal, nor did he think it would be a hassle for Shen Zian to treat him. After all, he often went to Shen Zian's house to eat, thinking that he could just eat at his house once and then go to another place to eat. But seeing that Li's wife and the others were refusing, he, as a grown man, couldn't persuade them to sit down. He thought that if Su Zhi wanted to eat, she could persuade these women to sit down, not to mention Shen Zian, without him having to say anything.
Indeed, Su Zhi persuaded the three women to sit down with just a few words.
Hu Zi and Xiao Suo were sitting next to their respective mothers, very happy. One of them was twisting and turning, with his hands on the table, stretching, while the other was sitting there with his back straight, but with a smile on his face. He looked around, and felt very new to sitting in a restaurant.
"This is such a huge expense for you guys. Chapter 100 is so expensive that it's hard to earn money by eating at a restaurant!"
Sister Li sat at the table. She was happy to eat here, but she felt a little embarrassed to be treated by someone else.
Sister Shugen also said, "You have just gotten married, and you are going to have children in the future, so you should spend money sparingly."
Su Zhi responded with a smile and watched the waiter come over.
"What would you like to eat, my friends?"
Li Shi and the others were invited. Of course, they all listened to Shen Zian and his wife ordering the dishes. Shen Zian looked at Su Zhi. He was eating here for his wife, so of course he let her order the dishes. Besides, his wife cooked delicious food, so the dishes she ordered must be good too.
Su Zhi looked at the guy and asked with a smile, "What do you have here?"
Su Zhi is no longer the woman who could only cover her face with a cloth when she went out. She now has fair skin, eyes like water, and a smile that makes people feel like spring breeze, making everyone who sees her feel very comfortable. When the young man saw a young lady like Su Zhi smiling at him, his attitude immediately changed.
"We have a lot of dishes here. Please look, young lady. The names of the dishes are hung on several walls. What is hung here today? We can cook everything. If you don't want to look at it yourself, I can tell you the names of the dishes. If you don't want to listen, just say a few names and I will let the chef cook for you."
Su Zhi had already noticed that rows of nails were nailed on the walls, with long wooden signs hanging on them. The names of the dishes were written on them with a brush. This was the most convenient menu. You could hang up the sign for the dish you could make, and take down the sign for the dish you couldn't make. It was very convenient. As for those who couldn't read, they had to rely on the waiters, but generally, those who couldn't read didn't care much, and many people just ordered a dish and had it cooked.
Su Zhi looked at the rows of menus closest to her table and found that the names were not as nice as those in some modern restaurants. She had no idea what the dishes were. It was clear at a glance what they were made of. Now it was winter, and there was really nothing fancy. There were more meat dishes than vegetables, but there were chicken, duck, fish and meat.
"The name doesn't tell you much, so how about this, bring out eight of the delicious dishes you make here, and a bowl of rice for each person."
Su Zhi said that she thought the waiter was familiar with the dishes here, and the dishes he ordered must be the best here. As long as she knew what the best dishes here were like, she would naturally know whether the dishes she could cook in her previous life would have a market here.
The waiter responded and went to serve the dishes.
"Girl, we ordered eight dishes. Isn't that too much? We can't finish them all."
Sister Shugen said that she saw there were only two men, four women and two children. Although one man and one woman formed a dish, the children and women really did not account for much of the total.
Su Zhi said, "It's time to eat. The two men may have eaten. I'm hungry too. You guys should eat more later. Huzi, do you hear me? Eat more so you can grow taller."
Huzi nodded and said, "I have to eat a lot. I want to run as fast and strong as Fourth Uncle Shen. Then I can fight tigers and stop crazy horses!"
"Okay, then eat more."
When Su Zhi heard Hu Zi admired Shen Zi'an, she glanced at Shen Zi'an and thought that her husband was also admired by someone. She, as a daughter-in-law, was really honored!
Xiaosuo looked at Su Zhi and said, "I want to be able to read like my aunt."
It turned out that Xiaosuo had just seen Su Zhi looking at the sign on the wall seriously. He couldn't understand it, and immediately thought that Fourth Aunt was amazing.
Sister Shugen said with a smile: "This kid, I usually tell him how good Ziju is in learning, and ask him to learn something from him, but he doesn't have such a strong desire to learn. Sister, my Xiaosuo really admires you."
Su Zhi smiled and said, "Xiaosuo, seeing is believing. He thinks I am amazing because he sees that I can understand things that he can't. But Xiaosuo, when it comes to knowledge, your fifth cousin is more profound, while your fourth cousin only knows the basics. If you want to pass the imperial examination and become a high-ranking official in the future, you must learn from your fifth cousin."
Xiaosuo nodded, but he still felt that Fourth Aunt was more powerful. Fifth Uncle was always in the house and he couldn't see him, so how could he know whether he was powerful or not?
The dishes came up quickly. Xiaosuo and Huzi's eyes lit up when they saw the dishes. When the adults started to eat, they also started to eat. Children are always happy to eat meat. They eat it quickly and happily. However, while eating, they still said that it was not as delicious as what Fourth Aunt made.
The waiter brought the dishes up and heard two kids saying that the dishes here were not as good as those made by the fourth aunt. He quickly told the shopkeeper about it as a joke. The shopkeeper raised his eyebrows and looked at the people sitting there eating and drinking. Aunt Li and her friends had just sold eggs here, and Shen Zian and Li Shi also often came to his place to sell game. He naturally recognized them and knew that they were a group of country people. He thought it was good for them to eat here, but they dared to complain that the food here was not delicious. It would not be good if the guests next to him heard it.
The waiter saw that the shopkeeper looked unhappy and thought that he might cause trouble to the guests at that table by talking too much. He didn't mean any other meaning, he just talked too much and he didn't want to cause trouble to the guests at that table. Apart from anything else, he thought the young lady who was taking orders at that table looked very pretty when she smiled, and he didn't want to cause trouble to her.
"Boss, I heard those two kids talking about dumplings. They said that one was delicious. They also mentioned several other kinds of food, all of which I have never heard of. I feel like drooling just by listening to them. Maybe they have really eaten them before."
The clerk said quickly that since the shopkeeper had waved his hand, he had no choice but to get busy.
The shopkeeper walked over to the table where Shen Zian and his friends were sitting and said, "Brother Shen, Brother Li, I just heard from the waiter that someone here knows someone who can cook better than our chef? A woman? I heard that she can cook a kind of food called dumplings, and there is also a food that he has never heard of. Is this true?"
When Su Zhi heard this, she thought of the scenes in novels and TV where people would go to the restaurant to find the waiter whenever they wanted to find out something. Now it was really like that. The waiter remembered everything they said. But he was also very quick-witted. Fortunately, they didn't say anything bad, otherwise it would have been a real problem.
Sister Li and Sister Shugen glared at their son, thinking that it was because of what they said that the shopkeeper was attracted.
Li Shi glanced at Shen Zian, thinking that this was a matter concerning his brother's wife, so it was not convenient for him to speak.
Shen Zian also knew the shopkeeper and knew he was not a bad person, so he said, "Shopkeeper, your clerk heard correctly, there is such a thing as dumplings. The woman you mentioned is my wife, and she made dumplings. This is my wife."
Su Zhi stood up and bowed gently to the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper saw that Su Zhi was neat and tidy, with a gentle expression and clear eyes, and he had a good impression of her. He asked, "Young lady, I am very curious about the dumplings you made. I also heard that you can make other delicious dishes. I wonder what you can make? Are they really better than the dishes here?"
Su Zhi was just thinking that she hadn't even thought of a recipe for selling vegetables when the shopkeeper came to her door. It seemed like God wanted her to make some money this way.
"I do know how to make dumplings. That's a staple. I also know how to cook a few dishes, but it's winter now, so there are only a few dishes I can cook."
When the shopkeeper heard this, he thought that the young lady really admitted it. He was also very curious about the dumplings. As a shopkeeper of a restaurant, the thing he could not tolerate the most was that there were delicious foods that were not available in his restaurant. Now that he heard about it, he naturally wanted to see it. Seeing that it was in the hands of a peasant woman like this, he thought that if it was really good, then his restaurant could also sell it.
The shopkeeper then thought of a concubine of his employer's young master who didn't like to eat recently. If he sent some delicious food to her, maybe she would be able to eat a few bites, which would be good for him.