The next day, Granny Zhao and Zhu Zi's wife came to learn how to make drains.
Zhu Zi's wife diligently helped with the cooking, while Granny Zhao kept her eyes glued to Zhao Jinshan.
While chopping vegetables, Zhao Jinshan said, "I'll only teach you the method once! If you don't do it well, we won't teach you a second time."
Zhu Zi's wife quickly replied, "That's right, that's right."
Granny Zhao nodded as well.
Zhao Jinshan then taught him step by step, explaining in detail how to cut, marinate, stir-fry, and control the heat.
Zhu Zi's wife and Granny Zhao listened intently.
After stir-frying a small bowl of offal, the two tasted it and their eyes lit up: "Delicious!"
Granny Zhao exclaimed excitedly, "That's exactly the taste! I'll go home and make it right now!"
After saying that, she left in a hurry, as she still wanted to sell her lunch today.
Zhu Zi's wife hurriedly thanked her, saying, "Thank you for coming into the mountains, thank you, Sister Qiao."
Tie Niu's wife laughed and said, "Hurry back, we should still be able to make it to lunchtime."
Zhu Zi's wife nodded gratefully and turned to leave.
At noon, besides Tie Niu's family selling offal, Granny Zhao and Zhu Zi's wife's families also started selling it. As a result, their businesses flourished.
After today, everyone in the village knew that Tie Niu's wife was willing to teach. After closing up shop, they all swarmed into Zhao's courtyard, saying, "Tie Niu's wife, teach me too!"
"I heard it involves cooking in the mountains, and my family wants to learn too!"
Zhao Jinshan stood on the steps and said loudly, "Don't argue, everyone. We'll all be able to teach you."
The villagers cheered.
Zhao Jinshan continued, "The reason I'm teaching this dish is because we're all from the same village, and it's not easy for us all to make a living together. But I'll only teach you this one dish. No matter what my family makes in the future, I won't teach you anymore. After all, our family also needs to earn a living, and from now on, we'll all rely on our own abilities."
Everyone nodded in agreement: "Of course. We are already very grateful that your family was able to teach him."
Zhao Jinshan said, "Then come in and learn."
In one afternoon, almost all the villagers who wanted to set up a stall learned how.
They all left, chatting and laughing.
The next day, almost every stall had pig offal.
But each has its own merits in terms of taste, and overall, Jinshanjia is still the best.
Business was naturally affected. Earnings dropped from over three hundred coins a day to only two hundred coins.
Moreover, the market is not big enough right now; there's a feeling that there are too many people and not enough opportunities.
This afternoon, Ye Caiping and her family returned from Fucheng.
Upon hearing about Zhao Jinshan, Ye Caiping nodded in agreement: "Sister-in-law Tie Niu is as generous as ever. Jinshan is so young, yet he is so magnanimous."
At this moment, Chang Xi walked in and said, "Madam, the new factory building for the glass workshop has been completed."
Ye Caiping smiled and said, "Then let them know and recruit more workers. This time, we'll recruit five hundred people."
Chang Xi hurriedly withdrew.
Then Zhao Fan walked in: "The first batch of braising spices is ready, a full 30,000 jin. Baiweilou ordered 1,000 jin, and other customers ordered a little bit here and there, totaling 10,000 jin."
Ye Caiping nodded: "For the rest, have someone promote it to some grain and liquor shops. Also, bring over two hundred catties. I need it."
Zhao Fan responded and turned to leave.
This spice packet is different from the hot and sour soup spice packet because it's a combination of several spices, and you can tell what they are just by looking at it. You can buy the appropriate herbs at a pharmacy and mix them yourself according to your taste.
Now, we'll launch one flavor ourselves, and some people will buy it for convenience or something.
The sales channels for spice packets are generally retail sales, and they can be wholesaled to grain and oil shops.
After the spice packet, she can also introduce other seasonings, such as oyster sauce.
In the morning, Ye Caiping had Shanzi post a notice under the banyan tree, saying that she was going to teach everyone how to cook a new dish, and that interested villagers should gather at the entrance of the ancestral hall after lunch.
The villagers were thrilled to hear this.
Especially those villagers who set up food stalls.
As soon as they finished eating, the villagers rushed to the entrance of the Ye Family Ancestral Hall to wait. Even Ye Lizheng and Ye Ershu, who did not set up stalls, came to join in the fun.
"We were worried about not having any new dishes, this is like a dream come true."
"I just heard this morning that the glass workshop is expanding its workforce. They already have over two hundred people, and now they're hiring another five hundred! Wow, our business is going to get better and better!"
"And the spicy soup workshops seem to be expanding their recruitment as well."
The villagers were discussing it animatedly.
A short while later, Ye Caiping arrived with her three daughters and then asked someone to set up a pot to boil water.
Ye Caiping personally took charge: "Today I'll teach you a new cuisine called braised dishes."
"This braised dish is closely related to Hu spicy soup. Both are made with various spices combined in specific proportions. I'll teach you how to make it."
He then began to take action.
Today she's making all sorts of braised meats and vegetables; basically, anything can be braised.
After a busy day, a delicious aroma wafted out, and the villagers' eyes lit up as they ate the braised food: "Delicious!"
Ye Caiping smiled and said, "Our workshop now sells braising spice packets. If you need any, you can buy them directly from the workshop's retail outlet. They are all pre-packaged. One spice packet is paired with the amount of water I just mentioned. Then add the ingredients, and you can make delicious braised dishes."
The villagers listened and all nodded in agreement: "Okay, okay."
“This…” At this moment, a cold, hard voice rang out: “After you teach us how to make this braised dish, are you going to sell the seasoning packets to other villages and other people?”
Upon hearing this, everyone paused in surprise and turned around to see that the speaker was Liu Decai, the very person who was at odds with Ye Caiping's family.
Tie Niu's wife stared wide-eyed: "Liu Decai, are you out of your mind? Cai Ping is in the spice business, why would she do R&D if she doesn't sell it?"
Liu Decai: "Hmph... I think we finally have a business to make a living, and for the sake of the village, we shouldn't sell it again."
A very few villagers, driven by self-interest, felt a surge of joy upon hearing this. They had already mastered the art of braising; if Ye Caiping didn't sell the seasoning packets, wouldn't this braised dish become a specialty of their village?
If they keep their mouths shut, they can make even more money.
Ye Caiping looked at Liu Decai with a half-smile: "It's you again. You can't stand not causing trouble after all these years, can you?"
Liu Decai's face stiffened: "No... I, I was just saying."
Even if he were foolish, he would know that he couldn't afford to offend Ye Caiping now.
But he just couldn't contain himself; he felt indignant.
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