Chapter 40: Creativity of the Ancients
Shopkeeper Tang, who was already wearing a filter, exchanged glances with his chef after tasting the jelly with sauce, and both of them were very satisfied.
Chef Fang kept winking at him: Yes, yes, yes, boss, yes!
This caused the shopkeeper Tang to secretly roll his eyes at him: You are so unstable.
Taking in the expressions of both men's reactions, Xu Zhichun felt delighted: It's settled.
Shopkeeper Tang coughed and nodded with a smile, "Not bad, it's fresh, chewy and smooth without being greasy. It's a great dish to go with wine, or as an appetizer or midnight snack. Our restaurant wants the recipe. Miss Xu, please name your price."
Recipes are no different from other things. Before the deal is concluded, any buyer with a little bit of moral integrity will not ask questions about ingredients, methods, etc. After all, some recipes will become worthless once asked. If the price is not agreed upon in the end, won’t the seller lose a lot of money?
The seller should have the best idea of the value of the property, and only talk about other things after the price is offered and the deal is reached.
Xu Zhichun asked for eighty taels.
She originally wanted a hundred taels, but after thinking it over, she decided to give twenty. Life was still long, and who knew when she would need to ask Shopkeeper Tang for a favor.
As soon as Manager Tang and Chef Fang saw the fish skin jelly, they knew that the preparation must be more complicated than the cold-mixed fish skin. They originally thought that Xu Zhichun would ask for at least 100 taels of silver, but they didn't expect it to be only 80 taels of silver.
In the end, we are the ones who got the better deal.
How could Shopkeeper Tang be willing to take advantage of such a situation? He didn't want Xu Zhichun to feel worse and worse about his loss, and then become even more angry and refuse to cooperate with their Lotus Restaurant in the future.
That is absolutely not possible!
Shopkeeper Tang agreed to Xu Zhichun verbally, and was determined to increase the price, but decided to listen to how it was done first.
When they heard Xu Zhichun say that the raw material was pig skin, Shopkeeper Tang and Chef Fang said: "..."
"I said it tasted a bit like pork, and it turns out it was real."
"Who says it's not? It's not easy to make pig skin like this."
The white pig skin turns into a transparent gel and is cut into such neat and uniform slices, which is quite a test of imagination.
Xu Zhichun smiled and explained the method, and Chef Fang suddenly understood.
"It's true that those who can do it don't, and those who know it can't!"
He couldn't sit still any longer, so he took his leave and went back to the kitchen to try making it.
Xu Zhichun said, "Shopkeeper Tang, this jelly takes a long time to make, so I won't wait here. If you have any questions, how about we talk to you tomorrow when I come?"
"Okay, okay, of course. Miss Xu, just go about your business." Shopkeeper Tang smiled and had no objection at all: "How about we just sign the contract as usual?"
"That's natural."
Trust is important, but credentials are the guarantee of trust.
"One hundred taels?"
Xu Zhichun looked at what was written on the deed and was stunned for a moment.
Shopkeeper Tang smiled slightly and said, "I am already old, how could I let Miss Xu suffer any loss? This hundred taels is what Miss Xu deserves, so please take it. Just think more about our Lotus Restaurant in the future."
"Thank you, Shopkeeper Tang. However, if your boss finds out about this increase in price, will he..."
After all, when she said eighty taels, Chef Fang was there and heard it.
Although it seems that they have a good relationship, who knows? Chef Wan Fang let slip in front of their boss -
Shopkeeper Tang laughed heartily: "Don't worry, Miss Xu. Our boss is also a kind man. If I don't do this, the boss will blame me. I promise that I can do it."
He and the Qin family have been good brothers for decades, so how could he not know what kind of person he is?
The boss is pitiful. The eldest son, whom he meticulously nurtured, was exceptional in every way, praised by everyone and envied by everyone for ensuring the Qin family had a successor, yet he died young. The younger son, now only nine years old, is handsome, good-tempered, and always smiling, but he's just not very bright and can't learn anything well. The doctor said his sister-in-law had a difficult delivery, which caused some brain damage to the younger son. Although he looks normal, he just can't learn anything. My brother has given so much to the younger son over the years, and how could he take advantage of others?
Oh, forget it, I don't want to think about this anymore. Thinking about it makes me feel bad for my brother. What's even worse is that my brother's married sister has been eyeing her two sons and trying to take over the Qin family's huge business for a long time.
It has no choice but for these old friends to make more money for their elder brother and train more people to look after the family business for the young master.
After hearing what Manager Tang said, Xu Zhichun naturally would not refuse the money that was delivered to his door.
Twenty taels was a large sum of money for her.
"In that case, thank you, Manager Tang!"
"Haha, Miss Xu, you're too polite!"
"By the way, Shopkeeper Tang, it would be better if you could come up with a different name for this jelly when you sell it."
Shopkeeper Tang nodded: "That's true."
Later, the Lotus Restaurant named the skin jelly "Crystal Meat". A little meat was added to the transparent skin jelly, which really lived up to its name.
In this way, when reading such a name, the focus naturally falls on the "meat", and outsiders who want to learn the cooking method will be even more confused.
Xu Zhichun was very convinced when he knew this. He thought that as expected of an old shopkeeper who had been deeply involved in the industry for a lifetime, he was indeed capable.
Xu Zhichun returned to the market briskly, carrying the banknotes and the money for delivery.
Zeng Xiaoyan and Aunt Zhu'er looked at her and asked: How is it?
Xu Zhichun winked at them and chuckled softly, "I'll treat you to some noodles with meat sauce for lunch. Two tablespoons of meat sauce."
"Wow, I knew it!"
"Just say it will definitely work."
The three of them looked at each other and smiled.
Liang Mingliang was confused, but that didn't stop him from grinning and laughing too.
He heard them eating noodles with meat sauce at noon, and they must have been laughing about this.
In a blink of an eye, the three-day land reclamation work was successfully completed.
In fact, it took less than three days and was completed at noon on the third day.
Xu Zhichun bought steamed buns for everyone at noon for three consecutive days. Everyone was grateful and full of energy, and everything was done in two and a half days.
When I heard Xu Zhichun say that she wanted to plant something, I wanted to even prepare ridges for her, but Xu Zhichun said that was not necessary, so I gave up.
When they were about to leave today, Xu Zhichun took out some steamed sweet potatoes and gave several to each of them.
"This is called sweet potato. I bought it from two merchants a while ago. They said it's a great thing. It can be sliced, shredded, and stir-fried, braised, boiled, steamed, and even made into porridge. It's also very productive. It's grown the same way as taro, but the yield is much higher than taro. It's also not picky about the soil and is very easy to grow. It's a very good thing. I steamed some today. Everyone, try it. If anyone wants to grow some, come buy it from me. I'm from the same village and I won't cheat you or charge a high price. Everyone, try it first and see if you like it."
(End of this chapter)
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