Qiao Xin said, "Of course we have some. We are busy with spring ploughing and haven't had time to sell all the honey we harvested. They are all left there after the harvest and someone has already brought it over.
It's about 300 kilograms. My father-in-law will take it back. But this is the only harvest in spring. I'm afraid there won't be much harvest again. If there are some seeds in the future, we will keep them for ourselves. If nothing unexpected happens, we will have to wait until autumn for the next harvest."
"Yes, yes, that's enough."
Cao Tianshi was very happy. With more than 300 kilograms, it was more than enough for each of the masters in the palace to get one or two kilograms. Moreover, Qiao Xin directly gave all the honey to him to deal with, which really pleased him.
Qiao Xin also told him how to store it in an ice cellar, how to avoid contamination, etc. Eunuch Cao became more and more satisfied.
The Qiao family has taken every aspect into consideration and told me everything without reservation. They are really a kind family!
When he gets back, he doesn't mind saying a few good words to Your Majesty!
Tianshi Cao left the money and the goods and left the Qiao family with satisfaction.
Before leaving, Qiao Xin secretly gave him a few bottles of bee pollen and royal jelly. In addition to the share for His Majesty and the King of Qi, he actually got half a bottle.
Oh, bee pollen and royal jelly are precious things. Even Your Majesty, the supreme ruler, can only enjoy a small amount of them. Normally, the people below give them as gifts, and Your Majesty will give them as rewards to some favored master, leaving even less for himself. Not to mention a eunuch like him, it would be great if he could just smell the fragrance, let alone taste it.
The visit was a great success for both the host and the guests, as both sides received satisfactory responses. Cao Tianshi returned with a full load of goods and Qiao Xin's memorial.
Qiao Xin will write a memorial to explain to His Majesty the rumors circulating outside.
With this extra money, Qiao Xin can carry out some of her plans in advance!
After seeing off Cao Tianshi, he looked at the box of silver on the ground with satisfaction. His favorable impression of Emperor Wu increased a little more. An emperor who does not arbitrarily seize the property of his subjects is a good emperor!
Xu Can was out for a while, and when he came back he heard that Eunuch Cao had left with the Hundred Flower Honey without saying goodbye, and he felt extremely aggrieved.
"Aren't you too cruel, Auntie? I've been begging you for more than half a month, and the price you offered is no lower than Cao Tianshi's. At least leave me ten or eight kilograms!"
Qiao Xin paused as she held the banknote in her hand, and then she remembered that she had a God of Wealth in her family who she needed to make friends with!
She had learned from Qiao Yunqing that Xiaoyao Hou was Emperor Wu's money jar among the people. Not to mention Dajing, even other nearby countries had their sales channels. Their family should be on good terms with them now!
Qiao Xin smiled at him and said, "Who said there is none? The big ones are naturally reserved for Your Majesty, and there is still room for you to harvest the remaining 10 or 20 kilograms. There is also the last wave of honey that has not been harvested, which will be in the next few days, so I will leave it to you then.
I don't want your money either, just give me food in exchange."
"Really?" Xu Can asked immediately as the miserable look on his face disappeared.
"Of course it's true. When have I ever lied to you? I only have ten kilograms left in my Qiao family. You can take as much as you want.
You have tasted our honey, it is first-rate. For the sake of our past friendship, you can settle the price at 10% lower than the market price. This is the multi-flower honey that Your Majesty likes, how can other varieties compare to it?"
After a brief thought, Xu Can realized that the price was very fair and there was a large profit margin.
"Okay, let's do it! What do you think about our cooperation in opening a restaurant? It's not that we look down on farming, but digging for food in the soil is the slowest way to make money! Well, if this mansion wants to have a stable livelihood in the future, opening a shop is inevitable."
Qiao Xin thought for a moment and then asked, "Well, are you really planning to sell pork dishes? Aren't you afraid that your friends will laugh at you for being so self-deprecating?"
This is not Qiao Xin's meddling. Although pork is an indispensable offering for sacrifices and one of the six domestic animals, it is now despised by dignitaries.
Pigs eat a lot of food, and if they are not castrated thoroughly, they will be particularly aggressive and will not grow. The meat also has a foul smell. In addition, the seasonings that people can use when cooking are extremely scarce, so the taste is far inferior to that of beef and mutton.
The cohabitation of humans and animals and the mixed breeding method make people feel that pork is unclean and full of parasites. The last emperor of the previous dynasty especially liked mutton, followed by beef. He said on many public occasions that pork is the food of lowly people.
Therefore, the prejudice against pork among the people of the Xin Dynasty is still deeply rooted. It is not an easy task for Xu Can to break this prejudice!
Xu Can was afraid that Qiao Xin would regret it again, so he quickly said, "It's okay. There are not many rich officials in the capital. If they don't want to eat it, then forget it. There will always be people who want to eat it. Beef and mutton are good, but they are not as cheap as pork. There are many officials in the court who are financially strapped. If it's cooked well, naturally people will like it."
In an era when people can't even get enough food, there are many people who are picky eaters and pretentious, but how many of them are there? Xu Can understood it clearly.
Okay, since Xu Can insisted, Qiao Xin didn't say anything. However, the source of raw materials is the biggest problem in opening a store. Even if she has recipes, without a stable supply of pork, she can't do business. "
Our pig sty is still under construction, and the piglets that His Majesty gave us are still being raised in the north yard. If we can’t get good pork from somewhere else, we can’t make this dish even with the recipe.”
However, the quality of pork sold in the market varies greatly. If you buy dead pork, diseased pork, or pork with tapeworms, then it will be a big problem. The ancients did not have the same strict hygiene requirements as modern people.
She suggested: "Wait a little longer. Some of the ingredients in the recipe are too rare. Wait until the fruits and vegetables in my field are ripe. You can renovate the restaurant first.
The waiters and other servants should be replaced if necessary, and send your kitchen workers to my house to learn the skills.
You can sell other ingredients first, fish, shrimp, and wild delicacies are all fine, but don’t cook pork for now.”
Xu Can agreed readily, "Okay!"
"Let's make a deal first. I'll invest in the company with my recipes, and focus on the products produced by our Qiao family. You'll provide the venue and funds. I won't be involved in the management. How about a 50-50 split of the profits?"
"That's no problem!"
Qiao Xin is now focusing a lot of energy on tidying up the fields, so she doesn't have much time to manage the restaurant.
Her ultimate goal is to achieve a one-stop service for the production, supply and sales of agricultural products.
But what Xu Can said is also right, more livelihoods mean more ways to make money! If the Qiao family wants to gain a foothold in this world in the future, they must have enough money to support themselves!
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