Chapter 40 Selling Out
She brought a plate of small red shrimps and a plate of snails and handed them to Wang Yue, "Try it." Seeing her eyes shining and her face full of desire to eat, it didn't make sense that outsiders could eat it while people around her couldn't.
Wang Yue looked at the small red shrimps and snails that Li Zheng handed to him. Although they were very tempting, weren't they for sale? He hesitated for a moment, then turned his head away unbearably, "Girl, I don't want to eat them. I'd better sell them."
Seeing Wang Yue wanting to eat but claiming not to, she laughed and said, "Eat it. It doesn't make sense that you can't eat at home. Hurry up, I still have to make it!"
Wang Yue saw that Li Zheng was in a "If you don't eat it, I will throw it away" attitude, so he quickly reached out to catch it, "Thank you, young lady."
Seeing that she answered it, he turned and went back to the kitchen.
Wang Yue looked at the red little shrimp. No wonder they were called little red shrimp. Smelling the fragrance, she picked one up with her hand. Instead of eating it first, she took a sip of the soup. The soup made her eyes brighten up, and she quickly took another sip. Although it was not as good as the first bite, she tasted the freshness of the shrimp better. She peeled the shrimp tail and put the shrimp meat into her mouth. What she tasted in her mouth was the tenderness of the shrimp meat, not fishy, only the freshness of the shrimp. This time she didn't eat it directly, but looked at the snails next to her. She picked up the snail and heard the girl say that she could just suck it out with her mouth. She put it in her mouth and sucked it, and the snail meat went straight into her mouth. This was completely different from the little red shrimp. Eating it this way made people feel addicted. No wonder the girl prepared so much. It must be selling well. If she said it herself, it would definitely not be enough.
After eating, Wang Yue hurried to help.
That afternoon, Li Zheng's snack shop welcomed a wave of customers, all of whom came for the snails and small red shrimp. Students bought some to eat and then took them home. How could the adults at home not try some? Word spread quickly, and that's how Li Zheng's snack shop attracted so many customers.
Li Zheng was selling in the front, and Wang Yue was doing it in the back. He got the hang of it very quickly, so she had time to rest.
A few days after the introduction of the small red shrimps and snails, the owner of Wanshun Restaurant came to visit.
"The owner came to buy my recipes?" She had already considered this situation, knowing it would come sooner or later. If she were the only one in the business, would anyone accept it? Obviously not. They would either destroy her own business or change themselves. The current situation was much better. If someone came to disrupt her business, she wouldn't be able to win. After all, whoever opened a large restaurant here didn't have some power behind them. Even if she took the matter to the authorities, they wouldn't necessarily side with an outsider like her.
"Oh, yes, miss, let me think about it." The man who had come to Wanshun Restaurant was owner Wang. Business hadn't been as good as it had been in recent days. It wasn't noticeable, but the revenue had definitely dropped. Customers were also constantly asking if they had red shrimp and snails. The waiter was baffled, but after some inquiries, he discovered that there was a food store nearby that sold them. He had someone buy some to try, and they were amazing—better than theirs. Even the chef remarked that there were so many ingredients, some of which he didn't even know what they were. This sparked his interest. If he could get his hands on the recipe, coupled with the customer flow, Wanshun Restaurant would surely be even more successful. However, asking for the recipe was indeed rude, but he still had the nerve to come.
"Hmm, let me think about it." She wondered what price the Wanshun Restaurant would offer for it. Yes, she planned to sell the recipe. She knew many other dishes anyway, so one or two wouldn't be a problem. If these two dishes gave the chef some inspiration to develop other dishes, that would be great too.
"Well, what price would the shopkeeper be willing to offer?"
"Hey, we were indeed abrupt...Huh? What? The girl is willing to sell herself!" He was ready to apologize. Normally, shouldn't the person be kicked out in such a situation? Why did she sell herself? He quickly reacted.
"How much does the girl think is acceptable?" The shopkeeper was not stupid. He knew how to kick the ball back and seize the initiative.
But Li Zheng wasn't stupid either. "How much can the shopkeeper offer?"
Only Wang Yue was secretly worried beside her. How could she make a living if she sold the girl? However, she also knew that as a maid, she couldn't interrupt at this time. She could only give the girl a look.
"This five hundred taels." Shopkeeper Wang also knew that Li Zheng was not easy to fool, so he revealed the price.
"It's too low, but I can give you the price formula. I will also sell it to others if they ask me." Although the price was a little lower than her psychological expectation, she knew that she couldn't reveal her cards to the other party during the negotiation.
"So, girl, how much do you think is appropriate?" He knew the value of these two things. If the chef learned them, he could even develop new dishes!
"One thousand taels, buy it out! If it's appropriate, we can do it now."
"This... is a good deal."
"Ayue, go get some pen and ink." Shopkeeper Wang was really straightforward.
The contract simply stated that the recipe must be handed over to Wanshun Restaurant and not be disclosed to other restaurants. Otherwise, she would be held responsible and would have to compensate for the losses and file a case with the government. However, she wasn't afraid.
After Shopkeeper Wang left with a cheerful look on his face, Wang Yue finally couldn't help but say, "Miss, how can you sell it? If you want to sell it, why not just sell the recipe? We've cut off our source of income. Even though this one thousand taels of silver is a lot, the young master has to take the imperial examination, and this will cost him a lot more in the future..."
Seeing Wang Yue nagging endlessly, he couldn't help but interrupt: "Okay, okay, I know your daughter. Look, we are exhausted from buying snails and crayfish every day. We only sell a few every day. It would be better to sell them out and make some money easily!"
Seeing that she wanted to speak again, he quickly interrupted: "No, without this, who said your daughter has no other recipe?"
Wang Yue's eyes lit up, "What else can the young lady do?"
"Yes, now you can rest assured. Let's go back and have a rest. I've been busy these days and haven't had time to rest." He stretched and prepared to go back to the room to rest.
Wang Yue immediately stopped her upon seeing this and said, "Girl, what are we going to eat next?"
"Oh, you... But I haven't thought about it yet. Let me think about it in the next few days. But we can't run our store these days. Let's continue selling oden." This customer has finally stabilized, and we can't lose him. We have to think about what to do next as soon as possible.
A day later, Wanshun Restaurant had already started selling crayfish and snails, and Li Zheng had already reminded customers that they were no longer making them here, and they could go to Wanshun Restaurant to buy them if they wanted to eat them. The customers didn't say anything, but the neighbors found out and came over to ask if Wanshun Restaurant was threatening them, and told them not to be afraid, as they would take care of things for them. It took a lot of effort to persuade the aunts to go back, saying that they were fine and they would definitely come if there was any problem.
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