Chapter 478 New Plan
Ye Mingzhu sat leisurely at the table, waiting for Jiang Hongyu to serve her porridge. Under the gaze of the two, she scooped a spoonful of porridge into her mouth, and then her eyes lit up.
Just as Green Bean said, it tastes very delicious.
She stirred it with a spoon. There were dried shrimps, scallops, abalone...
If such a luxurious seafood porridge were served in a modern restaurant, the price would definitely be very high.
"Don't be stunned. This porridge tastes better when it's hot. If it's cold, it will taste fishy." Jiang Hongyu reminded her.
Ye Mingzhu didn't think about it anymore and drank the porridge in one breath. Jiang Hongyu served her another bowl.
After finishing the porridge, Ye Mingzhu asked, "Why did you think of cooking seafood porridge?"
Jiang Hongyu smiled and said, "The sea here is different from ours. There aren't many people here who fish for pearls. Most people go out to sea to fish, and some people make a living by fishing. They take the seafood they pick up to the market to sell for some money. But the locals are tired of eating these things, so most of them are sold to passing cargo ships."
Ye Mingzhu had this idea when she was drinking porridge just now. After he finished speaking, she asked, "What do you think, should we sell these seafood to the capital?"
"Sell them to the capital?" Jiang Hongyu shook his head. "These things won't last long if they leave the sea, and they'll die. Besides, they smell really bad, so people in the capital might not like to eat them."
Ye Mingzhu looked at Green Bean next to her: "Green Bean, do you think this seafood porridge is delicious?"
"Delicious." Green Bean nodded quickly.
"Mung Bean is from Beijing, so he likes to eat it. There must be other people who like to eat it. Anyway, we only sell it to a certain group of people. These seafood cannot be transported fresh, but they can be transported dried." Ye Mingzhu was thinking about the seafood she had just eaten.
"Dried scallops, dried shrimps, abalone, and sea cucumbers can all be dried, and the taste should be similar." Ye Mingzhu thought this was a good idea.
But Jiang Hongyu was not so optimistic. He frowned slightly and said, "We don't have any connections in Beijing, so we may not be able to sell it."
Ye Mingzhu looked at Lu Dou next to her: "Lu Dou, have you practiced with your cousin recently?"
Luodou was shocked. Could it be that Ye Mingzhu knew that his grandfather had sent people to protect him?
Seeing that he was silent, Ye Mingzhu thought he had not contacted her. She felt a little disappointed, but she still said, "Green Bean, you just said that this seafood porridge is delicious. How about we give some of the ingredients to your grandfather, mother, and cousin and let them try it too?"
"Really?" Green Bean was surprised and happy: "Sister, can I really send something to Grandpa?"
"Of course you can. You're just staying at our house temporarily. It's not like you won't be coming back." Ye Mingzhu was even more surprised than Ludou: "If you want to go back to the capital, that's fine too."
"I don't want to go back." Ludou shook his head very quickly, but he hesitated for a moment: "I want to write a letter to my grandfather."
"Sure, you can tell us what you want to give your grandfather and we will prepare it for you." Ye Mingzhu wanted to use the relationship with Luodou's grandfather.
"I'll go back and think about it." Luodou didn't expect that he could contact his grandfather openly, and he was very excited for a moment.
After Lu Dou left, Jiang Hongyu asked, "Do you want Prince Jing to sell dried goods in Beijing?"
Ye Mingzhu smiled and nodded: "Ludou has been living in our house all this time, and his relationship with us cannot be separated. Besides, no one thinks that the money is too much. I think Prince Jing will not refuse it."
Of course, Prince Jing may not look down on this small business and hand it over to his subordinates casually, but as long as Prince Jing agrees, this business will continue and may become bigger in the future.
Although Jiang Hongyu felt that this matter might not be as good as Ye Mingzhu thought, he still wanted to give it a try, just in case it succeeded.
"I'll leave this matter to Fifth Brother. He's been here for a while and has built relationships with many fishermen. It would be best if he could collect some first."
Jiang Hongyu handed the matter over to Ye Wu without even thinking about it.
"Then I'll tell my fifth brother later." Ye Mingzhu still wanted to know more about the seafood in this place.
"Okay, anyway, Fifth Brother will take you to see the shop and the farm today. If you have anything, just tell him directly." Jiang Hongyu nodded and reminded her: "I still want Fifth Brother to follow me. After these things are done, we still need to find a housekeeper to handle these matters."
Ye Mingzhu felt that Jiang Hongyu was right. Ye Wu followed them here to achieve something, not to handle trivial matters for them.
Now that they have just arrived, they can ask Ye Wu for help, but it is necessary to find a housekeeper.
The people who went to see the shop today, besides Ye Wu and Ye Mingzhu, also brought Ruan Linlin with them. The others stayed at home to pack up.
When Ye Wu heard Ye Mingzhu say that she wanted to purchase some dried seafood, he readily agreed.
"Whenever the villagers here catch seafood but don't have time to sell it, they dry it and mostly feed it to chickens and ducks. If they knew that seafood could be sold for money, they would definitely be happy."
Ruan Linlin also nodded: "I have bought some dried goods to make soup before, and it tastes very good."
An idea suddenly flashed through Ye Mingzhu's mind: "We have all eaten these and think they are delicious, but people who have never eaten them may not dare to try them. What do you think, should we introduce some practical recipes?"
Ye Wu showed a thoughtful expression. Ruan Linlin shook her head: "Who offers free recipes nowadays?"
"Actually, there's no need for a particularly complicated recipe. Just use the dried seafood to make soup, and then everyone will know how to eat it when they buy it home." The more Ye Mingzhu thought about it, the more she felt that this method was good. When Lung Dou wrote back, she would definitely give him a matching recipe.
Ye Wu suddenly said, "Can we open a restaurant? We have collected some useful information and have recipes, so we can definitely open our own restaurant."
Ruan Linlin's eyes lit up, but Ye Mingzhu shook her head. "The fishermen here have seen all kinds of seafood, but I'm afraid it might not be possible to open a restaurant here. If there is a chance, it would be nice to open one in Beijing. However, without fresh ingredients, relying only on dried seafood, it might not be easy to run a business."
But opening a restaurant in Beijing is a simple matter, so let’s talk about this later.
Their most important task now is to find a suitable shop to sell snacks, and then find a farm to grow watermelons.
Ye Wu and Ruan Linlin also understood this logic. They did not discuss anything else. Ye Wu talked about the shop he had taken a fancy to this time.
Linchang is twice as big as their original county and is close to the sea. Many people from other places come here to do business or go out to sea, so it is relatively prosperous. However, a large population does not mean good business. On the contrary, because of the large population, shops with poor business are replaced very quickly.
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