Chapter 90 Zhang Erdan intercepts the wine
"Could Mr. Bao introduce me to someone?"
Seeing Bao Hongcai's hesitation, Qin Ren smiled, picked up the teacup and drank it all, saying:
"To be honest, one of the important reasons why the master ordered Qin to come for an inspection this time was because of the renowned First Village in Liangcheng."
Bao Hongcai opened his eyes wide. He didn't expect that the other party came for Anju Village this time.
On second thought, I have always understood that when opening a restaurant, in addition to the chef's skills, the menu and dishes, as well as the quality and stability of the food supply, are also important.
The chef at Zuixianlou is not that great, but he is not bad either.
At this time, the recipe and ingredients are extremely important. Ever since Zuixianlou cooperated with the Gu family in Anju Village, the business has not declined.
Even during the off-season for other restaurants and hotels, Zuixianlou is as prosperous as ever.
Although Zuixianlou is a branch in Jiangzhou, the local manager has the right to operate the business independently after taking over. So strictly speaking, Zuixianlou can be considered his own property, but he has to pay a certain amount of dividends to the owner every year.
Now, it is clearly written in the letter of pledge signed between the Gu family and him that the only one cooperating with the Gu family is the owner of the Zuixianlou in Liangcheng, not other Zuixianlou, and of course not the Bao family in Jiangzhou.
Therefore, the host family cannot buy or sell those well-known dishes, otherwise it would violate commercial laws.
Violations of commercial laws can be serious or minor. If the host has a stable and high-quality supply of goods, we can take a long-term view.
But the key point now is that the ducks and geese produced in Anju Village are indeed better than those raised by ordinary people. Only a fool would be willing to offend Anju Village, a major supplier.
Bao Hongcai would not do this, and the Bao family would naturally not do this either.
"Manager Qin, does the master want to cooperate with Anju Village?"
He did not hand over these recipes to win over the Bao family, naturally considering that the Gu family might have more than just these dishes.
If he picked up sesame seeds and lost watermelons, and he was not sure that he could gain the attention of the master, then how could Bao Hongcai regret it?
Qin Ren did not hide his intention of coming to Liangcheng this time. He nodded and said:
"The Patriarch wants the Gu family to expand their business to Jiangzhou."
Hearing Qin Ren mention the Gu family without any hesitation, Bao Hongcai understood that it seemed that the master's family knew everything.
Including the seemingly famous Anju Village breeding farm, which is actually controlled by the Gu family.
"In that case, I will discuss this with the Gu family during this period to see if they have this intention."
Qin Ren was a little confused when he heard this:
"Why don't you take me directly to see the Gu family?"
Bao Hongcai felt depressed and said:
"Manager Qin, you don't know that the Gu family is different from ordinary families, especially the young master, Gu Feixue. She is only nine years old and already has extraordinary talent. The cream cakes and the dishes sold at Zuixianlou are all her creations."
Having said this, Bao Hongcai paused and then said carefully:
"Besides, the other party's personality is different from that of ordinary people. If you want to socialize or discuss business, you must first greet the Gu family's steward in advance, otherwise he will not be seen."
Speaking of this, Bao Hongcai was also puzzled. Even when he wanted to see Gu Feixue in the past, he had to greet Manager Li a day in advance.
Bao Hongcai didn't know that Gu Feixue was good at disguise. She often went out on business and asked people to greet her in advance, just because she was afraid that the visitors would come empty-handed.
Qin Ren was only slightly surprised by the Gu family's rule when he heard it, but then he understood it:
“It’s no surprise that someone who created so many delicious dishes has some rules.”
Bao Hongcai wiped the sweat from his face, thinking it would be good if Qin Ren didn't mind.
He wanted to talk to the Gu family alone first, and also wanted them to say a few good words to the head of the family if they agreed to cooperate with the Bao family, so that he could get more benefits.
Qin Ren stayed in a private room in Zuixianlou and waited for Bao Hongcai and the Gu family to find out the Gu family's wishes before having a face-to-face meeting with the Gu family.
So the next morning, when Gu Feixue, who was teaching others to bake cakes on the farm, received a lot of expensive food delivered by Zuixianlou, she couldn't help but feel a little confused.
Although Bao Hongcai would usually ask the deliverymen Wu Zhuang and Zhang Erdan to bring some things to the Gu family, it was never as grand as it was today.
The date paste pastry made by the largest pastry shop in the west of the city is still warm when you open it.
Not only is this thing expensive, but it was also delivered to the Gu family so early, which means that Bao Hongcai had someone run to the west of the city to buy it and then send it to her.
There is also a pair of exquisitely carved wood carvings, which clearly came from the best wood shop in the south of the city.
Although she didn't need this thing, she could tell at a glance that it was not cheap.
Not to mention a lot of other odds and ends that aren't expensive, but certainly not something you can find everywhere.
Why did Bao Hongcai send these things?
Gu Feixue was puzzled, so she put the matter aside and decided to go to the city to inquire about it tomorrow.
For several days in a row, Bao Hongcai received a lot of good things in return.
Although Gu Feixue distributed all these things to the people on the farm, it was Bao Hongcai's kindness after all, and she felt a little embarrassed for taking things from others.
On this day, the wine and liquor that Gu Feixue had been brewing for a whole year finally arrived to be opened.
The moment the jar is opened, the intoxicating aroma of wine fills the entire wine cellar.
Gu Feixue only sniffed it a few times and was dizzy with the aroma of the wine. She knew that the wine was brewed.
There were only a few jars of wine in total, ten jars of red wine and twenty jars of white wine.
Thinking of the valuable things Bao Hongcai had sent him these days, he took out a jar of wine and planned to have Wu Zhuang, Zhang Erdan and others send it to Zuixianlou for Manager Bao to taste tomorrow.
She got up early the next day and handed the wine to the delivery guys from Zuixianlou as soon as they arrived.
Originally, he wanted to personally deliver a jar of white wine to Renhetang in the city. After all, Rong Xing often stayed in Renhetang disguised as a medicine boy in the past year.
She thought that the liquor should help them with their disinfection research.
But unexpectedly, some accidents happened on the farm.
"Oh no! Chunxiang burned her hand while making the cake!"
When Gu Feixue heard the news, she didn't even bother to send the liquor to Renhetang.
After all, burns are not a trivial matter, especially burns caused by boiling steam, which may leave scars.
So she handed the liquor to Wu Zhuang, who usually liked to drink a few sips, and said:
"Brother Wu, please help me deliver half a jar of wine to a medicine boy named Xingrong from Renhetang. If he's not here, ask someone at the medicine hall to give it to him. As for the remaining half jar of wine, it will be your reward."
After she finished speaking, seeing Wu Zhuang nod, she followed the others to check on Chunxiang's burns.
Wu Zhuang opened the wine jar and smelled the strong aroma of the wine. He was shocked at that moment. He had never seen such a fragrant wine before, and he showed joy on his face.
Wu Zhuang loved wine, so using wine as a reward for running errands was naturally more to his liking than silver.
Little did he know that this scene was seen by Zhang Erdan behind him.
Zhang Erdan was naturally unhappy when he saw Gu Feixue giving the wine to Wu Zhuang but not to himself.
Under the secret hatred, a plan quietly took shape in his mind.
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