On the day she came back from Wang's house, Chen Xuejiao made tea eggs again despite running around for a day.

At present, tea eggs are still the main source of pocket money for the big house, and there are a lot of expenses at home these days, such as Wang Baozhu's marriage and gifts, the things that add gifts to the new home of Huang Dragonfly's father and daughter, and the gifts of tomorrow's big and strong, all of which cost money. Although it seems to be all scattered money, things are crowded together, and it seems a little overwhelming.

Yesterday when she came back from Wang's house, Chen Xueru told Chen Xuejiao two good news.

First, Master Qin wrote a letter, saying that he had already arrived in Beijing, and Gu Siyuan entrusted a familiar boatman from Xuzhou Mansion who ran the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal to bring Chen Xuejiao more than ten catties of fine Lushan clouds.

Chen Xuejiao was extremely excited.

This Lushan cloud mist is the best in the tea, it has always been a tribute tea, and it rarely spreads to the people.

Lushan Yunwu Tea has been moistened by the Lushan flowing springs and waterfalls for many years, and the influence of the clouds and fog, thus forming its unique mellow quality: the leaves are thick, mellow and sweet, rich in nutrients, and after crushing, Baihao is better than snow. If this tea is used to boil tea eggs, you can see how wonderful its taste is.

The second is that Huang Xiucai came to chat with Chen Xiucai every evening, and chatted with Chen Xiucai yesterday, speaking of Chen Qi'an, Huang Xiucai is extremely confident that he will participate in the Spring Festival next year. Chen Xueru secretly listened to Huang Dragonfly.

Chen Xuejiao is even happier, Huang Xiucai has rich experience in Chunqiu, according to Huang Dragonfly, there were eight talents in the private school where he sat in the museum.

Don't think that the show is easy to test, if it is really good, why is there Fan Jinzhong's madness, some people are an old boy all their lives, and there are gray-haired old men in the examination room every spring.

Since Huang Xiucai praised Chen Qi'an so much behind his back, it can be seen that nine times out of ten he has great hopes for being admitted to Xiucai.

Chen Xuejiao was happy and found that everything was to her liking. Even she felt that Old Lady Chen's gaze softened when she glanced at her from time to time.

She sat under the eaves and greeted the guests who came to buy tea and eggs.

Zhao Yiming came, and after buying the tea eggs, he was not in a hurry to leave, but stood by the stove and chatted with Chen Xuejiao.

“…… I heard that there are now several shops selling tea eggs in the town, and there are also in our village. Zhao Yiming said worriedly. If this continues, will it affect your business? ”

Chen Xuejiao smiled and said, "Do you see how many pastries are sold on the street? ”

"That's a lot, there are seven or eight in Baitu Town alone?" Zhao Yiming lowered his head and thought for a while and said.

"There are seven or eight pastry shops, and there are also mobile vendors, not to mention a dozen selling pastries. But which one do you think has the best business? Chen Xuejiao said carefully.

"Of course it's Xiangfu Building, my dad occasionally wants to eat a rose cake, and I have to line up no matter how early I get up." Zhao Yiming complained.

Chen Xuejiao looked at him with a smile: "It is normal for people to learn from any business, and there will be competition." If Xiang Fulou only cares about worrying about others competing for his business. Then he wouldn't be as famous as he is now. Why are so many pastry shops, everyone is still willing to queue up to buy in Xiangfu Building, one is because their pastries are delicious and hygienic, and the other is that their guys are not enthusiastic. ”

Zhao Yiming heard this, touched his head and said embarrassedly: "It's Sister Xuejiao's thoughtfulness." ”

There are many stalls selling tea eggs in the town, and Chen Xuejiao has known about them for a long time, and even the village also sells them. It is inevitable that there will be many imitators and great competition in a product, and there is no technical content in making tea eggs. At first, people didn't know what to do. But there are always people who will observe and study carefully. I also learned to cook, which is normal. What's more, there is no patent protection in this era, and there is nothing wrong with everyone following the trend, not only in this era, but also in any era, the popularity of a thing. It will always lead many people to follow suit.

The cost of tea eggs is low, you can't sell them and you can eat them, it can be said that there is zero risk, and it is normal for such businesses to occur in all towns and villages.

What Chen Xuejiao can do is strictly control every link, from cleaning eggs to screening tea leaves. Even the number of ingredients and when they were put in were recorded in great detail, even when she was not at home, the tea eggs boiled by the family according to this recipe were the same as the taste she cooked. Another important thing is that the tea used by Chen Xuejiao is good, and the tea was given by Master Qin. Tea is still very luxurious for most of the countrymen in Xuzhou Prefecture, and most people drink extremely cheap tea stems or large leaf tea, although the tea eggs boiled out of such tea are also very fragrant at the beginning, but the aftertaste is more bitter, and the tea eggs boiled by Chen Xuejiao have always lingered with a mellow fragrance from beginning to end.

So when tea eggs rose in various villages and towns, their own business only fell in the cold at the beginning, and it has risen again in recent days.

Many people in the town come here and want to eat it again, and they all say that no matter when they buy it, the taste is the same, while the taste of other people's houses may change from day to day.

After Zhao Yiming left, Chen Xuejiao thought about it carefully, and was even more determined to sell the recipe for tea eggs.

She had already said to the people who bought tea eggs before, saying that this was a small business, and she wanted to sell her recipe, in order to let the news out, and wait for someone who knew the goods to buy it.

It's been so many days, but there has been no movement at all, Chen Xuejiao can only wait patiently. These days, a strange young man dressed cleanly comes to buy tea eggs every day, and every time he almost buys a whole pot, Chen Xuejiao has a slight plan in her heart.

Suddenly, the shopkeeper Han accompanied a middle-aged man in a brown jacket to get out of the carriage.

"Hello Uncle Han!" Chen Xuejiao said hello.

"Okay, okay, Xuejiao, where is your father in the house?" The shopkeeper Han smiled cutely.

"In the house, Uncle Han is looking for my father?"

Chen Xuejiao replied with her mouth, but her eyes looked at the person behind the shopkeeper Han, only to see the person's square face, straight nose, and a pair of small eyes shining, scanning the tea eggs on the stove as if nothing.

Chen Xuejiao's heart moved slightly.

"I'll go see your dad in a while." The shopkeeper Han carried his hands behind his back, looked at the tea eggs on the stove and said to the people behind, "This is the largest pickle garden in Xuzhou Mansion, and the money shopkeeper of the sauce fragrance workshop." Brother Qian, it's cold, why don't you taste a tea egg. We're here to specialize. ”

The money shopkeeper nodded.

Chen Xuejiao hurriedly asked sweetly, "How is the money shopkeeper", and quickly took out two tea eggs from the pot, put them in the bowl and handed them over.

Although the tea eggs are placed on the stove, they are always on low heat, and the tea eggs in the pot are always warm and not hot. The money shopkeeper peeled off the eggshell. I took a bite lightly, chewed carefully, and was expressionless until I finished eating the second one, and then I smiled at the shopkeeper of Han. Chen Xuejiao stared at the money shopkeeper without blinking, and finally found a trace of satisfaction in his eyes, and breathed a sigh of relief.

After the money shopkeeper finished eating the tea eggs, he went to the north wing with the Han shopkeeper.

Chen Xuejiao beckoned to Qi Ping, who was probing his brain at the door, and whispered a few words in his ear. Chen Qiping went to the North Wing with understanding.

After a cup of tea, Chen Qiping came out.

"What did they say?" Chen Xuejiao asked.

"It looks like you want to buy our tea eggs!" Chen Qiping said.

Chen Xuejiao nodded lightly and waited for the movement in the room.

After another cup of tea, Li called Chen Xuejiao into the house.

I saw Chen Xiucai looking at her with a smile and said to the money shopkeeper: "This is my little girl who made the tea and egg recipe, if you want to buy that recipe, just come to her." ”

The money shopkeeper was taken aback, a child of nine or ten years old could be the master of the house. I also came up with such a formula.

"How did you come up with this recipe?" The money shopkeeper asked casually.

"I saw it in an old book." Chen Xuejiao said, "I gave it a try. Everyone thought it was delicious, so they sold it for a few pocket money. ”

"Why does the money shopkeeper care so much about our family's tea eggs?" Chen Xuejiao asked.

"Haha!" The shopkeeper laughed, "There are many tea eggs in this town, I just visited Chen Xiu with the shopkeeper Han and accidentally found your tea eggs." ”

Chen Xuejiao smiled lightly, not believing it at all. Since Chen Xuejiao boiled tea eggs and sold them, the entire Baitu Town has spread. Because it is easy to cook and fills the stomach, everyone loves this kind of food. Slowly spread to Xuzhou Mansion, the last time Chen Xuejiao went to Weishan Lake, hit Xuzhou Mansion passed, and saw one or two tea and egg stalls on the street.

"These days. The money shopkeeper will send someone to buy dozens of tea eggs every day, and I would like to thank you very much for taking care of our business. Chen Xuejiao said seriously.

The money shopkeeper's face showed a hint of embarrassment!

"Presumably, the money manager is not the only one who buys us these days, but I'm sure we are the only one that satisfies you." Chen Xuejiao's eyes were blazing.

The money shopkeeper smiled, it was true, otherwise he would not have run alone.

He is the big shopkeeper of the sauce fragrance garden, the sauce fragrance garden is the most prestigious pickle garden in the whole Xuzhou Prefecture, the production of all kinds of small dishes is fresh and delicious, all the counties and towns have the branch of the sauce fragrance garden, the customers are endless, the day into the gold bucket.

Chen Xuejiao thought that if she climbed into this relationship, she would buy land in the future, and some of the vegetables and vegetables produced in the field could be sold.

"Little girl, it looks smart!" The money shopkeeper praised with a smile.

Chen Xiucai and Shopkeeper Han also laughed.

"Far less than the money shopkeeper." Chen Xuejiao shot back.

"Tell me, how much does this tea egg recipe cost to sell me." The money shopkeeper gets straight to the point.

Chen Xuejiao groaned, although she wanted to sell this recipe, but she didn't think about how much it was.

She usually calculates carefully, selling tea eggs at her door is a small business, and she can earn a maximum of eight or nine taels of silver a year. Eight or nine taels of silver is not bad in the countryside, and there is no problem with the family's food and drink. However, in the future, Qi'an needed a large sum of silver to go to Beijing for the imperial examination, a large amount of silver to buy land, and a large amount of silver was needed to let his family live a better life.

"Money shopkeeper, presumably you have sent people to buy tea eggs these days, and you have secretly calculated how much I can sell in a day, and you also have a number in your heart as for the price. Last time, I sold a recipe to Qingfengzhuang, so that Qingfengzhuang could make a big show at Princess Peng's birthday banquet with this dish, and I sold that dish for ten taels of silver. And this tea egg is more valuable than that recipe, because it can be eaten by both ordinary people and rich families. Chen Xuejiao came one by one.

The money shopkeeper secretly wondered in his heart, he couldn't imagine that Chen Xiucai's little girl was so calculating.

Many of the best-selling side dishes in the sauce garden are instructed by the money shopkeeper, and it is said that the money shopkeeper's tongue is very sensitive to what has been eaten, and can use the memory on the tongue to make new pickles. The money shopkeeper ate my tea eggs, and even if he can't make this taste now, he will definitely cook this taste or even better in the future. But then again, the tea eggs boiled by the money shopkeeper with the taste on the tongue must go through some exploration and ingredients, and the manpower and material resources spent far exceed the buyer's money. Chen Xuejiao explained the reason why the money shopkeeper bought the child.

The money shopkeeper admired in his heart, if this girl was a boy, he would take her to the sauce garden as his own hand.

"Okay, in business, how about a hundred taels of silver, this is also the price that our big boss can accept." The money shopkeeper said happily.

One hundred taels. Chen Xuejiao thought about it for a while, and was secretly happy in her heart.

How many acres of land can you buy for a hundred taels! One hundred taels of tea eggs she has to sell for ten years!

Chen Xiucai and Shopkeeper Han were also surprised.

However, with the business of Sauce Xiangyuan, within a year, the hundred taels can be recovered.

Chen Xuejiao smiled and bent her eyes and looked at Chen Xiucai: "I'll listen to my father." ”

Chen Xiucai smiled slightly: "Money shopkeeper, I'm sorry for your trouble, stay at home for dinner at noon." ”

means that instead of Chen Xuejiao, she agreed.

Chen Xuejiao took a pen and paper and wrote down the tea and egg recipes one by one in detail. Thanks to the fact that I practiced calligraphy in my previous life, the writing is not ugly, and the recipe is very detailed, including the temperature of what water, how long the water boils, how long to open the lid, how many ingredients to put in, and the taste of different tea leaves.

The money shopkeeper nodded frequently after getting it. (To be continued......)