sent someone to the Hua family to ask, and the elders of the Hua family replied that they wanted to go, but the itinerary was arranged by Hua Sedum, who ran outside all the year round. Hua Jingtian is now in Hejian County, so I have to find him and ask him.

Xia Qingyun planned to go to the river, and Mrs. Zhenguo mentioned yì, so everyone went to the countryside to live in the courtyard for a few days. He also sent someone to inform the Lady Protector, and she happily went with her.

This time, the two ladies did not use the guard of honor again, only took a dozen guards, and quietly left the capital in three spacious and comfortable carriages.

stayed in the courtyard for one night, and early in the morning, Xia Qingyun and his father came to Qingyunxuan.

As soon as the teahouse opened, the scattered seats on the first floor were almost full of guests, ordering two or three small cages, and then brewing a pot of fragrant tea, chatting while eating.

The guy recognized Xia Qingyun and smiled and went upstairs to the private room.

"I'll go up by myself, you help me find Shopkeeper Yao, and by the way, serve every refreshment the same."

She and her father deliberately didn't eat breakfast, and wanted to taste what the level of the kitchen is now.

It is not difficult to make a small long refreshment, as long as you make sure that you use fresh ingredients, season them according to the recipe, and then simply steam them before serving.

Soon after the teahouse opened, Xia Qingyun and his mother wrote down the recipe and handed it to their third aunt and aunt. The rough work is done by the cooks, who only need to grasp the key recipes and pickles.

She asked her father to go upstairs and wait for Yao Xili in the private room, while she walked around the scattered seats to listen to the reactions of the diners.

"Guest officer, your three children, phoenix feet, rice rolls, and chicken cakes, have just been steamed. Be careful with hot mouths. ”

The man served a stack of small steamers to a table of guests, reminding the guests.

"Come on, try it!" The guest greeted his companion with courtesy.

"Isn't it just chicken feet! No one in my family eats this! Early in the morning, you invite me to come and gnaw on this? The companion pointed to a cage of tiger skin and phoenix claws with chopsticks and shook his head repeatedly.

"Let me tell you, when this Qingyun Xuan opens, I'll eat here. Look at this phoenix claw, it is fragrant and glutinous, and even the bones are delicious. I don't believe you can eat it, if it doesn't taste good. I'm going to screw my head off and leave it here! ”

The guest swears by a curse. The companion put a small piece of the letter into his mouth, and after chewing it a few times, he couldn't wait to clip the second piece.

A small cage of tiger skin and phoenix claws, a total of eight or nine pieces. Soon only a lotus leaf on the substrate remained.

"How. I didn't lie to you, did I? ”

The companion occupies his mouth. Stretched out his thumb and gestured at him, beckoned the guy to come over, and pointed to the empty cage.

"Give him another basket!"

"Gotcha! Tiger skin phoenix claws plus a cage! ”

The guy was just about to turn around. But he was grabbed by the corner of his coat by the companion, "Guest officer, what else do you command?" ”

The companion spit out the chicken bones, pointed to the table, and said with a smile: "Add another cage to the others!" ”

The guest laughed, and the companion took a sip of tea before saying, "Delicious!" It's just that the weight is a little smaller, and it's gone in a few bites. ”

"This is someone else's boss who will do business!" The guest sandwiched a rice roll and dipped it in the sauce on the plate, and said, "The portion is small, and the price is cheap, only five cents for a small cage." And there are many kinds of tricks, there are more than a dozen kinds of radish cake, money belly, sugar and so on on the menu, and you will be full after eating a cage of each. ”

"Anything else?" The companion complained while eating: "You are also stingy! No, I've got to try everything, man, bring me the menu! ”

Xia Qingyun looked at this scene with a smile. The price of the refreshments is not high, but the ingredients used are not expensive, such as chicken feet, beef offal, pork belly, etc., which are disliked by ordinary people.

The butcher shop is happy to do business for a long time, only collecting money for meat and ribs, and giving away all the offal and other pieces for free. Rice, noodles, milk and eggs are produced on Yao Xili's own farm, and only some seasonings and spices are collected, so the cost is extremely low.

In the nearly two months since its opening, Yao Xilibao's account book has earned more than 500 taels of silver for refreshments alone, which is enough to cover the expenses of the teahouse.

"Qingyun, try if our craftsmanship can catch up with your mother!"

In the private room, the third aunt and the eldest aunt set a table of refreshments, Yao Xili and Tian Zhenyu sat next to their father, and when they saw Xia Qingyun coming in, they all greeted with a smile.

"Just now downstairs, I heard the guests praise our refreshments for being delicious." Xia Qingyun sat down with a smile, tasted a few bites, nodded and praised: "Mother didn't come, otherwise I should say that the apprentice is going to beat the master!" Thanks to the care of the eldest aunt and the third aunt, the taste is even better than the day of the opening! ”

The eldest aunt smiled: "What's the trouble, it's not thanks to you and your mother's detailed recipes." ”

Speaking of the back kitchen, the third aunt opened the conversation.

In order to ensure the same taste, she and her aunt carefully weighed each ingredient in strict accordance with the amount of the recipe. Chicken feet and pork ribs and other ingredients, let the chefs clean up in advance, marinate with seasonings for a whole night, and turn them several times in the middle to ensure that the flavor is even.

I also asked the carpenter to make a number of molds, and when cutting the dough agent, I compared it with the mold, and the size and shape of the cut were exactly the same, which was convenient and fast, and even the newcomers could get started quickly.

In this way, there are not many things that they actually need to do, and they are busy every night and morning, and they are quite idle during the day.

"Look at the two of us, we've grown flesh in the past two months." The third aunt smiled and pinched the eldest aunt's arm, and said to Yao Xili: "Father, give me a few more money this month to make some new winter clothes." ”

"Aren't all of our family's money in your hands, and you're still asking for me!" Yao Xili spread his hands innocently, with a thick smile on his face.

He turned to Xia Qingyun and said, "You will definitely stay for a few more days this time, I still have something to discuss with you." ”

Some of Yao Xili's business friends often traveled to Hejian, and when they saw that the business of the teahouse was booming, they asked him if he could open a branch in a joint venture. He didn't dare to agree rashly, and was about to ask Xia Qingyun what he meant.

"Of course the branch can be opened!" Xia Qingyun put down his chopsticks, took a sip of tea, and said with a slight smile: "However, we don't have shares, but want to open a franchise store!" ”

This statement is fresh, and Yao Xili and the others all listened attentively to what she said.

The so-called franchise store is an agreement between the two parties that the operator will use Qingyunxuan's signboards, recipes, tea sets, management experience and so on for a fee. From the decoration of the tea house to the tea cups, menus, business models, etc., the style of Qingyunxuan is completely copied.

Qing Yun Xuan is only responsible for the training of tea masters, luthiers, cooks and associates, and helps investors to open their shops. The investment and dividends are not involved, but a one-time "franchise fee" of 3,000 taels is charged.

"This way we don't have to worry and effort, we don't have to invest, and we don't have to take care of local relationships. When the branch is opened, the tea and tea sets are purchased from us, and you can also earn a lot of money! ”

"I see!" Yao Xili stroked his palm and smiled, "It's like we are wholesalers, they invest in opening stores, and they sell our things." That's a good idea! Hey, why hasn't Brother Sedum come here for half a day, he should have listened to it. (To be continued......)