Chapter 11: Selling Recipes
The next day, Xiao Qiqi asked Zhang Cuihua to take her to the Fulai Restaurant in the town.
Zhang Cuihua followed Xiao Qiqi into the Fulai Restaurant nervously, walking and walking, she also tugged at Xiao Qiqi's sleeve.
"Qi Niang, although we all think your food is really delicious, but after all, this is Fulai Restaurant, are you sure you can really make money by selling recipes?"
"You can rest assured, Cuihua, be bold and magnify, your waist should be straight, and you will look up, so that others will not underestimate you." Xiao Qiqi waved Zhang Cuihua's chin and patted Zhang Cuihua's waist again.
Zhang Cuihua looked at Xiao Qiqi's appearance of being neither humble nor arrogant at all, and suddenly her waist was straight.
When Xiao Qiqi found Xiao Er and instructed Xiao Er to find the shopkeeper, that Cuihua was a little timid again.
"Cuihua, I told you, be bold, this shopkeeper is also a person, and I can't eat you, what are you doing so cowardly, we are here to talk about business, not to smash the field, what is there to be afraid of, besides, thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi, who knows if you Zhang Cuihua will be able to make a fortune one day, so ah, you have to believe in yourself, sit up straight, and look up." Xiao Qiqi said this, and he happened to be heard by the shopkeeper Liu who was summoned by Xiao Er.
He felt that although this peasant woman was dressed no different from an ordinary peasant woman, it felt different, this woman acted in a down-to-earth manner, and in the face of the surprised eyes of the guests, she was very calm, and her eyes always shone brightly, which was a kind of confident light.
In addition, listening to her words, it is obvious that she is a woman who has studied and seen the world, so he didn't have much hope before, but now he has some hope for Xiao Qiqi.
"This lady, I heard that you came to our Fulai Restaurant to sell recipes?"
"That's right, I'm here to sell recipes." Xiao Qiqi looked at Shopkeeper Liu calmly, and she didn't feel inferior at all.
"Well, since Madame is here to do business with us, then there are rules for doing business, can you please ask Madame to come to the kitchen, as long as Madame makes dishes that we can't make here, and can get my affirmation, I will agree to buy your recipe."
"Okay." Xiao Qiqi was not stage frightened, and let Shopkeeper Liu lead the way in front.
On the way to the kitchen, the shopkeeper Liu did not despise Xiao Qiqi and treated her politely.
To be honest, people like them have always been very discerning, just like this woman just said, thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi, who can predict what will happen in the future, so be polite to people now, make a good fate, maybe in the future will help him a lot.
As for Xiao Qiqi, she was not surprised by the courtesy of Shopkeeper Liu, she felt that this was a person who could do business, no wonder this Fulai Restaurant had a good reputation in this area, and it seemed that it had a lot to do with people who did business.
So, come to think of it, she's really in the right place.
If this shopkeeper Liu had underestimated her because of her appearance at the beginning, then she would definitely have left directly, instead of continuing to talk business with him.
At this time, the kitchen has arrived, but the chef in the kitchen is facing a basket of ingredients in difficulty, as soon as they see the shopkeeper Liu come in, the leading chef is busy and says: "Shopkeeper, what can I do?" We've never made this dish before, huh? Xiao Qiqi looked at the things in the basket, and it turned out to be lotus roots.
This lotus root had to be carefully planted in ancient times, not to mention, made into a dish on the plate, if you don't understand it, you really don't know how to start, how to make a dish.
"Since I haven't done it before, let's serve another dish, and this dish doesn't need to be cooked." Shopkeeper Liu commanded.
"No, shopkeeper, the young master just sent someone to bring it to the kitchen, saying that it was brought by the distinguished guest Chu Gongzi who entertained us, and asked us to make this dish, otherwise, we all have to go home." In fact, it is not difficult to make this dish, the problem is that they don't have the confidence to make this thing into what Chu Gongzi likes, which is the biggest problem.
When the shopkeeper heard what the chef said, he was also a little anxious.
When the young master commands, if he can't do it well, he, the shopkeeper, will have to be deflated.
"What can I do?" Shopkeeper Liu was so anxious that he paced back and forth.
"Shopkeeper, if you can trust me, I will cook this dish. But I never give people to cook for free, if the dish Liu is satisfied, please be sure to pay me money. Xiao Qiqi came out this time to make money, and now seeing them in trouble, this is a good opportunity for her to show her skills, and it is also a good opportunity to make money, so she directly recommended herself to the shopkeeper Liu.
Shopkeeper Liu, although he doesn't despise Xiao Qiqi, but even the chef here is not confident that this dish can be done well, can she really do it well?
"This lady, have you made this dish before?"
"Naturally, I have done it, if I haven't done it, where do I dare to recommend myself to the shopkeeper. However, before making this lotus root dish, I would like to ask the shopkeeper, what kind of dish do you want to make? Braised or fried, or cold, or made into soup? As soon as Xiao Qiqi's words came out, Shopkeeper Liu's eyes lit up and he felt that there was a play.
"Since Madame can cook so many dishes, let's just make one for every trick."
"Okay." Xiao Qiqi was very simple, and immediately got busy after responding.
The shopkeeper Liu was puzzled at this time, this lady didn't even talk about the price, so she dared to cook directly, wasn't she worried that the price he would give was very low?
But he didn't know that Xiao Qiqi valued the reputation of Fulai Restaurant, and she didn't believe that after she finished cooking, Fulai Restaurant would rely on her silver and even suppress her price.
The so-called penny is worth the goods, and when she makes it, they have tasted it, and the price will go up even if the price is not priced.
With such an idea, Xiao Qiqi became more energetic in cooking.
She also deliberately played with her knife skills, and the shopkeeper Liu and the people in the kitchen looked at her kitchen knife and sliced like flying, and immediately affirmed this lady's ability.
You know, this chef, knife work is the first basic skill, and looking at this lady's knife cutting technique, it is much more powerful than the chef of Fulai Restaurant, and even the chef himself is stunned at this time, let alone others.
This is simply the level of the god chef, the chef also went to the capital to participate in the Golden Knife God Chef Competition, and saw the knife work of the person who won the title of God Chef, that person, at that time, the appearance of cutting vegetables was very similar to this lady, cut thinly and thickly, the size was evenly proportioned, and the knife edge was extremely neat, just like a mold.
What's more, this lady's carving is even more first-class, and the radish is actually carved into a blooming flower, and the ordinary plate, under her careful embellishment, immediately becomes several grades higher.
For a while, everyone in the kitchen became like statues, staring intently at Xiao Qiqi's hand, and they didn't even know when the young master was standing at the kitchen door. I1483