Chapter Ninety-Four: Tofu
Qin Huaidong's eyes lit up and he answered, "Don't worry, remember it." ”
Qin Zijin said, "Then will you be able to distinguish these two kinds of stones in the future?" ”
Qin Huaidong nodded, "No problem." ”
Qin Zijin responded, "That's okay, these stones are the key, without this thing, this tofu will never be successful, so if we want to temporarily monopolize this business, these stones are also the key, and they must not be leaked out." ”
Qin Dahai glanced at everyone in the room, "Have you all remembered?" ”
The Qin family members responded loudly, "Remember." ”
Qin Zijin was not too worried that the Qin family would reveal this secret, after all, no matter what the consideration, the Qin family would not be stupid to send the secret recipe to make money outside.
After tossing for a day, Qin Zijin personally cooked in the evening and made fried tofu, mapo tofu, tofu balls, and green vegetable tofu soup, which is still the simplest dish that Qin Zijin is convenient to make.
Unfortunately, there is no starch, and the smooth and tender tofu will be more delicious with starch.
Anyway, sweet potatoes and potatoes are produced in this place, so it is easier to make starch.
It's just that starch doesn't seem to be used as a seasoning here, but every time the farmer cooks shredded potatoes, the starch is reluctant to pour it out, so it will be mixed with water and poured into the shredded potatoes and stir-fried.
But no one seems to think that this starch can be used to make more dishes or eats.
Qin Huaidong heard that Qin Zijin wanted this starch, so he didn't need Qin Zijin to teach him how to do it, so he made a bowl of potatoes the next day.
It just so happened that there was still tofu made the day before, so Qin Zijin made another tofu feast with the starch he had just made, which was another flavor, and everyone who ate it was full of praise.
This time, Qin Zijin didn't need to open his mouth, Qin Huaidong's eyes lit up and said, "Why don't we also collect more potatoes and come back to make this starch you said?" It will definitely be used to open a restaurant in the future. ”
Qin Baozhen said with some concern, "But potatoes will either have teeth or turn green after a long time, and they are not as easy to store as soybeans." ”
Qin Zijin responded, "It is directly made into starch, dried and stored, and it will not be a problem to put it for a few years." ”
Qin Baozhen was surprised, "Really? ”
Qin Zijin responded, "You can't fake it, you just have to collect it, collect it and make starch, expose it to the sun, dry it and put it in a dry place." ”
Qin Huaidong is now convinced of Qin Zijin, and he answered without hesitation, "Okay, then accept it." ”
None of them seemed to have forgotten to think deeply, what they didn't know, why did Qin Zijin know so much.
Qin Baozhen said a little impatiently, "We have this food called tofu, and the restaurant must be unique when it opens, it seems that we have to open this restaurant now." ”
Qin Zijin responded, "I think so, the cost of making tofu is low, and it is easy to make, if you open a tofu making workshop at home first, we don't need to only supply our own restaurants, just make the business bigger, which household or which restaurant needs tofu, we can provide it, and in the case of restaurants, we don't need to rely on tofu completely, we can rely on dishes to win." ”
Qin Huaidong nodded and said, "What Zijin said is that if you want to open a restaurant, you first have to find a place, and if you find a place, you have to repair it, buy tables and chairs, find people, and all kinds of complicated things will definitely not be done well for a while, but this tofu, we can make it and sell it immediately, we will sell it to restaurants everywhere, and there are a few dishes provided by Zijin, so we don't have to worry about not being able to sell it at all." ”
Qin Zijin agreed, "Yes, this will also be an income at that time, and the expenses at the beginning of opening a restaurant will definitely be not small, with this income, the funds on hand will be much looser." ”
With such a total, Qin Huaidong didn't intend to delay any longer, and immediately opened up.
For countrymen like them, who work in the fields all year round, making tofu is really not a heavy job.
The idle women in the house went into battle, and the men helped out after work at night, and they beat a hundred and ten pounds of work even after one night's work, or when they were not very skilled.
Before dawn the next day, Qin Huaidong and Qin Zhendong, the cousin of the third uncle's family, carried the beaten tofu on their backs, went to the town with Qin Baozhen, rented an ox cart in the town, and then went to the county seat early.
Qin Huaidong has learned and written and hyphenation in the end, and he is a good hand at dealing with people and relationships, and as soon as he arrived in the county, he went straight to the restaurant where he had been with Li Zhi and Xia Ren before.
Because of Li Zhi and Xia Ren's relationship, they were personally entertained by the restaurant owner, and when they saw Qin Huaidong, they were naturally very polite, which also made it easier for Qin Huaidong to do things.
After knowing Qin Huaidong's intentions, the restaurant owner was still a little impatient at first, but because of Li Zhixiaren's bad relationship, Qin Huaidong's face was saved.
After eating the tofu banquet made by Qin Baozhen, his eyes lit up, and he completely lost the contempt and impatience he had at the beginning.
The people who do business are all elites, and the restaurant owner still wants to buy it out directly and let Qin Huaidong give them an exclusive supply.
Qin Huaidong didn't explicitly refuse, only said that he could supply at least a few thousand catties a day.
The price is not expensive, but thousands of catties of tofu, how can he sell this small restaurant all at once, plus this thing can't be put away for a long time, the restaurant owner can only dispel the idea.
Of course, he didn't dare to think about anything else, after all, this person had dinner with the county magistrate and them, and none of them could be provoked by him, the owner of a small restaurant.
However, Qin Huaidong also gave the restaurant owner face, and all the more than 100 catties of tofu were left to the restaurant owner this time.
Out of the restaurant, Qin Zhendong said a little excitedly, "Our thirty catties of soybeans cost one hundred and five wen, and the tofu actually sold for two and a half silver, and sold for two and a half, I can't believe it now, sister, pinch me quickly and see if I'm dreaming." ”
Qin Baozhen replied with a smile, "Look at your little bit of talent, Zijin Baoli has never seen you so excited when she earns so much." ”
Qin Zhendong was quite sober, and opened his mouth to respond, "That's different, their things are all precious things for those noble ladies and rich ladies, let's just eat ordinary food, naturally we can't compare." ”
However, Qin Zhendong quickly wondered again, "Big brother, why don't we go to other restaurants?" Why did it only give it to this one. ”
Hearing Qin Huaidong, he replied with a smile, "Whose restaurant business are you doing so well?" No one has ever seen this thing, so let's send it to other restaurants, and people won't necessarily let us in, but the next time we come again, it will definitely be other restaurants that are rushing to ask for it. ”
Qin Zhendong asked with a puzzled expression, "Why?" ”