"Help what?" Duran was equally shrewd and defensive.

"It's true." Shopkeeper Qiu said, with an embarrassed expression on his face, "Since Shilixiang changed masters, the people of Luo'an City have gone to Shilixiang to eat, and my business in Wuweizhai is not as good as before." That's why I invited Shopkeeper He, trying to make a comeback under the banner of Shilixiang, but you also know that Shopkeeper He has been in Luo'an City for a long time after all, and all the diners who have eaten his cooking skills can guess who my new chef is. This move can also make Wuwei Zhai improve in a short period of time, but in the long run, I am afraid that it will eventually be like the previous Shilixiang. ”

"So what?" Duran patiently listened to the shopkeeper Qiu's complaints.

"Mrs. Gu, it is fate that we meet, can you please ask Mrs. Gu to cook today and stir-fry today's new dishes for me Wuwei Zhai, the benefits are naturally indispensable to you."

Du Lan smiled calmly, her eyes exchanged a few times with Shopkeeper Qiu, she had her own plans, "Shopkeeper Qiu, why don't you talk about the benefits first?" ”

"What does Mrs. Gu want? Money? Or is it the equity of Wuwei Zhai? ”

Equity is quite tempting, the drinks in his store are all sent by Xufu, and he knows very well the relationship between Duran and the second son of Xufu, as well as the attitude of the master of Xufu, Duran was a shareholder of Shilixiang before.

However, because of the relationship between Xu Ergongzi, she was forced to stop cooperating with Shilixiang.

Shopkeeper Qiu thought that Duran would definitely agree.

Du Lan smiled and shook his head, no matter how big the shareholder is, after all, she is not in charge alone, she has already had an experience, if she doesn't trust Xu Hening, she will never cooperate with others. And the shopkeeper Qiu with a shrewd and calculating face in front of her, it is even more impossible for her to deal with him.

Shopkeeper Qiu's eyes widened in astonishment: "What? Mrs. Gu doesn't want anything? ”

Did he miscalculate?

"If Shopkeeper Qiu is really sincere, why don't I tell you a condition?" Duran said tentatively.

"Oh?" Shopkeeper Qiu listened attentively.

"I'm going to rent a corner of your shop and sell cooked pork and braised meat. Rent is given at market value. ”

"Rent a corner?" Shopkeeper Qiu was surprised, how could there be a rented corner to sell cooked food? He looked at Duran suspiciously, it didn't look like a joke.

"That's right, I mean shop-in-shop, Mr. Qiu only needs to rent me a window facing the street, and of course, I also have to set up a stall in the shop by the window for me to shop all kinds of cooked food."

Shopkeeper Qiu groaned and did not agree, but his eyes turned slyly, as if he was anticipating the consequences of Duran's lease of the window.

Du Liang stood quietly to the side.

Duran hooked his lips and smiled: "Is Shopkeeper Qiu wondering if my doing this will affect your business?" You think that the diners in your shop will not buy the appetizers in your shop because they eat my braised pork. I think the benefits are mutual, and people on the street who buy my braised pork and think it tastes delicious, will come into the store and sit down and eat it slowly, and when the time comes, it will promote the sales of the staples of alcohol in your shop, as well as other snacks. And I have a guarantee that my braised pork will be delicious. I will borrow your signboard of Wuwei Zhai, and you will rely on my reputation for braised meat, and when the time comes, our business will promote each other and make money together. ”

Shopkeeper Qiu buried his head in thought, and Duran looked at him lightly, "If Shopkeeper Qiu is embarrassed, then I won't bother and leave." ”

After speaking, he glanced at Du Liang, raised his feet and prepared to go out.

"Mrs. Gu stays!" Shopkeeper Qiu hurriedly spoke out to stop it, no matter which way he cooperated with Duran, he had never suffered a loss. Besides, what Duran said is not unreasonable, as long as Duran is in his store, he will have the opportunity to attract Duran to become a shareholder.

"Has Shopkeeper Qiu thought about it?" Duran waited for him unhurriedly.

"Okay, I agreed, but I need to ask the owner for instructions on this matter, and I hope Mrs. Gu will wait for two days." Shopkeeper Qiu stared at Duran sincerely.

"Shopkeeper Qiu is bold, then I won't take care of it, I'll go to the back kitchen." Du Lan called Du Liang and went downstairs to the back kitchen.

Du Liang followed by his side and asked in a low voice: "Sister, is this shopkeeper Qiu reliable?" Don't lie to us to cook him a new dish this time. ”

Duran smiled and shook his head: "He won't, a businessman who cheats and abducts can't do it for long." Wuwei Zhai is also an old store in Luo'an City. ”

When Du Lan went downstairs, the shopkeeper Qiu hurriedly instructed the shopkeeper to loudly advertise that Shili Xiang was here, who wanted to eat and order at a higher price.

The diners asked the shop Xiao Er what the new dish was, Xiao Er shook his head and replied that he didn't know, the more mysterious, the more curious the diners, the greater the patience to wait, and the diners didn't have the heart to order the existing recipes, and they were all waiting for the new dishes to be baked.

Du Lan met Master He in the back kitchen, Master He was quite surprised to see Du Lan, stunned for a moment, and then sarcastically mocked Du Lan: "You also have today, Shili Xiang doesn't want you anymore?" How majestic you were when you won me, and now we have both become the chefs of Wuwei Zhai. ”

Duran could hear the sourness in his words, but she wasn't angry, "Master He misunderstood, I wasn't the cook invited by Wuwei Zhai, I just came to help." ”

"Help?"

Du Lan smiled lightly and did not respond, turned his head to look at the ingredients in the back kitchen, and began to methodically instruct the cooks to deal with the ingredients, Du Liang stayed by her side to help, because her cooking skills were not exposed, and she did not need the chefs of Wuwei Zhai to help.

Shopkeeper Qiu froze in place, and the other cooks called him to hurry up and work, and he reacted, but he glanced at Duran from time to time.

After the last competition, Chef He deeply admired Duran's cooking skills, but he didn't know what Duran was going to cook this time, and he was looking forward to it.

Master He absentmindedly cut the vegetables in his hands, peeking at how Duran stir-fried vegetables, only to see Duran cutting meat, stir-frying, adjusting the seasoning, cooking wine, adding water, covering and cooking, a series of procedures did not stand out, he also fried meat like this.

In addition to Master He, the other cooks were also very curious, they knew that they could be arranged by Shopkeeper Qiu to stir-fry, which definitely made Shopkeeper Qiu trust him very much.

Duran began to process other vegetables, put some spices in the water and began to blanch the greens, and it was not surprising that these steps were taken out to dry.

The next dish made Master He's eyes suddenly brighten, only to see Du Lan instruct Du Liang to chop more than a dozen chickens into pieces, and then put them in cold water to blanch the blood foam, and then stir-fry the spices in a large oil pot, then put in various seasonings, side dishes, carrots, etc., and finally pour water into the fire and boil over low heat.

All the chefs present shook their heads in disappointment, they could see that the woman in front of them had an unexpected amount of chicken nuggets, and there was nothing new.

Master He saw some differences, and Duran used a lot of bean paste when he ordered it.

Several cooks couldn't figure out why Shopkeeper Qiu let an outsider into the back kitchen, so they asked Master He to ask Duran what he was going to do.

Master He also had doubts in his heart, so he stepped forward and asked, "Mrs. Gu, you fried so many chicken nuggets, aren't you afraid that it won't taste good?" ”

Duran clapped his hands lightly, "What are you afraid of, what the big plate of chicken wants is a large portion." ”

When everyone heard it, they said, oh, big, her trick is big.

"A big plate of chicken, is it a big plate of chicken nuggets?" When Chef He heard the name of the dish for the first time, he was immediately curious, but out of his understanding of Duran, he didn't think that Duran would cook so perfunctory.

When she shoots, it will be delicious.

"Liangzi, pay attention to the heat, don't burn the pot." Duran said, turned his head and instructed Liangzi to take precautions, and then turned around and nodded to Master He with a smile.

Duran makes two dishes, which is considered a friendship gift.

Since it is a free dish, there is a great demand, so she stews a large pot of chicken nuggets, which is enough to divide dozens of large plates, and if it is divided into small portions, it is even more hundred.

After finishing the kitchen, Du Lan went to the private room on the second floor to find the shopkeeper Qiu, Xiao Er guarded outside the door of the private room, and when he saw Du Lan, he politely asked her to wait for a while.

Du Lan smiled, and heard the shopkeeper Qiu talking to a man inside, she couldn't hear the content clearly, and she was embarrassed to listen closer, so she waited patiently outside the door.

After a while, Shopkeeper Qiu came out from inside, closed the door with his hand, and smiled at Du Lan: "Our owner has agreed, and we can let you rent a window." As for the stalls in the shop, we will send people to arrange them as soon as possible in the next two days. ”

Only then did Duran know that it was the owner of Wuwei Zhai in the private room, and Duran replied politely: "Thank you to Shopkeeper Qiu and the owner." I pay for the stall myself, have you negotiated the rent? ”

"Mrs. Gu, don't worry, we won't raise the rent, just come at the market price." Shopkeeper Qiu assured.

Today is finally a harvest, if it weren't for Wuwei Zhai, she would have to find a suitable stall in the vegetable market.

After negotiating this, Duran and Du Liang went back to the village, and when they got home, they saw that the neighbor behind her house was building a new house. The courtyard walls were built with mud at an extra high level. When I asked, I found out that it turned out that the fat aunt didn't sell the house, so Xu Cui'e found the neighbor on the side of the order and bought it.

Only then did Duran understand that Xu Cui'e must be guarding against herself, so she deliberately raised the courtyard wall, but as long as she didn't hinder herself, Xu Cui'e tossed it casually, it had nothing to do with her.

At ten o'clock in the evening, the dark clouds on the horizon were dark and heavy, and the air was so stuffy that it was difficult to breathe.

Before going to bed, the raindrops of beans fell and thundered in the middle of the night, and Duran was simply lonely.