The lotus root flour tastes good, but it's not very convenient to give it away.

The second brother sent someone to deliver this sentence after dinner.

Just take a look!

How can the second brother's things to please his wife be perfunctory?

After breakfast the next day, instead of going straight to the study as usual, she went back to the kitchenette.

I found that Chef Liu and Aunt Lu were peeling and cutting the lotus root. Do they really want to make lotus root powder?

When the two saw her coming back, they were quite shy to explain that the lotus root powder was particularly popular to take home, so they wanted to make a little of it themselves. They bought the lotus root at their own expense, and they didn't use the money in the house.

The method of lotus root flour is quite simple, just look at it once. No wonder they want to do it themselves. If...... A bold idea slowly took shape in Li Yi's heart.

"Out of the way, I'm just here to make a dessert. You're busy. She didn't want her sudden appearance to disturb their original plans.

But both of them put down the lotus root in their hands and came to help her.

Li Yi no longer persuaded him. The dessert she made today was simple and ready in no time.

Add lotus root flour, glutinous rice flour, and starch to water and stir into a uniform paste. Find a large container, grease the bottom and pour in the batter. Place the container in a pot and steam it.

Steam for about ten minutes, spread a layer of honey on the surface and continue steaming for another minute. A whole plate of sugar lotus cake is ready, pour out the lotus root cake, cut it into a beautiful shape, and put it on a plate.

Now the second brother will be satisfied.

Sure enough, after the second brother tasted it, he was very excited to let her start writing a prayer post.

Li Yi called Xiaohong Xiaocui into the study—not to ask them to help write the prayer post, of course.

"I want to open a restaurant, you all know it."

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Cui looked at her in surprise. Xiaohong raised her neck proudly.

"Lotus root noodles are to be sold in restaurants. We can't do enough to meet the needs of the restaurant for a year. And in half a month, it will not be the season to produce lotus roots. ”

Why did the young lady tell us this? Xiao Cui pondered in her heart, hearing that she meant to find someone to help. She didn't come to me privately, it seems that she didn't want to use the master's relationship.

Xiaocui guessed right, she didn't want to rely on Lin Tiankuo for everything. She wants to handle the restaurant by herself.

"Miss, what are we going to do?" As she pondered, Xiaohong asked her question.

"Do you know a family with a stone mill and a large population? I taught them how to make lotus root flour. Then buy the finished lotus root flour directly from them. ”

It's the least expensive way she can think of: no rent, no hiring, no equipment.

"I do know that there are people like that, but I don't know if they can be trusted. If the method of making young lady's lotus root flour spreads out, won't it make you suffer losses? ”

Li Yi actually considered this, she is not afraid that the practice of lotus root powder will be known by others.

It's just a matter of how to spread the word and build momentum for your own restaurant. It is indeed a question to consider.

"Confidentiality can be discussed later. I need this family to have an open relationship with you. ”

Seeing that the two were puzzled, she explained: "The method of lotus root powder was seen by the young lady of the Jingzhao Yin family from an ancient book. Isn't it strange that an irrelevant person would suddenly do it? ”

"My second uncle's family should be able to." Xiaohong hesitated.

"Isn't your whole family in our house?"

"Well, my father and mother are both slaves of the Chen Mansion. But my second uncle's family is not. His family is in a village near the capital. Seeing that Li Yi didn't mean to blame, Xiaohong became more and more organized.

Her second uncle's family was originally farmers. In order to treat his eldest grandson, he sold half of the family's land. The money was spent, no one was saved, and only half of the farmland was left.

The second uncle's family has three sons, all of whom are married to daughters-in-law, and they live with the second uncle without separation. There is less land and the labor force is too rich, and the family is worried about this matter.

A few days ago, they came to Chen's Mansion to borrow money from Xiaohong's father, wanting to buy back the sold fields. Little Red only found out about this.

"It just so happens that my dad is going to deliver money these days, so I can go with me and tell them about it."

The person who made it has it, but what about the person who buys it?

"You bring some lotus root noodles to the second uncle's house and give them a taste. Just tell them how to do it. You tell me the address of your second uncle's house and when your father will go, and I will arrange for someone to go there. ”

She wanted to arrange for Zhang Chao to go, but Zhang Chao was too young to be trusted. She has one more goal, Chef Lou!

When a restaurant opens, you need a chef. She didn't have time to retrain her chefs, and Chef Lu had learned a lot from her these days. It's better to arrange for him to be a chef and let him bring new people.

"Help me call Aunt Lu over."

When Aunt Lu arrived at Li Yi's study, she couldn't help but be nervous when she saw that she had sent away the two maids.

Li Yi was the first to speak: "Aunt Lu, I remember that you and Chef Lu are not slaves of the Chen Mansion, right?" ”

"Exactly, we are just working in the Chen Mansion. Didn't sell yourself here. ”

"How many years of contract?"

Aunt Lu became more and more worried, she didn't know why Chen Xiaoyun asked this. I had to reply respectfully: "I signed it for ten years." ”

"At the end of the ten-year period, if you leave the Chen Mansion, won't you take the cooking skills you learned from me to another house?" She even used threats in order to recruit people.

Aunt Lu listened to Chen Xiaoyun's voice with a faint dissatisfaction, and hurriedly replied: "I know that I have benefited a lot from Miss, and I am instructed to go all out no matter what Miss commands." ”

"Oh? No matter what you command? Li Yi asked again.

"Don't dare to deceive Miss."

"Don't be nervous, just sit down and talk." It's time to get down to business.

"A friend of my second brother wants to open a restaurant, and my second brother asked me to help him give him a recipe a while ago." Li Yi didn't hesitate and made up a lie.

"To help is to help to the end. What's the use of giving a recipe and the chef not knowing how to do it? I just wanted to recommend you and your wife. She finally said what she was trying to do.

"I don't dare to agree to this immediately, go back and discuss it with the owner." Aunt Lu replied cautiously.

"You tell him that the salary will not be less than in the Chen Mansion. I always teach him new dishes first, and he teaches them to other chefs in the restaurant. It's also the same as in Chen's house, sign a 10-year contract, don't sell yourself. ”

In the evening, Aunt Lu brought his reply.

"The guy in my family agreed to work in the restaurant. There was just a reluctant invitation. It doesn't matter if the young lady doesn't agree, we will definitely quit tomorrow with the housekeeper. She was afraid that Chen Xiaoyun would misunderstand their coercion, so she hurriedly explained.

Li Yi heard the sincerity in her tone and motioned for her to continue.

"We have a son and a daughter. The daughter is married, and the son has not yet found a livelihood. What his father meant, could he take his son to work in the restaurant as well? Let him watch and learn to cook, look at the firewood on weekdays, do chores, and don't pay him. ”

"How old is he?"

"Twelve."

"Why don't you let him go to school?" Li Yi was puzzled, they had been working in their own homes, not like people who were short of money.

"When I was young, I sent him to school, but he wasn't a learner. He couldn't memorize anything, so his father wouldn't let him continue reading. Say it's a waste of money. ”

"Take him with you, and the wages will be ...... I can't do the work of wages. Listen to the restaurant owner. "I almost missed my mouth.

As soon as Aunt Lu left, Li Yi immediately called Xiaocui over. Ask her to inform Zhang Chao and contact Chef Lu in the name of the restaurant owner's nephew.

took Chef Lu to pass by Xiaohong's second uncle's house by chance and buy finished lotus root noodles from her second uncle's house.

After she handed over the money of 50 catties of lotus root flour to Xiao Cui, she breathed a sigh of relief: It's too tiring to let others discover their secrets!