Chapter Forty-Nine: A Fortune Was Made

Chrysanthemum replied, "Yes! For example, stuff the chicken into the pork belly and simmer it carefully, the taste is fragrant, and it is replenished after eating. However, we poor families can't afford to eat such vegetables, and we have to sell them at a high price to be enough for our money. I tried it once after I came up with it - because my dad broke his leg and simmered to make up for my dad's body. Isn't this separate from the big pot of dishes sold on the docks? At that time, my family will still sell my family's big pot of vegetables, and you will sell yours. ”

"Okay!" Shopkeeper Mao patted his thigh and praised.

Chen Yu nodded again and again when he heard this, and asked Chrysanthemum again: "Is the Chrysanthemum girl willing to sell these recipes to me?" How many of these dishes do you come up with? ”

Chrysanthemum looked up at her house, turned to him and said, "Naturally, I am willing to sell you, and we can't afford to eat such a dish." It's just burned out, and no one buys it in a place like Erlipu. Sell it for some money or keep it to build a house. There are five or six dishes in total! ”

Everyone laughed when they heard her words.

Li Changfeng couldn't help but feel pity when she looked at her - she said that she was either marrying a daughter-in-law for her brother or building a house, but as if she was a family member. His mother is right, this chrysanthemum is a rare good girl, but her face is bad, and she is pitiful.

Zheng Changhe was very ashamed, he was not as good as a chrysanthemum to speak. When he saw that his daughter was talking the truth, he didn't dare to interject - he was afraid that if he said something wrong, the baby's face would not look good, so he had to smirk vigorously.

Chen Yu smiled at the chrysanthemum and said: "Then the chrysanthemum girl will make a price, we can't ask you to pay for nothing!" ”

Chrysanthemum pretended to hesitate and thought for a while, "Let's talk about it." I don't know how much to sell, and I don't know! She really didn't know the market here, and she was afraid that she would suffer less and be disgusted if she said more, so she would not bother with her, so she handed over the initiative.

Chen Yu smiled and asked, "Do you believe me?" ”

Chrysanthemum glanced at him and said softly: "You are classmates with Brother Changfeng and Brother Changyu, and you are also a scholar." Scholars are the most reasonable, and they will not take advantage of our poor people. ”

This made everyone laugh again, knowing that she was pretending to be pitiful, but she was not disgusted!

Li Changyu laughed loudly: "Chrysanthemum, just call me 'Brother Changyu' at you, I can't ask you to bully others." Chen Yu, did you hear that? Your family is not short of that little money, and the price must be fair, and it cannot be like a profiteer. Besides, if this dish sells well, it can help you make a lot of money. ”

Chen Yu shook his head and smiled: "Look at what you said, I wouldn't bully the Chrysanthemum girl." Otherwise, if the chrysanthemum girl can believe me, I will give you a commission according to the income of the restaurant, and you will also share more if I earn, how about it? ”

Chrysanthemum was taken aback, thinking that this person was willing, but she didn't want to have anything to do with these rich people, how could this money be so easy to take?

Chrysanthemum blinked twice and said to him, "That's not good." I can't take advantage of your family. Although I can get together a few dishes for you, it must not be easy to open a restaurant, and it will take a lot of work. Even if you make money, it's your family's ability, not just because of the food. My mother just sells a pig and goes into the water, and she worries about it every day. ”

Chen Yu saw that she could not see the money, and secretly praised it in his heart, and then thought of her ugly face under the scarf, and couldn't help but feel a little sorry in his heart.

Zheng Changhe interjected at this time: "That's." What kind of things are not hard to do, and the money is so easy to earn? We can't ask for more of your money. ”

Seeing that the father and daughter were sincere, the shopkeeper Mao couldn't help but have a good impression of them, so he smiled at Chrysanthemum: "Chrysanthemum girl, since you and your father are so sincere, let's give you a fair price - how about twenty taels of silver for each dish?" ”

He gave a high price, and twenty taels of silver in this small place is a lot.

Before Chrysanthemum could speak, Chen Yu shook his hand and said, "Twenty taels is too little." Thirty taels! ”

Shopkeeper Mao looked at his young master, opened his mouth, and didn't say anything he wanted to say. He thought, this restaurant only earns a few hundred taels of silver a year, and he pays so much at once, what does the young master think?

Chen Yuxiang saw his thoughts and said with a smile: "Uncle Mao, you are right, let's go to this small place in Tangji, and the restaurant can't make a lot of money a year." But this has nothing to do with the chrysanthemum girl's recipe, it's not that her dishes are not delicious. I've eaten the pork water made by the Chrysanthemum Girl, and I think the dishes such as 'Pork Belly Stewed Chicken' will taste better. My father is preparing to go to Qinghui County to open a restaurant, and as long as he makes a name for himself, he will earn more. Chrysanthemum girl, let's count it as thirty taels of silver for a dish, do you think? ”

Li Changyu smiled: "You are fair. In fact, if this dish sells well, the price will be lower! But just like Chrysanthemum said, selling well also depends on your ability. She doesn't care, and I don't talk much. ”

Chen Yu shook his head when he saw him looking uneven!

Zheng Changhe was dumbfounded when he heard his words - a dish was sold for so much money? The baby has been sold for less than twenty taels for so many days, and she still gets up early and is greedy for darkness, and the whole family is busy working behind! He didn't dare to speak, for fear of being embarrassed by the wrong words.

Only Chrysanthemum understands it very well in her heart, which is not much, but it is just to withdraw the money in advance in the future. For example, if her family's big pot of vegetables is sold all the time, she can earn a hundred or two miles a year. How many years down? Aren't restaurants making more money?

But she didn't want to be greedy, and her goal wasn't there.

This small business was originally thought up by the poor and crazy family, hoping to make some money to buy quilts and cotton clothes for the winter. Now that she can get a windfall income because of this, she is very content, and she does not plan to bother with talking about it.

So, Chrysanthemum chuckled and said, "I believe in Young Master Chen, so let's do it!" ”

Chen Yu looked at her and smiled and bent her eyebrows, slightly stunned, and then smiled and said to her: "That chrysanthemum girl can write out the recipe." ”

When Chrysanthemum saw that the business was negotiated, she was happy, so she got up and said, "I'll write it to you!" He lifted his feet and walked away.

Suddenly, she remembered that she could not read, so she stopped and said to them, "I can't write." I said, "Which of you will write it?" ”

Li Changyu shouted: "You will definitely writeβ€”you just said that you wrote yourself." ”

Chrysanthemum thought angrily, the tip of your ear! So he said angrily: "I really can't write." ”

Li Changyu said: "I will definitely write!" ”

"No!"

"Definitely!"

Li Changfeng hurriedly glared at Changyu and stopped him from talking further.

Although Chen Yu was a little confused, he didn't say much, got up with a smile and followed Chrysanthemum into the house.

Chrysanthemum put her brother's pen and ink on the old table, and reported six dishes such as pork belly and chicken, nine turns of large intestine and other dishes to him. It's just that they have all changed their names, becoming local names such as stewed chicken with pork belly and braised large intestine.

The details of each dish have been refined by her. Why? The ingredients are not even! The ingredients she usually uses so far are just chili, garlic, fennel (i.e., star anise), cinnamon, soy sauce, etc., with sugar at most. This white sugar is expensive, and she rarely uses it. Even sesame oil is very lacking.

But she thinks that's enough. Villagers don't all cook with ginger, garlic and chili, how can there be those strange ingredients? The taste of the farmhouse food is very authentic. Of course, good materials are also the main reason.

As she spoke, Chen Yu remembered that her wrists were also sore, and the paper covered with dense handwriting was spread all over the table. It can be seen that writing with a brush is troublesome.

While busy, Aoki returned from the school. Seeing Li Changfeng and Li Changyu sitting in their yard, they were very surprised - these two brothers went to Qinghui County to study a few years ago, and later they rarely had contact with children of the same age in the village.

When Li Changyu saw him, he got up enthusiastically and greeted, "Brother Aoki, are you out of school?" ”

Aoki nodded at him and glanced at Shopkeeper Mao again.

Li Changfeng hurriedly stood up and said hello to him, and took the initiative to explain their intentions and the situation just now.

Aoki was stunned when he heard his words, and when he saw Chrysanthemum and that Young Master Chen alone in the house, he secretly blamed his father for being careless. He hurriedly walked into the hall and shouted to Chrysanthemum: "Chrysanthemum! ”

Seeing that her brother was back, Chrysanthemum hurriedly stepped forward and pulled his sleeve, winked at him, and whispered, "Brother, are you back?" Woohoo! I haven't cooked yet. ”

She had just made a lot of money, and she was in a good mood, and her eyes narrowed with a smile.

When Chen Yu saw Aoki, he couldn't help but secretly sigh that both of these brothers and sisters were outstanding characters, but it was a pity that they were born in this mountain village.

He smiled and arched his hand to Aoki: "Brother Zheng, it is Chen Yu from Xiatangji. It would be rude to take the liberty to come to the door today. He saw that Aoki was also a scholar, so he naturally came according to the etiquette.

Aoki hurriedly replied, blushing slightly, and didn't say much, only asked Chrysanthemum softly, "It's all written?" "My sister always surprised him, and this recipe was sold for money, which really made him speechless.

Chrysanthemum glanced at Chen Yu and said, "The method is to write it down." I wonder if Young Master Chen still wants me to cook these dishes for their shopkeeper to see? ”

Chen Yu's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "That's naturally good." It's just that there are two dishes that are more troublesome, and I'm afraid that I won't be able to do them well for a while, and I'm going to bother the girl. "The braised large intestine has to be blanched first, then boiled, then fried, and finally stewed, and it will be tossed for a long time.

Chrysanthemum pondered for a while and said, "My mother should come back too." With her helping me, it's quicker to do it. If you're not in a hurry, just wait here. I'm a shopkeeper of one dish at a time. I just invited you to dinner, which is a thank you! But it's going to be late for lunch, so I can only do it. ”

Chen Yu smiled: "That's really troublesome girl." That's what we're here for today, so we're not in a hurry. ”

When the Yang family came back from selling vegetables, after listening to Zheng Changhe tell what had happened, he was overjoyed, and immediately went to the kitchen to help Chrysanthemum with joy.

Chrysanthemum was busy, and suddenly remembered something, so she quietly pulled her brother aside and talked to him on the phone.

Aoki couldn't help nodding, and then went outside and said to Chen Yu: "Young Master Chen, since these dishes have been sold to you, we will definitely not spread them to the outside world; However, the cleaning method of the pig is only afraid that sooner or later it will be known - we can't deny our relatives, relatives and friends come to ask, can we keep it hidden? When the time comes, it will be known, and the price of pigs will rise, and you can't blame us for not keeping our promises. ”

Chen Yu thought quietly for a while, and felt that it was really difficult to keep this method secret, and the Chrysanthemum family was not specifically targeting him, if this method was leaked, her family's business would also not be able to be done. So he nodded and said: "What Brother Zheng said has some truth, if it is known, I don't blame your family." ”

Aoki said: "If there is no basis for what you say, you still have to make a note." ”

Chen Yu was a little surprised at this time - he was very cautious!

Naturally, this idea was told to Aoki by Chrysanthemum. She calculated that this method would definitely not last long, so she told Aoki and asked him to sign a contract with Chen Yu to note this problem - to save trouble in the future.

So, the two parties signed a contract to indicate the confidentiality of the recipe and the problem that the cleaning and sewer could not be kept confidential.

Because I want to teach the shopkeeper Mao and show him a demonstration, Chrysanthemum specially vacates a pot, plus a wood stove, and after a frying, cooking, stewing, braised and boiled cold dressing, the kitchen will be lively, and the aroma will float far away.

Aoki couldn't wait, so he had already finished eating and went to the school with the food for his master.

Li Changfeng's mother, Fang, came to ask her son and classmates to go home for lunch, but none of them were called away, but Zheng Changhe went to her house to call the village chief Li Gengtian to accompany her.

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