Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Seller
"That dim sum you made is the taste of my memory." Bai Yansheng seemed to feel a lot of emotion, as if he had fallen into a memory from a long time ago.
Du Yuniang thought that those past days may be very meaningful and memorable for Mr. Bai! That's why a small snack reminded him of a lot of things from the past.
"Mr. Bai, you asked people to call me over, it wouldn't be as simple as wanting to tell me stories about the past, right?" Du Yuniang smiled, "If you have anything to say, don't you just say it!" ”
Bai Yansheng nodded, motioning to the middle-aged people on the side to explain their intentions.
This middle-aged man's surname is Chen, and he is the shopkeeper under Mr. Bai, and he is also one of the people he trusts.
"Our lord is a businessman. In Lixian, when it comes to Taste Zhai, there are few people who don't know! ”
Taste of Food?
It turned out that he was Bai Yansheng.
In her previous life, when Du Yuniang was not down, she liked the dim sum of Yuzhai very much! Although she didn't get He Yuangeng's sincerity, she did get a lot of favor during the time she first got married. At that time, she naively thought that He Yuangeng loved her more than Gao, so much so that she ridiculously thought that she could be windy and rainy.
During the days at the He family, she didn't let people buy snacks to eat. Du Yuniang didn't dare to say that she knew Weizhai very well, but she was familiar with his dim sum.
The dim sum of Taste Zhai is a typical northern specialty. Both in terms of shape and taste, it is unique to northern dim sum. It's been open for many years, and if she remembers correctly, it seems like it's been open for thirty or forty years, right?
What does a dim sum shop that has been open for thirty or forty years mean?
Explain that other people's things are authentic! Not only is it delicious and the price is fair, but there are many people who may have grown up eating their family's food, and they have become accustomed to the taste of Bai's dim sum.
Habit means old taste, which means nothing new.
Maybe Mr. Bai just wants to inject something new into the taste of the food, such as southern-style dim sum!
"Old man Bai means...... "Lixian is far away from Taoxi Town, and with her current status as a country girl, she shouldn't know."
Therefore, Du Yuniang was very dazed, as if she didn't know about Taste Zhai at all.
"Our master has taken a fancy to your dim sum recipe and intends to ...... with my little brother Oh no, I'm interested in buying this snack recipe for the girl. Shopkeeper Chen couldn't wait to say what they meant.
"Oh!" Du Yuniang nodded, indicating that she knew, "I don't know what kind of price you come up with?" ”
Bai Yansheng glanced at Du Yuniang with some surprise, as if he didn't expect this girl to be so direct.
Du Yuniang smiled slightly, doing business should be straight to the point, she asked, it seems that there is nothing wrong, right?
Bai Yansheng nodded, Shopkeeper Chen saw it, and immediately said, "Oh, that's the case." ”
Seeing that Du Yuniang was talking quickly, Shopkeeper Chen stopped talking nonsense at the moment, and directly asked someone to send a small tray with a small silver ingot on the tray.
Du Yuniang took a cursory look and saw that the money on the tray should be one hundred taels.
Du Heqing's eyes were a little straight, my good man, is this dim sum recipe so valuable?
"Miss Du, take a look, are you still satisfied with this price?"
Du Yuniang was unmoved, but smiled.
"Shopkeeper Chen, can I ask why you are buying my dim sum recipe?"
"Ah, this ......" Shopkeeper Chen didn't seem to expect her to suddenly ask such a question, and her thinking followed a little stuck, but in the end, she was a businessman, and her adaptability was still very strong.
Shopkeeper Chen has never seen any scenes, how can he be stumped by such a small question from her!
"Our lord runs a dim sum shop, and his requirements for dim sum are extremely high. Especially this snack made by the girl, which reminded us of many things when we were young! Well, people are nostalgic for the old, so it makes sense that we want to buy this recipe. ”
After hearing this, Du Yuniang smiled.
Shopkeeper Chen didn't tell her the truth!
Also, in business, if all businessmen say what they want to do, then there is no need to do this business.
However, Du Yuniang is not easy to fool, she knows the value of this dim sum recipe better than anyone else.
"Shopkeeper Chen, you also know the value of this recipe! To be honest, a hundred taels of silver, I really didn't pay attention to it. ”
Shopkeeper Chen's eyes widened in surprise by her words, this little girl is not very old, and her tone is not small!
Bai Yansheng watched coldly from the sidelines, as if there was nothing to do with him here. As a big boss, how can he do everything himself, so what is the use of him raising so many guys?
"Shopkeeper Chen, I'm a straight person, and I don't like to beat around the bush when I talk and do things. And it's not too early, let's open the sky and say something! Du Yuniang bent the corners of her mouth, and only said: "As for me, there is a psychological price, this recipe is sold for two hundred taels, not two prices." ”
Du Heqing took a deep breath and didn't say a word.
Young man, what a big breath.
Shopkeeper Chen also smiled, and there was no displeasure on his face, "Girl, you are sitting on the ground!" ”
Du Yuniang shook her head, and there was a calm look on her blackened little face. She didn't seem to care about the hundred taels of silver in front of her, as if she didn't care that she would anger Old Man Bai if she said this.
"It's not called sitting on the ground! One hundred taels is the price offered by the shopkeeper Chen, and I never agreed, did I? She paused for a moment before she said: "This red bean cake is not a rare thing, as Old Man Bai said, this thing is very common in the south." ”
Du Heqing raised his eyebrows, this kid is stupid, how can he talk to others!
"However, it is not difficult to do so, but it is not difficult. What seems simple is not necessarily simple. Take my red bean cake as an example, we all know that there are red beans, flour, sugar, and water in it, but what is the proportion? What does the heat look like? Even if you are a master who has been making dim sum for many years, you can't make it just by tasting it. ”
I really let Du Yuniang say it right!
Bai Yansheng started by making dim sum! At that time, he followed his mother to learn to make dim sum, starting from setting up a small stall, coming in the wind and going in the rain, walking the streets and alleys to do business. Later, his mother passed away, and he took out the savings he had saved for many years to open a taste of food, and grew up from a young age, so that he has today's Bai Yansheng.
Bai Yansheng can make dim sum himself, and after he bought red bean cake from Du Yuniang, he was moved. After he went back, he studied while eating, but the red bean cake he made was completely different from what Du Yuniang made.
The taste is not good, the taste is not fragrant and glutinous, and there will be slag in the mouth after eating.
Bai Yansheng also knows that things like dim sum recipes are not spread outside, if you can make dim sum after a few bites, then don't all the dim sum shops in this world get yellow?
Bai Yansheng is also in trouble!
He is older and less energetic than before, especially when it comes to making snacks. It's a pity that his two sons are not successful, and neither of them will learn this craft, so he has no choice but to hand over the practice of dim sum to the master master.
The master in this shop is none other than Bai Yansheng's apprentice who made an exception, although he often goes to the shop to take a look, but about dim sum making, he will hand it over to his apprentice.
Na Cheng thought, but his apprentice betrayed him, not only left Weizhai, but also took away a group of masters who made dim sum. He opened another dim sum shop in Lixian County and fought with Weizhai.
Human nature is like this, sometimes they just like the new and hate the old, and they open a dim sum similar to Taste Zhai, of course they want to try it. Moreover, Bai Yansheng is old, his physical strength is not as good as before, and he is a little unable to make snacks himself.
As a result, the business of Taste Zhai has plummeted.
Bai Yansheng is in a hurry, although his business is now diverse, but he started it from scratch, and he relied on this to make his fortune. You let him throw away the taste of food, Bai Yansheng really can't do it!
So in order to change the status quo of Taste Zhai, Bai Yansheng looked for a master to make dim sum everywhere, but he never found a suitable one. He came to Taoxi Town this time because he went to dig up masters elsewhere, but he didn't talk about it, and he fell ill in a hurry, so he had to settle down in Taoxi Town and rest for a few days.
At this time, he came across the red bean cake sold by Du Yuniang, and then he moved the idea of buying the red bean cake recipe.
This is a dim sum from the south, and he won't make it, and of course the scoundrel won't either.
Therefore, Bai Yansheng really wanted to use red bean cake to break the unfavorable situation of Taste Zhai.
"Miss Du, two hundred taels, isn't it too much?" Shopkeeper Chen smiled, "I don't mean anything else, it's just that the girl sets up a stall to sell dim sum, how long will it take to earn a hundred taels!" Remove the cost, I'm afraid it will take a long time! ”
"What does Shopkeeper Chen mean by letting me kill chickens and take eggs?"
Shopkeeper Chen touched her name, this little girl is not very old, and it is too difficult to deal with, right?
"Miss Du!" Bai Yansheng, who had not spoken, finally spoke, "This dim sum is mediocre, if I spend a lot of money to buy a recipe to go back, how long will it take to recover the cost?" Two hundred taels is not a small amount! ”
Du Yuniang only said: "You are a businessman, and your vision must be much longer than mine." I set up a stall outside to sell red bean cakes, which itself has lowered the grade of this dim sum, if it is sold in the shop, the identity of this dim sum is bound to be doubled, why should you cry poor! ”
Bai Yansheng looked at Du Yuniang carefully, and saw that she was only thirteen or fourteen years old, but her eyes were clear, her expression was calm, and there was no wave on her face.
His heart froze, and he immediately knew that he couldn't talk about this deal today.
Or, he will directly pay for the buyer.
Or, just give up!
Bai Yansheng suddenly smiled, really, after so many years of wind and waves, what kind of strength does he have with a child!
Bai Yansheng knew that this recipe was worth two hundred taels, and Du Yuniang's asking price was definitely not a lie.
Let's make a good fate!
"Little girl, that's amazing!"
Du Yuniang breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the deal was done.
"Mr. Bai praised it falsely!"
"I bought this recipe!" Mr. Bai made the final decision and directly finalized the deal.
"However, we have to say that since you sold this recipe to me, you can't sell it to anyone else in the future!"
Du Yuniang smiled slightly, "That's natural, there is no basis for words, it is better to use words as evidence." ”
Bai Yansheng laughed twice, looking very happy, "Okay, just do as you say!" ”
This old fox, whatever you say, do as she says!
If he didn't mention it, he would definitely mention it too.
"Good!"
Shopkeeper Chen quickly wrote two identical contracts, "The girl can be literate?" ”
Du Yuniang nodded, took the contract and read it carefully, then took the pen to sign her name and pressed her handprint on the name.
Bai Yansheng also signed and mortgaged, and the two exchanged contracts, and the deal was completed.
Shopkeeper Chen brought another hundred taels of silver to Du Yuniang.
Du Yuniang directly asked them for a pocket, put the silver up, and let Du Heqing carry it.
"Mr. Bai, why don't you let someone bring pen and ink, I'll dictate it, and you record it, how about it?" The money has been collected, so you have to leave the recipe to people!
Du Yuniang can write, in her previous life, after she married into the He family, she was afraid that people would laugh at her ugly words, so she practiced when she was fine. Later, she learned to copy scriptures, and her handwriting became better and better, but she could only be regarded as beautiful.
But at this time, Du Yuniang's handwriting was not very good, in order to avoid revealing the filling, she simply asked Mr. Bai to write the recipe himself.
"That's very good."
Shopkeeper Chen personally sent the four treasures of the study, and polished the ink for Mr. Bai, and then retreated.
He's avoiding suspicion.
Du Yuniang also asked Du Heqing to follow the shopkeeper Chen out, and then began to tell the recipe of the red bean cake in detail, she said in detail, the materials, the amount, including the production of the noodles, all explained one by one.
Mr. Bai wrote very seriously, nodding his head as he wrote. When you encounter something that he doesn't quite understand, just ask.
After about half an hour, Mr. Bai finally put down his pen.
"Mr. Bai, then we will go back first, next time you come to Taoxi Town, you can go to Xinghuagou to take a turn, the scenery in our village is beautiful." Du Yuniang thought for a while, and said: "Red beans have been considered to express lovesickness since ancient times, and Mr. Bai can ask the craftsman to create some molds, cut the pastries into heart shapes, or make wings and fly shapes, and then package them slightly, it is a very good high-end dim sum." ”
This year, blind dates, fixed marriages, all have to mention four gifts, pastries are indispensable! If this red bean cake is slightly packaged, it can become a special cake with a good meaning, as long as people think of sending their sweethearts to eat, they will think of the red bean cake of Taste Zhai, that taste of Zhai things, are you still worried about selling?
Du Yuniang said very vaguely, but Bai Yansheng understood!
When the Du father and daughter left Sixi Restaurant, Bai Yansheng came back to his senses and said secretly, that girl is terrible! It's a pity that it's a girl, if it's a man, she will definitely become a very good businessman in the future.