Chapter 12: A New Way to Fortune
When Zhou Yu left the Yuwang Mansion, it was already the end of the time. But he hadn't eaten lunch yet, and his stomach was already crying with hunger. He instinctively wanted to find a restaurant to eat, but when he recalled the dishes that made him feel uneasy, he immediately dispelled this idea and went to the roadside to buy two meat buns to eat.
Zhou Yu slowly walked back to Xiaolong Village, and met Lao Zhang and his wife waiting for him at the head of the village.
"Xiao Yu, let's not go out of the stall today, will Ming'er come out?" Aunt Zhang asked expectantly.
"Aunt Zhang, let's never be paralyzed again!" Zhou Yu smiled and said.
The expression on Aunt Zhang'er's face froze on the spot, and she asked in disbelief, "Xiao Yu, are you ...... Are you saying that we won't be out of the stall in the future? ”
At this moment, Aunt Zhang's heart is very complicated, the business of the tea shed is her family's only source of income, if they don't have this job, they will have to return to their original hard life.
Zhou Yu naturally knew her thoughts, so he said: "In a few days, let's change to a bigger deal, wait!" ”
"More ...... A bigger deal? Aunt Zhang asked in a daze.
"Yes, we are going to open a restaurant in the city, I have asked someone to look at the shop, it is estimated that I will be able to find it in a few days, and I will have to work hard to help Uncle Zhang decorate it at that time!" Zhou Yu said his plan.
"Restaurant?! You're going to open a restaurant? Aunt Zhang had an incredulous expression on her face.
This restaurant is different from selling iced tea, in terms of cost, it doesn't take a few dollars to open a tea shed; But the restaurant is terrible, and it will definitely not be able to supply a few hundred taels of silver. Zhou Yu didn't need much capital to open a tea shed, and Aunt Zhang felt that he could come up with that money and it was still within her acceptable range. And if you want to open a restaurant, such a large amount of silver taels, Aunt Zhang is highly skeptical about whether Zhou Yu has so much money.
"That's right, when the time comes, let's recruit a few more people from the village to work in the store, so that everyone can earn a living!" Zhou Yu said.
"Xiao Yu, don't blame your aunt for being too talkative, it costs a lot of money to open a restaurant, you ...... Where did you get all this money? Zhang Shen'er asked worriedly.
"Aunt Zhang, you don't have to worry about this, when the location of the restaurant is chosen, I will inform you, I will go back first!" Zhou Yu said goodbye.
Aunt Zhang froze in place, staring blankly at Zhou Yu's distant back......
"Lady, big brother, I'm back!" Zhou Yu, who walked to the courtyard of the Feng family, shouted excitedly.
Feng Yue ran out of the kitchen and asked softly, "I didn't eat when I left, are you hungry?" I'll cook the dough for you. ”
Look, what does a good daughter-in-law mean? Feng Yue is a model! When Zhou Yu went home, she didn't ask him where he went first, but cared about whether he was hungry or not, which also moved Zhou Yu.
"Well, I actually ate a little bit and took two steamed buns in Yuwang's Mansion." Zhou Yu said with some embarrassment. He actually ate meat buns, but he didn't want to refuse Feng Yue's intentions, so he talked about Yu Wangfu.
"Then I'll do less." After Feng Yue finished speaking, she turned around and prepared to enter the kitchen, as if she suddenly remembered something, she slowly turned her head, looked at Zhou Yu with a strange look and said, "What did you just say?" Yuwangfu? Are you going to the Yuwang Mansion? ”
"Well, yes. Sold something by the way. Zhou Yu motioned for him to carry a box.
"What are you going to buy in the Yuwang Mansion? What's in the box you're holding? It looks quite valuable. Feng Yue asked.
"Xiaoyue, you heard it wrong, it's not buying things, it's selling things! This is the money paid to me by the Yuwang Mansion to buy things. Zhou Yu patted the box and said.
"Sell something? You didn't go out with anything, what can you sell? Feng Yue was even more puzzled.
Before Zhou Yu could answer, Feng Liang's voice came.
"Oops, Xiao Yu is back? How's it going, has the business been negotiated? How much money did you make? Feng Liang stared at Zhou Yu with bright eyes, and Zhou Yu only saw two words in his eyes: silver.
"Big brother, open it and see it yourself." Zhou Yu put the silver box on the table in the courtyard, and even Feng Yue came over curiously.
"Yo, how much does it cost, and get such a nice box? I'll take a look......" Feng Liang smiled and fiddled with the silver box, but the moment the box was opened, the smile on his face instantly froze. Not only him, but even Feng Yue was so frightened that she covered her mouth.
Don't talk about the two of them, call the people of the entire Xiaolong Village, I have never seen so much money in my eight lives!
"Hey, I said, what's wrong with you two? Evil? Zhou Yu waved his hand in front of the two of them.
Feng Yue was still immersed in shock, and Feng Liang opened his mouth to ask, "Xiao Yu...... This silver...... Where did you come from......" Feng Liang asked, Zhou Yu felt that his voice was a little weak, obviously frightened by the amount of money.
"I sold the technology of saltpeter ice making to King Yu, and this is the money paid by King Yu." Zhou Yu said calmly.
"Xiao Yu, this ice-making technology is your secret, don't we still point to it to open a tea shed to make money? How did you sell it? Feng Yue came to her senses a little and asked Zhou Yudao.
Feng Yue is not good at arithmetic, she feels that with this skill, she will be able to earn a lot of silver sooner or later.
"Satsuki, this technique is my secret, but it's actually very simple, if one day a guy from a certain pharmacy accidentally drops saltpeter into the water, my so-called secret will be exposed. Instead of waiting for him to become worthless, let's make the most of it and earn us a huge sum of money, so we can start the next step. Zhou Yu explained to him.
"Next...... What's next? What's next for this? Feng Yue wondered.
"I have asked His Royal Highness King Yu to help me find a good shop, and now we have the capital, just wait for the shop to find a good one, and we will have a good decoration before we can open for business!" Zhou Yu has already begun to look forward to a life where the daily cashier is like flowing water.
"But if we want to open a restaurant, at least we have to have a cook, right? Those chefs with good skills must have been robbed by those big restaurants and inns, who should we go to? Feng Yue asked.
Zhou Yu listened to her words and deliberately teased her and said: "Xiaoyue, your dough cooking skills are a must, or you will be in charge of our restaurant!" ”
"Oh, you're not in shape every day! When people come to a restaurant, how can they eat dough? Feng Yue heard Zhou Yu teasing her, and said in shame.
"Since the lady refuses, then I can only go into battle for my husband!" Zhou Yu said with a smile.
"You can also cook?" Feng Yue looked at him with strange eyes and said.
"If I don't know how to cook, then I'm afraid there are few people in the world who can. To tell you the truth, I've already thought of a few signature dishes, and when the restaurant opens, it will definitely surprise everyone. In addition, I am short of an artifact, in front of it, the world's famous chefs will be eclipsed! The more Zhou Yu spoke, the more energetic he became.
Zhou Yu's words were sharp, and he didn't seem to take other chefs seriously at all.
"Xiao Yu, are you talking a little too full? Isn't the cook in this palace as good as you? Feng Yue wanted to persuade him to be modest.
Who knew that when Zhou Yu heard this, he became even more arrogant, and said: "Even the head of the imperial dining room is not worth it in front of me, let alone other cooks." ”
"Xiao Yu, why are you so arrogant?" Feng Yue saw that he didn't listen to persuasion, and said with some displeasure.
"Don't disturb the lady, stay until tomorrow, I will cook for you to see!" Zhou Yu saw that she didn't believe it, and was ready to show her hand tomorrow to open Feng Yue's eyes.
"Then dare to ask Chef Zhou, do you eat your dough?" Feng Yue stared at him and asked.
"Then let's eat it at night......" Zhou Yu said.
Feng Yue glanced at him and went into the house alone, obviously dissatisfied with his arrogant posture.
"Xiao Yu, do you really know how to cook?" Feng Liang leaned over and asked.
"Of course, the food I cook can't be eaten by ordinary people!" Zhou Yu said proudly.
"Then I'll have to taste it!" Feng Liang had no doubts about Zhou Yu's words, in his heart, Zhou Yu said that if he could make money, he would definitely be able to make money. Zhou Yu said that he could cook, and he naturally believed it.
"No problem! Big brother, you can take this silver and put it away! Zhou Yu took a hundred taels and put it on his body, and handed over the rest to Feng Liang for safekeeping, he knew that Feng Liang liked money the most.
"No problem, I will take good care of it, this is our family's background!" Feng Liang was overjoyed and went into the house with the silver box.
After Feng Liang left, Zhou Yu hurried to coax his daughter-in-law again.
"Xiaoyue, why are you angry again?" Coming to Feng Yue's room, Zhou Yu asked.
"How dare I be angry with Chef Zhou? Chef Zhou's cooking skills are unparalleled in the world, but I'm afraid that I will no longer be able to look down on the food cooked by a rural woman! Feng Yue tilted her head sideways, unwilling to look at Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu understood the reason why she was angry, so she said: "What the lady said is not right, my craftsmanship is the icing on the cake, but the craftsmanship of the lady is a charcoal in the snow!" It's easy to put icing on the cake, but it's hard to send charcoal in the snow, just imagine, if there is only expensive wine and food in this world, wouldn't most of the people of my country starve to death? And the food cooked by the lady is exactly how ordinary people eat, and even myself, if there was no food cooked by the lady, I would have starved to death. Although there are many delicious foods in the world, it is the lady's bowl of dough that makes Zhou Yu where he is today. When it comes to taste in the mouth, dishes cooked with ingredients may be better; But in terms of the taste in the heart, the delicacies of the mountains and seas in the world add up, and they are not as good as the white dough eaten with the lady in those poor days. ”
This is called, knowing with reason, moving with emotion.
Feng Yue was moved by what he said, and the unhappiness in her heart slowly dissipated, she turned her head to look at Zhou Yu, and asked softly, "What you said is true?" ”
"Honestly, of course! This business of opening a restaurant to make money also wants you to live a good life. Lady, you have been with me for more than ten years, if you can't get your lady out of this poor life, I am not worthy of being your husband! Zhou Yu said firmly.
"I don't mean to blame you, I'm just afraid that you are too proud and easy to get into trouble. And I don't care about any money or wealth, as long as I can be with you. Feng Yue also confessed her heart.
Sincerity is always the best skill.
Zhou Yu was quite moved, looking at Feng Yue's pretty face, he couldn't help but kiss it.
Feng Yue did not refuse, and the two lingered in the room for a while, until Zhou Yu threw Feng Yue down on the bed and began to untie Feng Yue's clothes with both hands, and was pushed away by Feng Yue.
"It's still daytime!" Feng Yue said shyly.
"What's wrong with the day, who says you can't come during the day?" Zhou Yu didn't care.
"Anyway, it won't work, wait until you take a shower at night!" Feng Yue buried her head in the pillow to prevent Zhou Yu from seeing her flushed face.
Zhou Yu ran all the way, sweating and a little slimy, it was really not suitable for ...... You really should take a shower!
Speaking of taking a bath, Zhou Yu had some thoughts in his heart. There is no shower gel or soap in this country, so it is very troublesome to take a bath. Dignitaries and nobles can buy bath beans to wash, but bath beans are expensive, where can ordinary people afford to use them? For most poor people, sweating can only wash off the fat on their bodies with some plant ash. Although Zhou Yu has money and can afford to buy bath beans, he can't buy them! Every time the bath beans in Luozhou City arrived, they were snatched up by the various prefectures, and it was not Zhou Yu's turn at all.
Zhou Yu felt that it was time to make some soap. Grass and wood ash is heavy alkaline, and it is easy to burn the skin if you are not careful, and it is still good to use soap.
Wait a minute, Zhou Yu suddenly realized that soap seems to have a profit!
"Satsuki, I love you to death! We have another way to get rich! Zhou Yu hugged Feng Yue and kissed him fiercely.
"What are you doing...... Feng Yue asked with a red face, "What is the way to make a fortune?" ”
"Hehe, I won't tell you yet!" Zhou Yu began to sell Guanzi again.