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Chapter 638 Old Cheng, We Are Wrong

As soon as he heard that there were guests coming, Chang Le lost the intention of continuing to play here, picked up his candied fruit, got up and went to the back garden.

Seeing that she did not forget the candied fruit in her hand before she left, Wang Zian couldn't help frowning slightly.

"You're pregnant. Try to eat as little as possible of this kind of overly sweet food in the future. It's not good for you and the fetus. Do you have any snacks like walnuts at home? If not, ask the servants to prepare more——"

Saying that, he reached out to take the plate of candied fruit in Changle's hand.

It made Chang Le pouted, the boss's reluctance.

Wang Zi'an had no choice but to comfort her with nice words.

"Eating too many desserts will easily make the fetus grow too big, and you will suffer when the time comes, don't blame me for not reminding—"

Chang Le's face suddenly changed, and he quickly put away the little hand that was about to snatch the plate.

"Hmph, if you don't eat it, you don't eat it, just like who cares about it, I, I haven't eaten anything delicious..."

Seeing that arrogant little appearance, Wang Zi'an couldn't help laughing, and turned to Cheng Yinger to explain.

"Yinger will prepare more walnuts in the future - you all remember to eat more walnuts, the child will be smart in the future -"

Seeing Chang Le walking out without looking back, he hurriedly gave instructions behind him.

"Lizhi, especially you, did you hear..."

Princess Changle: ...

Hmph, don't think I'm stupid because I can't hear it!

"Don't eat—"

Throwing down a word, he left without looking back.

Hmph, this nasty little scholar is no longer cute!
I was going to wait for him to finish his work and take him to go shopping and listen to the theater, but I didn't go——

Go to the back garden to play by yourself!
She likes being there when she has nothing to do.

There are a lot of flowers in full bloom, colorful, she likes the feeling of being surrounded by flowers, and in the glass greenhouse, looking at the various vegetables and grapes that have covered the shelves, she feels very comfortable in her heart.

Even she was about to start fantasizing about the picture of playing games with the kid here.

……

"I have seen my uncle, I have seen Her Royal Highness Princess Lin'an—"

As soon as he entered the door and saw Wang Zi'an and Cheng Yinger, Gao Fu couldn't help smiling, and he greeted Wang Zi'an and Cheng Yinger first with his arms crossed.

"Uncle Gao—"

Cheng Yinger stood up with joy on her face, quickly stepped forward to hold Gao Fu's arm, led him to sit next to him, and then greeted the other managers with a smile.

"Everyone in charge, they are all members of our own family, there is no need to be formal, please sit down first—"

Because of Cheng Yaojin's relationship, among the stewards who came, Wang Zi'an and Gao Fu, the old bandit, knew each other best. Some of the stewards of the other companies had met once, and some had never met.

But Wang Zi'an was very polite. After greeting everyone, he saw that everyone was sitting on their buttocks, and he wanted to call the servants to make tea.

Gao Fu stood up quickly, and cupped his hands at Wang Zi'an.

"You don't need to trouble, my aunt. We came here today to ask you for an idea, and we will leave later——"

"About the spice?"

With Cheng Yinger's reminder, Wang Zi'an already had a plan in his mind.

"Exactly—"

Hearing Wang Zi'an's question, the other stewards couldn't help but smile wryly.

"Now the price of spices is more than ten times what it was a year ago. Even so, there is still a price but no market, and the shortage is severe. If this continues, we will soon be unable to bear it..."

"Yeah, it's really too expensive..."

"Those merchants who have been supplying to us for a long time have expressed that they are powerless..."

Several stewards, you talk to each other, spit bitterness.

After all, they are the stewards of these businesses, and the profit margins are squeezed, and they are the first to be unable to hold on.

Wang Zi'an did not expect that the problem has become so serious.

After pondering for a while, he asked thoughtfully.

"How long has this been the case?"

"It's been almost two months since Qi Hou Ye, at first it was just a price increase, although it was a bit more expensive, but we can still get the goods, but since the New Year, the situation has become more and more serious, even if you have money, It may not be possible to get the goods..."

"Two months?"

Wang Zi'an glanced at them with some surprise.

"Yes, two months!"

Several people couldn't help but nodded in unison.

"So, what do you want to do when you come here today—"

Wang Zi'an asked tentatively.

"We just want to ask Lord Hou, if there are any dishes that require less spices or don't use these spices at all..."

Marquis Chang'an's culinary skills are at their peak, there should be a way, right?

Li Guanshi of the Prince's Mansion of Hejian County is a very kind-faced fat man. Before he speaks, he smiles a little, looking very friendly.The restaurant that Li Xiaogong and Wang Zi'an partnered with was all managed by him.

This person is very capable, very prestigious in the Chang'an restaurant industry, and can be regarded as the leader of the Chang'an restaurant industry.

At this time, the bearer looked at the handsome and extraordinary young man in front of him with a look of admiration.

He directly became a little fan.

After working in restaurants for decades, I have never seen a chef with such excellent cooking skills.

That culinary skill is close to the Tao!
"We are different from him. We just want to ask if those spices can be replaced by other things. Those black-hearted profiteers are more ruthless than we were when they robbed money—"

Gao Fu pulled his beard in displeasure, and took the conversation.

The deli business has supported many old brothers from the past. Everyone counted on this to eat, but as the days passed, the group of unscrupulous profiteers stuck their necks.

The most important spice is gone!
Unlike the restaurant business, the restaurant can use other dishes as a temporary emergency, but they can't, there is no spice to marinate the meat.

So, speaking of it, these delis all over Chang'an, and have even begun to spread to all parts of Guanzhong, are the real big players of spices.It can be said that their delicatessen and Li Xiaogong's several large restaurants consume almost one-third of the spice consumption in Chang'an.This is already a very scary number.

It was so terrifying that it was even enough to affect the price of spices in Chang'an and even in Guanzhong.

But again, their business is too dependent on spices.

Without more than ten kinds of spices such as nutmeg, cinnamon, star anise, fennel, pepper, etc., the taste of the present will not be present.

So, in fact, they were more anxious and eager than Li Xiaogong's restaurant, trying to solve the problem fundamentally.

From Wang Zi'an, I found several materials that can replace the spices needed for stewed meat.

Wang Zi'an looked at the anxious stewards, suddenly smiled, and turned his head to look at the steward Li in the Prince's Mansion of Hejian County.

"It's not difficult to create new dishes. It just so happens that spring is here, and there should be some new dishes on the restaurant side. I'll make a list later. Later, you can go to the back kitchen to find Chef Gao and let him teach you—"

Chef Gao is currently the best chef in Wang Zi'an's kitchen. He is very savvy, and he can cook ordinary dishes at a seven or eighth level.In the eyes of Wang Zi'an, a master of cooking, he has passed the test.

Li Guanshi was overjoyed when he heard this.

Sure enough, there is no problem that Marquis Chang'an can't solve!

He was so excited that he wished he could get up immediately and run to the back kitchen to find Chef Gao.

But Wang Zi'an hadn't started to write him the list yet, and he didn't dare to urge him, so he could only forcefully suppress his temper and sit by the side as if on pins and needles.

Gao Fu couldn't sit still when he saw that the Hejian County King's Mansion had found a solution to the problem.

"Grandpa, what about our side—"

Wang Zi'an looked at the impatient Gao Fu and the several stewards, and smiled leisurely.

It's a pity that the beard hasn't grown up yet, and there is no white feather fan in his hand, which is a little less interesting.

He could only cough lightly, and waved his hand lightly.

"Everyone, don't be impatient—I have three strategies for the deli, which one are you willing to listen to..."

Gao Fu: ...

This guy's style suddenly reminded him of a guy whose name was Xu Maogong back then. At that time, he also liked this style, so anxious that people wanted to punch him in the face.

However, at this time, he had to ask for help from others, so he had to hold his nose and cooperate, willing to be others' flattery.

"Excuse me, my lord, what do you say about this..."

Awesome!

Wang Zi'an glanced at Gao Fu approvingly. Although the old bandit was rough at times, he praised him in a timely manner, which made him very comfortable.

"This is the best way, that is, I will find some replacement materials for you, and I won't have to look at the faces of those spice merchants anymore, but the taste of those marinated cooked food will be affected to some extent..."

As Wang Zi'an said, he picked up his own boiled water, took a sip leisurely, and then spoke slowly.

"This is the best strategy, that is, everyone who has money can make money, publish the current recipe for marinating cooked food, or find a few powerful and powerful families to cooperate with, I believe it can be done once and for all, and this kind of moth will never appear again. ..."

Gao Fu instantly understood the meaning of Wang Zi'an's words, his face suddenly changed, and he stood up abruptly.

"You mean, someone has pink eye and is playing tricks behind their backs?"

Prince An nodded cheerfully.

"There is no reason for this merchant to do business without making money? You are big consumers of spices. Those merchants who sell spices have no time to curry favor with you. How could they deliberately block you? Even if the supply of goods is really tight, The most is to raise the price, and more than two months have passed, even if the supply is tight for a while, in these two months, the follow-up supply should be deployed, how could it be more and more scarce?"

Gao Fu:! ! ! ! ! !

"It turned out to be a trick on our men!"

Gao Fu immediately became angry——

In the city of Chang'an, there are still people who dare to secretly poke and give eye drops to these old brothers...

I don't know how many eyes Prince Ma has?
"Uncle, needless to say, we men have never been afraid of anyone, you just say the right strategy—"

Sure enough, novels and TV are not all deceitful. As long as a military adviser proposes three strategies, the other party will definitely choose a strategy.

"It's the middle policy—"

Wang Zi'an tapped lightly on the table with his fingers, making a beeping sound.

"Then it will be business as usual - after returning, take the initiative to increase the price of spices, increase a little more, increase several times, in short, the more urgent the better..."

Everyone: ...

"Uncle (Hou Ye), this—"

A few people wanted to ask more questions, but Wang Zi'an smiled and waved his hands.

"If you believe me, just do it..."

A few people, you look at me, I look at you, they can't figure out what kind of medicine is sold in Wang Zi'an's gourd.

But no matter how much he asked, Wang Zi'an laughed and said nothing, and they had no choice but to leave in a daze.

Manager Li of Hejian County King Li Xiaogong is in a better situation. After all, his own problems have basically been solved. It is Gao Fu and the others who really need headaches.

Wait for Gao Fu and others to leave.

Cheng Yinger couldn't bear it anymore.

"Husband, what do you mean by the middle strategy? Why do you want to take the initiative to increase the purchase price instead, so you are not afraid of losing money?"

Seeing this, Wang Zi'an couldn't help laughing.

"Ying'er just rest assured, your husband, when did I ever make a loss-making business?"

Cheng Ying Er:  …

……

Gao Fu went back in a daze.

However, after hearing his report, Cheng Yaojin couldn't help laughing.

"Old Gao, tell them to follow what my uncle said. The price of spices will increase, right? We don't need them to increase the price. We will help them increase it, and increase it fiercely, three times a day..."

Gao Fu looked at Cheng Yaojin with admiration.

"Old Cheng, when did you become so powerful, you actually understood what my uncle was up to after hearing it! Quick, quick, tell me, what's going on—"

Seeing this old man, looking at him with admiration, Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but feel proud, and smiled without saying a word.

you guess!

Gao Fu: ...

You old bastard, you have lived most of your life, can you still learn something?

Seeing that this old man is playing tricks and refusing to explain, Gao Fu turned around and went out. We don't care if he likes to explain or not!
In the evening, with a jug of good wine, I called up Lao Fang, Lao Geng and other old brothers from the past, and asked Cheng Yaojin to drink together.The old brothers haven't had a drink together for a long time. The key is that they are usually watched by their wives and they never allow them to drink. Today, the brothers have a drink appointment, how can they not take the opportunity to have a good drink?

"Come on, let's get drunk today!"

Cheng Yaojin raised his wine glass enthusiastically, and signaled to Gao Fu, Lao Fang and Lao Geng.

warmed with wine.

There is no need to take the initiative to lead the topic, after three glasses of wine, Cheng Yaojin brought the topic to Wang Zian.

"I think back then, when His Majesty, my second brother and that old man went out shopping together, we ran into Zian by chance. What kind of vision do I have? Our vision is accurate. When I looked at it, I knew Zi'an Not in the pool!"

Picking up the wine glass, he drank it in one gulp.

After wiping his wet beard, Cheng Yaojin was obviously excited.

"I thought at that time, this is clearly the son-in-law sent by heaven to our old Cheng's family. I immediately decided that it was him! In order to catch up with this son-in-law, I dragged His Majesty and Second brother, I chased Zi'an for three streets"—"

Ziliu, have another drink!
"At that time, the two calves of the second brother were almost broken, and then they were lost immediately. Just like this, we didn't let that kid Zian run away, so we blocked him anyway!"

Gao Fu, Lao Fang, and Lao Geng couldn't help but look at each other when they heard the words, and then looked thoughtfully at Cheng Yaojin who was bragging.

hiss--

Seems to have found a great problem!
However, Cheng Yaojin was talking and drinking happily, and he didn't notice the weird eyes of the old brothers at all.

The more he talked, the more excited he became, he picked up the wine glass and took another sip.

"This means that your majesty is following, I don't want to start, or I will tie up that brat that night. You all know what happened later. The kid Zi'an was moved by the old man's sincerity and heroism, crying Wanting to be my old Cheng's son-in-law..."

Gao Fu and the others couldn't stand listening anymore, and unceremoniously punctured his cowhide.

"Didn't our old brothers snatch it back? If we hadn't acted decisively, this son-in-law would have been snatched away by His Majesty..."

Cheng Yaojin stared.

"You know what a fart, I deliberately set up a test for that kid. If it weren't for that, he would have become the son-in-law of our Cheng family..."

Gao Fu and others: ...

This guy is hopeless, he's been with him for most of his life, and he still hasn't changed his shameless bad habit.

"Excellent, amazing, no wonder you can understand his intentions when my uncle mentions it a little bit today..."

Gao Fu raised his glass inadvertently, then raised his glass unhurriedly, and at the same time pricked up his ears secretly.

Seeing this, Cheng Yaojin proudly put the wine glass on the table.

"If you say you're stupid and you still don't admit it, do you still need to understand that? You just say, when did that kid Zian let himself suffer? Doesn't Li Xiaogong's restaurant have his share, or does our deli have his share? "

Several people were dumbfounded for a moment.

Ah, this-

Old Cheng, we were wrong and overestimated your wisdom!
(End of this chapter)