Border Cook

There was a large basket of fresh meat buns on the stove, and Lu Qiyan ate half of it in one breath.

Jiang Zhuguo also ate four buns today, praising them as he ate, "Sister Xia's buns are so delicious. If they were sold outside, they would definitely be snatched up as soon as they came out of the pot."

"Does this delicious bun have a name?" Jiang Zhuguo asked.

Many of the foods Xia Mingyue makes have very nice and novel names.

Like the mouth-watering chicken I had last night, the cold pot skewers sold these days, and the Dezhou braised chicken I had earlier...

I don’t know what kind of nice name it will be today.

Jiang Zhuguo was looking forward to it, but Xia Mingyue smiled and said, "Come to think of it, this bun actually has a name, it's called Goubuli."

Goubuli?
It sounds very common and down-to-earth, yet somewhat strange.

How could Goubuli ignore such delicious buns?
Obviously, this is the bun that Wu Jin would definitely rush to eat...

"It's not the buns that Goubuli refers to, but the person who first made the buns. People called him Gouzi because the buns were delicious and many people came to eat them. Gouzi was so busy that he didn't even bother to raise his head, let alone greet people. People laughed at him for selling buns and ignoring people, so he got this name."

Xia Mingyue explained with a smile, "Later, people thought the name was novel and catchy, so it spread. The Goubuli Steamed Bun Shop became more and more famous, attracting many people to eat its buns."

In her previous life, when Xia Mingyue was not yet famous, she had also gone there to try all the products of Tianjin Goubuli.

It's really different.

"I see." Lu Qiyan nodded.

But he had never heard of the name of Goubuli Steamed Bun Shop. He thought that the fame that Xia Mingyue mentioned was only limited to Chuzhou where she lived since she was a child.

However, this bun is really delicious.

Lu Qiyan felt that he was full, but because he was greedy, he hesitated for a moment and picked up another one.

But before the bun entered his mouth, Lu Qiyan had already burped.

The burping noise was quite loud, loud enough that Xia Mingyue and Jiang Zhuguo could both hear it clearly.

Lu Qiyan suddenly felt embarrassed and didn't know whether he should continue eating the bun in his hand or put it down.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Qiyan took a bite.

Burping means that the gas has been expelled, and there is extra space in the stomach, which is definitely enough to stuff a bun...

Seeing this, Xia Mingyue didn't say much, just smiled, turned and went into the kitchen, took out the other basket of buns in the pot one by one, and put them in the basket to cool.

After everything was cleaned up after the meal, Xia Mingyue wrapped all the completely cooled fresh meat buns with a clean cage cloth and put them into the bag prepared for Lu Qiyan.

"It's August now, and the weather is getting cooler. The buns have cooled down and can still be kept for a day or two," said Xia Mingyue.

"Yes." Lu Qiyan nodded, took the bag and hung it on his shoulder, "We probably won't be able to come back during the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Finally, he added, "I estimate it will take at least two months."

Even if there is no war before the New Year, the city will be repaired, the border will be inspected, small groups of rebels will be prevented from causing chaos, and soldiers will continue to be recruited...

There is still a lot to do in the military.

Now that he is a captain, he has more people under him and needs to work harder and harder.

"Yeah." Xia Mingyue nodded and said, "Take care, Brother Lu."

Lu Qiyan said "hmm", and after a while, he said, "Take care of yourself."

"it is good."

...Then he didn't say anything else and just waited for Zhao Youcai to pack up his things and Lu Qiyan to go out with him.

Xia Mingyue and Lu were still sent to the city gate.

"Take care of yourself." Lu Qiyan repeated this sentence again, and stared at Xia Mingyue again and again. After a long time, he lowered his eyes slightly.

Seeing this, Xia Mingyue raised her eyebrows and said with a smile, "Take care, Brother Lu."

There was nothing more to say.

Lu Qiyan exhaled, "Yeah."

It was getting late, and Lu Qiyan and Zhao Youcai strode out of the city gate.

After watching the two go away, Xia Mingyue and Lu went back to continue setting up their stall to sell cold pot skewers.

Because of sending Lu Qiyan and Zhao Youcai off, the stall was set up a little later than usual.

Some people have been waiting for a long time, and they are chatting with smiles, "Madam Xia and Madam Lu are late today."

"It's half an hour late. We'll be on time tomorrow." While speaking, Xia Mingyue handed the other party a paper cup to hold the cold pot skewers and scooped a spoonful of chili oil on it.

"Then I'll come at the original time tomorrow." The man noticed Xia Mingyue's generosity and smiled.

This kind of chili oil is delicious when you take it home and mix it with cucumber!

"Walk slowly."

After seeing off this guest, more people came one after another.

By noon, there were no skewers left on the stall, only a few skewers of pure vegetarian vegetables.

Xia Mingyue and Lu have already started packing their things.

A woman whose age was between Xia Mingyue and Lu came over quickly and stood in front of the two of them.

"I'm sorry, there are only four skewers of vegetarian dishes left." Xia Mingyue said, "If you don't mind, you can pay for only three skewers."

"You must be Miss Xia," the woman said. "My last name is Qiao."

"Hello, Madam Qiao." Xia Mingyue saw that Madam Qiao didn't seem to be here to buy cold pot skewers, so she asked, "Madam Qiao, is there something you want to talk to me about?"

"I heard that Madam Xia's cold pot skewers are open to franchisees, so I wanted to ask about it." Qiao said.

"Since you're asking about joining us, let's talk about it at home."

Planning to have the remaining four skewers as side dishes for lunch, Xia Mingyue and Lu quickly packed up their things and took Qiao home.

Xia Mingyue introduces how to join the cold pot skewers franchise.

The franchise fee is three taels of silver. In summer, cold pot skewers are sold, and in winter, oden is sold. The cart used for the stall needs to be customized and purchased, which costs one tael of silver. Vegetables and soy products can be prepared by yourself, and meat, soup base, base ingredients, bamboo skewers, oil paper cups, etc. need to be purchased from Xia Ji daily.

Obey Xia Ji's unified management and daily supervision, set up stalls in designated areas, prepare own ingredients according to Xia Ji's standards, and do not arbitrarily quantify and set prices. Ingredients must be fresh every day and must not be left overnight.

Xia Mingyue spoke in detail, and Qiao listened attentively, nodding frequently.

After Xia Mingyue finished speaking, Qiao spoke hesitantly, "What Madam Xia said is all good, but I'm really short of money right now, and I can't take out the initial four taels of silver all at once. Can you give me some time?"

"I'll take out two taels of silver first, and with the remaining two taels of silver, I'll give Madam Xia five hundred coins every month. For five months, I'll give Madam Xia a total of two taels and five coins of silver. Is that okay?"

Seeing that Xia Mingyue did not respond immediately, Qiao became more and more uneasy. She sighed and said, "I didn't want to say this to Madam Xia, but my head of the family was injured in the army this time. His arms and legs were injured and he can no longer receive military pay. Most of the silver distributed by the army was used to buy medicine. Our family is in a very difficult situation right now, and we really can't take out the extra silver." (End of this chapter)