Peasant woman

Chapter 33

The business in Lefeng Restaurant is good. It is only four o'clock now, and there are already some diners sitting inside. When the waiter saw Xu Cao, he hurriedly came up with a smile, "Is the lady here to eat? Come, come here." Please."

Xu Cao waved her hand and said with a smile, "I'm not here for dinner, I'm here to talk to your shopkeeper about something."

The clerk was stunned for a moment, "You're looking for our shopkeeper? Well, wait a minute, lady, I'll call the shopkeeper right away." Saying that, he ran to the back.

Soon, the guy came out with a middle-aged man in his 40s. The middle-aged man looked shrewd, with a mustache and a mustache. Grass, said with a smile: "I don't know what the little lady wants from me?"

"Shopkeeper, I have some food here and I want to buy it for you. Would you like to have a look?" Xu Cao didn't panic. Not something precious.

The shopkeeper became a little impatient, waved his hand and said, "Is there anything we can't eat in Lefeng Restaurant? We still need your food, little lady?"

Xu Cao didn't panic, and said with a smile, "Shopkeeper, you really don't want to take a look?"

Seeing her smile with such a confident look, the shopkeeper was a little puzzled, could it be that this little lady really has something good to eat?After hesitating for a while, the shopkeeper said: "In that case, please take it out and have a look, young lady."

Xu Cao lifted the white gauze covering the basket to reveal the enema inside. The enema looked dark, and the shopkeeper frowned, "What is this?"

Xu Cao said with a smile: "Shopkeeper, don't look at it. It's dark and ugly, but it's delicious, and it goes well with wine. Why don't you cut some and try it? This thing is already cooked, but it's steamed. It tastes even better the last time."

The shopkeeper was a little hesitant, but he nodded anyway. Xu Cao followed the shopkeeper into the kitchen and took out four pieces of enema. The enemas were divided into spicy and spiced. Xu Cao cut out a small dish of each flavor and handed it to In front of the shopkeeper, he smiled and said: "Shopkeeper, these four flavors are different, two of them are spicy, and the other two are not spicy. You can try it. Of course, there are many ways to eat this thing. Serve directly Steamed in a wok, and eaten with vinegar sauce, or fried with other dishes, all taste very good.”

The shopkeeper's extended chopsticks picked up a piece and put it in his mouth.After that, he shook his head calmly and said: "Little lady, although the taste of this food is not bad, there is indeed no shortage of this kind of food in our restaurant, but it is not easy to look at you, I will pay you a tael of silver to buy you How about this recipe?"

Xu Cao laughed, and quickly poured all the remaining enemas in the plate back into the basket, saying: "Since the shopkeeper has no sincerity in doing business, then we don't need to say anything, there are more than one restaurant in Lefeng in the town. Believe it The Wange Restaurant not far away should be interested in this."

When the shopkeeper heard this, he became anxious, Wange Restaurant was their deadly enemy, and they couldn't let them take away the food. "Little lady, don't worry, we have something to discuss, right? If the little lady is not satisfied with the price, let's discuss it."

Xu Cao paused, turned her head and said with a smile: "Just now the shopkeeper didn't have the sincerity to discuss it carefully. Since the shopkeeper wants to discuss it carefully, please show some sincerity. I really want to sell this recipe. I don’t know how much money the shopkeeper can give me?” Although this thing can cover the expenses of going to the restaurant, if it lasts for a long time, the villagers will definitely be jealous and make trouble, so it’s better to sell the recipe all at once.And the thirteen incense here might be able to make a fortune.

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Actually, I can tell how this thing is made. What price does the lady think is right?"

Xu Cao smiled, "It's simple to make, but the shopkeeper of the condiment inside certainly doesn't know. There is a kind of thirteen incense in it. I can supply the thirteen incense to your family, the shopkeeper, but Thirteen The recipe of Xiangxiang will not be disclosed to the shopkeeper, but if the shopkeeper wants to buy the secret recipe of Thirteen Fragrances, it is also possible. The Thirteen Fragrances can not only be used for enema, but also for stir-fried vegetables, stewed meat, and marinated meat. The taste will be even stronger. Alright." The seasonings in this world include ginger, sour, Chinese prickly ash, scallions, and garlic sprouts, and there will be no more. Star anise, cinnamon, cumin, and cloves, which were often used to make meat in previous lives, are all medicinal materials. The world had no idea that these could be used for cooking.

The shopkeeper was a little stunned.Xu Cao continued: "The prescription for this enema is 50 taels of silver, and the prescription for Shisanxiang is 180 taels of silver. The shopkeeper, do you want it?"

The shopkeeper was dumbfounded, "Little lady, this is because you are being unkind, why do you have such an expensive prescription?"

Xu Cao smiled and said, "Didn't the shopkeeper notice that there is a very special fragrance in this enema? This is the formula of Thirteen Fragrances."

The shopkeeper thought for a while, and said "little lady, please wait a moment", then walked into the kitchen with the dish of enema.Soon he came out, with joy on his face, the chef inside said that he couldn't taste the aroma, it seems that this little lady is not lying.

"Little lady, since that's the case, I won't say anything more. I'll take your enema recipe for 20 taels of silver, and the formula for Thirteen Fragrances for 80 taels of silver."

Xu Cao was stunned, the shopkeeper actually agreed?She was indeed the one who yelled the price indiscriminately just now, and she didn't expect the price given by the shopkeeper now.After thinking about it, she agreed, "Okay, just give 100 taels of silver to the two shopkeepers."

100 taels, Xu Cao was very excited, this is undoubtedly a huge sum of money to her, she never thought that one day she would have such a huge sum of money.On the way here, she thought it would be good if she could earn two or thirty taels this time.

While she was getting excited, the shopkeeper at the side said: "Young lady can't just give out the folk prescription, I hope the little lady will do it for us, so as not to make things unclear in the future."

The shopkeeper was worried that the recipe written by Xu Cao was wrong, so he asked Xu Cao to make the recipe in front of him.

Xu Cao naturally agreed, and went out of the restaurant to drag Fugui to buy materials, Fugui hurriedly asked, "How is your daughter-in-law?"

"It's done, but I have to buy the materials and make it now."

Fu Gui nodded, but he didn't care, it was just a food, how much money he could sell it for, but the daughter-in-law could do whatever she wanted.

Xu Cao pulled Fugui, Fugui hugged Miao Miao, and hurriedly ran to buy the materials for making sausages and the things needed to configure five-spice powder.

Then they went back to the restaurant, this time Fugui and Miao Miao also followed in, Miao Miao looked around curiously.Fugui was never polite to strangers, and he followed Xu Cao with a sullen face. Coupled with his burly figure, he looked tough and cold.

Xu Cao wrote down the prescription and gave it to the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper gave Xu Cao 100 taels of silver.Fugui was stunned when he saw the 100 taels of silver, what's going on?

"Shopkeeper, I will demonstrate the following method, you watch."

Xu Cao asked the shopkeeper to borrow a little semolina to wash the large intestine, chop the pork belly, and prepare the rest. In front of the shopkeeper, he ground the ingredients needed for Shisanxiang into powder according to a certain proportion, and mixed them in Together, sprinkle the thirteen spices in the chopped pork belly, knead it evenly, and start pouring it.This stuff was poured slowly, Xu Cao only poured a small section, and asked the shopkeeper to cook it, "Shopkeeper, just boil it here, but it's the same for smoking and drying. There is also a blood sausage method. I've already learned it for you, that's a bit more troublesome, don't you need to do it now?"

The shopkeeper smiled, agreed, and then looked hard at the formula of Thirteen Incense, "Little lady, these are the ingredients needed for Thirteen Incense, isn't it all medicinal ingredients?"

Xu Cao smiled and said, "Yes, this is a secret recipe handed down from my family. Although it is a medicinal material, it can also be used in dishes."

The shopkeeper nodded, and seemed a little regretful. He never thought that the formula of Thirteen Fragrances would be thirteen kinds of herbs.However, the money has already been paid, and it is indeed Thirteen Incense. If the little lady didn't tell me, he would never know what Thirteen Incense is.

Soon, the enema was cooked. The shopkeeper cut two pieces and tasted it. The taste was indeed right.That's why Xu Cao left. When he left, he didn't forget to tell Xu Cao: "Little lady, you have already sold this folk prescription to me now, but you can't sell it to other families."

Xu Cao smiled and said, "Shopkeeper, don't worry, absolutely not."

The family of three left the restaurant.

Xu Cao was very happy, she never thought that this thing could earn 100 taels of silver.Even if the shopkeeper doesn't buy the formula of the thirteen incense, she won't be able to hide it for long. Anyone who knows a little bit about medicinal materials can know the ingredients in the thirteen incense by smelling it.And selling the formula at one time saves a lot of trouble.

Wealth is also very shocking, the daughter-in-law is so amazing, she earned 100 taels of silver with these few pieces of enema.Not only that, he was even a little awkward, isn't it a man's job to make money to support his family?Now it is necessary for the daughter-in-law to go out and make money.No, he must hunt well and earn a lot of money so that his wife no longer has to worry about it.

(End of this chapter)