When it came to this matter, Qian Jizu called a suitable clerk and asked him to go to the county government to submit a bid.
But he ordered someone to serve Xu He tea.
Xu He hadn't even had a few sips when he saw Qian Jizu standing beside him with a smile on his face without saying a word, knowing that he had something to ask for.
He didn't take Qiao and asked directly: "Uncle Qian is worried about being compared with Xiaohu Chun and falling behind in the department."
Qian Jizu gave a thumbs up and praised: "Young Master is really amazing!"
"..." Lao Qian only wants to be sued, and his attitude is so good that he has even been called "Master".
Xu He pondered for a while and asked about the business situation of Huibin Building.
Huibin Building was originally called Qian Family Restaurant, and it was originally operated outside the city.
But in Qian Jizu's generation, because he was good at business, the business was getting better, so he moved the restaurant into the city and changed its name to Huibin Building.
What can you say about the quality of the food at Huibinlou? It's the standard of an ordinary restaurant in this era.
It can’t be said to be a golden dish, but it is definitely much better than what ordinary people eat at home.
But this cannot be compared with the famous Huaiyang cuisine of later generations. Many local dishes are still in their infancy.
Not long ago, the soft pocket long fish taught by Xu He was [Gao Mian Shou Penghao]. Once it was launched, it became popular all over the city.
According to Qian Jizu, even Xu He's teacher, County Magistrate Li, had asked his disciples to buy and package them several times and take them back to the Yamen for consumption.
"Then you will serve this dish then?" Xu He said.
Qian Jizu was a little embarrassed: "We Huaiyang locals often eat long fish, but outsiders..."
Hearing this, Xu He finally understood Qian Jizu's dilemma.
The long fish is slippery and a bit like a snake. The method of stir-frying in Roudou is to take the backbone of the long fish and fry it on a plate. It is slippery and dark. After seeing it, most outsiders who don’t know how delicious it is will reject it in their hearts. of.
"So, do you know where Lu Yun and Lu Budang are from?"
Speaking of this, Qian Jizu actually knew: "Lu Butang is a famous Confucian commander in our Wei Dynasty. How could I not know that? I heard that he is a Marquis of Fujian!"
"Marquis..."
The land of Hou Guan was lost in later generations. Most of it was assigned to Fuzhou, and some of it was assigned to today's Minhou County.
Xu He once went there on a business trip in his previous life, and there were two dishes that impressed him deeply in his memory, one was chrysanthemum seabass, and the other was Buddha Jumping Over the Wall.
He doesn’t know if Chrysanthemum Bass exists in this era, but the dish Buddha Jumps Over the Wall probably hasn’t appeared yet.
The legend of Buddha Jumping Over the Wall comes from the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty. Officials from the Fujian Bureau of Official Finance hosted a banquet for Fujian Governor Zhou Lian. During the banquet, there was a dish called "Fu Shou Quan". This is the prototype of Buddha Jumping Over the Wall.
Thinking of this, Xu He had a plan in mind.
He had learned these dishes from Chen Yang in his previous life, and now he just took them out for Lu Yun to try.
Anyway, if these dishes are popular in Fujian, it at least shows that they are in line with the local tastes.
I don’t know what Lu Yun likes, so I can only give it a try.
Xu He asked Qian Jizu to take out a pen and paper and write down the specific methods of the two dishes in detail.
Qian Jizu took it and looked at it, his eyes almost stopped laughing.
"Young master is simply a bodhisattva who saves people in need! Just look at the recipe and you will know that these two dishes are extraordinary!"
Just kidding, "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall" uses at least a dozen kinds of materials, and the cooking is even more complicated. Chrysanthemum seabass requires very high knife skills. Xu He was afraid that Qian Jizu would not be able to master it, so he also specially drew the method of making chrysanthemum seabass. on the paper.
If even Qian Jizu can't defeat Lu Yun, then forget it, Xu He doesn't plan to worry about it anymore.
It should be said or not, although Qian Jizu behaves in a picky way on weekdays.
But when it came time to spend money, he was unambiguous at all.
"Little... Master, you give me two recipes right now. I really can't escape the money to buy them this time. In this way, I will give you twenty taels first for one year. When I earn the old money , I’ll give you another two hundred taels when the time comes!”
Xu He was about to agree, but a thought came to his mind and he suddenly smiled and said, "Uncle Qian, I don't need this money!"
"That's good!" Qian Jizu was overjoyed.
"..."
Qian Jizu's face suddenly collapsed when he saw Xu He's expression: "I knew it wasn't that simple!"
Xu He smiled and said, "That's right. I'm going to sort out the recipes I accidentally saw in my mind recently!"
"More! How many more?" Qian Jizu's eyes almost stretched out his claws.
Xu He smiled slightly: "A lot!"
"Are they all as sexy as Gao Mian Shou Penghao?" Qian Jizu's hands were shaking with excitement!
Xu He nodded: "Uncle Qian, I can provide you with recipes in the future, but... I am a scholar, and my family only has a few acres of thin farmland. You know, scholars also need to eat, right?"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah!" Qian Jizu nodded like a peck of rice: "I understand, I understand, oh, my Mr. Xu, just say it!"
"I'll teach you how to make these dishes, but I'll take 40% of your shares in Huibin House!"
"What? Forty percent?" Qian Jizu subconsciously wanted to refuse.
But soon, he started thinking about it.
Seeing that he was silent and the expression on his face changed, Xu He knew that he was calculating the gains and losses in his heart, so he didn't bother him and sat there to drink tea.
After a long time, Qian Jizu frowned and looked at Xu He: "Xiaohe, aren't you afraid that Uncle Qian will kick you out if he gets your recipe?"
Xu He smiled in his heart. In fact, he had already thought of this.
In Qian Jizu's view, Xu He's actions were risky.
But Xu He already had a countermeasure in mind.
First, Xu He was destined to study and become an official. In his opinion, investing in the Qian family was just a guarantee for his study.
Anyone who invests has risks. He has no fame yet, but as long as he can pass the examination, as Qian Jizu, he will not dare to break the contract easily.
What's more, the subsequent candidates and Jinshi?
But if this matter is left to the future, perhaps the cooperation partner will be of a higher level and the starting point of the cooperation industry will be higher, but the risks will be greater. It is better to get the partner at a weak moment, and the two will achieve mutual success.
Secondly, if Qian Jizu really thought he had mastered the recipe, he would not be able to counterattack him?
Haha, Xu He also has two cooking killers in his mind, they are named monosodium glutamate and chicken essence.
Although broth has appeared in restaurants in this era, the deliciousness that chicken essence and MSG can bring is beyond the reach of all broths.
Why did Shandong cuisine restaurants become so popular in the capital in the late Qing Dynasty?
It's because the Shandong cuisine chef has mastered the original MSG purification method...dried kelp.
If Qian Jizu really betrays him, Xu He, who has already accumulated initial capital, can just cultivate a confidant and open a restaurant next to Huibin Building, and he will still be forced to close down due to a run on him.
When Qian Jizu saw Xu He didn't speak, he finally made up his mind: "Xiaohe, since you trust me so much, that's fine. Uncle Qian swears here that if your uncle Qian is evil and wants to kick you out in the future, just call him That evil person in my family will never be able to get a wife!"
"hiss!"
Uncle Qian, you are a bit cruel, Qian Yu is your only son...
