After listening to shopkeeper Liang's words, Su Qingluan just smiled and waved the knife in his hand with a "Dong!" sound, and the tip of the knife sank into the chopping board: "Then Boss Liang must be careful not to let this hard-working 'Hongfu Building' be destroyed. Yu Yiyi?"
What Boss Liang said just now was originally a joke with a probing element.
If Su Qingluan's attitude was vague and smooth, he would have to pay attention to whether there was something fishy.
But when the other party took such a clear stance, Boss Liang felt relieved, so he apologized with a smile.
Su Qingluan also understood that the other party most likely wanted to test her just now, not to mention that she wanted to make peace and make money, so she couldn't care too much about these slight offenses at this time.
Putting a pot on the stove, Su Qingluan touched the handle of the iron pot and sighed in her heart: When will I have a satisfactory set of kitchen utensils?
Thoughts were running through his mind, but the actions of Su Qingluan's men were not ambiguous at all.
She first scooped out some lard with a large spoon and spread it in a hot pan, then added star anise leaves and green onions and garlic to stir-fry until the spices inside were slightly burnt, then took them all out and added in the ones that had just been removed. Put the fish head and fish bones into the pot.
In an instant, the sound of lard frying bones could be heard "crackling", and the fish heads and bones were instantly submerged in fine foam.
"Where is the boiling water?" Su Qingluan looked around the entire kitchen.
"The water in the big pot of steaming cakes over there has just boiled."
Su Qingluan saw that the pastry shells had just been stacked on the stove, and the basket had not yet been covered, so he quickly scooped out some boiling water and poured it quickly along the side of the iron pot where the fish heads and fish bones were being fried. Inside.
In an instant, the milky white and fragrant fish soup began to boil in the iron pot.
Seeing this, Xu Yuanwei said curiously: "The way of cooking this fish soup is quite new!"
Shopkeeper Liang also said: "I only know that the fish soup will turn white as snow after being simmered for a long time. Didn't I think that the fish soup would turn white instantly with this method?"
Su Qingluan couldn't explain the physical and chemical knowledge of emulsified suspension and oil phase to water phase to the two ancients, so he could only vaguely say: "Once I was frying fish and accidentally spilled the water, and found that the fish soup turned white all of a sudden. "
Shopkeeper Liang sighed: “It’s an unexpected surprise.”
Su Qingluan added: "And I later discovered that adding hot water to the fish bones after they have been oiled will taste better, while cold water will stimulate the fishy smell. Make fish soup in this way, and wait until the fish bones have been cooked for a while before adding the fish meat. The meat is guaranteed to be fresh and tender.”
Otherwise, if you simmer it slowly for a long time, no matter how tender the fish is, it will be overcooked.
About a quarter of an hour later, Su Qingluan saw that the fish soup was almost hot, so he washed the marinated fish fillets and slowly put them into the fish soup.
When the fish soup boils again, push the fish a few times and see that the fish is swirling around in the pot without loosening. Knowing that the fish is cooked, he pours the fish soup into two bowls and invites shopkeeper Liang and chef Xu Yuanwei to taste them respectively.
They both took a bite of the fish soup and were both surprised——
There was no trace of the original earthy smell of carp, and the fish soup was combined with the aroma of lard. Not only did the fish soup not make the fish taste greasy, but it also stimulated the deliciousness of the fish. The aromas of lard and fish overlapped to create a delicious flavor. A more wonderful fragrance!
Although the fish fillet is limited by the meat quality of the carp itself, there are still many small spines, but because there is no long-term cooking, the fish soup is just poured out immediately after boiling, so the youngness of the fish meat is preserved to the greatest extent. Tender. The texture and taste are better.
Su Qingluan carefully observed the expressions on the faces of the two people opposite him, and had a general idea in his mind, so he asked: "How about it? Can you use this fish soup to entertain guests in this 'Hongfu Building'?"
Shopkeeper Liang looked at Xu Yuanwei. Xu Yuanwei smiled, shook his head and sighed, saying with great admiration: "Oh, this is such a talented person!" He then called to his chefs and apprentices, "Come and try this fish soup when you have time! "
Su Qingluan quickly saluted and said he didn't dare.
The way Boss Liang looked at Su Qingluan at this time was completely different from the initial impatience.
He returned to his amiable demeanor as if he were laughing at Maitreya. He made a "please" gesture to Su Qingluan and said, "My dear lady, please move to the private room on the second floor."
Then he nodded to Xu Yuanwei: "Master, you are busy, please thank you for your hard work." Then he led Su Qingluan to the second floor.
Stepping onto the second floor, most of the noisy people around him suddenly disappeared.
The corner of the stairs is connected to a corridor with no rooms. Going inwards are the wing rooms on both sides.
At this time, many of the wing rooms were empty and had no doors closed. Su Qingluan looked around and saw that one side of these wing rooms faced the bustling street and the other side faced the inner courtyard.
There is a large mahogany round table and a number of mahogany round stools and mahogany chairs in the wing room. The walls are decorated with calligraphy and paintings, and lush flowers and plants are placed in the corners, which looks very elegant.
Su Qingluan nodded secretly: It is indeed a big restaurant, and the design is reasonable. This layout can satisfy whether you want an elegant and quiet environment, or you want to watch the excitement on the street.
Just as she was thinking this, Su Qingluan saw Shopkeeper Liang let her into a wing at the end of the corridor facing the house.
Shopkeeper Liang pointed to one of the round mahogany chairs: "My dear lady, please take a seat wherever you like."
He asked the waiter to watch tea again, and then said: "My surname is Liang Youdao. May I ask my lady's name?"
"Su Qingluan."
"Luanzhe is a divine bird. It's a good name for a girl!" Shopkeeper Liang smiled.
Su Qingluan calmly took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "I don't dare to accept it. Only shopkeeper Liang deserves to be called a 'proper way of making money.'"
The two of them went back and forth to do a few rounds of Tai Chi. Su Qingluan looked at the sky and said, "It's getting late. Shopkeeper Liang, why don't you get straight to the point?"
"Okay! Madam Su is a cheerful person!" Liang Youdao clapped his hands and laughed, "I want to buy that fish soup with thirty taels of silver."
"Shopkeeper Liang was joking," Su Qingluan raised her eyes, "My plain fish soup is worth more than thirty taels." Do you think she is stupid?
Shopkeeper Liang seemed to be in a dilemma: "But no one can guarantee that Madam Su, your fish soup will be sold..."
"So I am willing to bear this risk together with Shopkeeper Liang," Su Qingluan winked, "I can take a share without the reserve price!"
The two of them exchanged words with each other, and finally decided that for every portion of the fish soup sold, the net profit would be divided 50-50 between Su Qingluan and "Hongfu Tower" for a period of three years.
Three years later, the net profits from the fish soup belong to "Hongfu Tower" and Su Qingluan will no longer distribute dividends.
At the same time, "Hongfulou" only has the right to use the recipes and cannot disclose the detailed preparation methods and ingredients of Su Qingluan's recipes without consent.
When Su Qingluan pressed his fingerprint at the signature place, he said with a smile: "I hope to have a pleasant cooperation with Shopkeeper Liang. If there are new dishes next time, I will definitely give priority to 'Hongfulou'!"
This sentence looks like a promise, but it is actually a hammer: only if "the cooperation is happy" can there be follow-up cooperation, otherwise there is no need to discuss anything!
Shopkeeper Liang also understood the implication of Su Qingluan's words and readily stated that he was always fair in doing business.
Su Qingluan rolled her eyes in her heart: I believe you are a ghost! Wasn't it you who was bargaining with me for a long time just now?
But the business was done, and she was happy from the bottom of her heart.
Suddenly, as if he realized something, Su Qingluan's expression changed drastically: "Oh no!"
