With the precedent of preserved egg and lean meat porridge, the people in the Su family are much more confident about the "preserved egg wontons" that Su Qingluan will make next.
Mrs. Yang saw that the preserved egg and lean meat porridge was very salty, fragrant and smooth, suitable for all ages, so she quietly asked Su Qingqing if he wanted to sell this recipe to "Hongfu Tower".
Su Qingluan really thought about this matter, but decided to give it up.
"Hongfu Restaurant" is positioned as the "most high-end and most gorgeous" local restaurant. Most of the signature dishes of such a restaurant are based on meat dishes or beautiful vegetarian dishes.
Porridge is a liquid food. In the eyes of many people, it is for people who are sick and have weak stomachs, or for people who are recovering. Using porridge, a food that is easy to digest, can be more conducive to recovery.
Otherwise, the family is really short of money and cannot even cook a dry meal, so they have to add water to make up for it.
All in all, putting aside the taste of "preserved egg and lean meat porridge", just because it is a "porridge", many people subconsciously associate it with "sickness" and "poverty".
Su Qingluan is naturally confident that with the flavor of this porridge, he can win the "hearts" of diners over time. However, preserved eggs require a production cycle, and it takes a while for "preserved egg and lean meat porridge" to gain public recognition.
What's more, this porridge is more suitable for a breakfast shop than "Hongfu Lou", which mainly promotes dinner, and is not suitable for the main dishes of the restaurant.
No matter from any aspect, the price-performance ratio of selling preserved egg and lean meat porridge at "Hongfu Lou" is not high.
In this case, it's better to just give this recipe as a favor.
As for whom to give as a favor...
According to what Su Qingluan knows, at least this recipe can give two favors...
The second day.
Although Su Qingluan did not go to the water stall during this period, he occasionally met Liu Yunniang while running around the craftsmen's shops in the town.
The two of them are similar in age. Su Qingluan admires Yunniang as a chivalrous woman, while Yunniang is grateful for Su Qingluan's trust in her. In addition, the two of them are not shy and introverted, but they are not unfamiliar, but familiar with each other. stand up.
So when he saw Yun Niang coming to "deliver goods", Su Qingluan naturally pulled her to a corner and whispered, and no one expressed any surprise.
So, Su Qingluan took out a coarse porcelain jar wrapped in coarse cloth from his arms.
The rough porcelain jar was dark brown all over, glowing with glaze color, and was tightly sealed with a cork.
Seeing Su Qingluan carefully handing the jar wrapped in layers to her, Liu Yunniang couldn't help laughing and said: "Hey, what kind of treasure is this? It has to be wrapped in so many layers - eh, it's still a little warm! "
Sighing like this, Liu Yuniang held the rough porcelain jar in her hands as a hand warmer, which relieved the stiffness and numbness of her red fingers from the cold.
Su Qingluan sighed: "This was piping hot when it came out of the pot, but now the weather is cold, and my home is more than half an hour away from the fastest walking distance in this town. Plus the scattered time delays, now It’s just warm.”
Because of this preserved egg porridge, she woke up early this morning. Although she was a little sleepy, it was not bad because she didn't have to eat soup for breakfast.
This was because she wrapped it with a layer of coarse cloth to keep it warm and carried it close to her body. Otherwise, based on the current level of insulation, she would have been cold.
Liu Yunniang was even more curious when she heard this: "What is so precious that you are so careful?" Her original casual attitude became a little cautious, and she carefully unscrewed the cork on the porcelain jar.
With a soft "pop" sound, the plug was pulled out, and a warm breath accompanied by a salty fragrance penetrated into Liu Yunniang's nose.
"Gugu..." Liu Yunniang, who had not eaten breakfast yet, immediately felt her stomach growl.
Su Qingluan pretended not to hear the embarrassing sound coming from the other party's stomach, and directed the conversation to the preserved egg and lean meat porridge in the jar.
"Hey, Yun Niang, how about you try this porridge?" Since ordinary "healthy" people usually disdain to eat porridge, Su Qingluan used her little sister as a cover, "My little sister had a stomachache some time ago. , and I don’t have much appetite, so I just thought up this porridge by myself, and thought it tastes good, so I’ll give it to you to try.”
Because the preserved egg porridge was already hot enough to be eaten, there was no need to be careful about blowing it to cool it down. Liu Yunniang drank it up in almost three sips, and even smacked her lips with endless aftertaste.
Reluctantly lingering on the lingering fragrance on her lips and teeth, Liu Yunniang finally came back to her senses for a long time, blushed and apologized in a low voice: "Yes... I'm sorry, it's the first time I've eaten such delicious porridge..."
"What's the matter? If you like it, I'll copy the recipe to you so you can make it yourself often!"
"Really...really?!" A trace of obvious surprise appeared on Liu Yunniang's face, and then she realized that it was too obvious, so she quickly restrained herself... However, the corners of her mouth kept trying to pull up, but she was not very successful in restraining herself.
After being silly for a moment, the silly girl came back to her senses: "But... Qingluan, why did you give me such a delicious porridge recipe? If you take this to any restaurant, you can exchange it for a lot of money, right?" ?”
The Liu family travels all year round, traveling south and north. Liu Yuniang has been exposed to it since she was a child, so she naturally knows what "a novel and beautiful recipe" means to most people in this era.
However, her parents have warned her since she was a child that "a gentleman loves money and gets it wisely." Her family is just a gangster, so naturally they can't be called "gentlemen". However, he thought that the Liu family had always been upright, and the Su family was kind to his family. What's more, Liu Yunniang really regarded Su Qingluan as a friend.
Based on all the above, Liu Yunniang was even more unwilling to take away this kind of recipe that could be exchanged for a large amount of money.
Su Qingluan naturally understood the value behind this method of making porridge, and obviously, judging from Liu Yunniang's reaction, the other party also understood it. But Liu Yunniang's first reaction was not to let her suffer, which made her very touched and very happy - she was right, Liu Yunniang was indeed a straightforward and upright person.
She had always been a person who was treated sincerely by others, and she was sincere in return, so she told Liu Yunniang her true thoughts.
Su Qingluan smiled and said: "Although this porridge is delicious, it takes a lot of effort to cook. Compared with those dishes that are quick to prepare and have a stylish appearance, this kind of porridge can be regarded as 'unprecedented'. What's more, Didn't Yun Niang just say she was in good health and didn't plan to eat this porridge?"
Liu Yunniang was stunned for a moment and thought about the situation just now. This was indeed the case.
"So, whether it's from the amount of money earned or the acceptance from diners, if this porridge is to be favored by the public, I'm afraid it won't happen in an instant. How many people can afford it?"
Liu Yunniang is not a stupid person. After thinking about it for a while, she understood the problem: don't they want to only open a small breakfast shop instead of opening a larger restaurant or shop?
Needless to say, who else sells breakfast on the "golden commercial street" where Xie Zian rented a shop to Su Qingluan?
In the final analysis, breakfast shops in this era require getting up early and working late at night, which is very hard work. However, breakfast profits are low, and the production threshold is not high, so it is difficult to make any "high-end" dishes.
Because of this, restaurants that only operate breakfast are basically small-scale operations - those with a slightly larger scale usually use refreshments and other types of business as input.
Since it is a small business, it naturally lacks the ability to bear early investment risks. And "waiting until the majority of diners accept preserved egg porridge" means that the store needs to bear the initial investment risk.
To put it bluntly, since there are certain investment risks in the early stage, why should others be willing to give up their stable income and take risks?
Of course, this risk can be taken, but for most people, it is okay, but not necessary.
It is not ruled out that there are those who dare to take risks, but Su Qingluan does not intend to bet on such a probability.
Again, yes, but not necessary.
After figuring out the twists and turns, Liu Yunniang sighed: "If this porridge can be cooked well, my father will definitely be willing to eat it!"
Su Qingluan laughed and said, "It's because your father has been bedridden all year round that I thought it would be wiser to give a food as easy to digest as porridge to those in need."
When Liu Yuniang heard what Su Qingluan said, she looked at her excitedly: "Recently, my father sits up more often! And he also started to learn to use his hands to beat his legs and press his legs!"
Su Qingluan was also very happy when he heard this: "This is a good thing!" If the sick person wants to recover, sometimes it is even more effective than a doctor prescribing medicine! '
This was the case in the department where she worked in her previous life - patients died every day, and miracles happened every day. Among them, there are many who have been "sentenced to death" by doctors, but relied on their own willpower to survive and finally survived.
Although she was a "normal performer" - she was not frightened by the disease and died on the spot, nor did she perform a miracle, she still believed that the patient's subjective initiative was as important as the treatment.
Seeing what Su Qingluan said, Liu Yuniang also nodded: "Yes, the doctor at Huichun Hall also said that since my father sat up frequently and pressed his legs, his health has recovered better than before!"
The two of them chatted for a few more words. Over there, Su Guangfu and Yang had already weighed and screened all the sewers that Liu Yunniang had prepared.
Recently, as Liu Yunniang has become more and more skilled in sewage treatment, there are very few parts that are found to be unqualified and need to be reworked or simply unusable. This greatly reduces the time and cost of further treatment of sewage.
When saying goodbye, Su Qingluan said: "I will give you the recipe tomorrow, but there is one ingredient in it. I'm afraid it will take some time to make it."
Liu Yunniang was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Now I understand, Qingluan, why you said this porridge 'requires a lot of effort'."
The two exchanged a smile and said goodbye.
