Chu Yue didn't dare to go to a big restaurant like Huayulou. The food there was horrifyingly expensive. A meal would cost one or two taels of silver. Although the food in a place like Ruyiju was not cheap, it would cost more than a hundred cents to order a meal for two taels. She could still accept three side dishes.
Xu Heng was a little embarrassed: "How can I let you spend money?"
Lu Xinghe knew that the little girl wanted to accumulate connections for him, so he stepped forward and patted Xu Heng on the shoulder, then walked to the bookstore: "Brother Xu, wait a moment, I will buy books first."
Lu Xinghe picked five books with words and ten blank books without words, spending a total of thirteen taels of silver.
Chu Yue put the change of thirty-seven taels of silver into her purse, then left Wangchen Bookstore with Lu Xinghe and led Xu Heng towards Ruyiju.
Because Chu Yue was a woman, it was inconvenient for her to eat at the same table as her husband. After ordering three side dishes and paying for them, she went to a noodle stall just one block away from Ruyiju.
After eating and drinking enough, considering that Lu Xinghe and Xu Heng were not so fast, they went directly to the back kitchen of Ruyiju. After explaining the purpose of their visit to the wife who was washing vegetables in the back kitchen, they met Manager Zhao who was in charge of the back kitchen.
Zhao Dong looked at the little girl in front of him, and he didn't quite believe that such a child could give him any good recipes: "You are the one who wants to sell me recipes?"
Chu Yue nodded hurriedly: "Yes, I wonder if Manager Zhao needs it?"
Zhao Dong picked his teeth.
"Tell me first, what's the recipe?"
"It's about a recipe for pigs in the water." As if she was afraid of Manager Zhao's rejection, Chu Yue quickly added, "Manager Zhao, can you listen to me first?"
Zhao Dong said patiently: "You say it."
"There are only two large-scale restaurants like Huayulou in Nanping Town, but there are three to five small restaurants like Ruyiju in Nanping Town."
Zhao Dong nodded after hearing Chu Yue's words, but he was somewhat interested in what she said next.
"Go on."
Chu Yue said: "Ordinary farmers will not come to restaurants to eat because they can't afford it. People who come to restaurants to eat are often people with some spare money at home. These people usually just want to eat something fresh. Since they are here to eat, It’s fresh. I go to the restaurant whose dishes are unique. Do you think what I said makes sense?”
Zhao Dong nodded.
"That's right, little girl, if you have other recipes, I might let you try it. This pig is in the water..." He shook his head, "I'm afraid it won't work if even ordinary farmers don't eat it. .”
Chu Yue knew that the recipe for selling pig meat would not go so well, but she still wanted to try.
"Can Manager Zhao let me try it? If Manager Zhao still insists on not wanting this recipe after trying the taste of the dishes I cook, I will leave immediately."
Zhao Dong thought for a while and realized it was just a waste of time, so he agreed.
"It just so happens that the pigs we killed today haven't been thrown into the water yet. If you want to try it, then go ahead and try it."
Following the direction of Zhao Dong's finger, Chu Yue saw the pig's urine hanging in the corner. Fortunately, it had been dealt with.
She hurriedly took out the pig intestines and cut them into three parts. She washed them with plant ash to remove the smell, then blanched them in water and cut them into sections and stir-fried them. Since the restaurant had more seasonings than at home, the pig intestines tasted more fragrant.
Zhao Dong followed the scent and came to Chu Yue's side, looking at the golden pig intestines already covered in sauce in the pot and swallowed his saliva.
"Girl, your cooking skills are pretty good."
Chu Yue wiped the sweat from her forehead and said with a smile: "I did a lot at home in the past and I got it through practice, but I'm definitely not as good as Manager Zhao."
After she finished speaking, she took the plate with green vegetable leaves next to it, put some pig intestines on it, and handed it to Zhao Dong.
"Please also ask Manager Zhao to taste it."
Although he felt a little nauseous when he thought that the dish in front of him was pig intestines, Zhao Dong still picked up a piece with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth to taste it.
While chewing, his eyes lit up.
The pig intestines processed by this little girl not only lost the odor and smell, but also had a unique flavor in the mouth, which was especially delicious.
Zhao Dong nodded while eating.
"good!"
Chu Yue smiled and pointed to the pot: "There is still some in the pot. Manager Zhao may divide it into small portions and give them to regular customers as free dishes."
Zhao Dong listened to Chu Yue's words and hurriedly made arrangements.
Chu Yue was not in a hurry, and she and Zhao Dong had been waiting in the back kitchen for feedback from the previous patrons.
After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, the boy in front of him who was responsible for greeting the guests hurried into the kitchen.
"Manager Zhao, the guests at the front are asking for fried pork intestines. Is there enough in the back kitchen?"
Zhao Dong was not surprised by this result. After all, the pig intestines tasted really good.
He glanced at the large bunch of pig intestines still hanging on the corner of the yard, and was about to say enough, when he heard Chu Yue say: "Manager Zhao, too much is too little."
Zhao Dong understood the idea and hurriedly said to the waiter: "Go and tell the customers that this stir-fried sausage is a new dish in our shop. Today we are just giving it to everyone to taste. We haven't prepared so many ingredients. We will launch ten portions tomorrow, first come first served." .”
The boy got the order and went to work. Only then did Manager Zhao look at Chu Yue.
"I'm willing to pay three taels of silver for this recipe, but if you sell it to me, you can't sell it to anyone else. Does it suit you?"
A recipe can be sold for three taels of silver, which is indeed a large amount. Chu Yue nodded hurriedly: "If it works, I will sell it to Manager Zhao's family, but if other people copy it, Manager Zhao can't blame me."
Zhao Dong smiled hurriedly and said: "That's natural, but by the time other people copy it, we may have changed to other recipes."
Chu Yue took the three taels of silver settled by Zhao Dong and left the backyard of Ruyiju. As soon as she came out, she saw Lu Xinghe waiting for her at the door.
In his hand, he was holding a package of meat and vegetables, and he could still smell the faint aroma of the vegetables.
Chu Yue’s eyebrows were curved.
"Ms. sir, how did you know I was here?"
Lu Xinghe took his hand and said, "This is not easy. I guessed it when I saw the fried pork intestines presented by the kitchen. Brother Xu is a regular customer there, so we also got a small portion."
Chu Yue smiled and said: "So, those guests are asking for food, is it also due to you?"
Lu Xinghe rubbed her head: "So smart."
Chu Yue discovered that since getting acquainted with Lu Xinghe, he seemed to particularly like touching her head. Was he really treating her like a child?
Looking at her still thin body, she had to accept the fact that she was still a child.
"Ms. sir, why are you still packing food from Ruyiju?"
Lu Xinghe glanced at the oil paper bag in his hand.
"I specially ordered this to be packed back to eat. The food in Ruyiju tastes good, so I thought I would bring one back for you all to try." He then looked at Chu Yue, "Have you had lunch?"
Chu Yue nodded: "Of course, I will not wrong myself."
"That's good." Lu Xinghe pulled Chu Yue around and said, "Let's just leave the town and go to the nearby kiln factory to have a look. After asking about the price, if the price is right, we will buy the bricks first. If the price is If it’s not suitable, let’s go back early and then go to the kiln factory in the neighboring village to ask.”
