The shopkeeper silently put away his soap and watched the children taking care of the old man's hands and faces. Each person took out a hand towel, all new.
Is there a fool in the crowd? Hehehehe, he is clumsy and others have to take care of him.
Thinking about it, he showed a hint of embarrassment and asked: "Dear guests, where did you... buy the soap? Now it is expensive but not marketable. You can't buy it for the same amount of money."
"Sell, hey hey hey hey!" The shopkeeper said suddenly with the fool in his eyes.
"How about we sell you soap for ten yuan? Ten guan." The manager understands, is there such a good thing? Do you have enough money for food?
"Really selling it? Okay, I'll calculate the money for the food and give you the extra money later." The shopkeeper agreed and looked at the fool again: "This is..."
"Village guard." The village chief said three words.
"Brother Hanhan." the children shouted.
"Hey! Hanhan, I, hey hey hey!" Zhu Wentian cooperated.
"Okay, he's a good person, he has a good name, and he looks honest. Is it settled? Can I get ten pieces of soap?" The shopkeeper looked at the children.
There were ten children in the room, and ten of them stood up and showed their soaps to the shopkeeper. They found that they were unused, had patterns, and had a different scent from the shopkeeper's soap.
Zhu Wentian made it from the flowers he collected this year, distilled the essential oil and added it for the village to use.
The shopkeeper picked them up piece by piece and smelled them. The smell of peach blossoms made him feel like he had made a profit.
He carried the bamboo box with his clothes and turned around, just as Zhu Wentian was approaching. Just now, the little girl was helping Brother Hanhan wash his face. The shopkeeper suddenly smelled a better smell: "Is this...?"
"I won't sell the orchids." The little girl refused directly. There were too few orchids and they had to be used as medicinal materials. There were many peach blossoms.
"Wuguan, just give me the one you use." The shopkeeper offered.
"Do you think we are short of money? I sold you ten yuan to see how well you entertained me." The little girl is very good at talking!
"Oh! Sorry to bother you." The shopkeeper didn't say any more, for fear of offending the other person, and left with the soap in his pocket, full of doubts.
The waiter came up to set the plates and said the chopsticks were new and the plates had been washed.
Then put the dishes around, including candied fruits, preserved fruits, braised dried beans, fried watermelon seeds, glutinous rice candies, etc., all of which the children like to eat.
Then four cold chickens were served, one for each table. Two waiters tore them with chopsticks, while the other waiters served fried river shrimps wrapped in bread and dipped in pepper noodles.
Zhu Wentian looked very satisfied. He dared to open a restaurant here, and the service was indeed good. Crossing the bridge over there is the Xihua Gate, where officials' offices and the palace are located.
The Prince's Mansion is far away from here, outside Donghua Gate and inside Chaoyang Gate. The Prince is located in the east.
The Prince's Mansion cannot be entered directly. You must pass through the Imperial City, that is, cross the bridge from your current location, enter the Xihua Gate and go east until you reach the end. When you exit the Donghua Gate, you can see the Prince's Mansion.
Next, hot dishes were served, stir-fried beef. The beef was bought at Fuhua House.
There must be a relationship with the government. If someone's cow dies, someone from the government will notify them when reporting.
Or if you see someone raising cattle, tell them that if the cattle are dying, tell them in advance.
If you want to eat beef in Xiaqiu Village, you can do it. Say hello to the county magistrates of Xuancheng and Dangtu.
Or go to the livestock market to see sick cattle, such as those with bezoars, and ask the government to issue a certificate and take them back to the village to be killed.
Thirteen people crowded into a table in the courtyard, taking turns eating and keeping vigilance.
These things are prepared for the most powerful group of people in the Ming Dynasty. If anyone dares to miss them, they will be killed directly.
"Everyone, let me tell you good news. Guanglu Temple just released a batch of roast ducks for Fuchunyuan. I got ten of them. These are from the palace."
The shopkeeper personally brought four plates of fried mutton with green onions and introduced them to the head chef.
"How much?" The mayor didn't want to eat roast duck. He was just curious about the take-out price of the food in the palace.
"I got four hundred and fifty coins. Fuchun Yuan normally sells it for six hundred coins. I'll sell it to you for five hundred coins." The shopkeeper's quotation.
"Four hundred coins for a roast duck?" One of Zhu Wentian's friends shouted in surprise.
"It's from Guanglu Temple. It's a place where I cook for Banzai. Do I earn more than fifty cents? I can get things. I'm not short...right?"
The shopkeeper emphasized Guanglu Temple, are you eating duck? How much does it cost me to build relationships?
"Yes, eat, hey hey hey!" Zhu Wentian wanted to try it and see how Zhu Yuanzhang did it.
"Here are six, send two to the yard." The village chief saw that Hanhan wanted to eat, so he bought them.
"Okay, in that case, I will serve two more vegetarian dishes, plus roast duck. The main dish is lotus leaf pancake. Drinking duck soup will satisfy you."
The shopkeeper took a look at the dishes on the table and found that everyone was not eating hard. It is estimated that they usually eat a lot of oil and water.
Li Chang nodded: "Okay, choose tender cucumbers and green onions, and don't use green leaves on shredded green onions."
"Of course." The shopkeeper agreed. At the same time, he knew that the other party had eaten roast duck, so where did he eat it? Four hundred coins is too expensive. Is there anything cheaper elsewhere?
Zhu Wentian found it interesting. Fuchunyuan was a brothel opened by Zhu Yuanzhang to express peace in the world and make money by the way. It was a place for the female relatives of criminal officials.
Looking at the time, it is already past lunch time. Guanglu Temple has obviously cooked too much roast duck, and the palace has not finished eating it. What should I do? Throw it out for others to eat.
In the place of official prostitutes, the woman herself can’t get much money, but the family members of the guilty official should also pay you a salary? All the money belonged to Zhu Yuanzhang.
A roast duck should be priced at 400 Wen for Fuchunyuan, and Fuchunyuan sells it to other restaurants for 450 Wen.
When a customer comes in, they can spend more than just ducks, so the price is six hundred coins.
Hei, Lao Zhu is really hei. He uses Fuchunyuan to carry the price, but what he really makes is the money from other restaurants.
The boy came over, delivered the roast duck, and got the slices. Just after he sliced them twice, the director couldn't help it anymore: "Man, stop, put it over there. We'll take down the duck rack later. Which one of you will come?"
A boy stood out among Zhu Wentian's friends, and the other two ran away shouting, "Let's go down there and get it for them."
While the waiter was puzzled, the four boys picked up the knives and started slicing quickly, with skillful and rhythmic movements.
"Not many people usually eat roast duck?" the manager asked the waiter next to him.
"It's not easy to buy. It's just a coincidence today. If we usually have them, we only give three or four. I don't know why we were given ten today."
The waiter understood what he meant. His hands were so raw that he couldn't even slice the meat well.
Zhu Wentian also understood, was it specially given to himself and others? Can you comment on the roast duck at Guanglu Temple? Then it’s free for you! Is it easy for the village to make some money?
The other children began to help the village elder roll duck meat, and the little girl rolled it for Brother Hanhan, looking like she was taking care of the fool seriously.
The whole people in Xiaqiu Village are very dedicated, and there is absolutely no problem with their professionalism when they act with Hanhan.
After getting the news, the shopkeeper ran up again and watched the children eat duck meat. The movements had a special beauty.
No wonder people think 500 yuan for a roast duck is expensive. Is there someone who sells roast duck professionally? Where was it sold?
Selling roast duck can earn money for these clothes and colored glass, and buy special-scented soap?
"Yeah! Okay, hey hey!" Zhu Wentian ate a rolled pancake. It tasted authentic and was the same as the one made in the village. The people of Guanglu Temple paid great attention to it.
