Chapter 120 Meet housekeeper Zhang and then sell the recipe

It's not time for dinner yet. There are no guests in the restaurant. Manager Zhang asked the guys to carry the chestnuts to the back, and then asked Su Zhi and Shen Zi'an to sit down. Even if he wanted to let Su Zhi teach cooking earlier, he could not directly invite people to the back kitchen.

Su Zhi didn't sit down. There were still a lot of things to do this morning. Time was tight. She didn't want to waste more time here. She was about to say that she would go to the kitchen, but she was interrupted.

"Shopkeeper Zhang, book a table with you."

A middle-aged man came in. He was straight, with a beard and a thin cotton blue gown. He looked like he had some identity. Su Zhi recognized this man. The last time Li Shi went to sell persimmons, he saw this man. He also asked Li Shi to have any fresh food to send it later. I heard from Li Shi that this person is a housekeeper, and his surname seems to be Zhang. The big family's surname is Qian. He is a housekeeper of that family. As for whether he is a big housekeeper or a small housekeeper, Su Zhi is not clear.

As soon as the shopkeeper Zhang saw this man coming, he arched to Shen Zi'an and Su Zhi and asked them to wait, and then greeted the housekeeper Zhang with a smile.

"Housekeeper Zhang, the cook in your house is also good at cooking. Why do you think of coming here to order noodles? Are there any important guests? That's definitely going to be a good meal.

"That's right, who doesn't know that you have new dishes here? My master said he would invite guests to eat. Make both of your new dishes, and if you have any appetizers, make a few more dishes. My aunt and cousin are coming to dinner this time. My cousin's taste has not been very good these days. She doesn't eat anything. My master is such a nephew. Well, it hurts. I want to take them out for a break. You have to make this table ready.

The housekeeper Zhang said. He added: "My aunt and cousin are from the official family. I haven't eaten any delicious food. This time I praised your restaurant in front of them. You have to ask the cook to show his skills.

As soon as the shopkeeper Zhang heard it, he immediately said, "Oy! You don't know the food in our restaurant, but the restaurants in the county may not be comparable. My cousin has a bad appetite, so I asked the cook to think about making something appetizing.

"Well, we have known each other for many years. My master also has a good relationship with your master. If you can let your cousin eat well this time, you will have to get benefits in front of both masters."

Housekeeper Zhang said with a smile. He looked at Shen Zi'an and Su Zhi, who were standing aside, and felt that the two were a little familiar. Just now, he saw the clerk in the restaurant lifting things down from the ox cart outside, thinking that it was the man and woman.

"Shopkeeper Zhang, I just saw you guys carrying things inside. Isn't there any fresh food to eat?

Manager Zhang doesn't want to talk about Su Zhi to others. He doesn't want people to know that the new dish is taught by Su Zhi, so he will learn to cook from Su Zhi after being known.

Manager Zhang doesn't want to say that it's chestnuts. If he says it, if Su Zhi teaches dishes made with chestnuts in the future, housekeeper Zhang will naturally know that he can't tell lies. Just as he was about to change the topic, Housekeeper Zhang began to talk to Su Zhi again.

"This little brother, this little lady. I'm a little familiar with you. Have you seen it somewhere?

Shen Zi'an arched his hand and said, "Housekeeper Zhang, we have indeed met. My eldest brother Li Shi once went to the house to sell persimmons."

Housekeeper Zhang suddenly realized, nodded and said, "Yes. You went with him. The persimmon is not equal to the usual persimmon. It is crispy and very popular. My aunt and cousin have lived in the capital, and they all said that they had never eaten such persimmon. I just heard from Li Shi that there is nothing left at home, or I really need to go to him to buy some more.

Su Zhi thought that such a crispy and sweet persimmon was really popular. This recipe was either given to Brother Shitou for him to make money, or taught to the people in the village. At that time, if her family was richer, it would save others from being jealous.

"Little lady, I don't know what's in your basket. I smell like a sweet smell."

The housekeeper suddenly said to Su Zhi that when he saw several people looking at him, he smiled and said, "My nose has always been spiritual. You are covered with this basket, and I can still smell it. Just now, I thought you also heard that my cousin has a bad appetite. I smelled it very well. I smelled it and thought that my cousin might also like it. So I took the liberty to ask.

Su Zhi put the basket on the table, lifted the lid on it, exposed the remaining red sour fruit cake, and said, "This is the sweet and sour cake I made myself. I sold it today, and now there are only a few pieces left. This thing is really appetizing and tastes good. If your cousin has a bad appetite, she will probably like it.

Housekeeper Zhang looked at the red and clean red sour fruit cake and immediately felt that if it was given to the cousin, she would like it. Thinking that if I please my cousin, the master would also be happy, I immediately wanted to buy these sweet and sour cakes.

"Since the little lady's sweet and sour cake is going to be sold, can you sell it to me? I don't know how much it is?"

Su Zhi thought it was really good. She came to a restaurant and sold the rest of the red sour fruit cake.

"I just sold this sweet and sour cake for one yuan on the set. Now this piece hasn't been cut yet, and I don't want more. You can just give me 30 cents."

Su Zhi didn't realize that the red sour fruit cake was sold to the household, although she still doubled the price.

The housekeeper Zhang immediately took out the money to pay the bill, and asked the shopkeeper to bring him a small food box, put the red sour fruit cake in the buckle bowl, and put it in the food box.

The housekeeper Zhang left happily with the food box, and did not ask what was in the basket just carried in, which made Zhang a sigh of relief.

"The little lady is really a good craft. The pastry is really beautiful and delicious."

Mr. Zhang praised, thinking that he had never seen or heard of the sweet and sour cake. It seemed that it was the little lady's craft again. This is a restaurant, not a snack shop. I don't know if the master knows whether he wants to buy the recipe. Let's wait until he has the opportunity to inform the master. He knew another skill of Su Zhi, and he was more enthusiastic about Su Zhi.

Su Zhi said, "Mr. Zhang, go to the kitchen and teach you the dishes. We have something else to do."

Manager Zhang immediately said the invitation with a smile, and then accompanied Su Zhi and Shen Zi'an to the back. As he walked, he said to Su Zhi that he hoped that Su Zhi would sell any dishes here in the future. If he came to buy them from other restaurants, don't sell them.

Su Zhi looked at the shopkeeper Zhang and said with a smile, "Sell the vegetable recipe only to your family? That's not impossible, but the price is different.

Manager Zhang immediately said, "Of course, if the little lady agrees to this request, the price of this dish will be raised to 40 taels of silver in the future. How about it, it has doubled. These forty taels of silver are quite a lot.

Forty taels of silver is indeed a lot. You can build a very good house and buy a few acres of good land.

Su Zhi thought for a moment. If she is not short of money in the future, she will not often sell vegetables and prescriptions, but she loves to cook. Maybe she will make something in the future, and who knows if she will open a restaurant or something in the future? She sold out all the dishes, but she didn't want to.

"Forget it, it's still 20 taels of silver for a dish. I can promise not to give the recipe sold to you to other restaurants in this county. And if there are new dishes in the future, I will find your restaurant first. As for anything else, I can't guarantee it.

As soon as the shopkeeper Zhang heard it, he wanted to persuade him again, but as soon as Su Zhi waved his hand, he knew that Su Zhi had made a decision, and it was useless for him to say anything more. Don't think this little lady is just a peasant woman, and she always seems to be quite kind, but he just feels that if she makes any decisions, she will be so powerful, as if she is calm as a mountain. It's really amazing to put it on a woman. He feels this momentum in his master, but it seems that It's not that strong yet.

As soon as Su Zhi came, the two cooks greeted him with a smile. Now they admire Su Zhi, a skilled woman, and hope to learn more from her.

Su Zhi nodded, and then began to command them to clean up and cook. She was a conductor, only occasionally reaching out. Even in this smoky kitchen, she was still so natural.

Shen Zi'an has always been with Su Zhi. He does not interfere with his daughter-in-law's behavior. He knows that Su Zhi can handle everything well, and he just needs to guard it. Looking at his daughter-in-law directing others to cook, he thought about his daughter-in-law cooking in his kitchen, which was sweet in his heart.

This time, Su Zhi taught a braised chestnut chicken. When she made this dish, Su Zhi didn't want to sell other dishes. It was still the shopkeeper Zhang who kept asking her to teach her another one. Su Zhi finally taught her how to make pork head meat. Both of them made another 40 taels of silver.

Those chestnuts also sold more than one or two silver, and it was agreed that the chestnuts would be sent next time.

After being sent out of the restaurant by the shopkeeper, the young couple rushed back to the market. When they saw that the three sisters-in-law had almost sold the head flowers, leaving only three cloth flowers and five silk flowers.

"Take these back first, and sell them together next time. Let's go to Xiuzhuang quickly."

Su Zhi said that when she was passing by the cloth shop and the ready-to-wear store just now, Su Zhi went to buy a lot of cloth heads. Next time she can still sell it last time. Later, she will see if there are any cloth heads to buy.

Li's sister-in-law immediately packed up her things and got on the ox cart.

As soon as I got on the ox cart, I saw someone running to buy a head flower. The remaining heads were sold six more, and in the end, there were only two heads of silk.

The three sisters-in-law were very happy and whispered to Su Zhi that the basket was full of copper coins, which was heavy.

Su Zhi also smiled and thought that thousands of dollars could be sold for several taels of silver. Although it didn't sound much, it was only the result of two days. The cost was only 20 cents, which was really too cost-effective. ( To be continued) RQ