Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

Xiao Lan thought about it and laughed loudly, "I have about 400 kilograms of chestnuts. If Shopkeeper Xu is interested, I can provide you with a recipe. It's guaranteed to be delicious."

Shopkeeper Xu smiled and said, "Little girl, don't brag. Bring some chestnuts tomorrow. If the recipe is delicious, I will buy not only the chestnuts, but also the recipe."

Because Manager Xu took over the business, Shengxuan, Xiaolan and Xiaowen finished work early.

On the way, Sheng Xuan asked Xiao Lan, "Do you really have a recipe?"

Sheng Xuan was skeptical of Xiao Lan. Although she made delicious chestnut cake, he participated in the production process and felt that chestnut cake was very easy to make and anyone could imitate it.

"Dad, you'll know tomorrow." Xiao Lan said confidently.

When she got home, Xiao Lan opened her purse, dumped it on the table, and began to count the money. She had a total of 1,200 copper coins, not counting the money she had spent on sugar flowers.

The whole family was very happy, and Zhang let Xiaolan keep the money for herself. She had the money from the hunting trips, and Zhang planned to let Xiaolan keep all the money from the chestnuts.

Xiao Lan was naturally happy, and the money from selling chestnuts would serve as her start-up capital.

Xiao Lan thought that since the whole family had worked hard to make these cakes, the money earned should be shared among everyone. She gave each person fifty copper coins, and she wanted to save the remaining one thousand copper coins. Sheng Xuan, Zhang, Xiao Ting and Xiao Wen all refused.

Xiao Lan forced the copper coins into their hands. She wanted to save more money, but everyone had worked hard and they had to be rewarded in time. This would increase their enthusiasm and make them more motivated to do things in the future.

Xiao Wen counted it over and over again. This was the first time in his life that he had savings. He smiled so hard that his eyes were almost closed. "Second sister, if you have any problems in the future, just come to me. I promise to do everything for you."

The whole family was delighted to see Xiaowen's money-loving look.

He searched for a place to hide the money for a long time and finally hid it. "Second sister, can I spend this money as I please?"

"Of course." Xiao Lan said, "Now that I give you the money, you have the right to control it."

"Second sister, you are so kind." Xiaowen said with emotion.

Xiao Lan laughed out loud, and bribed Xiao Wen with fifty copper coins. "We are going to Tianxiang Tower tomorrow. Will you come with us?"

"Go, go." Xiaowen responded loudly.

After breakfast the next day, Sheng Xuan accompanied Xiao Lan and Xiao Wen to Tianxiang Tower.

Because it was morning, there were no customers in the restaurant for the time being. Xiao Lan walked in first and told the waiter that she was looking for Manager Xu.

The guy got the news in advance and said with a smile, "Little girl, you are here quite early."

Then he led them to a private room, where Manager Xu and Boss Zhao sat. After greeting each other, Xiao Lan got down to business.

Manager Xu and Mr. Zhao were both very interested in Xiao Lan's new recipe. Manager Xu took Xiao Lan to the kitchen and asked the chef to introduce the placement of common ingredients. Xiao Lan nodded when she saw that all the ingredients she needed were available. Then they cleared the space and returned to the private room. In this era, recipes are the livelihood of chefs. Like secret recipes, they are not passed on to others.

Xiao Lan first cuts a hole in the chestnuts, then boils them in a pot, removes them from the pot, rinses them with cold water, and peels them. Then cut the chicken into pieces, boils water in a pot, puts the chicken pieces in and blanchs them, removes them from the pot and washes them. Add cold oil and sugar to the pot, and simmer the whole process on low heat. When there are dense bubbles in the pot, add the chicken pieces and quickly coat them with sugar color. Then add star anise and ginger slices and stir-fry them twice, then add the peeled chestnuts, then season with soy sauce and salt, and pour hot water to the same level as the chicken. Simmer on low heat for half an hour, and finally turn to high heat to reduce the sauce, then it can be served.

When the pot of bright red chicken with a chestnut aroma came out of the pot, Xiao Lan quickly put it on a plate and brought it to the private room for Mr. Zhao and Manager Xu to taste it.

Mr. Zhao and Shopkeeper Xu first looked at the appearance of the dish and nodded silently in their hearts. After tasting it, they praised it highly. This dish is soft, glutinous, sweet and especially goes well with rice.

Xiao Lan kept an eye on the expressions of the three people. Seeing that they kept chopsticks in their hands, she asked with a smile, "Boss Zhao, Shopkeeper Xu, this is my family's ancestral recipe. How do you think it is?"

"Not bad, you can try it too." Shopkeeper Xu greeted the father and his two sons.

Xiao Wen had already started drooling when he smelled the fragrance. But when he heard Manager Xu's call, he didn't dare to pick up his chopsticks immediately. He first looked up at Xiao Lan, and when he saw Xiao Lan nodding at him with a smile, he picked up a piece and started eating.

It didn't take long for the six people to finish the whole plate of chestnut stewed chicken. Both Mr. Zhao and Manager Xu were still a little reluctant to leave.

After the waiter refilled the tea, Zhao Dongjia took a sip of tea and said slowly, "We want all your chestnuts. The recipe is not bad, but you have to make sure you can teach the chef how to make this dish and it tastes the same."

Xiao Lan nodded.

Xiao Lan had dealt with them several times before, and they were all old acquaintances. Mr. Zhao did not try to lower the price. He bought chestnuts at the price of thirty-five copper coins per pound, and the recipe was priced at thirty taels of silver. The recipe could only be cooked at home and could not be sold to other restaurants.

Xiao Lan used her peripheral vision to seek the opinions of Sheng Xuan and Xiao Wen. Seeing that they were already overwhelmed by the windfall, they could not even see her expression. Xiao Man pretended to be a little moved but embarrassed, but in fact, he was already setting off fireworks with joy in his heart. "I'll discuss with my dad whether to sell it or not."

After all, this is a big deal, and it is reasonable for them to discuss it, so Zhao Dongjia nodded.

He and Shopkeeper Xu had already realized that, except for Xiaolan, Shengxuan and her brother had actually been willing to sell.

When the three of them came out of the private room and sat down in a room next door, Sheng Xuan and Xiao Wen were still dazed. They had never thought that this recipe was worth thirty taels of silver. "Girl, I am not dreaming, how can a recipe be so valuable? We will make a lot of money at this price, let's sell it quickly, don't wait for Manager Xu and Mr. Zhao to come to their senses and not buy it."

Xiao Lan had long guessed that Sheng Xuan would say this. She called them in mainly to wake them up and ask for his father's opinion, after all, he was the head of the family.

"Second sister, the recipe alone is worth thirty taels of silver. If you add the money from selling chestnuts, how much would it cost?" Xiao Wen said with emotion.

The three of them returned to the private room after a cup of tea.

"Boss Zhao, Shopkeeper Xu, let's do the deal according to the price you just mentioned." Xiao Lan said.

"Okay, okay." Shopkeeper Xu said quickly.

Everyone was an acquaintance and could trust each other. Xiaolan and her friends split up into two groups. Xiaolan stayed at Tianxianglou to teach the chef how to make chestnut stewed chicken, while Shengxuan took Xiaowen home to pick chestnuts.

The chef learned the recipe and let Zhao Dongjia and Xu Zhanggui taste the food. They both looked satisfied. At this time, Sheng Xuan also pulled the chestnuts back and weighed them. There were a total of 460 kilograms, for a total of 46 taels and one cent of silver.