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It was just a demonstration, so Xu Wenyan naturally didn't need to prepare too much.

First cut the chicken breast into thick slices, then cut into small pieces and put into a bowl.

Add a spoonful of chili powder, pepper and salt, stir evenly with chopsticks, then add a spoonful of starch and mix evenly.

He had to wait for ten minutes afterwards. Fortunately, there were not many customers at this time, otherwise Zhao Mei would not have agreed to his request.

After marinating, roll the chicken pieces in the flour twice, making sure each piece is covered with a layer of flour. Then use a colander to sift out the excess flour, rinse with water and repeat the previous operation.

After the oil in the pan starts to bubble up, you can add the chicken pieces. During this period, you have to stir constantly to ensure that they are heated evenly. You can take the chicken out when the skin is golden and crispy.

Xu Wenyan tasted a piece and found it simply invincible.

It only takes a dozen minutes from preparation to serving, and the food is served very quickly.

As for the appearance, it is impeccable when paired with some ketchup.

Xu Wenyan took the bowl and went out and said to Chen Sanlin at the door: "Open your mouth."

No matter what, just feed one piece to your own people first.

"Sister Mei, come and try it."

When the people in Baihua Tower saw the golden meatballs in the small bowl, they couldn't wait to take a bite.

It smells delicious just by smelling it.

This popcorn chicken is crispy when you put it in your mouth, and the chicken is juicy when you bite into it. You can't stop eating it.

No words are needed, just looking at the expressions on their faces you can tell how attractive this popcorn chicken is.

"If you prefer stronger flavors, you can order a small dish of seasoning, and it will be very delicious when dipped in the popcorn chicken," Xu Wenyan added.

Zhao Mei nodded with satisfaction: "It's very good and thoughtful, but I don't know how Brother Xu wants to sell this recipe?"

"Twenty-two taels." Xu Wenyan stretched out two fingers.

"It's a bit expensive. Even though it's a novelty, it's not worth the price." Zhao Mei glared at the waiter and put the only piece of popcorn chicken in the bowl into her mouth.

Xu Wenyan had anticipated this situation, and he immediately showed difficulty: "Sister Mei, I am short of money now, so I have to sell this secret recipe. If I don't want to take quick money, I will just set up a stall. This popcorn chicken will be the specialty of Baihualou at that time.

And don't worry, Mei Jie, no one else can learn this recipe. Even if they learn it roughly, they can't get the essence. The reason why this popcorn chicken is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside is because of the secret."

After hearing what Xu Wenyan said, Zhao Mei was also stunned. She felt that what he said made sense, but it was still too expensive: "It's still too expensive. Our store can only give twenty taels. More..."

"Okay." Before Zhao Mei could finish the rest of her words, Xu Wenyan agreed with a smile. Twenty taels was the price he had in mind.

The reason why I added two more taels was to make it easier to bargain and give some room for maneuver.

Zhao Mei looked at his smug little expression, smiled helplessly and shook her head.

After getting the money, Xu Wenyan stuffed ten taels into Chen Sanlin's pocket. He had used so much money from him before, so now he had paid back most of it.

Xu Wenyan called the cooks in and said, "I promise to teach you until you learn it. If you don't understand anything, just let me know."

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"Oh, so this is possible."

When the chef of Baihua Tower saw Xu Wenyan's cooking method, he was suddenly enlightened and thought that the twenty taels of money were worth it.

Chen Sanlin touched the silver on his belt, then looked at Xu Wenyan who was getting along well with the cook. The corners of his mouth raised, and his heart felt warm. His wife was really amazing.

After being taught twice, the chef here has mastered the technique thoroughly. Xu Wenyan and Chen Sanlin waited outside for a while, during which time Zhao Mei also treated them to a meal, which tasted really good.

Xu Wenyan also learned some other ideas about cooking from this.

More than an hour later, the wild boar shanks stewed with bamboo shoots were filled with fragrance. Xu Wenyan scooped up a spoonful of rich bone soup. The soup was white in color, and one could feel its deliciousness just by looking at it.

A bowl of soup was presented to Zhao Mei. The dried bamboo shoots had a chewy texture, and the bamboo shoots were soaked in thick bone soup. The rich flavor of pork bones combined with the fragrance of bamboo shoots made it truly a delicacy.

"Boss Zhao, bamboo shoots are great for stewing not only pork but also chicken. However, the bamboo shoots need to be stewed first. Dried ones are not easy to cook."

Zhao Mei saw that Xu Wenyan was also honest and spoke nicely: "Okay, how do you plan to sell it?"

"No hurry, I just promised Boss Qian."

Looking at Xu Wenyan's back as he left, Zhao Mei sighed, this guy is really profit-driven.

After Boss Qian tasted the food, the two bosses were very satisfied and asked about the price immediately.

"A handful is thirty cents. This is a lot of dried bamboo shoots." Xu Wenyan has three sacks of bamboo shoots, and each bag contains more than eighty handfuls.

The two bosses thought about it and realized that these dried bamboo shoots were not cheap.

"It's still a bit expensive and not worth the price. I think twenty-three cents is about right." Boss Qian said with a bulging belly.

Zhao Mei also nodded: "The most I'll give is twenty-five cents." Bamboo shoots are not a new thing, and not many people eat them, but dried bamboo shoots can be preserved for a long time, so the tolerance is high and they will not be unsalable.

"Hehe, what does Boss Qian think?" Xu Wenyan turned his head and looked at Boss Qian.

The highest price the boss had in mind for this money was twenty-five cents, it all depends on whether Xu Wenyan is willing to sell it.

"I'm twenty-five cents too."

After some discussion, Xu Wenyan decided to sell the bamboo shoots only to two restaurants and then divide the bamboo shoots in the basket equally, earning a total of six taels and three hundred coins.

Xu Wenyan immediately signed a written agreement for the two of them. The two bosses were also amazed that this young man from the countryside could actually write?

Of course, Xu Wenyan's writing is simple. If there are some words he doesn't know how to write, he still has to ask Boss Qian for help.

Despite this, the two bosses still admired him.

There is a separate document from Zhao Meidan, which contains the ownership of the popcorn chicken recipe.

Xu Wenyan can only make it at home in the future and cannot trade it, otherwise he will have to pay twenty times the compensation. He is also not allowed to tell anyone else about the recipe, so as not to cause losses to Baihua Tower.

After discussion, the two families decided to go to Jixiang Village to collect bamboo shoots every five days, and the two family carriages would take turns going there.

Xu Wenyan also ensured that the quantity was sufficient.

He gave Zhao Mei another two taels of silver, hoping that this beautiful sister would help him bring back some food as his family was running out of rice.

Then Zhao Mei set her eyes on that half piece of wild boar again.

Because he was a little thin, Xu Wenyan sold him for three taels and five hundred coins, and gave all the money to Chen Sanlin.

After all, it was him who called.

After happily bidding farewell to the two bosses, Xu Wenyan was ready to go shopping.

At this time, Chen Sanlin pulled him and said, "Wife...Xu Wenyan, I'll give you this money. I don't know how to spend it."

Xu Wenyan smiled, a man who is willing to hand over money is a good man: "You can see that I spend money lavishly. I have eight taels in my hand now. I will spend what I have today. You keep the money. Add the two taels at home and it will be a total of sixteen taels. I will take it from you when I need it urgently in the future. Okay."

"Okay." His wife does spend money quickly, so it would be better for him to save some.

After walking around the county town for a long time, Xu Wenyan sold a large jar of yellow rock sugar. This thing is expensive but he needed it for cooking. Anyway, he had money now, so he might as well reward himself.

I also bought two pieces of thin cloth from the cloth shop. The family only had two sets of clothes, one winter set and one old set. They didn't even have a change of clothes, which was a hassle.

When a family has money, they have to improve their living conditions.

I also bought a cloth bag of various coarse grains. Including the cost of the bag, each bag cost thirty cents, which was really expensive.

If you modify the cloth bag, you can make one for each child in your family, so that you will have a convenient bag to put wild vegetables in when you go out to pick wild vegetables.

They had almost finished buying everything. Xu Wenyan spent a little over four taels in total, and then the two of them packed up and went back.

The only pity is that I didn’t sell any of my Houttuynia cordata.

It’s just because those chefs don’t know how to enjoy themselves!