Thinking that she had to go to town today, Jiang Yuwei got up early, took out the fish and chili sauce that were stored in the space yesterday, took a bucket of spiritual spring water, threw the fish into the bamboo bucket, and took a backpack to put all the chili sauce she made in it.
After everything at home was packed up, Jiang Yuwei went to find Uncle Ning Wu and took a ox cart to the town.
After arriving in the town, Jiang Yuwei asked for directions to the most famous Zuixianlou in Ping'an Town. As soon as Jiang Yuwei entered Zuixianlou with a bucket of fish, she was stopped by a waiter:
"You, you, where did you come from? Get out now, you stink of fish, don't disturb our guests!"
Jiang Yuwei frowned, looking at the waiter in front of her who was taking advantage of others. Thinking that she was here to sell her house, she suppressed her anger and smiled at him:
"Excuse me, waiter. I'm here to sell my house."
The waiter looked the woman up and down in front of him and sneered:
"Just you? You are not worthy. Don't you see what kind of place our Zuixianlou is? Are you worthy enough to sell the food of your peasant family in our restaurant?"
Jiang Yuwei found that the waiter was really snobbish, and then looked at the patched clothes on her body. She regretted not buying herself decent clothes with the money she earned. Now she was blocked outside the door by the waiter. If she couldn't even see the shopkeeper, she would definitely not be able to sell the recipe.
Jiang Yuwei was just thinking about it when she saw a middle-aged man with a big belly and a mustache coming down from upstairs and yelling impatiently:
"Why are you making so much noise? Don't disturb the distinguished guests upstairs."
The waiter bowed and saluted when he saw the man. He stood beside the man with a flattering look on his face and said:
"Manager Lin, look, this woman who smells like fish is here to sell some recipes, and we can't get her out of here."
After listening to the waiter's words, Shopkeeper Lin looked up at Jiang Yuwei and frowned:
"Nonsense! You let all kinds of people into the store, get them out now!"
Before Jiang Yuwei could even open her mouth, she was rudely pushed out by two waiters. Jiang Yuwei looked at Zuixianlou angrily. If even the shopkeeper was so contemptuous, then this restaurant would not be able to last long.
In that case, she would not bother to do business with them. Jiang Yuwei turned around and was about to leave when she saw that the business of Lianxianglou opposite was slow. She lowered her head and thought for a moment before striding straight in.
As soon as Jiang Yuwei entered the room, she asked the person standing on the counter:
"Excuse me, is the shopkeeper here?"
The man was looking at the account book with a sad face. When he saw a woman coming, he said:
"I am the owner of Lianxianglou. Are you here to eat?"
Jiang Yuwei looked at the man in front of her and saw that he had a kind face and was friendly. She just didn't know why the restaurant's business was not good, so she smiled and said:
"Boss, I came here today to cook a dish for you to try."
Shopkeeper Xu looked at the woman in front of him with some surprise, and said with a smile:
"Madam, you must be joking. This is a restaurant, a place to entertain guests. Why should I trouble you to cook for me?
Jiang Yuwei just smiled at him and said:
“Perhaps this dish will change the fate of Lianxianglou.”
Shopkeeper Xu looked at the woman in front of him in surprise. Somehow, when he met her determined eyes, he seemed to have an inexplicable trust in her. Right now, the money in the Lianxiang Tower was only enough for him to hold on for another month, no more.
Shopkeeper Xu thought about how he had sent away several of his shop assistants today, and he had no way of explaining to his boss how the Lianxiang Tower had become in its current state. If what the woman said today was true, he might as well let her have a try. Anyway, the Lianxiang Tower would soon be finished.
Steward Xu thought so and smiled at Jiang Yuwei with relief:
"I have nothing to do today. Since Madam has said so, please follow me to the kitchen."
Seeing that she had finally convinced the shopkeeper, Jiang Yuwei picked up the bamboo bucket and followed him to the kitchen in the backyard.
After arriving at the kitchen, Manager Xu was very polite and asked everyone to leave, leaving the kitchen to Jiang Yuwei alone.
Jiang Yuwei did not waste any time and rolled up her sleeves to start killing the fish. After processing the fish, she took out the chili sauce she had prepared long ago and used some seasonings from the kitchen. There were many more seasonings here than at home, so the fish would naturally taste better.
Jiang Yuwei put the fish on a plate, sprinkled seasonings on it, spread a thick layer of chili sauce on it, and put it directly into the pot to steam the fish.
After a quarter of an hour, the fish was steamed. As soon as Jiang Yuwei lifted the lid of the pot, the aroma of the fish floated into the yard. Everyone waiting in the yard couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
When Jiang Yuwei brought out the fish, everyone stared at the fish. Jiang Yuwei smiled and handed the chopsticks to Shopkeeper Xu, motioning him to try it first.
Shopkeeper Xu could no longer hold back, so he took the chopsticks and picked up a piece of fish and put it in his mouth. He was amazed as soon as the fish entered his mouth. Even though he had been a shopkeeper for so many years, he had never eaten such delicious fish. The smooth and chewy texture, the deliciousness of the fish, and the double stimulation of the chili sauce, at this moment Shopkeeper Xu could not stop eating.
Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but go to the kitchen to get chopsticks and tasted it one after another:
"delicious."
“Is this really fish?”
“I’ve never had fish as good as this.”
"This, this, I can't stop."
Everyone took turns to eat, and soon the whole plate of fish was finished. Shopkeeper Xu then remembered Jiang Yuwei who was still standing nearby, and hurriedly invited her to the private room upstairs to talk.
After the two of them sat down, Shopkeeper Xu excitedly poured tea for Jiang Yuwei with both hands, looked at Jiang Yuwei and said anxiously:
"You are truly a benefactor to our Lianxianglou. If our Lianxianglou can make this dish, we won't have to worry about business."
Jiang Yuwei took the teacup and smiled at Shopkeeper Xu:
"Manager Xu, you are too polite. I cannot be called an honorable person. I am only here to do business with Lianxianglou. Manager Xu, do you want the recipe for cooking fish?"
Shopkeeper Xu nodded repeatedly and said:
"I really want this recipe, but I wonder how much you want to offer?"
Jiang Yuwei picked up the teacup, took a sip and said:
"This recipe for cooking fish can be bought out for ten taels of silver. But if you want the fish to taste good, you'll need my chili sauce. This pickled chili sauce is a recipe passed down from my ancestors, and no one else can make it taste this good. If Manager Xu wants to cook this fish in the future, it would be better for him to buy the chili sauce directly from me."
Shopkeeper Xu hesitated for a moment, then made up his mind and said:
"I bought the recipe, but I don't dare to buy too much of this chili sauce. Now I need to try selling it. If this recipe can really revitalize our restaurant, then I will only buy this chili sauce from you in the future."
Jiang Yuwei nodded and said:
"In that case, let's sign a document. It will be good for both you and me."
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