Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

The peanuts may not look big, but the peanut kernels inside are plump, tasty and chewy!

If he didn't have to entertain guests later, he could finish this big bowl of braised peanuts by himself. He endured it and took his hand back. Why hasn't Old Wu come yet?

Lao Gao's wife saw that the braised food she bought was a little cold, so she took it to the kitchen to reheat it. She muttered in her heart that it was unexpected that this pig offal could be sold at such a high price.

After pouring the braised food into the pot, the pot slowly heats up and the braised food in the pot starts to emit fragrance.

Oh, why is this so fragrant? No wonder it's so expensive! It smells so good, but I don't know if it tastes good.

After returning the food to the pot, Lao Gao's wife quickly scooped it out and put it into a bowl. At this time, his daughter and second mother came in after smelling the aroma.

"Mom, didn't you prepare the meal? What are you doing now? Why does it smell so good?"

Lao Gao's wife handed a bowl of braised offal to her daughter. She was going to heat up the braised chicken. "Take it out first, and don't eat it secretly! This is what your father is going to use to entertain guests this afternoon."

Er Niang pouted and said, "Okay, if you don't want to eat, then don't eat. She'll eat at the table when the guests come."

When they finally heated up the braised dishes they had bought, the guests they were supposed to entertain arrived. He was a friend of Lao Gao who ran a pub, and everyone called him Lao Wu.

When Old Wu came, he was carrying a few jars of wine in his hands. As soon as he came in, he laughed heartily, "Old Gao! I brought some wine today. You have to have a drink with me!"

When Lao Gao in the room heard the voice, he hurried out to greet him, "Why are you so late? I thought you were not coming."

Old Wu said loudly: "It's not our business. The customer got drunk and made trouble. He was drunk and crazy in broad daylight. I asked him to leave. Otherwise, how can I do business with people like him making trouble every day?"

The two of them entered the main room and sat down. Old Wu was originally complaining about things in the store, but when he saw the several braised dishes on the table, his attention was immediately attracted.

Lao Gao even suspected that if Lao Wu hadn't been concerned about his image, he would have arrested him.

"You bought so many stewed foods, you must have gone there quite early."

Old Wu smacked his lips. When he wanted to eat it before, he sent a shop assistant to buy it, but he failed every time. After so many times, he became upset and stopped eating it.

Old Gao's daughter, Er Niang, handed over the bowl and chopsticks, "Uncle Wu, this is for you."

Old Wu thanked him and took the wine, then took the wine glass handed to him by Old Gao, and the two of them started drinking with the food on the table.

As soon as the stew went into their mouths, they were both overwhelmed by its deliciousness. Not only had Old Wu never eaten this kind of stew, even Old Gao had never eaten it before.

Lao Gao pushed the bowl of braised peanuts in front of Lao Wu again, "This is a new product from Zhongji. They say it goes really well with wine. You should try it."

Old Wu ate a few and his eyes lit up. They were indeed very good and went well with wine. It would seem like they would be good if he could sell them in his tavern.

The two of them drank and talked, and finally, Lao Gao told them why he was invited here today.

"What's the big deal? Just say it directly. Why go through so much trouble? Are you still brothers?" Old Wu agreed immediately, his face flushed after drinking.

"Thank you very much!" Lao Gao was also very excited.

Previously, my wife heard Old Wu’s wife say that the old cabinets in the pub needed to be replaced. There were dozens of cabinets. If all of them were replaced with new ones, it would be a big deal. If he could take over, it would be very difficult.

However, Old Wu did not tell him about this, and he didn't know whether Old Wu would look for another carpenter, and he was afraid that if he did, Old Wu would be embarrassed to refuse.

But he didn't get any business this year. The New Year is coming, and he needs to spend money. After the New Year, his eldest son needs to go to private school. There are also various social interactions. What should he do if he has no money?

So he shamelessly invited Old Wu to dinner and shamelessly told him about this matter, but fortunately Old Wu did not reject him.

A stone in his heart fell to the ground. He picked up the jar of wine and filled both glasses. He also diligently put a few chopsticks of braised food into Lao Wu's bowl.

The two jars of wine they brought were finished. Old Wu was worthy of being a pub owner. After drinking so much wine, his face only turned red but he was not drunk at all.

"Burp!" Lao Gao burped and looked at Lao Wu with gratitude in his eyes.

"Lao Gao! Why are you so awkward? You just want to take my business, right? Why are you so shy? Just say no. You also spend so much money on all these stewed food. Although they are delicious, they are too expensive."

Lao Gao was so drunk that he couldn't speak. He could only say incoherently, "It doesn't cost much. Do you know how much a spoonful of these braised peanuts costs?"

How many coins? Old Wu's eyes lit up. How could a few coins be used to buy food in the tavern? The cheapest side dish in his tavern cost twenty coins. Wouldn't these coins double in his tavern?

After leaving Lao Gao's house, Lao Wu, walking on the street, thought to himself, I wonder how many braised peanuts I can make in a day?

He turned and walked to the street where Zhong Ji was located. As expected, as soon as he arrived, he saw that Zhong Ji was preparing to close the shop. It seemed that his business was very good.

I'll ask the waiter to come early tomorrow to line up and buy some to see the customers' reactions. If it sells well, I don't know if I can discuss it with the owner of Zhongji to see if I can supply it to the pub in large quantities.

Zhong Ruyi didn't know that a long-term order was coming to her. She was frying glutinous rice cakes in the kitchen. The glutinous rice cakes that Aunt Chen brought in the morning were made by steaming the glutinous rice, kneading it into a ball, filling it with stuffing, and then steaming it again.

She wanted to eat glutinous rice cake fried in oil. She hadn't eaten such sweet food for a long time, except for the honey that Chen Dongzhi brought her last time.

Pour some oil into the pan, put the glutinous rice cake in when it is hot, fry until one side turns slightly golden brown, then turn it over to the other side. Soon, the surface will be covered with a crispy layer, which looks delicious.

After frying a dozen glutinous rice cakes, she took them out to give to Zhong's mother and second brother who were resting in the store.

Zhong's mother didn't expect her daughter to fry the glutinous rice cakes. "How can it taste good if it is fried?"

Zhong Laoer simply picked one up, broke it in half, gave half to Zhong's mother and the other half to his sister.

The one he took was filled with red bean. When he broke it open, the red beans inside were sandy and looked delicious. Zhong Ruyi took a bite happily. Hmm, it was chewy and the filling was not very sweet.

The mother and daughter ate one each, and the rest were taken by the second brother.

The second brother looked a little sick of eating too much sweet food at once, so Zhong Ruyi quickly poured him a cup of tea to clear his mouth.

He scratched his head embarrassedly. Apart from the other children in the family, he was the one who loved sweets the most.

Seeing his useless look, Zhong's mother rolled her eyes at him and said, "You are so old, but you still like to eat sweets like a child. Watch out for your teeth!"