Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Zhong Ruyi nodded. "Since Boss Wu has heard what Manager Ding said, he must also know that the agreement I signed with Manxianglou is a 30:70 split, and this agreement is stamped with a seal and fingerprint. If Manxianglou violates the agreement, I can take this agreement to the government to sue them."

"Similarly, if Boss Wu and I sign an agreement and then violate it, I will sue you in court."

Zhong Ruyi said something ugly in advance, lest Boss Wu turn against him after getting the prescription.

Old Wu nodded in agreement, "I know Miss Zhong, this recipe is your family's exclusive secret recipe after all, it's normal for you to be cautious."

Seeing that there was nothing strange on his face, Zhong Ruyi continued, "Boss Wu, if you are sure you want to cooperate with Zhongji, then when you are free in the next few days, find someone to draft an agreement, sign it and stamp it, and then send someone over to learn the braised food recipe."

Old Wu agreed repeatedly, "Okay, okay! Then I'll get someone over tomorrow! Thank you, Miss Zhong!"

He was so overjoyed that he was already imagining that after cooperating with Zhongji and getting this recipe, his pub business would become even more prosperous.

The few of them sat for a while, talked about some business matters, and then left.

Zhong Ruyi saw them out of the store. When they were far away, the serious expression on his face suddenly changed and he returned to the store happily.

She took out the thirty-seven taels of silver from her bosom and placed it on the table with a thump.

Mother Zhong and second brother both looked at her with their eyes fixed.

Zhong Ruyi poured out all the silver, giving ten taels to his second brother and ten taels to his mother.

The second brother pushed the silver in front of her and asked, "Little sister, what are you doing?"

Zhong Ruyi pushed the silver back and said, "Second brother, you can keep this money. I can't give your sister more, but these ten taels of silver are nothing. I can earn it back in the future."

Mother Zhong didn't say anything, but was very happy. Her daughter said that the money was for her filial piety, as she had money but her old man didn't.

She took out five taels and gave the remaining five taels back to her daughter: "Five taels is enough. I don't want to buy anything."

Zhong Ruyi wanted to say something more, but Zhong's mother insisted on five taels and would not take any more.

The second brother also followed Mother Zhong’s example. He took two taels and returned the rest to his younger sister.

"No! Second brother, just keep it if I give it to you!"

Zhong Laoer still refused, and finally it was Zhong's mother who made the decision to let Zhong Ruyi take it back.

"You gave it to your second brother, but what about your eldest and third brothers? You gave it this time, but what about next time? Why should you give them what you earned with your hard work!"

When Zhong's mother said this, the second brother nodded and said, "You should keep the money. It won't be too difficult for you to use it in the future."

Zhong Ruyi had no choice but to take the silver back, thinking that since she couldn't give the silver, she would buy some clothes for her two sisters-in-law and some food that the children in the family liked.

The next day, not long after the shop closed, Boss Wu came with his people.

It was still the same Master Liu from before, and Shopkeeper Ding also left with him. The three of them were all smiling.

Master Liu even praised her right away, "Miss Zhong, your business is growing bigger and bigger. Will you open an office in the Imperial City in the future?"

Shopkeeper Ding smiled and said, "Master Liu and I are here to serve as witnesses for Miss Zhong and Old Wu."

He didn't finish his sentence. The next sentence was that if Old Wu violated the agreement and reported to the police in the future, he could still go along as a witness.

Zhong Ruyi understood what he meant and nodded gratefully to him.

Mother Zhong placed a cup of tea in front of everyone, sat at another table with her second brother, and listened to them talk.

The process is still the same as before with Manager Ding, and the profit sharing is also 30:70.

Boss Wu said that he would ask the chef from the pub to come over tomorrow to learn the recipe for braised food.

Zhong Ruyi wanted to invite them to dinner, but was politely declined.

Master Liu had to rush back to the school to teach his students, and Boss Wu and Shopkeeper Ding had to go back to their respective restaurants and taverns.

In that case, she didn't force them. She just smiled and said that she would treat them to a meal next time she had the chance, and told them not to refuse.

Before leaving, Shopkeeper Ding said to her, "Miss Zhong, although Old Wu is a friend I have known for many years, he can be quite unreasonable sometimes. If he does something wrong that offends you, you can tell me and I will give him a lesson."

"If you don't cooperate with him, Miss Zhong, I'm afraid he will do something bad. Although it won't be too ugly, it won't be good for you. It's better to sign this agreement so that he can be restrained. Besides, he is in the tavern business and has nothing to do with you."

Zhong Ruyi nodded. Manager Ding had said this to her a few days ago.

When Manager Ding and Boss Wu were drinking, Boss Wu once revealed that if Zhongji refused to cooperate, he also had a way. He just needed to find someone to follow them every day, and then he would be able to figure out the recipe for the braised food.

After weighing the pros and cons, Zhong Ruyi still chose to cooperate with Boss Wu. Business still needs to be done, and the whole barrel cannot be spoiled by a single bad apple.

The next day, Boss Wu sent a master craftsman from his shop to come and learn from her early.

"Miss Zhong, I was called here by Boss Wu. I work in the kitchen of the tavern. People call me Master Zhang, but you can just call me Lao Zhang."

Master Zhang was smiling. The boss originally wanted to call another master to come to Zhongji for the opportunity to learn how to make braised food, but that master had something urgent to do and couldn't come, so he was replaced by him.

Zhong Ruyi didn't dare to do that. This master seemed to be older than her father, so she still had to call him uncle.

"Okay, Uncle Zhang, come with me."

Master Zhang arrived just as Zhong Ruyi and the others had finished washing the pigs.

He followed Zhong Ruyi into the yard and said, "Thank you so much, Miss Zhong!"

"It's not a big deal," Zhong Ruyi said with a smile, "Now our two families have a mutually beneficial relationship, so how can there be any trouble?"

Zhong Ruyi took him to the yard, where there were several basins of cleaned pig offal, and several basins that had already been put into the pot.

Master Zhang looked at the pig offal displayed in the yard and felt that the workload of the tavern's kitchen would be staggering in the future. It was a good thing to have a recipe for braised food.

But the money they earn doesn’t belong to them. Their wages remain the same as before, but they have to do more work.

Master Zhang felt heartbroken when he thought about having to deal with these dirty and smelly pig offal every day.

Zhong Ruyi was puzzled. Master Zhang was fine just now, why did he become so depressed all of a sudden?

She hesitated, "...Master Zhang? Didn't you have breakfast this morning? I have some freshly made buns here, would you like to take a few to fill your stomach?"

Master Zhang quickly waved his hands, "No, no, no, Miss Zhong, I came here after eating a full meal. I'm not hungry."

He said bitterly, "I just want to ask Miss Zhong, how many pig offal do you have to wash in a day to make a pot?"

It turned out that he was just curious about this. Zhong Ruyi thought he regretted it and didn't want to come to study anymore.

Zhong Ruyi said, "Uncle Zhang, we can make three pots of pig offal in one day, one pot of braised chicken and braised tofu and dried bean curd. Two buckets of pig offal can make one pot."

Two buckets for one pot? Master Zhang felt even more bitter. If the boss didn't hire a few more people, the job of washing pig offal would tire them to death.

Zhong Ruyi didn't notice Master Zhang's expression and led him into the kitchen. His second brother was watching the fire on the stove in the yard, and Mother Zhong was watching inside the kitchen.

"Master Zhang, the first few pots are already cooked, so you can't see them. I'll teach you when these are done. You can sit for a while."

Master Zhang touched his nose and said, "Then I'll go to the yard with Boss Zhong, and we can talk and chat."

I took Master Zhang out to find my second brother. When my second brother knew that he was the chef in the tavern, he suddenly became a little reserved.

But seeing that Master Zhang didn't look like someone who was difficult to get along with, he slowly relaxed and the two of them sat on small stools and chatted.

Zhong Ruyi found that the two of them had something to talk about, so he went back to the kitchen and helped Zhong's mother light the fire.

The big pot in the stove was gurgling, and you could hear it even with the lid on.

Master Zhang was chatting with Zhong Laoer at first. Slowly the aroma of the stewed food began to spread. He sniffed and felt the aroma penetrate into his heart.

Zhong Laoer didn't notice that Master Zhang's reply speed had slowed down. He felt that the time was about up, so he reached out and lifted the lid of the pot.

The smoke and fragrance spread out at once. The smoke was thick but the fragrance was even stronger. Master Zhang stood aside and kept swallowing his saliva.