Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

Li Yu was startled, then calmed down and asked, "Have you been here for a long time?"

Han Xiaocao shook her head, "I just arrived."

Li Yu didn't quite believe it and held her hand. Sure enough, her hand was icy cold and not warm at all.

Sighing inwardly, Li Yu said, "You don't have to get up so early in the future. Just go to the food store at 8:00 a.m. every day.

Han Xiaocao nodded, and thought to herself that she could hide aside tomorrow and wait for Mrs. Li to show up before coming out.

*

With one more person, Li Yu was not so busy today. Han Xiaocao was smart and quick-handed. When today's braised meat was sold out, she had already memorized the price of each type of braised meat.

What surprised Li Yu the most was that she could count, and she could do it quickly and accurately.

Li Yu asked curiously, "Have you ever studied arithmetic?"

Han Xiaocao shook her head: "My mother taught me. My grandfather was a scholar and taught my mother before."

Li Yu was surprised, but did not ask any more questions. Han Zheng had told her about Han Xiaocao's family situation. The originally normal family became poor because of the calculations of others. This was a scar for Han Xiaocao, and she had no hobby of exposing other people's scars.

Li Yu gave Han Xiaocao a thumbs up and then invited everyone to eat.

Time was tight in the morning and we didn’t even have time to drink some porridge, so we had to eat something now.

Li Yu took out the braised meat and dishes that he had packed in advance, walked a few steps outside, bought some sesame cakes from Boss Wei, and asked everyone to sit down and eat.

Han Xiaocao was afraid of disturbing their meal, so she quickly ran to the side to clean up the dishes.

Li Yu called her, "Eat first, and then wash the dishes after you're done."

Sister Li actually wanted her to eat with her? Han Xiaocao was shocked at first, and then she was at a loss.

Seeing that she was hesitant to move, Li Yu urged her, "Come and eat quickly. Boss Wei's sesame cakes are best when they are hot."

Han Xiaocao looked at the steaming sesame cakes and the shiny braised meat, swallowed her saliva, and shook her head decisively, "Sister Li, I can't eat it. I'm already very happy to have this job. I can't take advantage of you anymore."

"How can this be called taking advantage?" Li Yu stood up and pulled her towards the table. "We've been busy all morning. Eat something first. I don't want you to faint from hunger."

Han Xiaocao: “…”

"Come, eat!" Li Yu pressed Han Xiaocao's shoulders and asked her to sit down. He handed her a pair of chopsticks and a sesame cake and said, "Eat quickly. After you finish, we'll clean up."

Her stomach growled at the right moment and Han Xiaocao shyly took the chopsticks and sesame cake.

This was the first time Han Xiaocao ate the braised food made by Li Yu, and it tasted even better than she had imagined.

However, Han Xiaocao didn't dare to eat too much. She took a big bite of the pancake after taking a bite of the vegetable. As for the meat, she didn't dare to pick it up at all.

Li Yu couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so he picked up a few large slices of braised pork belly with a serving chopstick and placed them next to Han Xiaocao.

"You can't just eat the vegetables. Come, open the pancake and put these slices of meat in it. You have to taste the taste of the braised meat I made myself. When guests ask you about it in the future, you will know how to describe it."

Han Xiaocao's eyes were sore and she opened the pancake with trembling hands.

Li Yu watched her eat the meat, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

*

Li Ji Food Store was doing booming business in the first three days after its opening.

On the fourth day, the discount ended and business dropped slightly compared to the previous few days. But Li Yu's braised meat is delicious, and many old customers recognize her brand, so business is still good. The braised meat and stewed dishes of the day are sold out that morning.

The fried snails that Li Yu had finally prepared were very popular and were sold out within just fifteen minutes of being put on the table.

"I never thought that small snails could be made so delicious. Boss Li's cooking skills are comparable to those of the chefs in the state capital."

“Have you been to the state capital?”

"Of course. I mean, Boss Li can definitely try going to the state capital. Her ability is not good enough for her in our small town."

Listening to the two guests praising him, Li Yu suddenly thought of something.

When she went to the Qin family for the banquet that day, she used the excuse of teaching Boss Hua how to cook as an excuse to ask for Boss Hua's help in getting in touch with Zui Xiang Lou in Nanzhou Prefecture. Now, more than half a month has passed, and she wonders if Boss Hua has started doing this.

*

More than a hundred miles away, in the elegant room on the second floor of Zuixiang Tower in Nanzhou Prefecture.

Boss Hua sneezed violently.

"Uncle Hua, have you caught a cold? The weather has been getting colder recently, so please make sure to keep warm." A man in luxurious clothes stood in front of Boss Hua with just the right smile.

Boss Hua wiped his nose and said, "I'm fine. Luo Peng, you can't just listen to what I just said. Boss Li is quite accomplished in cooking. If you cooperate with her, Zui Xiang Lou will definitely reach a higher level."

Luo Peng kept smiling, but a trace of disdain flashed across his eyes. "I understand, Uncle Hua, don't worry, I will definitely go to find this Mr. Li according to the address you gave me."

Boss Hua nodded with satisfaction. After a while, he stood up and said, "I'm going to play chess with your father now. You can continue with your work."

Luo Peng respectfully escorted Boss Hua out of the box, but when he turned around, his expression changed.

The smile disappeared, his lips curled, and his eyes were full of coldness.

He walked to the table, picked up the paper with Li Yu's address, and said disdainfully: "What delicious food can a country girl who has never seen the world make? Hua Shi is indeed from a small family. I just call him Uncle Hua for my father's sake, but he really thinks he is an elder and actually teaches me how to do business!"

As he said this, Luo Peng crumpled up the note and threw it to the ground without any hesitation.

*

Li Yu didn't know that the manager of Zui Xiang Lou looked down on her recipes. When the shop just opened, she devoted herself to the business.

The weather was getting colder day by day. Although everyone liked to eat braised meat and stewed dishes, they were all cold foods, and eating too much would inevitably make people uncomfortable. Li Yu looked at Cun Yin, gritted her teeth, and ordered a new stove. This time she did not order an iron pot, but an iron bucket, which could save space. Then she would put the braised meat and stewed dishes in the iron bucket, and the stove would burn underneath to keep them warm.

While waiting for the iron bucket to be made, Li Yu began to think about making skewers.

In modern times, meatballs are indispensable for skewers, including beef meatballs, fish meatballs, and some even make purple sweet potato meatballs.

But it’s not easy to do at this time.

Li Yu looked at her arms. After nearly two months of recuperation, she was now at least six pounds heavier than when she came here. However, the original owner was too thin, so she still looked skinny now.

The physical fitness is better, but it is far from being able to make hundreds of meatballs a day. You must know that delicious meatballs are chewy, and chewy meatballs require people to constantly pound the meat paste to make them.

Just some simple ones first.

Li Yu did what he thought of and immediately ordered two small stoves and two wide-diameter ceramic pots.

Next, decide on the ingredients and try out the flavors.

On this day, Li Yu was thinking about the ratio of various seasonings in the skewers soup, when a young man suddenly ran to the door of the food store and said, "You are Han Zheng's sister-in-law, right? Han Zheng was beaten up!"