I fell through the tunnel and brought my family to live a good life

It was another meal that was completely cleaned. Tang Wenhao really liked the ribs. He had never thought that the ribs could be fried so deliciously. Because the pieces were small, he could eat one at a time. The bones would fall off easily with a pull of his teeth. There were also some noodles stewed in the pork and cabbage. They were soaked up with the stewed meat broth but still smooth and chewy. He wanted more after eating them. He also imitated Xu Congyi and mixed the broth with the rice. He ate them together with the ribs, a mouthful of vegetables, a mouthful of rice, and a mouthful of ribs. It was another meal that was very filling.

Seeing Tang Wenhao's eating manner, Xu Congyi knew that she had to prepare digestive water for him, otherwise he would have indigestion. She also poured a cup for herself and others. The digestive water had a light sweet taste, and Tang Wenhao drank it in a few gulps. Then he and Tang Xiaowu helped to clean up the table. No one came to see her for no reason. Xu Congyi knew that Tang Wenhao must have something to tell her. After cleaning up the house and chatting for a while, the Xu family and Tang Xiaowu closed the door and retreated to the yard to bask in the sun when they saw Tang Wenhao.

Tang Wenhao couldn't wait to speak, "Miss Xu, last time you asked me to make 50 kilograms of milk, are you planning to research more food? The golden long strips of food you asked Xiaowu to send last time were full of milky fragrance, and they can even ooze milk if you fry them again!"

"Not really," Xu Congyi smiled and raised his eyebrows. "I want milk to extract the fat from it and make butter for popcorn. The milky flavor of the popcorn you eat comes from that. As for the golden long strips of food, that's called fried milk, which is made from leftover milk. I just made it casually. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste if I couldn't finish the milk after extracting the fat?"

"Oh, so that's how it is," Tang Wenhao said embarrassedly. He originally thought that this was the latest food specially researched by Xu Congyi, and he was excited to cooperate with him. However, he didn't expect that it was just made with used milk. But he couldn't help but admire Xu Congyi. Such a casual little thing turned out to be so delicious.

"Miss Xu," Tang Wenhao scratched his head embarrassedly, "You are talking about the food called fried fresh milk. I still want to cooperate with you, is that okay? We can still split the profits at 30%."

Xu Congyi thought for a moment. This fried milk is not more crispy than popcorn when it is cooled down. It is best to eat it while hot. In addition, the fried milk is tender inside. If it is packaged, it will easily break due to bumps. It is not suitable for a cooperation method like popcorn, where Xu Congyi makes it first and then the servant delivers it to the store. But since Tang Wenhao proposed it, she also wanted to do this business.

"Okay, but let's try a different way of cooperation this time."

"Miss Xu, please speak!" Seeing that Xu Congyi agreed, Tang Wenhao sat up straight instantly and waited for Xu Congyi to continue.

"Did you heat up the fried milk that Xiaowu brought back before eating it?" Xu Congyi asked first.

"Heat it up, heat it up. The fried milk is delicious when eaten cold. I didn't expect it to taste even better after heating it. The milk inside seems to be about to flow out!" Tang Wenhao licked his lips as he spoke. The taste still left him wanting more.

"You're right. This fried milk tastes best when it's just out of the pan. If I make it like popcorn and then send it to Tang Kee for sale, the taste will be greatly reduced. So, I plan to sell the recipe directly to you. Since you make it yourself, the cost is all with you. Therefore, I will only charge you a 10% commission for this fried milk, and it's valid for one year. How do you think?"

In fact, as soon as Xu Congyi said those words, Tang Wenhao felt that they were absolutely right, so he naturally agreed with this proposal. However, his keen intuition as a businessman told him that fried milk would be very popular once it was launched. Wouldn’t Xu Congyi be at a loss then?

"Miss Xu, how about we extend the period of profit sharing, or increase the profit sharing, so that you won't suffer any loss. The food you came up with has already made Tang's famous. By then, there will be many customers coming to buy fried milk. If you only share 10% for only one year, won't you suffer any loss?"

Tang Wenhao spoke sincerely, and Xu Congyi patiently explained to him, "Mr. Tang, I am not losing money. First, I only provide the recipe for fried fresh milk, and all the production costs are borne by your Tangji. Milk is precious. If I make it myself, I still have to buy milk from you, which is not enough trouble. And you said that fried fresh milk will definitely have a lot of customers coming to buy it. If you can make 500 taels, then I can get 50 taels without doing anything. Why not?"

Fifty taels of silver is not a small amount. The total expenses of many families in Liushuzhuang Village in the past ten years may not be enough. The Xu family is a hunter and can hunt wild boars or collect ginseng in the mountains, so they are more affluent. If it weren't for Xu Congyi's treatment, they would be a wealthy family in the village. In addition, the recipe for fried milk is too simple. Only starch is not available here and needs to be made by yourself. However, since the raw materials of starch are potatoes and sweet potatoes, they are also very cheap, and the production process is simple and easy to learn, so Xu Congyi is really embarrassed to charge too much money.

The method of making starch and the recipe of fried milk were dictated by Xu Congyi, and Tang Wenhao recorded them himself. Because they had already signed a cooperation contract before, and after spending some time with Tang Wenhao these days, Xu Congyi was sure that Tang Wenhao was a trustworthy partner, so he did not draft a new contract. Only at Tang Wenhao's strong request did he write a document for Xu Congyi and put his fingerprints on it, which, in his words, was to leave Xu Congyi a guarantee.

After finishing the business talk, Tang Wenhao was about to say goodbye and go home, but Xu Congyi hurriedly kept him.

"Don't leave yet, come with me to the kitchen, I want to make some drinks! You can leave after you finish drinking."

Upon hearing this, Tang Wenhao naturally did not leave, and followed Xu Congyi to the kitchen. Xu Congyi did not intend to sell this pearl milk tea. The reason was still the same, it had no technical content and was very easy to copy.

The pearls were made before the meal. As soon as Xu opened the lid of the pot, a sweet fragrance hit her face. She scooped one out with a spoon. Except that the color was not black, the texture was exactly the same as the pearls in modern milk tea.

"Miss Xu, what is this?" Tang Wenhao was a little confused. "This is the first time I've seen this. Is this also a new food that you have researched?"

"This is made of the starch I mentioned mixed with steamed sweet potatoes. It tastes soft, sticky and chewy. Because it looks like small round pearls, I call it pearls. I'll put it in the drink I'm going to make, and it'll be called pearl milk tea!"

"I see," Tang Wenhao looked at the dumplings in the pot curiously. Suddenly he thought of something, stood up and turned to face Xu Congyi, "Miss Xu, have you seen pearls?"

It's no wonder Tang Wenhao was curious. Pearls were a luxury item in this era. It was very difficult to get a round, large and well-proportioned pearl. They were basically only supplied to the palace. Even the defective pearls were basically not sold to the public. They were ground into pearl powder for the wives of the royal family to use for beauty treatments. Tang Wenhao also had one at home. It was bought by his father through many connections as a birthday gift for his mother.