Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

The days passed by so uneventfully, and in the blink of an eye, half a month had passed quietly.

In the past half month, Zuiyunxuan's business has continued to be booming thanks to the method of enhancing the aroma and flavor of mushroom dishes and willow catkins.

During this period, the other two major restaurants found out about mushrooms as an ingredient one week after they were sold.

Fumanju originally wanted to use the fact that mushrooms are poisonous to cause Zuiyunxuan to lose a large sum of money, but their plot was discovered in advance by Manager Chang.

Manager Chang acted promptly and not only invited a famous doctor to publicly verify in the restaurant that the mushrooms in Zuiyunxuan were non-toxic, he also widely publicized that his mushrooms were not only delicious, but eating more of them could also prolong life, so that more people would come to Zuiyunxuan.

The shopkeeper of Bazhenlou is Liu Dongcheng's father-in-law. He is just like Liu Dongcheng, with a cunning heart. He wanted to let Fumanju and Zuiyunxuan fight each other, and he would be the fisherman.

As a result, Fu Manju's plan ended before it even began. He cursed Fu Manju as a fool.

Later, it was Liu Dongcheng who suggested that since Zuiyunxuan could sell them, why couldn't they? As for the problem of mushrooms being poisonous, why not just pay Zuiyunxuan's staff to steal a few mushroom samples and find someone to pick them accordingly?

So, Bazhenlou also launched mushroom dishes ten days later, and compared with Zuiyunxuan's 50 coins per plate, Bazhenlou's price was nearly half of that, 30 coins per plate. However, because there was no recipe from Liuxu, the taste was relatively worse, but for diners who didn't have much money and wanted to try something new, Bazhenlou was undoubtedly a good place to go.

In fact, Liu Dongcheng and the others didn't know that the four varieties of mushrooms they had in their hands were actually the most common edible mushrooms that were deliberately leaked by Shopkeeper Chang after he asked Liu Xu.

After all, there are so many mountains in Yuyang Town, and they cannot pick all the mushrooms. It is also a meritorious deed to be able to temporarily improve the lives of the people through these mushrooms.

Another thing is, only if they have something to sell, they won’t resort to such despicable tricks.

But they did not have the recipes and methods to enhance the flavor and aroma that Liu Xu gave them, and they did not know which were the most delicious varieties of mushrooms, so it would not have much impact on Zuiyunxuan's business.

Liu Dongcheng naturally went home to tell his mother about this good news and brought back samples. That afternoon, Mrs. Zhang took everyone except Xu Ruolan to Beilinpo.

Originally Xu Ruolan was going to go too, but Liu Xu found her grandfather Liu Dashan and told him that the road on the mountain was difficult to travel on, and her mother's belly was so big that an accident could easily happen if she was not careful.

Perhaps feeling that Liu Donglai might not come back, Liu Dashan felt guilty and stopped his wife from making trouble and asked Xu Ruolan to stay at home and cook.

However, due to the continuous raids by Liuxu and his three companions, there were really not many mushrooms left on Beilinpo. Even if they came across some, they didn't dare to pick them because they were different from the samples and they were afraid they might be poisonous.

So, in one afternoon, six people, big and small, only collected half the amount of willow catkins that the three of them could collect.

When he got home and weighed the bag, it was 120 pounds. Liu Dongcheng gave his mother cents and returned to town carrying the basket.

Looking at Zhang holding the 120 coins with her face wrinkled with smile, Liu Xu rolled her eyes in her heart.

So from that day on, Liu Xu's job at Old Lady Zhang's house changed to mowing the grass in the morning and picking mushrooms in the afternoon.

Liu Xu and his team's mushroom income has also been affected to some extent.

Fortunately, they knew many varieties, and Liu Xu and others earned nearly 40 taels in the past half month, 20 taels in less than a month, which made Chen Lan very happy. This was much more than what Liu Changshun earned from working outside!

Because Bazhenlou was looking for people to harvest mushrooms at 10 cents per pound, after a few days, many people in Yuyang Town knew that mushrooms could be sold for money.

Naturally, other people in Liujia Village also found out about it, so more and more people came to Beilinpo, and the grass was almost pulled out. Even the mushrooms that were not released by the willow catkins were trampled and crushed because these people thought they were poisonous.

When Liu Xu found out, he was so angry that he called it a bad decision.

On this day, when Liu Xu was thinking about what to do with the future supply of mushrooms, Liu Changshun brought back news that the people from Zuiyunxuan's owner had arrived in Yuyang Town, and Manager Chang invited Liu Xu to discuss cooperation the next day.

Liu Changshun was worried about the safety of the little girl, so he decided to send her there early the next morning, and also deliver the mushrooms they picked that morning.

The next morning, Liu Changshun drove a ox cart and took Liu Xu to Zuiyunxuan.

This time, Manager Chang took them directly to a private room on the third floor.

Shopkeeper Chang pushed the door open and walked in.

In the box, a man stood quietly in front of the window, his slender back seemed to blend into the morning light, revealing a kind of independent charm. Hearing the sound of the door opening, he slowly turned around, with a handsome face, sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes, and a blue shirt fluttering in the wind, showing his handsome appearance. Liu Xu couldn't help but stare.

Chang Yifei never expected that the person he would meet would be such a... little bean sprout. He could not help but be stunned.

Upon seeing this, Shopkeeper Chang coughed in a false voice, and the two people who were looking at each other finally came to their senses, with a slightly embarrassed look on their faces.

But after all, they were all experienced people, and they soon calmed down.

“Third Master, this is Liu Xu. The mushrooms and dishes in the restaurant are now enhanced with flavor and color by her.

Girl Xu, this is the third son of our master's family, Chang Yifei. He has come here specially on behalf of our master's family to discuss recipe cooperation with you.

You two can talk slowly. I'll go downstairs to take a look. If you need anything, please let Qingfeng come to find me."

Manager Chang introduced the two people separately and then left.

The man waved his hand, and the guard named Qingfeng retreated to the door to guard it.

"Miss Liu, Liu, please sit down!" Looking at such a small bean sprout, Chang Yifei didn't know how to address her.

"Thank you, Third Young Master. Please come in."

Seeing her so graceful and elegant, Chang Yifei raised his eyebrows.

"Miss Liu really makes Chang feel a little... Meeting her is not as good as hearing about her."

"Puchi, Third Young Master, there's no need to beat around the bush, just say I'm young!" Liu Xu shrugged indifferently.

"Haha, interesting, interesting!" Chang Yifei picked up the teacup and took a sip, saying with a gentle smile:

"In the letter from Shopkeeper Chang, it was mentioned that Miss Liu wanted to invest in Zuiyunxuan by using her recipes?"

"Yes and no." Chang Yifei raised his eyebrows and motioned Liu Xu to continue.

Liu Xu smiled calmly and said calmly:

"The Third Young Master should have seen the popularity that mushrooms have brought to Zuiyunxuan. During this period, many diners have flocked to the restaurant because of the unique mushroom dish. The restaurant is packed with people.

This is the importance of new dishes, which can not only continuously attract new customers, but also retain old customers.

The recipes I have now are all the result of my careful research. If they can be implemented in Zuiyunxuan, the reputation of the restaurant will definitely be taken to a higher level.

So, I expect that for every new recipe I provide, as long as every new dish is sold, I can share 40% of the profit, and settle it on a monthly basis. "

Chang Yifei frowned slightly, and immediately retorted:

"Miss Liu, 4% profit is really too high. You only provide the recipe, and Zuiyunxuan has to provide a series of manpower and material resources. 40% profit is really too high. Why don't Zuiyunxuan sell them directly at 100 taels per piece? This way, we can solve it all at once and everyone can be more relaxed."

"Pfft, Third Young Master, are you kidding me? Buying out for one hundred taels each? That's too unfair to me. The value of a new recipe is far beyond what a hundred taels can measure. How can the long-term benefits it can bring be compared with such a small amount of money? If Zuiyunxuan is so insincere, then I can only look for cooperation elsewhere. I believe there will always be someone who recognizes the value of it."

Chang Yifei snorted and said, "Miss Liu, you may not know Zuiyunxuan well enough. Zuiyunxuan is not without your dishes."

Liu Xu smiled slightly and said slowly: "Third Master, I naturally know the strength of Zuiyunxuan, but one more excellent recipe is like adding wings to a tiger, isn't it?"

After thinking for a moment, Chang Yifei said, "Miss Liu, we can have this recipe, but 4% interest is too high. I can only give you 2% at most, and I have one request. From now on, your recipe can only be sold exclusively to Zuiyunxuan and cannot be provided to other restaurants."

Liu Xu hesitated for a moment and said, "Third Young Master, isn't this a bit too much? Not to mention the profit, you cut my profit in half, which is really insincere. Besides, what about this menu? What if I want to open a restaurant in the future?"

Seeing Chang Yifei frowning, Liu Xu said again:

"I can only promise that in Yongshun Prefecture, I will give priority to Zuiyunxuan when selling recipes, and I will provide a new recipe for Zuiyunxuan every month for five years. Of course, these recipes are exclusive to Zuiyunxuan and will not be given to other companies, including myself. But there is one thing, if there is a mistake in Zuiyunxuan itself, you can't blame me."

Chang Yifei thought for a moment and said, "Yes, but 4% is too high. The operation of Zuiyunxuan is also facing many challenges. Such a high share will greatly reduce our profits."

Liu Xu frowned and thought for a while and said, "Three points at the lowest. If not, I'd rather save it for opening my own restaurant in the future."

"Deal." Chang Yifei showed a triumphant smile on his face.

Liu Xu couldn't help but grit her teeth, deciding to hold on a little longer, even if it was just half a point more.

But it’s not bad, after all, Zuiyunxuan has more than one branch in Yuyang Town, hehe.

“Settlement every three months must be timely and transparent.”

Chang Yifei nodded and said, "Of course."

After the deal was settled, Chang Yifei asked Qingfeng to bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and signed the contract on the spot.

From then on, Liu Xu's business empire slowly began.

After the contract was signed, both of them relaxed and toasted each other with tea instead of wine:

"Happy cooperation!"

"Happy cooperation!"

Chang Yifei couldn't help laughing when he saw her acting like an adult:

"Miss Liu, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I really couldn't have imagined that you were only six years old!"

"Hehe, I know, Third Young Master, you want to praise me for my intelligence!"

After finishing her business, Liu Xu showed an image that suited her age, smiling with curved eyebrows.

"Hahahaha, interesting."

When Manager Chang and Liu Changshun heard the hearty laughter coming from their upstairs, they knew that the matter had been settled and smiled at each other.

"Third Master, if there's nothing else, I'll go downstairs and teach Uncle Zheng how to cook. Can you do your own thing?"

Liu Xu asked tentatively. There was no other way. She was pressed for time. Otherwise, if she went back late, her weird grandma would cause trouble again.

Seeing Chang Yifei nod, Liu Xu ran down quickly.

An hour later, Liu Xu carried three bags of snacks and two roast chickens, and went to Liu Changshun's house with a happy face.