Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

After agreeing with Liu Changshun, Liu Xu asked Xing'er and Shuisheng to wait outside and took Liu Changshun to see Manager Chang. Because once the contract was signed, they would not be able to go to the city every day and would have to rely on adults, so Liu Changshun would probably have to do the delivery in the future, and they would just be responsible for picking and drying.

Seeing Liu Xu coming in with a simple man, Manager Chang knew that the matter was half settled, and immediately stood up and invited the other party to take a seat.

"Girl, who is this?" Shopkeeper Chang asked Liu Xu with a gentle look on his face.

"Uncle Chang, this is my cousin, Liu Changshun. After my father left for military service, if it weren't for their family, I don't know whether my mother and I would still be here. And, if we reach a cooperation in the future, my third uncle will be the one to deliver the goods to the restaurant!" Liu Xu replied with a smile.

After hearing what she said, Shopkeeper Chang understood, and immediately stood up and bowed to Liu Changshun: "Brother Liu, I'll have to trouble you in the future."

Although Liu Changshun had worked outside before, he was still a simple country man. Seeing this, he was a little reserved and quickly returned the greeting: "Manager Chang, you are too polite."

"Well, girl Xu, let's talk about the price of the mushrooms now?" Manager Chang looked at Liu Xu again. He knew that this little girl would be the one to make the decision on this matter.

"Well, Uncle Chang, before that, I want to ask, what do you think of our chef's cooking skills compared to mine?"

Liu Xu asked with a smile.

"Haha, this..." To be honest, after eating the dishes made by Liu Xu and comparing them with the dishes made by the chef before, Chang couldn't say that the chef's cooking skills were good. So he smiled awkwardly.

"Hehe, Uncle Chang, our restaurant can't just rely on mushrooms to keep customers, right? After all, there are seasonal restrictions."

Having said this, Liu Xu paused.

"And no matter how good the ingredients are, if the chef's cooking skills can't keep up, the taste of the dish will be greatly reduced."

As expected, Liu Xu saw the excitement in Manager Chang's eyes, even though he had tried his best to control it.

"Oh? What does Miss Yixu mean?" Chang Zhang's tone sounded a little anxious.

"Hey, Uncle Chang, if Xu'er can help you improve your chef's cooking skills and help Zuiyunxuan secure its position as the number one restaurant in Yuyang Town, what can you give Xu'er?"

Liu Xu was still smiling, but Shopkeeper Chang looked at the little girl in front of him, who looked like his granddaughter, with a deep gaze. After a long time, Shopkeeper Chang came to his senses and his expression became gentler.

"Girl, tell me what you want first. Uncle will definitely not treat you unfairly." You can't judge a person by his appearance. If someone had said this to him before today, and it was a little girl, he would probably have kicked the person out.

"Hey, let's talk about this later. Let's talk about the price of mushrooms first." Seeing that Shopkeeper Chang had taken the bait, Liu Xu rolled her eyes and skipped it, leaving Shopkeeper Chang in a state of confusion.

"You!" Shopkeeper Chang pointed at the catkins from a distance and said, "Tell me what price you want. Uncle said he would not treat you unfairly and would definitely not break his promise, but you can't ask for too much!"

"That's inevitable. Uncle Chang, you underestimate me too much. Am I that kind of person, girl?"

Liu Changshun seemed to be drinking tea quietly, but in fact, he was in an uproar. He had thought that this girl was just a little smarter than the average child, but now it seems that he underestimated her. This is the genius in the rumors.

Liu Xu had no idea what Liu Changshun was thinking. At the moment, she was sitting upright and talking to Shopkeeper Chang:

"Although mushrooms are rare in Yuyang, I think there are not many people who can really distinguish whether they are poisonous or not. In addition, they are seasonal products, so they are still rare ingredients. But later, when mushrooms are served on the table, people will surely learn to identify them slowly."

"So Xu'er doesn't ask for a high price. In the first month, I believe Zuiyunxuan will be crowded with customers because of mushrooms. During this period, the girl will supply mushrooms to our restaurant at 18 wen per jin for fresh mushrooms and 160 wen per jin for dried mushrooms. In addition to the two dishes today, three more mushroom recipes will be given away for free. One month later, other mushrooms will definitely appear in the market, whether they are poisonous or not, but they will definitely have an impact. Therefore, the girl supplies the restaurant at 1 wen per jin for fresh mushrooms and 10 wen per jin for dried mushrooms. And we ensure that the mushrooms we supply are non-toxic. And our mushrooms are exclusively supplied to Zuiyunxuan."

After saying that, Liu Xu stopped and took a sip of the teacup. Emma, ​​I'm so thirsty.

"In addition, the girl is still studying the cultivation method of mushrooms. If successful, the mushrooms may no longer be restricted by seasons. Of course, the price will definitely be different by then. But this is still just wishful thinking at the moment, hehe." Liu Xu said with a smile.

In front, Shopkeeper Chang was stroking his goatee while listening, but when he heard that Liu Xu was also going to study mushroom cultivation, he got so excited that he "hissed" and pulled out several strands of his beard.

"Girl, how sure are you?" Shopkeeper Chang stood up and asked.

"Well, about 50 to 60 percent. You have to choose the right variety. Don't get excited!" Liu Xu was really afraid that he would stroke all his beard.

"Okay! Uncle agrees to the price you mentioned before. But uncle has a request. If you grow the crops later, Zuiyunxuan will have the priority to purchase them." Shopkeeper Chang said excitedly.

He couldn't calm down. This girl had given him too many surprises, and he knew that he couldn't ask for exclusive supply of the mushrooms to be planted later. Not to mention anything else, if this thing succeeded and once it got out, the Chang family wouldn't be able to eat it all by themselves, and by then they might not be able to keep it a secret and implicate their own family as well.

"But girl, regarding this planting matter, no matter whether it is successful or not, it's best not to spread it out except for the few people we know now. You should understand the principle of being guilty of possessing a treasure!" Out of humanitarianism and because he really liked this girl, Shopkeeper Chang couldn't help but remind her.

This warmed Liu Xu's heart. Oh, this old man made her feel embarrassed to cheat him in the future. No, she felt embarrassed to ask for a high price.

"Yes, I understand, girl. Thank you, Uncle Chang, you are such a good man!" Daily Good Guy Card sent.

"Okay, now you can tell me how you want to improve your cooking skills?" Mushroom cultivation isn't even a thing yet, so improving cooking skills is the focus right now.

"Yeah, it's like this. When I was cooking today, I took a look and found that there were quite a few ingredients in the kitchen, but relatively few seasonings. The chefs even didn't seem to know how to use some of the dishes that could enhance the flavor. I plan to sort out some of the existing seasonings for the chefs to improve the taste of your original dishes. In addition, I have some other dishes. I wonder if Uncle Chang is interested?"

“You want to sell dishes?”

"No, no, no, I have a new idea for your reference. I will teach you how to prepare the seasoning for free, but I want to give you 40% of the profit for every dish sold. Uncle, what do you think?"

Liu Xu still had a smile on her face, but what she said not only shocked the shopkeeper Chang, but also stunned Liu Changshun, who was sitting there as a tool.

This girl is really bold. Why does she feel like she is getting something for nothing?

If Liu Xu heard this, he would definitely say, what do you know, I will invest in this technology.

"Girl, I can't make the decision on your idea. Uncle needs to ask the master first." Shopkeeper Chang finally calmed down and said sincerely.

"No problem! Uncle Chang, let's sign the mushroom contract today, and I'll prepare the seasoning for you later. But it's a little late today, and I have to hurry back to work. I can only teach the chef how to make the three mushroom dishes when I come back in two days." Liu Xu estimated that it was already half past ten, and an hour and a half had passed since they came. She had to hurry back to cut grass, otherwise it would be bad if she was discovered by Old Lady Zhang.

"Okay!" Manager Chang asked someone to bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and arranged for someone to follow Liu Changshun to weigh the mushrooms brought today.

When signing the contract, Chang was worried that Liu Xu couldn't read, but when he looked up and saw her sorting out the list of seasonings with another pen, he swallowed his words. Although, well, the handwriting was like dog crawling, but at least it was recognizable.

There were two copies in a set. Liu Xu carefully dried the one that belonged to him, folded it, and then placed it close to his heart.

Afterwards, Shopkeeper Chang took her to the front to settle the money for the mushrooms. There were a little over 25 jin of fresh mushrooms, and 10 jin and 6 liang of dried mushrooms, totaling 2,146 wen. Shopkeeper Chang rounded up the amount to 2,150 wen. He asked her if she wanted copper coins or silver coins, and she wanted copper coins because she had to share with Xing'er and Shuisheng.

After everything was done and the delivery was agreed to be made every three days, Liu Changshun and his three children bowed to Chang, the shopkeeper, and said goodbye. Chang also asked the kitchen staff to bring three packages of snacks. Chang watched them leave and returned to his office. He wanted to write a letter to the owner to inform him of what happened today and to ask for his opinion. Of course, this did not include the mushroom cultivation that Liu Xu mentioned.

Putting aside his long-standing friendship with Liu Donglai, he personally liked this clever little girl. He believed that this girl would achieve great things in the future, and he wanted to see how far she could go.