After the evil sister took over, all the best went crazy

If this girl wasn't her son's benefactor and had a bunch of younger brothers and sisters to teach and raise, she would really like to hire her as a cook.

However, this was just her thought.

When she put down her chopsticks, she touched her belly without caring about her image and said:

"Rongrong's cooking skills are really good. You deserve the praise from Zheng'er in the letter!"

As the chef, Su Rongrong is naturally happy that the guests like the food she cooks.

Hearing this, he replied with a smile: "Xiangyang's cooking skills are also good, if Madam really likes my cooking skills.

I'll write down the recipe and let Xiangyang follow it when he gets home!"

Today she made home-cooked dishes, which were not difficult to prepare except that they took some time.

But people of this era only know how to steam and boil to cook.

If you know how to stir-fry, sauté, and braise, the food you cook will be so delicious.

Besides, although she said this, she didn't think Wei would be so shameless as to ask her to write a recipe.

As expected, when Wei heard this, she scolded him, "How can your aunt ask for your cooking recipes, kid?

But your craft is really good, do you want to make a living from it?"

Su Rongrong looked at her in confusion and asked, "What do you mean, Aunt? Should I open my own food shop or be a cook for someone else?"

“Of course I’ll open my own shop!

Being a cook for someone else means you get paid a lot of money.

Occasionally, the master will give extra rewards if he is happy with the meal.

In addition, your cooking skills are novel, and there are many secrets in the backyards of those wealthy families. Who knows if you will not be involved in them?

Being a cook, no matter how nice it sounds, is still just being a servant. How can it be as respectable as running your own shop?

I heard from Zheng'er that if you set up a female household and only opened a small shop, you wouldn't end up being a merchant."

When she said this, she looked at Su Rongrong's small body and sighed again.

Given the situation at home, how could this kid, with his small body, endure the hard work of running a shop?

If she doesn't want to spread her cooking skills, she can only work harder herself.

She is growing now, and if she gets too exhausted but doesn't grow taller, it would not be worth it.

Obviously, Su Rongrong also thought of this, so she said, "Auntie, you know the situation of my family.

I can't open a shop, and it's not just because I don't have the capital.

But the situation at home is right here.

But I do have an idea, I wonder if you are interested in listening to it?"

Wei was such a smart person that she guessed what Su Rongrong was going to say as soon as she mentioned it.

He immediately asked, "Rongrong, do you want to cooperate with me?"

Su Rongrong nodded: "Yes! Auntie has many capable people under her, and she should have many businesses as well.

I wonder if this involves eating?

If there is, I would like to come up with a recipe and teach the chef how to make it.

I would like to take 20% of the shop's monthly profit.

Of course, I will introduce a new dish every month.

If one day I run out of ideas and can’t think of anything else, then after I take the profit from the shop for another year, the shop will have nothing to do with me in the future!”

Wei looked at the leftovers on the table, no, the dish with only soup left, and thought for a moment before saying:

“As you said, I own many shops. If I decide to use your recipes, it is impossible for me to give you 20% of the profit.

At most, I can only give you half of the tenth percent.

If I only had one or two shops, I could allow you these, but it’s not the case! ”

The Baili family is a wealthy and powerful family, so a 10% profit should be a lot.

This half of the profit might be more than an ordinary person's shop makes in a whole year.

Su Rongrong didn't think that Wei would cheat her, but for the sake of caution, she said:

“Half is fine, but I want to give me these, and you may have concerns, Auntie.

I wonder if I only know these few dishes, and where did I learn them from?

How about this, my aunt? Do you think it's feasible?

It is already the end of winter, and in a few days it will be the twelfth lunar month.

How about we wait until after the beginning of this cooperation?

Or, should I take some time recently to go to the county town and do it for you a few times?

If I make it different every time and you think it tastes good, then we can sign a contract?"

She took this opportunity to ask Baili Zheng whether this cooperation was possible.

If she could, she would do it. If not, she believed he would help her deal with it.

Wei did have some concerns. The combined profits from the restaurant business under her name and the Duke's Mansion were no less than five thousand taels each year.

Half of one percent of the five thousand taels would be two hundred and fifty taels.

That was when the taste was far worse than it is now.

If the chef learns this cooking technique, the profit will increase several times.

In this way, even if Su Rongrong did not get two thousand taels every year, she would at least get more than one thousand taels.

Nowadays, a decent restaurant would only make around five hundred taels of profit at the end of the year after deducting all expenses.

Giving this girl half of the profit would be equal to the profit of two or three restaurants.

However, if the business is booming and brings more benefits because of this girl, then it is reasonable to give this money.

The Duke's Mansion has handed over its military power a long time ago, but the disabled soldiers left over from the wars in earlier years still have to be supported by the Duke's Mansion.

If she can earn more, those people can have a better life!

Thinking about this, she agreed to Su Rongrong's proposal.

"Okay, let's do as you say!

However, restaurants and the like do good business in the twelfth lunar month.

If possible, you can go to the county town to do it in the next few days. Just tell me if you need anything and I will fully cooperate with you.

If it's ok, I hope you can teach Xiangyang first, and then I will let her teach others.

We handle everything impartially and in accordance with the contract.

The profit is settled every quarter!"

Su Rongrong readily agreed, "Okay! Let me take care of the things at home first, and I'll go over tomorrow.

I will stay there for five days. After five days, I will come back.

I think in five days, I can prepare six dishes, one hot or one cold dish, twelve dishes a day, that’s sixty dishes in five days, which should be enough for your shop to last for a year or so.”

Seeing that she spoke with such confidence, Wei felt expectant for some reason.

She naturally hoped that Su Rongrong could do it, so that she and the Duke's Mansion could earn more and support more people.

Her mother's family was also a military family, and her parents had always been guarding the border.

There are more disabled soldiers over there, but the money that can be earned is limited.

Every year, they rely on the subsidy from her dowry.

That's because she married into a family like the Duke's Mansion. If it was any other mansion, her family would have been in chaos with her giving so much to her parents.

It was because her father-in-law and her husband were both soldiers, and they were more tolerant towards disabled soldiers.

Even though the imperial court didn't care, they tried their best to support those people within their means.

After all, they were all their soldiers, fighting on the battlefield for the country and the people behind them, and thus became such soldiers.