The eldest sister-in-law became rich by farming in the mountains

Jiang Laifu poked his head out from the alley not far away: "Sister, I'm here!"

Hearing this, Xu Yingtao stepped forward and asked with a smile, "Why are you hiding here?"

Jiang Laifu chuckled and scratched his head: "Isn't it because he's afraid that the restaurant owner will see me and think I'm unlucky?"

Xu Yingtao sighed imperceptibly and asked, "You said before that after visiting Baihe Tower, which restaurant would we go to next?"

Jiang Laifu immediately perked up, pointed to the east, and said proudly, "Wanshun Building, I have acquaintances there too!"

"Could he be a childhood friend?"

Jiang Laifu shook his head: "How can that be possible? I only have Goumao as my childhood friend. This time it's Brother Zhang, he's the kitchen helper, he's very righteous, he often secretly saves the good things left over by the guests for me."

Listening to Jiang Lai Fu's chatter along the way, the group walked around several alleys and soon arrived at the back alley of Wanshun Building.

Sure enough, it was the back alley again.

Jiang Lai Fu was about to shout for help when he saw a young man as thin as a monkey shot out from the back door and fell heavily into the narrow alley. He then covered his abdomen with both hands, curled up into a ball, and groaned in pain.

Jiang Lai Fu's face turned pale instantly. Without hesitation, he rushed forward and tried to help the young man up.

"Brother Zhang, what's wrong with you?!" Jiang Lai Fu shouted anxiously.

As soon as he finished speaking, a fat middle-aged man in chef's clothes came out angrily, holding a rolling pin and glaring at the young man on the ground: "You clumsy thing, kicking you is not enough. You should be watching the pot and make sure the vegetables don't get burnt, but you ran to help Chef Wang wash the vegetables. Who is your master, me or him?!"

The young man explained in a trembling voice: "Master, it wasn't going to get mushy at first, but I don't know who secretly added more firewood to the stove, so..."

"How dare you quibble! I'm going to teach you a lesson today!"

Xu Yingtao moved and cleverly stood in front of the cook, handing him a small basket of spicy strips and braised tofu at the right time.

The fat white cook paused and looked at her in confusion, but there was still anger in his eyes, which looked quite creepy.

Xu Yingtao smiled calmly and said, "Uncle, this is a homemade snack. Please try it first. If you think it tastes good, could you please recommend it to the shopkeeper?"

The cook brought the small bamboo basket to his nose and sniffed it. Then he picked up a piece of braised tofu with a bamboo stick and chewed it carefully. Then he tasted a spicy strip, and his expression gradually became complicated.

Then, under everyone's expectant eyes, the cook threw the entire small bamboo basket on the ground and crushed it hard with his feet.

"Bah! What a disgusting thing! Get lost now. If you dare to come to Wanshun Building again, I will beat you up every time I see you!"

After saying this, he waved the rolling pin in his hand a few times as a threat.

Everyone was stunned for a moment and looked at each other, unable to believe what they were seeing.

After several men reacted, they stepped forward and protected Xu Yingtao behind them.

Zheng Wen gritted his teeth and said, "We have no hatred or grudge against you. What's the point of scaring a little girl? Come at us if you dare!"

The cook sneered and glanced at them with disdain. Then he turned around and kicked the back door shut with a bang.

This sudden change caught everyone off guard.

Zhao looked at the crushed dried bean curd and spicy strips on the ground and said with great distress, "Damn it, it's fine if you don't eat it, why waste it like this?"

Just as she was about to bend down to pick them up, Jiang Lai Fu turned over the upside-down bamboo basket first. Seeing that there were still a lot of dried tofu blocked by the basket, they were just broken and not dirty. He grabbed them and stuffed them into his mouth without hesitation.

It was too late for Xu Yingtao to stop her.

"Wow! It's so delicious!" Jiang Laifu shouted excitedly, "It's even better than Wanshunlou's signature roast chicken!"

I just accidentally grabbed some soil and it was a bit rough on my teeth when I ate it.

After he finished eating, he remembered that Brother Zhang was still sitting on the ground. He quickly smeared some red oil on his clothes and ran back to support him.

The young man finally recovered and said weakly, "The shopkeeper has hired a few more cooks from other places. The master is always upset. You are just stepping into his trap by selling food to him now."

Xu Yingtao understood that this was an internal fight in the restaurant's kitchen, and she was the innocent victim.

In that case, I'll take my leave.

Zhao was a little unwilling: "Cherry, can we go directly to the lobby to find the shopkeeper?"

Xu Yingtao shook her head: "No, I'm a superstitious person. The God of Wealth doesn't enter dirty houses. A small kitchen staff has resorted to such dirty tricks. I'm afraid this restaurant won't last long."

Even if they cooperate in the future, these chefs will just sprinkle salt and vinegar into her food, and this cooperation will be over sooner or later.

The young man struggled to get up and went to knock on the back door again.

Jiang Laifu grabbed him and said, "He almost beat you to death, why are you going back?"

The young man smiled and said, "It is only natural for a master to beat his apprentice. I was wrong this time. Go away now. I will save some delicious food for you next time."

Watching the young man walk in, Jiang Laifu gritted his teeth, turned around and said to Xu Yingtao, "Sister, let's go. There are only these two restaurants in South City. I'll take you to East City. There is also a big restaurant there."

How can he help others if he can't even save himself and his grandfather?

Xu Yingtao didn't ask much about Jiang Laifu's private affairs and followed him to Cyclamen in Dongcheng District.

Not surprisingly, the purpose of cooperation was achieved through the "back door".

The shopkeeper of Xiankelai is named Pan. He wears a brocade robe, has a kind face but bright eyes, and exudes the shrewdness and competence of a businessman.

When Xu Yingtao detailed the cooperation model with Baihelou, Shopkeeper Pan not only did not show any objection, but quickly agreed to it, and the promised order volume was 30% higher than that of Baihelou.

The cooperation was so smoothly negotiated that Xu Yingtao even started to worry whether there was fraud involved.

Sure enough, after Manager Pan finalized the contracts with Xu Yingtao, he made an additional request, hoping that Xu Yingtao would give him an extra recipe.

"Mrs. Xu, to be honest, when I visited my sister a few days ago, I accidentally tasted this spicy strip at my brother-in-law's house. I was craving it at the time and wanted to order it, but unfortunately the timing was not right and I failed to do so. I never thought that today, Mrs. Xu would come to sell it in person. It was really a godsend. In addition, the braised tofu I just tasted made me marvel at Mrs. Xu's cooking skills. If Mrs. Xu could generously teach me and give me one more recipe, I would be very grateful."

Xu Yingtao was surprised.

Her spicy noodles actually arrived in the county town before her?

It was not until Shopkeeper Pan revealed his sister's identity that Xu Yingtao realized that she had been thinking wrongly.

Manager Pan’s sister was none other than Mr. Ge’s wife, Pan Yunniang.

Shopkeeper Pan also happened to taste the spicy strips when he went to visit relatives in Gejiazhuang.

Since he is Mr. Ge’s brother-in-law, I have to give him the recipe as a gift.

Besides, what we are giving away is not a recipe, but social etiquette!

After a little thought, Xu Yingtao gave the recipe for steamed pork with rice flour as a favor.

Shopkeeper Pan was very satisfied and immediately asked the kitchen to prepare for a test.

After leaving Xiankelai, Zhao came close to Xu Yingtao and whispered, "Yingtao, this shopkeeper Pan is really smart. He brought up his brother-in-law's name to insist that you dare not refuse."