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Chapter 32: Shopkeeper Qi's Request for Help

He just felt that the girl seemed familiar, and it took him a while to remember who she was.

"Miss Li, what good prey did you bring today?"

Shopkeeper Qi was overjoyed. He walked quickly forward and lifted the oilcloth covering the cart. He saw that the cart was piled high with wild goats, wild deer and other mountain products.

Even a bunch of wild mushrooms?

"Great! I want all these prey!"

Shopkeeper Qi's eyes passed over the wild mushrooms on the cart and fell directly on his prey. He said to Li Qingqing with a smile on his face:

"Please wait a moment. I'll have the clerk weigh it first and then calculate the silver for you. I guarantee that the price will satisfy you!"

Shopkeeper Qi's face was filled with joy that was hard to conceal. This girl came at the right time.

There is a great demand for meat in restaurants, and at this time of year, the pigs raised by farmers have not yet reached the slaughter weight, so they are reluctant to sell them.

We often have to send someone to guard the meat stall early in the morning, otherwise the better meat will be booked by other restaurants.

There were no good prey to be found in the local market, so if a customer specifically requested prey, it had to be ordered in advance, and the restaurant would then send waiters to the next town to purchase it.

Not only is the journey long, but the cost is also high.

The restaurant serves the same old dishes all day long, and regular customers cannot enjoy fresh dishes, so they have complained many times.

Shopkeeper Qi is under a lot of pressure!

Fortunately, I purchased a batch of goods from Li Qingqing last time, which relieved some of the pressure, but the stock has been out of stock again in the past two days.

Shopkeeper Qi waved his hand and called the clerks to start weighing and sorting, and they were busy as hell.

After the guys unloaded all the prey from the cart, Shopkeeper Qi discovered that the mushrooms he had seen before weighed dozens of kilograms!

"Miss Li, how come you picked so many wild mushrooms?" Shopkeeper Qi was a little surprised.

He had eaten mushrooms before, and they were indeed delicious.

Shopkeeper Qi walked over and carefully looked at the mushrooms on the cart. He recognized some of the mushrooms and thought they were edible.

But with so many wild mushrooms mixed together, some familiar and some unfamiliar, he was dazzled.

If a poisonous mushroom gets in by chance...someone might die!

Li Qingqing didn't know what Shopkeeper Qi was thinking, so she smiled and replied:

"Yes, these wild mushrooms are for sale too. Does your restaurant accept them?"

"I dare not accept this! The guys don't know how to pick these wild mushrooms, and the chefs don't know how to cook them.

If someone accidentally eats it, it will ruin the hotel's reputation!" Shopkeeper Qi waved his hands repeatedly.

Anyone who can come to Zuiyuexuan Restaurant to eat must be rich or noble.

Seeing that Shopkeeper Qi didn't dare to accept it, Li Qingqing said confidently:

"Shopkeeper Qi, don't worry, I've already selected them. These wild mushrooms are non-toxic. I've eaten them several times at home."

Shopkeeper Qi frowned and said seriously, "Miss Li, please don't eat it next time."

Seeing that Shopkeeper Qi looked as if he was facing a great enemy, Li Qingqing picked up a mushroom and briefly introduced how to select mushrooms.

Seeing that Li Qingqing was speaking so coherently, Shopkeeper Qi's brows relaxed slightly:

"Since you've already made your selection, it's a good idea to skip the screening process. So, buy two kilograms!"

He used two pounds of mushrooms to make soup and taste them himself.

He hasn't had mushroom soup for several years.

It's not for any other reason, the main reason is that the mushrooms cannot be kept for a long time after being picked from the mountains, and they are easily broken during transportation by boat or vehicle.

Another thing is that not many people know how to cook this dish.

Shopkeeper Qi thought about it in his mind and said with some regret: "It's a pity that it can't be stored for a long time. If it could be stored, I would like to buy more."

"Storing wild mushrooms is quite simple. I can teach you how. But are you sure two kilograms is enough?"

Li Qingqing was a little confused and pointed at the prey that Shopkeeper Qi had bought: "You just bought more than twenty pheasants."

"Miss Li, what do you mean?" Shopkeeper Qi looked at the pheasant, then at the wild mushrooms, somewhat confused.

What is the connection between pheasants and wild mushrooms?

"Don't you buy wild mushrooms in your restaurant to stew pheasants?" Li Qingqing saw that Shopkeeper Qi didn't look confused, and she was also a little confused.

"Pheasant stewed with wild mushrooms?——"

This dish sounds delicious?

Shopkeeper Qi wanted to continue speaking, but suddenly heard an angry shout coming from a private room on the second floor of the restaurant. He was stunned for a moment, then turned to look in the direction of the restaurant.

Not long after, a young man hurried out of the gate and ran straight to Shopkeeper Qi, saying breathlessly, "Shopkeeper Qi, you have to go and take a look!"

Hearing this, Shopkeeper Qi thought, "Maybe it's another customer losing their temper." "Alas! Who will it be this time?"

He said to Li Qingqing apologetically, "Miss Li, please wait a moment. I'll be back soon."

Li Qingqing nodded to show her understanding.

After a while, Manager Qi came out of the restaurant door with sweat on his forehead, went to the back kitchen, and began to instruct the waiters to quickly take out the prey they had just bought to cook.

After coming out of the back kitchen, Shopkeeper Qi walked up to Li Qingqing and asked, "Miss Li, could you help me make a dish of wild mushroom stewed with pheasant?"

Seeing that Li Qingqing didn't say anything, Shopkeeper Qi quickly explained:

"It's like this. Just now, a table of customers got upset and complained that the restaurant always served the same old dishes. In a moment of desperation, I mentioned the name of this dish, but the kitchen staff doesn't know how to make it. This customer is a bit difficult to offend. If you anger him, it will cause some unnecessary trouble for the restaurant."

There was a look of sincerity and expectation on Shopkeeper Qi's face.

In the private room just now, among the diners at the table, only one person was familiar to Manager Qi.

He is Mr. Liu from Qiu Shui Town, who is notoriously difficult to serve.

In Qiu Shui Town, one would rather offend others than offend Mr. Liu.

He didn't know the people sitting at the same table with Mr. Liu, but he knew at a glance that they were all fierce and not to be trifled with. Since they were able to invite Mr. Liu to the banquet, they must have a close relationship with him.

Although Zuiyuexuan has a backer, Manager Qi knows that when making money outside, he should try to cause as little trouble as possible for his boss.

Just now, Mr. Liu was angry and called him up, scolded him, and forced him to bring out a few new dishes.

Although the person with him didn't say anything, he also looked unhappy and stared at him, which made his scalp tingle.

Shopkeeper Qi is knowledgeable and experienced, otherwise the boss would not have sent him to Qiu Shui Town to be the shopkeeper.

But the diners at this table were too picky, so he had to tell them the name of the dish in a hurry.

Fortunately, he had just purchased a batch of prey and was able to add a few new dishes. Otherwise, if Mr. Liu made a fuss, his restaurant would have been turned upside down.

Before this, Shopkeeper Qi suggested in the kitchen that the chef try making this dish.

The chef was a little hesitant. He had never made this dish and didn't know much about wild mushrooms. He was worried that customers would have problems after eating it and cause trouble for him.

After the chef reminded him, he realized that he had been a bit reckless, but the name of the dish had already been said, and if he didn't make it, he was afraid that the diners at that table would not agree.

Shopkeeper Qi had no choice but to ask Li Qingqing for help.

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