After traveling through time, I led the whole village to become rich!

Zhang Hulan nodded. "Yes. While the chef's skill plays a big role, the fish tendons also play a big role. There's one on each side, and removing them will reduce the fishy smell a lot. Shopkeeper Qian can ask your chef to give it a try."

Shopkeeper Qian nodded and said, "Okay, I'll ask the chef to try it later."

“How do the other dishes taste?”

"The other dishes are okay, but the mutton smells a bit too strong."

Shopkeeper Qian said, "Mutton has a strong smell to begin with, and there's no way to get rid of it."

Zhang Hulan said, "Boss Qian, I'll go back and prepare some food. Come back tomorrow and I'll make you some home-cooked dishes. Please try them and see how they taste. If you like them, you can have your chef make them the same way I do."

Shopkeeper Qian was stunned for a moment and asked in confusion, "Madam Zhang, are you trying to help me?"

Zhang Hulan smiled and said, "I don't know if I can help."

"Why is Madam Zhang helping me?"

Zhang Hulan said, "It would be a lie to say I'm doing this entirely to help you. It's also for our cooperation. If your business picks up, won't I be able to sell my braised meat?"

"Of course I can also look for other restaurants to cooperate with, but I prefer to cooperate with Shopkeeper Qian. It's not for anything else, but simply because Shopkeeper Qian is a man who values ​​friendship. Cooperating with Shopkeeper Qian makes me feel at ease."

"In fact, even if the restaurant business is not good, Shopkeeper Qian can still sell my braised meat. In Changning County, the shopkeeper not only sells it in the restaurant, he also specially opened a store to sell braised meat."

"Only a few people can afford to eat in restaurants. Does that mean other people in the city can't eat braised meat? Shopkeeper Qian could also open a shop specializing in braised meat and sell it to ordinary people who don't often go to restaurants."

"Shopkeeper Qian might think my braised meat is expensive and ordinary people might not be willing to spend money on it. But it should be okay for them to buy it once every ten days, half a month, or even once a month, right?"

"There are tens of thousands of people and households in the entire county. As long as the food is delicious, people will definitely buy it."

"Besides, this is a one-of-a-kind business. You're the only one in the entire county who can buy it. As long as you spread your reputation, how can business be bad?"

Zhang Hulan babble a lot, and Shopkeeper Qian has been listening with a smile. When Zhang Hulan finished, Shopkeeper Qian said with a smile: "Mrs. Zhang is really good at talking."

Zhang Hulan took a sip of water and said, "I'm not lying. If Shopkeeper Qian doesn't believe me, you can go to Manfulou in Changning County and ask Shopkeeper Hao. Their business has improved a lot since they started selling my braised meat."

"Let's do this. I'll bring some here today as well, and leave it for Shopkeeper Qian to let the diners who come to the restaurant taste it. When I come over to cook tomorrow, Shopkeeper Qian can tell me whether he wants to cooperate or not."

Shopkeeper Qian shook his head and smiled, "Mrs. Zhang has said so much, how can I refuse?"

Having said that, the deal is basically done.

This time, Zhang Hulan brought a pig's head, saying she didn't want to pay and gave it to the shopkeeper Qian to share with the diners for free. However, the shopkeeper Qian paid the actual price, saying that it was not right to take advantage of Zhang Hulan.

After agreeing on a time to come tomorrow, Zhang Hulan and Zhang Hubing left Yiweixuan.

Zhang Hubing, driving the donkey cart, asked, "Shall we go back now?"

"Go buy some pig heads and come back."

Zhang Hubing said, "Hasn't the negotiation been completed yet? What if they don't want the pig's head when you take it back?"

Zhang Hulan said, "If you don't want it, then don't want it. At worst, we can set up a stall to sell it ourselves. We can't make a wasted trip tomorrow."

Zhang Hubing was puzzled. "Why do you have to cooperate with that shopkeeper Qian? You even have to help him cook. Wouldn't it be the same if you sold to other restaurants?"

Zhang Hulan asked, "What do you think of Manager Qian?"

Zhang Hubing replied, "I feel okay. You said you would give him the braised meat I brought today for free, but he paid for it. He's a real man."

Zhang Hulan nodded, "That's right. It's easier to work with people like that. As long as you're polite to them, they'll definitely be polite too. With someone like Shopkeeper Qian, if you let him take advantage of you, he'll feel embarrassed."

But such people are more cautious and lack drive. They are timid and cautious. They only dare to act when they see tangible benefits.

Zhang Hubing nodded thoughtfully, then asked, "What if Shopkeeper Qian still refuses to cooperate tomorrow?"

Zhang Hulan smiled and said, "Forget it then. I want to cooperate with him, but it doesn't require him. Hekou County doesn't have only two restaurants, Yaxianglou and Yiweixuan."

Zhang Hubing muttered, "How come you know so much now? Who did you learn this business from?"

Zhang Hulan coughed dryly and said, "I didn't learn from anyone. I learned it on my own."

Zhang Hulan sighed and continued, "Alas, I was forced into this. Life in the Chen family was not what I wanted to live, so I've been thinking about my future."

Zhang Hubing stole a glance at Zhang Hulan and muttered softly, "You deserve it! It's your fault for not listening to your parents..."

The two bought a few pig heads and offal, then went to several pharmacies to buy some marinade ingredients and hurried home.

When he got home, Zhang Hujun had already returned and everyone in the family had already cleaned the pig's head and offal for today.

Zhang Hujun handed the silver to Zhang Hulan and asked, "Sister, is the deal in Hekou County done?"

Zhang Hulan replied, "About the same. We'll have to wait and see the results tomorrow."

Zhang Hulan asked Zhang Xiaojun to use Pueraria root to filter out some starch, which she would use tomorrow.

When Zhang Hubing returned home, he said he had something to go out for.

Zhang Hulan and the others didn't take it seriously. But when they came back in the evening, Zhang Hulan saw that Zhang Hubing had a bruised face and nose, and it was obvious that he had been in a fight.

Xiang Chunhua asked anxiously, "Hu Bing, what's wrong with you?"

Wang also asked anxiously: "Second brother, what's wrong with you?"

Zhang Hulan also asked, "What's going on?"

Zhang Hubing seemed quite excited. "No problem. I'm going to find Chen Dalang and beat him up."

Zhang Hubing spat. He was hit twice on the face, and his teeth broke his lip skin, which tasted bloody.

"I fought three of them alone, and I didn't suffer any loss."

"No? Why would you go to see him if you had nothing to do?" Zhang Hulan was speechless.

Zhang Hubing said, "I just want to beat him up."

Zhang Hulan thought about how she mentioned the Chen family when she came back, and guessed that this guy wanted to vent his anger on her.

A smile flashed in Zhang Hulan's eyes. Although this guy was usually unreasonable, always arguing with her and a little heartless, he still cared about her as his sister.

Zhang Hulan went up and gently poked the spot on Zhang Hubing's face where he was hit, and said, "Don't go looking for him anymore. Let's live our own lives."

Zhang Hubing nodded, "I know. I won't go there anymore."

"I beat up Chen Dalang today. He'll probably have to stay in bed for another two months. And Chen Erlang came forward to help, but I beat him up too."

Zhang Hulan poked Zhang Hubing again, "Look at how capable you are, yet you still have a bruised face and nose."

Zhang Hulan said to Xiang Chunhua, "Chunhua, go boil an egg and roll it on his face..."