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

The next day, Zhang Hulan asked Zhang Hujun and Zhao Cheng to bring some salt-baked pork liver to Manfulou and Wangjianglou. If they wanted it, they could keep it; if they didn't, they could take it back and eat it themselves.

Pork livers were cheap, even cheaper than pig heads. Salt was expensive, but it could be reused, so the cost was very low. Zhang Hulan set the price at twenty wen per jin, but if they bargained, she would sell it for fifteen wen.

Zhang Hulan also went to Hekou County today to see how the owner of Yaxianglou wanted to cooperate.

After arriving at Hekou County, Zhang Hulan first went to Yiweixuan with Zhang Hubing and others, and then went to Yaxianglou together.

When the former shopkeeper saw Zhang Hulan, he smiled and bowed, saying, "Oh, Madam Zhang, how come you have time to come here today?"

Zhang Hulan smiled and said, "It's been a while since I last came here. I brought some new things for you today. See if you like them, Shopkeeper Qian."

"Oh? What?"

Zhang Hubing took out the salt-baked pork liver. Zhang Hulan said, "Manager Qian, you can try it. This pork liver is not expensive, 20 coins per pound."

I tried some Qian's pig liver and it had a salty and fragrant taste, which was pretty good.

Shopkeeper Qian didn't bargain and just took it.

Because Zhang Hulan had taught him how to cook a lot of new dishes, the restaurant was doing better than before. The braised meat shop was also doing well. After working with Zhang Hulan, he felt that he had made a fortune.

After leaving Yiweixuan, I bought a pig's head before going to Yaxianglou.

Dong Jianyong was watching the donkey cart outside, while Zhang Hubing accompanied Zhang Hulan into Yaxianglou.

There was still a guy coming out to greet them, and his attitude was completely different from the last time.

"Please come in, gentlemen!"

"Have you two reserved a table?"

Zhang Hubing said, "Is your boss here? He asked us to come."

"The boss isn't in the restaurant." The waiter looked at Zhang Hulan and Zhang Hubing and asked, "Is your last name Zhang?"

Zhang Hubing nodded.

The waiter hurriedly said, "Please wait a moment. The boss is at the county government office. I will go and invite him right away."

The clerk said something to the shopkeeper and then immediately left.

The shopkeeper took Zhang Hulan and Zhang Hubing into a private room, poured them tea and talked to them.

The waiter quickly brought a young man back to the restaurant. Why was he called a young man? Because he looked less than twenty years old.

As soon as the young man entered the box, he clasped his fists and bowed to Zhang Hulan and Zhang Hubing, saying, "I'm sorry to have kept Madam Zhang and Brother Zhang waiting..."

The young man then introduced himself, "My name is Wang Xingren. Brother Zhang should have told Madam Zhang about my idea. I wonder if Madam Zhang is interested in cooperation?"

He was also impatient, jumping right into business. But Zhang Hulan actually enjoyed discussing business with people like him; it was straightforward and straightforward, without all the fuss. He just looked a little too young.

Zhang Hulan said, "Of course I do. If I didn't, I wouldn't be here today. I just don't know how Mr. Wang wants to cooperate?"

"I have two ideas. It depends on how Madam Zhang wants to cooperate." Wang Xingren said, "First, Madam Zhang sells the house to me, and the braised meat business will be mine from now on. However, I can give the business in Ding'an Prefecture to Madam Zhang, and I promise not to steal Madam Zhang's business in Ding'an Prefecture.

Secondly, I will open a shop with Madam Zhang somewhere else; Madam Zhang will be responsible for making the braised meat, and I will be responsible for the store and sales, and we will split the profits 50-50."

Without waiting for Zhang Hulan to speak, Wang Xingren continued, "To be honest, Madam Zhang, I live in the capital. Madam Zhang, you've probably never been there and don't know how prosperous it is. The capital has a huge population; even one of its corners is larger than this county town. Madam Zhang, you should be able to imagine how good business is in the capital."

"This is our first meeting, and Madam Zhang may not trust me. But Madam Zhang, please rest assured. If you have the chance to go to the capital, you can inquire about the reputation of the Wang and Ye families. I will not damage the reputation of the Wang and Ye families because of this store business."

"Oh, right. The magistrate of Hekou County is my brother-in-law, and the magistrate of Changning County is my uncle. You probably don't know much about the magistrate of Hekou County, but you should know something about the magistrate of Changning County. My uncle is a very good man."

Wang Xingren kept talking, "Alas..., it's also because my family is very strict. My mother only gives me five taels of silver as pocket money every month, which is not enough.

So I came to my sister and borrowed some money from her to buy the restaurant. I also hired a chef from the capital. Business was pretty good and I could make thirty to fifty taels of silver every month.

From this point of view, I still know how to do business. So Madam Zhang can rest assured to cooperate with me."

When Wang Xingren stopped talking, Zhang Hulan spoke up, "Mr. Wang, excuse me, how old are you this year?"

Wang Xingren took a sip of tea and replied, "I'm already eighteen this year, and I'll be nineteen next year. That's my actual age, not my nominal age."

Well, still a young boy... No, no, no, a sunny boy...

Zhang Hulan was still a little surprised, because Wang Xingren was Ye Hongyun's nephew.

Zhang Hulan asked, "Master Wang, you just said that business in the capital is good, so why don't you open a restaurant there?"

Wang Xingren replied, "Opening a restaurant in the capital? How can I pocket the money I earn? It's different for me to do business here. My mother can't come here. She doesn't even know I have a restaurant."

"Aren't you afraid that your sister will tell your mother?"

"No," Wang Xingren said confidently, "My sister loves me the most. She often gives me pocket money."

Zhang Hulan smiled and nodded, then asked, "From what Master Wang said just now, Master Wang doesn't even dare to let your mother know. So how come you and I are doing business together in the capital?"

Wang Xingren said, "It's simple. I'll just say this is a business you and my sister do together."

Zhang Hulan felt that Wang Xingren was somewhat unreliable. It wasn't that Wang Xingren was unreliable, but that he was too young.

It’s not that this braised pork recipe can’t be sold, but she can only sell it in a few nearby counties and cannot sell it in distant places.

It is only a matter of time before the braised pork recipe is revealed. No secret can be guaranteed to never be leaked.

If Wang Xingren was really Ye Hongyun's nephew, selling the recipe to him would be a good option. At least there would be no need to worry about someone else getting something for nothing, or not being able to get the money back after giving the recipe away.

But how much silver should the recipe sell for? She could earn a few hundred taels a month now, and even if her income would decrease after the novelty wore off, she could still easily make a couple of hundred. If she sold it for less, she'd lose money, but if she sold it for too much, no one would buy it.

If she were an ordinary person, Zhang Hulan would not do business with others. Even if she didn't want to do this business and didn't want to make money, she wouldn't do it with others.

Whether they are friends or brothers, they will basically become enemies in the end because of doing business together.

The so-called credit and integrity, that is, if the interests are not huge enough. If the interests are big enough, she doesn't believe that anyone would not have evil intentions.

Ultimately, it is because I am weak, I have no capital to negotiate with others, and I don’t have the ability to make others fear me.

But if this person is related to Ye Hongyun or Wu Deyong, it is not impossible to sell the prescription to him or even give it to him.