The fake daughter married into the mountains and had meat to eat every day during the famine

Song Yuntang looked surprised.

"Opening a restaurant in the county town?"

Shopkeeper Miao nodded and said, "The roast duck business is so good, I don't want Feicui Xuan to take it all. I've worked hard outside for many years and have saved some money. When the time comes, I'll call in Lao Zhang from the kitchen. One of us has the recipes and the other has the cooking skills. I'll be in charge of everything in the shop and make sure we can make the business work."

Song Yuntang thought that if he could just invest money and earn money without having to manage anything himself, it would be a good idea.

The key point is that she knows both Manager Miao and Chef Zhang. The two shops are close to each other and have been living in peace for some time. When Huajianzui's business was more prosperous than Feicuixuan's, Manager Miao didn't seem jealous, which shows that he is a man of vision.

"Has Shopkeeper Miao informed Chef Zhang about this matter in advance?"

Shopkeeper Miao sighed.

"Chef Zhang is also furious. Jade Palace opened five years ago, and Chef Zhang and I have worked together for five years. The day after the boss's wife's nephew arrived, he bribed an apprentice in the kitchen and told Chef Zhang to pack up and leave. He probably never dreamed that one day he would be squeezed out by the apprentice he had trained so carefully."

Song Yuntang shook his head.

"Your boss is quite skillful in getting rid of the donkey after it has served its purpose."

"Who said it wasn't?" Shopkeeper Miao got angry when he thought about it. "In the past, we would get the dividends from the previous year in November. It's almost October now, and I haven't seen any dividends. I've even lost my job. I can still get four or five taels of silver. I think they did it on purpose!"

Song Yuntang looked at him.

"Has Shopkeeper Miao discussed the cooperation matters with Chef Zhang?"

Shopkeeper Miao calmed down and said seriously, "Here's what we've agreed on. I can currently provide 30 taels, and Old Zhang can provide 20 taels, so the total we can provide is 50 taels."

"We've also learned about the situation in the county. Opening a medium-sized restaurant requires around ninety taels of silver. We're a bit short on silver right now. If you can chip in the forty taels and agree to let us keep the roast duck recipe, we're willing to split the profits 50-50. Old Zhang and I will take 50%, and Miss Song will take 50%. What do you think, Miss Song?"

Song Yuntang thought about it.

"Of course you can, but I have a condition."

Shopkeeper Miao immediately said, "Young lady, please speak."

"One of my people must be assigned to the restaurant." Song Yuntang looked at him. "It's not that I don't trust Manager Miao, I just want peace of mind."

Shopkeeper Miao nodded quickly.

"That's no problem. Not to mention arranging one, even arranging ten is fine."

Song Yuntang deliberately joked, "Manager Miao is too lazy to even recruit anyone. He's just leaving it to me, right?"

Shopkeeper Miao also laughed.

"Who says Miss Song is capable?"

Song Yuntang regained his seriousness. "Chef Zhang hasn't left Feicuixuan yet, and I'm going to the county town to visit my husband in a few days. If Shopkeeper Miao has found a shop, he can come to the sixth shop on Liuqiao Street to find me. We can then go directly to the shop to sign the contract."

Shopkeeper Miao slammed the table.

"Okay, then it's settled. Miss Song, don't go back on your word when the time comes."

Song Yuntang said firmly, "Don't worry, Manager Miao. Since I have agreed, as long as you don't break the contract, I will definitely keep my promise."

After getting Song Yuntang's approval, Shopkeeper Miao stood up.

"Since we've agreed, let's not delay Miss Song's business. I'm going to the Jade Pavilion to pack up my things. After two days of rest, I'll go to the county town with Lao Zhang to find a shop."

Song Yuntang also stood up and made a gesture of invitation towards the stairs.

"I'll see Shopkeeper Miao off."

After sending Manager Miao out of Huajianzui, Song Yuntang returned to the backyard.

Fang Tianci checked the accounts of the past few days and gave them to her.

"Miss, from the 8th to the 17th of the first lunar month, after deducting necessary expenses, the shop has made a total profit of ninety-three taels of silver. Take a look and see if there is anything wrong."

Song Yuntang took the account book and looked through it carefully.

"Adding the sixty-six taels from the previous seven days, the total income this month is one hundred and fifty-nine taels of silver. There are still thirteen days left, so the remaining forty-one taels should not be a problem." She smiled at Fang Tianci, "I really didn't make a mistake about him."

Fang Tianci smiled a little embarrassedly.

"It's all thanks to the girl's cultivation."

Song Yuntang handed the account book back to him and said, "Do your best. I promised you that you will get what you paid for."

"okay."

Fang Tianci took the account book and turned to go to the front hall.

The dough was not fully fermented until almost noon. Song Yuntang took out the dough, kneaded it to release the air, and then divided it into small pieces. He wrapped the meat filling prepared in advance into the pieces and made small buns.

But she had just started and her technique was not very skilled, so she was a little slow.

Chen Xier and Tao Shi were not very good at making dumplings, and the dumplings they made looked like dough balls.

However, Sun stood by and watched Song Yuntang make two dumplings before she started making them. The dumplings she made turned out to be as good-looking as the ones she bought.

"Wow! Auntie's buns are much better looking than mine." Song Yuntang praised with a smile.

Sun smiled and said, "When I was young, I did a lot of work in town, and I also worked as a handyman in a bun shop. I see that the buns made by the boss are similar to those made in the bun shop."

"The method is similar." Song Yuntang glanced in her direction. "Since Auntie knows how to make it, you have to help me teach Sister Xier and Sister Xia. If you teach them, I'll give you an extra 200 coins as a reward when I settle this month's wages at the beginning of next month."

Sun immediately became excited and agreed with a smile.

"Even if the boss doesn't reward me, I can still teach them."

After wrapping the buns, Song Yuntang heated up the flat iron pan, poured some oil into it, and shook it evenly, then put the buns in it.

After the bottom is fried until golden brown, add some water and simmer for a while. The moment the lid of the pot is opened, the whole yard is filled with the aroma of the pan-fried dumplings.

After sprinkling sesame seeds and chopped green onions, Song Yuntang took the bowl and chopsticks, picked one and blew on it in the bowl, then took a bite. The skin was thin, the filling was large, the bottom part was fried golden and crispy, and the top part was tender and juicy, and it tasted extremely delicious.

She hurriedly greeted everyone.

"Everyone, come and try it. Only after you have tasted it yourself can you introduce this dish to customers." He turned to look at Sun and said, "Auntie, are the rest of the buns ready?"

Sun smiled and said, "It's all ready. I guess I can fry another pot."

Song Yuntang thought for a moment and said, "Since five catties of noodles can make two pots, I'll distribute ten catties of noodles every day. If I sell them, I'll buy six of them at fifteen cents each, while stocks last."

There are about 45 pieces in a pot, and frying four pots of ten pounds of noodles will make about 180 pieces.

There are six pieces in one portion, so there are thirty pieces out of one hundred and eighty pieces, which can be sold for four hundred and fifty coins.

It’s just one of the snacks at Huajianzui, but it’s enough.

Compared with Feicuixuan, her Huajianzui focuses on being economical and affordable, with new ideas constantly coming up. It has attracted a lot of diners recently, so the shop has been full of customers every day since its opening.

There are even some limited-edition foods that many diners may not be able to buy even after queuing for days, which makes them even more anxious.