Farmhouse with a little field

Chapter 25

Seeing Jiang Duyue drinking a bowl of soup with gusto, the three of them couldn't help showing some hesitation on their faces. Could this soup really be drinkable?
"Shopkeeper Li, give it a try. If you think it's not right, you can spit it out again." Jiang Duyue personally brought the soup to Li Kaishi.

Although Li Kaishi was still puzzled, everyone handed the bowl to him, so he had to bite the bullet and take the soup bowl, and took a sip tentatively.

Just one sip made Li Kaishi's eyes light up instantly, and he couldn't wait to drink a few more sips. After tasting carefully, he drank the whole bowl of soup in one go.

Jiang Duyue was very indifferent about this, after all, it was expected, but the two cooks were not so calm.

"Shopkeeper, you...is this soup really drinkable?" A cook looked at Li Kaishi with his mouth wide open, his face full of disbelief.

The other's expression wasn't much better either.

Li Kaishi put down the bowl and looked at Jiang Duyue with a different gaze. Instead of answering the cook's question directly, he asked Jiang Duyue, "Miss Jiang can guarantee that your method will not only improve the taste of the soup, but also improve the flavor of the soup. Is there any other effect?"

Jiang Duyue had the urge to roll her eyes. Did this person think that he put something in the soup that shouldn't be put in, causing a negative reaction?
"Shopkeeper Li, I can guarantee this, and if we really want to cooperate, I will definitely tell Shopkeeper Li the method later, and then Shopkeeper Li can judge whether this method is really feasible." It’s just that starch is added to it. This method couldn’t be simpler, but people here haven’t thought of it yet.

Li Kaishi nodded, having made a decision in his heart.

While the two were talking, the two cooks had tasted the gluten soup one after another, and even the two odd jobs were hooked by Li Kaishi's reaction and secretly filled a bowl for themselves.

After drinking the soup, all of them showed shocked expressions. The two cooks put down their bowls and looked at Jiang Duyue with conflicted faces, while the two busboys were more straightforward, filling another bowl and continuing to drink. stand up.

"Miss Jiang, I've just raised my eyebrows. This soup...is really delicious!" A cook said with some shame.

Jiang Duyue smiled magnanimously: "It's just a fluke for me to know this method. If it's other aspects, I'm definitely not as good as the two masters."

Seeing Jiang Duyue being so humble at such a young age, the two cooks blushed a little for their arrogance just now, and they naturally fell in love with this innocent-looking little girl.

"Miss Jiang, I wonder if I can try these dumplings." Li Kaishi asked.

Jiang Duyue slapped her head, she was only focused on the gluten soup just now, and she forgot that there was a plate of dumplings here: "If you don't mind the shopkeeper Li and the two masters, please try it."

The three of them tasted two dumplings respectively, and they all nodded. Judging from the ingredients, the making of these dumplings should be similar to that of dumplings stuffed with leek and egg, but the taste is completely different, and it is more refreshing.

Jiang Duyue saw that several people had tasted them all, so she took out some wild vegetables left in the basket, and explained: "Shopkeeper Li, the two masters, just now I used the vegetables and dumplings I brought. I grow wild vegetables, which I call shepherd's purse. As for the soup, it is this kind of wild vegetables called amaranth. These wild vegetables are actually very common, and they can be seen everywhere in the countryside, but in the past, everyone regarded them as weeds, and no one thought of them. Just turn it into food."

Hearing this, shopkeeper Li couldn't help looking at Jiang Duyue with a little playfulness: "Since this kind of wild vegetables can be seen everywhere, and I know what they look like, can I go past you and find them myself?"

"Shopkeeper Li was joking. I think the business of Shuiyuelou must be so good because of its good reputation. So I believe that shopkeeper Li must be a person of integrity. Besides, my things are really insignificant. I think shopkeeper Li won't be here. Do you embarrass a child in such a small matter?" Jiang Duyue said the words of praise with a simple face, without feeling guilty at all.

She really felt that it was impossible for Shopkeeper Li to be cheating on this matter, but the reason was naturally not what she said before, but because she had the "artifact" in her hand to enhance the taste of dishes and soups. Shopkeeper Li doesn't think about the value of those wild vegetables, but he should think about it, right?
Thinking of this, Jiang Duyue felt embarrassed. She came here to sell wild vegetables, but the wild vegetables became the second best.

Li Kaishi couldn't help laughing: "You girl can talk."

Jiang Duyue still smiled, with an innocent face.

"The back kitchen is full of smoke, why don't Miss Jiang come with me to discuss it in detail?" Li Kaishi actually wants to drink another bowl of soup made by Jiang Duyue, but the most important thing right now is to talk about business, as long as he buys that way , Do you still worry about not being able to drink such a delicious soup in the future?
Jiang Duyue knew that shopkeeper Li was planning to cooperate with her, so she smiled even more brightly: "Okay."

Li Kaishi originally wanted to ask Jiang Duyue's parents to discuss cooperation, but Jiang Duyue said before he opened his mouth: "Master Li, can we discuss this matter first? Don't tell me for now." Parents? I want to tell them after the negotiation is settled, so as to save them from worrying about me."

Li Kaishi glanced at Jiang Duyue meaningfully: "Can you decide this matter?"

"I can." Jiang Duyue nodded repeatedly.

Li Kaishi hesitated for a moment, finally nodded, and entered the private room with Jiang Duyue.

"Miss Jiang, how do you think about wild vegetables?" Li Kaishi asked straight to the point.

Jiang Duyue was not hypocritical, and said bluntly: "To be honest, wild vegetables are not valuable things at all, and once they appear, they will definitely be imitated by other restaurants soon. If you want to make money, you can only make a good start. So I have an idea. In the next month, I will provide Shuiyuelou with these two kinds of wild vegetables for free, and Shuiyuelou will share the net profit of these two kinds of wild vegetables with me. I don’t know what Shopkeeper Li wants?”

Li Kaishi looked pensive, and had to say that what the other party said was very reasonable. Would anyone not be tempted by the fact that they can make delicious dishes without spending money?

But on the other hand, Jiang Duyue's words seemed a little threatening to her. After all, the time for this thing to make money is very short. If she disagrees with the other party's request, the other party can find other restaurants to cooperate with.Thinking of this, Li Kaishi couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable.

"Shopkeeper Li, since I have put out the wild vegetables, I am sincere in cooperating with Shopkeeper Li. If Shopkeeper Li is not satisfied with my request, I can speak up. The so-called negotiation is not just for the purpose of reaching consensus on both sides through negotiation. Are you satisfied with the answer?" Jiang Duyue also realized that her words might be somewhat ambiguous, so she hurriedly opened her mouth to add.

Li Kaishi blushed, and felt a little embarrassed by his thoughts just now: "Then Miss Jiang means that we will only cooperate for one month?"

"Shopkeeper Li is a businessman, so he knows more than I do. After a month, I'm afraid that dishes made of wild vegetables will become common. At that time, there will be many people picking wild vegetables to sell, and I don't think I need to come to the door." , Someone will bring wild vegetables to your door." Jiang Duyue blinked, but she showed full sincerity, if the other party still hesitated, then she should just throw the table and leave.

Li Kaishi thought about it in his mind. If we only talk about wild vegetables, they are naturally worthless, but Jiang Duyue came up with this idea. If he didn't have this idea, it would be impossible for him to make money from it.Thinking about it this way, the other party's request is reasonable, and the other party will also provide him with a month's worth of wild vegetables for free.

"So, I will follow what Miss Jiang said." Li Kaishi nodded.

Jiang Duyue immediately smiled: "Then let's discuss the details, such as how much wild vegetables we send you every day, when will we deliver them, and when will we settle the proceeds?"

"Is it convenient for Miss Jiang to go to town on weekdays?" Li Kaishi had already seen from the clothes of Jiang Duyue's family that the family was struggling.

Hearing this, Jiang Duyue remembered what happened, and when she recalled the feeling of riding an ox cart, Jiang Duyue suddenly felt a little chilly: "Shopkeeper Li, my family doesn't have an ox cart, so it's really inconvenient to come to town. "

"In this way, I will let the buddy go to your house to pull wild vegetables every day, how about you?" Since he wants to cooperate, Li Kaishi will naturally not care about such trivial matters.

Jiang Duyue hurriedly reported her home, and thanked: "So thank you, Shopkeeper Li!"

"It's just a trivial matter, but I don't know how many wild vegetables you can pick every day?" Li Kaishi waved his hand.

Jiang Duyue made some calculations. There are four members of their family. Although Xiaonian is only five years old, he used to often cut pigweed. It must be hard for him to pick wild vegetables: "Master Li, we pick shepherd's purse for two days a day. Ten catties, ten catties of amaranth, what do you think?"

"That's fine, then from tomorrow onwards I'll ask my buddy to pull wild vegetables." Li Kaishi nodded.

After the two agreed on some details, Jiang Duyue asked shopkeeper Li to sign two contracts, marking out the specific items, and agreed to settle the profit every ten days.

After the matter of wild vegetables came to an end, Li Kaishi brought up the matter of soup again: "The soup made by Miss Jiang before is really delicious, I wonder if Miss Jiang is willing to sell that recipe to me?"

"I'm also planning to do this, but I don't know how much this method is worth." Jiang Duyue asked the price directly.

Li Kaishi thought for a moment, then tentatively said: "I will pay 20 taels of silver for this prescription, I wonder if Miss Jiang is willing to part with her?"

In Jiang Duyue's opinion, that method couldn't be easier, so Jiang Duyue is also very satisfied with the price of 20 taels: "Deal!"

Li Kaishi didn't expect the other party to be so straightforward, but he was very satisfied with the result, and immediately asked someone to prepare money, while Jiang Duyue dutifully told all the methods she knew to thicken the corn.

Hearing the method mentioned by the other party, Li Kaishi also felt that this method was much simpler than he had imagined before, and immediately admired Jiang Duyue's whimsy even more in his heart.

Jiang Duyue took the money and packed up the wild vegetable contract. Naturally, she was very happy in her heart, she was so happy from ear to ear.

After finishing the business, shopkeeper Li sent Jiang Duyue to leave in person.

The two went downstairs together, and Jiang Duyue saw Han Qingmei and the others who were sitting stiffly in the same place at a glance. As soon as Xiaonian saw Jiang Duyue, he rushed over directly: "Sister, why did you come out?"

"I made you worry," Jiang Duyue rubbed Xiaonian's specially wrapped bun because she was going out, and looked up at Han Qingmei, "Mother, shopkeeper Li promised to buy our wild vegetables."

Han Qingmei's face was originally worried, but after hearing this, it suddenly turned into surprise: "Is this true? Thank you so much, shopkeeper Li..."

Shopkeeper Li took a meaningful look at Jiang Duyue, smiled and exchanged greetings with Jiang Shouren and Han Qingmei, and then sent them out the door.

Leaving Shuiyue Tower, Jiang Duyue immediately explained in detail about the wild vegetables. Jiang Shouren and Han Qingmei were taken aback for a while. They thought that the other party must not want those wild vegetables, but they didn't expect it to be like this result.

And Xiaonian looked at Jiang Duyue with sparkling eyes: "Sister, you are really amazing!"

(End of this chapter)