Blissful Days After Widowhood Chapter 16: Selling recipes

There is still a piece of fish belly in the kitchen, which was originally planned to be reserved for Ozawa for lunch, but Ning Xi thought, "It's cheap, this fat man." He made a fish belly and cabbage soup and prepared the lo-mei for the evening sale. I cut a plate, made a braised eggplant, and fried a lotus root slice, and the meal was complete at noon.

Originally, Rong Daquan didn't really believe in Ning Xi's craftsmanship, but when she saw her confidence in her work in the kitchen, as well as her knives and cooking techniques, she couldn't help but believe it by 70-80%. As soon as the prepared meal was in his mouth, he was completely convinced.

Eat all the home-cooked dishes at noon, and any housewife can cook it, but to make it as delicious as a big restaurant, it is not something that can be done by human beings. Waiting for precious ingredients to make delicious dishes is not a skill, but it is real skill to reflect it in these daily stir-fries!

Rong Daquan has no other hobbies, he just loves to study a cooking skill. If he meets someone with better cooking skills than him, let alone face. , you want to lower your face and nod and bow to a little girl who is not taller than your own shoulders? No pressure at all!

"You haven't asked the girl your surname yet?"

"My name is Ning Xi."

"Miss Ning is an excellent cook at a young age. I don't know who she is taught by?"

Ning Xi thought to herself, I really can't tell who is my master! Before the time-travel, she loved cooking since she was a child, and the family conditions were good. She also supported her hobbies. She studied in the top culinary academies in the country since she was a child. It was only because of her length that she achieved the peak of her culinary skills, but this cannot be said to Rong Daquan.

But since ancient times, culinary arts have been very particular about the origin of the martial art. If she can't tell where she is from, she will definitely be suspected!

As I was in a hurry, I suddenly thought of the "Yi Ya Lu" that was given to her by the old believer. During this time, she would also take it out and read it when she was free. After all, it was an ancient recipe. What I have learned is still a little worse, but since it is said to be a secret that is not passed on, it must be seen by not many people, so it is not bad to use it as a cover.

So he replied, "My master is an incognito master, who is said to be a descendant of Yi Ya." Anyway, it is said that even if someone asks questions, she is not afraid, and she doesn't know it herself!

"It's actually a descendant of Yi Ya! No wonder Miss Ning's skills are extraordinary!" Rong Dao was in awe.

Ning Xi thought it was funny, the ancients were just so cute, as long as everything was on the side of the master, no matter how unbelievable things could be believed.

"To tell the truth from Miss Ning, this time Rong is here to ask for something." Rong Daquan hesitated for a while, then tentatively said.

Meng Shuangshuang couldn't bear to hear him suddenly speak in a gentle manner: "If you have something to say, just tell me!"

Rong Daquan is not annoyed by her aggressive tone: "We are going to receive a distinguished guest in a few days from Quanjufu, and the guest has indicated that he wants to eat fish. Our restaurant has always been known for being good at making vegetarian dishes, and we are really good at meat dishes. It's lackluster, but I can't neglect the distinguished guests, so Rongmou has been distressed for the past few days, and wants to find a master who is good at fish and meat, but I didn't expect that there is nowhere to look after breaking through the iron shoes, so it takes no effort to get it!"

"You mean, you want us Ningxi to help you cook and entertain your guests?"

"That's right, that's exactly what Rong meant."

"It's not non-negotiable either." Meng Shuang rubbed his right thumb and **** together, looking at Rong Daquan with an expression you know.

Rong Daquan hurriedly said: "Of course, we will never treat Miss Ning badly in terms of remuneration."

"How much?" Meng Shuangshuang went straight.

"One hundred taels!" Rong Daquan dared to be the master of shopkeeper Shen once. The ordinary workers in the kitchen of Quan Jufu earn two taels of silver a month, and the cook who can cook for ten taels. When he reached the honorary position of the head chef, it was only two hundred taels of silver a month, and he was the number one in the entire capital, and now Ningxi could get one hundred taels for helping to cook a few dishes, which he felt was already a tenth Incredible.

Thinking about this condition, the shrewd shopkeeper Shen may not agree to it, so he added: "But after you finish cooking, you must write down the recipe for us."

"One hundred taels?" Meng Shuangshuang looked at Ningxi with bright eyes, a lot of money, enough for Ozawa to study until he finished the first prize. I didn't expect Ningxi to cook so valuable, and let her stay at home every day Cooking is such a waste.

Unexpectedly, Ning Xi shook his head with a light smile: "I won't go to cook, after all, do we still have a little bit of a holiday with Prince Qi!"

Ning Xi spoke slowly, and Rong Daquan became anxious when he heard it. How could this matter be related to Prince Qi again? Just as he was about to speak, he heard Ning Xi continue: "But I can sell you a few recipes. The price is five hundred taels of silver, how about it?"

Not only Rong Daquan, but Meng Shuangshuang and Ozawa have grown their mouths and stared at her, five hundred taels, how dare you speak!

Ning Xi looked at the hand, there were no eggs, otherwise one would be just right in one's mouth.

"I'm not a lion. I've inquired about it. You all have a dozen or twenty dishes for the whole gathering, and the most expensive of them is the one that was praised by the emperor Chrysostom.' "Misty Rain in the South of the Yangtze River", the menu is priced at one hundred taels of silver. The recipe I'm selling you today, but I'm going to make it for the distinguished guests you can't offend. When the time comes, the guests are happy and spread the word, that's the sign of your restaurant. Now that the food is over, it’s not a problem to sell it for one hundred and eighty taels, right? Chef Rong, you said, you can make a solid profit from this deal!”

"This..." Rong Daquan raised his hand and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, "I have to go back and see what the shopkeeper means."

"No problem, you can come to me whenever you decide."

Rong Daquan went home to find shopkeeper Shen, clutching his overly frightened heart. Ning Xi and the others had a short rest after lunch, and then prepared the things for the stall at night. Rong Daquan came to the door again: " Miss Ning, the shopkeeper has agreed to buy your recipe for five hundred and two, but there is a request."

"What are the requirements?"

"I want to try the food first."

"Yes!" Ning Xi readily agreed this time. She could understand this request, but it was because she was afraid of swindling. Anyway, she was confident enough to not work in vain, and more importantly, she was currently in short supply. Qian, not only does Ozawa want to go to school, but she also wants to open a restaurant herself, instead of setting up a stall in the night market without the family coming and going in the wind and rain.

"Then I don't know if Miss Ning is free now?" Rong Daquan didn't dare to say that Prince Qi was currently gathering in the whole family, and he also proposed to try the dishes on the spot.

"Now? You can!" Ningxi called Meng Shuangshuang to explain: "I'm going to Quanjufu, I don't know when I'll be busy, if you come back late, you can bring Ozawa to the stall first, and I'll be there. It's time to find you at the night market."

Meng Shuangshuang said: "Don't you want me to accompany you to Quanjufu? What if they bully you?"

"Don't worry, I won't." Ning Xi comforted her.

Rong Daquan also patted his chest and assured: "I brought Miss Ning out, and I was responsible for bringing back a lot of hair, so you can rest assured."

"Alright then, be careful yourself, you can make money as you can, it doesn't matter if you can't make it, we won't starve to death if we set up a stall in the night market." Meng Shuangshuang was worried that she would be too stubborn on price and annoy others. .

Ning Xi felt warm in her heart, patted her on the back and said, "It's okay, I'm measured."

Rong Daquan took Ning Xi to the private room of Quan Jufu, and smiled carefully: "Miss Ning, wait a moment, I'll go ask the shopkeeper to come out."

The shopkeeper Quanjufu Shen has been in this position for 20 years. As the shopkeeper of one of the best restaurants in the capital, he has long been used to the days when his eyes are on his head and his nostrils are used to see people. Now I heard that Rong Daquan found a descendant of Yi Ya who could make extremely delicious meat dishes, so he came out to meet him in person.

When he saw the skinny girl who was less than his shoulders, the shopkeeper Shen shouted angrily: "Rong Daquan, what are you kidding!"

Rong Daquan hurriedly said: "The shopkeeper, I'm really not joking, Miss Ning's craftsmanship is definitely the best in Dazhou, and I can't find a second one!"

Shopkeeper Shen sneered: "You don't believe me if you lie. You are also a chef. Which one has learned to cook without the basic skills for more than ten years? How many years have you practiced knife skills for such a little girl? Can you afford it?" Don't look at the pampered shopkeeper Shen, but he also climbed up step by step from the bottom, and there is nothing that can be hidden from him in all the professions in the restaurant.

Rong Daquan wiped the sweat from his forehead anxiously: "The shopkeeper, to tell you the truth, I also feel strange about this, but Miss Ning's craftsmanship really can't be speculated from common sense..."

Ning Xi interrupted his explanation calmly: "It's true or false, you'll know after a try."

Shopkeeper Shen flung his sleeves and wanted to leave: "I'm very busy, and I don't have time to play with you! Rong Daquan, for the sake of your hard work and dedication to the restaurant, I won't care about you this time, and hurry back and prepare well. Don't think too much about the fish feast."

Rong Daquan almost didn't knelt down for him: "The shopkeeper, give Ning girl a chance to try it!"

"Fuck!"

"Let me tell you the truth, if it wasn't for Miss Ning, I wouldn't be able to do this whole fish feast! Anyway, if you die sooner or later, it's a death, so I won't do a whole fish feast at all. Simply fire me today!" Rong Daquan went out of his way.

"Oh?" I didn't expect that Rong Da, who always thinks highly of himself, would say such a thing, and Shopkeeper Shen had to take it seriously, "Okay, I'll give you a chance, give you an hour, to make a fish, if If I can't do it to my satisfaction, then you don't have to stay in Quanjufu anymore."

"It's done, that's it!" Rong Daquan put his entire career on Ning Xi without hesitation, and happily dragged Ning Xi to the kitchen.

It's not yet time for dinner, and the apprentice chefs in the kitchen are still idle. Seeing that Rong Daquan brought a little girl in, they all joked: "Where did Chef Rong find such a little girl? This is not the case. The place where you played Jiajia!"

Rong Daquan has a serious face: "Don't talk nonsense, this girl Ning is a descendant of Yi Ya, and I came to try the dishes at Quanyu Banquet today."

"Puchi!" A young man laughed inexplicably, "So I'm still a descendant of Taihe Gong!"

I was kicked by Rong Daquan: "Get out!"