Chapter 70 Opportunity
Chu Yichen then instructed the servant Yuanji behind him, "Yuanji, quickly ask the waiter to brew a pot of the best West Lake Longjing tea and send it to the No. 1 private room."
"Yes, young master." Yuanji immediately went to arrange it upon hearing that.
When the two arrived at Tianzi No. 1, the waiter had already brought over a pot of brewed West Lake Longjing tea. Chu Yichen invited Qianhuan to sit down.
Yuanji poured a cup of tea for his young master and Qianhuan respectively, and then stood respectfully behind his master.
Chu Yichen stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation, and said politely: "Brother Liang, please have some tea."
"Thank you, Young Master."
Qianhuan lifted the teacup to her lips and blew gently. When the temperature of the tea was just right, she took a sip, and the rich tea aroma immediately filled her mouth.
Qianhuan thought to herself: This is indeed a good tea.
When she was doing live streaming to sell goods in modern times, she often had to go to different manufacturers to select goods. She also met with various bosses and discussed contracts with them while drinking tea in the office.
She had drunk a lot of good tea, and although she only took a small sip, she immediately judged that the West Lake Longjing tea served to her was already considered the best tea.
It seemed that she had really helped Zuixianju a lot this time, so their young master was willing to take out such good tea to treat her. She also felt a little more confident about the request she was about to make.
Chu Yichen turned his head to look at the country boy. He thought he would drink the tea in the cup in one gulp like a cow, but he didn't expect that he would taste the tea so elegantly.
How could he look like a country boy? If he wasn't wearing coarse clothes, someone who didn't know him would have thought he was some nobleman.
Chu Yichen said straight to the point: "Brother Liang, thank you very much for telling us how to make this chopped pepper fish head. I bought your recipe. How much silver do you want?"
"Young Master, I specially researched this recipe and gave it to your restaurant. I don't want any money."
"Give it to us? You can sell this recipe to any restaurant in the county for at least a few dozen taels of silver. Why do you want to give it to our restaurant for free?"
Chu Yichen started to get involved in the family business at the age of ten, and officially took over the management at the age of twelve. In the past few years of doing business, he encountered all kinds of things and saw all kinds of people.
He always felt that the world was bustling with people, all for profit. He couldn't believe that they were given the prescription for free without even asking for money. This was too abnormal.
"One is to repay a favor, two is to take revenge, and three is for future cooperation." Qianhuan didn't beat around the bush and directly told him the purpose of helping him.
"Oh? Is this just because we let you store our tools every day? In fact, this matter is not worth mentioning. It is not worth it for you to give us such a good recipe. Forgive me for my ignorance of revenge and future cooperation. I hope Brother Liang can explain it clearly."
"I'm not just repaying you for letting us store our tools. A few days ago, the Jixiang Restaurant smashed our stall. Fortunately, Manager Zhou sent people to help in time and allowed us to set up our stall in front of your restaurant. I am grateful, so I developed this dish to help you."
Chu Yichen finally understood. No wonder their stall was moved from diagonally opposite to the entrance of their restaurant. Manager Zhou had never mentioned this to him. It seemed that he would have to increase Zhou's monthly salary.
Qianhuan paused, and continued, "Revenge is even easier. Jixiang Restaurant smashed our stall, and I don't want to see their business flourish. I sent the recipe to Zuixianju in the hope that you can win back all the customers. As long as Jixiang Restaurant can suffer a setback, I will be happy to give you the recipe for free."
"As for cooperation, I plan to make a seasoning in the future. This seasoning can make the dishes taste fresher, which will definitely benefit the business of the Young Master's Restaurant. If I make this seasoning in the future, please give me a chance to try it yourself. If you are satisfied after trying it, we can discuss cooperation. If you are not satisfied, I will never force you. All I want is an opportunity."
A recipe is worth dozens of taels of silver, which is indeed a lot for ordinary people, but in Qianhuan's eyes, dozens of taels of silver are nothing compared to a cooperation opportunity.
Qianhuan had already found out that the Chu family's restaurants were spread all over Lingzhou, and there was a branch of their Zuixianju in almost every county.
If her soy sauce production is successful in the future and the Chu family can cooperate with her, then the Chu family will become the main sales force of her soy sauce and a potential big customer of hers. At that time, she can make a lot of money just by supplying the Chu family.
Young Master Chu was able to manage so many restaurants at such a young age, so he must have some real skills. Even if he looked down on me and refused to cooperate with me in the future, being able to climb up the big tree of the Chu family was much more valuable than dozens of taels of silver.
She has no shortage of ideas for making money. What she lacks now are connections and influence, and the Chu family is her best choice at the moment.
After Chu Yichen heard him express his request, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. It would be easy to deal with if the other party had a request, but the worst thing was that the other party had no request. He always felt that favors were something that should not be owed if possible, and any debt was easy to repay, except for debts of favor that were the most difficult to repay.
"Okay, I agree to your request. If Brother Liang's seasoning is successfully made, you can go to Zuixianju to find Shopkeeper Zhou, and then ask Shopkeeper Zhou to come to Chu Mansion to find me."
Chu Yichen nodded in agreement very readily. Since this Mr. Liang could make such delicious chopped pepper fish head, the seasoning he made must not be too bad. If the seasoning he made could really enhance the flavor, it would be a good thing for their restaurant.
To put it another way, even if the seasoning he made was very bad, the other party only asked him to give him a chance and did not force him to cooperate with him, so there was no loss at all if he agreed to this matter.
"In that case, Liang would like to thank the young master first. It takes a very long time to make this condiment, at least half a year. I'm afraid you will have to wait for a long time, but I can guarantee that it is worth your wait." Qianhuan was very confident in the soy sauce she was about to make.
When she was a child, she often watched her grandmother make traditional soy sauce, and she often helped her grandmother. Making soy sauce was not difficult for her at all.
The ancient method of making soy sauce takes at least half a year. In ancient times, there were various additives. In modern times, soy sauce can be made in as little as ten days, but in ancient times, even if she were a modern person, she would have to wait for at least five or six months to make soy sauce successfully.
The key is that she doesn't have the funds now, and she has to find a way to make some money as soon as possible so that she can have the capital to make soy sauce.
"Well, I look forward to your success in making the condiment."