"Wait a minute!" Seeing the shoppers from the Zhenxiu Restaurant going to move the baskets, Steward Yao became impatient, and said loudly, "Everything must be done on a first-come, first-served basis! I've already taken care of these vegetables! Little girl, you take the money, if you don't have enough money, you can find it later." I want!!"
Steward Yao stuffed a purse into Xiaocao's hand, as if he was afraid that she would not accept it. Xiaocao tilted his weight dumbfounded, at least twenty or thirty taels of silver. Let's take the most expensive lettuce as an example, twenty-five Wen a catty, twenty or thirty taels of silver can buy a thousand catties. The few baskets of vegetables in my house weighed four to five hundred catties, how could I spend so much money
For the sake of his own restaurant, Qian Xiaoduo certainly refused to give up this opportunity. Not to be outdone, he said: "Steward Yao, in Tanggu Town, the law and order are clear, and there is no force to buy or sell! Miss Yu didn't say she would sell it to you, and the money is useless!"
Steward Yao was so angry that his beard cocked up. He pointed at Qian Xiaoduo and shouted, "Who bought and sold by force? The little girl sells vegetables and I buy vegetables. This is a fair trade! When I go to the county magistrate, I will also take advantage of it." !! Don’t think that with Zhenxiu Restaurant and the support of Zhou’s family, you can call white as black!”
"If you are willing to buy, others have to be willing to sell it? Force money into people's hands, what is it if you don't buy by force..."
The two couldn't stop arguing for a while, and each talked about their own reasons. From ancient times to the present, wherever there is right and wrong, there has always been no shortage of spectators. All of a sudden, with Yu Xiaocao as the center, the three inner floors and the outer three floors were surrounded by water.
Yu Xiaocao and her father looked at each other helplessly, they couldn't just watch the two fight like cocks, let's keep arguing.
Xiaocao stepped forward, pulled Qian Xiaoduo back two steps, and said to Steward Yao: "Butler Yao, right? So many vegetables, can your master eat them all in one day? If you can't finish them, just put them away. It's not fresh anymore!"
Steward Yao was so anxious that his head was sweating: "Little girl, I'll tell you the truth! Our master will hold a birthday banquet tomorrow, and everything else has been prepared. We are just waiting for these vegetables to save us!"
How honorable is it to bring out fresh vegetables for a banquet at this time? Butler Yao thought that if he could handle this matter well, the master would definitely not treat him badly. The chief butler is old, and it's time to step down. Maybe he can take this opportunity to make a further progress!
Thinking of this, Steward Yao's tone became even more urgent: "Little girl, we must be honest in our business. Do you think I came here first, and I will talk about buying these vegetables first?"
Qian Xiaoduo was also in a hurry. The son of County Magistrate Wu went to the Zhenxiu Restaurant to order a banquet in person. He said it was for entertaining distinguished guests from Beijing and China. He asked the kitchen staff to put all their energy into preparing a table that would make everyone's eyes shine. Come at the table.
The shopkeeper said that with the background of County Magistrate Wu, if he can be called a distinguished guest, his status must be extraordinary. Zhenxiu Restaurant is famous for its oyster sauce dishes. But oyster sauce dishes are usually paired with vegetarian dishes. What kind of green leafy vegetables can you find at this time? He also came here with the mentality of giving it a try, but he didn't expect to meet him.
However, what bothered him was that these fresh and green vegetables had already been scooped up by someone! Fortunately, the vegetable seller is an old acquaintance of Zhenxiu Restaurant, and has a good relationship with their young owner, so he bit the bullet and brazenly, and competed with them.
Seeing Yu Xiaocao looking over, he could only tell the truth: "Grandma! We are in urgent need!! The distinguished guests of County Magistrate Wu are coming to the store soon!!"
Butler Yao heard that the vegetables purchased in Zhenxiulou were for the county magistrate Wu to entertain distinguished guests, so he lost his mind. He could only look at Yu Xiaocao's father and daughter helplessly, hoping that they could make a fair decision.
Yu Xiaocao bit her lower lip, thought for a moment, and said, "Steward Yao, your grandpa's birthday banquet is tomorrow. How about this! These vegetables are for the noon banquet at Zhenxiu Restaurant. Steward Yao, please leave your address , let's go back and pick a batch of vegetables, and I'll send them to you in the afternoon. What do you think?"
Steward Yao is well aware of the reason why people don't fight with officials. When the buyer of Zhenxiu Restaurant revealed the purpose of this batch of vegetables, he had no hope. When Yu Xiaocao said that their family still had vegetables, the spark of hope was ignited again.
He thought for a while and said, "Miss Yu, I don't bother you to bring it here. Why don't you wait for a while, let me go back and get the carriage and come with you."
Leave an address? If you don't give it away, where can we find you? Since there are still a lot of these vegetables, I will sell Zhenxiu Restaurant as a favor.
"Okay! Butler Yao, we'll wait for you at the back door of the Zhenxiu Building later!" The distance from the town to Dongshan Village is not close, so Yu Xiaocao is certainly happy to save the trip.
Butler Yao nodded and left quickly. I have to hurry, other people are waiting in a hurry and go first, he has no tears to cry!
Seeing the vegetables in hand, Qian Xiaoduo felt extremely happy. At this time, when someone asked about the price of vegetables, he waved his hands loudly and said, "I'm sorry, you! The vegetables have already been rounded up by our Zhenxiu restaurant, let's have an early morning tomorrow!"
Without Yu Xiaocao's greeting, he consciously put the basket onto the donkey cart. When Yu Xiaocao came over with the little donkey in her left hand and the bean feed that someone gave her in her right hand, four to five hundred catties of vegetables had already been stacked neatly on the donkey cart.
Qian Xiaoduo laughed and said, "Miss Yu, you bought a good donkey, how many taels of silver did you get?"
Yu Xiaocao led the donkey on the way to Zhenxiu Restaurant, chatting with the enthusiastic Qian Xiaoduo from time to time. This guy usually doesn't talk much, but today he seems to be chatterboxed, he's full of chatter!
Fortunately, Zhenxiu Restaurant is not far away, and it will be there in a few minutes. When the donkey cart drove through the back door, the shopkeeper who heard the news rushed over in surprise.
"Oh! Big Brother, Ms. Yu! You are really the lucky stars of our Zhenxiu Restaurant! These vegetables are more timely than the timely rain!! You guys, quickly unload the vegetables!" The attitude of the shopkeeper was so enthusiastic that it was unbearable.
Seeing the baskets and baskets of vegetables being transported into the back kitchen, the head shopkeeper smiled blossomingly: "Come to San Shao's private room to rest for a while! Xiao Duo, make a pot of the best tea in the shop. Quench Brother Yu and Miss Yu's thirst."
Facing the big shopkeeper's enthusiasm, Yu Hai felt very uncomfortable. He rubbed his hands together and said, "Don't worry about it, we have to hurry back..."
"It's almost noon, there's no reason to go back hungry! Our third young master went to the pier early in the morning, and he should be back soon. If he knows that I let Brother Yu and your father and daughter go back hungry, why don't you go home hungry?" Take me to the knife! Go, go! Try Chef Wang's new dish!" The shopkeeper involuntarily took Yu Hai's arm, and invited the father and daughter into the private room dedicated to Young Master Wednesday.
After going out early in the morning and staying in the vegetable market for a long time, Yu Xiaocao was really thirsty. She blew on the tea, took a gulp and drank it, and smacked her mouth—this tea is not bad, it smells delicious!
The shopkeeper watched the father and daughter chewing peonies, gulping down the good tea worth tens of taels of silver, but he didn't dare to show contempt, and hurriedly filled another cup for the two of them. The treasurer of Zhenxiu Restaurant, who normally entertains high-ranking officials and dignitaries without humility or overbearing, is chatting with the father and daughter very down-to-earth at this time.
While talking, the door of the private room was pushed open, and Young Master Wednesday walked in carrying a greased paper bag.
"Fortunately, I came in time, otherwise I missed you!" Zhou Zixu handed the oil paper bag to the big shopkeeper, and continued, "I will be busy with the workshop after the next year, so I thought I could meet you at the pier , it turns out that your twin sister sells braised vegetables every time. By the way, how is your brother's injury? The workshop is at a critical time recently, and I haven't been able to get away to take a look."
Yu Xiaocao put down the cup in her hand, looked at the familiar oiled paper bag in the shopkeeper's hand, and said, "My brother can get out of bed, thank you for your concern!"
"You're going to be fooled by saying that!" Zhou Zixu saw Xiaocao's eyes focused on the oiled paper bag he took back, and said with a smile, "Your stewed vegetables are really unique! I've tasted them twice, and I can't stop! I love pig snouts and pig ears the most, if I don’t mention it, who would have thought that such delicious ingredients are made of ingredients that are usually not used by others?”
Yu Xiaocao smiled and said, "If Young Master San likes to eat, I'll bring it for you next time I come!"
"That's good! You don't know how much effort it took me to buy these stewed vegetables. It was so hard to squeeze in and grab so many points. Think about it, it's not easy!" Zhou Zixu made an expression of lingering fear, and succeeded. Yu Xiaocao was amused.
Yu Xiaocao smiled and said, "In order to appease your wounded heart, this girl shows mercy and cooks for you 'shredded ear with red oil' and 'pig's head with garlic', so you can eat it and want to eat it again! "
"Okay, I wish for it!!" Zhou Zixu followed Yu Xiaocao to the kitchen.
In order to entertain the distinguished guests from the capital of County Magistrate Wu, Zhenxiu Restaurant was booked out, and the entire back kitchen was busy for the mysterious guest in the most luxurious private room.
Seeing Yu Xiaocao come in, Chef Wang, who was promoted to be the head chef, greeted with a smile on his face: "Miss Yu, I haven't been here for a long time! I have developed a new dish, please help me taste it when you have time." !"
"Uncle Wang, you are a well-known chef in Tanggu Town, how dare I fight in front of you!" Yu Xiaocao washed her hands, and went about her work in the kitchen unceremoniously.
Except for the preparation of the red oil, which takes some time, the two dishes are all ready-made, and the kitchen is vying to help them. In a short time, the mouth-watering "Red Oil Ear Shredded" and "Garlic Pork Head Meat" were completed. up!
Of course, Chef Wang did not miss this opportunity to learn, stopped his work, and memorized every step of Xiaocao's preparation of red oil in his heart. Not only did he blatantly steal the teacher, but he also asked from time to time: "Can the red oil used to make ear silk be used to make other cold dishes?"
"Of course! With Chef Wang's ingenuity, he will definitely be able to prepare more and more delicious dishes!" Yu Xiaocao left the kitchen after finishing these two cold dishes, so as not to delay the serious work of the back chef.
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