Early the next morning, when Shen Ruolan went to visit, the pot of boiled and minced pork skin really turned into jelly, half-clear and half-turbid crystal jelly, the top was clear and transparent, and trembling when touched, it was very ugly at first glance. tasty.
She carefully cut off a piece, cut it into thin slices, put it on a plate, and prepared garlic and soy sauce as seasonings. When the shopkeeper came, she brought it out for the shopkeeper to taste.
When the shopkeeper saw that it was pure and white, he was attracted by its strange appearance. He picked up a slice with chopsticks, put it in his mouth and tasted it, and couldn't help applauding.
"Well, it's delicious! It's so delicious! Xiaolan, I didn't expect you to have this kind of craftsmanship. I really feel sorry for you by staying in my small shop as a waiter!"
Shen Ruolan said with a smile: "The shopkeeper is flattering me too much, I'll make you laugh at a little skill!"
The shopkeeper ate a few more slices before putting down his chopsticks, "Xiao Lan, what's your name?"
"It's called crystal jelly. You can see half of it as clear, crystal clear, like crystal, so we call it crystal jelly."
"Oh, how much do you plan to sell this crystal jelly? I have a friend who owns a big restaurant. If the price is right, I can recommend it for you."
Shen Ruolan thought for a while, and said: "I spent forty Wen to make a big pot, and this big pot can sell for a hundred dishes at least. If one dish is calculated at five Wen, it would be five hundred Wen. , In other words, the profit has doubled by more than ten times at once, which can be described as a huge profit; the most important thing is that I am the only one who can make this crystal freeze in the entire Wusun country, and there is no other company. With this dish, even if you don’t make money and just make a gimmick, it’s also great.”
The shopkeeper stroked his sparse goatee, nodded and said, "It's reasonable, but, after talking so much, you haven't said how much you want to sell it for."
Shen Ruolan smiled, "How much does the shopkeeper think I should sell?"
The shopkeeper groaned for a while, and made a scissors hand in front of Shen Ruolan's eyes, "Twenty taels!"
Twenty taels!
Shen Ruolan's eyes flickered slightly. This price is far from her ideal price. In her heart, the price is at least fifty taels. The profit of crystal jelly is so large. , is not impossible.
The shopkeeper gave her this suggestion, but she couldn't accept it.
She shook her head: "No, I won't sell it at this price. I want to buy my crystal jelly, at least fifty taels."
The shopkeeper said with a smile: "Fifty taels, you can buy a house here safely, who would spend so much money to buy a dish?"
Shen Ruolan also smiled: "There are no worries about customers, don't worry, I will definitely sell it."
After finishing speaking, he stood up with a smile on his face and said, "Shopkeeper, I have been here for four or five days. Thank you for your care these days. I am leaving today. I bid farewell to you, old man!"
After the shopkeeper ate her crystal jelly, he knew that it was impossible for this little girl to stay in his small shop as a waiter, so he was not surprised when she said that, but said very gently: Don't rush away, to be honest, I am also very interested in your crystal jelly, but the price you ask for is too high, I can't afford it, otherwise, you can make it cheaper, it's almost the same , I can buy it."
The shopkeeper has his own account. He has been running a noodle restaurant for many years. The price of selling noodle is too transparent, and he can’t sell it at all. After a year of busy work, he can’t make much money. Die, this crystal jelly is delicious and the cost is low, if it is sold, it will definitely sell well. If he can get the exclusive secret recipe for making crystal jelly, he will make crystal jelly and sell it to those big restaurants in the future, and he won’t be making money went!
Therefore, he really wanted to take Xiaolan's crystal jelly recipe and earn a lot of money.
A few days ago, when Shen Ruolan was thrown on the street as an Er, she found many jobs for her livelihood, but because she was thin and small, those employers were afraid that she would not be able to do the work, and they were unwilling to hire her. She never It was dark at noon, tired, hungry, cold and thirsty, and almost fainted. It was the kind shopkeeper who took her in and took her in. So, for this reason, she had to give up the price.
Shen Ruolan thought for a while, and said: "Then let me make you ten taels cheaper, one price, forty taels of silver, if it's any cheaper, it's really bad."
But even if it was lowered by ten taels, the shopkeeper still couldn't afford it. He shook his head and sighed: "Hey, good things are indeed good things, but at this price... I still can't afford it!"
Shen Ruolan smiled helplessly, she had done her best, and if he couldn't afford it, that was his problem.
She cut off half of her own crystal jelly and gave it to him, as a way to make up for the regret in his heart.
Just as she was about to walk out the door, the shopkeeper suddenly gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, forty taels will be up to your forty taels, you wait for me first, I'll go out and upside down, within three hours, I will definitely get the four taels Twelve together."
The shopkeeper went out with the half of the crystal that Shen Ruolan gave him, and came back in the afternoon. When he came back, his face was full of joy, and he called Shen Ruolan as soon as he entered the room, put a package in front of her, and smiled. Said: "After running for a whole day, I finally made up enough!"
Shen Ruolan opened the package and saw that there were large and small pieces of silver wrapped in it. The big ones weighed about four or five taels, and the small ones weighed only a few cents. They were scattered and wrapped in a big bag.
With so much broken silver, one can imagine how difficult it was for him to collect it!
The shopkeeper gulped down a few sips of tea and said, "Shall we go to Qingyin shop to measure it?"
"No, I can trust the shopkeeper as a man."
Shen Ruolan wrapped up the silver and hid it on her body, and said, "Go and buy meat skins, I'll teach you how to do it right away."