In fact, it is more convenient to open the restaurant together. The decoration is the same, as long as the wall is gone, the two can be combined into one. In this way, Qishanju may become one of the best restaurants in the county. It's just that the development is too fast, and the manpower can't keep up.
Jiang Yunzhu thought about it for a long time, but finally gave up.
A business can't just develop horizontally. Yes, horizontal development is the most effective, but in her dream at Anping Marquis Mansion, she saw too many things like "watching him build a tall building, watching him entertain guests, and watching his building collapse". It is better not to expand blindly, and it is best to proceed step by step.
So she decided to expand her business and open a teahouse next door.
There are many young men and women coming to Qishanju now. If we open a teahouse next door and use elegance and cleanliness as selling points, we will definitely not have to worry about lack of business.
Moreover, the operation of a teahouse is simple. All you need to do is prepare tea and some dried fruit snacks, but the teahouse makes a lot of money. For example, a pot of Biluochun may only cost 30 wen, but it can be sold for 80 wen. It is definitely a good business.
Teahouses and restaurants have different operating hours. Teahouses are mainly open during the morning and afternoon leisure time, while restaurants are mainly busy during lunch and dinner times. The two can rely on and intersect with each other, which can not only increase customer stickiness but also save manpower. The more Jiang Yunzhu thought about it, the more she felt that this method was feasible.
If she had the capital, she would have thought of creating an industrial chain integrating food, drink, entertainment and fun.
Of course, she was just thinking that even if the people in Wuling County were wealthy, it would not be enough to support her to build such a huge thing.
If it were Luzhou or Beijing...
Forget it, it’s too far to think about it. Jiang Yunzhu decided to think about her teahouse first.
Soon, she had a rough idea of everything.
"Open a teahouse?" Jiang Cheng and the others were a little confused when they heard her say that. Why did she think of opening a teahouse? It was obviously easier and more profitable to open a restaurant.
Jiang Yunzhu told everyone the one, two, three, and four reasons she had in mind. Xie Chen was the first to react and looked at her with new eyes. She was able to recognize herself at this time, not to be reckless, and not to be greedy for credit. I am afraid that many important figures in the court could not do this, but she did it.
Such a girl is really admirable and respectable. I really don't know who will marry her in the future.
He suddenly saw Shen Fengming standing behind the crowd. Although he was just standing there quietly, he could not be ignored.
Xie Chen suddenly thought of Gu Yanzhou, and then of himself. Today is May, success or failure depends on this one move!
After listening to what Jiang Yunzhu said, the others also began to think that opening a teahouse was a good idea.
"That's decided then." Jiang Yunzhu said finally.
Everyone agreed happily. Anyway, they just had to do whatever Jiang Yunzhu said.
Jiang Yunzhu began to prepare for the teahouse. The first thing she did was to order a plaque. This time she went directly to Shen Fengming and asked, "Mr. Shen, can you write a plaque for me?"
"Okay." Shen Fengming spread out the paper and looked at her.
Jiang Yunzhu has already thought of a name for the teahouse: "Tea is Not Cold".
Shen Fengming already knew that she was going to open a teahouse, but when he heard the name, he was still slightly stunned. He thought the name of the teahouse would be similar to Qishanju, but who would have thought that it would be these three words.
The tea is not cold. It is said that the tea gets cold when people leave, but Jiang Yunzhu's teahouse is called "The Tea Is Not Cold". It may seem simple, but it is actually worth savoring.
Shen Fengming quickly wrote these three words and handed them to Jiang Yunzhu.
Jiang Yunzhu took it. No matter how many times she read it, she still liked his handwriting. Just like the books he recited to her, she couldn't put them down.
Li He went to the plaque shop, while Jiang Yunzhu took the house deeds and land deeds to the county government office to officially transfer the house to her own name.
This matter went smoothly, and soon she got the new house deed and land title.
Coming out of the county government office, Jiang Yunzhu looked at the red seal on the deed. How should I put it? She was very happy. This was her first property in this era. After all, both the house in Changshi Village and the shop in Qishanju were rented.
One house for each competition, Jiang Yunzhu feels that this kind of activity can actually be held more often.
Of course, she was just thinking about it. After all, who can guarantee that they will always win
Back to Qishanju, the shop in front is not connected, but the backyard can actually be connected.
Jiang Yunzhu found some people, and the next day, they came and hit the wall with a few hammers, and it collapsed. Qishanju and Chabuleng's backyard became one whole.
Suddenly, the whole yard became open.
Jiang Yunzhu simply asked them to demolish the two side rooms in the middle that were a bit in the way. The entire backyard then became a large open space in the middle, with seven main rooms in the back and two side rooms on each side.
"There is no other place in the whole county that is so bright." Xue Jing exclaimed. Compared with this yard, his small yard looked like a bird's nest and was unbearable to look at.
Li He and his wife were also very envious. Jiang Yunzhu had only been in Wuling County for less than a year, but she already had her own house and shop. They wished they could buy a house of their own someday.
Chen and Jiang Cheng laughed and were stunned for a while, they couldn't believe that this big yard belonged to their family.
I think their biggest dream last year was to buy a donkey and build a fancy house in the village.
Now I have a house in the county town, and it’s so nice. I would laugh in my dreams.
"Grandpa, now the yard is spacious enough, you can come and live in the county town." Jiang Yunzhu said to Grandpa Chen.
Mr. Chen was really tempted, but after hesitating for a while, he said, "Forget it, I'd rather live in the countryside, it's quiet."
Jiang Yunzhu couldn't persuade him no matter what, so she had to give up.
"Which room do you want to live in?" Jiang Yunzhu asked Shen Fengming after everyone left. To be honest, he was really wronged. In Changshi Village, he lived in a side room with Yang Sheng, and when he arrived in the county town, he still lived in a side room. This time, the side room he lived in was demolished, and Jiang Yunzhu decided to improve his salary no matter what.
Oh, and make his house better.
Shen Fengming pointed to a room at random and said, "Let's choose this one." That room was right next to Jiang Yunzhu's room.
"Okay." Jiang Yunzhu said, pushing open the door of the room.
The house was empty, which was just right for Jiang Yunzhu to perform.
"What style do you like?" she asked.
"Style?" Shen Fengming wondered.
"That is, what kind of style do you want your room to be? Simple and practical, elegant, or tranquil? Or something else. Also, what color do you like?" Jiang Yunzhu turned her head and asked with a smile.
Shen Fengming had never thought about this problem. His room was just for living in, and he never cared about such things.
Jiang Yunzhu guessed something from the way he looked at her, and couldn't help but sigh that Commander Shen actually lived a pretty rough life.
She thought for a moment and said, "Why don't I just watch you do it. If there's anything you don't like, just tell me."
"Okay." Shen Fengming agreed.
The two of them went out together, first to the silk shop to buy some cloth to make curtains, tablecloths, etc.
"How about this color?" Jiang Yunzhu asked, holding a piece of sky blue material.
Shen Fengming nodded.
"What's the color?" A piece of maroon material.
"I don't like this."
"Well, what about this?" A piece of autumn fragrance-colored material.
Shen Fengming shook his head.
Jiang Yunzhu wanted to put it down, but she really liked the color of this piece of material. She held the material and couldn't help asking again, "Is this piece really not good-looking?"
"Whatever you think is good." Shen Fengming said.
Jiang Yunzhu didn't want to force it, but the words had already been said, so she said, "How about I ask the store to make it, and then you can take a look. If you like it, you can keep it. If you don't like it, you can put it in my room. How about that?"
"good."
It was decided happily.
They were picking and choosing, and the shop owner and the clerk next to them were stunned. My god, where did these two good-looking people come from? Judging from their conversation, they must be a couple who are about to get married.
So when Jiang Yunzhu was checking out, because she bought a lot, the store gave her a pair of pillowcases as a gift. The base was apricot white with lotus flowers embroidered on it. The workmanship was exquisite and looked very good.
Jiang Yunzhu just thought it was a casual gift from the store, so she handed it to Shen Fengming. Coincidentally, the pillowcase matched the color of his room.
Shen Fengming took the pillowcase and looked at her back with a complicated expression. Lotus, because of the many lotus seeds, also means many seeds...
Afterwards, the two went to a furniture store and picked out some furniture. Then they went to a paper and pen shop, where Jiang Yunzhu discovered that Shen Fengming actually liked reading.
Just like that, the empty room gradually became colorful.
"How is it?" When it was almost done, Jiang Yunzhu asked Shen Fengming.
Shen Fengming looked around. The room was elegant and fresh. She had put a lot of thought into every detail.
“Thank you, Miss Jiang.” There seemed to be a piece of moonlight crushed in Shen Fengming’s eyes.
While helping Shen Fengming to clean up the house, Jiang Yunzhu was actually not idle either. All matters concerning the teahouse were proceeding in an orderly manner. She estimated that her teahouse would be open for business in a few days.
These days, people at Qishanju have been asking when the paper-wrapped chicken and Buddha Jumps Over the Wall will be available.
Finally, Jiang Yunzhu simply told everyone that these two dishes were too time-consuming and labor-intensive to make, and she was not going to sell them.
Everyone just felt regretful.
"Boss, why don't you sell these two dishes?" Xue Jing asked Jiang Yunzhu privately. Is it time-consuming and laborious? He thinks it's not that bad.
"These two dishes are too expensive, and many people can't afford them." Jiang Yunzhu said. The paper-wrapped chicken is slightly better, but the Buddha jumps over the wall, all the ingredients are top-grade, and a jar of it costs more than ten taels of silver, which is not suitable for selling in the county town.
What’s more, the ingredients used in these two dishes can only be purchased in Luzhou, which is too troublesome.
Xue Jing understood, "Boss, if we go to Luzhou, can we sell these two dishes?" He chuckled.
Jiang Yunzhu glanced at him and asked, "Going to Luzhou? Why?"
Of course, it was to open a restaurant, a big restaurant. Xue Jing went to do the work with a smile.
To open a teahouse, first, you need to have good tea. In this regard, Jiang Yunzhu has already ordered a batch of good tea, which will be ready for use once the teahouse opens. Second, you need to have delicious dim sum and snacks. Jiang Yunzhu plans to put more effort into this aspect.
In the past few days, she has thought of four or five kinds of snacks, but she always feels that something is missing.
That day, she was flipping through the book "Ben Xin Zhai Recipe" that Shen Fengming had memorized for her, when suddenly someone outside asked, "Is anyone there?"
At this hour, the restaurant hasn't opened yet, so there shouldn't be any customers.
Jiang Yunzhu felt the voice sounded familiar, so she got up and went to the front to check.
When I opened the door, it turned out to be Hu Er.
"Boss Jiang?" Hu Er looked at Jiang Yunzhu, a little afraid to recognize her. The main reason was that Qishanju was beyond his imagination. Last time he sold hairtail and octopus to Jiang Yunzhu, Jiang Yunzhu told him to send fresh things directly to Qishanju next time.
When he went back that time, he specifically asked about Qishanju, but no one said they had ever heard of it. He thought Jiang Yunzhu was kidding him.
As a result, when he came back from selling things this time, everyone was talking about Qishanju, saying how the owner of Qishanju was better than the famous chef from Luzhou, and how delicious the food at Qishanju was.
He came over to take a look today and found that Qishanju was such a big store, it was really amazing!
He also mistook the house next door as Qishanju, because the decorations of the two houses were different. But he was not wrong, because both houses were now owned by Jiang Yunzhu.
"Are you back from the south? What new things did you bring back this time?" Jiang Yunzhu remembered Hu Er and asked immediately.
Hu Er really brought back a lot of things, and after returning, he originally planned to take these things to the market to sell. However, after hearing about the reputation of Qishanju, he immediately changed his mind and took the things directly to Jiang Yunzhu.
"Boss Jiang, take a look. Just tell me if there's anything you want. They're all cheap." Hu Er said as he walked to the carriage at the back and directly lifted the oilcloth covering the carriage, pointing out the things one by one to Jiang Yunzhu.
There are so many things, but the most eye-catching ones are the hams. The whole pig's hind leg is pickled into a bright red color, which looks rosy and attractive.
Jiang Yunzhu leaned a little closer, smelled the ham, and asked in surprise, "But it's a three-year-old leg?"
Hu Eryi gave a thumbs up and said, "Boss Jiang really knows what he is talking about. I heard that this kind of ham must be aged for more than three years to be delicious, so I went to many shops to buy these top-quality hams."
"Thank you for your hard work." Jiang Yunzhu said.
"It's not hard." Hu Er smiled. It's all for life.
In addition to ham, there are also bacon, cured fish, sausages and other items, which are meat. As for fruits, at this time of year, there are actually fresh fruits in the south, but Hu Er is alone after all and cannot travel day and night. He was afraid that the fresh fruits would go bad, so he did not buy fresh fruits, but bought various dried fruits.
And then... Jiang Yunzhu saw something and her heart skipped a beat. It was... She hurriedly grabbed a handful from under the car and took a closer look. It was indeed top-quality fermented dried vegetables.
"How much of this did you bring back?" she asked Hu Er hurriedly.
"That's quite a lot?" Hu Er didn't know why Jiang Yunzhu reacted so strongly. He bought this from a fellow villager who sold ham. At the time, he thought the dried vegetables were cheap and just right to fill the gaps in the car, so he bought as much as he could.
Jiang Yunzhu was relieved. She had been thinking about what to do to make her teahouse a success, and now she had an idea.
Crab shell sesame cake! When she first arrived in Wuling County, she wanted to make this kind of sesame cake after eating the sesame cakes in the town, but unfortunately she never had the opportunity and the materials. Now she has it.
Then they started talking about prices. Jiang Yunzhu ordered almost half of the food in the car. She had already finished eating the hairtail and octopus she bought from Hu Er last time. She was worried that the restaurant would not have new dishes, but now she didn't have to worry about that.
Since she wanted so much and was a big customer, and it was obvious that she was knowledgeable about the business, Hu Er did not dare to quote a sky-high price, but directly stated a very reasonable price.
"Okay, I'll go by your price." Jiang Yunzhu was still counting on him to go to the south to bring her goods. Thinking that the price he mentioned was not high, she immediately agreed.
Hu Er was overjoyed and quickly helped her unload the goods.
At this time Li He and Xue Jing also came out to help. After a while, they put away all the things.
Jiang Yunzhu handed the silver to Hu Er and asked, "When are you going to the south again? Can I order another batch of these moldy dried vegetables from you?"
Hu Er took the silver and said, "Okay, I'll sell the remaining things in the car and then set off. It will probably only take two or three days!"
Jiang Yunzhu calculated the time and it should be about the same. This time, she directly paid Hu Er a deposit and asked him to bring her some moldy dried vegetables next time he came back, and all of them had to be good quality ones.
Hu Er left with satisfaction.
Jiang Yunzhu went straight to the blacksmith shop. She wanted to order an oven. With the oven, she would be able to make many delicious dishes in the future.
Six days later, the oven was completed and moved back to the store. The next day was the opening day of Jiang Yunzhu Teahouse, so it was just in time.
Let's make a batch of sesame cakes first, just to try out this oven. Jiang Yunzhu immediately took action.
Take the flour, add hot water first, and make the flour into wheat ears, then add cold water and knead the flour into a smooth dough. This method of heating first and then cooling can make the dough more elastic.
At this time, add some lard and knead it into the dough, so that the sesame seed cake skin will be more crispy and fragrant.
Then set the dough aside to rest.
At this time, make the filling. Dice the best pork belly and chop the fermented dried vegetables. Mix the two together, add various seasonings, and the filling is ready.
Then make the puff pastry. After it’s done, the dough is almost ready and you can wrap it.
There are also some tips when wrapping it. Roll the dough into a rectangle, then roll it up and roll it out again, then wrap the stuffing. In this way, the pancake skin will have many layers.
Each of the finished sesame seed buns is only the size of a plum, flat and looks unattractive.
Never mind, a sprinkle of sesame seeds and pop them in the oven will make all the difference.
Knowing that Jiang Yunzhu was going to make new food today, everyone, although busy, would look at her from time to time, wanting to know what delicious food she was going to make.
Soon, a special aroma came out of the oven, and everyone who was busy couldn't help but sniff.
After a while, the fragrance became stronger. Jiang Wuxian couldn't help it. He put down his book and ran to Jiang Yunzhu with his short legs. "Sister, what delicious food do you want to make?"
"Crab shell sesame cake." Jiang Yunzhu said.
"Are these sesame cakes made from crab shells?" Jiang Wu asked curiously. There were also crabs in the rivers of Wuling County, and he had eaten those small river crabs before.
"You'll know soon." Jiang Yunzhu said, checked the oven, and when she felt it was almost ready, she turned on the oven.
Suddenly, a wave of heat accompanied by fragrance blew towards me.
When the heat dissipates, take the things out of the oven. You will see plum-sized pancakes puffed up and golden in color, just like crab shells, no wonder they are called crab shell pancakes.
In fact, this sesame cake tastes like roasted crab shell and is extremely crispy.
"Everyone come and try it." Jiang Yunzhu said. She wanted to know what everyone thought of the crab shell sesame cake.
Everyone had been waiting for her to say this. After hearing it, they all rushed over at an incredible speed, then looked at each other, feeling a little embarrassed. Did they run too fast?!
But soon no one cared about this issue anymore, and everyone got a crab shell pancake.
The sesame cakes were so hot, just out of the pan. Everyone was passing them from left hand to right hand, but no one was willing to put them down.
Take a bite quickly.
"Don't..." Jiang Yunzhu was about to remind everyone not to rush, but it was too late.
Everyone took a bite and was burned by the hot steam coming out of the pancake. The pancake was actually empty in the middle.
Everyone was breathing heavily, but they still chewed the sesame cake in their mouths.
The fat from the roasted pork belly overflows, leaving the remaining part fresh and delicious. The fermented mustard greens have a special sweet taste, and coupled with a hint of chili in the filling, the taste is simply amazing!
"It's delicious, sister. I want to eat more." Jiang Wu stuffed a pancake into his mouth and said anxiously with his lips puffed out.
Others felt similarly that the pancake was truly delicious. They had no idea how Jiang Yunzhu made it.
Of course it is delicious. In history, there were two emperors who were conquered by this kind of sesame cake. Qianlong even called this kind of sesame cake "Emperor Seal Seal Cake". First, it looks a bit like the emperor's seal, and second, it shows how much Qianlong likes it.
Seeing them like this, Jiang Yunzhu felt relieved. When the teahouse opens tomorrow, she can sell this crab shell sesame cake. A bite of sesame cake, a sip of tea, Tao Xingzhi once said, "Eat it in your stomach, and share the infinite happiness."
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"I watched him build a tall building, I watched him entertain guests, and I watched his building collapse" is from Kong Shangren's "Peach Blossom Fan"