As soon as he heard that a guest was coming, Chang Le no longer wanted to continue playing here. He picked up his preserves and got up to go to the back garden.
Seeing that she did not forget the candied fruits in her hand before leaving, Wang Zi'an couldn't help but frown slightly.
"You're pregnant. Try to eat as little of this sweet stuff as possible in the future. It's not good for you or the fetus. Do you have snacks like walnuts at home? If not, ask your servants to prepare more -"
As he said that, he reached out and took the plate of preserves from Chang Le's hand.
Changle pouted, the boss was reluctant.
Wang Zi'an had no choice but to comfort him with kind words.
"Eating too many desserts can easily make the fetus grow too big, and it will suffer when the baby is born. Don't blame me for not warning you--"
Changle's expression suddenly changed and he quickly took back his little hand that was trying to grab the plate.
"Huh, if you don't want to eat, you won't eat. It's like you care about others. I, I haven't eaten anything delicious..."
Looking at that arrogant little appearance, Wang Zi'an couldn't help but laugh, turned to Cheng Ying'er and explained.
"Yinger, prepare more walnuts in the future - you all remember to eat more walnuts, your children will be smart in the future -"
Seeing Chang Le walking out without looking back, he quickly gave instructions from behind.
"Li Zhen, especially you, did you hear that..."
Princess Changle:......
Humph, don’t think that I’m stupid because I can’t hear it!
"Don't eat——"
He left without saying a word and didn't look back.
Humph, this hateful little scholar is no longer cute!
I originally planned to wait for him to finish his work and take him to go shopping and listen to the theater, but I didn't go -
Go and play by yourself in the back garden!
She just likes to stay there when she has nothing to do.
The flowers were in full bloom there, and she liked the feeling of being surrounded by flowers. In the glass greenhouse, she felt very comfortable looking at the various vegetables and the grapes that were already covering the shelves.
She even started to fantasize about playing games here with her son An.
…
"I've met my uncle, I've met Her Royal Highness Princess Lin'an——"
As soon as he entered the door and saw Wang Zi'an and Cheng Ying'er, Gao Fu couldn't help but smile, and took the lead in greeting Wang Zi'an and Cheng Ying'er with his hands raised.
"Uncle Gao——"
Cheng Ying'er stood up with a look of joy on her face, quickly stepped forward to hold Gao Fu's arm, led him to sit next to him, and then greeted the other stewards with a smile.
"Everyone in charge is a member of the family, so there is no need to be formal. Please take a seat first -"
Because of Cheng Yaojin's relationship, among the stewards who came here, Wang Zi'an and Gao Fu, the old bandit, were the most familiar. Some of the other stewards had met once, and some had never met.
But Wang Zi'an was very polite. After saying hello, he saw that everyone was sitting with their buttocks bent, so he asked his servants to make tea.
Gao Fu quickly stood up and bowed his hands to Wang Zi'an.
"Uncle, don't bother me. We came here today to ask you for some advice. We'll leave later -"
"What about the spices?"
With Cheng Ying'er's reminder, Wang Zi'an already had Pu'er in mind.
"Exactly——"
Upon hearing Wang Zi'an's question, the other stewards couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"The price of spices is now more than ten times that of a year ago. Even so, there is still a price but no market, and the shortage is severe. If this continues, we will soon be unable to survive..."
"Yeah, it's really too expensive..."
"Those merchants who have been supplying goods to us for a long time have expressed their inability..."
Several stewards, you and me, complained about everything they said.
After all, they are the managers of these businesses, and when profit margins are squeezed, they are the first to lose their strength.
Wang Zi'an didn't expect that the problem had become so serious.
After pondering for a moment, he asked thoughtfully.
"How long has this been going on?"
"Master Qi, it's been almost two months. At first, the price just increased. Although it was a little more expensive, we could still get the goods. But since the New Year, the situation has become more and more serious. Even if you have money, you can't get the goods."
You may not be able to get the goods..."
"Two months?"
Wang Zi'an glanced at them in surprise.
"Yes, it's been two months!"
Several people couldn't help but nodded in unison.
"So, what do you want to do when you come here today?"
Wang Zi'an asked tentatively.
"We just want to ask Mr. Hou if there are any dishes that require less spices or no spices at all..."
Chang'an Hou's cooking skills have reached the peak, there must be a way, right?
Manager Li of Hejian County Prince's Mansion is a very kind-faced fat man. He smiles without saying anything and seems very approachable. He is in charge of the restaurant jointly owned by Li Xiaogong and Wang Zi'an.
This person is very capable and has great prestige in the Chang'an restaurant industry. He is considered the leader in the Chang'an restaurant industry.
At this time, the leader looked at the handsome and extraordinary young man in front of him with admiration.
He directly became a little fanboy.
After working in restaurants for decades, I have never seen a chef with such excellent cooking skills.
That cooking skill is so good!
"We are different from him. We just want to ask if those spices can be replaced by other things. Those black-hearted profiteers are ruthless in grabbing money than we were back then -"
Gao Fu tugged at his beard with an annoyed look on his face and took the words.
The delicatessen business supported many old brothers in the past. Everyone was counting on this to feed them. However, just after a certain period of time, those black-hearted profiteers blocked their necks.
The most relied on spice is gone!
It's different from the restaurant business. Restaurants can temporarily use other dishes to make emergency arrangements, but they can't. How can you braise meat without spices?
So, speaking of it, these delicatessens all over Chang'an, and have even begun to spread to all parts of Guanzhong, are the real big consumers of spices. It can be said that their delicatessens, plus Li Xiaogong's several large restaurants, consume almost half of the spices.
That’s one-third of Chang’an’s spice consumption. This is already a very scary figure.
It's so scary that it's even enough to affect the price of spices in Chang'an and even Guanzhong.
But again, their business is too dependent on spices.
Without more than ten kinds of spices such as nutmeg, cinnamon, star anise, fennel, and Sichuan peppercorns, the stew would not have the flavor it has now.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! So, in fact, they are more anxious and eager than Li Xiaogong's restaurant, trying to fundamentally solve the problem.
Here in Wang Zi'an, we found several materials that can replace the spices required for braised pork.
Wang Zi'an looked at the anxious stewards, suddenly smiled, and turned to look at Steward Li from the Prince's Mansion in Hejian County.
"It's not difficult to create new dishes. Spring has just arrived, and the restaurant should also serve some new dishes. I will write a list later. Later, you can go to the kitchen behind to find Chef Gao and ask him to teach you -"
Chef Gao is the most skilled chef in Wang Zi'an's kitchen now. He has a very strong understanding and can already make ordinary dishes at a seven or eight-point standard. In the eyes of Wang Zi'an, a chef with the skills, he is considered a passer-by.
Already.
Manager Li was overjoyed when he heard this.
Sure enough, there is no problem that the Marquis of Chang'an cannot solve!
He was so excited that he wanted to get up immediately and run to the back kitchen to find Chef Gao.
But Wang Zi'an hadn't started writing him an order yet, and he didn't dare to rush him. He could only suppress his temper and stay by the side as if on pins and needles.
Seeing that the prince of Hejian County had found a solution to the problem, Gao Fu couldn't sit still.
"Uncle, where are we -"
Wang Zi'an looked at the anxious Gao Fu and several stewards and smiled leisurely.
It's a pity that he hasn't grown his beard yet, and he doesn't have a white feather fan in his hand, which makes him a little less interesting.
He could only cough lightly and wave his hand lightly.
"Everyone, please be patient - here at the deli, I have three strategies: upper, middle and lower. Which one are you willing to listen to..."
Gao Fu:……
This guy's style suddenly reminded him of a guy named Xu Maogong back then. At that time, he also liked this style and was so anxious that people wanted to punch him in the face.
However, at this time, he had to ask for help from others, so he had to hold his nose and cooperate, willing to be the compliment of others.
"Excuse me, uncle, what do you think about the upper, middle and lower levels..."
Awesome!
Wang Zi'an glanced at Gao Fu with approval. Although this old bandit was sometimes rough in style, he was praised promptly, which made him very comfortable.
"The next step is for me to find some replacement materials for you. From now on, you no longer have to look at the faces of those spice merchants. However, the taste of those braised cooked foods will be affected to some extent..."
As Wang Zi'an spoke, he picked up his own boiled water, took a leisurely sip, and then spoke slowly.
"The best way is to make money for everyone, publish the current recipe for braised cooked food, or find a few powerful and powerful families to cooperate. I believe that we can solve it once and for all, and this kind of moth will never happen again.
…”
Gao Fu instantly heard the meaning of Wang Zi'an's words, his expression suddenly changed, and he stood up suddenly.
"You mean, someone has pink eye and is causing trouble behind your back?"
The prince nodded happily.
"There is no point in doing business in this business without making money? You are the big consumers of spices. Those merchants who sell spices have no time to curry favor with you, so how could they deliberately block you? Even if the supply of goods is really tight,
The most they can do is raise the price, and more than two months have passed. Even if the supply is tight for a while, in these two months, the subsequent supply should have been allocated. How can it be increasingly scarce?"
Gao Fu:!!!!!!
"The trouble actually happened to us men!"
Gao Fu immediately became angry——
In Chang'an City, there are still people who dare to secretly give eye drops to old brothers like me...
Do you know how many eyes Lord Ma has?
"Uncle, needless to say, we men have never been afraid of anyone, just tell us the right strategy——"
Sure enough, novels and TV are not all lies. As long as a military advisor proposes three strategies, the opponent will definitely choose the strategy.
"Zhongce -"
Wang Zi'an's fingers tapped lightly on the table, making a soft beeping sound.
"Then it will be business as usual - after returning, take the initiative to increase the price of spices, a little more, a few more times. In short, the more eager you appear, the better..."
Everyone:…
"Uncle (Master Hou), this -"
A few people wanted to ask more questions, but Wang Zi'an smiled and waved his hand.
"If you believe in me, just do it..."
Several people, you look at me, I look at you, they can't guess what kind of medicine is sold in Wang Zi'an's gourd.
But no matter how they asked, Wang Zi'an smiled and said nothing, and they had no choice but to leave confused.
Manager Li of Hejian County Prince Li Xiaogong is in a better situation. After all, his own problems have been basically solved. The ones who really need to worry are Gao Fu and the others.
Wait for Gao Fu and others to leave.
Cheng Ying'er couldn't help it anymore.
"Husband, what do you mean by the middle strategy? Why do you have to take the initiative to increase the acquisition price? Aren't you afraid of losing money?"
When Wang Zi'an saw this, he couldn't help laughing.
"Don't worry, Ying'er. When did your husband and I ever make a loss-making business?"
Cheng Ying'er:......
…
Gao Fu went back confused.
However, after hearing his return, Cheng Yaojin couldn't help laughing.
"Lao Gao, please tell them to just follow my uncle's words and increase the price of spices, right? They don't need to increase it, we will help them increase it, increase it severely, three times a day..."
Gao Fu looked at Cheng Yaojin with admiration.
"Lao Cheng, when did you become so powerful? You actually understand what my uncle is planning upon hearing this! Come on, come on, tell me what's going on -"
Seeing this old man looking at him with admiration, Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but feel proud and smiled without saying a word.
you guess!
Gao Fu:……
You old guy, you've lived for most of your life, can you still learn a little bit?
Seeing that this old guy was making noises and refusing to explain, Gao Fu turned around and walked out. We don't care if he likes to explain but doesn't want to explain!
In the evening, with a pot of good wine, I called Lao Fang, Lao Geng and several other old brothers from the past, and asked Cheng Yaojin to drink together. It has been a long time since these old brothers had a drink together. The key is that they usually have their wives watching over them.
You have been forbidden to drink. Today, the brothers have a drink. How can we not take the opportunity to have a good drink?
"Come on, let's get drunk and rest today!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Cheng Yaojin raised his wine glass with great interest and gestured to Gao Fu, Lao Fang and Lao Geng.
warmed with wine.
There was no need to take the initiative to lead the conversation. After three glasses of wine, Cheng Yaojin brought the topic to Wang Zi'an.
"I think back then, Your Majesty, I, and my second brother, that old man, were out shopping together, and we met Zian by chance. What kind of vision did I, Old Cheng, have? We have an accurate vision. I knew Zian at a glance.
Not from the pool!”
Pick up the wine glass and finish it in one sip.
After wiping his wet beard, Cheng Yaojin was obviously a little excited.
"I thought at that time that this was clearly the son-in-law sent by God to our old Cheng family. I immediately decided that it was him! In order to catch up with this son-in-law, without saying a word, I took his majesty and
Second brother, I chased Zian for three streets”——”
Ziliu, have another drink!
"At that time, my second brother's calves were almost broken by running away, and then he ran away and lost it. That's it, we didn't let that kid Zian run away, and we blocked him at least!"
Gao Fu, Lao Fang, and Lao Geng couldn't help but look at each other after hearing this, and then looked thoughtfully at Cheng Yaojin, who was boasting about the magic conch.
hiss--
It seems that some great problem has been discovered!
However, Cheng Yaojin was talking happily and drinking happily, and did not notice the strange look in the eyes of several old brothers at all.
The more he talked, the more excited he became. He picked up the wine glass and took another sip.
"This means His Majesty is following you. I couldn't do anything, otherwise I would have kidnapped that brat that night. You all know what happened next. That brat Zi'an was moved by my sincerity and heroism and cried.
I want to be my Lao Cheng’s son-in-law..."
Gao Fu and others couldn't stand hearing it any longer, so they unceremoniously exposed him.
"Didn't we, our old brothers, snatch it back? If we hadn't acted decisively, this son-in-law would have been snatched away by His Majesty..."
Cheng Yaojin glared.
"You know what the heck, I deliberately set a test for that boy. If it hadn't been like this, he would have become the son-in-law of our Cheng family..."
Gao Fu and others:……
This guy is hopeless. He's been here for most of his life, but he still hasn't changed his shameless bad habits.
"Awesome, awesome, no wonder you understood his intention after my uncle mentioned it a little bit today..."
Gao Fu Zhuangruo complimented him unintentionally, then raised his glass slowly and secretly pricked his ears.
Seeing this, Cheng Yaojin proudly put the wine glass on the table.
"You are stupid and you still don't admit it. Do you still need to understand this? Just ask, when did that kid Zi'an ever let himself suffer? He doesn't have a role in Li Xiaogong's restaurant, or does he not have a role in our delicatessen?
"
Several people were stunned for a moment.
Ah, this——
Old Cheng, we were wrong and overestimated your wisdom!