Fan Shaobai's inexplicable words made Cai Minde a little confused. He looked at Fan Shaobai in surprise and said depressedly: "Master Fan, where do you start with these words? Cai has not offended you."
Li Qi was the first to say: "Executive member, you have a stick of incense that costs thousands of sticks. You don't come here to eat meatballs, do you? If you want to eat, you should go to Zuixianju. Why do you come so far away?"
"You're talking about a few thousand guan, Mr. Li, don't laugh at Mr. Cai."
Cai Minde waved his hand and said hehe: "But Mr. Li is not entirely wrong. Cai is not here to eat meatballs, but to buy meatballs."
I had expected you to come, but I didn't expect you to come so quickly. Li Qi said half-jokingly: "You don't want to buy all Yipinwan in Zuixianju and Fanlou again, leaving us with no meatballs."
Sell it?"
Cai Minde was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said: "Oh, why are you still thinking about that thing? Don't mention the past, don't mention the past."
Can I stop thinking about it? If Old Man Fan hadn't taken action, I would have almost been defeated by you. Li Qi was not teasing him, and said seriously: "Is it possible that Yuanwai wants to buy meatballs from me and sell them in Jade Pavilion?
"
"That's right." Cai Minde said seriously: "I wonder what Young Master Li means?"
Fan Shaobai naturally thought that Li Qi would not agree, and was still waiting to see Cai Minde's deflated expression. Unexpectedly, Li Qi didn't even think about it, and just smiled and said: "It's a good thing to have business coming to you. Why should I refuse? As long as the staff is outside
The price given is reasonable and everything can be discussed.”
Fan Shaobai was stunned and looked at Li Qi in surprise. Little did he know that Cai Minde had already predicted that Li Qi would not reject him before he came. The two of them had been fighting back and forth and had already known each other very well. If he was not sure, he would definitely
I won't open this mouth.
Cai Minde's face lit up and he laughed and said: "Young Master is indeed quick to talk to others. Cai just likes to do business with people as cheerful as Young Master."
You fat man, I have something good for you, but I can't help but flatter you. Li Qiqian gave in and said: "Where, where, let's do this. Let's go to Zui Xianju tomorrow and talk about it in detail."
Cai Minde nodded and said: "It's a deal. Cai will come to visit again tomorrow. Well, Cai won't delay the two of you talking about things, and will leave first."
Fan Shaobai smiled and said: "Commissioner, your poinsettia pills haven't come yet, why are you leaving in such a hurry."
"Already here."
Cai Minde pointed towards the stairs, and sure enough, a bartender came this way carrying a tray. He bowed his hands towards Li Qi and the other two, and said, "Goodbye."
"Come out slowly."
Cai Minde walked towards the bartender, threw a small sling of money on the tray, then picked up the bowl of poinsettia pills and walked downstairs. When he got down to the first floor, the bowl was empty. He casually put it on the counter.
As soon as he let it go, he went out.
"This old fox." Fan Shaobai said to himself: "I made this small amount of money and lost a lot more."
Li Qi said "nervously": "Master Fan, favors belong to favors, and business belongs to business. You still have to pay the gambling debt."
Fan Shao rolled his eyes and said speechlessly: "How about I give it to you now?"
Li Qi said sarcastically: "That's not necessary. With fifty guan hanging on my body, I won't die of exhaustion. I can just ask someone to send it to Zuixianju later."
Fan Shaobai rolled his eyes and asked curiously: "Why did you just agree to sell this pill to Cai Yuanwai?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "Look below, there are so many people that you can't squeeze in. There are still many customers queuing up to eat these pills. It can be said that the supply exceeds the demand. In this case, I will sell the first grade pills to Cai Yuanwai."
It won't have any impact on our business. In business, whoever I sell is not sold, so why not make money?"
Fan Shaobai nodded slightly and said: "But why did Cai Yuanwai only say that he wanted to buy Yipin pills but didn't mention the Yipin soup dumplings?"
Li Qi explained: "Yipin soup dumplings are not the same as Yipin meatballs. They are required to be made and sold immediately, and they are not suitable for storage. It is quite difficult to operate. He is a chef, so he naturally knows this."
"I see."
Fan Shaobai nodded, a little depressed in his heart. He originally thought that after so many days of cheating, he would be able to talk to Li Qi, Cai Minde and others in terms of cooking skills, but he did not expect that he was still good.
...
As before, Li Qi's Yipin series has undoubtedly become a hot topic among people in the capital, but what people talk about is not how delicious this series is, but how the soup is put into the steamed buns.
People became curious, and many guests went to Zuixianju to inquire about it, but this was the top secret of Zuixianju, how could they tell others at will.
Compared with Zuixianju's prosperous business, Wanglou's business pales in comparison. The number of customers dropped by nearly 30% in an instant. If this continues, this time-honored store may have collapsed.
The next morning, Li Qi saw that the weather was not bad, so he chose to walk instead of riding in a carriage. This made Ma Qiao very happy. He rode a tall horse and walked beside Li Qi. You know, since Li Qi learned from Wang Fu
After trapping that carriage, he rarely rode horses. He finally got such an opportunity today, how could he let it go?
But at first glance, Li Qi looked like a groom. However, Li Qi also knew that Ma Qiao was feeling panicked these days, so he did not restrain him. He just told him to stay away and not come closer.
As usual, I came to Aunt Cao's small stall and ordered two large steamed buns and a bowl of gruel. I ate it with gusto. Not to mention, Aunt Cao's steamed buns were really good. They were full of ingredients and had an authentic taste.
When you bite into it, it is soft, sweet, and not sticky to your teeth. After eating too much sea cucumber and abalone, you can eat this steamed bun and porridge again, and it really has a unique flavor.
Moreover, Li Qi is also used to having Aunt Cao whisper some gossip beside her every day while eating steamed buns. She feels so friendly and friendly, just like eating breakfast while reading a newspaper, and there is also an audio newspaper.
It's so comfortable.
Zuixianju was so popular yesterday. Aunt Cao was looking forward to Li Qi coming early this morning. As soon as she finished the work at hand, she stuck out her big butt and leaned over, whispering with a gossipy face: "
Master Li, how do you make the first-class soup dumplings at Zui Xianju? They are so delicious, but---a little too expensive."
"Mom, the filling is made of crab meat. Can it be cheap?" Li Qi rolled his eyes and said, "You don't want me to tell you the secret recipe, do you?"
A flash of excitement flashed in Aunt Cao's eyes, but she said: "Oh, Master Li, what are you talking about? I'm not that greedy. I think I almost couldn't continue my job...
.”
She began to tell her story of blood and tears struggle again, which was indeed very inspiring, but unfortunately, Li Qi had listened to it almost eight hundred times, but he did not interrupt him and ate breakfast peacefully, letting her chatter slowly.
After all the steamed buns and porridge were wiped out, Aunt Cao had almost finished speaking.
Li Qi coughed slightly and said: "Auntie, that's actually the case. I originally planned to teach you how to make this soup dumpling---."
"What!"
Aunt Cao screamed in surprise, almost without breaking the sound, and then she covered her mouth again. She whispered: "Master Li, what did you just say? My ears don't work. Can you say it again?"
Li Qi rolled his eyes and said, "Let me tell you, I originally planned to teach you how to make this soup dumpling---."
"Bang!"
Li Qi suddenly felt his eyes flashing. When he reacted, he saw Aunt Cao already sitting on the stool, looking at him happily with her mouth wide open.
Wow! Are you going to be so exaggerated and make it look like we have an affair? I don’t have such a strong taste. Li Qi quickly stay away from her.
Aunt Cao exclaimed: "Master Li, is what you just said true?"
Li Qi didn't answer and asked: "Auntie, how much do you earn in a month?"
Aunt Cao was stunned and said casually: "Always."
"Pretend I didn't say anything before." Li Qi said and stood up to leave.
Aunt Cao hurriedly stopped him and said hoarsely: "Master Li, wait a minute, wait a minute, I was joking with you just now. In fact - in fact, I only make three or four dollars a month. Compared to you guys in Zuixianju Come on, it’s not worth mentioning, it’s not worth mentioning.”
I come to your place every day to eat steamed buns. I still don’t know how much you earn in a month? Li Qi sat back again and said straight to the point: "Well, I will give you five guan for a month. You can move this stall and come and get drunk." Xianju helps."
Aunt Cao opened her eyes wide and looked at Li Qi in disbelief. After a while, she said, "Master Li, do you want me to go to Zuixianju to help?"
Li Qi nodded and said: "Auntie, I might as well tell you that it won't be long before our Zuixianju starts selling breakfast. By then, I'm afraid it will be difficult for your stall to continue. But I think you can still do business. You are considered honest and do not cut corners, and you have been doing the same for ten years, so I invited you to help in Zuixianju. If it were anyone else, I would not care."
Aunt Cao wanted to find out about this gossip and that gossip all day long. Well, today Li Qi really did as she wished and gave her a big inside story. However, she was not excited at all. Instead, she felt mixed emotions. .After all, after so many years of relationship, she felt uncomfortable to end it with just one sentence, but she knew that if Zuixianju really started selling breakfast, her stall would definitely be out of business, and she would have no ability to stop Zuixianju. After thinking for a while, he said humbly: "You---are you really willing to accept me?"
Li Qi felt sick for a while, raised his hand and said: "Auntie, what are you talking about? I didn't accept you, I asked you to go to Zuixianju to help. If you talk nonsense again, I will leave."
"No, no, no, I said it wrong." Aunt Cao shook her hands, blinked a few times, and said, "Then can you give me more."
"What do you think?"
"That's enough, that's enough. There are already a lot of Wu Guan. Okay, I'll listen to you. When are you going?"
"I will send someone to inform you then, but this matter is highly confidential. If I know that you leaked the news, humph, you understand."
"I understand, I understand. I have a very tight mouth, so don't worry."
After bidding farewell to Aunt Cao, Li Qi came to Zuixianju, called Xiaoyu to him, and asked: "Xiaoyu, you will go out of the city in person later and tell the chain store owners that in two days, we will give a
Bring new products to their stores and let them prepare them."
"Brother Li, are you talking about canned meat?"
"That's right." Li Qi nodded. He did not transport all the canned meat to Jiangnan. He also left some of it to expand the Tokyo market. He added: "Oh. Now send someone to help me get the second batch of canned meat."
Ten cans here, I’m going to the Taiwei’s Mansion later.”
"Oh, I'll go now."
Li Qi took a sip of tea and said to himself: "It's time to take out this big weapon and shine it."