Chapter 274 - The Villagers Found Out about the Guan Family’s Business
Chapter 274: The Villagers Found Out about the Guan Family’s Business
The woman paused as well. She had been surprised too many times today. She looked deeply at Ye Lulu.
This woman she had chanced upon at the docks was really too special. She knew that their backgrounds were definitely extraordinary, but she could still talk to her calmly.
The woman was not domineering and didn’t have a strong temperament.
Moreover, Ye Lulu had explained so patiently and meticulously.
When Ye Lulu said that she would sell the recipe for Malatang so that they would cook using the ingredients in their mansion, this was very reasonable. The woman nodded and smiled. “Let’s do as the shopkeeper said.”
Unexpectedly, Ye Lulu changed the topic. “We can’t sell the recipe for fishballs, but we can sell these ready-made fishballs. I have fresh fishballs here. They cost five coins per catty. I can sell three catties to Madam.”
The woman’s expression froze and she said in surprise, “Fresh fishballs can be made now?”
“Yes.” Ye Lulu nodded. “It can’t be considered to be made on the spot. It was made before we left the mountain this morning. However, it’s the same as what Madam and Young Miss ate just now. It’s just that it wasn’t cooked in the pot. It’s guaranteed to be fresh. Madam, you can buy them as takeouts. When you want to eat it, let the chef by your side make it.”
It was not surprising that fresh fishballs were sold. However, five… five coins per catty. Did that mean half a tael of silver per catty?
She requested such a high price?!
Everyone’s jaws had already dropped.
The scene was silent.
In this atmosphere, the woman who had come back to her senses nodded and said, “I’ll buy them. Thank you for letting me buy these fishballs. What about the beancurd sheets and chicken filet?”
“Sorry, there’s too little stock for these two. I haven’t closed my stall today.”
“What about fishballs? Are there any more?” The woman had a regretful expression. “Five coins per catty is too cheap. I wonder how much the shop has. Can I buy thirty catties?”
This…
Everyone’s breathing also stopped.
Five coins per catty was cheap?!
You still want to buy thirty catties?
Ye Lulu shook her head. “No. I didn’t expect to sell ready-made fishballs at first, so I didn’t make a lot of them. The ingredients in our stall are all fresh and were made today itself, so there are only three catties left. This is still the amount we’re using for business today. There won’t be any left if we sell them to Madam. If Madam finds that this is too little, why don’t we…”
“One tael of silver per catty. Shopkeeper, sell the rest to me.” Before Ye Lulu could finish, the woman raised the price.
In fact, this price was really cheap for her. If it wasn’t for the fact that Ye Lulu had originally only asked for silver, the woman usually said prices in terms of gold…
The woman was afraid that Ye Lulu would change her mind and not sell it to her. They were only staying in Yuan City for a few days as a rest-stop. However, Qin’er had always been anorexic. She was afraid that Qin’er would not be able to eat anything else in the future.
Although these few catties of fishballs were not much, they could at least be bought.
Furthermore, in terms of freshness… She did not know if this taste could be made by the chef if she bought the fish and asked him to cook. However, from the way the woman had eaten delicacies before, these fishballs were really made with an exclusive recipe. It was not completely related to the texture of the fish meat. If the taste was really unique, then they would be able to eat them for a day or two since the sky was still cold and the fishballs could be preserved in ice.
A faint smile surfaced in Ye Lulu’s eyes. She had deliberately placed some bait to see if the woman would take it. She did not expect her to really raise the price.
Rich people spent money casually. It was indeed true. Hahaha!
Ye Lulu naturally agreed and smiled deeply. She turned around and met Guan Chibei’s gaze. Their eyes met and they paused for a moment. Ye Lulu instructed him, “Take out the remaining fishballs and give them to this madam.”
The fishballs were all kept. The spare ingredients were placed in a layered bamboo basket. It was Ye Lulu’s design and Father Guan had made it for her.
Although it looked natural and simple, it was especially clean and fresh.
The woman looked at the spot where the fishballs were taken out from and did not say anything.
As for the price of the Malatang recipe, the woman did not talk to Ye Lulu about it in detail. She did not let Ye Lulu state her price and took out a fist-sized gold ingot. It was at least a hundred taels. She asked Ye Lulu softly, “Is this enough to buy the recipe?”
The woman was sensible. When she was talking about the recipe, she went to the back of the stall with Ye Lulu. She turned around with her back facing the crowd and carried the gold out.
This gold ingot was worth at least ten taels!
Ye Lulu’s taste was really accurate. This was a gold ingot for ten taels.
“Madam, this is too much…” Ye Lulu felt that this move was extraordinary. According to the current calculations of gold and silver in the Shang dynasty, ten taels of gold were worth at least a hundred taels of silver.
Even if Malatang was unique, it was too incredible to buy this recipe for a hundred taels of silver. After all, Malatang was new and interesting, but the cooking method was very simple. It was mainly just the soup base.
However, the woman smiled and said, “The extra amount can be seen as a congratulatory gift for the shopkeeper.”
This woman was really good and couldn’t be any more generous. Ye Lulu accepted the gold ingot and sincerely thanked the woman. This Malatang recipe was indeed valuable.
Moreover, this wasn’t sold for commercial use. It was just for the other party to prepare it in their mansion.
She could only say that she was lucky today.
Such nobles could only be chanced upon by luck.
It was a standard case of encountering a benefactor in a transmigrated novel and picking up big money to become rich overnight!
Ye Lulu did not expect to encounter this as well.
Could it be that transmigrating was a blessing for her? She had unique luck on her, so it was especially reasonable for her to encounter such a thing?!
Ye Lulu returned and told the woman’s maidservant the recipe for Malatang. She just said it and let the maidservant record it. Furthermore, Ye Lulu had received too much money and even mentioned all the ingredients that could be added to Malatang, such as kelp, fish, prawn, and seafood… She also specially instructed them on which ingredients were not suitable for Malatang, such as the noodles that could easily ruin the soup.
Apart from that, Ye Lulu also gave half of the remaining beancurd sheets to the woman. Compared to the chicken filet, beancurd sheets were more suitable for children to eat. It was delicious and nutritious.
The madam was also very happy. She got her maidservant to receive the beancurd sheets and thanked Ye Lulu. She happily held the girl’s hand and left.
After the group of people with fragrance left, the people around the stall regained their composure.
Ye Lulu was not afraid, but other ordinary citizens would hold their breaths in fear when they saw such grand nobles.
However, after the series of events just now, everyone’s impression of Ye Lulu’s Malatang stall changed even more. Such nobles all liked the food in this stall. Didn’t this mean that it was good?!