[QTC] MBDT Chapter 83

The shopkeeper could not wait to pick up a piece of braised pork. The meat was tender and smooth, fat but not greasy, and it tasted good. This braised pork is even more delicious than the one cooked by the master chef.

The shopkeeper’s eyes were so bright. Although he tried his best to hide the expression on his face, Bei Yutang could still tell that he was very satisfied with this braised pork.

Bei Yutang has an idea in mind, and now it depends on the price.

“Madam, how about we talk somewhere else?” The shopkeeper put down his chopsticks.

“Okay.”

The two of them changed to a private room, and the shopkeeper poured her a cup of tea. “This braised pork tastes pretty good and it can enter our restaurant. Please tell me the price.”

Bei Yutang has never sold recipes, so she could not tell the specific price, “How much do you think this recipe is worth?”

The shopkeeper was stunned, he did not expect that she would kick the ball over.

“One or two silver.”

The shopkeeper watched Bei Yutang’s expression calmly. One or two pieces of silver were a huge sum of money for an ordinary peasant woman. But looking at the woman in front of him, she did not show any surprise at all.

Bei Yutang shook her head, “Too little.”

“How much do you think is appropriate?” The shopkeeper asked.

“Five taels of silver.”

“What?!” It was the shopkeeper’s turn to be surprised. Five taels of silver, this price is too outrageous. “The price is too high.”

Bei Yutang interrupted him, “Don’t refuse in a hurry, listen to what I have to say first, and then decide.”

“Okay, you say it.”

“The price of braised pork will naturally be higher if it is branded. A good dish will increase the customer’s return rate. They will not only eat the same dish but also order others. In this way, one dish can drive customers’ return and the whole restaurant. The most important thing is to make a name for yourself.”

“Now in Fengyang County, when asked whose dishes are delicious, the first thing everyone thinks of is Fuman Restaurant. The second is your Hongfu Restaurant.”

“If it succeeds, then when people talk about it in the future, they won’t just remember the Fuman Restaurant.”

That last sentence completely spoke into the heart of the shopkeeper of Hongfu Restaurant.

After Bei Yutang finished speaking, she was not in a hurry but waited for the shopkeeper’s reply and let him think about its value.

“Do you have any other recipes?” The shopkeeper looked at her expectantly.

If there is one, it can compete with Fuman Restaurant and not make it the only one.

“Not yet.”

“Not yet?” The shopkeeper was a little confused.

“If there is one, I can give you this price. If not, it is still a bit difficult to win over customers with just this one dish. How about this, instead of one tael of silver, how about three taels of silver?”

“Five taels.” Bei Yutang insisted.

“Four taels is enough.”

“Shopkeeper, your family has a big business, so you don’t need such a silver or two.” Bei Yutang looked at the shopkeeper with a pained face, and it felt like he was cutting flesh from her body.

“Okay, five taels of silver is just five taels of silver.” The shopkeeper agreed with a pained face, “If you sell it to me, you can’t sell it to anyone else.”

“This is natural.”

The two signed an agreement. Bei Yutang wrote down the making process of braised pork and the ratio of ingredients in detail, and she then handed it over to the master chef hand in hand. It was not completed until the master chef mastered it.

Bei Yutang walked out of Hongfu Restaurant with the five taels of silver that she had just earned in her arms. After leaving the restaurant, she was not in a hurry to go back. She went to the cloth store first, pulled four pieces of cloth, and then went to the market to buy two catties of meat.

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