The Culinary Tycoon

When the stall was about to close in the afternoon, a customer who had bought mooncakes came up to the food stall. He was the middle-aged man who was the first to place a big order.But Yu Qingze wasn't here at the moment, he went to buy flour.

"Excuse me, is Boss Yu there?" The middle-aged man asked.

Brother Chang still remembered this guest, he went up to meet him and asked, "This guest, our boss has gone to buy flour. Do you need to buy anything? Or do you have something to do with our boss?"

The middle-aged man was a little disappointed when he heard that Boss Yu was not there, and he asked again: "Is there anyone else who can make decisions here?"

Brother Chang immediately replied: "Yes, just wait a moment, I'll call him."

Chang Le was carrying water at Boss Li's house in the back. When he heard that the big client had come to the door, he immediately put down the bucket and went to the food stall in front.

Brother Chang said: "Guest, this is our Boss Yu's fiancé, if you have something to discuss with him, but he can't talk, I'm here to explain it for you, what do you think?"

The middle-aged man nodded, and said: "Yes. I'm Zhao Zhong, the housekeeper of the Zhao Mansion in the south of the city. Our host, Mr. Lang, was a guest at Cai's Mansion before. He tasted several kinds of dim sum and found them very delicious. I heard that the old man of Cai's Mansion said it was Yu. The boss made it. It just so happens that our Grand Master of the Zhao Mansion celebrates his birthday on August [-]th and wants to order a batch of dim sum from Boss Yu, I wonder if you are willing to accept it?"

Hearing that there was a business coming, Brother Chang's eyes lit up.Brother Chang looked at Brother Le, waiting for his answer.

Chang Le thought for a while, and gestured: What kind of snacks do you need?

Brother Chang translated it.

Housekeeper Zhao thought for a while, took out a piece of paper from his pocket, and read: "Shaomai, crystal dumplings, jujube yam cake, pumpkin cake, donkey rolling, and mooncakes of various flavors before."

Hearing this, Chang Le nodded, these are all kinds of snacks prepared for Cai Mansion before, they can make them.

He asked again: How much is needed?When do you want it?

Brother Chang translated again.

Housekeeper Zhao replied, "We need to prepare everything on August 29, some of which are for return gifts. I'll write them down on this list."

As he spoke, Steward Zhao handed over a piece of paper.

Brother Le took it over, but none of them knew how to read. Although he studied with Brother Yu and Xiao Hao at night, he didn't recognize many characters, so he couldn't understand the list.

He shook his head and gestured that he couldn't read.

The housekeeper guessed that they could not read, so he took it and read it: "350 siu mai, 350 crystal dumplings..."

Just at this time, Chang Le's sharp eyes saw Yu Qingze coming back dragging the scooter not far away, so he quickly interrupted Butler Zhao and asked him to wait.

Yu Qingze saw Le Geer waving at him from a long distance, he quickened his pace, dragged the cart over, walked over to take the cloth towel from Le Geer's hand to wipe his face, and asked, "What's the matter?"

Brother Chang then explained the situation.

After Yu Qingze finished listening, he asked Brother Chang to go to work. There were no guests at the moment. He and Butler Zhao went to the back to discuss business, and asked Brother Le to listen.

Seeing Boss Yu come back, Steward Zhao was very happy. Of course, it would be better to talk to the boss directly about this kind of matter, so he said all the demands.

Yu Qingze asked clearly about the type and time needed, looked at the items on the list, and said, "We can do it."

After receiving Boss Yu's confirmation, Housekeeper Zhao was very happy and asked, "Then what's the price like?"

Yu Qingze looked at the list, then looked at Housekeeper Zhao, and said, "The price of mooncakes is the same as before. By the way, I forgot to ask, is it ready-to-eat, or do I need to return a gift? If I return a gift, I have to use the packaged one." Right? Of course you want to pack it yourself, you can buy bulk and go back and pack it yourself." However, Yu Qingze guessed it would not be possible.

Sure enough, Steward Zhao shook his head and said, "No, you pack them in boxes of five. And you also need to pack the donkey rolling and jujube yam cakes in boxes of four." What you want is It doesn't make much sense to own Yu Ji's name.

Yu Qingze nodded, and asked again: "What kind of packaging is that? Luxury or boutique?"

Zhao Guanjia said: "All of them are high-quality ones."

Yu Qingze thought for a while and said, "In this case, a box of donkey rolling costs 98 Wen, and a box of jujube paste and yam cake costs [-] Wen."

Butler Zhao was surprised: "Why is it so expensive? That jujube yam cake is as expensive as four boxes of mooncakes!"

Yu Qingze replied calmly: "There is no way, because the ingredients are expensive, and this is more healthy, so it is more expensive."

Butler Zhao began to negotiate the price: "Boss Yu, we've ordered so much at once, so you should give me a discount no matter what."

Yu Qingze shook his head and said, "Housekeeper Zhao, you know, we are all in small businesses, and only earn some manual money. Otherwise, I will send four boxes of each dim sum to your house. Calculated in this way, it is almost a discount."

Steward Zhao asked again, "What about the other three?"

Yu Qingze replied: "According to your plan for a table of ten people, the other three items will be calculated according to the plate. Each plate has ten dim sum, siu mai thirty yuan per plate, and crystal dumplings cost fifty yuan per plate." , twenty cents a plate of pumpkin pie."

Butler Zhao thought about it, and said: "Well, I need to go back and report to the master, and the master will be the master."

Yu Qingze replied: "Okay, no problem. Besides, there is another question. I have to clarify with you, Steward Zhao."

Butler Zhao asked, "What's the problem?"

"Three kinds of packaged snacks can be given to you on the 29th, but the siu mai, crystal dumplings and pumpkin cakes are best eaten on the same day they are made, otherwise the taste may not be good. Especially on such a big day as your grand master's birthday, I suggest that these three kinds of food should be eaten fresh."

Steward Zhao frowned when he heard the words, and asked, "Then can you catch the birthday banquet at noon?"

Yu Qingze shook his head and said, "Even if we make it at home and send it over, the taste will be bad."

Butler Zhao was a little worried.

Yu Qingze asked again: "These three are ready-to-eat, right? It's not good to use this in return."

Housekeeper Zhao nodded, "It's eaten now, served as an after-dinner snack, and some guests will stay for the evening dinner, and they also need afternoon tea."

Yu Qingze thought for a while and said, "If this is the case, why don't we do it on the spot, just don't know if it's convenient for you?"

Upon hearing this, Butler Zhao asked, "Can Boss Yu come to do it?"

Yu Qingze said with a smile: "On the [-]th day, our food stall is closed. If we don't go out of the stall, we can come to do it. If it is normal, it will not be so convenient."

"That's fine. Just come and do it!"

Yu Qingze said again: "At that time, I hope your house can give us a separate kitchen to make snacks."

"Yes." Butler Zhao agreed, thought for a while, and then asked, "Do you need us to provide ingredients? Or?"

Yu Qingze shook his head: "No, we bring our own ingredients. However, kitchen utensils, firewood, water, etc. need to be provided by your house, and they are not included in the price." If Zhao's house provides ingredients, the money for the ingredients must be deducted, and the cost will be left to them. I know, I can take it with me and cover it up a bit.

Steward Zhao nodded to express his understanding, and finally asked, "Are there any other questions?"

Yu Qingze thought about it, and originally wanted to ask them to provide more steamers, but it seemed a bit too much, they thought they would use it that day, and there was only one big steamer at home, so let's order a few more, and they will use it in the future.

Originally, it would be better to use small drawer baskets for crystal dumplings and siu mai, but it would cost money to order dozens of small drawer baskets. Now I don’t need so many, so I can directly steam them in a large steamer and serve them on a plate.

He said, "No need, we will prepare the rest by ourselves."

Steward Zhao nodded, and said, "Okay, then I'll tell you after I've repaid the Lord's conviction."

Yu Qingze nodded and said, "Okay, but you have to hurry up, there are some things I need to prepare in advance."

"Understood, I will give you a confirmation letter the day after tomorrow at the latest. Let's go."

"By the way, Steward Zhao, wait a minute." Yu Qingze remembered that they were going to visit Cai's Mansion tomorrow, so he said, "Tomorrow we will go to Cai's Mansion without going out of the stall, and you need to come the day after tomorrow."

Steward Zhao was a little surprised when he heard that they were going to the Cai Mansion, but he nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll come back the day after tomorrow."

When Steward Zhao left, Chang Le looked at Yu Qingze with sparkling eyes.

Yu Qingze turned his head and saw Chang Le's eyes. He felt very benefited, but he still smiled and asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Chang Le gestured happily: "Brother Yu, hello, I'm going to talk about business. Butler Zhao will come the day after tomorrow, right?"

Yu Qingze looked at it and said with a smile, "Isn't it amazing?"

Chang Le nodded and gave him a thumbs up as a compliment.

Yu Qingze pinched his fingers and said, "Let me tell you first, I'm not that good. If you fail, don't laugh at me."

Chang Le withdrew her finger, shook her head, and gestured: It's still very powerful!

Yu Qingze just laughed, leaned into Chang Le's ear and whispered: "You look at me like that, do you know that I really want to kiss you right now?"

……relative?kiss Me?

A slight breath brushed over Chang Le's ears, and it was a little itchy. He suddenly thought of something embarrassing, his whole face was flushed, and he turned around and ran away.

Brother Yu is not serious again, he is clearly talking about business, why is he talking about kissing!It made him think of the time when he was kissed when he was drunk.

I'm so ashamed.

Yu Qingze looked at his back, smiled softly, and then unloaded the flour from the cart, and reloaded things later when the stall was closed.

The next day, August [-]th, was the day they made an appointment to visit Cai's Mansion. Yu Qingze took Le Geer and Chang Hao, brought presents and left.

Grandpa Chang didn't go this time because he was going to herd cattle in the afternoon.

When they arrived at Cai Mansion, Chang Hao went to play with Cai Yunwei.

After a while, Cai Chenxi came to the hall, and Yu Qingze asked in surprise, "This is the young master, have you finished the exam?" Last time I came here, I said that Cai Chenxi was going to take the provincial exam in August. It's over.

Cai Chenxi smiled and replied: "Yes. I just finished the exam the day before yesterday, and when I got home, I heard from my aunt that Wei'er wrote that you would come to the house today, so I came back immediately by carriage."

Old Mrs. Cai laughed and teased the eldest grandson, "He, after taking the exam for so many days, he didn't take a good rest when he came out. He rushed back after washing up a bit, because he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to eat your cooking. Fortunately, he is in good health, otherwise he would Should be dizzy."

Yu Qingze smiled, because he never forgot about his craftsmanship.

He said: "Then I'll make some warm and tonic soup for the young master to recuperate."

"Then thank you for your hard work." Mrs. Cai came over, took Brother Le's hand, and said with a smile: "By the way, I heard from Brother Mi that you two are engaged?"

Le Geer blushed and nodded.

Mrs. Cai said happily: "It's a good thing, come on, brother Le, this is your engagement gift from the youngest, congratulations!" After saying that, Mrs. Cai took out a jade pendant and stuffed it into Brother Le's hand .

Seeing this, Brother Le quickly waved his hands and refused.This old Mrs. Cai, why did he give him gifts every time we met, and they were all so expensive, I was scared to death.

"Take it. An engagement is such a big event. It's a happy event. Keep it safe." Mrs. Cai took Brother Le's hand and put it in his palm.

Brother Le looked at Yu Qingze helplessly.

Yu Qingze was also very helpless, and said to Old Fulang Cai: "Old Fulang, this gift is too expensive..."

Before he finished speaking, Mrs. Cai joked: "Xiao Yu, this is a little love from the youngest to Brother Le. You started to take care of her before she got married?"

"Old man, you..." Yu Qingze sighed helplessly, and said, "Okay, I won't talk anymore."

A few people heard this and laughed.Brother Le had no choice but to accept the gift.

Mrs. Cai asked again: "When will we get married? You must tell us when the time comes, we will go to watch the ceremony."

"It's not so fast, probably until February or March next year." Yu Qingze's heart moved, he scratched his head, made an embarrassed look, and said, "I spent all the money I earned a while ago because I wanted to buy land for naturalization. You have to save up. You can get married after saving enough money to build a house."

Old Mrs. Cai asked after hearing the words, "How much money did you pay for the land?"

Yu Qingze replied: "80 taels."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Cai exchanged a glance with Cai Chenxi. Cai Chenxi shook her head slightly, and the grandfather and grandson secretly exchanged a message.

Old Fulang Cai frowned, and said, "Why don't you come to ask us for help, the old man will come out and talk about it, it doesn't take so much."

Yu Qingze replied embarrassingly: "Old man, I accept your wishes. It's just this matter, it's just a small matter, I can handle it myself, so I don't want to bother the old man anymore."

Old Fulang Cai sighed and said, "You are too sincere."

Yu Qingze chuckled.

When Yu Qingze took Brother Le to the kitchen, Mrs. Cai called Cai Chenxi to the study and asked, "How is your father doing? This Tongshan City is getting worse and worse. Are they not ready yet?"

Cai Chenxi shook her head and replied, "I'm not too sure about this, it should be almost there, maybe a year at the latest."

Old Mrs. Cai sighed and said, "They've been preparing for this for a long time, so it's safe this time?"

Cai Chenxi replied: "It should be, I just heard that Dad said that this time they will be uprooted."

Old Mrs. Cai nodded and said: "That's how it should be. Tongshan City has been turned into a miasma, and I dare not go out for a stroll, for fear of hearing such and such things again."

Cai Chenxi stepped forward to comfort his grandfather and said, "Grandpa, don't worry about it, Dad and the others will take care of it."

Mrs. Cai felt better, and asked again: "How did you do in the exam?"

"Alright."

"Where's Tianrui?"

"It's pretty good too."

"That's good. Why didn't he come with you?"

"His health is not as good as mine. After the exam, he went back to rest."

"Oh."

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