Chapter 580: Selling Braised Pork
However, the cost of the meal didn’t even reach one hundred taels, and Shopkeeper He quickly brought up a pile of broken silver.
The food came up quickly as well. Qiao Xiaomai insisted on making Tong Sanlang devour most of it, inflating his flat stomach. It protruded slightly, like a small belly. Updates are released by novel⁂fire.net
Qiao Xiaomai satisfyingly patted on his stomach and casually continued eating.
After finishing the meal, the pair did not leave. With the hot sun outside, they decided to relax in the private room instead.
They sat in Jiwiju for half an hour before they decided to leave.
By then, it was past lunchtime. There were only a few sporadic customers in the main hall, with Shopkeeper He standing at the counter, counting on his abacus.
Just then, a waiter ran hurriedly in from the backyard, whispered a few words in Shopkeeper He’s ear, and then left.
His brow instantly furrowed.
Just then, Qiao Xiaomai and Tong Sanlang came down from the second floor. Qiao Xiaomai greeted him as she arrived in front, “Shopkeeper, we’re leaving now.”
“Wait,” seeing them, Shopkeeper He’s brows wrinkled tighter.
“What’s the matter?” asked Qiao Xiaomai curiously.
“Follow me.” Shopkeeper He quickly walked towards the backyard.
Qiao Xiaomai and Tong Sanlang exchanged a glance and followed him.
In Shopkeeper He’s room, he got straight to the point without beating around the bush, “A mole just reported that your second sister-in-law went to the Zuixian Building and taught the chef there how to cook.”
Jiwiju and Zuixian Building each had spies planted in the other’s establishment, ensuring that they were both informed of each other’s latest happenings.
At the moment, it is unknown what Zhu Hongyun had taught the chef at Zuixian Building, but given that she dared to enter that place, it must not be ordinary.
Moreover, this matter, nine out of ten, implicates Qiao Xiaomai.
She blinked her eyes, feeling rather helpless.
“I just taught her how to cook braised pork this morning.”
She wondered, can things be progressing that quickly?
And she doesn’t remember Zhu Hongyun leaving home, does she?
Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper He gasped in surprise. As close as he was to Qiao Xiaomai, he didn’t get the recipe for braised pork. And now the recipe ended up in the hands of Zuixian Building. It pained him to think of it!
“Her cooking skills are not as good as mine.” Seeing Shopkeeper He as though he had just lost thousands of taels of silver, Qiao Xiaomai comforted him.
“Should I buy the recipe now?” He asked immediately, determined not to lose out to the Zuixian Building.
Qiao Xiaomai turned to look at Tong Sanlang.
Tong Sanlang nodded, “Sell it.”
Although the elder had commanded earlier, after all, Tong Liu was his grandfather, and half of Jiwiju still belonged to his family.
“Shopkeeper, how many taels of silver are you offering?” asked Qiao Xiaomai.
“That depends on you.” Shopkeeper He smiled like Maitreya Buddha, “After all, we are all family.”
Qiao Xiaomai also smiled, “Then, one hundred taels.”
In fact, there are many ways to cook braised pork, and Zuixian Building had also sort of figured it out before. It’s just that their taste was not as good as hers.
Given this, she can’t ask for too much.
This price was considered cheap in Shopkeeper He’s eyes. When he learned that Qiao Xiaomai was going to teach him several methods, he was ecstatic.
See that? Marrying Qiao Xiaomai was like marrying a gold mine. From now on, there’s a great chance for Jiwiju to surpass Zuixian Building!
By the time Qiao Xiaomai and Tong Sanlang left Jiwiju, it was already mid-afternoon. Qiao Xiaomai got on the ox cart and stuffed the hundred taels given by Shopkeeper He into Tong Sanlang’s arms, “Pocket money.”
Tong Sanlang, “…but I don’t have any wages to hand in now.”
“You have given your whole self to me, it’s the same whether you have wages or not.” Qiao Xiaomai happily patted his face.
He licked his lips, “About your…second sister-in-law…are you upset?”
[It’s hot, eat something light, only got meat scraps~]