Chapter 7 Not being a boudoir girl
"Master Master, I believe there is a reason for you to say this. You should finish it all at once." After dizzying, Su Qing felt that he had to be more rational.
Juyao sighed heavily and slowly fell into his memories...
"Some time ago, I went back to my ancestral home. Because I chatted with my uncle and uncle a little late, I didn't come back and stayed there that night. Who knew that I had a dream while I was sleeping and dreamed of my grandfather and father. I woke up the next day and felt incredible.
My grandfather and father have both passed away. My grandfather used to be an imperial chef. After returning home, he taught his father how to cook and opened a restaurant. He died soon after. My father worked little by little with his craft to expand the restaurant and became the current Tianxiang Tower. Later it was passed into my hands."
"Is it because they said something in their dream?" Su Qing felt that it was probably because he was under a lot of pressure recently and was worried that he would lose his family business, so he dreamed that his ancestors had hit him.
"Indeed! They told me that Tianxiang Tower would go bankrupt within a year!" Ju Yao was suddenly excited, "And I will be separated from my wife and children and my family will be destroyed!! Grandfather also said, I'm afraid our Ju family will also face a catastrophe!"
Su Qing was stunned. This nightmare was too lethal. However, what did this have to do with finding her?
"You want me to become the nominal master of Tianxianglou and to prevent disasters for you?"
"No, no! No!" Juyao said hurriedly, "I woke up in the middle of the night and was shocked, but I didn't believe it at first. Because of the girl, my shop was better than when my father was running, and it was even more powerful. I would never believe it would go bankrupt so soon. So I got up to the ancestral hall and went to the incense. I think my ancestors were angry that I didn't visit them often recently."
When Juyao said this, he suddenly showed a terrified expression, "But, before I could walk out of the ancestral hall after I finished the incense, I heard someone calling me. When I looked back, there were two people standing in front of the altar, which were my grandfather and father!
They said that I must not be careless and must deal with the restaurant, otherwise the disaster will come and I will be the sinner of the whole family! My father said that in fact, the store had already declined half a year ago, and even if it did not close soon, it would be a perpetrator.
Although I revitalized it again, it was actually just a reflection of it and would eventually perish. And I was afraid it would be in a way that I could not bear... After they said that, I realized that I had just fallen asleep at the incense table."
He sighed heavily, and Juyao told his secrets to calm down.
"Grandfather said that to solve this problem, he must abandon Tianxianglou. As long as it is not a master, Tianxianglou may not have to face the closure of the store, and there will be no accident in our family. But I really can't bear to leave it!"
Ju Yao said this and looked at Su Qing, "Miss Su, I know it's hard for me, but I really couldn't think of a more suitable person."
"If you take this store, you will definitely not let it encounter the risk of possible bankruptcy again. I will not ask you for a penny. I have brought the house deed and land deeds, so I can transfer the property to you now, but the store qualifications need to be transferred after the registration is transferred."
Ju Yao said quickly, showing all his trump cards to Su Qing without reservation.
Before Su Qing could come back from that shocked dream, she was shocked again...
"Giant shopkeeper, you..."
"I know, everything I said today seems to be in a dream, but I really have no choice. Miss Su, your recipes have already brought Tianxianglou back to life. I believe that Yunxianglou will be truly passed on in your hands."
"Shopkeeper Ju, you praised me." Su Qing was so embarrassed when he heard Ju say this.
She really has no business experience. Before traveling through time, she was just an ordinary freshman. Although she had a wide range of hobbies, she was not good at all due to her personality. She has been here for ten years and has not made any progress except for making some soap herself. Besides, the suggestions she made are probably OK as long as they are from the 21st century.
"I just said some ideas. What you really do is to implement is yourself. It takes no effort to move your mouth. I really don't dare to take credit for it."
"Miss Su, you are too modest. Our worst thing is our idea. I also have some business dealings with Min Sheng, and I am quite familiar with him. He said bluntly that your words made him suddenly enlightened. He already had a way to open up supply channels in Lin'an and even Chang'an. You are so wise that you are definitely not an ordinary woman in a boudoir. She handed Yunxianglou to your hands, but my blessing."
Su Qing suddenly woke up, yes, did she really want to be a woman in an ancient boudoir? Wait until she gets married to a man she doesn't know, and then have a child to fight for a concubine.
Moreover, Su’s father and mother raised themselves for ten years, and she had to repay them. If one day she could really open a large private school for her father so that her mother would not have to work hard, why not?
However, businessmen are not recognized by mainstream values in this era, and their father is probably not very acceptable, so even if they do it, they have to hide it.
After thinking it through, Su Qing said, "Master, you have the conditions."
Juyao admitted it very readily, "Yes, I have a condition, that is, I hope you can let me continue to stay in Yunxianglou. As long as you agree, this store will be yours. Although I can't own it anymore, I hope I can keep it. What the ancestors left behind are really reluctant to leave."
Su Qing thought for a while and said, "I agreed. However, I want to buy Tianxianglou from you and you can quote a price."
"Miss Su, since I said I don't want money, I don't want it. You are willing to help me and promise to keep me. I'm already grateful." Ju Yao hurriedly, he was afraid that Su Qing would not believe his determination.
"Master Manager, I don't mean to doubt you. But I can't accept your kindness for nothing. This is not a gift, this is a store, and it's the hard work of your family." Su Qing clearly refused, "According to the market price, the house in Yunxianglou is located is about 200 taels, plus the store, so I will give you a total of 1,000 taels, how about it?"
The giant waved his hands repeatedly, "There are too many Miss Su. The two best rooms on Yunzhen Street are the price. You have to bring a yard. Yunxianglou is not worth that much at all."
"It's just one thousand taels, but I don't have money now. From today on, when will I make Yunxianglou earn 1 thousand taels, and when will you pass the store in my name?"
"This...Miss Su, you really don't need to do this..."
"I also have the conditions, that is, starting today, you must follow my arrangements for everything about Yunxianglou." Su Qing said seriously. "I spent the next few days to sort out the accounts of Yunxianglou. I will hand over the account to me after I earn enough 1,000 taels.
Let the kitchen make the mapo tofu sauce separately and put it in a small magnetic bottle to sell it separately. I will give you two recipes for other dishes later."
"Another people can make our signature dishes by themselves after buying sauces? Then there are fewer people coming to our restaurants? Even if the sauce is priced higher, it will definitely not be as high as the price of the dishes." Juyao couldn't figure it out.
"I remember last time you told me that other families have started to imitate Yunxianglou dishes. This is done to strengthen everyone's impression and let everyone remember that Mapo Tofu Yunxianglou is the ancestor. This will also help to open up markets in other places.
There are many travelers and travelers from all over the country in Yunzhen. When they come to Yunxianglou, they are obsessed with this dish. When they leave, they can take away the sauce and let him go home to satisfy his cravings. Isn’t this just a disguised publicity?
Moreover, even if the sauce in this dish is delicious, it will not be exactly the same as the one you eat in the store. I will give you the improved recipe for the sauce and the recipe for making tender tofu together."
After thinking for a while, I felt that I could try it, "Miss Su, let's do this. I will put the house deed and land deeds here first. The transfer procedures and restaurant procedures can be postponed. In this way, I can accept the secret recipe you gave."
Su Qing did not refuse this time. She asked Juyao to wait for a while, and went back to the room to write the sauce recipe, the recipe for making tofu, the method of making bean paste, and the recipe for two other dishes, which were handed over to Juyao.
After seeing off the Jujiao and returning to the inner courtyard, Su Qing found that his father had finished school. There were two people standing opposite Su's meeting, one was the little firecracker and the other was her brother Yi.
Chapter completed!