manynovel Chapter 25 Big Purchase
Chapter 25 Big Purchase
Jiang Youzhen was delighted, as this was the first salary she had earned since coming to this strange world.
At this moment, she is no longer a character in the book, but a real living person.
"Thank you, Shopkeeper Zhang. Please thank your young master for me as well. I've met a good person."
Give everyone a good guy card, and you will never suffer any loss wherever you go.
Jiang Youzhen didn't feel embarrassed. He opened his purse and found a five-liang silver ingot and the rest were small change and copper coins.
At a rough glance, there should be ten taels.
"The shopkeeper was thoughtful and even exchanged it for small change. We have settled the payment and goods, and we owe nothing to each other."
She raised her purse and said with a smile.
Shopkeeper Zhang showed admiration in his eyes, "I like such straightforward people. If you change your mind in the future, you can come to me."
Jiang Youzhen nodded in agreement and said she would definitely come again in the future.
Because there are many ingredients that are not available in this world, such as peppers, soy products, etc., it is a good way to make money.
"Now that we've talked about the deal, let's talk about the recipes! I want to buy a few of your recipes, but I wonder if you'd sell them to me."
Jiang Youzhen's eyes lit up, "Which dishes?"
"Wensi tofu, crispy glutinous rice duck, Dongpo pork, boiled cabbage, and eggplant fish. These are the dishes! The prices are different. You can see what price you want to offer."
Jiang Youzhen understood that he could definitely research and develop the other dishes as long as he put in the effort.
Three of these dishes use broth. In fact, they can be made with more thought and experimentation, but Shopkeeper Zhang is a gentleman and did not do so.
"Let's not calculate it one by one. I'll give you eighty taels." The shopkeeper suggested.
Jiang Youzhen shook his head, "Five dishes, each dish costs twenty-five taels of silver, that's a buyout. From now on, I will only eat them myself and will not sell them again."
"No! Let's talk business. Let's study these dishes. Even if we can't make them like you, making something similar won't be a problem.
How about this! I'll give you 100 taels for five dishes, what do you think?"
Manager Zhang said this to show some consideration. Jiang Youzhen must have recipes for more than just these five dishes.
Today was a rush, so she must have some good things she hadn't taken out yet.
But the restaurant has these five dishes and made them its signature dish. Even if others imitate them in the future, their reputation has been established and they have already made money.
"Okay! Manager Zhang is straightforward, I will accept your favor. I will write down the recipe right away, and we will sign a contract and the payment will be settled."
When Shopkeeper Zhang got the menu, he immediately shook his head and laughed.
"A light diet? So it uses so much broth. Yes, even if simple ingredients are delicious, they won't make people miss them forever."
Jiang Youzhen wrote it in great detail, including a rough indication of the amount of materials used.
After handing it over to Chef Wang, he looked at Jiang Youzhen with a complicated expression.
I didn’t expect that he didn’t want to be a chef at all and was really here to sell recipes.
He asked Manager Zhang to exchange it for a fifty-liang and a twenty-liang silver note, and the rest in silver. Jiang Youzhen put all of this in his arms and kept it close to his body.
When she left the restaurant, her face was full of joy.
This sum of money can solve the immediate problem. At least we can get through this winter, and making money will not be so urgent next time.
"Here!" Jiang Youzhen gave the change in his hand to the little beggar.
The little beggar looked at the silver in his hand in shock, "Give it to me? There are two cents of silver in it."
Two cents is equivalent to two hundred wen, or even more, but the agreed amount before was five wen.
"If you hadn't helped me find a shopkeeper, I wouldn't have been able to earn so much money. This is for buying you some warm clothes and food. The New Year is coming soon, let's all have a good year."
Jiang Youzhen’s brilliant smile warmed the little beggar’s heart, and he moved his lips.
"Thank you! Not only did I have a good meal today, but I also got so much money."
"I don't even know your name yet! How old are you?"
“I don’t have a name. I’ve been a beggar since I was young. My eldest brother named me Ah San because he said it’s easier to remember.
As for how old I am, I should be around 13 or 14 this year? That’s what the eldest brother said, I can’t remember clearly myself.”
Asan shook his head. Through his messy hair, one could see that his face was covered in black and gray, but he still looked handsome.
"Then your boss is pretty good to you?" Jiang Youzhen kept walking, planning to buy some belongings first.
"Yes!" Ah San nodded, "He raised me."
"Have you ever thought about finding a living?"
Jiang Youzhen suddenly remembered that he had traveled through time and space and had no one to help him.
This kid is quite smart, it’s good to accept it.
Ah San shook his head. "I don't have any skills. No one wants me as a porter at the dock. Besides, my ambition is to become the leader of the beggars' gang in this town."
He clenched his fists, his face full of longing.
"Then I won't have to beg every day. I can just lie down and wait for my younger brothers to bring the begging items to my door."
Jiang Youzhen: ...What a great ambition.
"Isn't this the leader of the Beggars' Sect?" Jiang Youzhen suddenly thought of the martial arts novels he had read in his previous life, and blurted out.
Ah San's eyes lit up immediately, "This name sounds nice. I will become the leader of the Beggars' Sect in the future."
Jiang Youzhen: "As long as you are happy, there is a cloth shop in front. I see you are wearing thin clothes. Do you want to go with me to buy some warm clothes?"
Anyway, let go of the desire to help others and respect their fate!
Ah San shook his head, "If you dress too well, you won't get anything. Forget it!"
Jiang Youzhen glanced at his red hands that were frozen, "You can wear it inside, or tear it a little. There's no need to be so hard on your body! Buy another bed and quilt. No one will watch over you at night."
Ah San nodded repeatedly upon hearing this, "You still have a good brain."
Then the two of them started the big shopping. Actually it was mainly Jiang Youzhen who did the shopping, while Asan helped to carry things.
The system rewarded one piece of coarse cloth, one piece of fine cotton cloth and thirty kilograms of cotton.
But the coarse cloth is indigo-colored and only suitable for men to wear, while the fine cotton cloth is white and only suitable for making fur coats.
The three sisters are at the age of flower buds, so they still need to dress brightly and buy better fabrics.
"Cut me a piece of this lilac muslin, mate."
Jiang Youzhen valued this piece of cloth and felt that it suits his second sister's temperament very well.
The guy looked Jiang Youzhen up and down, his face full of suspicion.
"Brother Huzi, this is a big customer I brought with me. He wants to buy a lot!"
At this time, Ah San poked his head out from behind. When the guy saw that it was Ah San, he immediately smiled.
"You know all these people?" Jiang Youzhen was very surprised. Being a beggar, he was able to achieve this and no one looked down on him. Instead, he gained more connections. It was really amazing.
"That's right! I grew up eating at many people's houses. Brother Huzi lives not far from where we live."
"Asan is so sweet! Since he brought it, it must be the right one. Sir, take a look, how big do you want it to be?"
Hu Zi was smiling and no longer looked down on Jiang Youzhen. He led her in.
"I don't know either. Just one piece for the girl. Cut a piece of the purple one over there, and a piece of the pomegranate red, bean green, crabapple red, navy blue... cut a piece each."
"The navy blue ones are for men, they are taller, so you should cut more."