Goldfield
Chapter 121: Investing

However, how did he, Zhou Zixu, utilize the goodwill of his friend? He survives, “That's no good! My Zhenxiu Restaurant has benefited greatly from you, Xiaocao! How can I get your recipe for free? If you refuse to take the money, then Zhenxiu Restaurant will never sell boiled pork head meat or pork ears! ”

Yu Xiaocao was in a very good mood after obtaining three hundred taels and an extremely precious jade pendant! He could barely be generous this time, but the person was simply ungrateful !! After trying to persuade him, Third Young Master Zhou's foolish attitude came out in full force, and he resolutely disagreed with him.

The head manager of Zhenxiu Restaurant saw that the two people were stuck in a dead end. He knew his boss' personality very well, so he started to persuade Yu Xiaocao, “Nona Yu, don't feel ashamed for taking three hundred taels from us. Anyway, we are entrepreneurs. Using your recipe, Zhenxiu Restaurant could immediately make that money back, and in fact, make a profit of over three hundred taels. If you do not take this money, it will be our loss.. ”.

Yu Xiaocao saw that Third Young Master Zhou was firm and had made up his mind. He thought for a moment and then said, “Because you said it like that, then I will give you another recipe! For these two recipes, give me five hundred taels! In the future, I may be able to find more new recipes. If Zhenxiu Restaurant need it.. ”.

“We need them, we need them, we really need them!” Third Young Master Zhou impatiently flashed his thoughts before the head manager could reply.

Third Young Master Zhou undoubtedly trusted Yu Xiaocao's cooking talent. Since he could turn ingredients that no one else touched, such as the head and innards of pigs, into food that many people liked, it was clear he could also do the same with other ingredients. If a pig's head and innards could be turned into a delicious boiled food, what could he do with ordinary ingredients or even with the best quality?

When Zhenxiu Restaurant had just been established, the owners of Fulin Restaurant had colluded with several small restaurants to get them out of business. At that time, all the restaurants established in Tanggu City already had regular customers. As for Zhenxiu Restaurant, you could say they were just trying to survive at the end of the restaurant world.

Moreover, the Zhou Family also made the success of this restaurant a trial for Third Young Master Zhou. When Zhenxiu Restaurant was suppressed by their competitors, the family was not involved at all. This made the owners of the Fulin Restaurant even more rampant and insolent! I can't imagine the hardships they face.

Everything turned around when Yu Xiaocao appeared. That's when they can bring out a new dish: vegetable oyster sauce. That alone was enough for Zhenxiu Restaurant to reveal its talent among all the other old restaurants. In addition, it can help them attract some other restaurant regulars —— and now they become a regular customer of Zhenxiu Restaurant. With that, Zhenxiu Restaurant can take root in Tanggu City and now strives to become one of the best restaurants.

Third Young Master Zhou was very confident that with Yu Xiaocao's boiled recipe and his other unknown recipes, Zhenxiu Restaurant would be able to become the best restaurant in the entire Tanggu City. Which no other restaurant can match. In the future, who would need to care about Fulin Restaurant or the others. None of them would be able to compete with Zhenxiu Restaurant.

Moreover, Zhou Zixu's ambition far surpassed the three plots of land on which Tanggu City stood. In his heart, there were more places he needed to conquer. They had already started building Zhenxiu Restaurant in the capital. If you want to become a well-established and famous restaurant in the capital, it is not enough just to rely on oyster sauce vegetables. However, now that they had two new recipes from Yu Xiaocao, he thought that they might have a better chance now. Therefore, he should have a good relationship with this talented chef, Yu Xiaocao, who had a talent that only he could look for but never get.

“Don't get too excited !! Relax, relax !! ” Yu Xiaocao looked at him with a bright smile on his face, which made Zhou Zixu feel like acting like a silly little boy. Furthermore, it gave her the feeling that the person in front of her was not just a nine-year-old little girl!

Yu Xiaocao stood on his tiptoes and patted him on the shoulder, “Don't worry! With such a good relationship between the two of us, how could I not think of you when I find a new recipe in the future? Quickly grab paper and brushes. After you finish writing down the recipe, I still have something else to do! ”

After Third Young Master Zhou finished preparing his brush and paper, Yu Xiaocao dictated the materials and methods to make ‘Fuliji’ Roast Chick. Zhou Zixu made sure to write down every detail and concentrate on his task.

After which, Yu Xiaocao grinned, This “Chicken will have a lustrous outer skin, soft white flesh, good taste, rich aroma, bone-free flesh, good taste, good taste, and it will feel rich without being greasy. If one chewed on his bones, it would have a good taste. In addition, if you try to lift one leg from cooked chicken when it is hot, all meat will fall out. In case of pairing it with other foods, either cold or hot dishes will complement it well. ”

“After hearing you introduce this dish, I can feel saliva pooling in my mouth!” Zhou Zixu slapped her lips and then a flabbergasted expression appeared on her face. “Xiaocao, I didn't expect you to be able to speak so eloquently about food!”

“Hee hee!” Yu Xiaocao laughed out loud and then said, “I just spit out what I have memorized before, that's all! I'm not going to hide it from you anymore. I accidentally came across a part of the cookbook, and I learned some recipes from it! ”

“Ah you! You talk a lot, but it's hard to say what's right and what's wrong! No matter where you learn this recipe from, I just hope that Zhenxiu Restaurant will be your only business partner from now on and in the future! ” Zhou Zixu has a charming smile on his face, and obviously this thirteen to fourteen year old youth has the potential to grow into a very handsome man in the future.

“Mistaken!” Yu Xiaocao smiled cunningly, “What you have to say is that you, Third Young Master Zhou, will only be my business partner, and not anyone else!!”

“Good!! I, Zhou Zixu, promise you !! ” Zhou Zixu swear solemnly.

Yu Xiaocao laughed out loud, “The way you speak makes it sound like you are trying to elope with someone ..”

“Cao’er !!” Yu Hai felt helpless in front of his youngest daughter. Is this something a little girl should say? When they got home, she really needed her mother to teach her manners !!

“Alright, we can end our conversation now! There's still someone outside waiting for us! ” Yu Xiaocao knows that he accidentally said something inappropriate, so he stuck out his tongue, “If you have any problem in trying to make boiled food or roasted chicken, then, please find me! I guarantee whoever I teach will succeed !! ”

“Oh right, Third Young Master Zhou! You have an extensive network of connections, can you remember that I was looking for a nice fertile land around Tanggu City? If anyone is selling, let me know? Right now we are not short on money, so as long as the price is fair, and the total cost is less than eight hundred taels, we can definitely consider it! ”

Since his father could not go to the mountains and also did not have a boat to go to the sea, then they needed to buy more farmland. Even if his own family does not use it to grow crops, they can still rent it to others and get a decent income.

Zhou Zixu muttered to himself for a while and then said, “Do you think your family can handle that much land ownership once you buy it?”

The land around Tanggu City is of high quality with fertile soil. Usually a plot of land in this area would sell for eight to nine taels each. Winter is very harsh this year and today spring is still a long way off. Therefore, it is not surprising that many people are willing to sell a portion of the land at a price below usual. With eight hundred taels, they might be able to purchase over a hundred of the best plots of land available. From his understanding, out of everyone in Yu Xiaocao's family, the only adult man in his prime was Yu Hai, but even he had an injury on his leg. Why does he think his family can use all this land?

“If my family can't handle it, then we'll just rent it out! We could hire some tenant farmers to cultivate the land, it would work, ah !! ” When he thought that his family would soon become landowners, Xiaocao felt very excited.

However, Zhou Zixu lightly shook his head and replied with disapproval, “Buying land for rent, how long will it take you to return your capital ?! Follow my advice, not as good as buying a shop stall. Whether you decide to use it for your own business or rent it out to others, it will give you a better return on your investment than buying farmland! ”

“Buy store? But who in Tanggu City would sell stalls in a good location? If the location is not good, then we can not ask for a good rent.. ”Yu Xiaocao also thought to buy a store kiosk but all good locations can not only be bought with money.

Zhou Zixu said, “Who told you to buy a store stall in Tanggu City? I have some definite information that the government is planning to do a major construction project on the pier to make it the largest port in the north. Rumor has it that since they had trouble raising sufficient funds, they would sell some store stalls first. So, most likely those empty shops will rise in value over time. I don't need to say anything more for you to understand.. ”.

Yu Xiaocao's eyes instantly sparkled when he heard what Zhou Zixu said. The government wants to develop a pier? This is a once in a lifetime opportunity granted by the heavens! Shop stalls sold in advance are definitely not too expensive.

After the construction of the port was completed, then the empty shop stalls would definitely skyrocket in value. What is the best way to make money in the 20th century? Speculate on real estate, ah !! If he could take this chance, then one store stall could definitely be resold for more than double the price !!

“Good! Then we will buy store kiosk.. ”.

Yu Xiaocao was just about to close the deal when he was bullied by his father, “Cao’er! How about we go home and talk about this with your mother first? ”

“Oh, it was my fault, I was too excited and forgot to ask your opinion! Dad, would you rather buy farmland or stalls? ” Yu Xiaocao suddenly realized that his real family head was beside him. He was really too carried away to even ignore his own father's opinion.

Yu Hai was silent for a while before he replied, “Cao’er, technically because you are the one who earned these eight hundred taels, you should be the one to make all the decisions. However, you are still very young, so as your father, I just want to remind you a little —— thing with this dock, do you think it is reliable? After all, this is not a small amount of money, what if. ”.

“It makes sense that you were a little wary, Uncle Yu! However, I am good friends with District Judge Wu's son. District Judge Wu naturally had to help the imperial envoy from the capital to handle the construction of the port. Official documents have gone into the judge's office. So you have to relax. I'm not going to let you invest your money in something that's going to fail! ” Zhou Zixu clearly strongly believes in this idea and has thought things through carefully.

Yu Xiaocao tried to persuade his father, “Dad, I think buying a stall on the dock is a good idea! With the largest port in the north here, in the future there will definitely be more people around than Tanggu City now. We really won't lose money buying these stores! Right now, we rely on the weather when selling boiled food, so it is quite tiring. If we have a store, then we can enlarge our boiled food business. Who knows, maybe in a few years our boiled food store could even become more famous than Zhenxiu Restaurant Third Young Master Zhou !! ”

“Uncle Yu, Xiaocao is right! Even if you don't use it to create a boiled food store, with how big a new port will be, you can definitely earn at least three to five hundred taels in profit from flipping the store. With that money, you can definitely buy as much farmland as you want. Do you think it's worth it? ” In terms of capturing business opportunities, Zhou Zixu is definitely one of the best

When he heard the opinions of the two, Yu Hai also felt his heart beating fast. He clenched his hands and clenched his teeth before he made his decision, “Oke! Let's use all of the eight hundred taels to buy a store stall !! Cao’er, you need to prepare yourself mentally just in case all of this goes south. If yes, you cannot cry !! ”

Yu Xiaocao rolled his eyes and said, “If it goes south, then it goes south! When you do business, sometimes you win and sometimes you lose! This is nothing new! Then again, even though our luck is that bad, as if we are not making money today, nothing else is lost! ”

Zhou Zixu did not expect the father and son pair to be so adaptable to money, especially since they were both raised in poor conditions. His impression of the Yu Family increased again, and he gently chuckled, “I definitely dare to guarantee this business venture! You will not lose at all! If you really lose at this, then it's all on me, okay! ”

“No, we cannot accept that offer!” Yu Hai waved his hand repeatedly as a refusal.

“Ahhh, Dad! Now that it's getting late, let's go back and pick up some vegetables for the Yao Family's manager. Come on quick, we don't want him to think that we're going to cancel our appointment! ” Yu Xiaocao finally remembered that the Yao Family servant was most likely waiting at the back door of the restaurant. Nearly four hours had passed for this little detour of theirs. If they did not leave now, they would lose this opportunity!