Goldfield
Chapter 99: The Opportunity Meeting

The plan will initially distribute dividends once a month. However, Shopkeeper Jiang had noticed that the father and daughter in front of him were wearing shabby clothes and thought that they were severely short of money, so he decided to hand out the money early.

Yu Hai refused to take it and shook his hand, “We can't take this, we really can't take this! These are just some salty and salty vegetable recipes, so how can we take your money ?! You have to do all the work and buy the ingredients. We haven't done anything to get the money. If this comes out, won't people criticize us behind our backs? ”

Shopkeeper Jiang hurriedly replied, “Brother, you are wrong! Why do you think the new Zhenxiu Restaurant in town can compete with the established Fulin Restaurant? Isn't it because they have some unique and special dishes that no other place has? That's how they attract a lot of customers. If Zhenxiu Restaurant wanted to sell their new cooking recipe, I believe even if they set the price at over a thousand taels per recipe, there would still be people willing to buy it! I've never seen a recipe like the one your precious daughter gave us, so it's worth it! If you want to make this pickled veggie and sell it yourself in the city, you will make more money than I gave you. However, your daughter has a good heart and wants only twenty percent of the income. If you count them, we are using you! Brother, quickly take the money, you guys deserve it....What's the matter? Do you think it's too small? ”

Overwhelmed by the situation, Yu Hai couldn't help but back away from the enthusiastic man. He glanced at his daughter in embarrassment, secretly asking for his help. Xiaocao quickly interjected, “Uncle Jiang, at that moment, I have reached an agreement with Brother Jiang Yu. We're supposed to receive dividends once a month, but this isn't a month yet, is it? ”

Shopkeeper Jiang had obviously done a lot of business so he gently replied, “I feel very happy after making money! Just take these five taels as the start of a good start, it will bring good luck to us! Later, we will distribute the money once a month according to the agreement! ”

There were people in the store who wanted to buy pickled vegetables, so Shopkeeper Jiang put five taels into Yu Hai's hands without saying anything, and lifted the cloth curtain to help them. Yu Hai hesitated as he was not sure what to do with the money. Xiaocao just smiled, “Since Uncle Jiang said like this, then let's take the money!”

When Jiang Yu saw her father giving money to a seven to eight year old girl, she thought it was strange, ‘Is she not afraid that little girl will lose money ..’

Right after the interlude, Xiaocao dictated a few more recipes for pickles and salted vegetables to Jiang Yu and had him write them down. This time, the recipe was different from the one he had previously given her. The recipes are: red chili paste, sweet bean paste, and more complex, shitake mushroom sauce, as well as peanut and sesame sauces.

Jiang Yu acted as if he had just received the most precious treasure in the world. He carefully stuffed the handwritten recipe into his pocket. Once he and his father learned how to make it, he would destroy his written copy. In this way, these unique and flavorful products can only be made and sold in their stores and will be their trade secret…

Xiaocao bid farewell to Jiang Yu and walked out of the inner room. When he came out into the main hall, he saw a handsome young man dressed in brocade was looking into the vat of fermented vegetables in the store with a frown on his face. Shopkeeper Jiang was by his side, patiently explaining the different types of products available.

The attendant next to the young man calmly said, “Third Young Master, if you want to eat salted and pickled vegetables, you could have just told me to come here. You don't have to be here personally, do you? … Be careful not to get your clothes dirty! ”

The young man raised his head to look towards Xiaocao when he heard a noise. A shocked expression flashed across his face, as if he was astonished to meet her here.

Xiaocao grinned widely when he saw his eyes opened wide in surprise, “Third Young Master Zhou, you finally returned from the capital, eh? When are you back? ”

Apparently, this well-dressed young man was a young man he hadn't seen for almost a month, the third young master of the Zhou family —— Zhou Zixu. As he approached, Zhou Zixu suddenly said, “What the heck, Yu Xiaocao. You obviously have some great sauce recipes in your head that, but you don't even invest in your own production. Instead, you personally start cooperating with others! ”

On the other hand, Yu Xiaocao remembered that all the money he had painstakingly saved had been persuaded by this bugger at the end of last year. Had he had the cash when their branch separated from the family, then their circumstances would not have been that bad! The Zhou family was the richest family in Tanggu City. Do they really need a small stash of money to start a seasoning factory? This Bugger must have deliberately wanted to make it a trouble !!

“As soon as I entered the restaurant today, I heard the people in the kitchen making a fuss. Can you guess what it is about? Apparently, they were arguing about how to make a small plate of food! The purchasing staff of Zhenxiu Restaurant had bought a small plate of fish at the pier !! ” Third Young Master Zhou gnashed his teeth as he frowned at Yu Xiaocao. A bitter and worried expression appeared on his face.

“What's wrong? How do I sell snacks on the dock in any way affect what you do? ” Xiaocao could not understand why he was looking at her with a sad expression in his eyes. He's the one who should be upset, right?

“I heard this dish is called ‘ikan asin’, right? How do you make this? The small bones in fish are so soft that they are indescribable, and they taste incomparable! This is truly an amazing dish full of flavor! ”

Third Young Master Zhou had also tasted one piece that day and thought that the profile tasted really good. When the head chef of Zhenxiu Restaurant tried it, he knew that it had been fried first and then steamed. However, no matter how hard he tried, he was unable to make a result that felt as authentic and as good as the original. In fact, he even pondered inwardly. “I never thought that a simple-looking pickled fish would need such a complicated technique to make it perfectly.”

As soon as those words came out of his mouth, the young man seemed to realize that it sounded untrue and suddenly corrected himself, “I'm not trying to make you tell me your secret method. I wanted to show my surprise, that's all. How do you have time for a walk in the market today, Xiaocao? Why don't you go to the dock to sell boiled food instead? ”

Xiaocao smiled, not all of them were offended, and said, “Third Young Master was too complimentary. My crude method is nothing special, it definitely will not be able to be done in a more formal situation. Today my mother and Xiaolian went to the dock while my father and I did some errands in the city of —— Third Young Master Zhou bought some pickled vegetables today? ”

Third Young Master Zhou nodded and replied, “Recently, our family leader mother has not had a good appetite and is not interested in eating. Earlier on the road, I heard that pickles and salted vegetable products from this store have a good taste, so I wanted to buy some and show her respect. ”.

Third Young Master Zhou nodded and then asked the shop to weigh some radishes for him. He also asked the manager what other products in the store felt like. With the help of Shopkeeper Jiang, he was able to taste some types of pickled vegetables. Afterwards, she chose the ones she liked: grape-spiced beans and spicy cabbage. When he paid off his bill, he also took out a piece of silver that was worth about two taels.

Oh alright! If you want to find someone who is rich and has money to spare, that's your man!

“I heard that your family branch has separated itself from the others? Separating is good. We don't have to secretly give you dividends after the plant is finished! If you have any other difficult situation, don't worry and come to me for help !! ” Zhou Zixu said with a face full of sincerity.

‘Is it a bit late to say these words? When we have just separated the family, I will shamelessly ask for your help, damned arrogance. But now...we've gone through the most difficult situation, what's the point of making these promises now? ‘

Just with this little thought, Yu Xiaocao quickly intercepted Third Young Master Zhou! Before Zhou Zixu left, he did not forget to remind him that he had stock in their seasoning factory. He needs to think of more seasoning and seasoning recipes! He should not just put all his effort in a small pickled and salted vegetable store!

After bidding farewell to Third Young Master Zhou, Xiaocao went to the cloth shop recommended by Jiang Yu and his father and bought some cotton cloth ties that were of different colors. He also got four quilts of quilted fabric and spent almost a tael to fill ten cotton catty.

Cotton had been a common crop grown during the previous Yuan Dynasty. At the beginning of the Great Ming Dynasty, the country was still quiet from the chaos of war, and vast acres of land had been left empty. Thus, cotton production has declined drastically, and prices have gone up without falling. After the current emperor ascended the throne, he excitedly encouraged the people to clear the land and start farming. He implemented a series of policies that lowered taxes and reduced forced labor requirements. Prices of grains and commercial crops are slowly falling and are slightly stabilizing. However, for most of the poverty-stricken commoners, the price of cotton, which was seventy copper catty coins, was still considered a rather lavish purchase.

After the father and son pair finished buying cloth and cotton, the time has shown ten minutes to 3 pm. With giant cotton bags to carry around, it will be difficult to shop even if they want to. And so, the two of them headed towards the cattle and horse market to pick up their donkey wagon carrying large and small luggage.

The old man who helped them watch the donkeys took their five copper coins and saw a sick skinny donkey lying on the ground. He quietly prayed that the animal would not die right now.

In his youth, the old man was good at raising animals. Now that he was older, he could no longer keep up with it, so he prepared a place for people to abandon their animals and carts. Every day he could earn a lot of money. If his business were not slow today, he would not have accepted this arduous and selfless task of keeping an eye on a sick donkey.

In accordance with Xiaocao's instructions, he made sure to give the donkey a bowl of water to drink every hour. He thought it was a bit strange that the donkey would not even sniff another type of water and instead just happily drank the water that was in the little girl's pocket.

After drinking two bowls of water, the donkey, who was near the door of death, seemed to be getting more energetic with each passing minute. By the time he had the third bowl of water, he could actually stand up and even whine a few times, asking for food to eat.

Could there be a drug placed in the water bag? For a moment he needed to ask them who made it, it was actually quite potent.

Five copper coins were not only used to pay for the donkey board but also for its food and water. Even though they had given her their own water, she still needed to feed the donkey from her own shop. After eating until full, the little gray donkey knelt back down to take a nap. Although it looked very thin, the animal still looked rather agile.

When it was almost three in the afternoon, a silhouette of Yu Hai with a slight limp appeared in front of the old man's gaze. The father and son pair both carried large and small bags; they had obviously bought a lot of things.

The little donkey seemed to have a connection with them, and as soon as he saw his little master, he immediately stood up and opened his big, clear eyes. It was merrily whining at the two people in front of him. “Little Grey, are you okay?” Xiaocao dashed quickly to the side of the little donkey. He used his right hand, which had a colorful stone on his wrist, to gently stroke his back, and had a small supply of gods to heal him from head to toe again.

The little donkey comfortably closed his eyes and continued to rub his head into Xiaocao's arms. His facial expression is very clear —— is very comfortable ah!

Yu Hai exclaimed in shock, “This has really gotten better! It looks pretty energetic too! I'm not sure if he can walk all the way home. Cao’er, we should ask Old Zhang to help us bring our goods back today. ”

The little donkey neighed with vigor several times as if trying to say that it was okay. Xiaocao smiled and patted his head, “Dad, right now, Grandpa Zhang's wagon may already be full of people by now. Where does he have room to put our stuff? After all, the fabric and cotton are not too heavy, so let's try to have Little Grey pull it home. ”

Yu Hai skillfully attached the seat belts to the donkeys and then put all their belongings onto the carriage. After thinking for a moment, he helped his daughter get into the vehicle. If the donkey cannot pull the cart, he can help it by pushing the vehicle on the side. After all, his daughter was only eight years old and had been running around all day. He did not want her to become more tired by walking the entire way home. This was the first time Yu Hai had led a donkey cart. However, as they left the cattle and horse market, the little donkey seemed to completely understand what he wanted and followed behind him and needed no direction at all from him.