Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 138: Chapter 138 This Person is Quite Straightforward_1

If he had been ripped off, Wang Youbao would never have said such a thing, but since he wasn’t, and actually found An Jing and Xiao Changyi quite special, he wanted to do business with them and see how it would go.

An Jing was taken aback for a moment, exchanged a look with Xiao Changyi, then said, ”That’s all well and good, but selling fermented bean curd as a dish on its own in a restaurant isn’t easy. You should sell them a whole plate, but they won’t be able to finish it in one meal. At most, they would eat two or three pieces.”

After a pause, she continued, ”Here’s what I think: I could teach your restaurant a few other dishes that use fermented bean curd. You could try out the effect of these new dishes and see if they sell. If the results are good, not only will your restaurant make money, but we can also provide you with fermented bean curd on a regular basis to help you earn more.”

Wang Youbao’s eyes lit up: ”You can make other dishes with this fermented bean curd?”

”Yes, you can make a lot of different dishes just with fermented bean curd and meat, such as braised pork with bean curd, pork belly with fermented bean curd, steamed pork with bean curd, stewed meat with bean curd, and more. Meat with added fermented bean curd tastes rich yet not greasy. It’s especially delicious.”

Wang Youbao’s eyes sparkled even more: ”Then when will you come to teach those cooks in our restaurant to make these dishes?”

”Wait until our new batch of fermented bean curd is ready. I’ll come by your restaurant when I head to town to sell it.”

Wang Youbao immediately said, ”The restaurant I run is called Hundred Dishes Restaurant. When the time comes, you can sell us forty catties of fermented bean curd first, and I’ll try to sell it in the restaurant according to your method.”

As he spoke, he took out two hundred wen from his money pouch and placed it on the table, then said, ”Here’s a deposit of two hundred wen. When you deliver the forty catties to Hundred Dishes Restaurant, I will give you the rest of the Silver Coin.”

This man was quite straightforward. An Jing accepted the money without being shy and said, ”The forty catties of fermented bean curd will be delivered to the Hundred Dishes Restaurant in six days.”

”If I’m not there in the restaurant that day, there will be a Shopkeeper to receive you. Don’t worry.”

”Hmm.”

”It’s getting late. I should head back. My father is waiting for the fermented bean curd to whet his appetite. Otherwise, he won’t be able to eat lunch.” Wang Youbao stood up and walked out.

An Jing and Xiao Changyi did the polite thing and saw the guest to the door.

However, the moment they stepped out of the main hall, they saw many people from Jiuping Village gathered outside the courtyard, and the village chief was among them.

As soon as the village chief saw Wang Youbao, he stepped forward with a bow and a smile on his face, ”Small Landowner, so you have come. I don’t know what business you have with An Jing and Xiao Changyi, but if they have offended you, it’s none of our affair. They aren’t really considered villagers of Jiuping Village; they just reside here. We have nothing to do with them, like water from different wells.”

As soon as Wang Youbao entered Jiuping Village, someone had informed the village chief, thinking that An Jing and Xiao Changyi had caused trouble for Wang Youbao. Everyone was afraid of being implicated by them and losing the chance to rent land from the Wang Family in the future, so they rushed over to explain to Wang Youbao that they were not in league with An Jing and Xiao Changyi and to prevent any misunderstanding.

”Pfft—” An Jing couldn’t help but laugh out loud as she listened to the village chief’s words and saw him bobbing and bowing.

Xiao Changyi remained expressionless.

It was Wang Youbao who frowned and said, ”How can they not be considered villagers of Jiuping Village if they live here?”

Not daring to speak in front of An Jing and Xiao Changyi, the village chief pulled Wang Youbao aside and whispered, ”Neither of these two are good people; they are selfish and never think about the village. But, given that Xiao Changyi is quite capable and An Jing is fierce enough to kill, we can’t drive them out of the village. So we have had to draw a clear line with them.”