Chapter 276 Free Profit 32
Tong Huaqiong had already thought of her excuse.
So he said to Boss Qian, "This roast suckling pig was not invented by me, but by my old man. We used to raise pigs, and a piglet died of illness. He couldn't bear to throw it away, so he removed the ribs and shoulder blades, used wine to remove the fishy smell, marinated it with spices, and then roasted it with firewood. It's amazing that he came up with the idea of pouring maltose, which is what children eat, on it, so the skin is crispy and tender. Piglets of two or three months old are not smelly, and they are delicious when cooked this way. You can buy a piglet and ask the chef to try this recipe, and you will know if what I said is right."
Tong Huaqiong talked nonsense and pushed all the things that could not be explained onto Old Man Gu. Anyway, Boss Qian would not go underground to ask Old Man Gu.
Boss Qian drooled just by hearing the recipe. He clapped his hands and smiled, "This recipe is unique. Let my chef figure it out based on the recipe you told me. But Shopkeeper Tong, I don't understand why you told me the recipe for this dish?"
Tong Huaqiong never treated him well.
Giving him pork was already beyond his expectation.
She was so kind to give him the recipe.
Boss Qian doesn't think he is that charming.
Tong Huaqiong said, "My family runs a pastry shop. If I roast a piglet there, wouldn't it scare away customers? Roasting suckling pig and baking pastries are not the same thing. Every profession has its specialization. A shop should specialize in one thing. You run a restaurant, and roasting suckling pig is a dish that can enrich your menu. Anyway, there is no use for me to keep it."
This reason was enough to convince Boss Qian.
Boss Qian was very excited.
There were several restaurants in the town, but Tong Huaqiong gave him the roast suckling pig recipe.
Explain what?
This shows that he is still very special in Tong Huaqiong's heart.
But soon Boss Qian's smile disappeared.
Tong Huaqiong said to Boss Qian, "I am a businessman. I can't give you this roast suckling pig recipe for free. How about I sell it to you for thirty taels of silver?"
She makes money by selling vegetables.
Anyway, if you don’t make money, you’re an asshole.
"Don't think you have mastered the recipe and won't pay me. I'm telling you, if you dare to serve this dish, I will destroy your restaurant."
Boss Qian said hurriedly: "I'll buy it, I'll buy it."
Boss Qian believed that if he served this dish without paying, Tong Huaqiong's words "I'll destroy your restaurant" would not be a joke.
Thirty taels of silver is a bit expensive to buy a dish.
But Boss Qian believes that this roast suckling pig can make Fenglelou once again a popular dish in Yanguan Town.
What's more, he has to wait until the end of the year for Tong Huaqiong's pigs to be sold so that he can be given priority in meat supply...
Thinking of the pigs to be slaughtered at the end of the year, Boss Qian said, "Manager Tong, thirty taels of silver is no problem, but I have a condition. When you slaughter your pigs at the end of the year, can you reserve one for me in advance?"
He wants to be the first to introduce a variety of delicious pork dishes.
Tong Huaqiong said without thinking: "No problem. Not only will I give you one first, but from next year onwards, I, Tong Huaqiong, will be responsible for all the pork in your restaurant."
Boss Qian felt that Tong Huaqiong was very straightforward, but he had no money on him, so he wanted to take off the jade pendant on his body as a temporary mortgage.
Tong Huaqiong shook her head and said that she would rather write an IOU than accept the jade pendant.
Jade pendants are usually not tokens of trust, and Tong Huaqiong doesn't want to be associated with anything metaphorical about Boss Qian.
"I don't want your jade pendant. How about this, when you return to town, give the silver to Taohua. We are old acquaintances anyway, so there's no need to write an IOU. I'll also write down the recipe for the roast suckling pig and give it to you later, and you can serve this dish in your Fengle Tower." Tong Huaqiong said.
Originally, Boss Qian wanted to say that he would hand the money over to Tong Huaqiong personally, but since Tong Huaqiong had mentioned this, he could only go to Taohua Dessert to hand it over to Gu Taohua.
But it doesn’t matter. His house is almost finished and he plans to move in in the winter. Then he and Tong Huaqiong will be neighbors.
The rest of the yard renovation can be done slowly when you move in.
"By the way, Shopkeeper Tong, can you provide us with roasted suckling pig piglets?" asked Boss Qian.
"My pig farm doesn't have any at the moment. You need to buy them somewhere else. I can provide them to you next year." Tong Huaqiong said, "You can buy piglets in our village. What a coincidence! The old sow at the home of our shop assistant Gu Xiaocao has just given birth to piglets. You can buy a few just in time."
Boss Qian was very happy.
Without further ado, Tong Huaqiong took Boss Qian to Gu Xiaocao's house.
Gu Xiaocao's father, Gu Guangkui, has recently been polishing furniture for Tong Huaqiong's newly expanded house, and the entire yard is filled with sawdust.
When Gu Xiaocao's mother Zhang saw Tong Huaqiong coming, she hurriedly greeted her and brought some walnuts she had picked in the mountains for Tong Huaqiong to eat.
Tong Huaqiong explained the purpose of the visit on behalf of Boss Qian.
Gu Guangkui and Zhang were very happy to learn that Boss Qian came to buy piglets.
Their pigs gave birth to eight piglets.
These little piglets were born at the wrong time.
If it rains in spring, the pigs will have fresh grass to eat from spring to autumn, and there will be extra grass that can be dried to prevent the pigs from losing fat in the winter, and they can be sold at a good price in the twelfth lunar month.
It is autumn now and the grass is about to die. No one wants to let the piglets eat corn in the winter.
It is not cost-effective to raise piglets in autumn, so no one has come to buy this litter of pigs from Gu Xiaocao's family yet.
Gu Guangkui was worried because the piglets were almost twenty days old and it was time to wean them.
After weaning, they need to eat pig grass and pig feed. If no one buys it, a lot of hay and grain will be consumed.
"I'll buy four." Boss Qian said generously.
Boss Qian did some calculations and found that the cost of roasting suckling pig was not low. Once it was served, it would become a staple dish in the restaurant and would definitely be priced very expensively.
He wanted to imitate the birthday cakes in Tong Huaqiong's store and also adopt a reservation system to get the gimmick out first.
And the supply will be limited, with the main theme being that scarcity makes things valuable.
So he decided to order four piglets to test the waters first.
"Okay. Where do you plan to raise this piglet? I'll send it to you." Gu Guangkui asked excitedly.
Boss Qian is very generous. He bought four pigs at once.
Boss Qian thought for a moment and said, "How about sending it to Shopkeeper Tong's pig farm first?"
He wanted Tong Huaqiong to foster the child for a month.
After all, the piglets now are only half a month old and are too small.
Boss Qian also thought that Tong Huaqiong had some good ideas for raising pigs, and the pork from her pigs would be more delicious, so he decided to raise the pigs in Tong's pigpen.
"alright."
Tong Huaqiong thought to herself, damn it, if she had known this, she would have bought all of Gu Guangkui’s piglets and sold them to Boss Qian at a higher price.
However, considering the thirty taels of silver, Tong Huaqiong agreed to raise the piglets in her pig farm first.
Anyway, the four extra piglets will not affect the growth of other pigs.
What's more, she won't suffer any loss by raising these piglets. She will calculate the breeding costs of four piglets and let Boss Qian pay for them.
"You have four piglets left at home. I'll buy them." Tong Huaqiong said to Gu Guangkui.
Gu Guangkui and Zhang didn't expect that their piglets would be sold out in such a short time.
The price is considered cheap for Tong Huaqiong.
After all, being able to sell these piglets was beyond expectations.
If I can’t sell them and just keep them at home, I’m afraid the house will become empty.
"I didn't bring any money with me. I'll ask Dahan to send it to you later." Tong Huaqiong said.
Gu Guangkui waved his hand and said, "You are being too polite."
While laughing, he took the piglets out of the pigpen, put them in a basket and carried them to Tong Huaqiong's pig farm.