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."