Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 285: Chapter 285: No One Visits a Temple without a Cause_1

At last, when the powder was mixed together, it amounted to just under half a bowl.

Spices and medicinal herbs are very expensive here, and just so little, almost two hundred taels of silver have been spent.

Fortunately, no one here has ground spices and medicinal herbs into powder for seasoning, otherwise, she would have had to think of other methods.

”This seasoning, just add a little every time to the dish, and if it’s for home use, such a small amount can actually last a very long time,” An Jing said.

”Mm,” Xiao Changyi responded while putting the small half-bowl of powder into a little porcelain jar.

”Husband, what do you think we should name this? We can’t keep calling it ’Thirteen Spices,’ can we?”

Xiao Changyi said, ”It’s fine even without a name. If someone asks, just say it’s a secret seasoning mix.”

”Let’s do as you say, we are planning to make money with this, naturally, we can’t tell others what it’s made of, saying it’s a secret seasoning mix is most suitable.”

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Not until An Jing’s period had passed and she felt refreshed did An Jing and Xiao Changyi go to TipLiu Town to find Wang Youbao.

The young servant guarding the door at the Wang family’s had long been replaced by Wang Youbao, and now when the new young servant saw An Jing and Changyi come, he didn’t go in to announce them, but immediately let them in.

He explained that Wang Youbao had ordered that if they came, they were to be let in like this.

An Jing and Changyi were quite satisfied with their friend Wang Youbao.

The young servant guided An Jing and Changyi to the main hall of the Wang’s, and shortly after, a family servant served them tea. Soon, Wang Youbao arrived upon hearing the news.

”I was just planning to swing by your place, and here you are visiting me first,” Wang Youbao said with a smile as he walked in.

An Jing also smiled and said, ”We wouldn’t visit the ’Three Treasures Hall’ without a reason.”

Wang Youbao was momentarily startled, as he hadn’t expected An Jing to skip the pleasantries and get straight to the point, then he asked curiously, ”What brings you to me?”

An Jing was still direct, ”We want to discuss a business partnership with you. I wonder if you’re interested.”

Wang Youbao’s eyes lit up at the mention of business, as if he saw lots of money waving at him, and he asked excitedly, ”What kind of business?”

Seeing Wang Youbao’s reaction, An Jing couldn’t help but find it amusing, but she said, ”The business you’re already in, running a restaurant. We will provide the recipes and the spice mix, and you’ll handle everything else. The profits will be split 40-60, with us getting 40 and you 60.”

”No, no, no,” Wang Youbao immediately shook his head, ”If I truly partner with you, we’ll split the profits fifty-fifty, no need for a 40-60 split.”

An Jing just smiled.

Then, Wang Youbao continued in the manner of a businessman, ”This partnership to run a restaurant is not out of the question, but I need to see first how the dishes you can make with your recipes and spice mix turn out. If they are ordinary and have no special features, running a restaurant can easily lead to losses. Even if there’s no loss, it may not make much money, as I’ve learned from my Hundred Dishes Restaurant before, which now thankfully, is profiting thanks to the fermented bean curd recipe you gave me.”

An Jing said, ”I naturally won’t let you incur losses, but talking about it is one thing. It would be better for me to go to your kitchen and cook a couple of dishes for you to see.”

Wang Youbao immediately laughed, ”That would be best of course.”

Then, An Jing and Changyi took the seasoning they had brought with them to Wang’s Kitchen.

In Wang’s Kitchen, An Jing stewed a chicken and also made a braised meat, which was also stewed, and she added ’Thirteen Spices’ to both dishes.

When the two dishes were ready, they were served in front of Wang Youbao.