The happy little days of the Ye family

Because the Ye family's donkey cart is used for loading goods, it is relatively spacious, but it cannot hold half the cart of sundries inside.

Although Shiraishi was a little disgusted with this narrow donkey cart, after all, he wanted to buy a family heirloom recipe, so he still felt a little guilty, and his attitude was not bad.

Seeing that Ye's father was anxious to go home, Baishi didn't want to beat around the bush and went straight to the point:

"Boss Ye, I'll tell you the truth without telling you secret words. Our Bai's Restaurant wants to buy your recipe for roast duck and water chestnut cake. Please give me a price."

Father Ye looked embarrassed, "Dr. Bai, you own a restaurant yourself. You also know how this heirloom craftsmanship can be sold casually. Aren't you forcing things on others?"

Father Ye has never thought about selling the roast duck recipe. Although the business of the braised pork shop is not good now, he plans to keep the recipe and pass it on to his descendants.

The main reason is that their family now has a rich financial background, and they are not short of the seller's money.

As for the water chestnut cake, his daughter-in-law learned it specially and spent a lot of time adjusting it. It was not easy for him to make a decision.

Bai Shi persuaded Father Ye sincerely, "As far as I know, Boss Ye has sold spicy duck recipes to the Liang Family Restaurant before. According to me, the recipes are dead and not as valuable as money."

"And if you set up a stall here and only sell three roast ducks a day, you won't make much money in a year."

"It's better to just sell the prescriptions, it's not better than making dozens of pennies here."

Father Ye was still unmoved, "Boss Bai, you should have carefully inquired about our Ye family. Then you should know that we have a shop near the academy that sells roast duck and chicken."

"I'm very grateful to the Bai Dong family for their respect for the recipe. However, our family also has its own shop and has no intention of selling it."

The business of the Braised Pork Shop is already average. If the recipes are sold again, the roast duck and roast chicken will no longer be sold, and the shop is destined to close down.

Baishi continued to persuade him earnestly: "Boss Ye originally started his business by setting up a stall. Now he is guarding this half-dead shop. It is really a disgrace to his talents."

"If you rent out the Braised Pork Shop, the rent will only be eight or nine hundred cents a month. From what I see, it's better to just rent out the shop, and you can concentrate on setting up the stall."

"Boss Ye is a good businessman. This stall is also well run. The business is much better than the shop over there."

Father Ye had actually considered what Bai Shi said, and he immediately hit his mind.

But this does not mean that he wants to sell the recipe. Even if he does not open a shop, it is better to keep the recipe in his hands than to sell it.

Father Ye refused directly and said: "Our family is not short of the seller's money now."

"Dong Bai, you also said that if I set up a stall here, I can't sell a few roast ducks in a day, and it won't affect the business of the Bai family restaurant. Don't force yourself to do anything."

Seeing that Father Ye still refused to let go, Baishi said directly: "I will give you 80 taels for the roast duck recipe and 20 taels for the water chestnut cake."

Seeing Baishi's reluctance and insistence on buying his prescription, Father Ye was also a little unhappy. But as he has been doing business all year round, Father Ye still has a smile on his face.

"Dragon Bai, you are not being kind. You also know the value of this roast duck. Even if I set up a stall to sell roast duck by myself, I can earn these 80 taels of silver in less than a year or two."

"I am out of my mind, so I would sell my ancestral prescription for this little money."

"100 taels, I'll pay 100 taels for your roast duck recipe, and 22 taels for the water chestnut cake. This is my greatest sincerity. Boss Ye, please think carefully about it, and I'll come over again tomorrow."

After saying that, without giving Father Ye a chance to refuse, Baishi got out of the car and went back with the two guys.

On the way back, Father Ye was also calculating the value of this roast duck.

With the braised pork shop and the stall on North Street, Ye's father can sell 5 roast ducks a day.

After excluding various costs, a roast duck nets 20 cash, which is about three taels of silver a month.

100 can be earned back in two or three years. If he sells the prescription, he will suffer a big loss.

However, this roast duck was developed by Ye’s mother and Wang Chunyu together, and Ye’s father would like to ask their opinions when he returns.

As for the water chestnut cake, it was my daughter-in-law who thought about it, and she still has to make her own decision.

Father Ye refused simply just now, but he actually wanted to raise the price. If he paid a few hundred taels, he would probably sell the prescription.

But obviously the Bai family couldn't afford a high price, so there was really no need to sell their son for 100 taels of silver.

As for what Baishi just mentioned about closing the shop and focusing on setting up the stall, Father Ye really thought about it carefully.

The Braised Pork Shop can only earn two taels of silver a month now, and the government has never confiscated the rent. If the 900 cash rent is taken away, there won't be much money left.

If he rents out the shop and concentrates on setting up a stall, he will probably earn more.

The town is not far from Taohua Village. Before Ye's father could think about it, he had already returned to Ye's house.

When Ye's father returned home, Ye Qingqing was sitting in the yard, embroidering handkerchiefs under the sunset.

During this time, Ye's father set up a stall on North Street and helped Ye Qingqing sell a lot of gold silk handkerchiefs.

Without the embroidery workshop to make a fortune in the middle, Ye Qingqing made [-]% more money from embroidering handkerchiefs than before. She has been particularly active in embroidery recently.

However, the handkerchiefs still couldn't sell for a high price. Ye Qingqing was already thinking about small embroidery patterns. He planned to make two small embroidery patterns and sell them at Ye's father's stall.

Seeing that Ye's father was back, Ye Qingqing put down the half-embroidered handkerchief in his hand and stepped forward with a smile.

Just as he was about to ask how many handkerchiefs were sold today, he saw Father Ye frowning.

"Dad, what's wrong with you? Why do you look so worried?"

"It's time to eat."

Just as Father Ye was about to speak, Mother Ye's voice came to his ears.

"Let's eat first."

The Ye family's dinner table was still very lively. Ye Donglin and Ye Xilin were bickering habitually, and Xiao Qi was babbling on the side, saying some words that everyone could not understand.

When Father Ye saw that everyone had almost eaten, he mentioned that Dong Bai's family was coming over today and wanted to buy their son.

"Dragon Bai from Baijia Restaurant on North Street came to me just now and said he wanted to buy the recipe for roast duck and water chestnut cake. The recipe for roast duck is 100 taels and the recipe for water chestnut cake is 22 taels."

Everyone stopped their chopsticks and looked at Father Ye.

Although there are no other roast ducks for sale in the town, Father Ye only sells a few roast ducks a day, and the business of the shop has never improved.

Compared to the popularity of spicy duck products on the pier, this roast duck seemed ordinary, and no one took it seriously.

Everyone was a little surprised when they heard that a big restaurant wanted to buy a recipe for roast duck, but they were a little disappointed when they heard that it was 100 taels.

Wang Chunyu was even more surprised and happy. She didn't expect that the water chestnut cake she made would be favored by a big restaurant.

However, Wang Chunyu had no intention of selling the water chestnut cake recipe.

Horseshoe cakes are selling well in grocery stores during this period, and people who come to buy pastries will also bring something to the grocery store.

Gosh, this recipe for horseshoe cake is worth much more than 22 taels of silver.

Mr. Ye, who was sitting in the main seat, said, "Xiuxiu, Xiaoyu, you guys researched this roast duck recipe. You have the final say whether I want to sell it or not."

"The same goes for the recipe for water chestnut cake. Donglin and you two can decide for yourself."