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Although the imperial chef was reluctant, Manager Chen persuaded him and he kept a jar.

Later, it happened that the emperor had a dull appetite for a while, so he asked the butler to prepare some appetizers. The butler thought of this chili sauce.

The emperor used this chili sauce to make some dishes in various ways. His appetite was whetted and he even ate two bowls of white rice in one meal.

Not only did the emperor have a good appetite, but even Concubine Jing ate a bowl of rice. Normally, Concubine Jing could not even finish half a bowl of rice, but that day she ate a big bowl of white rice for the first time.

Even the emperor himself was shocked. You know, Concubine Jing has always had a poor appetite since she was with him. Unexpectedly, today's dishes became more and more appetizing. Then he summoned the chief chef to question her.

I asked him what ingredients were used in these dishes and why they tasted so fragrant and spicy. Although they were spicy, the more I ate, the more I wanted to eat.

Seeing the emperor's serious question, the chief chef was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and took out the chili sauce tremblingly.

Unexpectedly, the emperor did not blame him after seeing it, but was overjoyed and directly rewarded him with 50 taels of silver. He also told him that the imperial kitchen would use this chili sauce in the future.

As for soybean paste, although it still needs to be supplied, the demand has dropped significantly.

After being rejected by the imperial chef, Shopkeeper Chen did not sit idle. He took samples of the chili sauce to various major restaurants to promote it and gave them a jar for free to try.

Everyone thought it was free, so they kept the chili sauce. Unexpectedly, when they tried using it to cook, it received unanimous praise.

The restaurant is packed every day, and many people come just for the chili sauce.

Now all the major restaurants took the initiative to request orders, and Shopkeeper Chen directly raised the price to 25 taels of silver per jar. The major shopkeepers did not say a word, some ordered ten jars, and some ordered six or seven jars.

For a time, this chili sauce became all the rage, and many people came to buy it, even this noodle shop came. The noodles mixed with this chili sauce tasted top-notch.

By the time the imperial kitchen manager found Manager Chen, he only had more than 20 cans of chili sauce in his hand. Without saying a word, the manager used up all the chili sauce in his hand.

And told him to provide a stable supply to the imperial kitchen in the future. Just like that, the 100 cans of chili sauce were sold out in less than half a month.

Watching Shopkeeper Chen talking excitedly, Shen Ping's lips curled up. She knew that the chili sauce she made would definitely be popular.

Moreover, she was sure that the price that Shopkeeper Chen asked for her chili sauce would be higher than that of the soybean sauce. She estimated that Shopkeeper Chen must have made a fortune this time.

Shen Ping's guess was correct. This time, Shopkeeper Chen really made a fortune. He only needed 15 taels of silver to purchase goods from Shen Ping, and then he sold them in the capital for 25 taels of silver, making a net profit of ten taels of silver for each jar.

He earned 100 taels of silver from these cans, which was equivalent to what he had earned in the past three years. This made Manager Chen so happy that he couldn't sleep for three days and three nights.

You know, he only made two taels of silver from each can of soybean paste before, but he didn't expect that the profit from selling this chili sauce would increase fivefold. How could he not be excited?

By this calculation, he only earned 500 taels of silver from the 100 cans of soybean paste on his ship, but he earned taels of silver from the cans of chili sauce.

The disparity between the two is obvious when compared. The profit margin of this chili sauce is huge, and this trip made Manager Chen taste the sweetness.

At the beginning, he was thinking of taking a gamble, but he didn't expect that he would really win the bet. The overwhelming orders made Manager Chen very happy.

"Mrs. Shen, I only ordered 100 cans of soybean paste this time. I plan to order 400 cans of fresh chili sauce and 100 cans of dry chili sauce from you. I wonder if you have any in stock now." Shopkeeper Chen said this with a grin from ear to ear.

If I make 100 taels of silver from 500 cans of soybean paste each, I will make 10 taels of silver in total. If I make 500 taels of silver from 5000 cans of chili sauce each, I will make taels of silver from these cans!

If he made two trips a year, he would earn 10,000 taels of silver a year, which would be a lot of money. He was happy just thinking about it.

Shen Ping pondered for a while and said, "We do have stock, but not much. I estimate it's only about 200 cans. If you want 500 cans, you'll have to wait a while. I'll have the workers work the night shift, so it'll take at least four or five days."

When Shopkeeper Chen heard that he had to wait, his smile froze on his face. But then he thought, it would only take four or five days, and if he could get 300 more jars, he could earn a few thousand taels of silver.

It takes several months to go back and forth to the capital. It’s a rare opportunity, so just wait!

Thinking of this, Shopkeeper Chen smiled again: "Okay, then I'll wait for a while, but I hope Madam Shen can deliver the goods on time."

"Then it's settled! In five days, you can bring your people to Kaoshan Village to load the goods!" Shen Ping gave him a reassurance.

Suddenly, Shen Ping thought that Manager Chen had just returned from the capital not long ago and must have heard some things about the court, so she immediately asked him what new things had happened in the capital.

Unexpectedly, Shen Ping's question opened up Manager Chen's mouth and he started talking nonstop.

Shopkeeper Chen sighed, "Madam Shen, you don't know that I had just arrived in the capital when the previous emperor passed away. It was a mess at that time. Fortunately, the new emperor ascended the throne and the restaurants and teahouses resumed business, so I was able to sell my chili sauce.

I heard that the emperor ascended the throne thanks to the help of the Tenth Prince, and later the emperor rewarded him with a palace, gold, silver and jewelry, and also rewarded him with several newly promoted beauties."

"Oh?"

Shen Ping pretended to be casual and said, "To be rewarded with beauties and money by the emperor is what many people dream of. This Tenth Prince must be highly regarded by the emperor."

Shopkeeper Chen shook his head and said with a look of regret: "But I heard that the Tenth Prince didn't want any concubines. It is said that those concubines were all very beautiful. What a pity!"

Seeing the pity on Shopkeeper Chen's face, Shen Ping's mouth twitched. Sure enough, men are all lustful. Once they hear about a beautiful woman, this nature is revealed.

But at least what Manager Chen said let Shen Ping learn one more piece of news, that is, Shenyang rejected these beauties.

This surprised her. At the same time, her opinion of him changed. When she heard the news before, she felt indignant for Erya. Unexpectedly, things turned out to be so reversed.

Seeing Shen Ping's contempt with interest, Shopkeeper Chen's face turned red, knowing that Madam Shen probably despised him extremely.

He laughed dryly twice to cover up his embarrassment.

Although there are only about 200 cans in stock now, Shopkeeper Chen thought about it and decided to load these 200 cans onto the ship first.

After all, the carriage cannot carry too much at one time. Each carriage can only carry dozens of cans at a time, so it is necessary to pull these over first.

Having made up his mind, Manager Chen asked Lao Li to find a few more carriages and go to Kaoshan Village together.