Winds of Change in the Quiet Town Chapter 5

Blake Tang felt furious when he heard this. How could these people speak so vulgarly and obscenely? How could a little beauty like Liu Dongjia be insulted like this?

This was intolerable, but Blake Tang couldn't tolerate it anymore. He called Ethan Zhao out from the back door and asked about the origins of these people. He found out that they were hooligans hired by Liu Dongjia's in-laws to disrupt Liu Dongjia's restaurant and force Celia Liu to continue to marry into the Zheng family. When Blake Tang heard that they were hooligans, he found a stick and was ready to beat them up.

"You guys should leave Xiangmanlou quickly if you know what's good for you, or I'll kill you." "Where did this pretty boy come from? He's so eager to get ahead. You can't see your uncle Marcus Zhang is here, yet you're still trying to get ahead."

Blake Tang was too lazy to waste his breath, so he greeted them first. She feinted a few times, and in the blink of an eye, she hit several people's knees and arms.

A group of people were lying on the ground, groaning. Blake Tang sat down and stepped on Marcus Zhang. "Come on, tell me now, who is whose grandfather?" Marcus Zhang, who was pockmarked, was originally a ruffian and had no backbone. "Grandpa, you are my grandfather."

"I'm telling you, Xiang Man Lou is under my protection. Be more careful when you take on jobs in the future and don't offend people you shouldn't offend."

"Okay, okay Grandpa."

"Call me Master Tang. I don't have a grandson as ugly as you."

"Okay, Master Tang, Master Tang, please be gentle."

Celia Liu was surprised to see Blake Tang beating these people on the second floor. First, she didn't expect Blake Tang to take care of this matter. After all, no one would get into trouble. Second, she didn't expect that this man looked honest, but he could be a scoundrel when he was bad, and he actually took the money from Marcus Zhang and others.

While Blake Tang was taking all the money from Marcus Zhang Mazi and his brothers, Ethan Zhao came to invite her to the second floor, saying that it was Mr. Liu who wanted to see her.

Blake Tang raised her eyes to glance at the second floor and guessed that Mr. Liu had seen her beating someone. She thought, "Oh, I'm so rude again." She felt a little embarrassed and quickly caught up with Ethan Zhao.

"Thank you for your help today. If it weren't for you, they would have to sit outside for another day, and I wouldn't be able to sell a single meal in this restaurant. Please take a seat."

"Don't be polite, Mr. Liu. This is the money Marcus Zhang and his men had. Although it can't make up for the money Xiang Man Lou lost these days, it can teach them a lesson."

Blake Tang looked at Mr. Liu's depressed expression and didn't know how to comfort him. After all, this was only the second time they met and he was sitting in Mr. Liu's position.

Mr. Liu seemed to know that she would not say anything, so he just continued:

"Alas, I don't know how long my restaurant can be open." Blake Tang really couldn't bear to see his sister's sad face, so he said, "I will go and warn Marcus Zhang Mazi later, and I will definitely not let him come to Xiang Man Lou to cause trouble again."

Mr. Liu did not respond, and after a while he asked, "Are you here to sell prey today as well?"

Blake Tang finally remembered the business at this time, and stood up and clasped his fists, "Master Liu, in addition to selling prey, I also have a few recipes. I wonder if Master Liu is interested."

"Oh, can you tell me about it first?"

"I used to go hunting with my father and often cooked in the wild. Sometimes I didn't bring pots, so I found a stone slab on the mountain and put meat, vegetables and seasonings on it to stir-fry. I thought a few dishes tasted good, so I thought about making an iron pot. How about I go and make it for Mr. Liu and you can try it and then we can talk in detail."

"Okay, Ethan Zhao, come and take Blake Tang to the kitchen and tell the chef to make room for Blake Tang. Provide whatever dishes and seasonings he needs." "Okay."

There was no vegetable oil in the Xia Dynasty at the time, and the rare sesame oil and sesame oil had not been refined and did not taste good; they were only used for lighting oil lamps, so Blake Tang could not make cold dishes now, otherwise they would clump together when served.

I looked at the dishes in the kitchen, there were leeks, eggplants, celery, cucumbers, lotus roots, etc. In fact, Blake Tang’s main point was that there were no iron pots in this period. Rich families and restaurants could only use tripods at most, so when she said she was selling recipes, she was actually selling the iron pot.

Then he fried a few dishes in an iron pan. Frying in an iron pan is different from steaming. The sautéed aroma of the dishes came out immediately. The diners outside Xiangmanlou immediately smelled the fragrance and came over to ask.

"Waiter, what are you cooking in the kitchen? This dish smells really strong. Bring it out for me to see." "Oh, sir, I'm sorry. The chef is still tasting the food today. This dish has not been served yet."

The cooking was done very quickly, and in about half an hour Blake Tang came upstairs with four dishes.

Before approaching Mr. Liu's house, Celia Liu smelled that the smell was indeed different from the previous dishes in the restaurant. Her appetite was immediately aroused. Blake Tang put the dishes down and began to introduce them. "This is fried eggs with leeks, this is fried lotus root with oil residue, this is braised eggplant, and this is twice-cooked pork."

Celia Liu picked up the chopsticks and tasted each dish. Hmm~ She was a little surprised. It was the first time for her to eat dishes cooked in this way. If this was placed in her Xiangmanlou, it would be truly Xiangmanlou.

She put down her chopsticks and started talking, "I wonder how you plan to sell this recipe, Blake Tang?" Blake Tang, as an independent woman in the 24th century, felt that a little girl from the Liu family (yes, the Liu family was actually only 21 years old, but to Blake Tang, who was 30 years old mentally, she just treated her as a little girl) was going to run a restaurant, and there were so many people outside who were eyeing her and wanted to help her.

Nor can I just say: "This is my first time selling a recipe, I don't know much, Mr. Liu, please name a price."

Celia Liu did not say anything. She first looked at Blake Tang silently, and then thought about her current situation in her heart.

Her husband's family is eyeing her covetously, and Baiweilou across the street is also trying to bring down Xiangmanlou from time to time; no matter from which perspective, although she has only met Blake Tang twice, firstly, he does not look down on her, secondly, he respects her and is polite to her, and thirdly, she has a sense of justice when dealing with the ruffians just now; finally, she still has some military power, so she is a good partner.

After thinking it through, Celia Liu spoke up, "You see, this is feasible. I won't buy out this recipe. I see that all of your dishes are cooked in the iron pan you brought. Rather than selling a recipe, it's actually the pan, which is a new thing. With that iron pan, I believe my chefs can also research some dishes. The dishes you provided gave them an idea."

Celia Liu took a sip of tea and continued, "Keep the iron pan a secret for now. I'll give you 20% of the profit from cooking with the iron pan. How about that?"

When Blake Tang heard this, he thought it was a huge bargain. It was no different from getting something for nothing. He immediately refused, "Master Liu, there is no need for that. How about a hundred taels of silver? I will teach the chef these dishes and a few recipes, and I will keep the iron pot a secret."

"Don't call me Boss Liu. I see you are not yet 20 years old. I am too proud to call you Sister Liu. I will just call you Blake Tang. Blake Tang, let's talk business. I grew up in a merchant family and have taken over the restaurant for a few years. I think I have some ability to judge people and will never do business that loses money."

"You can see that I am a weak woman who runs a restaurant. Everyone wants to take a bite of me. They think I am easy to bully. My cooperation with you is not just for the recipes and iron pots. On the one hand, it is for your skills. On the other hand, there are some things in the restaurant that I can't do, so I can let you do them. The most important thing is that we must have common interests to have long-term cooperation. What do you think?"

Blake Tang was silent when he heard this. After thinking it over, he said, "Sister Liu, I understand what you mean, but I think 20% is still too much. How about 10%? I will try my best to do what I can!"

In fact, Celia Liu was also thinking 10% in her mind. She said 20% just to test him. She was very satisfied with the result and a smile appeared on her face immediately.

"Then I'll listen to you. After all, our friendship won't last just one or two days."

He said this, looking at Blake Tang, who was sitting obediently on the chair with his ears slightly red. His smile got bigger.

"Ethan Zhao, go ask Manager Liu to write a written contract for you." "Okay."