Oriole's request made Zhong Chao raise his eyebrows, and he immediately understood the reason why she kept looking at him while attending the meeting that day.
"Her shop does not have channels to obtain special fish. She wants to contact Heiyu through the identity of my shop owner's disciple and ask him to allocate some."
"It seems that special fish are more precious than I thought."
Zhong Chao's conjecture was correct. Special fish were difficult to catch, but some precious medicines, meals and rouge products needed to be made with these spiritual things.
At the same time, people living in the inner city are either rich or expensive. What they buy is not the price, but the effect. Without special things as the treasure of the store, those young men and ladies are not even willing to enter.
Without people, the store will naturally decline quickly, and in the end it will not even be able to pay taxes.
There is a shop tax in this world. It doesn't mean that you don't have to pay if you can't sell something. The hearts of those officials are not that kind.
Therefore, Oriole is in a difficult situation now.
Zhong Chao didn't know the specific situation, but he could sense it.
However, even though he understood, Zhong Chao still shook his head and refused when faced with her request:
"I'm not familiar with snakeheaded fish, so I can't help you with this. However, I am fishing in the water these days. If I catch special fish, I can sell it to you."
Zhong Chao, who said this, was greedy for the profits and craftsmanship of Lishang Rouge Shop.
After all, he wants to go to the sea to fish. After catching the fish, he can sell it to anyone. In this case, it is better to sell it to the oriole who can get a share of it.
However, despite the wonderful thoughts Zhong Chao had in mind, Oriole didn't believe that Zhong Chao, who was just a martial arts apprentice, could supply the consumption of a rouge shop. Therefore, she showed a polite yet embarrassed smile.
Seeing this, Zhong Chao didn't defend himself, just shrugged and left.
"If you misunderstand, just misunderstand. In this large inner city, more than one shop is short of fish."
"However, finding a store will be a matter for later. Now let's buy the fish oil ointment first."
…
In other rouge shops in the inner city, Zhong Chao spent more money to buy ten bottles of silver fish ointment.
In this way, in an instant, his more than 700 taels of silver were reduced by 170 taels.
This huge expense made Zhong Chao's heart twitch, but soon he forced a smile and said: "It's okay, it's just over a hundred taels, isn't it? Now I have money!"
Covering his chest, Zhong Chao forced himself to comfort himself.
But soon, he received another wave of critical attacks.
After purchasing the fish oil ointment, Zhong Chao did not return to the martial arts school, but came to the Xijia Restaurant to get his bowl of Huoyun Chili Stew.
At the same time, he also thought about it. After receiving the food, he swam in the mirror lake in Jujiang City and continued to practice the fish-dragon swimming.
However, when he entered Xi's restaurant, something unexpected happened.
The housekeeper next to Xi Ya came down from upstairs and led him to a private room.
"Why did you call me here?"
"Good thing."
"Good thing...the lady has thought of a reward for me?"
Zhong Chao has not forgotten that he has a tacit agreement with Xi Ya's mother - she promised that the harder he forces Xi Ya and the more she improves, the more rewards she will get.
"A few days ago, I threatened to marry Xi Ya, and I also made it clear that I would treat her 'well' after she got married. Such a threat would definitely frighten Xi Ya, and she would work hard not to marry her and get whipped.
.In this way, even if Xi Ya’s mother’s request is fulfilled, it is still 200%, and I don’t know what kind of reward she will give me.”
Thinking of this, Zhong Chao started to look forward to it.
However, what he didn't realize in his joy was that Fu Bo's face looked a little strange.
"It can be said that the reward Madam has given you is indeed ready."
After speaking, he clapped his hands, and a group of maids walked in holding a golden jar.
The outside of the jar has gold foil and is dotted with gems and other objects, which makes it look very precious.
And this also made Zhong Chao's sense of expectation even stronger:
"The value of this jar is at least a hundred taels. The Xi family would not buy caskets for pearls. So, the items contained in this jar must be worth more than a hundred taels... Is such a precious thing given to me?"
Out of surprise, Zhong Chao asked about the last sentence.
In response, Forbes nodded:
"The Xi family has never been stingy with those who work for us. However, although these things are good, whether you can take them all away depends on your ability."
"What's the meaning?"
This time, Uncle Fu did not answer directly. Instead, he placed the golden jar on the table and carefully opened the lid.
"Buzz..."
As the lid was opened, a burst of heat emerged from the jar and spread rapidly into the room.
The first time he smelled the hot air, Zhong Chao felt the desire to devour, and his saliva continued to secrete.
“It smells so good!”
As the heat dissipated, Zhong Chao discovered that the golden jar was filled with soup. What made him wide-eyed was that the soup was glowing with golden light just like the dishes at Xiaodang's home.
At the same time, when he first smelled the aroma of the soup, Zhong Chao felt the aroma, which made him salivate.
After a few breaths, the desire to eat in his heart not only did not stop, but intensified.
At the end, Zhong Chao even felt that his cells were becoming active and sending out signals frantically, telling him to eat these meals.
This scene also made Zhong Chao's expression change.
"Gudong...what is this?"
"...Qiyang Guiyuan Tang!"
Not only Zhong Chao, but also Uncle Fu was drooling and salivating after the golden altar lid was opened.
Resisting the temptation, he introduced Zhong Chao with a hint of pride.
"Seven Yang Guiyuan Soup, this is the unique secret of my Xi Family Restaurant. To make it, you need to find seven kinds of Yang attribute spiritual materials as the main ingredients, and these seven Yang attribute main ingredients are also divided into three types: static and four moving.
, such as the three yang elements in this jar are fire Ganoderma lucidum, century-old ginseng, and red jade coral."
"The four animals are third-level eel, abalone, sea cucumber, and black-bone chicken."
"These seven materials all belong to the Yang attribute and are very beneficial to the human body."
"In addition to the main ingredients, the water used in the soup is also a spiritual spring. When making it, phoenix trees are used as firewood, Yang Yan is used as fire, and it has to be simmered for 7749 hours. When brewing, it is also necessary to use
The special spiritual adjustment technique brings together the nutrients in the materials and causes them to undergo a polymerization reaction..."
Uncle Fu explained a lot. After his explanation, Zhong Chao understood that the material cost of this altar of Guiyuan Tang was more than a hundred taels of silver.
The production method is even more time-consuming and labor-intensive, requiring dozens of people to work around. At the same time, the process of making this dish is not like cooking, but like refining elixirs and brewing witch soup.
But although this kind of production is cumbersome, the effect is indeed excellent.
At this moment, just by smelling the fragrance, Zhong Chao's body cells became completely active. These activated cells also conveyed to Zhong Chao a feeling - drinking it will have huge benefits for the body!