“This means my customer base will inevitably shrink. So, I hope you can give us a fair price increase on each block of tofu. We can both take a step back and benefit each other! What do you think?”

Chef Zhou listened intently to Yang Ruqing's words, his abacus rattling in his mind.

Just now, I've seen that a piece of tofu can actually be cooked into a dish of Mapo Tofu.

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Such a rare tofu, with such a good taste, is definitely loved by customers.

Chef Zhou had already set the price for each dish of Mapo Tofu at twenty wen in his mind.

“Miss Yang, how about this? I’ll give you four cash per piece of tofu.”

"It's always the same Mapo Tofu, and customers get tired of it sometimes! How about you give our restaurant some recipes using tofu as an ingredient for free?"

Chef Zhou discussed.

Yang Ruqing had originally planned to raise the price to three cash per piece of tofu, but Chef Zhou proactively set it at four cash. Of course, she wouldn't refuse!

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Then she readily nodded and said, “Sure, when we finish drafting the contract, I’ll give Mr. Zhou a few recipes for free!”

So, the two of them sat down and began to discuss the tofu supply in detail.

Yang Ruqing learned from Chef Zhou that the Juwei Xuan restaurant in Qinghui Town was only a branch.

There are also two larger restaurants in the county town, both called Juwei Xuan.

Chef Zhou is a man of his word in managing a chain restaurant like Ju Wei Xuan.

So, the tofu she will be supplying next isn't just for this town, but also for two stores in the county.

“Our family doesn't have a carriage or oxcart. Transporting tofu to the county town, eighty miles away, would be quite difficult!” Yang Ruqing said truthfully.

Zhou the chef waved his hand and smiled, "Delivering tofu to the county town, you don't need to worry about that, Yang girl. You just need to send the tofu to the town's restaurants every other day, and we will have our own distribution channels to send it to the county town."

Yang Ruqing nodded, that's best, it would save her the trouble.

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After discussing some details, they finally drafted the contract.

According to the contract terms, the contract period is one year.

Within this year, during the three seasons of autumn and winter, Yang Ruoqing's family would deliver a batch of tofu to Juwei Restaurant in Qingshui Town every three days.

Summer is a two-day event.

Every time the four seasons transport tofu, fifty kilograms are delivered. Calculating according to each piece of tofu's standard weight of half a kilogram, it amounts to one hundred pieces of tofu.

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One hundred pieces of tofu, the restaurant in Qingshui Town kept twenty pieces, and the remaining eighty pieces of tofu were all sent to the restaurants in the county town with more customers.

One hundred is a tentative number. Later, the quantity will be increased or decreased according to customers' tastes and preferences.

Payment will be made in installments, and the restaurant guarantees that it will not delay payment.

Yang Ruqing also needs to make a guarantee here, that within the one-year contract period, she is not allowed to sell tofu in the Washi market, nor is she allowed to supply goods to other wine shops.

Upon reaching a consensus, both parties agreed without objection. Yang Ruqing and Chef Zhou each stamped their fingerprints on the contract. The contract was made in two copies, one for each party to keep.

At last, Yang Ruoheng proposed to add an extra clause.

That is, after each batch of tofu arrives at the restaurant, in order to ensure food safety, a staff member responsible for supervising food safety in the restaurant needs to inspect it.

Make sure the tofu is secure before proceeding with the handover.

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This was also agreed upon by Chef Zhou.

“Young Miss Yang, you’re still quite young, yet you handle things with such composure!” Chef Zhou stroked his chin and chuckled.

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Yang Ruqing smiled faintly: "Diseases enter through the mouth. It's best to be careful about what you eat!"

Big ghosts are easy to deal with, but small ghosts are troublesome.

In Yang Ruqing's view, it's always better to be cautious about everything.

Although Chef Zhou was the most influential figure in this restaurant, he couldn't possibly handle every detail and attend to everything.

Song Caiban, the procurement manager for the kitchen, has received a complaint again today.

Human hearts are hard to fathom, you never know if someone might tamper with the tofu behind your back.

Therefore, Yang Ruqing must completely eliminate these things and prevent them from happening in the first place!

Chef Zhou is not a new face in this business, he obviously understands the ins and outs.

He nodded in agreement, his admiration for Yang Ruohua growing even more.

Looking at Yang Ruqing's gaze, he dared not treat her as a twelve-year-old child!

"Miss Yang, then it's settled. From today onwards, three days hence in the morning, you deliver the first batch of tofu, and we settle the payment face-to-face!" Zhou Dachu stood up and said.

Yang Ruqing knew he was going to be busy, and she also stood up, nodding with a smile: "Well, I'll definitely deliver it on time."

Just as they were about to say goodbye, Luofeng Tang, who had been unusually silent until then, suddenly spoke up.

"Qing'er, what should we do with this black tiger?" he pointed at the black tiger still bound on the ground and asked.

Yang Ruqing suddenly realized, she raised her hand and lightly tapped her head, smiling: "Look at my memory, I was so focused on the business deal that I forgot about it!"

She suddenly changed the subject and smiled at Chef Zhou, "Uncle Zhou, why don't you just take this dog too?"

Chen's family was a butcher's. To put it bluntly, their life was better than most people in Changping Village.

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>Eating meat and gnawing on bones every other day, this dog has become fat and strong.

The taste is also great, otherwise, how come he's always stealing chickens and dogs in the village?

With such a plump and sturdy dog, Yang Ruoheng wouldn't believe that Chef Zhou wouldn't be tempted!

Indeed, Chef Zhou gazed at the black tiger on the ground with a covetous expression.

"How much did Song Cai-ban say to pay for it?" Zhou Dachu asked Yang Ruohong.

Yang Ruqing twitched the corners of her mouth: "At first, it was eighty wen, and later it became one hundred!"

Zhou the chef pondered for a moment before saying, “Miss Yang, I won’t beat around the bush with you. A restaurant makes its profit from the markup. After deducting the cost of ingredients, firewood, wages for the staff, and taxes paid to the government, a bowl of dog meat only brings in a few dozen copper coins.”

Yang Ruqing nodded, "I understand that. But this dog, after skinning and gutting it, there's still over sixty or seventy pounds of meat. With some vegetables and seasoning, a whole dog could sell for more than two taels of silver."

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Since Chef Zhou didn't offer a response, Yang Ruoqing continued to tally this expense.

"Pork in Wa City is currently fifteen wen per jin. As winter approaches, dog meat is highly sought after for its supposed medicinal properties, and its price will definitely be higher than pork. Six to seventy jins of pork can sell for more than two taels of silver!"

The more Yang Ruqing calculated, the more depressed she became.

This dog, even if it were taken to the market in Waishi to sell according to the price of pork, could sell for more than a couple of silver dollars.

Stepping into this wine shop, you'd have to shell out a hundred taels of silver just to get a sip. What a drag!

“The market price for things at a tavern is different from the marketplace, so we can’t just calculate the cost like that!” Zhou the chef smiled apologetically: “Let me offer you a flat rate of 300 wen. Our tavern will take this dog. If Yang girl finds it unsatisfactory, I wouldn't dare to force you. You can go to the marketplace and try your luck. If you find someone offering more than 300 wen, I truly cannot accept it. There are subsequent processing fees and all, the tavern would have to pay for them! What do you think?”

Yang Ruqing glanced at Luofengtang, and Luofengtang gave a simple smile: "Qing'er, if you make up your mind, it's settled!"

Yang Ruqing nodded, "Deal!"