After fleeing famine, I have thousands of acres of fertile land

Chapter 357 Testing dishes

Then he led people to do a thorough cleaning, cleaning every corner of the workshop.

The most important thing when making seasoning is hygiene, especially when they use charcoal to make mosquito coils, which must be cleaned.

When the people working in the workshop heard that there was more work to do, they didn't feel tired at all and scrubbed all the stone slabs in the yard with brushes.

Ye Qing was worried that there might be residual mosquito coil materials on the original operating table, so he marked out a new area where no mosquito coils had ever been produced.

After Ye Qing cleaned up the place, Tietou and his men bought a dozen large iron pots and built a dozen stoves in the yard.

Most of the people who came to work were women, who slowly stir-fried fennel, aniseed and other spices over low heat, and their cooking was better than Ye Qing's.

Those who are not good at cooking also have work to do. They have to grind the fried ingredients into powder, then sift it with a sieve to leave the finest powder.

Ye Qing did not tell anyone the ratio of the thirteen spices.

All the powdered ingredients were placed in an empty room.

Ye Qingding made several large barrels, each of which could hold 100 kilograms of things.

Ye Qing mixed various ingredients in portions of 100 kilograms, stirred them, and passed them to the next group.

The people in the back group are responsible for mixing all the ingredients evenly and then packaging them into customized jars.

Everyone in the workshop signed a confidentiality agreement, and if the news was leaked, they would have to pay a compensation of one thousand taels of silver.

Ye Qing would not fry all the ingredients in the workshop, she also added some Chinese medicine.

Ye Qing had people buy these Chinese medicines from other places, and the people who bought them didn't know what they were used for.

Of course, when purchasing, I also asked for a few unrelated herbs to confuse those who were interested.

The peppercorns Ye Qing used were all leftovers from last year. They were well preserved and did not affect the taste.

After working for more than ten days, they prepared hundreds of kilograms of seasonings.

Ye Qing asked Tietou to deliver the seasoning to Queranlou first, as this had already been decided.

Sichuan peppercorns and other spices are relatively expensive, and the price of Ye Qing’s medium-grade thirteen-spice powder is not affordable for ordinary people.

There are not many people in the Great Zhou Kingdom who grow peppercorns now, so Ye Qing plans to supply restaurants and wealthy families first.

Tietou went to the city to deliver goods. He not only brought the ones from Queranlou, but also brought several others, intending to go to other restaurants to ask.

Although Thirteen Spices is very expensive, not much is used in one dish and one pound can last for a long time.

Tietou took people out to supply goods. Ye Qing was a little nervous at home, wondering if they would have a smooth trip today.

The village began to harvest peppercorns. Like wheat, peppercorns must be harvested immediately when they are ripe. Otherwise, they will all fall to the ground after a long time.

The mountains are full of people, and now every household in the village grows peppercorns.

At this time of year in previous years, Shopkeeper Zhang would have brought people to collect the peppercorns, but this year they haven't come yet.

The head of the village was a little worried. If so many peppercorns could not be sold, the villagers would definitely be resentful.

While Ye Qing was feeling anxious, Tietou came back with orders from the city.

All the restaurants in Wu'an City have used the low-end version of Thirteen Spices, but now there is a mid-end version. Especially the event held by Queranlou some time ago has made all the restaurants look forward to the mid-end version of Thirteen Spices.

When several restaurants placed their first order, they all ordered five kilograms to try out the results.

After getting the Thirteen Spices, all the major restaurants followed Queranlou's example and held activities, but although the scale was not as large, it still attracted many people to come and dine.

Seeing the sales volume, Ye Qing asked Tietou to go to the city to contact the major caravans.

Tietou is now very savvy in doing business. He took the shopkeepers of these caravans to have dinner at Queranlou.

Tietou first greeted Queranlou and asked them to make two servings of the same dish, one with thirteen spices and one without.

The shopkeepers of these caravans were all from other places and did not see the grand event held at Queran Tower.

Tietou invited them to dinner, and most of the shop owners agreed. It was not their style to not take advantage of the opportunity.

The shop owners were a little confused when they saw that the same dish was served in two portions.

"Manager Zhou, what do you mean? You're afraid we won't have enough to eat, so you make two servings of each dish." Manager Liu, who came from the capital, asked with a smile.

The others also looked at Tietou in confusion. The waiter had served so many dishes that they had to put two tables together to accommodate them.

Tietou kept the topic in suspense and let everyone taste the dishes near their table first.

Queranlou is indeed a century-old restaurant, and they rave about every dish they taste.

After Tietou took them to taste it, he poured them a glass of water and let them rest.

"Boss Zhou, what kind of business do you want to discuss with us? Are you going to transfer the restaurant?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone around laughed and joked with Tietou.

Tietou waited for them to finish speaking and then took them to continue tasting the dishes, this time the ones with thirteen spices added.

First came the simplest stir-fried dish. Manager Liu from the provincial capital took a bite, chewed it twice, and felt something was wrong.

He returned to the table in front, picked up a piece of dish with chopsticks, and savored its flavor carefully.

There were a few cautious people who also noticed something different in the taste and went back to try it.

The others couldn't taste it and watched them running back and forth, somewhat puzzled.

When it came time to eat the meat dishes, everyone tasted something different, and more people came back and forth between the two tables to taste the food.

Some people are more active and bring the dish over before tasting the next one, so that everyone can compare them.

Some of those who are more knowledgeable have already guessed that the things in the dishes are the business that Tietou wants to discuss.

After everyone had tasted it, Tietou cleared his throat and began to introduce the Thirteen Spices.

"My dear shopkeepers, the thirteen spices made in our workshop are specially supplied to major restaurants. I believe you have made your own judgment. After adding thirteen spices, the taste of the dishes will be different immediately."

These shopkeepers are all efficient and ask directly about the price.

Tietou told Ye Qing the price he had set: one tael of silver per pound.

Shopkeeper Liu was the first to be dissatisfied, "Brother Zhou, this is too expensive. There is not much in one pound. This is made of gold."

Tietou took out a beautifully packaged jar, opened the lid, and gently scooped out a little with a prepared spoon.

Everyone couldn't help but take a closer look, and saw gray-brown powder inside.

"This little bit is just the amount for one dish. How many dishes can be made with one pound? Is it still expensive to sell one tael of silver for one pound?" Tietou felt that selling one tael of silver for one pound was still too cheap.

The shopkeepers who gathered together to look at Thirteen Spices exclaimed in amazement.

They can't cook, but they can roughly calculate how much food can be made from one pound of food.

Moreover, this pound does not take up much space and can be stuffed into any corner.

The shopkeepers didn't know each other before, but they looked at each other and understood what each other meant.

Shopkeeper Liu spoke first, "Shopkeeper Zhou, we are indeed interested in this Thirteen Spices, but the price is a bit high. Can you reduce it a little?"

Others followed suit, and the shopkeepers instantly formed a camp and started to lower the price together.