After Du Qi left the study, he went straight back to his courtyard. When he entered, he saw Chef Liu Jian in the corner of the courtyard. He had changed into ordinary coarse clothes and was preparing the Egg-Fried Rice and Mapo Tofu again.
When Du Qi saw this, he really wanted to tell Liu Jian that his culinary skills were quite good. In terms of the standard of each dish, he was at least at the next level.
However, Du Qi thought about it and let it go.
It would be good for Liu Jian to practice more with the attitude of striving for perfection.
Du Qi ordered, "Liu Jian, come to my room in two hours."
"Yes!"
Liu Jian replied.
Du Qi turned around and went into the room. He took out the previous recipe, turned to the latest page, and continued to write. He had already written a total of one hundred and twelve dishes, and he was still going on.
These were all found by searching the books in his mind.
It was a complete collection of recipes.
Especially in this book, just the tofu, bamboo, fish, lamb, cow, chicken, duck, and goose, each of them was divided into different categories and cooked in different ways. Each of them could be made into a different taste. It was enough to be a banquet.
Such a recipe was extremely rare in this era.
There were too many types.
The styles were also complete.
To put it bluntly, this book was a legacy. Especially in this era, there was no information explosion in the future where all kinds of information could be found on the Internet. In this era, if you wanted to get knowledge, you had to learn from a master. It was a legacy between master and disciple.
It was precisely because of this that when Du Qi taught Liu Jian how to make Mapo Tofu and Egg-Fried Rice, Liu Jian kowtowed to Du Qi so solemnly. Because in this era, skills were the foundation of eating and could be passed down to future generations.
Du Qi was busy for more than an hour. After reading it carefully again, a smile appeared on his face.
It was done!
So far, he had written a total of 140 dishes.
Some of them were simple, and some were complicated.
If Liu Jian could learn all of these 140 dishes, he could be called a top chef. At least in this era, no one could surpass Liu Jian. However, it was not easy because many dishes were made from the same dish.
That was why there were so many different types.
In less than two hours, there was a knock on the door.
Du Qi ordered, "Come in!"
Liu Jian pushed the door open and entered. He respectfully bowed in front of Du Qi and said, "Young Master!"
Now, Liu Jian not only regarded Du Qi as a young master, but also as a teacher. As the saying goes, a teacher for a day is a father for life. In Liu Jian's heart, Du Qi was like a father to him.
Du Qi waved his hand and said, "Come here!"
"Alright!"
Liu Jian replied. He walked forward and approached the table in front of Du Qi.
Du Qi waved his hand and pointed at the book on the table with the words "Complete Cookbook" written on the cover. He said, "Today, I'll officially give you this book. Come, take a look! "
"Yes!"
Liu Jian took the book and saw the words "Complete Cookbook". He already had a guess in his heart. His heart was even more shaken. Even the hand holding the book trembled slightly.
It was caused by excitement.
Liu Jian's hand trembled as he opened the book and read the contents.
He quickly browsed through it.
Every time he finished reading, his heart would thump. Because on every page, there was a dish that explained how to cook and what ingredients were needed. Although there was no explanation on the heat control and he needed to figure it out by himself, such dishes were tantamount to opening the door of knowledge for Liu Jian, allowing him to make more dishes.
"Young Master, this, this …"
Liu Jian closed the book and looked at Du Qi. He stuttered and his mind was a little blank.
It was too shocking for Liu Jian.
Du Qi said, "This is the Encyclopedia of Recipes, so I'll pass it to you. From today onwards, not only will you be my personal attendant, but you will also follow the dishes in the Complete Cookbook and learn them one by one. "
"Thank you, Young Master!"
Liu Jian knelt on the ground with a plop.
He kowtowed with his head and shouted, "Liu Jian is unable to repay Young Master's great kindness. Young Master, you are this lowly one's father. "
The corner of Du Qi's mouth twitched.
Liu Jian was a little older than him.
Du Qi waved his hand and said, "Forget about being a father. Practice well. Young Master's meals will depend on you in the future. You will arrange three meals a day. "
Liu Jian stood up and patted his chest, saying, "Please rest assured, Young Master. This lowly one promises to arrange everything properly. Young Master, this lowly one will practice hard and not let Young Master down. "
Du Qi said, "This Young Master will wait and see. Alright, you may leave."
"Yes!"
Liu Jian bowed respectfully to Du Qi again, then turned and left.
Liu Jian's mind was still a little blank as he turned and left. Even his legs were numb because this happiness came too suddenly, making him feel unreal.
Du Qi looked at Liu Jian's back as he left, shaking his head and chuckling. For someone like Liu Jian, knowledge was a priceless treasure, but for Du Qi, he had endless knowledge in his mind.
Du Qi was tired after a busy night, thus he washed up and went to bed early.
The next day, early in the morning.
Du Qi slowly got out of bed when the sun was high up in the sky. When he woke up in the morning, his lackey Liu Jian brought a cup of tea for Du Qi to rinse his mouth. After helping Du Qi wash up and get dressed, he brought a bowl of mushroom and bacon porridge.
This was the type of porridge that Liu Jian found in the cookbook after he went back last night. He tried to brew it early in the morning. Luckily, Liu Jian was familiar with cooking, thus he succeeded on his first try. Du Qi drank a bowl of meat porridge, ate two pancakes, and also ate two eggs. His whole body was full of vitality, and he was already full from eating and drinking.
Liu Jian asked, "Young Master, where are we going today?"
"To the tea shop!"
Du Qi replied directly.
The tea shop now could be said to be making a lot of money every day. It was also a kind of enjoyment to see money coming in continuously.
After Du Qi and Liu Jian left the mansion, they went straight to the tea shop. He went to the elegant room on the second floor of the tea shop and drank tea while listening to Qianxue play the pipa. His days were leisurely and carefree.
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was the first day of the fourth month.
This morning, Du Qi was waiting for Jin Wuque's accounts. As three months had passed, he needed to settle the accounts of the past month. In the morning, Jin Wuque brought a thick stack of accounts and placed it in front of Du Qi.
Jin Wuque said seriously, "Young Master, since we opened for business in March, we have operated for a total of 18 days. Excluding the costs, the net profit is 32,568 strings of coins."
"This cost is excluding the rental of the house, the cost of labor, and all other expenses."
"This is the net profit."
"Especially now that the sales of our Green Bamboo Tea are getting better and better, many merchants are coming to buy them. Also, I made the decision to bury this house. It is no longer a rental, it is a place that we operate ourselves. "
Jin Wuque said, "If not, our profits this month would be even higher."
Qianxue sat at the side and said, "Young Master, I have also chosen the location. I am going to open a tea shop near the West City. I am just waiting for your approval, then I am going to open for business. "
Du Qi ordered, "Just arrange for the shops near the West City. Do we need to leave money for the West City? "
Jin Wuque said, "Young Master, when I mentioned the net profit, I have already excluded the money left for the operation. After all, this shop needs a certain amount of money to operate, so I left some money behind. So, there is no need to leave more money behind. Also, the tea leaves are sold every day. Even now, they are sold all over the country. Our tea shop is making a lot of money every day, we do not lack money. "
"That's good!"
Du Qi waved his hand and said, "Keep the account book, you can go and do your work. Also, arrange for someone to inform Cheng Chumo and Fang Yiai, ask them to come to the tea shop. "
"Yes!"
Jin Wuque replied immediately.
Qianxue told him some of her ideas about the shop.
Originally, according to Du Qi's arrangement, she was going to fight with Jin Wuque this month. However, Qianxue had talked with Du Qi before, and she decided to give up on fighting with Jin Wuque. She did not want to fight for more money, and only wanted to run the tea shop.
Du Qi supported Qianxue's plan.
As long as Qianxue was happy.
After listening to Qianxue's arrangement, Du Qi analyzed it for her. After Qianxue finished listening, she had just left when she saw Cheng Chumo and Fang Yiai rushing over.
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