A Blessed Daughter - Chapter 295

A Blessed Daughter
Chapter 295 – Braised food shop (1)

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As for the other shop, Wei Ruo planned to open a braised food shop.

Wei Ruo had observed the area and noticed there weren’t any good braised food shop nearby. The people in the prefectural city had a certain pursuit of gourmet food. As long as the taste was good, even higher prices could sell well.

Xiumei asked Wei Ruo, “Miss, you’re not planning for me to be the chef at the braised food shop, are you?”

Then Xiumei muttered, “Miss, I wouldn’t mind being the boss lady, but if I become the chef, who will take care of you? I can’t leave you. If I leave you, what if someone bullies you? I wouldn’t be able to stop worrying!”

“I can’t bear to let you be the chef at the braised food shop, but in the beginning, I’ll need your help. Once we’ve trained good staff, we’ll just need to keep the braising recipe under control. The staff can handle the cooking.”

The key to good braised food lies in the braising process. Good braising requires good sauces. Wei Ruo had excellent sauces, great seasonings, and an excellent braising recipe.

-braised food

“That’s fine. I don’t mind being busy for a while, as long as you don’t leave me in the shop all the time!”

More than being the boss lady, Xiumei preferred staying by Wei Ruo’s side to take care of her.

“I wouldn’t want that either. Even if you wanted to leave, I wouldn’t let you! Unless you get married one day, otherwise, I won’t let you go anywhere!” Wei Ruo said.

“Who’s thinking about getting married? I’m not getting married! I’ll stay with you for the rest of my life!”

“Alright, alright. As long as you still think this way in the future, we’ll be two single women for life.” Wei Ruo said with a smile.

Then Wei Ruo pulled Xiumei toward the carriage. “Let’s go. Time to get started—we’ve got work to do.”

The two returned to Tianqin Garden together. Afterward, Wei Ruo  began organizing everything.

Just like before, Wei Ruo didn’t personally handle the buying and preparation for the shop’s opening. She entrusted everything to Xu Zhushan.

Later, Wei Ruo and Xiumei borrowed the kitchen from the cooks at Tianqin Garden.

At first, the cooks at Tianqin Garden hesitated to let Wei Ruo use their kitchen—not because they were afraid she’d damage it, but because she was a distinguished guest of their mistress, and they didn’t dare to slack off.

If their mistress found out the guests were cooking for themselves and the kitchen hadn’t done its duty, they’d be in serious trouble.

It wasn’t until Wei Ruo explained that they were working on something and not cooking for their own meals that the kitchen finally agreed.

The kitchen at Tianqin Garden was very large, several times bigger than the one at the Colonel’s Mansion. It was also far better equipped with a wide variety of kitchen tools and seasonings.

This delighted Wei Ruo and Xiumei, as it saved them the trouble of going out to purchase various seasonings.

The two dove straight into the kitchen and began experimenting with braised dishes.

After two busy days, Wei Ruo and Xiumei finally came up with a braising sauce that satisfied them both.

“Miss, with this braising sauce, our braised dishes are sure to sell like hotcakes!” Xiumei said confidently.

“Let’s start by braising some pig ears and tails.” Wei Ruo suggested.

In this area, the locals didn’t eat much of things like pig intestines and stomach, but pig heads and tails were more commonly consumed.

These parts were relatively inexpensive and low-cost, yet when braised properly, they were just as flavorful as other cuts.

“Okay!” Xiumei replied enthusiastically, carrying a ceramic basin filled with the prepared braising sauce into the kitchen.

The braising process needed sufficient time—too short wouldn’t work. So, they left the ingredients to simmer overnight and planned to take them out the next morning for the flavors to fully develop.

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