Chapter 205

There were many small fish. Xu Ran specially spared some for Guoguo and Qin Shuwen as snacks, and let Liu Tong put the rest away. When they finished planting this batch of trees, he would take it to the town and let Qin Shuwu sell it.

After this batch of trees were planted, the mountain behind the house looked nice.

At the same time, there was another piece of good news. Huasheng gave birth to puppies.

There were four little puppies with four colors. One could tell their fathers from the color, and they were Taozi, Lizi, and Juzi.  The rest one had the same color as Huasheng.

But this time they got two male dogs and two female dogs.

They were all very cute. Since Xu Ran named the four big dogs himself, Xu Ran decided to let Guoguo and Tangtang name the four puppies.

The two children seriously thought for a whole day before setting the names.

Another four kinds of food were selected as the names, but they were more meaningful and more complicated than what Xu Ran had selected.

The two female dogs were named Cherry and Strawberry, and the male ones were named Walnut and Chestnut.

In comparison, they were indeed better.

Then the families praised the two children one by one.

Xu Ran told them that he planned to keep the four dogs in the family. After they grew up, they would guard the orchard.

After all, the orchard might bring them wealth as well as trouble in the future. Maybe some people would be jealous and steal something or do damage. It would be safer with four dogs there.

After planting trees, they took care of the puppies at home. Time flied and it was April 5th.

Xu Ran had postponed going to the town for long. On the other hand, the dried fish he had originally saved at home were eaten up because he could not keep them for too long.

Therefore, Xu Ran went to the town empty-handed finally.

The business was as good as ever. It attracted not only the people in the town, but also the people from the nearby villages. Pot-stewed meat sold particularly well, mainly because many people had started rice transplanting and they wanted to eat better.

This time, Qin Shuwu did not work at the fruit shop, but at the deli.

Xu Ran walked over and said with a smile, “Brother Qin, you really work hard and stay wherever you are needed.”

Qin Shuwu was busy and ignored Xu Ran. Xu Ran didn’t know how to help, so he could only watch aside. The customers were quite orderly and waited in line. Qin Shuwu sold fast and soon the work was done.

After that, he turned to Xu Ran, “Hello. What‘s up?”

Xu Ran repeated it again boldly, mainly because he felt Qin Shuwu did not seem rough. After all, he could also pay lip service.

However, he was unlucky this time. Xu Ran felt a pain in his head as soon as he finished speaking. Qin Shuwu’s raised his hand and gestured to continue tapping on him.

Xu Ran almost collapsed…

They laughed and made a fuss. Qin Shuwu asked another clerk to address customers and he took Xu Ran to the fruit shop.

After they sat down, Qin Shuwu’s asked first, “Have you thought of the new dishes? Many customers have been asking me these days and I really don’t know how to answer.”

Xu Ran smiled, “Really? I can’t believe you’re stumped! Don’t worry, I’ve already thought of this. We can add three more dishes and they are easy to make.”

Qin Shuwu was interested and moved his stool closer to Xu Ran, “Tell me, what dishes? How to do them?”

Xu Ran said, “The first is called cold noodles. It is the noodles we usually eat, but served cold. It can’t be boiled as usual. We should try it ourselves first, and it is convenient for us.”

Qin Shuwu nodded and quickly asked, “What about the other two?”

Xu Ran continued, “The second is called bean jelly. Grind peas into powder, and then put it into boiling water. Mix them and add some alkali, and you get bean jelly. It can be sold after it is dressed with sauce, or we can sell it directly.”

Qin Shuwu stared at Xu Ran, waiting for the third dish.

Xu Ran looked at Qin Shuwu’s impatient expression and said with a smile, “The third is just fried dried fish. Many vendors sell fish in town! Just buy the smallest fish, about the size of small shrimp, and then get them fried like frying meat. In addition, embellish the fish with some sesame seeds outside, so it looks good and tastes delicious. I think it will definitely be popular. More importantly, we should sell it at a high price!”

After Xu Ran finished, he waited for Qin Shuwu’s respond. Qin Shuwu answered with respect, “Okay!”

Xu Ran continued smiling, “Brother Qin, I can only think of these for the time being. Besides, it’s best not to display them at the same time. Set one first and set another after about a week, so that people will know that we can design new dishes on a regular basis. In this way, we can attract more stable customers. Besides, these dishes could be sold here as well as in restaurants. It’s up to you.”

Qin Shuwu promised, “No problem. Consider it done. On the other hand, you have to go to Mr. Chen’s today. Otherwise, he will be angry with me.”

Xu Ran was stunned, and then he understood what Qin Shuwu meant. It was really a long time since he went to Mr. Chen’s. After all, he had received gift money from him, so he had to repay him!

Xu Ran said, “Brother Qin, I got it. I will write a note about how to do the dishes for you, and then I will go to Mr. Chen’s, all right?”

“OK, good.” Qin Shuwu said and stood up to get him a pen and paper.

After Xu Ran finished writing, he packed some cold dishes and walked to Mr. Chen’s restaurant. On the road, Xu Ran kept thinking about what new dishes to provide to Mr. Chen. Anyway, the restaurant was mainly a place for eating and dishes were the most important, so it was better to focus on dishes.

Xu Ran was indecisive. He didn’t get his idea until he reached the gate of the restaurant. He got confident and greeted Mr. Chen bravely and enthusiastically.

However, Mr. Chen didn’t respond. Xu Ran knew that Mr. Chen was a little angry with him.

Xu Ran approached the counter and called Mr. Chen his name again and again. Mr. Chen was annoyed by the nagging and put down his abacus heavily, “I can’t believe you are here! I’m honored that you come to my restaurant today!”

Xu Ran smiled, “I went out a few days ago. I was busy planting trees after I came back, so I didn’t come here until now. It was my fault. I’m sorry, Mr. Chen.” Xu Ran bowed to Mr. Chen as he spoke.

After Xu Ran apologized, Mr. Chen was no longer angry in his heart, but he pretended to be still upset.

Xu Ran said, “Mr. Chen, it’s my fault, don’t be angry. I’m sorry! I’ve thought of new dishes today, do you want to know?”

After Xu Ran said this, Mr. Chen immediately put on a smile. What a chameleon!

Many people acted like a child as they grew old. Although Mr. Chen was not very old, he got white hair now.

Xu Ran didn’t tantalize him and said directly, “Mr. Chen, I’ll write it for you later. It wouldn’t be in short supply as before and you can sell as much as you want. Well, it’s something you can’t buy from other places, even the deli Brother Qin and I owned.”

After Xu Ran said this, Mr. Chen was really no longer angry. Xu Ran showed his sincerity. If he was still pretentious, it was not polite.

Mr. Chen said to Xu Ran, “Well, follow me upstairs and tell me the details.”

Xu Ran and Mr. Chen went to the second floor. Just as they sat down, the pen and paper were placed in front of Xu Ran. It was obvious that Mr. Chen wanted him to write at once. Xu Ran smiled helplessly and started writing.

Actually, it was very simple. It was fried chicken wings and fried chicken legs, like the food of KFC in modern time.

Of course, there were hamburgers. Although they could not be taken as staple food, they could be sold as snacks at the door.

As for cooking, only the bread part of hamburgers was a bit troublesome and the main problem was butter. But as long as one knew the cooking process, it wasn’t difficult. There were many good cooks in Mr. Chen’s restaurant with good culinary skill, so there would be no problem.

After Xu Ran finished writing, Mr. Chen took a look at it. Mr. Chen was not surprised at fried chicken legs, fried chicken wings and fried chicken nuggets. After all, he had seen them before and they were just cooked in different ways.

But when Mr. Chen saw hamburgers, he was no longer calm. He asked Xu Ran, “Xu Ran! What was a hamburger on earth? Although you’ve written it in detail, we’ve never seen it before, so I don’t know if we can make it! ”

Xu Ran himself had never made it. He got these cooking methods as he was boring and surfed the Internet in the past. At that time, he memorized all of them as he was young and had a good memory. He remembered them as he thought deeply just now.

Xu Ran had a bad memory now, and he considered it a sequela of transmigration. After all, there was nothing wrong with him except the memory.

Xu Ran thought about it and said to Mr. Chen, “Mr. Chen, you can make the first dishes that are related to the chicken now. You often make chicken in this restaurant, so it is very convenient. As for the hamburger, you can prepare some ingredients first, not many. I will try and see if it can be done next time I come.”

Mr. Chen also wanted to get the hamburger done. After all, novel food could attract customers, so he agreed with Xu Ran and said, “Alright, in that case, I’ll ask cooks to prepare ingredients first. As for these things, how do you plan to sell them?”

Xu Ran said, “Let’s leave the price aside for the time being. I’m not sure if they could sell well. You can try selling first give me the price later according to sales status.”

Mr. Chen thought about it and agreed. After all, he had never treated Xu Ran unfairly, so he said, “In that case, let’s talk about the price later!”

Xu Ran nodded.

At noon, Mr. Chen invited Xu Ran for lunch and asked him to pack some dishes to take home.

Xu Ran held two big bags of dishes in his hands and thought as he walked, ‘We don’t need to cook tonight.’

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