Yun Yongnian hesitated for a moment and then stretched out a finger.

Su Yujin pursed her lips.

Ai Cao immediately became furious when she saw the price offered by Yun Yongnian. Seeing that Su Yujin seemed unhappy, she simply put her hands on her hips and said, “At this price offered by Shopkeeper Yun, he might as well grab it.”

Yun Yongnian hurriedly added another finger, “Two hundred taels, how about it?”

Two hundred taels.

Su Yujin then said, “Shopkeeper Yun is considered a well-known shopkeeper in Qinghe County. I am new here. It is not easy to open this Su Ji shop. The price of two hundred taels is also a way to make friends with Yun, the shopkeeper here.”

Seeing Su Yujin agree, Yun Yongnian breathed a sigh of relief, “Thank you so much, Shopkeeper Su, for your love. Shopkeeper Su can rest assured that although my Yun family is not the richest in Qinghe County, it can still be considered a respectable person. From now on, If I can help with this business matter, I, Yun, will not refuse.”

“Shopkeeper Yun is a person who values ​​friendship.”

Su Yujin smiled and discussed with Yun Yongnian to prepare the transaction documents on the method of making salted egg yolk.

From this day forth, Su Yujin sold the method of making salted egg yolks to Yun Yongnian. Su Yujin provided the recipe and taught a person designated by Yun Yongnian how to pickle salted egg yolks. It was ensured that this recipe would not be sold to anyone else, and the prepared salted egg yolks were not to be sold to others.

Su Kee was allowed to sell salted egg yolk related food, such as salted egg yolk and yellow bean paste mooncakes.

The terms were clearly stated and understood. The two of them signed the document, and Yun Yongnian paid the money. Su Yujin gave the recipe for making the salted egg yolk, explained it in detail, and even demonstrated it.

Making salted egg yolk was not troublesome. Yun Yongnian read it over and combined it with the contents of the recipe. He had a rough idea and decided to go back and give it a try. He also took some prepared salted egg yolk from Su Yujin. It could be best to compare the taste after making.

Su Yujin cooperated with related matters and promised to ensure that the salted egg yolk made in Yun Yongnian’s place could taste exactly the same as the salted egg yolk in the mooncakes she sold.

Yun Yongnian was in high spirits when he left.

But the boy next to him kept frowning and feeling unhappy.

Yun Yongnian noticed this and asked with a smile, “What’s wrong with you? You’ve been keeping a straight face since you left Su Ji as if someone else owed you two hundred taels of silver.”

“It’s almost the same as this.” The boy said. He curled his lips and said, “Master, you are also kind-hearted. You are willing to give Su Ji so much money. From this slave’s perspective, this salted egg yolk recipe is not worth that much.”

“The usual way to make salted egg yolk is to pickle the whole egg. After marinating and steaming, take out the egg yolk. Her method is just to take out the egg yolk first, marinate it, and then steam it. The difference is really not big. Just such a recipe will cost two hundred taels! It’s really a bit evil.”

Yun Yongnian reached out and knocked the boy next to him on the head, “What’s in your head, how could you have such an idea?”

“The method of preparing food is often just a tiny bit away from being delicious when you can’t find the right way. As long as you can get it right, even if it means adding a little more salt to the original method, it’s worth the price.”

Hearing his young master’s words, the boy could only nod, but Yun Yongnian could tell that the boy didn’t seem to agree with this statement.

“You are not allowed to have such thoughts in the future, and you are not allowed to show it at all.”

Seeing the young man nod again, Yun Yongnian could only stop talking.

Some thoughts were deep-rooted and could not be changed, but as long as you were obedient and did what your master told you, you couldn’t find anything wrong.

After sending Yun Yongnian and others away, Su Yujin carefully collected the two hundred taels of silver notes.

“Miss got two hundred taels of silver for this recipe. Miss is really very capable.” Mother Liu praised her wholeheartedly, and did not forget to praise Ai Cao, “You are usually a stupid girl, but today you know how to help Miss negotiate the price.”

The way Ai Cao disliked the low offer just now was so real, as if Shopkeeper Yun gave her not one hundred taels of silver, but ten taels of silver.

Mother Liu felt that if it were put on her body, she might think that the price of one hundred taels was already very good, and she would be full of joy. How could she show disdain?

Ai Cao scratched her head in embarrassment and said, “I’m not afraid of Mother Liu and Miss laughing at me if I tell you the truth. I originally thought that shopkeeper Yun stretched fingers meant he could give us ten taels of silver, so…”

She was so emotional.

Su Yujin, “…”

Yes, that’s what she guessed.

“That was a good mistake to make. You got shopkeeper Yun to increase the price at a good price. You still have some credit.”

Su Yujin said with a smile, “In the evening, let Mother Liu help you buy the sauced pork buns you like to eat. Plus braised pork elbow.”

Ai Cao was a foodie, and food with thick meat and oil was her favorite.

“Thank you, Miss.” Ai Cao thanked her hurriedly, but then said, “Speaking of which, although the price of these two hundred taels of silver is not low, if we didn’t sell the recipe but sold the salted egg yolks, couldn’t we have made more money?”

Yunzhizhai’s pastries were not only found in Qinghe County, but also in several nearby counties, prefectures, and even the capital. Their signature pastry was the egg yolk cake, and its daily sales were extremely good.

If they supplied Yunzhizhai with salted egg yolks, the daily quantity could have been quite a lot. Even if they only earned a penny from one egg yolk, they would have probably been able to earn back the two hundred taels in a year, and then earn additional money from the next year.

A long-term business was much more cost-effective than eating stew all at once.

Ai Cao was a little confused.

Su Yujin explained with a smile, “It is good to get money for a long time, but the method of salted egg yolk is really not too complicated. It is just a clever trick. Such a simple method will inevitably be spread over time. Rather than being copied by people later on, it is better to exchange the recipe for some money now.”

“Furthermore, to meet the needs of Yunzhizhai’s salted egg yolks, we also need to hire some assistants specifically for this task. With an additional task, there is also the need to manage the quality of these salted egg yolks, which requires careful attention and effort.”

“In addition, if you want to sell salted egg yolk, you have to buy fresh eggs. Yunzhizhai has many shops open and the business is well-established. Naturally, there are regular places to buy eggs. If we want to find the right one, we need to spend a lot of effort, and the price of eggs is not fixed. If it rises or falls, it will affect our profits.”

In general, it was very troublesome, and it was far better to get it the two hundred taels of silver. It saved them from trouble and was much more cost-effective.

Ai Cao understood and nodded sharply, “Miss is wise.”

From Yunzhizhai, they sent the salted egg yolk they made a few days later. The taste was almost the same as what Su Yujin and others made.

The mooncakes made by Su Yujin were sold until August 15th.

(End of chapter)

Though I have never eaten salted duck egg yolks, but in my recent holiday, I tried congee with century eggs. And it is salty!! You don’t need to add any salt to the congee if you have it. Here is a picture of the dish, and also let me know if they are different, and if so why. Also, I found two recipes in YouTube, one done in the way described in the book, and another a little different.