Chapter 23 Selling Wild Boar
After Gu Yu and the ox cart owner labored to move the wild boar onto the cart, Gu Yu panted for a while. Then, worriedly, he covered the wild boar’s corpse with a straw mat, completely concealing it, before sitting on the ox cart and setting off for Lian Town.
As it was getting late, he didn’t encounter many people on the road.
When Gu Yu entered the town with the ox cart, to avoid any trouble, he asked the ox cart to stop in a quiet place to wait. He then slipped off the cart and ran towards the side entrance of Chunlai Restaurant.
“Little brother, why are you back so soon! Did your father catch something good again?”
“You guessed right. Quickly call Chef Wang out, I have something good to sell him.”
“Okay, please wait a moment.”
When the side door opened after knocking, the waiter saw it was Gu Yu and immediately smiled.
However, Gu Yu didn’t have time to linger with him. After stating his purpose directly, the waiter quickly nodded, asked Gu Yu to wait a moment, and then ran towards the kitchen.
Not long after, the Chubby Chef came running, panting.
“Master, my father caught a wild boar. It just died and is still fresh! I thought about it, and you said you like fresh ingredients before, so I came to ask if you want this wild boar?”
“Yes, yes, yes! You are so thoughtful, knowing I like fresh things.”
The Chubby Chef knew that Gu Yu coming meant he had wild game to sell, so he hurried over.
The young waiter who followed complained along the way, wondering why he was rushing to please a poor kid. The Chubby Chef then tapped him on the head.
Usually, he kept this young waiter around because he was smart and quick-witted. He didn’t expect his personality to be so mercenary… Even if he was mercenary, he was foolish when it came to important matters.
Gu Yu himself was nothing, but he had a hunter father!
After Fuman Restaurant opened opposite them, it had already snatched a lot of Chunlai Restaurant’s business. To counter Fuman Restaurant, they had to introduce signature dishes.
After all, the Chubby Chef had invested in Chunlai Restaurant and was one of the owners behind it. If he earned less, he wouldn’t even get much in dividends.
These traveling merchants were always running around, and they had eaten countless delicacies. At this time, nothing could attract more attention than wild game. They would be generous with their money, so their attitude towards Gu Yu had to be good!
Even if they couldn’t treat him like they treated an old father, they should at least offer warmth like a spring breeze.
As soon as he came over, he heard from Gu Yu that there was a wild boar. The Chubby Chef’s already small eyes were so happy that they were almost invisible.
Wild boar! It could be made into many dishes: steamed pork with rice, pork balls, sweet and sour pork ribs, stir-fried pork heart…
Hahaha, now Fuman Restaurant opposite them would be crying!
“Master, how much silver can you give me for this wild boar meat?”
“The market price for pork is twenty wen per jin. But wild boar is difficult to catch, so its price is higher than ordinary wild game. How about this! I’ll decide, sixty wen per jin.”
“Deal, I like how straightforward you are, master.”
“Haha, next time you have fresh wild game, remember to send it over quickly.”
Sixty wen per jin for wild boar meat was much cheaper than ninety wen per jin for roe deer meat. However, the wild boars Gu Yu brought this time were so heavy that they had to be transported by ox cart. Compared to the roe deer, which weighed around a hundred jin, this was a victory in terms of quantity.
Afterwards, Gu Yu instructed the restaurant’s waiter to bring the cart for transporting vegetables to the place where the ox cart was parked. Several people quickly transferred the wild boar to another mule cart.
Then Gu Yu gave instructions, telling the ox cart owner to wait for him to return before leaving. He then followed the mule cart back to the small courtyard at the side entrance of Chunlai Restaurant.
While transporting the wild boar, Gu Yu specifically observed the wild boar’s size and felt its weight. He knew in his heart that he was going to make a fortune this time.
