NOVEL WEB 23: Selling the Wild Boar
After Gu Yu and the ox cart owner struggled to lift the wild boar onto the cart, they panted heavily for quite some time. Then, still concerned, Gu Yu covered the boar’s carcass with a straw mat, wrapping it up tightly before sitting on the cart and heading toward Lianchen.
Since it was already quite late, they didn’t encounter many people on the road.
When Gu Yu and the cart entered town, to avoid trouble, Gu Yu had the cart wait in a quiet place while he slipped down and ran toward the side door of Spring Arrival Restaurant.
“Young brother, you’re back so soon! Could it be that your father caught something good again?”
“You’ve guessed correctly! Quickly call Chef Wang out—I have something good to sell him.”
“Of course, please wait a moment.”
After knocking, when the worker at the side door opened it and saw Gu Yu, he immediately smiled.
However, Gu Yu had no time for small talk, so after directly stating his purpose, the worker quickly nodded and asked Gu Yu to wait briefly before running toward the kitchen.
Before long, the fat chef came running over, panting heavily.
“Chef, my father caught a wild boar, freshly killed and still fresh! I thought about it—you mentioned before that you like fresh ingredients, so I came to ask if you want this wild boar?”
“Yes, yes, yes! You’re such a thoughtful kid, knowing I love fresh ingredients.”
The fat chef knew that when Gu Yu came, it meant he had wild prey to sell, which is why he hurried over.
The young worker beside him had been complaining along the way, wondering why they were so eager to please a poor kid, which earned him a knock on the head from the fat chef.
He usually kept this worker by his side because he was clever and agile, but he didn’t expect him to be so mercenary… Being mercenary was one thing, but being foolish on important matters was another.
Gu Yu himself wasn’t significant, but he had a hunter for a father!
After the Blessed Abundance Restaurant opened across the street, it had taken much of Spring Arrival’s business. So to compete, they needed to introduce specialty dishes.
After all, the fat chef had invested in Spring Arrival Restaurant and was one of the owners behind the scenes. If they earned less, he wouldn’t get much in dividends.
These traveling merchants who came to dine had roamed far and wide, tasting countless delicacies. Now, nothing could attract their attention more than wild prey, and they were generous with their money. So he had to treat Gu Yu well!
Even if he couldn’t treat him like his own father, he needed to provide the warmth of spring.
And now, as soon as he arrived, he heard from Gu Yu about a wild boar, which made the fat chef’s already small eyes nearly disappear with pleasure.
Wild boar! It could be used for so many dishes—steamed minced pork, meatballs, sweet and sour ribs, stir-fried pig’s heart…
Haha, now the Blessed Abundance Restaurant across the street would weep!
“Chef, how much silver can you offer for this wild boar meat?”
“The market price for pork is twenty copper coins per jin, but wild boar is harder to catch, so the price is higher than ordinary prey. Let me decide—sixty copper coins per jin.”
“Deal. I like your directness, Chef.”
“Haha, next time you have fresh prey, remember to bring it over quickly.”
At sixty copper coins per jin, wild boar meat was considerably cheaper than roe deer meat at ninety copper coins per jin. However, the wild boar Gu Yu brought this time was so heavy it required an ox cart to transport. Compared to the roughly hundred-jin roe deer, it would win by quantity.
Afterward, Gu Yu had the restaurant’s workers bring a mule cart used for transporting vegetables to where the ox cart was parked. Several people quickly transferred the wild boar to the mule cart.
Gu Yu then instructed the ox cart owner to wait for his return before leaving, and he followed the mule cart back to the small courtyard by the side door of Spring Arrival Restaurant.
While transporting the wild boar, Gu Yu specially observed its size and felt its weight, knowing in his heart that he was going to make a killing this time.