Chapter 161: Grilled Squid

The Qins had followed Lu Lin to Fish Cabin County, Lu Lin was grateful to them for their trust, they were living a comfortable life in Sha County, but they followed Lu Lin to a completely new destination without any hesitation.

"Magistrate, the Fish Cabin county seems to be very good! Look at this place, what kind of restaurant can we open?" Qin Lang asked.

Lu Lin smiled and said, "There are many options. The resources of this Fish Cabin county are much richer than that of Sha County. For people who like to eat seafood, this place is no difference than heaven!"

Qin Lang asked excitedly, "Can you open a food street like Sha County?"

Lu Lin smiled and said, "Of course."

It was going to be easier to open a food street here than Sha County. When Lu Lin first arrived in Sha County, the rich people in Sha County had all moved away. The rest of the local people's consumption level was limited, but there were many rich local people on Fish Cabin County.

Lu Lin was intrigued to open a few high-end restaurants in Sha County. Lu Lin was confident that he could have a few side businesses here.

"Lin Ge, do you need me to do anything?" Qin Lang was eager to get into action.

" There's nothing particularly important. You've just arrived, why don't you take some rest and find a place to settle down," Lu Lin said.

"Father is taking care of the house. I have nothing to do in my hands. I always feel like I'm completely empty when I am not working! I just... I enjoy getting things done," said Qin Lang with a frown.

Lu Lin patted Qin Lang's shoulder and said in his heart, 'Qin Lang is really a hardworking person! They must have a decent amount of savings in hand already, but they still like to get more work, I guess in this time and space, you should always be alert to potential risks.'

"Actually, there is a small business that you can do," Lu Lin pondered for a moment and decided to fulfill Qin Lang's wish to work.

Qin Lang asked curiously, "What is it?"

"A food stall to sell Spicy Fried Clams and Grilled Squid, " Lu Lin said.

"What are those things? Are they hard to cook?"

"Don't worry, it's easy. They are all local seafood, and the key is the seasoning and the sauce, I've already taught Yun Niang how to do it. Xiao Mi is building a seafood center, but it's going to take a while. Why don't you do some water testing for us and set up a food stall to see whether the local people like it or not."

"That sounds great, I'll ask my wife to learn from Yun Niang," Qin Lang said.

Lu Lin nodded and said, "Perfect!"

Qin Lang's wife was a capable Bio who was always willing to learn new skills.

Soon, Qin Lang opened a small food stall, mainly selling Spicy Fried Clams and Grilled Squid.

Due to the strange appearance of squid, there were very few people here who ate it. Qin Lang listened to Lu Lin and bought a basket of squid with a low price.

Qin Lang cut the whole squid into slices and put them in wooden skewers like kebab, then he put the squid skewers on the grill. He then added chili powder and spicy sauce, delicious smells wafted up from the stall.

The roasted squid was golden, and the chili powder was red, they looked very appealing to the eye.

The squid skewers were priced as 2 cents each, soon there were customers who were willing to give that a try.

Along the way, people were intrigued by the customers who were holding the squid skewers, they were surprised to find out each skewer was only sold for 2 cents, soon a lot of customers flocked to Qin Ming's stall.

The taste of roasted squid was divine. Qin Ming would promote Spicy Fried Clams to the customers, both food were sold well.

The whole basket of squid that Qin Lang bought was sold out.

Seeing this, Qin Lang and Qin Ming decided to continue selling roasted squid the next day.

......

"Father, Uncle Qin's grilled squid is very popular!" Yuan Bao said.

Lu Lin smiled and said, "Of course." In modern society, roasted squid stalls absolutely dominated night markets.

Lu Lin once again felt so great about himself, 'Thanks to me, now the local people are enjoying Mother Nature's presents.'

Lu Lin then glanced at Yuan Bao and said, "Don't eat too much, otherwise people will make fun of your chubby face."

Yuan Bao blushed and ran away, "Daddy, you are the only one who is making fun of me."

Yuan Bao pouted and ran away. Lu Lin looked at Yuan Bao's retiring figure and smiled.

Lu Lin walked into the room only to see Chen Xiao Mi munching on roasted squid. Seeing Lu Lin come in, Xiao Mi wiped his mouth in embarrassment.

"Do you like it?" Lu Lin sat down and asked.

Chen Xiao Mi nodded and said, "It's very delicious. You are always full of new ideas."

Lu Lin touched his chin and said, "To be honest with you, I didn't invent this cooking method, I learned it in my hometown. But the good thing is all food here has kept original taste and flavor, food in my hometown is very... how do I put this... artificial."

Chen Xiao Mi nodded, he only had a hazy notion about what Lu Lin just said.

......

In the county yamen, several Yamen runners were enjoying roasted squid as well.

"This thing tastes so good!" Zheng San said.

Zhou Shi nodded and said, "Yeah! Even the local people find it amazing, they have never had it this way before."

That morning, Qin Lang bought two baskets of squids, there were a few skewers left in the evening when he packed up the stall, so he cooked them all and shared them with Chen Xiao Mi and the yamen runners.

Qin Lang and Qin Ming became more and more sophisticated over the years, they knew the old yamen runners wouldn't find fault with them if they try to be nice first.

The old Yamen runners were anxious when the previous magistrate retired, they all tried their best to inquire about Lu Lin. Now that two of Lu Lin's most trusted subordinates made overtures to them, so they befriended with them happily.

"Our new county magistrate is not simple! It is said that when he was in Sha County, he made a roasted sheep and was rewarded by the emperor."

"I've heard about it too. I heard that his brother-in-law is a genius businessman who has built a commercial street and something called a resort which has attracted visitors from the Liao Dynasty."

Wang Da looked a little worried. "I hope this Magistrate Lu is a good official."

Wang Da was the lead yamen runner, he had been worried that Lu Lin would replace him with one of his own subordinates, but it looked like this Magistrate Lu had no intention to do so, all he cared about was to build a seafood center.

......

Qin Lang and Qin Ming were both surprised when they saw there was already a line of customers waiting for them when they arrived at the market.

The Qin Brothers were great at building rapport with the customers, soon they found out a lot of the customers were here for Lu Lin's reputation. It looked like the yamen runners had promoted for Qin Brothers, they said the sauce was invented by Lu Lin, the new magistrate who was appreciated by the emperor due to his exceptional cooking skills.

The local people knew they couldn't afford Roast Whole Lamb, but they could easily spend a few cents on squid skewers.

Compared to Grilled Squid, Spicy Fried Clams wasn't as popular. It wasn't because it was less tasty, it was because Grilled Squid was much more convenient to have, the customers could easily pick them up and have them on the go.

Qin Lang prepared two baskets of squid this day, but it sold fast, it was sold out before the evening.

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"I didn't expect this strange looking fish to be so delicious after it is roasted!" A few fish sellers in the market chatted with each other.

"Yeah! Qin Lang and Qin Ming always buy two whole baskets in one go, it must be very popular. I've had a few customers who also tried to roast the squid, but they all say it doesn't taste nearly as good."

"It's all about the seasoning and the sauce, you know, how can you just magically make something delicious by roasting it?"

"Is that so..."

......

When Qin Lang and Qin Ming first bought squid from the market, it was so cheap that it almost felt like free.

After a few days, the two of them found that the price of squid had increased. Although it was still cheap, it was still much more expensive than before because many people were also buying them, it was in short supply but in great demand.

Qin Lang and Qin Ming had been making about two hundred cents per day.

"Father, Magistrate Lu is amazing! He just helps us make so much money with a random idea."

Qin Yi nodded, "I'm not surprised at all! This isn't the first time we've seen Magistrate Lu works wonders. I think the wisest decision I've ever make in my life was to work for Magistrate Lu."

The Qin Brothers nodded, they felt the same way as well, they always thought they owed everything they had in life to Lu Lin.

Qin Lang nodded, "That's right, I'm forever grateful to Magistrate Lu. Father, Magistrate Lu has invited us to dinner, are you going as well?"

Qin Yi shook his head and said, "You guys go."

Qin Lang nodded and said, "See you soon, father."

"Does he have something important to discuss with you or... ..." asked Qin Yi.

Qin Ming shook his head and said, "That doesn't seem to be the case. I heard that Magistrate Lu has accidentally bought too much food, so he invites us for a dinner to finish all the food."

Qin Yi was speechless, "Sometimes I feel Magistrate Lu acts like a little boy."

Qin Lang laughed, "But that makes him more real and approachable, everyone likes him."

Qin Yi looked at his two sons and said, "You guys don't get carried away too much, he is our lord, remember to show respect all the time!"