Early in the morning.
The rooster crows and crows.
As soon as Cheng Wanwan got up, he saw Wu Huiniang sitting in the yard, cutting autumn clothes for the family.
Summer clothes are made of one layer of burlap, while autumn shirts are sewn into two layers. The two layers of cloth should have an opening for movement. When winter comes, the two layers of linen are stuffed with reeds, catkins, straw or the like to keep warm. You can also put chicken and duck feathers. It is the most primitive down jacket. People with a little wealth will go to Orion's house to buy animal skins. Rabbit and fox furs are more warm.
Cheng Wanwan has a lot of rabbit skins at home. She saw with her own eyes that her eldest daughter-in-law sewed more than a dozen rabbit skins into a cloak according to her size. She was really touched when she received this rabbit skin cloak. Got a handful.
Even if there was a risk, she had to buy a big quilt from the mall and never let the children get cold.
besides!
Build a Tukang!
This is a custom only in the north. In ancient times when information was limited, Dahe Village, which is neither south nor north, had never heard of such a thing as an earthen bed.
But just because the people in Dahe Village haven't heard of it, doesn't mean it hasn't been written about in the book. When the time comes, I'll just recommend it to the more knowledgeable people.
When the workers arrived, she would discuss the matter with Zhao Anjiang and then draw the design.
While she was thinking here, Zhao Ergou came out with a basket on his back. In the basket was almost fifty kilograms of braised pig offal and twenty kilograms of braised wild roe deer. The basket was filled to the brim.
"Mom, I'm going to town first."
Cheng Wanwan warned him: "Eat something to cushion your stomach before going to town. If you encounter trouble, don't be anxious. Think slowly and you can always come up with a charter."
Zhao Ergou nodded: "Mom, I know everything, let's go."
He went to the city alone and didn't have much. He didn't ask Zhao Da to drive the cattle cart, so he walked to Hekou Town on his own legs.
It takes more than an hour to walk all the way there.
Hekou Town relies on the pier and has become the most prosperous county nearby. The pier is the busiest and there are many people on the street.
Zhao Ergou arrived at Jixiang Restaurant first. He made an agreement with shopkeeper Zhou yesterday to deliver twenty kilograms of braised meat today for a total of thirteen yuan.
After the handover was completed, he went to Zuixian Tower again.
Zuixianlou is the largest restaurant in Hekou Town. There is also a chain store in Baiyun Town, Fenghuang Town. Yesterday, I ordered thirty pounds of braised food.
As soon as Zhao Ergou walked in, shopkeeper Yang greeted him: "Brother Zhao, come and sit down quickly. Waiter, bring a pot of tea."
Zhao Ergou took out the things from his backpack and said, "Thirty kilograms of braised meat are all here."
"I left some stewed meat yesterday and sent it to Zuixianlou in Baiyun Town next door. Guess what, it was sold out in no time, and it wasn't enough! So, I just wanted to ask the little brother if I can increase the amount?" Yang The shopkeeper said with a smile, "When the reputation of this braised food is established, one store will not be able to sell thirty kilograms a day. I hope you can supply three hundred kilograms a day. We can discuss the price."
There are thirty or forty Zuixian Restaurants in Huzhou, and if one of them has braised pork, every one of them has to make arrangements for it. Three hundred catties is just a conservative number.
Zhao Ergou couldn't help but swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
Three hundred catties, he earned thirty cents per catty, that’s nine taels of silver!
Earn nine taels in one day, ninety taels in ten days, nine hundred taels in one hundred days...
He pinched his thigh hard and woke up quickly!
Three hundred kilograms, how many pots would it take to stew it out? His family simply couldn't supply that much.
Moreover, my family is building a house recently, so we really can’t spare any manpower.
He didn't say anything, but shopkeeper Yang became a little anxious: "It used to be sixty-five cents per catty. If the volume of goods increases, I can give you seventy cents."
Shopkeeper Yang had cooperated with Cheng Wanwan before. At first, his purpose was to buy the ice powder formula, but Zhao Ergou's mother was too shrewd and refused to sell it to him. Instead, she went to discuss business with Lao Zhou across the street. Later, he lowered his profile and finally reached a cooperation... So this time, he didn't even dare to mention buying the formula, for fear of pushing the whole family to the Jixiang Restaurant across the street.
Zhao Ergou swallowed his saliva again, seventy cents per pound, he was really going to get rich this time.
He lowered his head to cover up his gaffe. His mother had said that he should remain calm in any situation and not reveal his thoughts.
He took out more than twenty kilograms of wild roe deer from the basket on his back and said, "Pig offal is a bit hard to buy. How about shopkeeper Yang trying the wild roe deer?"
Shopkeeper Yang cut off a piece of meat and tasted it carefully. He was in disbelief: "The braised wild roe deer is so delicious. I want as much as you have. Regardless of the roe deer meat or offal, the price is the same as the pig offal."
Zhao Ergou had calmed down a lot and said in an orderly manner: "Let me be honest with Shopkeeper Yang. Three hundred kilograms of braised meat is not a big problem. However, this amount will take a month to reach. My family is really busy building a house recently. We are very short of manpower. I have finished my work in the town and have to go back to help quickly."
Shopkeeper Yang really didn't want to waste this month's money-making time, so he tentatively said: "Why don't you go back and ask your mother if she sells the marinade recipe..."
Zhao Ergou said word for word: "My mother said that this is our family's ancestral recipe and it must be passed down from generation to generation. Anyone who dares to make a one-time deal is not worthy of being a descendant of the Zhao family."
Shopkeeper Yang: "..."
Isn’t it just a recipe? Why are you being so serious?
He said with a smile: "Brother Zhao hasn't eaten yet, so just eat whatever you want at our Zuixian Tower. The menu is here. This meal is treated as my uncle's treat."
Zhao Ergou instinctively wanted to refuse, but he didn't know what he thought of, but he still took the menu.
He ordered vegetarian noodle soup first. Vegetarian noodle soup is the cheapest food in the entire Zuixian Tower, costing ten cents a bowl.
He continued to look at the menu and caught a glimpse of the lion's head.
He thought about more than a month ago, when his mother took them to a restaurant to eat. At that time, a table of people ordered lion heads. From that moment on, he had been thinking about what a lion head was. It was made by cutting off the lion's head. Food? Later, when I asked Shen Zheng, the bastard first laughed at his ignorance, and then explained in detail how the lion's head was made. It was actually fried meatballs... At that time, Sidan's mouth watered.
He made more than two taels of silver today, so he should be able to afford a bowl of lion's head.
He took a look at the price, lion head, three hundred and fifty coins.
He could have a bowl of vegetarian noodle soup for free. The lion head was taken home, and he must have paid for it himself.
He said with a bit of pain: "Shopkeeper Yang, please give me another bowl of lion head."
Shopkeeper Yang went to prepare with a smile on his face. He was treating him to this meal. He just hoped that the child could eat more good food. After returning home, he would say more good things about Zuixianlou in front of Zhao Chengshi, so that he could lick his face and make requests in the future... ...There is no shameless request. I just hope that if there are any new dishes in the future, they will be provided to Zuixianlou first.
While waiting for the food, Zhao Ergou was still reading the menu.
Then I saw a new dish added at the end, braised food, 300 yuan.
Zhao Ergou immediately took out the small abacus from his waist, made a calculation, and instantly shut up.
Shen Zheng earns four cents from a pound of braised meat, while his mother earns twenty-one cents. He earns thirty cents, and he thinks he earns the most.
Can! Shopkeeper Yang can actually earn more than 200 yuan from selling one pound!
Soon, Zhao Ergou knew that he was short-changed. The table next to him ordered braised food, and he estimated that half a catty of it was cut into a small plate.
In other words, shopkeeper Yang can earn almost half a tael of silver per kilogram of braised food.
Zhao Ergou: "..."
It would be great if he could own a restaurant. He wouldn't let anyone else make the money.
