Chapter 24 The First Customer
Lin Yuzhu knew that her family could not hide the business of the braised water. The county town was very close. Recently, many people in the village also went to the capital city. It was easy to meet acquaintances when they went to sell. So she simply replied: "These are all sold. My family is going to do a small business of snacks."
Tang Furong was even more shocked: "Sell it? Can this thing be sold?"
Lin Yuzhu's eyes turned and knew that Tang Furong's family's conditions were well calculated in the village. She said happily: "Of course it is sold, otherwise why would our family buy so many pigs to go into the water? The candied haws business cannot be done. Our family has more than one family and the whole family is waiting for dinner, so naturally we have to think of new ways."
Tang Furong became interested: "Then what do you plan to sell it?"
Lin Yuzhu said the price set in advance: "The price of all pigs is the same, ten cents per pound, and my family now has braised pigs to be put into water."
Tang Furong is a good person who is not short of money. At least it doesn’t take long to buy something worth tens of cents. What Lin Yuzhu said has aroused her interest. She admires everything Lin Yuzhu has done in the past few years. Since it must taste good, she asked without thinking: "Will you sell it now? If you sell it, weigh me a pound."
Zhang Bihua, who was working, stopped the work in her hand, stood up and looked at Lin Yuzhu, but saw that Lin Yuzhu had already walked towards the kitchen, and said while walking: "Don't rush to decide first, try it first and then decide whether to buy it."
She must have confidence in her own things, and she advised Tang Furong just to arouse Tang Furong's interest.
Tang Furong had a smile on her face: "That's right, I'll try it first, is it delicious?"
Lin Yuzhu put the chopped pig in a basket and brought it to the main hall. Tang Furong also followed it into the room.
Tang Furong picked up a piece of pork liver with chopsticks. She felt that the pig liver tasted lighter in the water. As soon as she entered her mouth, a spice scent stimulated the taste buds, which was not as fishy as she imagined. The pig liver was a bit powdery and tasted very fragrant. She kept chewing and nodding and said, "Can I try something else?"
Lin Yuzhu reminded: "You try the pig intestine too, this thing is delicious too."
Tang Furong had confidence and grabbed a piece of pig intestine the size of a finger and ate it. It was indeed delicious. She said directly: "Weigh two pounds for me."
Ten cents per pound is ten cents per pound. It costs fifteen yuan to buy a pound of pork in the city. That’s still raw. The braised taste is so good that it only costs ten cents per pound. When you buy two pounds, you can eat it comfortably for adults and children.
There are also kraft paper bags and scales at home. After Lin Yuzhu mixed up and grabbed a bag to weigh it, she specially added a little more for Tang Furong.
Tang Furong felt very comfortable after paying the money. She didn't let Lin Yuzhu go. She knew that Lin Yuzhu had added at least one or two taels to her, so she happily left with a kraft paper bag.
There was only one pound left in the basket. Lin Yuzhu felt that the business was completely possible and asked Lin Laoshi about the price of buying pigs today.
Lin Laoshi, following the method Lin Yuzhu taught before, has distinguished all the internal organs, and the smell in the yard is indeed not pleasant.
After cleaning his hands, he said, "I transferred all the meat stalls in the vegetable market today and bought five pigs to get into the water. Each pig costs 20 cents. I have already agreed with the meat stall owner that I will want all the pigs to get into the water in the future, and it is all at this price."
It is not expensive to get into the water for a pig with twenty cents. Within Lin Yuzhu's expected range, at this price, a pig would probably make two or three hundred cents, and its profit was much higher than that of candied haws.
But there are too many processes, and it is difficult to clean. For example, if the large intestine of five pigs is really washed, it takes half a day to clean it, and the pig's belly and other things also need to be specially cleaned, let alone the pig's lungs, and they have to be soaked in water all the time.
Fortunately, when I thought about the profits, I felt that everything was worth it. I had to make more than one or two silver dollars if I really sold out a few buckets in the yard.
She couldn't touch the cold water, and Lin Yushu didn't come back, so she could only come to clean up Lin Laoshi and Zhang Bihua.
Both of them are old, and Lin Yuzhu doesn't want them to work too hard, so she suggests that they only make pork livers and pig houses that do not require special cleaning, and go to the county town in the afternoon to try it.
The pork loin cannot be braised, so Lin Yuzhu simply stayed at home to eat it. You can also try fried waist flowers and other things at that time, which tasted good.
With the more convenient braised pork liver and pig tongue, Zhang Bihua began to prepare a backpack.
And Tang Furong's house has already reached lunch order.
Tang Furong's husband's name is Lin Qingshan who helps people run errands in the county town, and can earn 70 to 80 cents a day. His family's life is much better than other families in the village.
I happened to come back early after finishing my work, but I saw Tang Furong looking happy and in a good mood. And I also put a pot of wine on the table. I couldn't help but ask curiously: "What good thing did you encounter today?"
He still knows his wife very well. He hasn't been chatting with him recently and always complains in his ears. It's rare to see Tang Furong smiling today and prepare wine for him. He knows that something is good.
Tang Furong put the two pounds of braised dishes he bought into two large bowls and served them on the table, saying, "You drink first."
Lin Qingshan looked at the things on the table and thought he had read it wrong. After rubbing his eyes, he confirmed that it was the pig who went into the water and said shocked: "You didn't call me a pig who couldn't eat it to eat it, why did you buy it back?" He felt a little aggrieved when he said this. The pig liver he had bought for three cents before was scolded for a long time.
Tang Furong greeted the child and the old man and said, "You eat it first, I didn't cook this, I don't have the ability to do this."
I picked up the chopsticks and picked up a belly strip without hesitation. It was very chewy and the more I chewed it, the more fragrant it became.
Lin Qingshan saw that Tang Furong was eating with relish, and the two children and the elderly were having fun, so he tried to eat it, but he was shocked once.
This is braised, and the taste is better than what he eats on the street.
"Where did you buy it? It tastes better than what I ate in a county restaurant." He often accompanied his boss to eat outside. He ate all the restaurants and restaurants of all sizes in the county, but the taste was not so good.
Tang Furong was proud and said happily: "I saw Lin Laoshi's family bought a lot of pigs and came back from the water. I went to see it with the mentality of watching the fun. Guess what, their family actually planned to braised pigs and sold them to the city for sale. The price was cheap. This pound of braised pigs costs ten cents. I tasted it and bought two pounds to come back for you to taste."
She was very proud. She often ate meat at home without any need for oil or water. The key is that everyone in her family praised her for doing this well and she especially enjoyed this feeling.
Now it was Lin Qingshan's turn to be shocked.
He was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "It's the girl Yuzhu who wants to go out."
Chapter completed!