Many of the customers who bought the braised pork were Su Yun's old customers. They saw that a braised pork shop had opened across the street and originally wanted to try it out. But they heard that as long as they admitted that Li Ji's was better than Yun Ji's, they would be fine.
Give them two taels of meat as an extra gift.
Two ounces of meat is not much. According to Li Ji's calculation, a pound of meat is only 80 cents, so two ounces of meat is just over 10 cents.
Some customers looked down on the extra cents, and some liked customers who were looking for petty gains. However, they happily accepted Li Ji's conditions and boasted that Li Ji's braised pork was many times more delicious than Yun Ji's.
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In just one day, rumors spread that Yun Kee's food was not as delicious as Li Kee's, and it was more expensive than Li Kee's. After Li Kee opened its doors, Yun Kee couldn't continue its business and was about to close down!
Rumors are rampant.
Those who were originally envious of Su Yun's store for its good business also came out and stepped on her at this time.
"I have long said that her shop is very expensive and the food is not delicious. You still don't believe that you have to go out and buy it. Now a more affordable one has come and she closed it immediately. Isn't this a guilty conscience?"
"I'm afraid she'll keep the door closed forever."
"Those who used to argue that I was jealous and couldn't afford it, the braised meat shop you were after has closed down!"
"Hahahaha, that's right, hahaha!"
There will never be a shortage of people in this world who add insult to injury, just like these people in front of me. Once caught at a certain point, they will indiscriminately speculate on others with the greatest malice.
But fortunately these words did not reach Su Yun's ears.
While they were talking about her impending bankruptcy, Su Yun was researching new foods in the kitchen at home.
Li Meng thought that after buying all the pig offal, she couldn't make braised pork? Su Yun exclaimed, she really couldn't make braised pig offal because there were no raw materials.
But she can do other things.
The Dongpo pork being cooked in the pot is one of them, and the roasted pork from her braised pork restaurant can also be put on the agenda.
Su Yun had been busy in the kitchen all afternoon, and the sweet and fragrant smell of meat kept coming out of her chimney, which annoyed her next-door neighbors.
Especially the Li family, which was separated by a wall from theirs, could clearly smell the lingering fragrance.
Mrs. Li's expression did not change. She knew that Su Yun was making food to sell, so she must be making some new food. But Wang Erni could not be as indifferent as Mrs. Li.
Although she has now found a job as a street sweeper, she only earns fifteen yuan a month. But Li Hu was sent to some martial arts school by the old woman and Li Erniu to learn Kung Fu, which cost ten yuan a month.
Her little salary was just enough for Li Hu's tuition. The old woman asked for four yuan of the remaining five yuan, leaving one yuan for her as pocket money.
The pocket money of one yuan a month is life-threatening for Wang Erni. She can't even sneak out for extra meals, so she can only come back from get off work on time every day and eat the boiled vegetables prepared by the old woman...
Wang Erni, who had been eating boiled vegetables for five days in a row, felt like her mouth was watering.
Especially now, when she was eating whole-grain rice, the strong smell of meat wafted from the next door. The overbearing smell made Wang Erni's mouth water.
But I couldn't eat it.
Wang Erni held a large bowl with a piece of the mouth missing, and took big mouthfuls of the vegetables and whole-grain rice inside, mumbling incessantly.
Mrs. Li couldn't bear to see her daughter-in-law's shallow eyes.
He casually grabbed a cane and hit it on the table with a bang.
"You have something to eat, but you still can't stop your mouth? Is the rice I cooked too dry? I'll eat watery food every day starting from tomorrow."
She felt sorry for Wang Erni who was working outside and was afraid that she would starve, so she made a special effort to cook rice every day. Who knew that Wang Erni didn't understand her gratitude and even looked like she was reluctant to eat?
Then just eat porridge.
"Mom...Mom, what do you do like this? It's winter now, what do you do if you eat thin food in winter?"
"No? What's wrong?" Mrs. Li glanced at Wang Erni's strong body with disgust, "You have so much fat on your body, you won't starve to death if you eat a few less meals."
Wang Erni:......
The old woman was attacking her personally, but she didn't dare to resist.
Wang Erni only felt that her status in the Li family was extremely low. She was not even as good as those old hens in the backyard!
Wang Erni, who noticed this truth, turned her grief and anger into appetite, and ate the rice in the bowl with big mouthfuls...
Next door, Su Yun didn't know about the Li family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. After three experiments, she finally made Dongpo pork with a pure taste. The taste was exactly the same as what her grandfather used to make.
Su Yun took a bite of the soft Dongpo meat and felt the aroma of the meat filling her mouth.
"Hmm... delicious..."
As soon as she finished speaking, there was a whining sound coming from the yard, and the wood was scratched and creaked. Su Yun then thought that she was not the only one in her family now, but there was also a new member, Xiao Hei.
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"Xiao Hei, are you hungry too? Sorry, sorry, I forgot about you."
Su Yun smiled and poured some gravy from the pot on the rice in the lunch box before opening the door.
Xiao Hei, who was constantly circling the kennel, finally saw his mistress. He was barking and his round, dark eyes were staring at the lunch box in Su Yun's hand.
Oh, it should be said to be its lunch box.
He made a whining sound from his mouth and was extremely anxious.
Su Yun chuckled, "Okay, don't worry, don't worry, we can eat now."
Putting the lunch box in her hand where Xiao Hei could eat it, Su Yun moved it to the side. When Xiao Lin was not at home, she didn't dare to get too close to Xiao Hei by herself.
The main reason is that they don't understand each other. They are not familiar with themselves, and they are not familiar with them either. If they approach rashly, they are afraid of causing unnecessary harm.
Su Yun planned to feed Xiao Hei every day and hang out in front of him twice if she had time, so that they would get familiar with each other as soon as possible. But what Su Yun didn't expect was that after eating this meal, Xiao Hei would already be interested in her.
The tail is wagging.
Su Yun:???
Is this a way to show her favor?
Before she could react, Xiao Hei came over, rubbed his head against her trouser legs and purred twice.
Is this really a sign of goodwill?
Su Yun was overjoyed and boldly stretched out her hand, tentatively rubbing Xiao Hei's head.
Xiao Hei jumped away, staring at her warily with a pair of dark eyes, but did not pounce on her to bite her.
Su Yun was amused by the vigilant eyes, she burst out laughing, waved to Xiao Hei and pointed at the lunch box, "Are you full? Do you want to eat some more? I made Dongpo Pork, which is very good."
Xiao Hei whined twice and licked his lips with his tongue, as if he still had more to say.
Su Yun was amused by its humane movements, turned around and went into the kitchen to fish out a piece of Dongpo meat, untied the straw rope on it, and put the meat into the lunch box.
Xiao Hei groaned and swallowed it in one gulp.
Then he raised his head and looked at Su Yun with his dark eyes shining brightly.
As if to say, it still needs more.
Su Yun:......
Is this what is called swallowing meat whole? It’s such a big piece!