The small yard of Liu Jin's house is very lively. Liu Jin is sitting in the main seat. Wang, Zhao Heishan, Zhao Dahu, and Zhao Erhu are sitting next to each other. As for Zhao Erhu's younger brothers and sisters, his mother, sister-in-law, Zhao Dahu's son, etc. are all there.
He stood aside with a thick bowl in his hand and did not serve the table.
On the table, a large pot of braised pork, sweet and sour pork ribs, and a plate of stir-fried Chinese cabbage exuded bursts of attractive fragrance. Zhao Dahu, Zhao Erhu and others all looked at the meat on the table eagerly, swallowing their saliva.
, while also waiting for Liu Jin to move his chopsticks first.
According to the rules, women and children are not allowed to serve at the table. Liu Jin's mother, Wang, is the host, so she is an exception. The host cannot move his chopsticks, and the guests cannot use their chopsticks.
Zhao Heishan was pretty good. After all, he was old and experienced, so he chatted with Liu Jin with a smile on his face. However, Zhao Erhu's younger brothers and sisters all looked very anxious and drooled.
The fragrant rice, the rice from the south of the Yangtze River, is not white noodles; the big, big pieces of red braised pork, the fragrance exuding made these young ones wipe their saliva over and over again.
Such good days have never happened even during the good years in the past. Zhao Heishan's family is really too poor and has not eaten meat for a long, long time.
"Everyone, let's eat. If you have any questions, we can talk about it after eating."
Liu Jin looked at everyone, smiled and said, he also took the lead in picking up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs. Liu Jin knew that if he didn't move his chopsticks, Zhao Heishan and others would not move their chopsticks.
"Thank you, Brother Jin."
Zhao Heishan's dark, wrinkled face also squeezed out a smile. Although it is not clear why Brother Jin went crazy today and wanted to treat his family to such a big meal, but with meat and white rice, it is definitely worth it.
Smile.
As Liu Jin moved his chopsticks, the people on the table also started to move their chopsticks one after another. The children who had been waiting beside him naturally became excited.
He flew to the big steamer with a thick bowl, which was filled with fragrant rice. He filled the bowl with it, and then came to the pot with braised pork on the side.
Here, Zhao Heishan's wife is cooking the ladle. When someone comes over, she pours a spoonful of braised pork on top of the rice. Her hands can't help but shake while she's cooking the braised pork. This level is comparable to that of the canteen aunts of later generations.
There was nothing I could do, after all, it was not my own home, and the food belonged to Liu Jin, so he always kept it open. When he met his youngest son and grandson, he really loved them and secretly bought an extra piece of braised pork.
When have they ever had such luxury of such fine braised pork? Being able to eat just one spoonful of it is already a very happy thing for them, and they don't dare to be greedy for more.
Liu Jin tasted the sweet and sour pork ribs carefully. To be honest, Wang's craftsmanship is really average. The sweet and sour pork ribs are very average, but the pork is from pigs raised by farmers, not the kind of pigs that grow up on feed in later generations.
Nowadays, it often takes a year to raise a pig. It only eats some wild vegetables, swill, etc., without any hormones, and it is considered a purely natural food.
The taste is naturally much better than that of feed pigs, and the meat is more fragrant.
While eating, I casually observed the surroundings. Zhao Heishan on the table ate quite gracefully, but it could also be seen that he had indeed not eaten meat for a long time. Large pieces of braised pork, one bite at a time, were so oily and watery.
All flowed out from the corners of the mouth.
Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu were completely like reincarnations of starving ghosts. At this time, they had already forgotten what Zhao Heishan had told them. They finished a large bowl of rice in just a few mouthfuls, and a big mouthful of braised pork in one bite.
As for the other people in Zhao Heishan's family, they all ate in a hurry. A bowl of rice and a spoonful of braised pork were all eaten in the blink of an eye. Some children even finished their bowls, and then started eating again.
He looked at the others eagerly, as if he wanted to continue eating another bowl.
Liu Jin’s mother, Mrs. Wang, ate very slowly, chewing carefully, looking preoccupied and hesitant to speak. It was obvious that she really couldn’t figure out where Liu Jin got the money, and she insisted on asking for it.
Invite Zhao Heishan and his family to dinner.
"Auntie, give Sanhu and the others an extra bowl, so that they can finish all the food and save it for it to go rancid easily."
Liu Jin saw the children eating in the yard, looking eagerly at the people at the main table, and said to Zhao Heishan's wife with a smile.
"Eh~"
She nodded. For a rural woman like her, with such a free meal, she naturally wished she could eat more. Now that Liu Jin has spoken again, she is naturally welcome.
Soon, everyone in Zhao Heishan's family filled a bowl of rice with a spoonful of braised pork. This time, they ate it slowly. The taste of braised pork with rice is really unforgettable.
During the meal, everyone ate in silence, and there was no sound except the sound of eating.
It took half an hour for the meal to be finished. Zhao Erhu's mother and Zhao Dahu's wife also consciously helped clean up, wash the dishes and chopsticks.
As for the children of the Zhao family, they were sent back with full meals, mouths full of oil, and satisfaction. Then it was time for the adults to discuss important matters.
"I know you have a lot of questions. Before I talk about these things, let me show you something first."
Liu Jin looked at his current Wang family, then at Zhao Heishan and Zhao Dahu, took out a pack of snow salt, slowly spread it out and said, "This is what I use to make a fortune, snow salt!"
"Snow salt?"
Wang and Zhao Heishan said doubtfully at the same time, then took a bit of snow salt with their fingers and looked at it carefully.
"Is this the salt you cook these days?"
Wang tasted the snow salt and her eyes suddenly widened. Then she remembered that Liu Jin had been tinkering with boiling salt these days, but she didn't expect that the salt she cooked turned out to be such high-quality refined salt.
"Yes, last time I heard Uncle Heishan say that good green salt costs more than 200 cents per catty. Only wealthy landowners can afford it, but the sea salt we cook only costs a few cents per catty.
, the price difference is too far.”
"So I was thinking about turning our sea salt into green salt, so that I could naturally sell it at a good price. Last time a salt dealer came to our village to collect salt, I quietly sold the snow salt for 200 Wen per pound.
, I sold it for more than 10 taels of silver."
Liu Jin nodded, and then explained his way of getting rich.
“I’ve been cooking sea salt all my life, why didn’t I know this sea salt can also be turned into green salt?”
When Zhao Heishan heard this, his eyes were as wide as bull's eyes. He had been boiling salt all his life. His ancestors had been boiling salt for generations, but he had never thought that the boiled salt could turn into such snow-white refined salt.
, selling for 200 Wen per pound.
"Of course you don't know. I saw this in a book."
Liu Jin smiled and attributed all this to what he read in books. There was only one scholar in Xiahe Village, Liu Jin, and his status as a scholar was very high, so naturally he would not arouse suspicion.
"When I was cooking snow salt, it was also thanks to Huzi's help, so I invited everyone to have a meal together. It is a thank you to Huzi and also to Uncle Heishan and your family for taking care of us, mother and son."
Then, Liu Jin also told the reason for the dinner. If he didn't tell him, Zhao Heishan and the others would not feel comfortable and at ease while eating.
"Brother Jin, you're welcome. If it weren't for your father's help, our Zhao Heishan family would have starved to death long ago. It doesn't matter. Treat us to a meal with large pieces of red gauze meat and a big bowl of white rice. I will
I don’t know how to thank you."
"It's a blessing for the dog to be able to help you. If there is anything our family needs to do in the future, just ask."
When Zhao Heishan heard this, he immediately said very seriously.
"Uncle Heishan, I came to see you today because I have something to discuss."
After hearing this, Liu Jin smiled and nodded. Zhao Heishan is still very wise.
"This snow salt is refined from our sea salt. We sell sea salt to salt dealers for only 5 cents per catty, but when refined into snow salt, it can be sold for 200 cents per catty. I don't need to tell you the profit.
.”
"If Huzi and I were to do this alone, the manpower and energy would be limited, the output would be small, and we wouldn't be able to make much money. So I want to work with Zhao Heishan and your family to do this business."
"When we make money by then, we can split it 50-50."
At this time, Liu Jin also revealed his plan, pulling Zhao Heishan's family on his ship and making money together. Not only would he have time and energy left to do other things, but he could also have Zhao Heishan's family as his boss.
Helper, let alone others, if Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu follow him from now on, it will not be so easy for Tang Laohu to cause trouble for him.
"This won't work, this won't work, absolutely won't work!"
Unexpectedly, Zhao Heishan shook his head when he heard this and said: "Brother Jin discovered this method of refining snow salt, and this way of getting rich is naturally yours. Although I, Zhao Heishan, have no future, I will never do it."
This kind of thing is taking advantage of people for nothing.”
"Our family can help you with things, Brother Jin, and you can give me a bite of food. As for the 50-50 reward, I will never agree to it."
"This~"
When Liu Jin heard this, he was dumbfounded. He didn't expect people in this era to be so honest. To be honest, he was willing to give money to their family just to get them on board and prevent unnecessary trouble in the future. He didn't expect that he would
Life or death disagrees.
"Yes, Brother Jin, I will be satisfied if I can do things with you. This penny thing is absolutely not possible."
Zhao Erhu also said stupidly, for him, being able to follow Liu Jin seemed to be enough, and nothing else mattered.
