Bai Erlang could only nod in agreement, "Okay, then I want to eat steamed pork ribs in rice flour tonight!"
Bai Shan immediately said: "I'll go ask my sister-in-law to do it soon."
He looked at Yin You again and said, "Well, I'd like you to help me keep an eye on the other side of the pier, as well as the situation on the other side of Jiangnan."
Yin Or said there was no problem.
Bai Shan was very happy and asked: "Do you have anything you want to eat? Tell me as well, and I will ask my sister-in-law to make it later."
Yin You smiled slightly and said, "I prefer to eat vermicelli from pork stewed vermicelli."
It's been hot lately, and Bai Shan didn't want to eat something too greasy. He thought he liked it, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll eat this tonight."
Bai Erlang: "Don't forget my steamed pork ribs."
"Don't worry, I won't forget it."
Guantian Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the city killed two pigs today and cut them into pieces. All Guantian Zhuangzi who were about to harvest in the autumn were given a piece of meat.
It's not very big, only about ten kilograms. Everyone just tastes it, and the rest is sold in the county town.
It's just that the number of butchers in the county is fixed. Everyone prefers mutton, but pork is a little less popular. There are already people selling pork, but if they increase the amount of meat now, they won't be able to sell it.
So Xiao Qian took a lot back. There were guards in the mansion and his own bodyguards. There were many people and the consumption was huge.
Bai was familiar with the menu, and she went to the kitchen and dug out all the ribs and meat she needed.
In fact, Xiao Qian was a little worried, "There are so many pigs raised in each official farm, and they are all sold to the county. Will the county be able to feed them? And what about other butchers?"
Bai Shan smiled and said: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I have a way to solve it. Just help them and let outsiders know that the pork in our village is delicious."
Xiao Qian nodded: "Okay."
Bai Shan thought for a while and then said: "Sister-in-law, how about you give them the oil residue tomorrow, and then make some steamed pork or something like that for them to try?"
"Are you going to lose money?"
"Just break it into small pieces. Just do it and I'll pay for it. Don't worry, maybe we can make it back in the end."
Although Xiao Qian didn't understand, he still did it.
The next day, after the people in Zhuangzi killed the pig and took the pork to the vegetable market, a servant brought a large plate of reheated oil residue. It was fragrant and attracted many people who came to buy vegetables and meat in the early morning.
people.
Some people gathered around to take a look and then left hesitantly, while others asked and knew it was a free tasting, so they all went up to eat a piece.
All the meat in the pork stall is sold out, unlike yesterday when there was still a lot left.
But Mingda stopped the servant who came back to report, and asked curiously: "Our pork is sold out, what about the meat from other pork stalls?"
"They have all sold out. Even the mutton seller next door has sold out their meat early. I don't know what happened today. Many people are willing to spend money to buy meat."
Mingda was surprised and said to Zhou Man, "I thought we would take over the business of other butcher stalls."
Zhou Man said: "It will indeed happen over time."
She said: "Even ordinary people still have enough money to buy a meal of meat occasionally. They smell such a fragrant smell and they or their family members are greedy. It is normal to buy meat."
"But this kind of behavior can be temporary but will not last long," Zhou Man said: "Unless they make much more money than before, they will be willing to spend money to buy meat for a long time."
Mingda: "But pigs are raised in every official farm and village. Selling so much meat is not a short-term thing."
"Yes, and after killing the pig, there will be piglets later." Zhou Man said with a smile: "But I have asked Bai Shan, and he does not care about the ordinary people in the vegetable market, at least not now.
"
"Who do you sell all this meat to?"
"Of course it is sold to those who can afford meat. Pork is cheaper than mutton and chicken. They can't afford meat in the first place. With this low price, they can also afford it."
After a few days, Mingda knew who these people Zhou Man was talking about.
According to Bai Shan's instructions, Xiao Qian made a pot of pork every day and put it on the stall for free tasting to interested people.
Even Zhou Lang, who was busy opening a shop in Longchi, heard about this. Tete had someone send a message back, "... He said he asked the boys to help him carry official documents and letters to Longchi.
Some of the dishes cooked by the ladies can be eaten after they are heated up, otherwise they would have to go out to eat there, which would be too expensive."
As soon as Xiao Qian heard that they were going out to eat, he quickly asked: "Don't they live in another courtyard? Why don't they open the fire?"
The yamen servant paused for a moment and then whispered: "The reason for the fire is that Mr. Zhou dislikes everyone's poor craftsmanship."
Xiao Qian agreed.
Then first the restaurants and bars from Longchi came to visit, and finally the restaurants and bars from the county town couldn't bear it any longer, so they also came after hearing the commotion.
When Zhou Man and Ming Da came back from the medical office side by side, they saw a lot of people crowded at the door.
The two of them were blocked outside. The people in front had no idea that the master was back and were talking noisily inside.
Zhou Man tried his best to stand on tiptoes and look in, but he couldn't see anything. He could only hear everyone saying random things like "Please give me some advice, my wife," "Please give me some advice, my eldest lady."
It didn't sound like a bad thing, so Zhou Man didn't rush to squeeze in. She really couldn't squeeze in for a while, so she patted the shoulder of the person in front of her and asked curiously, "What are you doing? Please
Which wife from the county government office is it?"
"Who else can there be?" The person who was patted on the shoulder by her said without looking back: "Who else can be called a wife in the backyard of this county government office besides Mr. Zhou's sister-in-law?"
He said: "There are only a few female relatives, not to mention the princess and Mr. Zhou, County Magistrate Bai Gaotang can also call her "ma'am", aren't the rest the sisters-in-law of Mr. Zhou?"
Zhou Man nodded, feeling that his analysis made sense, so he asked curiously: "What do you want to ask her for?"
"It's not us, it's them." The man stood on tiptoes and looked forward like Zhou Man, and lowered his voice slightly, "They came to ask Mrs. Zhou for advice on how to cook pork. I couldn't hear clearly. Anyway,
It is said from outside that the dishes she cooks are delicious, and the dishes made with pork are no worse than mutton, and the texture is also very good."
"It's so cheap and good, so everyone came to visit me. I'm here to join in the fun." His voice became even lower, "I would say they just took advantage of the fact that Magistrate Bai was not in the city and Mr. Zhou was at the Medical Department.
They don't care about their home, so they blocked the door. If there is someone who can take charge of the affairs in the backyard of the county government, they would not dare to block it like this."
Zhou Man raised his eyebrows and nodded.
Mingda heard from the side and frowned, "I'll have people drive them away."
The person blocking Zhou Man's side suddenly froze, and when he looked back, his eyes widened. Only then did he realize that it was Zhou Man who had been talking to him for a while.