"The busy farming season has just ended, and the docks are full of laborers carrying bags. Let's sell some filling snacks, so we don't have to worry about running out of business."
The confidence in Jiang Miao's words infected Mrs. Zhang, and her mind was settled.
"Can it be done? No one in our family has ever done it..." Doing business is not a simple matter. If you can't sell it and pay for it, you will not only have spent money but also wasted effort.
Jiang Miao saw her concerns and smiled reassuringly at Mrs. Zhang.
"Mom, how about my cooking?"
"It must be delicious. This old lady has never eaten such delicious food in half her life."
"What about selling it?"
"This..." Mrs. Zhang paused for a moment. Jiang Miao's cooking was delicious, but all she used was meat. The bag-fighting worker at the dock only made a few bucks a day, so how could she be willing to buy meat?
"How much does it cost to cook meat and vegetables? Will anyone buy it?"
As soon as Granny Zhang said these words, the rest of the Shen family also had cold water thrown on their heads and sobered up.
Yes, if they could only survive by eating a black flour pancake for lunch, how could they be willing to eat meat?
"Mom, we can sell braised meat for two cents a piece. It has meat and vegetables. It's cheap and delicious." Jiang Miao naturally knows the current prices. If it's meaty, it's very expensive, so it's the most popular place on the pier.
The popular ones are sesame seed pancakes, steamed buns and other filling pasta.
But you can't afford pork, and pig offal is cheap. A pair costs only a penny. Excluding spices and firewood, you can make a lot of money.
The Shen family looked at each other, "What is braised food?"
"I will make a portion at noon for everyone to try."
The original book was written after the male protagonist passed the imperial examination. It just said that he had a very miserable life before he became successful, and he almost couldn't take the scientific examination, which made the female protagonist feel even more sorry for him. Jiang Miao thought it was because the Shen family was too poor, but she didn't expect it was Father Shen.
With a broken leg, the Shen family's source of income was cut off.
She can't just sit back and do nothing. Only when the Shen family is well, can she continue to enjoy spicy food.
Jiang Miao washed the pig offal. It was smelly. She rubbed it several times with plant ash. Wang helped her and Jiang Miao deliberately taught her. The two of them quickly cleaned up the pig offal.
Boil the eggs in a pot, and prepare some potatoes, radish shoots and other vegetables. These vegetables are more delicious than meat when soaked in marinade.
Put sugar in the pot and stir-fry until browned, then add water and spices. Jiang Miao only found star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves and chili peppers. Although there was not much ingredients, the flavor came out. Then she added soy sauce and a small amount of salt. Jiang Miao also poured in some sesame seeds.
The wine from Dad's collection is used to remove the fishy smell.
Because she was doing business, Mrs. Zhang didn't care about Jiang Miao's lavish spending. When she knew that the marinade only needed to be made once, and the older the marinade was, the better it tasted, the expression on her face softened significantly.
After the water boiled, Jiang Miao put the pig meat and vegetables in, turned the heat to low and simmered slowly. The aroma overflowed from the edge of the pot, making people salivate. Shen Erlang stretched his neck and walked towards the pot with an intoxicated look on his face.
Minato was pushed away by Jiang Miao.
"Be careful with the steam, don't burn it."
"It's so fragrant. This braised meat is more fragrant than the meat my aunt used to stew. There must be many people buying it."
Shen Erlang's words touched Mrs. Zhang's heart. In the end, her worries were dispelled. Shen Erlang couldn't walk around just by smelling such a fragrant thing, so she didn't have to worry about no one buying it.
The braised pork offal is spicy and chewy. Jiang Miao likes the sausage the most. It looks strong, but tastes better than anything else. The potatoes and radishes melt in your mouth. Father Shen is injured, so Jiang Miao doesn't dare to give it to him.
When he ate meat, he asked Granny Zhang to taste it with a few pieces of vegetables and eggs, but he was already full of praise for these.
"It's delicious!" I originally thought that I would be unable to work after breaking my leg, and that my family would be sad, but the third child's family had great ideas and skills, and they took on the responsibility of the whole family.
Braised food has won the unanimous approval of the Shen family, and they all feel that this business can be done, but the question now is who will do this business.
"The boss is going to do it with Mrs. Wang," Mrs. Zhang said decisively. Ms. Xu, who was picking up the food next to her, had some objections.
"Mom, what about the second roommate?" Her husband has also been fired, so he can't just sit around at home and watch the second roommate make money.
"You are the only one who has a mouth. I haven't finished speaking yet." Madam Zhang glared at her, and Mrs. Xu shrank, not daring to say any more.
Boss Shen and Mrs. Wang's faces were red, and they were obviously excited. They did not expect that their mother would hand over this profitable business to the big house.
"Ms. Xu is getting heavier. She will wait until the baby is born before taking over the second house. Moreover, it is not yet certain how much money this business can make. The second brother has carpentry skills, so he cannot do the big jobs in the town, but he can still get the small and scattered jobs.
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Mrs. Zhang's words made both families happy, but Mrs. Xu was still a little jealous, so the opportunity to make money just slipped away.
"Second brother, the shopkeeper of Jinxiu Pavilion wants to order a batch of wooden boxes. If you can do it, you can take it. It costs five cents a piece. You can earn more than going out to do casual work. You can also make knitting by Second Sister-in-law's luck.
The shopkeeper said it was two cents apiece, so she would charge as much as she had."
As soon as Jiang Miao said these words, Shen Laoer and Xu's eyes lit up.
"real?"
"How can I lie to my own people?" Mrs. Xu knew that Jiang Miao often went to the embroidery shop, so her words could not be false. She just didn't believe that good luck would befall her like this.
Mrs. Xu calculated in her mind that with her nimble hands, she could make twenty pieces a day. After deducting the cost, this would be a net profit of thirty cash. Adding in the second child's box, the total would be at least fifty cash a day, which was no more than what she earned from selling food.
Get less.
Although she was rude, she knew what she was thinking. Mrs. Xu held Jiang Miao's hand with a smile on her face, "Miaoya, my sister-in-law and your second brother accept your love!"
"Sister-in-law, we are all part of the same family, so if you say these things, you are out of touch."
Mrs. Zhang looked at the harmonious two sisters-in-law and gave Father Shen a proud look. Both of them felt happy in their hearts.
"Eat, Erlang is going to deliver food to your uncle. He should be in a hurry."
They were so busy talking that they forgot the time.
