Zhang Guilan had already set up a place to sell things. She owns 70% of the business, so she was naturally interested.
She didn't plan to go to the train station. Pedestrians might not have containers for sausages. It was past meal time in front of the factory, so Zhang Guilan took Xu Mei to a nearby family area.
This is a suburb with several large factories. If you have a factory, you must have a family home.
Zhang Guilan pushed her bicycle into a family courtyard. It was cold and there were not many people in the courtyard, but there were always a few.
Zhang Guilan walked straight to an old lady who was clearing snow at the door and whispered: "Auntie, I have some meat, do you want to buy some?"
The old lady stood up and stared at Zhang Guilan. When she saw the bicycle behind her, her eyes lit up.
"What kind of meat? How is it sold?" the old lady came over and asked.
"There are two kinds, one is pig head meat and the other is fat intestine, both cost 1 yuan per catty." Zhang Guilan said.
The old lady's eyes widened: "One yuan per catty? Why don't you go and grab it?!"
Last year, the price of pork was only 2 cents per pound. After New Year’s Day this year, it started to rise steadily, reaching 30 or 40 cents. But cheap products like pork head meat and fat intestines cost 1 yuan per pound? You are crazy about money!
"Auntie, I don't need a ticket, I can buy as much as I want, and I've made it well, 1 jin can't come out of 1 jin." Zhang Guilan said and opened the lids of the two pots.
The rich aroma wafted out all of a sudden, and the old lady was stunned. She had never smelled such a fragrant meat smell. She was not very good at cooking and had never made a dish with this kind of taste in her life.
But being good at the craftsmanship doesn't mean she doesn't like to eat delicious food. When she smelled the aroma, the old lady knew that she was going to lose money today.
She looked back and forth between the pork intestines and the pig head meat, unable to decide.
Zhang Guilan first closed the lid of the sausage. This is different from the pig head meat. It will lose its aroma and taste when it is cold.
"Why are you covering it? You see, I can't afford it?" The old lady got angry and bought the sausage.
"You wait, I'll get the bowl, give me a pound." The old lady turned around and went back to the house, and soon came out again, holding a big bowl in her hand.
Zhang Guilan quickly scooped out a large spoonful with a slotted spoon.
The old lady kept staring at her big spoon, then weighed the bowl and nodded with satisfaction.
This woman was honest. Although there was a little bit of soup in the bowl, it was not much. Just by looking at the meat, she knew it was enough for 1 kilogram. The portion was naturally just a little more.
The old lady handed over a dollar.
Smelling the fragrance, she no longer felt expensive.
"Auntie, don't leave yet, I have something to trouble you with," Zhang Guilan said with a smile.
"What's the matter?" the old lady asked impatiently. She had to put the meat in the house quickly. She also knew that it wouldn't taste good if it was cold, so she had to let her eldest grandson eat it warm.
"I'll give you another piece of pig head meat. Can you help me introduce some buyers? I don't know who has one, so it's not easy to knock on their door rashly." Zhang Guilan said.
Upon hearing this, the old lady immediately smiled: "Okay, no problem!"
Zhang Guilan also smiled, and quickly picked up a piece of pig head meat and put it in her bowl.
The old lady went back to the house happily, then came out quickly and took Zhang Guilan to knock on other people's doors.
She actually kept her word. Not only did she knock on other people's doors, but she also helped Zhang Guilan sell the meat, saying that the meat was very delicious.
Zhang Guilan also scooped out a piece for people to try.
There is no one who has not eaten anything but bought it.
Besides, during the Chinese New Year, everyone is worried about not having enough meat to eat.
Those who were able to afford it would buy three to five kilograms at a time.
They only encounter pigs that don't want meat tickets a few times a year, and the food they make doesn't taste good! It feels more delicious than the braised pork cooked at home, and everyone is willing to give it up.
Moreover, Zhang Guilan also gave each person an extra spoonful of braised gravy. Anyone who has tasted it knows that this is also good and very fragrant.
A pair of pig intestines weighed only a few kilograms, and were divided among three or four families. The pork head meat looked delicious, but it was gone soon.
The last one bought less. She wanted 10 pounds of pig intestines! She had money! But there was only one pound left in the pot.
"Are you coming tomorrow? When will you come?" the woman asked.
"Come before lunch tomorrow," Zhang Guilan said.
"Okay! Come directly to my house then! How much does your pot weigh? I'll cover it all!" Not only did she want to eat it herself, she also wanted to take it back to her parents' house for her parents and brothers to taste.
"Hey, that's good!" Zhang Guilan said with a smile, she didn't care who she sold it to, just sold it.
"Bring me more soup!" the woman said.
"Okay, if you make the dumplings, I'll give you a pot of soup," Zhang Guilan said.
The woman laughed and even sent Zhang Guilan all the way out of the family home, fearing that she would regret it.
On the way back, Xu Mei was a little distracted.
"What are you thinking about?" Zhang Guilan asked.
"I'm thinking, this business is so good," Xu Mei said.
She thought that she had to beg for nothing, just like a beggar... But the reality is that others begged them to sell things!
"Hua Zhao said that this is caused by the imbalance of supply and demand. They can't buy meat themselves, so our products are so easy to sell. When they can buy meat freely, our business will not be easy to do.
." Zhang Guilan said.
Xu Mei smiled: "Is there a time when I can just buy a lot of meat? Impossible!"
Zhang Guilan also thinks it is impossible. People in the city can eat one or two kilograms of meat a month, but when she was in the countryside, she could not eat one or two kilograms a year. How could she buy meat casually?
But my daughter said again...
Forget it, just take your time and watch.
Zhang Guilan took Xu Mei home quickly on a bicycle, and then began to count the money.