Section Chief Zheng was constantly worried about his younger brother's situation. As soon as he finished his work, he didn't dare to waste a second and immediately rushed to Comrade Zheng's house.
Despite his best efforts, he was still too late.
Before he even entered the house, he could already smell the strong aroma of braised meat.
Section Chief Zheng rushed towards the kitchen where the smell of braised meat was strongest, taking three steps at a time.
"Brother, you've come at the perfect time!"
Upon seeing him, Comrade Xiao Zheng was particularly excited. "Today, I used the braising liquid that Xiao Fang gave me, added water, and braised a pot of pig intestines and pig head meat."
It smells pretty good to me, could you come and taste it for me and tell me how it tastes?
Comrade Xiao Zheng and his wife spent a long time tinkering in the kitchen. After the water in the pot started to boil, they tasted countless dishes.
It's unclear how many times they tasted it before they finally managed to cook it.
Moreover, he felt good about himself, saying, "Brother! I think our braised dishes are just as good as Xiao Fang's, they're even tastier."
Of course, the taste is slightly off.
However, Comrade Xiao Zheng believes that this minor flaw is negligible.
He took a bowl, filled it to the brim, and added a lot of braising sauce. He presented it to Section Chief Zheng like a treasure, saying, "Brother, have a taste."
Before Section Chief Zheng could even utter a word of reprimand, a bowl of freshly cooked, piping hot braised food was shoved into his hand.
He glanced at his excited, beaming younger brother, then looked down at the braised food in his hand.
In the end, I decided to try the braised food I had on hand first.
As he put a piece of pig's head meat into his mouth, Comrade Zheng and his wife held their breath, staring intently at him as if they were waiting for the announcement of the five million yuan lottery winnings.
Section Chief Zheng slowly and methodically finished a piece of pig's head meat, not even glancing at them out of the corner of his eye, and then picked up a piece of pig intestines to eat.
Seeing that he finished eating the pig's head meat and then started eating the pig intestines, Comrade Xiao Zheng tacitly assumed that this meant he approved of his braised food.
Otherwise, if people don't like it, who would take a second bite?
His confidence was soaring that he immediately began to dream about his future. "Brother, I've thought it all out. From now on, we'll just go to Xiao Fang's place to pick up the goods every three or four days. The rest of the time, we'll use her braising liquid to buy meat and braise it ourselves. We'll not only save on the travel expenses to pick up the goods, but we'll also be able to buy meat at a lower price, so we'll earn more. Maybe next year, I'll be able to build a house."
Comrade Xiao Zheng's wife stood beside him. She didn't say anything, but her frantic nodding showed that she agreed with her husband's decision.
Just as Comrade Xiao Zheng finished speaking, Section Chief Zheng swallowed the pig intestine in his mouth.
He stuffed the remaining braised food in his bowl back into his younger brother's hand, looked at him, and instructed, "I remember, Uncle Gao and Aunt Pang have been coming to you to buy braised food these past few days?"
"Yes, and it's really strange. Normally, we wouldn't even eat it once every ten days or half a month, but this time we've been buying braised food every day for several days in a row. Isn't that strange?" Comrade Zheng said.
"What's so strange about that?"
Fang Yan's braised dishes always have a flavor that makes people want to keep eating them, and they can't stop. It's normal that people come to buy them every day.
Section Chief Zheng didn't voice this reason, but just looked speechlessly at Comrade Xiao Zheng, "Uncle Gao, Aunt Pang..."
With Comrade Zheng looking completely bewildered, Section Chief Zheng rattled off the names of ten people in one breath, saying, "Now pack ten bowls of braised food and deliver them to them, just say it's my treat."
"Brother! What are you doing? This is all money!"
Before he could finish speaking, Comrade Zheng jumped up in anger, saying that he was counting on these braised dishes to make a fortune!
Section Chief Zheng ignored him and continued, "When you deliver it, just stand there and watch them eat. After they've finished, ask them one question: 'If you sell this braised food for two cents less than before, would they still be willing to buy it?'"
"Brother, what exactly do you want to do?" Xiao Zheng Zhitong was angry.
Section Chief Zheng also frowned, "Do as I say!"
Comrade Xiao Zheng was still a little afraid of his brother. Seeing that Section Chief Zheng's face had darkened, he dared not jump around anymore.
Immediately following Section Chief Zheng's instructions, I quickly packed ten bowls of my braised food and delivered them to the ten people designated by Section Chief Zheng.
About an hour later, Comrade Zheng returned dejectedly with ten empty bowls.
"Honey, how's it going? What did Uncle Gao and Aunt Pang say?"
As soon as his wife saw him, she rushed over and asked him impatiently.
Comrade Xiao Zheng handed the basket containing the empty bowls to his wife and walked up to Section Chief Zheng. "Brother, my wife, my child, and I all think our braised food is pretty good. Why did they say that even if it were two cents cheaper per pound, they would rather buy it from the biggest restaurant in our county than buy my braised food?"
Yes, that's why Xiao Zheng Zhitong is so depressed.
It was because all ten households, without exception, gave the same answer when he asked the questions that Section Chief Zheng had asked him to ask.
This was a huge blow to him.
His get-rich-quick dream!!!
"How could that be? The meat we cooked is no worse than Xiao Fang's, so why don't they want to buy it?"
Xiao Zheng's wife thought this was impossible!
"Do you really think this pot of braised food is no worse than Xiao Fang's?"
Section Chief Zheng was still sitting in the kitchen. He pointed to the pot of braised food and asked his younger brother and his wife, "Put your hands on your conscience and tell the truth!"
Comrade Xiao Zheng dared not lie any longer and said hesitantly, "Actually, it was only a little bit off."
His wife nodded in agreement enthusiastically.
Seeing that he was still so stubborn at this point, Section Chief Zheng suddenly didn't bother to scold him anymore.
After staring at the couple for a while, he sighed and said, "Fine, if you think that the braised food you make is only slightly inferior to Xiao Fang's, and you insist on selling it again tomorrow, then go ahead."
"However, on the day the contract was signed, Xiao Fang said that if you use her braising liquid to add water and cook your own food, and she finds out, she can immediately and unilaterally terminate the cooperation."
“If she finds out, she’ll terminate the cooperation. You won’t be able to beg her anymore. Let me plead with her for you.”
Comrade Zheng was quite confident. "Brother, the two counties are so far apart, she won't know what I've been doing here. I'll try it tomorrow, and if I really can't sell it, I'll just go back to her to get more goods."
His calculations were quite swift and precise.
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