Other plans?
The group exchanged glances, all thinking that Gan Li was trying to comfort them. After all, for ordinary people, it was already quite an achievement to come up with a way to make money.
Besides, even if it were possible, whether it would actually make money is still unknown.
All three of them thought Gan Li was just putting on a brave face, and Gan Mingyi immediately patted his chest and assured them:
"Little sister, if it weren't for us, you wouldn't have given up such a lucrative business. Don't worry, from now on, as long as your second brother has a bowl of soup, you and Tiantian will definitely have a piece of meat to eat!"
Gan Mingli quickly chimed in, "That's right! Didn't the boss just say he wanted Dad to go back and be the head chef? I'll go back and work with him too. Our combined monthly income will be more than enough to support you and Tiantian!"
Gan Li found it both funny and touching to see the two brothers trying to suppress their guilt and self-blame while comforting themselves.
Although they knew this body belonged to someone else, they didn't. The leak of the secret formula was clearly her fault, yet instead of blaming her, they felt they were the ones who had implicated her…
Such favoritism and care was something she had longed for but could never have, yet she unexpectedly experienced it in another world.
She was touched and wanted to explain, but seeing the two brothers' expressions that said, "Don't be stubborn, it hurts me to see you like this!", Gan Li said...
"..."
Forget it, they won't believe it if I don't show them something real.
Gan Li thought for a moment and then directed Gan Mingyi, who was driving the cart, "Go to the vegetable market."
"Aren't you going home?" Gan Mingyi was taken aback.
Ganli exclaimed, "Hey! We've solved a big problem today, shouldn't we celebrate? Let's go to the market, to the butcher, buy a few pounds of meat, and have a good meal!"
Buying meat? How many pounds?
Gan Mingyi was so startled by her that he stammered, "Don't you want to live a normal life?"
Gan Mingli also advised, "Just buy a pound, you and Tiantian can eat it, we don't need to."
After all, his younger sister had just lost a profitable business because of them... He was really embarrassed to ask his younger sister to spend more money.
To everyone's surprise, Ganli disagreed: "I don't have the habit of eating alone. If we're going to eat, we'll eat together. I know what you're thinking. Even though we can't sell taro balls anymore, we can still earn a tael and a half a qian a day selling milk and ice, right? We can still afford to treat you to some meat!"
Urged on by her, Gan Mingyi had no choice but to drive the oxcart to the butcher shop, his brow furrowed the entire way.
Although he also craved meat, the thought of having his younger sister spend money on it made him feel like he was being fried in oil.
Finally, the car stopped in front of the butcher shop. Gan Li was about to get out when she realized something was wrong: "The mutton shop? Second Brother, I need to go to the butcher shop."
"So this is a butcher shop!"
Ganli paused for a moment, then came to her senses and remembered that because the current dynasty liked to eat mutton, the meat shops they were referring to were mutton shops.
Lamb wasn't cheap in this dynasty; it cost anywhere from eighty to ninety copper coins per pound. No wonder Gan Mingli looked pained when he heard he was going to the lamb shop.
A pound costs eighty or ninety coins. If she buys several pounds, won't her money disappear in no time?
However, although she also enjoyed eating mutton, she didn't plan to buy any today. She shook her head and said, "I misspoke, I want to go to the butcher shop."
Upon hearing the word "pork shop," Gan Tian's eyes lit up with anxiety. She quickly said, "Mother, we still have enough oil at home, so we don't need to buy fatty meat!"
"Who said I'm buying fatty meat to render oil? I'm buying meat to eat."
As soon as Gan Li finished speaking, Gan Tian's heart sank instantly, and her little face was filled with despair.
Even the Gan brothers had expressions that were hard to describe.
Gan Mingli stammered, "Little sister, I understand your desire to save money, but... but..."
Gan Mingyi was even more direct: "Little sister, why don't we just buy mutton? If we don't buy the right pork, it will have a very strong gamey smell, and we won't be able to eat it!"
Rather than buying it and throwing it away, it's better to spend a little more money on mutton; at least it won't go to waste!
Even worse, Grandma Gan might force them to eat all the meat to prevent them from wasting it. For example, the meat my younger sister bought last time was like that.
That meat, emitting a pungent smell... you eat it one after another without making a sound!
Seeing their pained expressions, Gan Li guessed what was going on. She smiled sheepishly, but still didn't change her mind. Ignoring the three men's objections, she urged Gan Mingyi to drive the oxcart and headed to the pork shop.
As soon as they arrived at the pork shop, Gan Li's bright eyes were fixed on the meat. She stood in front of the pork stall, and soon the Gan family's oxcart had three catties of pork belly, two catties of pork shoulder, and two large pig trotters.
What makes Ganli happiest about this place is the price of meat!
Having been here for so long, she had a much clearer understanding of the prices here. Although this was a dynasty not recorded in history, the prices here were about the same as those in the Song Dynasty she knew.
When she came here, the price of meat in modern times was already thirty yuan per catty, but here, the meat was very cheap!
A pound of good quality pork belly only costs ten coins, and a pound of pork shoulder only costs eight coins. As for pig's trotters, because they have more bones than meat, they are even cheaper, costing only five coins each regardless of size. She bought so many and only spent fifty-six coins.
The reason for this is that the people here don't really like to eat pork.
The founding emperor of this dynasty loved to eat mutton, and the nobles, in order to flatter him, also praised mutton to the skies, which led to a widespread trend among the common people, who all considered it an honor to eat mutton.
Of course, this is only one reason. Another reason is more practical—in this dynasty, people had not yet mastered the technique of castrating pigs, which resulted in pork having a strong odor.
At first, Gan Li didn't know this, so after divorcing Chen Danian that day, she excitedly bought two catties of meat to give to Old Man Gan and Old Lady Gan. In her impression, even commoners in ancient times generally couldn't afford to eat meat, so she naturally thought it was a good thing.
It wasn't until later, when she bought some meat and stewed it at home... that she realized something was amiss when the smell of pork filled the kitchen!
At that moment, she caught a glimpse of the expressions on the Gan brothers' faces after seeing how much pork she had bought, and she knew that those two pounds of pork last time had probably left them with a bad impression...
Actually, she felt quite nauseous last time too, but thinking about the two new shelves she unlocked in her shop space... she shouldn't have to worry about this problem anymore!
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