"Where did Lao He get so much meat? It has been cooked for so long that the whole village can smell the aroma of the meat." Xiaoyu said.
No wonder Lao He almost used up all of their old marinade, it turned out there was so much meat.
Zhou Jinhai thought that it might be Lao He’s first time cooking, and he wanted the meat to be more flavorful, so he cooked it for so long.
Zhou Jinhai wanted to tell Lao He that if the meat was cooked for too long it would become tough and no longer tasty.
But Xiaoyu was angry with him and asked him to prepare the braised meat to be sold tomorrow, otherwise he could not go out.
He had no choice but to stay at home and cook braised meat. After he was done, he forgot about it.
Lao He cooked the braised meat and took out some for the children to eat. There were seven or eight children, plus two adults, and a pound of meat was gone in a flash.
The youngest one is only eight months old and can lick meat even though her teeth haven't grown yet. She will cry loudly if you take her meat away.
He Sheng originally said that the meat was rotten and could not be eaten, but now he enjoys eating it more than anyone else.
He is the eldest child in the family, does the most work and is the most tired.
But he got the least amount of meat, and he finished it in no time. He smacked his lips and looked at Lao He, hesitant to say anything.
He didn't dare ask for it because he knew his family was poor and they had little chance to eat meat all year round.
It is rare for my father to take out so much meat for us to eat now.
Old He saw what He Sheng was thinking and knew that he was a sensible child. Since there was extra meat, it would be okay to give more to the child.
"Would you like some more?" Lao He said.
Lao He's wife disagreed, coughed a few times and said, "Don't spoil the child. The rest will be sold."
As soon as she finished speaking, He Sheng and several children's eyes darkened, and their excitement disappeared in an instant.
Old He felt sorry for the child and said, "It's free anyway. It's all earned. It doesn't matter if you eat a little more. After all, it's all earned."
In fact, Lao He's wife was also greedy but just couldn't bear to eat it. Since Lao He said so, she didn't hesitate and took a big bite of the meat. She felt so delicious.
I ate too fast, choked on my saliva, and kept coughing.
"I'll sell the meat tomorrow and earn money to pay for your medical treatment." Old He said with concern.
My wife has been coughing ever since she came back from her parents' home. It makes me feel so sad to see him.
"No problem. When I earn money, I'll buy some cloth and make clothes for the children. They haven't worn new clothes for years."
He Sheng picked up other people's clothes for the children and then passed them on to his younger brothers and sisters. By the time the youngest one was wearing clothes that were tattered and patched over and over again, he couldn't wear them out at all.
She had long wanted to buy some cloth to make clothes for her children, but there were too many people in her family, and no matter how much she earned, it was not enough to feed those hungry mouths.
"Okay, after I buy the meat tomorrow, I will go buy some cloth, one set for each person." Lao He said happily.
He secretly took the braised meat out to buy it early in the morning.
When they arrived in the town, they were a little confused to see that the person had changed. However, the smell of meat was still the same as before, and many people still bought Lao He's meat.
The two little pigs weighed more than 80 pounds in total. I ate more than a pound last night, so there were still about 80 pounds left. The braised meat cost 30 cents per pound, so I got 2 taels and 400 cents in one go.
His hands tightly grasped the bag in front of his waist, which was heavy with money!
He was thinking, it would be great if there were dead pigs in Xie Yunjiao’s pig farm every day.
As soon as Old He left, Zhou Jinhai and his wife came over.
Everyone says that you guys are really quick at restocking. Your brother just left and you guys came right after.
Zhou Jinhai and Xiaoyu were both stunned. How could Zhou Jinhai be called the big brother? He was just the eldest.
But they didn't have time to think about it because customers started lining up to buy meat.
However, today's business is not as good as usual. We prepared too much meat and there is some leftover.
However, the braised meat would not go bad for a while, so Zhou Jinhai and Xiaoyu pushed a cart and sold it everywhere in the town. Although it was more tiring than setting up a stall, they still sold all the meat.
Xiaoyu looked at Zhou Jinhai and teased, "When did our father secretly have a child outside and come out to steal our business?"
Zhou Jinhai didn't laugh, but instead looked serious: "Don't talk nonsense, when I got up today, I ran into Lao He going out, and he looked very scared when he saw me. I don't know if it was him..."
Zhou Jinhai was just suspicious, but Xiaoyu was so angry that she gritted her teeth.
"Now that you've said it, what's impossible? He must have done it! I was saying it. Why would he need so much marinade and cook it for so long for just two or three pounds of meat?
It turns out that the person who stewed the dead turtle into soup was full of bad intentions!
You are so foolish, saying he is pitiful and always helping him. Look, your help has brought him trouble.
If he starts using our brine to cook fish every day and takes away all our business, you will know how miserable we will be.”
Zhou Jinhai's face darkened as he said, "I'm just guessing. I don't have any concrete evidence. Don't talk nonsense."
Xiaoyu cursed and was unhappy all the way, but Zhou Jinhai didn't dare to say anything.
On the way, they met Lao He who bought some cloth.
When Lao He saw them, his eyes flashed slightly as if he was guilty of a thief.
Xiaoyu whispered to Zhou Jinhai, "See? You still say it's not him?"
Zhou Jinhai's heart skipped a beat. Old He's family had many children and they could barely get enough to eat, so where would they get the money to buy cloth?
Although it was just ordinary coarse cloth, it was still a huge expense for Lao He.
"Old He, buying some cloth?"
"Haha, I didn't buy it. It was given to me by someone from my mother's family." Lao He said.
Xiaoyu snorted coldly, not believing it.
Lao He's mother lived an even worse life than them. How could she have the money to buy cloth for them? It was clearly a lie.
Lao He said he was worried about his children, so he ran away and didn't dare to communicate much with them.
"You still say it's not true, but no one will believe you!" Xiaoyu couldn't help but curse.
But they had no substantial evidence and could only endure it in silence.
Old He happily took the cloth home. It was the first time for the children to see such a large piece of cloth and they were very happy.
His wife asked him how much he sold it for in total. Lao He said it was more than two taels. She opened her mouth in surprise and forgot to close it.
"I actually earned more than two taels. We can't even earn that much in a year!"
"That's not true. Old Zhou still has to spend money to buy meat. We didn't spend a dime and earned so much money. We made a killing."
Old He thought of something and said, "Keep the old brine and cook it every day to prevent it from getting smelly. If there is such a good thing again, we should continue to do it."
His wife nodded hurriedly: "That's right!"
This kind of good thing of getting something for nothing is so tempting!
Since that day, Lao He spent the next few days hanging around Xie Yunjiao's pig farm.
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