Chapter 111 Salty Porridge
Deep down, Shen Shaojing actually hopes that his sister will take it. He hopes that his sister will live a good life.
He was so happy that his brother-in-law's leg was healed.
He thought that if his brother-in-law's leg healed and he could take the imperial examination, he might be able to become an official, and his sister's life might be better in the future.
Shen Shaojing only thinks about his sister.
Shen Yueyao looked at the silly look on Fourth Brother's face at this time and said with a smile: "Just do as I say. Say that I will only take 10%, and that I will do a lot of business in the future and I can also make money, so that my parents, Third Brother and Third Sister-in-law don't have to worry about me."
"Take it home and save the money. When Xuanxuan grows up, you can send him to a private school for enlightenment. After he's done with enlightenment, he can go to an academy. All of these require money."
In this era, among the four classes of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, the scholars still had the highest status.
Moreover, the situation in the court is stable now. I heard that the newly enthroned emperor is also a wise and benevolent emperor. In this case, studying and taking imperial examinations will also be good.
Moreover, the higher the score, the better the welfare benefits provided by the Great Yan Dynasty.
Studying in this era does cost a lot, but it will be great after you pass the exam.
Shen Shaojing rubbed his head and said, "But my parents may not like Xuanxuan to go to school."
When Shen Yueyao heard this, she thought that maybe it was true.
I always feel like my parents are worried about something.
"I'll go home and ask my parents later."
Shen Yueyao would not interfere in her mother's family affairs, after all, she had a brother there.
But her parents dote on her and treat her well, so she is willing to communicate and talk with them more.
Shen Yueyao originally had three taels of silver for her round trip to the military camp. Now that her third brother and sister-in-law gave her six taels of silver, she had more money in her hands.
Shen Yueyao said happily: "By the way, Fourth Brother, the preserved eggs and salted duck eggs are pickled. I'll let you taste them first. I also made preserved egg and lean meat porridge this morning. You can try it."
As she spoke, Shen Yueyao went to get the preserved eggs and salted duck eggs for her fourth brother to taste.
Then Shen Yueyao went to the pot and took out a bowl of preserved egg and lean meat porridge.
Knowing that Fourth Brother was coming, Shen Yueyao had already made preparations.
Shen Shaojing had never heard of preserved egg and lean meat porridge.
"Sister, there are not only Laba porridge, rice porridge and so on. I have never heard of preserved egg and lean meat porridge."
As far as Shen Shaojing could remember, he had never heard of anyone in the village putting meat in porridge. Only when making dumpling soup would those who were better off put some meat in it.
Shen Yueyao handed the spoon to Shen Shaojing and said, "Fourth brother, try it first, but let me tell you, it's not sweet, it's salty."
Shen Shaojing was slightly surprised, "There's also salty porridge?"
"Did you add salt?"
Shen Shaojing looked at the porridge in the bowl in a daze. Although he had never eaten it or seen it before, he found it quite fresh.
But thinking that whatever his sister cooked was delicious, he was confident about the porridge in the bowl.
Now that our family conditions are better, my parents cook very good breakfasts. It’s not like before when we had to drink porridge and eat corn tortillas and could only eat half full.
Now my parents will make pancakes or something like that for breakfast, which is very filling.
But it was almost noon and he was a little hungry.
Shen Shaojing took a spoon and scooped a mouthful to eat.
His eyes lit up and he couldn't help but nodded, "Sister, it's delicious. This porridge tastes really unique, especially the preserved egg inside."
Fortunately, Shen Yueyao put a lot of preserved eggs, and there were many small pieces in it when she scooped a spoonful.
"Sister, is this preserved egg?"
Eating the taste, Shen Shaojing could never have imagined that it was pickled with duck eggs.
Shen Shaojing knew very well what duck eggs tasted like.
It feels like two completely different flavors. Even if you give it to others to eat, no one would guess that it is a duck egg.
"Sister, I never thought pickled duck eggs could be so delicious."
He thought it was just a little tastier than duck eggs, but now it’s not just a little tastier, it’s extremely delicious.
Shen Shaojing's eyes were bright, as if he had discovered a business opportunity, and his heart was a little excited.
My sister told him before to take these things out and sell them.
But that was what my sister said before. Since my sister didn't say anything, how could he have the nerve to talk nonsense?
"Fourth brother, try eating them directly like this. This is a preserved egg, and this is a salted duck egg."
Shen Shaojing peeled off the skin and looked at the color of the preserved egg. He thought it was beautiful and as delicate as a gem.
The salted duck egg yolks are delicious too.
"Very good, sister, you are amazing!"
Shen Shaojing felt that his sister had very skillful hands and could easily turn many things into delicious food.
"Fourth brother, what do you think about selling it?"
"Needless to say, business will definitely be good." Shen Shaojing is still confident about this.
He used to be a peddler, selling things from door to door, and had some understanding of the market.
And I also got to know some people.
There are some small businessmen and owners of small and medium-sized restaurants.
Naturally, he didn't know the owner of that big restaurant.
They all lived in large houses in different locations with guards, and it was difficult to get inside.
Small businessmen and owners of small and medium-sized restaurants live in houses with two or three courtyards, and you sometimes run into them.
Shen Shaojing is also good at talking to people.
Shen Shaojing is very familiar with strangers when talking to them, and they become familiar with each other after a few interactions.
Shen Yueyao felt that Fourth Brother was quite suitable for doing business.
The key is that fourth brother is also interested in this aspect.
"Sister, I don't need you to tell me. I just need to take it out and let them taste it. They will know it's good stuff and it will definitely sell well."
"Duck eggs don't cost much, they're only a few cents, and people will buy them."
Shen Yueyao thought for a moment and said, "When you say sell it for a few cents, that means selling it to restaurants. They make a dish and sell it at a high price, so they naturally make money. But this thing can't just be sold to restaurants. When there are more in the future, we have to make it so that most people can afford it. The more people buy it, the more money we make."
Shen Yueyao felt that in the long run, it would be better to sell more at a lower profit margin.
"And if you cooperate with merchants, they'll buy at a lower price, with lower risks, and they'll be willing to buy more and sell elsewhere..."
Shen Yueyao said some of the things she analyzed.
She knew very little about the market of that era, and in fact, her fourth brother knew more from walking around the streets.
She discussed it with her fourth brother.
The two discussed for a while and decided that selling preserved eggs at two cents each and salted duck eggs at one cent each was a good price.
"We've pickled over 400 this time. Try selling them first. If they sell well, we'll buy more and pickle more."
"I'll teach you how to season the preserved eggs. When you're doing business with restaurant owners or businesspeople, you can mix the flavors and let them try it. You can also tell them that by adding a little soy sauce, you can make a dish..."
Shen Yueyao thought about it very carefully and told her fourth brother everything she could think of.
Anyway, how Fourth Brother will act at that time will depend on his intentions.
The more Shen Shaojing listened, the more excited he became. He wished he could take these things out and sell them right away.
Shen Shaojing was very confident about the preserved eggs, “Sister, I will sell them to the restaurant first. Let me tell the restaurant owner first that this is a good thing and they will definitely buy it.”
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