The children ate up all the meat in their bowls. Zhang Xiaobing and the others wanted to eat more, but Wang didn't let them.
Zhang Hulan didn't give them much to eat. They just wanted them to taste it first, and told them to wait until everyone else came back in the evening before eating.
Zhang Hulan began to cut the meat. She cut off the pig's ears and tongue first, and then cleaned the bald heads.
Zhang Hulan threw the bones away, and Wang quickly asked, "Why did you throw the bones away? They can still be used to make soup, right?"
Zhang Hulan laughed and said, "Mom, these bones won't taste good when stewed."
Wang was so reluctant to throw it away that she felt it would be a shame to throw it away.
The main thing is that the head is not removed, otherwise the raw meat can be removed and the bones can be used to make soup.
Zhang Hulan cut off a few pieces of meat, each weighing about 200 to 300 grams.
She took the meat and went out. Wang asked hurriedly, "What are you going to do?"
Zhang Hulan said, "Mom, I'll take some meat to Lingju to taste. When doing business, you can't just consider the taste of your own family. You need to find more people to taste it and see how it tastes."
"That's true. Everyone has different tastes. But cut it into smaller pieces. Don't cut it into such big pieces." Zhang Hulan cut so many pieces that Wang felt very distressed.
Zhang Hulan laughed and said, "Mom, it's not good to give a bigger finger to each family, right? If you do that, I guess they will drop their throats before they even taste the flavor."
Wang glared at Zhang Hulan and said, "You can't be so stingy..."
Zhang Hulan went out with a smile and went to Liu Yonggui's house, which was nearby.
"Is the second brother of the Liu family here?" Zhang Hulan shouted at the door.
Ma came out of the room and saw that it was Zhang Hulan. She rolled her eyes and asked, "He's not at home. What do you want from him?"
Zhang Hulan didn't bother with Ma. Although Ma Da Jiao was not a very good person, Liu Yonggui was still a good person.
Zhang Hulan handed over a piece of meat and said, "This is my braised meat. I'll give it to your family to try."
Ma's eyes lit up, and she said in disbelief, "For our family?"
"Well, it's for you. Do you want it? If not, I'll give it to others to taste."
"Yes, yes, yes..." How could she refuse such a big piece of meat? Ma quickly snatched the meat away, then said with an awkward smile, "Um...thank you!"
Zhang Hulan really wanted to roll her eyes at Ma, but in the end she gave up.
She went to Liu Yongquan's house again, but Liu Yongquan was not there either. Zhang Hulan gave the meat to Liu Yongquan's mother, who thanked her repeatedly.
Zhang Hulan said, "Aunt, I plan to take this meat to the city to sell. Please try it and see how it tastes. Then give me some advice."
Liu Yongquan's mother quickly agreed and said that Zhang Hulan was capable.
Zhang Hulan visited a few more houses and then came to Zhao Guoliang's house.
When Zhou saw Zhang Hulan coming over, she hurriedly stepped forward with a smile, "Hey Hulan, how come you have time to come to my place today? I haven't seen you for several days. What have you been busy with?"
Zhang Hulan handed the braised meat to Zhou, and gave more meat to Zhao Guoliang's family, about half a pound.
"Aunt, this is the braised meat I just made. Come over here and have a taste with the village head uncle."
"Hey, why are you bringing things again? If you do this, I won't dare let you come to my house anymore."
Zhang Hulan said, "Aunt, I made this meat and am going to sell it in the city. You and the village head uncle can taste it in the evening and see if there is anything that needs to be improved."
Zhou was surprised and asked, "You want to go to the city to do business?"
Zhang Hulan nodded, "Yes. As a woman, I definitely can't support my family by farming, so I have to do some business."
Zhou nodded, "Yes, it's not easy for a woman to take care of several children."
Zhou brought the meat to her nose and sniffed it. "It smells so good, it must taste good."
Zhang Hulan smiled and said, "It's no use just smelling it. You have to eat it. Wait for the village head to come back, and give me some suggestions after you try it."
Zhang Hulan did not stay long. She chatted with Zhou for a few words and then went back.
Zhang Hujun and his team didn't come back until the evening. They had dug up a lot of Polygonum multiflorum in the past few days, more than 100 kilograms.
As soon as they arrived at the door of Zhang Hulan's house, Zhang Xiaobing shouted loudly: "Dad, Mom, Uncle, Aunt, let's have dinner at Aunt's house tonight!"
When they heard that they were going to have dinner at Zhang Hulan's house, Zhang Hubing and Xiang Chunhua were very happy. Not only could they save a meal tonight, but they could also eat delicious food.
The couple put down the backpack and walked towards Zhang Hulan's house.
Zhang Hubing walked a few steps and came back to pick up a bundle of firewood. He turned back and shouted, "Brother, we'll go first, you guys hurry up too."
Zhang Xiaojun did the same. He put down the backpack and ran away. "Dad, Mom, I'm going over first."
Li shook her head and laughed, "My eldest sister is almost spoiling them."
Zhang Hubing came to Zhang Hulan's house carrying firewood. "Zhang Hulan, I brought you another bundle of firewood. I won't eat your food for free."
Zhang Hulan and Wang both gave Zhang Hubing a cold look and ignored him.
Xiang Chunhua stepped forward with a smile, "Big sister, is there anything I can help you with?"
Zhang Hulan said, "No need, the food is ready, we'll eat right away."
Zhang Xiaojun came forward and said, "Mom, my aunt sold such a big pig head and made braised pork. It's really delicious!"
Zhang Hubing and Xiang Chunhua were already drooling when they smelled the fragrance, and when they heard what Zhang Xiaobing said, their saliva kept flowing out.
Fortunately, Zhang Hujun and Li came over soon, and the whole family sat at the table. Zhang Hubing and Zhang Xiaobing picked up the meat as if they were fighting a war.
Apart from the portion given to the children at the beginning and the portion given to the neighbors, there were more than five pounds of meat, which was all eaten in one meal.
Everyone was eating until their bellies were full. Li said, "Big sister, your braised meat is so delicious. I'm sure you'll have good business in the future."
Zhang Hulan said, "It's hard to say now. We won't know until we actually do it."
"So when are you going to go to the city to sell the braised meat?"
"Wait a few days, until we finish harvesting the grain."
Zhang Hulan had not told Li and the others that she would ask them for help in the future, and she didn't know how the business would be. If the business was good, she would tell them; if the business was not so good, she could handle it by herself, so there was no need to ask them for help.
After dinner, Li and Zhang Dahua helped clean up the dishes and then went back home.
Zhang Hujun borrowed a donkey cart from Zhang Hulan as they were going to the pharmacy to sell Polygonum multiflorum tomorrow.
In addition to digging Polygonum multiflorum, they also picked up some cicada shells, which should be able to sell for a lot of money this time.
Zhang Hubing still couldn't believe it, that the black stuff they dug could be sold for more than ten coins per pound, and the cicada shells could be sold for two hundred coins per pound.
The next morning, Zhang Hujun drove a donkey cart to the county town, and Zhang Hubing followed him.
At the entrance of the village, they met Zhao Guoliang.
Yesterday, when Zhang Hulan and her friends were having dinner, a bailiff came to the village to inform Zhao Guoliang to go to the county government office today, saying that the county magistrate had summoned all the village heads to the government office to make an announcement.
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