Zhang Hulan made all the pork livers into salt-baked pork livers, and no salt in the pot was wasted. She would make bacon later, and all the salt could be used.
The main reason is that I don’t have kimchi at home now, otherwise I can use kimchi to make stir-fried pork liver. I have to make kimchi after the Chinese New Year, when the radishes are out in winter, and then pickle some ginger, and in the summer, pickle some long beans.
Zhang Hulan poured dozens of kilograms of salt she bought into the pot, added peppercorns and stir-fried them together.
Wang and her family all know how to make bacon. In the past, they would make some every year, but at most two pieces of meat weighing about 10 to 20 kilograms.
But they didn't add peppercorns or heat up the salt when cooking. They just spread salt on the meat and marinated it.
In the morning, Zhou and the others came to help, otherwise the sausages alone would have been enough to keep Wang and the others fed for a whole day.
Zhang Hulan didn't hide from people when she was making bacon and sausages, and the women who came to help could see it.
One woman said, "Hu Lan is so virtuous. How come she can do everything?"
Another woman continued, "Yes, she is so capable. I wonder who will be lucky enough to marry Hu Lan in the future."
"Ahem..." Zhou coughed dryly and glanced at the woman. The woman reacted and said quickly, "Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to introduce a man to Hu Lan. Hu Lan is so capable, who can be worthy of her?"
The women certainly didn't want to introduce a man to Zhang Hulan. In their minds, a woman must find a man to marry.
When Wang heard the conversation of the women, she felt both happy and sad.
She was naturally happy that her daughter was capable. But her daughter was too capable, which made it even harder for her to find a husband. Zhang Hulan didn't want to find one before, and now that she has money, she probably doesn't want to find one even more.
In fact, Wang was a little picky in her mind and felt that most people were not worthy of her daughter.
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As soon as Zhang Hujun came back, Zhou and the others started to process the pig's head.
Zhang Hujun came home the earliest every day, followed by Zhang Hubing. Only Zhao Cheng came back the latest, after noon.
But today, Zhang Hubing and Dong Jianyong had not returned by noon.
Both Wang and Xiang Chunhua were a little worried.
When Zhang Hulan was thinking about whether to go to Hekou County to look for someone, the two men came back.
"Why did you come back so late today?" Zhang Hubing asked Zhang Hulan as soon as he entered the house.
Zhang Hubing replied: "Someone is looking for us."
"Who is looking for you? Why?"
Dong Jianyong said: "Don't worry too much, niece. The other party is not doing anything wrong."
"It was the boss of Yaxianglou who contacted us." Zhang Hubing continued, "The boss's surname is Wang, and he said he wanted to cooperate with you. But you never went to Hekou County, so he contacted me."
Zhang Hulan asked: "How does he want to cooperate?"
"He didn't say how to cooperate specifically." Zhang Hubing said, "I told him that we signed a contract with Yiweixuan and that we can only buy from Yiweixuan in Hekou County. That person said he knew that he was not going to cooperate with you in Ding'an Prefecture, but to open a store in the capital.
He asked me to tell you that he wants to cooperate. If you are willing, you can go to Yaxianglou to find him. Or he can come to you. "
Dong Jianyong continued, "The other party was very polite. I kept an eye on him when he came back and didn't send anyone to follow him."
If that's the case, Zhang Hulan thinks it's worth going and taking a look.
Her braised meat can only be made like this for now, and it cannot be delivered to places too far away. It is sold in Changning County, Hekou County and Yangshan County. It is better in winter, but in summer, business in Yangshan County is not good. She can only deliver once a day in the morning, and cannot deliver more than that.
Wang heated up the food and brought it over, "Let's eat first."
Zhang Hulan also said: "You guys eat first, I'll go with you tomorrow."
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In the afternoon, Zhang Hulan pickled the meat that had not been pickled in the morning. She also pickled the pig's heart and lungs to stew them later.
Then she went to the wasteland and told Zhao Guoliang to let the people who were working on the land reclamation go home early in the afternoon and collect their wages at the village entrance.
Her house is so small that there is no room for hundreds of people to stand, so the notices have to be distributed at the entrance of the village.
Zhang Hulan set up a table at the entrance of the village and asked Zhang Hujun and Zhang Hubing to carry the money counted last night to the entrance of the village, as well as a few baskets of meat.
In the evening, the villagers who were working came to the village entrance. Everyone was excited because they could finally get paid after working for so long.
The wages varied. Some worked for thirty days, while others only worked for twenty days due to family matters.
Whoever Zhang Hulan called out would come forward and put his fingerprint on the document to receive his wages.
"Yang Xiaohui..."
"Hey, I'm here..."
A young woman quickly squeezed out of the crowd and came to the front.
Zhang Hulan handed over the money and said, "You worked for twenty-eight days, a total of five hundred and sixty coins, count it."
Yang Xiaohui was a little embarrassed, "I, I don't know how to count..."
Zhang Hulan asked the others, "Is there anyone among you who knows how to count? Help her count."
Yang Xiaohui said hurriedly: "Don't bother, I trust Madam."
Yang Xiaohui took the copper coin and was about to leave, but Zhang Hulan stopped her and said, "Wait, put your handprint here."
"Oh, okay!" Yang Xiaohui turned around and pressed her handprint where Zhang Hulan pointed.
Yang Xiaohui pressed her handprint and turned to leave. Zhang Hulan hurriedly called her back, "Wait a minute, don't be impatient."
Yang Xiaohui quickly stopped again.
Zhang Hulan handed a piece of meat to Yang Xiaohui, "Take this."
Yang Xiaohui was stunned for a moment, "Madam, this is..."
"This is for you, no money required."
Zhang Hulan said, "My family slaughtered a pig yesterday and prepared it for everyone a long time ago. It's just that we were too busy yesterday and didn't have time to give it to everyone, so today we will give it together with the wages. Everyone who worked will get it, but it's not much, so everyone can take it home to enjoy a snack."
"Thank you! Thank you, ma'am..." Yang Xiaohui took the meat and said thank you repeatedly.
When the other villagers heard that everyone had one, their eyes lit up.
This piece of meat is not small, at least one pound, and they can only buy this piece of meat after working for a whole day. This is a day's wages.
The people working were very touched. They didn't expect Zhang Hulan to be so kind to them.
The men in the village only earned 20 wen a day, and they also earned 20 wen a day, and they were provided with lunch. Now they were even given meat. In the hearts of these villagers, Zhang Hulan was simply a living Bodhisattva.
There was no one in the room when they received their wages, and they believed that Zhang Hulan would not give them less. If someone withheld their wages, how could she give them meat for free?
Everyone who received their wages would say thank you to Zhang Hulan.
Zhang Hulan was also very happy. She felt proud that she was doing her best to make the lives of these ordinary villagers better.
Zhang Hulan asked the villagers of Daping Village to collect their wages last, as people from other villages lived far away and it would take them a long time to walk back.
The villagers of Daping Village had no objection and let the people from other villages receive their wages first.
Since they were delayed today and couldn't come, Zhang Hulan asked the villagers to bring a message to them, asking them to come and pick up their wages tomorrow, and that the wages and meat would be reserved for them.
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