Chapter 169 Selling braised food can make you rich
Early in the morning.
The rooster crows.
As soon as Cheng Wanwan got up, she saw Wu Huiniang sitting in the yard cutting autumn clothes for the family.
Summer clothes consisted of a single layer of coarse linen, while autumn clothes were made of two layers, with an opening left between them for movement. In winter, reeds, willow catkins, or straw were stuffed into the two layers of linen for warmth. Chicken or duck feathers could also be added, making it the most primitive form of down jacket. People with a little more wealth would buy animal skins from hunters, such as rabbit or fox fur, which were even warmer.
Cheng Wanwan's family had quite a few rabbit skins. She personally witnessed her eldest daughter-in-law sewing more than a dozen rabbit skins into a cloak, made to her size. She was truly moved when she received the rabbit skin cloak.
Even if there are risks, she must buy a large cotton quilt from the mall; she absolutely cannot let her children freeze.
besides!
Repair the earthen kang (heated brick bed)!
This is a custom only found in the north. In ancient times when information was blocked, Dahe Village, which was neither in the south nor in the north, had never heard of such a thing as an earthen kang.
Just because the people of Dahe Village haven't heard of it doesn't mean it's not mentioned in the book. We can just pass it on to someone more knowledgeable.
When the workers arrive, she will discuss this matter with Zhao Anjiang and then draw up the design.
While she was thinking about this, Zhao Ergou came out with a backpack. In the backpack was almost fifty kilograms of braised pork offal and twenty kilograms of braised wild roe deer. The backpack was full to the brim.
"Mom, I'm going to town now."
Cheng Wanwan instructed him: "When you get to town, eat something to fill your stomach first. If you encounter any trouble, don't panic. Think it over slowly, and you'll eventually come up with a solution."
Zhao Ergou nodded: "Mother, I understand. I'm leaving now."
He went to the city alone, with not much stuff, and didn't ask Zhao Da to drive the oxcart; he walked to Hekou Town on his own two legs.
It takes more than an hour to walk there.
Hekou Town, relying on its wharf, has become the most prosperous county in the vicinity. The wharf area is the most bustling, and the streets are always crowded.
Zhao Ergou first went to the Jixiang Restaurant. He had agreed with the shopkeeper Zhou yesterday to deliver 20 kilograms of braised food today, which cost a total of 13 cents.
After the handover was completed here, he went to Zuixianlou.
Zuixianlou is the largest restaurant in Hekou Town, and it also has chain stores in Fenghuang Town and Baiyun Town. Yesterday, I ordered 30 jin of braised food.
As soon as Zhao Ergou walked in, Shopkeeper Yang came up to greet him: "Brother Zhao, come and sit down quickly. Waiter, bring a pot of tea."
Zhao Ergou took the contents out of his basket: "Thirty catties of braised food, it's all here."
“Yesterday I sent some braised food to Zuixianlou in Baiyun Town next door, and guess what? It sold out immediately, and it wasn’t enough! So, I was wondering if you could increase the quantity?” Manager Yang said with a smile. “Once this braised food becomes famous, even 30 catties a day won’t be enough for one store. I hope you can supply 300 catties a day, and we can discuss the price further.”
In the entire Huzhou area, there are thirty or forty Zuixianlou restaurants. If one of them sells braised meat, every restaurant will order it. Three hundred catties is just a conservative estimate.
Zhao Ergou couldn't help but swallow.
He made 300 jin of meat, and he earned 30 wen per jin, which is 9 taels of silver!
Earning nine taels a day, ninety taels in ten days, nine hundred taels in one hundred days...
He pinched his thigh hard to wake himself up!
Three hundred catties, how many pots would it take to make that much? His family simply couldn't supply that much.
Moreover, we're currently building a house at home, and we simply can't spare any manpower.
He didn't speak, and Manager Yang became a little anxious: "It used to be sixty-five coins per catty, but if the quantity increases, I can raise it to seventy coins for you."
Manager Yang had worked with Cheng Wanwan before. His initial goal was to buy the ice jelly recipe, but Zhao Ergou's mother was too shrewd. Not only did she refuse to sell it to him, but she also went to talk business with Old Zhou across the street. It was only after he lowered his stance that the cooperation was finally reached... So this time, he didn't dare to mention buying the recipe, for fear of pushing this family to the Jixiang Restaurant across the street.
Zhao Ergou swallowed hard again. Seventy coins a pound—he was really going to make a fortune this time.
He lowered his head to hide his embarrassment. His mother had told him that he should stay calm in any situation and not reveal his thoughts.
He took out over twenty pounds of wild roe deer from his backpack and said, "Pork offal is a bit hard to buy. How about Shopkeeper Yang trying some wild roe deer?"
Shopkeeper Yang cut off a slice of meat, tasted it carefully, and said in disbelief, "Wild roe deer is so delicious when braised! I'll take as much as you have, whether it's roe deer meat or offal, it's the same price as pork offal."
Zhao Ergou had calmed down considerably and said methodically, "To be honest with Manager Yang, 300 catties of braised food is not a problem, but it will take about a month to reach that quantity. My family is currently building a house and is very busy and short-handed. Once I finish my work in town, I need to hurry back to help."
Shopkeeper Yang really didn't want to waste this month's money-making time, so he tentatively said, "Why don't you go back and ask your mother if she can sell you the marinade recipe..."
Zhao Ergou said word by word, "My mother said that this is our family's ancestral recipe, which must be passed down from generation to generation. Anyone who dares to try to do something about it is not worthy of being a descendant of the Zhao family."
Shopkeeper Yang: "..."
It's just a recipe, why make such a big deal out of it?
He chuckled and said, "Brother Zhao hasn't eaten yet, has he? Why don't you just grab something to eat at our Zuixianlou Restaurant? The menu is here. This meal is on me."
Zhao Ergou instinctively wanted to refuse, but then, for some reason, he took the menu.
He first ordered a vegetarian noodle soup, which was the cheapest food in the entire Zuixianlou restaurant, costing ten coins a bowl.
He continued looking at the menu and immediately spotted the lion's head meatballs.
He thought back to a month ago when his mother took them to a restaurant. At that time, a group of people ordered lion's head meatballs. Ever since then, he had been wondering what lion's head meatballs were. Were they made from the meatballs? Later, he asked Shen Zheng, and that bastard first laughed at him for being ignorant, and then carefully explained how lion's head meatballs were made. They were actually deep-fried meatballs... At that moment, Si Dan's mouth watered as he listened.
He earned more than two taels of silver today; he should be able to afford a bowl of lion's head meatballs.
He glanced at the price: Lion's Head meatballs, 350 coins.
He can eat a bowl of vegetarian noodles for free, but he takes the lion's head meatballs home, so he definitely has to pay for them himself.
He said with a hint of reluctance, "Manager Yang, could you please bring another bowl of lion's head meatballs?"
Shopkeeper Yang went to prepare with a smile on his face. He was treating the child to this meal because he hoped that the child could eat more good food. After returning, he would speak highly of Zuixianlou in front of Mrs. Zhao Cheng, and then he could ask for things with a flattering face in the future... His request was not shameless, he just hoped that if there were any new dishes in the future, they would be provided to Zuixianlou first.
While waiting for the food, Zhao Ergou was still looking at the menu.
Then I saw the last dish, a newly added braised dish, which cost 300 coins.
Zhao Ergou immediately took out the small abacus from his waist, did a quick calculation, and then instantly became speechless.
For every pound of braised food, Shen Zheng earned four coins, his mother earned twenty-one coins, and he earned thirty coins. He thought he was the one who earned the most.
Amazing! Manager Yang can earn over two hundred coins for every pound he sells!
Soon, Zhao Ergou realized he had underestimated the amount. The table next to him had ordered braised food, and in a small dish, they estimated that only half a pound had been cut up.
In other words, Manager Yang can earn almost half a tael of silver for every pound of braised food.
Zhao Ergou: "..."
He would love to own a restaurant; he would never let anyone else make that money.
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