Chapter 14 Braised Food Startup
In ancient times, it was normal to get married at the age of fifteen or sixteen.
It is normal for an eighteen-year-old to have a one-year-old son.
Whenever Yutong passed by Zhang's grocery store, she would always take out some candy for the children.
So this relationship is pretty good.
The two of them soon arrived at Zhang's grocery store. Zhang's grocery store was not small. At least in the town, it was one of the best stores.
"Oh, Yutong is here. What do you want to buy today?" When the old lady Zhang, who was guarding the store, saw Yutong coming, the smile on her face became more genuine.
"Hello, Grandma Zhang." Xia Yutong called out sweetly as soon as she saw her. After looking around, she didn't look at Aunt Ruyun and asked, "Grandma Zhang, isn't Aunt Ruyunyun in the store today?"
When she heard someone was looking for her daughter-in-law, Old Lady Zhang didn't get angry. She smiled and replied, "Your aunt Ruyun is at home taking care of the children today. Tianming is feeling a little unwell."
"Ah, Tianming is sick? Is he okay?" Yutong still liked the one-year-old kid very much.
The little guy may come from a well-off family, so he is fat and white, and very cute.
Of course, compared to Rongrong, Yutong likes Rongrong more. Girls are not as naughty as boys.
Seeing the little girl's nervous face and genuine worry, Old Lady Zhang liked this girl very much.
"It's okay, it's okay. Tianming didn't cover himself with the quilt properly at night and caught a cold. I saw a doctor and he said it's nothing serious. I just need to rest at home and take a few medicines to sweat it out." Hearing that he was fine, Yutong felt relieved. "That's good, it's good that he's okay."
Father Xia was shocked when he saw his daughter talking to her eldest sister's mother-in-law.
It's impossible. Everyone says that the old lady of the Zhang family is very difficult to get along with. I didn't expect that my daughter could actually win her favor.
"By the way, are you here to buy anything today?" Because of Yutong, Old Lady Zhang also smiled at Father Xia.
Now it was Xia's father's turn to take the stage.
"Hello, Aunt Zhang. We want to buy some spices. Do you have any at home?" Father Xia was not the kind of man who talked a lot, so he got down to business right away.
"Tell me, what spices do you want? These are not cheap. Why are you buying them?" Old Lady Zhang asked with some concern.
Father Xia was about to speak, but was interrupted by Xia Yutong, who spoke first: "The doctor wrote a prescription and told me to make it into incense and let my mother smell it more often. He said it would be good for her."
This is something that can make money, so she won't tell anyone.
Even Grandma Zhang, who appears to be very nice.
Father Xia was annoyed, feeling that he had almost exposed his family's secrets.
"That's right. My wife's mind has been unclear for years. I've consulted many doctors and now there's finally a solution. No matter how expensive it is, I'll treat her."
With what Father Xia said, Old Lady Zhang also believed it to 90%.
"Which doctor prescribed this? Can you trust it?" There are only two clinics in the town, and I haven't heard of either one having this ability.
"It was a traveling doctor. He asked for medicine when he passed by our house. After seeing my wife, he prescribed the medicine for me." Father Xia touched his head in a naive manner.
Not wanting to lose business, Mrs. Zhang didn't say anything more.
I’m afraid that if I talk too much, I’ll lose all the business I’ve got.
"Okay then. Tell me which ones you want."
Xia Yutong had already made up her mind when she came here. She looked at what she could buy here and quoted two-thirds of the spices. Some of them were also available in the pharmacy. She didn't plan to buy everything in one place.
"We have everything you mentioned, but the price is not cheap. It's not that I don't want to help you, but the purchase price of these things is very high." After hearing this, Mrs. Zhang did not go to get the things directly.
"It's okay. I have to use it no matter how expensive it is. Auntie, thank you for your help." After all, Father Xia had worked outside, so he had some ability to read people's expressions.
After receiving the words, Mrs. Zhang took action immediately.
Not to mention, she was quite skillful and packed up what Mr. Xia wanted in no time.
"A total of three taels of silver." Each package was full.
Xia Yutong watched and saw that after polishing, these spices could be used to make enough for half a year.
Three taels of silver, not expensive.
She pulled Xia's father's hand and asked him to give her money.
Father Xia originally wanted to bargain, but after thinking about his eldest sister, he didn't say much.
He took out the silver and handed it to Aunt Zhang, "Here, Aunt Zhang."
On the way home with the spices, Father Xia shook his head and said, "Yutong, it seems that we can't stay here to buy the goods in the future." He thought it was too expensive.
Xia Yutong still has a good impression of Aunt Ruyun.
There's nothing wrong with letting that old woman earn a little.
"Okay, I'll listen to Dad." But she wouldn't object to her father.
When they passed by the pharmacy, the two went in and bought some spices. Now they finally had everything they needed.
However, this thing cannot be used just by buying it, it has to be measured.
Xia Yutong has to do this herself.
I went to the pork shop and bought a pig's head, planning to try making a pot in the evening.
It cost almost four taels of silver, and Father Xia was heartbroken.
As soon as the things arrived home, Xia Yutong went into the kitchen.
Father Xia didn't follow in. He was dealing with the pig's head in the backyard.
If you listen carefully, you can hear him complaining about what would happen if the product couldn't be sold. He's full of worries.
I was busy preparing dinner.
When Xiaoxuan came back, dinner was not ready at home yet. He was already hungry after a day of school.
These days, he eats well and sleeps well every day, and his height has also grown.
"Sister, sister, I'm so hungry." He eats a lot now.
The two busy people came back to their senses by Xiaoxuan's exchange.
"It's over, I haven't cooked yet." Xia Yutong was shocked and immediately put down the work in her hands and started to boil the pot and cook.
"Xiaoxuan, wait a minute, it will be fine in a moment."
Forget it, forget about making complicated dishes, just fry some eggs.
Dinner was ready soon.
At the dinner table, Father Xia started to count the bills.
Now he remembers every account clearly.
This has become his habit.
"Sister, how is the braised food going?" Xiaoxuan was still thinking about his own business.
Xia Yutong nodded and said, "It's almost done. I'll cook the meat later and we can eat it tomorrow morning." She didn't think she would fail.
She is not good at cooking, but she is good at making snacks.
"Really?" Xiaoxuan was so surprised.
Seeing his son like that, Father Xia snorted unceremoniously. "Do you know how much money the family spent today?"
After saying that, he handed the account book to Xiaoxuan and said, "Take a look for yourself."
Xiaoxuan took it and immediately frowned after seeing his father record the account. "Sister, why is it so expensive? Will we be able to sell it when the time comes?"
Seeing Xiaoxuan's worried look, Xia Yutong smiled unkindly, "You're overthinking it. These spices aren't enough for just one use. We can use them for at least half a year."
Four taels of silver is not expensive for half a year's supply.
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