By the time Chunxia had collected all the charcoal in the yard and finished braising everything, it was already early morning. They put the remaining half of the braising liquid in a basin and washed the pot. After washing it in the kitchen, they returned to the room with the aroma of braising liquid all over them.
"This thing is truly incredible. The fragrance spreads from ten miles away."
"As long as it tastes good." Chun Xiao was already very sleepy at this moment. "I'll steam some for them at noon tomorrow. Let everyone try it and see if it just smells good or is it really delicious. Let them judge. Just your opinion won't count."
"With such a fragrant thing in the room, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep at night." Although Zhou said this, she began to snore softly not long after she lay down. She fell asleep even faster than Chunxiao. It seemed that she was very tired from working today.
Chunxiao tucked the quilt in for her and went to sleep too.
The next day, the Yan brothers and their two sisters-in-law came and went to the town to sell charcoal as agreed. There was not much charcoal, and Chunxiao burned ten furnaces, which weighed about 100 pounds. Seeing that there was no movement in their room, he knew that they must be sleeping soundly, so he did not wake them up.
When Yan Bingfa brought Shu Wenwenfeng over, it was already quite light.
As soon as Shufeng arrived, she asked her aunt if the meat from yesterday was ready.
"You're such a grown-up girl, and you're still thinking about eating. Aren't you ashamed?" Zhou scolded her, "Did you tell the kids at home before you came?"
Shufeng nodded and said, "It's all settled, don't worry." She looked at Chunxiao again.
Chun Xiao laughed to herself, "Okay, let's get something to eat for lunch."
Shufeng then went out happily.
"This child doesn't look like her father at all. I don't know who she looks like."
The charcoal burning time today is later than yesterday, and she is afraid that it will last until midnight again. She thought that she must get up early tomorrow, otherwise it will become a vicious cycle.
At noon, while Zhou was cooking, the brothers returned. Chunxiao was a little surprised. "Why are they here so early today?" She had heard the noise and came out to see what was happening. Sure enough, she saw them returning. "Isn't it hard to sell now?"
"Even if it's hard to sell, there are four of us. We're selling separately today, so it's selling quickly."
"I'm just craving your meat, so I hope you can come back soon."
"Mom has already put the food in the steamer. We can eat it when it's ready." After saying that, she hurried back to the backyard.
The meal was cooked soon. According to Zhou's suggestion, it would be enough to make a bowl with a little of each kind of braised meat. However, Chunxiao said that if she made a bowl of each kind, there would be a number of which ones were delicious and which ones were not. It would not be good to eat some and not others. Anyway, there was so much meat that she couldn't finish it in a short time. She even braised 30 eggs.
During the meal, everyone praised the braised food and said that they had never eaten such delicious meat.
"I didn't expect that pig ears and pig tails could be made so delicious, Chunxiao, you are really amazing."
"When she asked me to collect it, I was thinking about the good meat at home, so why would I need these? I guess she had already made up her mind." Yan Bing laughed. "If you encounter this kind of thing again in the future, I won't ask any more questions. I'll just do it for you."
"Look at this pig's trotter, it's soft and tasty, not to mention the meat."
"Mom, do you think we can sell this meat?" Zhang asked casually and everyone looked at her.
Seeing everyone looking at her, she suddenly became a little nervous. "I, I just thought, didn't my younger sister say before that she wanted to start a small business? This braised meat is so delicious, it should be able to sell." As she spoke, her voice gradually became lower.
"Yes, we have never eaten this meat, but the aroma alone is tempting. It should sell well." Dahe patted his thigh and looked at his wife with appreciation.
"Yes, yes, yes, I think we can give it a try."
"These two days happen to be the time to prepare for the New Year, so there will be a lot of people in town. Why don't we try it tomorrow?"
Everyone started discussing it one after another. Chunxiao was embarrassed. She was just making some preparations for the New Year, but how did it become a business? Seeing how enthusiastic everyone was, she didn't want to pour cold water on them. The selling price would probably not be too low, after all, the cost was there.
Sure enough, everyone soon reached the cost accounting stage, and everyone looked at her again.
"Chunxiao, since everyone thinks this is feasible, why don't you calculate the cost and think about how much it should be sold for? Didn't you say that these trotters are quite cost-effective? To me, trotters and ears look so delicious." Zhou patted her when she saw her in a daze.
"This..." The ingredients are cost-effective, but the marinade is not cheap. Should I tell her or not? She calculated in her mind. Yesterday, the pig ears weighed about 15 pounds, the tail weighed about 1 pound, the hoof weighed about 40 pounds, and the pig head weighed more than 10 pounds, which is 14 pounds. The cost of 70 pounds is 685 wen, plus the seasoning, which is about 1125 wen, a total of 1810 wen. The cost of one pound is almost 25 wen, which is really high.
Seeing her staring at the table without saying anything, a few people knew that she was probably calculating and decided not to disturb her.
Zhou was a little anxious. "Have you calculated it? How much will it cost?"
Chunxiao shook her head. "I'm afraid it won't work. The cost is too high. It'll cost around 25 wen."
"What? So expensive?"
"Why is it so expensive? Aren't these mixed meats said to be quite cheap?" Yan Bingfa was also puzzled.
Chunxiao touched his nose and said, "The meat is not expensive, but the marinade I bought is expensive."
"You silly girl, if I hadn't asked you today, you wouldn't have told me how much those ingredients cost. Are you really willing to eat them?"
Chun Xiao smiled awkwardly, "How would I know you'd ask?"
"I think it doesn't matter if it's a little more expensive. It tastes good, and there will always be rich people who like it. Why don't we give it a try? If we can't sell it, we can eat it ourselves. It won't be a loss anyway." Yan Dashan felt it was a pity not to sell the meat.
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