Chapter 41 Making Money
When Lian Yue came back, he saw Lian Qiao eating happily with a bowl in his hand.
What's happening?
"Brother Yue! You're back! Come quickly, try this snail meat!"
Good things should be shared with good friends. Lian Qiao had never eaten such delicious snail meat before. No, he had never known that snail meat could be eaten like this.
The old people in the village said that eating conch meat could easily cause poisoning, but when he was a child he was naughty and secretly brought some home to eat, and although he didn't get poisoned, he didn't think it was delicious either.
I was really surprised today.
Before Lian Yue could refuse, a mouthful of conch meat was already stuffed into his mouth. The fresh and stimulating taste stunned him, and it took him a while to find his voice again.
“The taste is very novel and delicious.”
Very special...
A strange and tempting smell.
He wanted to have another taste but was too embarrassed to say so, so he simply squatted in front of the two jars and asked the sisters to sell him a bowl as well.
"We are about to go back to the village. I will buy a bowl for my grandma and brother. I will send the bowl to you guys later."
"You guys are leaving?"
Yin Ning spoke subconsciously, with a hint of disappointment in her tone. Jiang Wan glanced at her cousin and turned back to ask the question that concerned her the most.
"Brother Lian Yue, will Qian Hai come again?"
"Don't worry, they won't. They are just hooligans in the village, nothing in the city. Besides, the Qi family's site at the wharf has yamen runners patrolling around from time to time. If there is any trouble, just shout a few times, ordinary people don't dare to cause trouble."
"Qian Hai can only trick you into leaving with him. You just need to stay here and don't wander off. By the way, you didn't sneak out to set up the stall, did you?"
If that's the case, then these two girls are too bold. He has to make sure they are sent back.
"No, no, we came here with my mother. But my mother is out negotiating a deal and won't be back until later."
Lian Yue nodded and kicked Lian Qiao lightly.
"Eat it over there, behind the can."
He stood aside first, intending to wait for the mother the little girl mentioned to come back before leaving.
Jiang Wan had been planning to take his bamboo raft for a long time, and now that he didn't leave, of course she wanted to approach him and try to establish a good relationship with him.
Yin Ning did not say anything. She was already a grown-up girl, and she had to be reserved in a crowded place like this, so she just listened quietly to what her cousin and Lian Yue were talking about.
But it didn't last long, because my aunt came back soon, and she brought her aunt with her.
"Look, Sister Miao. There are only two cans left. Once they're sold, they'll be gone."
"Okay, I'll take them all, just at the price we just agreed on."
Aunt Miao was a straightforward person, so she picked up the jars right away. Yin Huaixi also picked up a jar and asked her daughter and niece to follow her.
"Wan Wan An Ning is gone~"
Jiang Wan was still thinking about it. She had just heard Lian Yue talking about the deserted islands around the fishing village when her mother called out.
"Brother Lian Yue, Brother Lian Qiao, let's go!"
Lian Yue nodded, and he and Lian Qiao were also going back to the village. After watching the two girls walk away, they each carried a bowl and walked through the crowd back to the bamboo raft.
"Brother Yue, this snail meat is really delicious. Let's go get a couple of buckets tomorrow and take them home, shall we?"
"You can only cook or roast it when you get it home. It's not like you haven't eaten it before. How can you make it taste like this? The reason why the snail meat is so delicious is because of the good broth. You can't make it like this."
Lian Yue untied the rope, used the bamboo pole to prop up the raft and slowly left the dock.
"But it's okay to collect more. The snail meat made by Jiang Wan's family is delicious, and I will definitely not have to worry about selling it in the future. The tide only lasts so long, and they can't get much by themselves. You can try to get more. Take it and see if they accept it, or exchange it with them for some cooked snail meat.”
"What if they don't accept it..."
"What's the big deal? If you don't want to accept it, just knock it over and feed it to the ducks. Are you stupid?"
The two brothers returned to the village chatting and laughing, and Yin Huaixi took the two children to a porridge shop.
When she started to promote snail meat, Aunt Miao actually refused. It was not because snail meat would cause poisoning, but because her husband really liked to eat snails and he had never been poisoned in all these years.
Aunt Miao felt that her porridge shop was already a small business, so she could just serve some salted vegetables on a regular basis. She would be very sad if she couldn't sell the snail meat.
So she refused.
As a result, Yin Huaixi poured out half of the snail meat in her bowl and gave each table a small plate for free. The guests who had the snail meat ate one bowl and asked for another, and some even ate three bowls. They ate more than the guests who had the salted dish before.
Aunt Miao was smart. After she tasted the soup herself and seeing that the customer liked it, she decided to order two cans.
"Boss lady, give me another plate of the snail meat you just ate!"
“I want this table too!”
It was rare to have a refreshing cold dish in the hot weather, and the guests all liked it very much. Aunt Miao tried to say that the snail meat was not free, and it would cost two cents per plate. Except for one or two guests who said they didn't want it, the other guests accepted it well.
Now Aunt Miao was completely relieved. The snail meat with juice would definitely sell well, and she could also sell more porridge in her shop.
"Hey, sister, here's the money for two cans of snail meat. One hundred and twenty cents plus ten cents for the cans. Count it. By the way, will you guys come to the pier to set up a stall tomorrow? Where can I find you if I want to buy snail meat?"
Yin Huaixi took the money and answered while counting it: "We will come to the dock to sell snail meat tomorrow. Sister Miao, you can try to sell it today. If it sells well, we can talk about it tomorrow."
After confirming that the 130 coins were correct, Yin Huaixi took the two sisters into the city.
Yin Ning, who had always wanted to embroider flowers to supplement her family's income, heard good news in the embroidery workshop. She was told that she could embroider handkerchiefs and clothes for free, and the specific price depended on the quality of the work.
She was not able to show her embroidery work this time and could only buy a handkerchief and bring it back for display after she finished embroidering it.
The three of them came out of the embroidery workshop and bought some ingredients for making conch fish, and then happily returned to the village.
This time, the two cans of snail meat were sold for 120 coins, not counting the cans. Together with the money given by the aunt on the boat and the money spent on buying the snail meat at Lian Yuelian Bridge, the total was 126 coins.
The snail meat is picked from the seaside at no cost.
The side dishes of carrots and garlic cost 12 wen in total, sesame oil, soy sauce and vinegar cost about 18 wen in total, and a little bit of sugar and salt cost 4 wen. This time, three of us came together, and the boat fee was deducted by 6 wen. Next time, we can only come with one or two people, which will save a little.
All together, I made nearly ninety cents from these two cans of snail meat!
Although each person in the family doesn't make much money, it's at least a very good income. And it only takes a little effort to make it, and it's not difficult to make the sauce.
This business can be done!