Chapter 008: Braised Pork Business
"Your injury hasn't healed yet. Are you going on another mission?" Su Wan asked.
"I can't say for sure, but there's no danger."
Su Wan nodded. "Take these fifty-four first. I have money. I can't eat much at home alone. It will be more convenient to carry some money with me when I go out."
Chen Yuan was stunned, but he didn't refuse. "I didn't spend all my money on groceries that day, and I still have more than eight yuan on me. I'll take these four yuan, and you can keep the fifty yuan."
He handed the five Great Unity tickets to Su Wan. She took them, drew only three, and stuffed the remaining two into his hands.
"Thirty is enough. Don't worry, I won't spend money recklessly anymore."
Su Wan spoke with great confidence, but Chen Yuan was skeptical. He was in a hurry and didn't think much about it. He left in a hurry after speaking.
After waiting at the door for a while, Su Wan heard someone calling her from behind, "Sister-in-law, do you want to go out?"
Seeing that it was Wang Bin, Su Wan was a little surprised, "Why haven't you gone out to buy things so late today?"
"We go out several times a day, and we don't necessarily have to go out very early. We have to coordinate with everyone's schedule. Sister-in-law, do you want to go out?"
Su Wan thought about it and quickly asked Wang Bin, "Comrade Wang Bin, when you were shopping, did you know where to buy pig offal?"
"Sister-in-law, do you want to buy some pig offal?" Wang Bin said with a smile, "Pig offal is easy to get, but the pig offal you make tastes very good. If you want, I can bring some back for you."
"I want a whole set, can I buy it?"
Wang Bin nodded. "Let alone one pair, I can get even a few pairs. But sister-in-law, why do you need so much pig offal?"
Su Wan smiled sheepishly, "I have nothing to do at home. Now that reform and opening up have begun, I want to make some pig offal to sell."
At that time, the army did not have very strict requirements, as long as they did not do anything bad, it was fine.
"Okay, then sister-in-law, do you want anything else?"
"I also want a large stainless steel barrel that can hold about 100 kilograms. Can I buy that?"
"Of course, I'll be back around eleven and I'll bring it to my sister-in-law then."
Su Wan thanked him with a smile and gave three Great Unity tickets to Wang Bin.
"If it's not enough, I'll get you more."
Wang Bin only took one and explained, "A set of pig offal is eight or nine yuan. If I buy it, it will be cheaper, I can get a set for seven or eight yuan. I can get the stainless steel bucket with a lid at wholesale price, which should be around one yuan. If it's not enough, I'll talk to my sister-in-law."
Su Wan said gratefully, "Thank you for your help."
After Wang Bin left, Su Wan looked at the coal briquettes piled in front of the house. Normally, they could be used for a few months, but if this business took off, she would probably have to buy more.
After watering the vegetables in the morning, Su Wan had some free time.
At half past eleven, Wang Bin brought her some pig offal and a stainless steel bucket, and gave her thirty cents.
"Sister-in-law, this pig's offal weighs 73 pounds and costs 8.5 yuan. The stainless steel bucket costs 1.2 yuan, so the remaining 30 yuan is yours."
"Thank you for your hard work, Wang Bin. I may have to go out with your car tomorrow morning."
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. Brother Xu and I will come over tomorrow morning to help you load it into the car."
Su Wan felt embarrassed and wanted to give Wang Bin three cents as a reward for his hard work, but he just smiled and slipped away.
People in this era were still very simple and honest, and everyone was willing to do good deeds, unlike in later generations where people would be extorted for helping an elderly person.
At noon, he heated up the buns that Mrs. Wei had brought him, cooked a pot of egg soup and ate it casually. After a short rest, it was almost two o'clock and it was not so hot anymore. Su Wan took a basin to wash the pig offal.
Pig offal is really difficult to wash. If it were in later generations, she would buy washed ones, but now she has to endure the disgusting smell of pig offal, scrub it constantly, and peel off the lard attached to it.
Su Wan washed a bunch of pig offal from around two o'clock in the morning to eight o'clock in the evening. She finally washed it clean without any smell.
After dealing with the pig offal, she took it back into the house.
It was past eight o'clock when she finished cooking. She immediately went to wash the rice and cook it. She pressed the rice cooker button and quickly went to take a shower.
After she came out of the shower, she washed her clothes as well.
Hang the clothes outside and the meal is ready.
She ate the egg soup left over from lunch, poured her rice into it and started eating.
By the time she finished her meal and washed the dishes, it was already half past nine in the evening.
She washed the stainless steel pot, put in the marinade she had prepared herself, added some rock sugar, and started stewing.
At half past eleven, the aroma of stewed meat filled the air, arousing everyone's appetite.
Someone muttered, "Captain Chen's wife is so delicious. She's still cooking delicious food in the middle of the night."
Su Wan ignored it. At eleven o'clock, she turned off the fire and left the lid on.
After soaking in the broth overnight, the braised meat had been completely absorbed into the meat. A little after five o'clock, Su Wan lit the fire again and stewed it for another half an hour. She took out the braised meat, cut it all up, and put it back.
She filled a large soup bowl with braised meat and went to Mrs. Wei's house while no one was awake yet.
Mrs. Wei's house was in the building next door, only a few minutes' walk away. As soon as she walked over, she saw Mrs. Wei washing up.
"Sister-in-law, I made some braised pork offal and brought some to you."
"How can this be so embarrassing?"
Sister Wei took the bowl of soup and said, "You haven't had breakfast yet, right? Your husband and my husband are both out. Why don't you eat at my place this morning?"
"No need, sister-in-law. I just want to ask if you have a scale."
"Wait a minute, I'll get it for you." Sister Wei quickly handed her a scale. "I haven't used it recently. If you need it, take it. I'll ask you for it when I need it."
"Thank you, sister-in-law!"
Su Wan was busy going out, and Mrs. Wei didn't insist on asking her to stay for breakfast. She just looked at the big bowl of braised pork offal and couldn't help sighing.
One really couldn't tell that Su Wan, who was so unlikable at the beginning, was actually so easy to get along with.
When he got home, Su Wan quickly filled a large bowl and placed it on the table, and covered the rest.
Wang Bin and Xu Weiguo had already arrived and helped her carry the braised pork offal into the car.
This time, it was Su Wan who sat in the back.
The car drove all the way and as soon as it entered the county, Su Wan bought ten meat buns at a breakfast shop, asked where to buy feed bags, and then bought ten dozen plastic bags at a store next door.
Wang Bin dropped her off at the gate of a large factory and told her that he would be away for about four or five hours and asked her to wait for him at the factory gate.
After thanking him, Su Wan looked at his braised pork offal, then at the sparse crowd of people, feeling extremely nervous.
It was her first time setting up a street stall, so she mustered up her courage and shouted, "Look, look, freshly-cooked braised pork, 80 cents a pound, buy the braised pork and get the broth for free."
After calling out five times, a woman in her thirties came over and asked Su Wan, "Big sister, what kind of braised meat are you selling?"
"Braised pig intestines, pig heart, pig liver, pig stomach, pig lungs, and pig kidneys. Big sister, you can try a small piece first to see how it tastes. It's free."
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