In the afternoon, Qiao Wanyue was still at the Baiyun Brigade.
Sister-in-law Meihua has already mastered some of the tricks of the trade, and can be assigned to do odd jobs. She is quick and efficient, understands things very easily, and knows a few words, making her a very good helper.
Qiao Wanyue shared all her experience, accumulated over many years, with Sister Meihua without reservation.
Sister-in-law Meihua wished she had more brains. In order to better remember Qiao Wanyue's recipe, she called her middle school son over and had him write it down word by word.
Seeing how serious she was, Qiao Wanyue was also very pleased.
Time passed by, and the second and third batches were successfully baked.
Sister-in-law Meihua also mastered the secret.
The cooking time and the amount of ingredients will affect the taste. She has basically mastered the steps, but she still needs more practice to make delicious dried fish.
When Yunying returned, her face was full of joy.
The Party Secretary remained at the production site the entire time. Upon seeing Yunying return, he immediately asked, "How did it go?"
Yunying didn't keep you in suspense, "We sold out completely. The state-run restaurants said they would take as many as we had. I kept an eye on things and went to the supply and marketing cooperative. They were very popular, but we had too few this time, so they gave us one yuan per jin."
Ordinary small fish cost only one cent per pound.
The processed fish increased in value tenfold, something Yunying had never dared to imagine before.
Qiao Wanyue showed no surprise.
Yunying wasn't blinded by joy. Qiao Wanyue's expression didn't seem happy, so he asked, "Director Qiao, what's wrong? Is the price not right?"
Qiao Wanyue nodded, "The small fish costs one cent at the market. Think about how much you spent on dried chilies, chili flakes, and those expensive seasonings."
Yunying's face darkened.
The seasonings that Qiao Wanyue asked him to prepare were not available in some counties, and he had to go to great lengths to buy them. There were also a few medicinal herbs that could not be bought on the market and needed to be purchased.
He bought a total of thirty yuan worth of seasonings and herbs, and sold a pot of small fish for ten yuan. While he was selling them, Qiao Wanyue and Meihua made two pots, which is three pots in total.
The price includes the cost of the fish, not even factoring in labor costs.
He didn't even break even!
Not to mention making money!
He was blinded by victory.
Qiao Wanyue continued, "And have you noticed whether the supply and marketing cooperative sells by weight or by the piece?"
Yunying understood immediately.
"You unscrupulous merchant!" Yunying cursed.
Although the supply and marketing cooperatives were state-owned, the people who ran them were all shrewd and wouldn't let them gain any advantage.
Yunying was relatively good; if it were someone else, they would probably sell the dried fish for five cents a pound.
In most people's eyes, fish are not considered anything special; they are everywhere, so naturally no one would pay a high price for them.
What would be a suitable price for us?
Qiao Wanyue didn't answer him, but pointed to the pot of spiced food, "Try it, how does it taste?"
Yunying picked up a piece with her chopsticks, put it in her mouth, and shook her head after eating it.
"I personally don't like it."
He doesn't like the cumin flavor to be too strong.
"As for the taste?"
He told the truth, "Very good."
"Let these cool tonight, and pack them into your bags tomorrow morning. Find someone from your village... no, wait, I'll bring someone with me tomorrow. He knows what to do."
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