069, Eye to Eye
069, Eye to Eye
"Wait, don't be anxious!" Lu Mingfei quickly tore off two small pieces of pork jerky and stuffed one piece into one of his younger brothers' hands.
As expected, the two brats finally let go of his clothes after they had something delicious in their hands. If it were his pants, they would have pulled them off!
Then he tore off two more pieces and gave them to his parents, "Dad and Mom, you can try some too."
Lu Youtian took the dried meat and took a bite. The burnt aroma and sweet taste of the dried meat made his eyes light up instantly, and he said twice in succession: "Delicious, very delicious!" He thought that the braised meat made at home was the most delicious meat, but he didn't expect that there was dried meat that was even more delicious than braised meat!
"Well, it's good, very fragrant. Chew it slowly, and it will become more fragrant the more you chew." Liu Sanniang also tasted it herself, with a look of surprise on her face.
Lu Mingfei tore off a small piece of jerky and stuffed it into his mouth. The dried meat was very chewy and tasted fragrant and sweet. It was much better than the packaged meat he used to buy in the supermarket. "Yeah, it's very good. It's delicious."
"Brother, I want more!" Lu Mingcong stuffed the jerky in his hand into his mouth. Before he even swallowed the jerky in his mouth, he pulled his brother's hand and asked for more.
Seeing that his brother was asking for more after finishing his meal, Lu Mingrui also hurriedly stuffed the remaining meat jerky in his hand into his mouth. Unfortunately, his mouth was too small, and the piece of meat jerky stretched his small mouth so much that he could not close it, and his saliva flowed out.
"Don't be so anxious, both of you. Eat slowly. There's still plenty. Don't choke!" Lu Mingfei was worried that the two boys would eat too hastily and choke, so he grabbed his brother's hand as he was stuffing food into his mouth. He warned Lu Mingcong to chew the food slowly before giving each of them a large piece. "Okay, that's enough for today. We'll have dinner soon."
"Take them back to the room over there to play for a while. I'll call you for dinner later." Liu Sanniang was also worried that the two children would have to eat a lot of jerky if they stayed here, so she quickly asked her husband to take the two children away to play somewhere else.
"Okay, I'll take them away right now." Hearing this, Lu Youtian took the two boys out.
Without the two little guys to play around, Lu Mingfei and his mother worked together, one rolling the pork while the other fried it. In less than half an hour, they had fried the remaining meat jerky.
For a moment, the whole kitchen was filled with the aroma of frying meat.
At this time, the mother and son were in the kitchen, unaware that the aroma of their frying meat had drifted to the homes of their neighbors. Fortunately, many families were preparing dinner at this time, and the aroma of cooking was everywhere, so the smell of their frying meat was not too abrupt.
The residents of Chunxi Road obviously have a higher standard of living than those of Tongshu Street. Every household here often stir-fries meat, regardless of the New Year festivals. Therefore, the aroma is everywhere at mealtimes every day.
"I didn't expect that three pounds of pork could produce so much jerky!"
Seeing the pile of jerky, Lu Mingfei was a little surprised that three pounds of pork could be fried into so much jerky. He discussed with his mother, "Mother, take some to the stall tomorrow to let the customers taste it. Tell them that this is a new product and that we will supply it in small quantities every day."
"If anyone wants to buy, we can take a few small orders of a hundred kilograms. We are afraid that we cannot handle orders of too large a quantity at the moment." At this point, Lu Mingfei thought of someone, but he didn't know if Zhao Lang was willing to cooperate with him to open a food processing workshop.
If they want to make a lot of money, they will definitely open a food processing workshop and hire more workers to produce more products and make more money.
However, he also knew Zhao Lang's current situation in Kyoto Prefecture. It would be difficult for Zhao Lang to do anything. Otherwise, he had many ways to make money in his mind. Zhao Lang should have no shortage of money or people. If the two of them worked together, it shouldn't be a problem to make a small profit of one or two hundred thousand taels a year.
But now, let alone cooperation, even their meetings and interactions are private.
"Okay, let's do as you say. If anyone wants more, we can find a way to make more." Liu Sanniang nodded, knowing her son's words made sense. But she felt uncomfortable if she didn't make money.
It is definitely not possible to hire someone to help make this at home. The method of making their pork jerky is too simple. Liu Sanniang herself is also worried that if she hires someone to work at home, others will learn it.
They now make their own braised food at home, so the people they hire come directly to the stall to work instead of coming to their house, because they are worried that their recipes will be learned by others. If there were a stall selling the same braised food on South Street, their business would definitely not be as good as it is now.
Over the years, restaurant managers have approached them, hoping to buy their braised food recipes. However, no matter how much money they offered, their family refused to budge. Fortunately, they were in the emperor's court, and since they refused to sell their family, those people didn't dare to do anything too extreme.
"Ming Fei, how about we buy two people to come home and work for them? With the indentures in hand, they won't dare to betray their master." At this time, Liu Sanniang was thinking of buying two people to come back and work for them. With two more people, they could make more pork jerky to sell.
"Mom, we don't have much spare money at home right now. We might as well rent a shop with the money. It's better to open a shop than to set up a stall on the street." Although he knew that in this time and space, the buying and selling of human beings was officially allowed, Lu Mingfei still couldn't accept the idea of buying people.
Rather than buying people to do the work, he prefers to hire people to do the work.
"Aunt Xie and Aunt Zhang are very hardworking. They have worked here for so many years, and everyone is familiar with them. If we hire more people, we will definitely not need to hire so many people to work at the stall. Mother, you also said that Aunt Xie and Aunt Zhang's family conditions are not good. If we fire either of them, their families will starve."
They currently employed two women and two boys to work at their stall. If they hired two more people to work, they would have to let two of the four people go. Otherwise, they would not let them sit at home and do nothing after spending money to hire them. They did not need people to do the work at home all day long.
But there are enough people working at the stall now. If we add two more people, we will definitely have to reduce the number of employees by two.
Although Kyoto Prefecture is quite large, finding long-term, stable employment here is not easy for ordinary people. The maids and servants in the wealthy households were generally sold into slavery. The shops, restaurants, and inns on the streets mostly employed indentured slaves, rarely hiring outsiders.
Therefore, if an ordinary person didn't want to sell themselves into slavery, was illiterate, had no skills, and had no acquaintances to recommend them, it would be difficult to find a job. Men were strong enough to do hard labor, but women were less strong and could not do hard labor, making it even more difficult for them to find work.
In fact, regardless of the era, it's difficult to find a job without education or skills. It's just that in this era, there are more people without education and skills. Moreover, this era offers fewer job opportunities for ordinary people.
"You have a point. It's not easy for the family to save some money now. We have to save it for your education. In two years, we will also have to send your brother to school. Money is needed everywhere. As for opening a shop, there is no need to rush. Let's wait and see in the future." Liu Sanniang was thinking about the little money she had saved. It was already winter, and in a month, the manager who rented the house to them would come to collect the rent for the next year.
Spending so much money to buy two people at this time, Liu Sanniang was also worried that after the money was spent, their new business would not be able to take off and make money, and they would definitely have to fire two of the people they hired to work now.
Their stall had been open on South Street for seven or eight years, and Madam Xie and Madam Zhang had worked there for seven or eight years. They were old neighbors and had a good relationship, so Liu Sanniang felt embarrassed to fire either of them. Then there were the two young men they had hired to run errands, and their families were also very poor.
We are all poor people, and she can't bear to fire anyone.
So after thinking about it, Liu Sanniang had to give up the idea of buying someone.
Seeing that his mother didn't mention buying people, Lu Mingfei felt inexplicably relieved, with a sense of relief that he didn't have to follow the crowd.
After finishing the pork stew, the mother and son prepared dinner together.
Their dinner that day was also very simple, a pot of vegetable and egg noodles, a stack of sesame cakes and a bowl of pickles.
The two adults and three children ate with relish, finishing the whole pot of noodles without leaving any, and there were even a few sesame cakes left for the next morning.
It gets dark quickly in winter, and basically by the time they finish dinner at home, it’s dark outside.
While his two younger brothers played in the main room, accompanied by his parents, Lu Mingfei returned to his own room to finish the homework assigned by his teacher. After finishing his homework, he read for a while. When he heard the night watchman's call outside, he closed the book in his hand and went outside to use the toilet.
Shivering from the cold outside, I returned home, took the hot water from the stove, poured it into the wooden tub, added a little cold water to adjust the water temperature, and then took a towel to wash my face and body. After soaking my feet for a while, I poured the dirty water outside, closed the door, took off my coat, and climbed into bed.
But on this day, before he fell asleep, he heard the sound of someone opening the door.
There was a fire in the room, enough for him to see clearly who had sneaked into his room in the middle of the night.
Zhao Lang pushed the door open and entered the room. He met the eyes of the owner of the room. He was stunned for a moment. Obviously, he didn't expect Lu Mingfei to be still awake at this time. He put the things in his hand on the table at hand, and then walked towards the boy lying on the bed. Author's words: Thank you Bole 9492239 (9492239) for your support. Kisses! To know more exciting content, please leave me a message on Liancheng Reading.
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