Chapter 033: Braised Meat Shop Trial Operation
The aroma of the braised meat quickly spread throughout the upstairs and downstairs.
People these days still crave meat, especially children. If someone in the military compound stews braised pork, all the children in the compound will make a fuss.
But Shuo Shuo, who was lying on the small table writing, was not like this.
He was writing, as if he didn't smell the fragrance downstairs. After finishing a page, he showed it to Huo Zheng:
"Uncle, I've finished writing. Can I play for a while?"
Huo Zheng took the notebook and took a look at it. He wrote numbers 1-10 on one line each, filling up the entire page. His handwriting was quite neat, better than that of the first graders of his relatives.
"Okay, go have fun." Huo Zheng took his pen and wrote a "100" in the lower right corner, and drew two horizontal lines below it.
Shuo Shuo knew that this meant a perfect score, and he was so happy that he ran downstairs to ask his mother for praise.
"Mom, my handwriting got 100 points. My uncle checked it."
The meat of the white pearl has been braised and is still soaking in the pot to absorb the flavor.
She took four eggs from the pot and put them on the plate, praising him:
"That must be because Shuo Shuo's handwriting is good, so uncle gave Shuo Shuo a perfect score. Come, bring this egg up and eat it with uncle."
Shuo Shuo looked eagerly: "Mom, can I go to the next door to play with my brothers?"
Bai Zhenzhu fished out two more braised eggs:
"Sure, you can take this egg and eat it with your brothers later."
Shuo Shuo took an egg from the plate and put it together with the other two eggs:
"I'll eat with my uncle first, and then with my brothers."
Bai Zhenzhu ignored him and said, "It's all right. You can do whatever you want."
When Bai Chengxiang and Bai Chenglei came back, the two brothers put the braised meat and the pot on the tricycle and drove it directly to the store.
Bai Zhenzhu went to buy two chopping boards, some disposable lunch boxes, chopsticks, scales, plastic bags, toothpicks, etc.
When she arrived at the store, Bai Zhenzhu boiled the chopping board to disinfect it.
Uncle Xia He left all the stoves in the store to her. The biggest one was just right for the big barrel pot she bought.
There were also two long tables, a large chopping board, and two chairs. The steamer for steaming buns was disposed of by them, and the white pearls were of no use. She did not plan to sell buns.
Bai Zhenzhu cut a piece of pork head and chopped half a duck, and placed everything on an enamel tea tray.
There was also some chili powder she made herself on the tea tray, which could be dipped in the pork head.
As soon as she put out the enamel plates, the lady selling noodles next door came over and asked:
"Sister, you bought Lao Cao's shop. Do you sell braised meat now?"
It’s good to sell braised meat, and there is no competition with her.
White Pearl smiled and said:
"Yes, sister, can you try my cooking skills?"
"That's embarrassing." The rice noodle shop owner waved her hands. That's meat, how can you just taste it?
Bai Zhenzhu pulled her over directly:
"Just think of it as helping me try out the food."
The elder sister then picked up a piece of pork head with a toothpick, and Bai Zhenzhu hurriedly reminded her to dip it in chili powder.
"Your way of eating is quite fresh."
Nowadays, most people eat pig heads cold when they buy them. This is the first time I have seen people dip it directly in chili powder. This is also the way of eating that Bai Zhenzhu saw by chance after the millennium. She had just tried it at home, and the taste was indeed very different from the cold-mixed pork head.
The rice noodle shop owner tried it and nodded repeatedly:
"It's delicious. The cooking time of your braised pork head is really good. It's not too mushy, but it's full of flavor. I've never eaten braised meat that tastes better than yours."
Bai Zhenzhu hurriedly called her: "Try this braised duck again."
The elder sister picked another piece of braised duck and nodded repeatedly:
"This duck is well braised. The duck meat is firm and tasty, and a little spicy. Your cooking skills are amazing. Girl, how much is this braised duck?"
The unit price of these chickens and ducks is similar to that of pork. Chicken is 50 cents more expensive than pork, but the price of pig heads is cheaper than pork.
Bai Zhenzhu had negotiated a price with the butchers and chicken and duck sellers in the morning, and she got it at wholesale price.
A pound of live pig heads costs 1.8 yuan, and a pound of chickens and ducks costs 3 yuan, which is 20 to 30 cents cheaper than the retail price.
The price of White Pearl is similar to that of the hotel:
"Sister, braised duck and chicken are both 7 yuan per pound, pig head is 6 yuan per pound, pig ears and pig tongue are 8 yuan per pound. These two days are a trial operation, and everything is 20% off."
The price is reasonable, a little more expensive than that sold on tricycles, but cheaper than in restaurants, so it is acceptable.
The key is the taste, which is no worse than that of a big restaurant.
"Do you still have braised chicken?" asked the elder sister.
Bai Chengxiang took a braised chicken out of the pot, drained the soup and then put it on the chopping board.
The chicken was braised to a bright red color, still steaming, and looked delicious.
"I want some chicken, too." The eldest sister said, "It would be too much if we buy everything."
Bai Zhenzhu said, "Sister, we can make a platter if you want."
The eldest sister thought that she was busy in the store all day and now she had made some money, so she might as well buy some braised meat for the children and the elderly at home to let them try it.
"Then you can give me one pound of pork head meat, and cut one pound of pork head meat. It should be fatter, as the elderly like to eat it."
"Okay, I'll cut the fattest piece for you."
Bai Zhenzhu moved skillfully, and it was obvious that she worked often. Her knife skills were also excellent, and she chopped the chicken without any residue.
After weighing, they were neatly stacked in disposable lunch boxes, with pork heads and chicken and duck placed in two separate boxes, and a large spoonful of chili powder next to them.
The eldest sister looked at it and said:
"This lunch box is not cheap, you won't charge extra for it, right?"
Bai Zhenzhu put the lunch box into a plastic bag and handed it to her:
"Neither the lunch box nor the chili powder are free. They are given to you as a gift."
The eldest sister laughed and said, "You are really particular. You can buy one as a gift for relatives. Calculate the total price."
Bai Zhenzhu used a calculator to calculate:
"After the discount, it's ten dollars and forty dollars. Just give ten dollars."
Then he chopped off the chicken and duck heads, put them in a plastic bag and stuffed them into a big bag:
"Give this to the children to chew on."
"Oh, how can I be so embarrassed." The elder sister took out ten yuan from her waist bag and handed it to him: "I know how to do business, I wish you a prosperous business."
"Thank you for your kindness, Sister. We will be neighbors from now on and make a fortune together."
The other person walked away with the braised meat and smiled.
Bai Chengxiang sighed: "It's still the city people who are willing to spend money."
A serving of braised pork costs ten yuan, and now only businessmen can afford it. Ordinary working class people certainly can't afford it. Those with better conditions can buy a pound or half a pound of braised pork to satisfy their cravings, while those with average conditions would rather buy the meat and cook it themselves.
But Bai Zhenzhu knows that everyone's lives will get better and better.
It was the time when everyone was preparing to buy groceries and make lunch. Seeing that there were free tastings here, many people came over curiously to try them.
The braised meat at this newly opened shop tastes great. It’s currently offering a 20% discount during its trial run, and they also give away free seasoned chili powder.
I don't know how they make the chili powder, but it tastes really good when dipped in pork head. Many people will buy a pound or half a pound of it.
The pig head was sold out very quickly. Fortunately, Bai Zhenzhu had cut a piece off in advance and put it away, ready to take it home and eat.
Chickens and ducks sell more slowly.
These days, chickens and ducks are all raised in the village. Because there are few people selling them, the price is a few cents more expensive than pork. City people usually buy chickens to make soup, and there are only a few pieces of chicken per pound, unlike pork head which can be cut into a plate per pound.
Moreover, braised chicken and braised duck are one yuan more expensive per pound than pork head.
When only half a duck and half a chicken were left, Bai Zhenzhu decisively closed the door and went home to eat.
She took out a lunch box, chopped up some chicken and duck, cut some pork head, added a spoonful of chili powder, and gave it to Xia He.
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