The next morning, the villagers got smart and went to the town or county to sell braised meat.
The braised meat is fresh right now, and everyone's hooked on it; we can sell as much as we make.
Within a few days, the entire Yue'an County knew about this new delicacy, braised meat.
I also heard that the hot and sour soup workshop has produced a kind of braising spice packet. As long as you use it to cook things, even the soles of shoes will taste delicious after being braised.
Those grain and oil shops, being shrewd as ever, all rushed to the spicy soup workshop to purchase goods.
In less than half a month, everyone could buy braising spice packets at grain and oil shops.
The business of the braised food stalls in Qinghe Village has gradually declined.
Even with the same ingredient packet, different cooking techniques result in different flavors.
Some villagers aren't very good cooks, and others are too stingy to use up their spice packets. Using one spice packet to braise twice the amount of meat and vegetables results in vastly different tastes, ultimately leading to poor business or even losses.
Some businesses, however, are doing quite well, earning several hundred coins a day.
Zhao Jinshan is a very good cook and he is generous with his ingredients, so he can earn more than one tael a day.
This afternoon, Zhao Jinshan went to the pharmacy and bought a large amount of spices to take home.
Tie Niu's wife looked on curiously and asked, "Why are you buying all this?"
Zhao Jinshan said, "I want to develop my own flavor; only in this way can I make money."
Tie Niu's wife nodded with satisfaction: "It's good that you have a plan in mind."
After more than half a month of research, adjusting and refining the flavor little by little, Zhao Jinshan finally achieved a taste that satisfied and pleased him.
The next morning, they were taken to the market to sell, and the customers responded very well.
Zhao Jinshan even gave his stall a name: Shanji Braised Food.
In less than half a month, everyone in Dashu Town knew that Shanji Braised Food was exceptionally delicious.
Each time he set up his stall, he would sell out in less than two hours. He could earn two or three taels of silver every day.
Many of his fellow braised food vendors looked on with envy.
They all came to ask, "Jinshan, how come your braised food is so delicious? We're from the same village, could you tell us the secret?"
Zhao Jinshan smiled and said, "Sorry, this is an improvement I came up with myself. It's a family secret recipe, so I can't reveal it. Didn't I mention it when I taught everyone how to make drainage systems last time?"
Upon hearing the word "secret recipe," the villagers left sheepishly.
Seeing that business was good, Zhao Jinshan simply rented a storefront in town and opened a braised food shop.
The shop was a huge success from the moment it opened, and earning fifty or sixty taels a month was easy.
Tie Niu's wife also quit her job to help Zhao Jinshan manage the shop.
The land for the village inn has been allocated, and construction will begin soon.
Zhao Jinshan arrived at Ye Lizheng's house: "Lizheng, has the address of the inn been finalized?"
"Yes!"
"Um... can I buy a piece of land near the inn and build a shop?"
Ye Caiping has finished recruiting workers and they are now in production. This influx of people will attract nearby villagers and more merchants to come and pick up goods, making the village even more bustling than the town.
He wants to open a braised food shop in the village!
Ye Lizheng smiled and said, "How come you're so good at thinking! You don't need to build a shop. Cai Ping said that a market will be built there, and besides the inn, there will be shops nearby. These are all village businesses, and there will be dividends every year."
"If you want to open a shop in the village, you can rent one later."
Zhao Jinshan suddenly realized: "So Aunt Ping had already thought of this all along!"
As Ye Caiping expanded her recruitment efforts, the villagers' food sales improved significantly.
Of course, some sellers also lose money.
Some people also thought of selling other things, such as alcoholic beverages.
Some people even cleared out their yards to allow merchants to park their carriages and horses, charging a certain amount of money for each hour they parked there.
As the flow of people increased, the variety of goods sold became more and more diverse. Seeing the convenience of shopping, nearby villagers no longer went to the town to buy what they wanted, but instead came to Qinghe Village to buy it.
Seeing this, vendors from other villages also came here to set up stalls.
Suddenly, there were vendors selling meat, food, clothing... all sorts of things.
Before we knew it, a medium-sized market had formed.
This market is also showing a gradual trend of expanding outwards.
After a bridge was built in He'an Village, seeing the coming and going of vehicles and merchants, people followed the example of Qinghe Village and set up stalls, and surprisingly, they also made money.
Chen Cunzi even came to Qinghe Village and shamelessly approached Ye Caiping: "Greetings, Ye Shuren. Your village is building an inn... I wonder if our village could build one too?"
Ye Caiping smiled and said, "Of course. Village Chief Chen just needs to register at the government office."
"Thank you, Ye Shuren."
Village Chief Chen left with a grateful expression, then went to find Ye Lizheng and asked him for advice on how to organize the villagers and how to build an inn.
Ye Lizheng generously shared his experience, and Village Chief Chen thanked him profusely as he left.
Although the inn was not yet profitable, he always felt that following Ye Caiping and Qinghe Village was the right thing to do.
Subsequently, guesthouses were quickly built in Qinghe Village and He'an Village.
As glass production increased, the market in Qinghe Village became more and more bustling.
Six months later, inns on both sides opened one after another, and the prices were almost the same as in town.
Merchants who came to pick up goods saw that there were places to stay nearby, so they didn't bother to go to town and settled down in the vicinity.
They got off to a great start.
Seeing this, Wangjia Village, which was nearby, quickly followed suit and began building inns.
The people of Lijia Village watched helplessly as the surrounding villages changed day by day, and they were filled with regret.
"They've actually set up a stall..."
"They also built a large inn, and each household receives about twenty taels of silver as dividends every year. The innkeepers in He'an Village also receive more than ten taels of silver per household."
"What about the damaged road?"
"The villagers of He'an Village take turns filling in the gaps every so often..."
Some shameless villagers from Lijiacun went to set up stalls in He'an Village, but were kicked out by He'an Village.
Some clever villagers approached Li Lizheng and said, "Lizheng, let's build an inn! Qinghe Village and He'an Village are full, so they might come and stay here."
Li Lizheng went to the county government office to register to build an inn, but the county magistrate refused to approve it!
What a joke! Magistrate He has a temper too!
The trouble he caused in Li Family Village back then made him lose face in front of Ye Caiping and Shen Zhiyan. Now he wants to build an inn to make money? Dream on!
Li Jiacun was so angry that his eyes turned red.
If the bridge were built to their village, Lijia Village would be the one to make money.
Even if the road is damaged, they are willing to maintain it for free because of the dividends.
But it's too late to say anything now; we can only watch helplessly as others become more and more prosperous.
......
Before we knew it, it was October, the season for cassava harvest.
Qinghe Village still maintains the tradition of planting a large area of cassava on the mountain.
As their lives become increasingly prosperous, the villagers enjoy the joy of a bountiful harvest.
Another year has come to an end, but it is filled with happy anticipation.
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