Chapter 64: Big Ice Jelly Order
The next morning, there were still some charcoal sparks in the stove hole. Xu Zhichun used the charcoal sparks to reignite the fire, boil water, and cook.
The braised meat was already very tasty. She scooped it out in large chunks and put it into a large basin. Zeng Xiaoyan and Aunt Zhu'er put their pork elbows, ribs and pork belly separately. The whole kitchen was instantly filled with the rich aroma of the braised meat.
It smells so good!
We're having braised pork at home today. I'll have one serving later.
Liang Mingxuan soon got up, too, going in and out to help with the housework. The aroma of braised meat filling the house was simply mouth-watering. Xu Zhichun asked Liang Mingxuan to deliver the braised pork belly to Aunt Zhu'er's house and started making ice jelly.
Quickly make it and then make breakfast.
For breakfast, I had steamed rice, stir-fried pork head with garlic sprouts, steamed egg custard, and a portion of stir-fried lettuce.
The fresh garlic sprouts and pork head are stir-fried, making them softer, more chewy and more fragrant. The uncle and sister-in-law have a good appetite, and the enjoyment brought by the delicious food can bring a good mood for the whole day.
Aunt Zhuer came over after breakfast. As soon as she entered the door, she smiled and praised the braised pork belly. "Such delicious meat will definitely sell for a good price!"
"That's right!" Xu Zhichun said with a smile, "Pig head is delicious too. It has a different flavor than pork belly. Aunt Zhu'er, please try it."
"good."
Not long after, Zeng Xiaoyan and her husband also arrived. After trying all kinds of braised meats, they were very regretful and kept saying that they should have come for breakfast.
Xu Zhichun smiled and said, "How about we just come back for lunch? We can cook and eat braised meat at home at noon."
Everyone agreed that it was great.
Liang Mingxuan: "I'm cooking at home, sister-in-law, do you want to prepare some vegetables?"
Xu Zhichun nodded and said, "Just pick whatever you find."
Aunt Zhu'er said: "I still owe a duck. I bought it today. It's just right for lunch."
Zeng Xiaoyan giggled and said, "Then let's try to get back early today."
"OK!"
As he was speaking, Liang Chunfen also arrived, waiting to hear Xu Zhichun's work arrangements. He rolled up his sleeves and smiled as he helped to load things onto the donkey cart. The delicious smell of meat made him swallow his saliva quietly, trying hard to suppress his greed but failing.
Xu Zhichun felt pity and wanted to laugh, so he smiled quietly and said to her, "I've saved some food for you. Ask Mingxuan to take you there later."
Every day Xu Zhichun would make extra breakfast and leave a portion for her.
Liang Chunfen immediately smiled brightly: "Thank you, Sister Zhichun and the little prodigy!"
After arriving in the city, Xu Zhichun and Liang Mingliang went to the Lotus Restaurant to deliver ice jelly. Now she didn't come to the restaurant every day, and only came occasionally to say hello to the shopkeeper Tang.
Unexpectedly, Shopkeeper Tang was overjoyed to see her. "Madam Xu, it's great that you came. Haha, if Madam Xu hadn't come, I would have sent someone to invite Madam Xu today!"
Liang Mingliang was very tactful. He said hello and left first.
Xu Zhichun was a little puzzled and joked, "Shopkeeper Tang, I haven't come up with any new dishes yet."
Braised meat doesn't count. Big restaurants sell braised meat, but it's hard to say whether it tastes as good, rich, fragrant, and glutinous as homemade. Xu Zhichun was confident it probably wasn't.
But this is not a new dish. They just sell it at the stall and don’t necessarily make it every day, so they didn’t plan to negotiate with Manager Tang for a fixed supply.
She pays more attention to sweet potatoes, potatoes and konjac.
Shopkeeper Tang said with a smile, "Speaking of new dishes, Madam Xu, don't forget our Lotus Restaurant. We must give us new dishes first. What I want today is ice jelly. We have a big order coming up. In the next two days, our restaurant will need a large amount of ice jelly. We need about 180 kilograms a day for just two days. What do you think? Haha, can we provide it?"
"One hundred and eighty pounds?"
"I know it's a bit much. Madam Xu, could you please spare a moment? It's only for two days. The price can be higher. How about 70 wen per jin?"
Xu Zhichun: “.”
It's such a big offer, it's hard to refuse.
There is plenty of space in the harbor warehouse. Fortunately, we have been purchasing a lot of agar-agar seeds continuously recently. The current quantity is estimated to be more than 2,000 kilograms, which is enough.
"Okay, since Shopkeeper Tang has spoken, we have to do it no matter what."
"Oh, okay, okay, thank you so much, Madam Xu, haha!"
Shopkeeper Tang was so happy that he paid the deposit immediately.
As if afraid that Xu Zhichun would go back on his word.
Little did she know, Xu Zhichun breathed a sigh of relief and took the money with a smile on her face. To be honest, she was also worried that Manager Tang would go back on his word.
If I really regret it, how am I going to sell all this ice jelly? I can only keep it overnight and sell it another day, but I won't be able to keep it any longer than that.
Back at the stall, the fragrant braised meat was extremely attractive, attracting more customers to stop than usual.
Although everyone says that the braised meat is expensive at 30 cents per pound, the aroma and color are so tempting that you can't resist it.
You will definitely not be cheated if you buy it.
If you can’t buy a full pound, then buy half a pound to satisfy your craving.
It actually sells quite well.
Regular customers all knew that Madam Xu was the boss of this stall. When they saw her coming, they all shouted that the food was expensive and urged her to give them a lower price.
They had called out to them before, and Zeng Xiaoyan and Aunt Zhu'er were losing ground and trying to remain calm, and had to push the blame on Xu Zhichun who was not present.
"Sister Zhichun said this is the price, Auntie. It really can't be any cheaper."
"Auntie knows us. We are honest people. Zhichun also said that the price cannot be lowered any further."
Xu Zhichun exchanged glances with her good sister and immediately understood what was going on. Thirty-five cents per pound was actually not expensive.
Not to mention the labor and firewood, pig heads cost 11 wen per jin, and pig trotters cost 8 wen. If you don't mind the hassle of preparing them next time, you can buy some offal, which will be 6 to 8 wen per jin. However, many marinades these days are used as spices, so they're quite expensive.
There are also salt and soy sauce. To make the braised meat delicious, these two ingredients must be used in sufficient quantities. Salt costs seven cents per pound, and soy sauce costs twelve cents per pound.
She even added rock sugar to make it taste better!
Fortunately, Xu Zhichun had managed to exploit the warehouse's space and only bought a few small, inexpensive spices just for show, saving most of his money on these, salt, and soy sauce. Otherwise, if he had sold the marinade ingredients from a brick-and-mortar store, the profit on a pound of braised meat at 35 wen might have been only 35 wen.
This is without counting labor costs, firewood costs, and time costs.
Xu Zhichun smiled and simply mentioned the spice packets, salt, and soy sauce. Everyone sighed and understood.
"That's true. It's expensive for a reason."
“No wonder it looks so good and smells so good.”
"That makes me even more reluctant. Give me half a pound to try!"
"Give me half a pound too!"
At worst, I can just not buy meat for a few days.
As a result of Xu Zhichun's words, the braised pork sold even faster.
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