Qin Fang and Lu Baifu hunted the wild boar together, so naturally each family got half. With so much meat, Lu's wife was grinning from ear to ear. She watched her husband and Qin Fang deal with the wild boar, and chatted with Yang Haiyan: "Haiyan, what are you going to do with so much wild boar meat?"
Yang Haiyan thought for a moment and said, "I'm going to make bacon."
Lu's wife knew that Yang Haiyan was good at cooking, and when she heard that Yang Haiyan was going to make bacon, she was also tempted. After all, fresh meat is not easy to preserve, but making bacon is a skill, and she couldn't ask others how to do it.
After a long while, Yang Haiyan saw that Sister-in-law Lu didn't say anything, so she asked: "Fresh meat is not easy to preserve. It is either sold to restaurants and meat stalls or made into bacon. What are your plans, sister-in-law?"
Sister-in-law Lu sighed: "Winter is difficult here. We can hardly see meat in winter, so I plan to sell half of it, and make bacon with the rest, but I don't know how to make bacon. Haiyan, I can give you the meat and ingredients, and pay you a salary, and you can make some for me?"
Yang Haiyan understood what she meant. In modern times, these recipes are not worth mentioning and can be found everywhere on the Internet, but here these recipes are a kind of craft that can be passed down to future generations, so they are very precious. But she said, "Don't bother, I'll just tell you how to do it."
Sister-in-law Lu was embarrassed: "This... but this..."
Yang Haiyan: "It's nothing, I also heard about it when I was in the capital before, and many elderly people in the countryside can figure it out by themselves. I'm going back to write down the process and formula for you."
Sister-in-law Lu: "Haiyan, thank you."
Yang Haiyan: "Brother Lu and my husband are colleagues, brothers who have been through life and death together, why should you be polite to me?"
Sister-in-law Lu also smiled and said nothing more. She remembered this affection. Qin Fang felt proud when he heard it, his wife was so generous.
When Yang Haiyan wrote the recipe and took it to the next door, he saw Zhang's mother in the yard, still chattering.
"Where did you get so much wild boar meat?"
"Xiao Lu, why didn't you call your brother Zhang when you were hunting game?
" "It's Xiao Lu's family. You can't eat all the wild boar meat. Sell some to your aunt."
Sister Lu didn't like Zhang's mother, but since her husband and Zhang Baifu were under the same captain, she couldn't make too much trouble with Zhang's mother. Since Zhang's mother asked, she just said: "The pork in the meat stall is 16 wen a catty. I will charge you 15 wen a catty. Do you want it?"
Zhang's mother was dissatisfied at the moment: "Xiao Lu, we are so familiar with each other. You should consider the Buddha's face instead of the monk's. Isn't 15 wen a catty too much? For the sake of your brother Zhang, it will be 10 wen a catty. I want 5 catties at 10 wen a catty. "
Yang Haiyan felt that she was very lucky to have escaped the disaster by writing the prescription.
Of course, Sister-in-law Lu would not give her 10 cents per catty, and the two bargained until it was 13 cents per catty. Mother Zhang bought 5 catties, saying that it was borrowed from the Qin family.
Mother Zhang bought the meat and was happy: "Xiao Lu, I'll take the meat first, and I'll give you the money tomorrow."
Sister-in-law Lu said with a wry smile: "Auntie, just don't forget it."
Mother Zhang: "How could I know that? "
After Zhang's mother left, Sister Lu breathed a sigh of relief. But she was upset again thinking that she would definitely have no money tomorrow. She and Zhang's mother have been neighbors for more than a year, how could she not understand each other? Although they were separated by Qin Fang's house, the house was empty because Qin Fang got married, so it was not an exaggeration to say that she and the Zhang family were neighbors.
Yang Haiyan smiled and gave the prescription to Sister Lu: "I think you will have to take the initiative to ask her for money tomorrow."
Sister Lu: "I will definitely go. "This is 65 cents, and money is hard to make these days.
The meat had been divided, with each household getting half a pig. Qin Fang carried the meat back to his own yard, and then Qin Fang, his wife, and Aunt Fan got busy. But it was Qin Fang who was busy, as he was strong, so the task of chopping ribs and cutting meat strips was given to him.
After he finished chopping, Yang Haiyan said, "We can't finish so much. You take two ribs and four skewers of meat and send them to Sister Dahua's house. "Almost two kilograms of bones and two kilograms of meat. When she recovered from her illness that day, Yang Dahua came to see her. Although he was visiting the original owner, it was already her at that time, so the favor was always there. What's more, Qin Fang has a good relationship with Han Zhen, and they are also subordinates of the same centurion.
Besides, she has no friends here, and is only close to Mrs. Lu and Yang Dahua. Friendships need to be maintained. Even in modern times, there are many such exchanges.
Qin Fang: "Okay."
It's not too late now, but it's certainly not early either. When Qin Fang went there, Han Zhen and Yang Dahua had already gone to bed. The couple were doing something about having a baby, but Qin Fang, who was calling outside, naturally didn't know.
"Han Zhen...Han Zhen..."
Han Zhen put on his pants and came out with a complaining look on his face, and opened the door to the yard: "Brother, why do you have to come here now? "He was about to explode.
The inexperienced Qin Fang naturally didn't know what he was complaining about. Besides, it was still early, so he didn't think about the bed. Qin Fang handed him the basket directly: "Brother Lu and I hunted a pig today. My wife asked me to bring it here." What he meant was, if my wife hadn't asked me to bring it, I wouldn't have come.
Han Zhen took a look at the meat in the basket: "Good guy, why didn't you call me when you went there today? Thank you."
Qin Fang: "On the way home, I saw wild boars coming down the mountain, so I hunted them on the way. I didn't go there on purpose."
Han Zhen: "Winter is coming soon. We really need to hunt some game, otherwise we won't have any minced meat for two months. Let's go for a walk in the mountains together when we have a rest some other time."
Qin Fang: "Okay."
Han Zhen: "Then I'll close the shop. "As he said that, he closed the door to the yard.
Bang... Qin Fang blocked the door with one hand, preventing him from closing it. He said expressionlessly: "Give me back the basket."
Han Zhen: "..." He took out the ribs and meat and hurriedly threw the basket to him.
Although the weather was already cold, the meat would not go bad if left overnight, but there would always be a bit of smell. So Yang Haiyan planned to process the meat overnight.
This half wild boar has about 60 pounds of ribs and more than 140 pounds of meat. Yang Haiyan planned to make bacon with the meat and pickled bones with the ribs. But no matter which one to make, the family needs a lot of salt, so Yang Haiyan gave Aunt Fan money and asked her to buy the ingredients. Generally, if a family who runs a shop in the town wants to make a shop, they will need a lot of salt. The shop is not connected to the yard, so when the shop is closed at night, people will sleep in it to prevent thieves. So even if many shops are closed at this time, there is no worry about not being able to buy ingredients.
To make pickled bones, first chop the ribs and marinate for a day and a night.
Secondly, rinse them with warm water the next day and add fermented wine. 60 pounds of ribs require 35 pounds of fermented wine. Add the fermented wine and marinate for two days before eating.
However, there is no place to buy these 35 pounds of fermented wine, so Yang Haiyan plans to buy it on the platform when she is alone.
The whole night, the Lu family and the Qin family were busy, but the Lu family didn't pickle bones, so they were busy faster. The Qin family was busy later, and it was already early morning when everything was done. It
was too late for Aunt Fan to go back, so she stayed here. Anyway, there was a storage room that was also used for guests, and when Qin Fang was on night shift, it was also her room.
The next day
Yang Haiyan slept too much. She was busy too late yesterday and couldn't get up. When she woke up, it was already 4:45 (10 o'clock). She washed up and saw the sweet potato millet porridge and boiled eggs in the pot. She also made herself a bowl of milk powder.
After eating, she bought 38 kilograms of fermented rice wine on the platform, 35 kilograms were used to pickle spare ribs, and the remaining three kilograms were used to make fermented rice balls tomorrow.
When Aunt Fan came back to make lunch, she saw Yang Haiyan standing straight against the wall. Aunt Fan asked curiously, "Madam, what are you doing?"
Yang Haiyan: "I am keeping fit. Standing for half an hour after a meal will prevent the fat from piling up on my stomach, which is good for digestion and good for the stomach."
Aunt Fan: "That's good. Madam, you really know a lot."
Yang Haiyan smiled and said, "Cook the wild boar's trotters at noon, but you have to pluck all the hair off the pig. If you can't pluck it off, you can put it on the fire and roast it until it's a little rotten."
Aunt Fan: "Oh, I understand." In fact, after spending a few days with her, Aunt Fan knew that this lady ate more than the wives of the rich families before. Although there were not many dishes, the taste was very particular.
Yang Haiyan: "Make another cabbage soup with shredded radish meatballs and scrambled eggs." Every time they ate, there were not many types of cauliflower, but each portion was large.
Aunt Fan: "Yes."
"Haiyan...Haiyan..."
Yang Dahua came. She came to thank Qin Fang for the large amount of meat she had collected yesterday. Seeing Aunt Fan washing vegetables in the yard, she thought she was a relative of the Qin family and looked at her a few more times.
Yang Dahua didn't know that Yang Haiyan had bought a yard shop and servants, which had only been about ten days. During these ten days, she made handkerchief purses at home and sold them on the street and in the county. She also had her own things arranged very well, so she didn't know about this.
The only person who knew about this was Mrs. Lu. After all, Mrs. Lu saw Aunt Fan coming to Yang Haiyan every day to buy food, cook, and wash clothes.
As for Yang Haiyan's plan to open a shop to sell snacks, Mrs. Lu thought Yang Haiyan was capable. After all, they had eaten the snacks made by Yang Haiyan. She was a little envious of Yang Haiyan. If she had the ability and capital, she would definitely open such a snack shop.
Yang Dahua did not come empty-handed. She brought some fruits with her: "I brought these from the county town when I went there this morning."
Needless to say, Yang Haiyan was very surprised when she saw these fruits: "There are apples in the county town?"
Yang Dahua did not know what this fruit was called: "Is this an apple? I don't know. I have never eaten it before. Today I went to the county town to sell things and saw an old man selling this fruit. He said that he picked wild fruits from the mountains. They were very sweet, so I bought some."
Yang Haiyan: "It's an apple. I ate half a piece of it with Miss Yang before." There are relatively few fruits in this world, including apples, pears, bananas, lychees, grapes, watermelons, and cherries. The original owner had never seen other kinds in the Yang Mansion. If the original owner had never seen them, it means that this world basically does not have them.
The Yang Mansion was once glorious, and the best fruits have appeared in the Yang Mansion. Some were bought, and some were given by the emperor. As the favored daughter of the Yang Mansion, Miss Yang would naturally be given some of the fruits in the mansion. Regardless of whether she had given gifts to the original owner, at least the original owner followed her every day, and the things she had seen, the original owner had basically seen.
So Yang Haiyan was sure that there were only these fruits in this world.
Yang Haiyan said again: "But this should be a wild apple, that is, wild in the mountains, not planted. The ones I have seen are bigger than this, and the apples are very sweet." This is indeed a wild apple in the world. Wild apples are not big, but very sweet.
Yang Dahua: "It's very sweet. I've eaten half of one." Yang Dahua brought 6 apples. Apples cost 5 cents per pound. There are 5 larger ones and 6 smaller ones per pound. Yang Dahua picked the ones that were more moderate.
Yang Haiyan: "Thank you, Sister Dahua, Sister Dahua, will there be apples in the county tomorrow?"
Yang Dahua: "I don't know. I will go to the county in a few days. If I see him, I will bring you some."
Yang Haiyan: "If you go to the county and see the owner of the fruit seller, tell him my address here, and then I will buy as many kilograms as he has. I can charge a penny more per kilogram than he does."
Although Yang Dahua didn't understand what Yang Haiyan meant, she didn't ask: "Okay."
Yang Haiyan poured Yang Dahua a cup of tea and asked her to sit in the study. The courtyard was limited, and the only place that could be used to entertain guests was the study. However, this study was not the kind of study that had important information in the rich family, so it was okay to entertain guests. "Sister Dahua, I bought a shop in the downtown area and it will open tomorrow. From tomorrow on, I will usually be there. If you can't find me when you come to my house, you can go to the shop in the downtown area to find me."
Yang Dahua's eyes widened in surprise. After a long time, she came to her senses: "Haiyan, you opened a shop?" It was too incredible. If Haiyan hadn't said it, she really didn't know, "What kind of shop do you open?" In fact, it would be good if the shop could make money, but their family didn't have money to buy a shop. She also wanted to make money, otherwise she wouldn't have learned needlework from Haiyan, and then walked an hour every day to the county town to sell handkerchiefs and purses.
At first, Yang Dahua sold handkerchiefs and purses at a stall near the town’s vegetable market, but the town’s population was limited. There were about 300 households in the town, with a population of about 2,000, excluding the military camp family housing. Although the military camp family housing was built in the town, it was not counted as a household registration in the town. Therefore, the town’s population flow was limited, and handkerchiefs and purses would be saturated. Moreover, not many were sold every day, so Yang Dahua decided to move to the county.
In fact, it was not tiring to walk an hour to the county every day, and the sales volume was indeed better than that in the town, so Yang Dahua persisted.
Yang Haiyan: "I run a snack shop. I made the snacks on the day of the wine party."
Yang Dahua admired her very much: "Haiyan, you have good skills and your snacks are delicious. It would be good to run a shop. But I can't do it. I don't have this skill. I can only do some rough work." At this point, Yang Dahua had an idea, but felt a little embarrassed, "Haiyan, I want to discuss something with you."
Yang Haiyan looked at her embarrassed expression Asked: "Sister Dahua, what do you want to discuss?"
Yang Dahua thought about it, gritted her teeth and said directly: "Haiyan, you opened the shop to make money, right?"
Yang Haiyan: "Indeed."
Yang Dahua calmed down: "Then as long as you can make money, it doesn't matter who you sell to, right?"
Yang Haiyan: "Indeed, Sister Dahua, you can say whatever you want to say."
Yang Dahua: "I want to sell your snacks in bulk, is that okay?"
Yang Haiyan was stunned. She didn't expect Yang Dahua to have such intention.
Yang Dahua continued: "I have eaten your snacks. They taste really good. When I was in Yang Mansion, we maids also received snacks as gifts from the masters. I will never forget the taste. But after eating the snacks you made, I think your snacks are even more delicious."
In fact, it's not that the snacks Yang Haiyan made are so delicious, but the ingredients are good. Pastry chefs in this world will not add milk or goat milk when making snacks. Even though ordinary women have no milk, if they have money, they will buy goat milk for their babies, but in reality, there is no other way. To be honest, people in this world look down on goat milk, not because it is cheap, but because they don't know how to process it. Besides, children from wealthy families all have wet nurses, so who would be the first to give goat milk to people?
Yang Haiyan's snacks are made with goat milk, so the taste is mellow and far beyond the snacks in this world.
Yang Haiyan understood what she meant, but said, "Sister Dahua, I have no objection if you want to sell my snacks in bulk. But if you sell the snacks in bulk in town, then there are only a few people in the town, and your customers are equivalent to being pulled away from me. For me, it does not increase the profit of the business." Even if all 2,000 people in a town buy snacks, they originally bought them at her snack shop. If Yang Dahua sells them in bulk, then some people will be pulled away from the 2,000 people, so it will still be these people. For Yang Haiyan, there is no profit at all.
It is true that she is helping others, but the premise is that she cannot harm her own interests. If she wholesales the snacks to Yang Dahua, and Yang Dahua continues to sell them in the town, wouldn't that mean she is giving some of her own profits to Yang Dahua?
Yang Dahua of course understood what she meant, she immediately explained: "Haiyan, don't worry, I won't sell in town. I will go to the county every few days and sell the handkerchiefs and purses I made during this period. You can bring snacks with you. Do you think this is feasible?"
Yang Haiyan heard: "It's no problem to sell in the county."
Yang Dahua was very happy when she heard: "Then how much do your snacks cost?"
Yang Haiyan: "On the day of the banquet, I packed three kinds of snacks in the red wedding bag. The softest one, I named it cake, one penny for two pieces, and the small biscuit is one penny for one piece. Four yuan, and there is a larger one with soybean filling, two cents a piece, this is my selling price. Because the profit is very low, if Sister Dahua wants it, she will buy it by the piece.
A pound of small biscuits is 45 cents, and there are 200 yuan in a pound. A pound of small cakes is 45 cents, and there are 100 yuan in a pound. A pound of soybean cakes is 55 cents, and there are 30 in a pound. As for how much you want to sell it in bulk to the county, I don’t care. Just a little bit, snacks sold in bulk cannot be returned. "Because she has no way of knowing the hygiene problems after leaving her hands, she will not recycle them, this must be made clear.
Yang Dahua calculated the price Yang Haiyan said, then frowned: "Haiyan, the snacks you make are delicious. Take the biscuits for example, one penny for four yuan, which is really cheap."
Yang Haiyan: "The people in the town have limited conditions. They are basically from the village and are reluctant to spend money, so I plan to make small profits but quick turnover." She wants to do business not only in the town, but also in the village, etc. Moreover, poor people spend one penny as two pennies, and are very careful in calculation. They will definitely be reluctant to buy snacks, so she makes small profits but quick turnover. Besides, she is not interested in how much money she makes. It doesn't matter if she makes less, as long as she increases her income and makes her life better.
Yang Dahua: "Okay, you open tomorrow and I'll go to your shop to take a look, okay?"
Yang Haiyan: "Of course."
After negotiating with Yang Haiyan, Yang Dahua left. But when she walked out of the gate of the yard, she couldn't help but look back at Yang Haiyan. The girl bathed in the sun looked a little different from the girl who used to come out of the same mansion with her. When she was in Yang's house, she was the head maidservant and the rough maidservant beside the young lady. When they were arranged to marry by the court, they were on an equal footing. After the wedding, she came to see Yang Haiyan and was happy because they were both centurion wives. But now, the once equal position seemed to be changing again. Haiyan bought a yard and a shop and opened her own shop, while she...
Yang Dahua clenched her fists. She also wanted to work hard to make money and then open a shop like Haiyan.
At dinner time, Qin Fang came back.
The Qin family's food did not change much because Yang Haiyan earned 500 taels of gold. In Yang Haiyan's view, the goodness of the food lies in the balanced distribution of nutrients, not the number of dishes, so one pickled vegetable, one vegetable, one protein, three dishes and one soup are enough.
During the meal, Qin Fang talked about the military camp: "Wife, I started serving in the army in March when I was 16 years old, which was March of the 15th year of Hongyuan. It will be five years in March next year. My military service is five years. Many people who get promoted within five years may stay, but those who don't will go home. After all, they have been away from home for five years, and everyone misses their hometown."
Yang Haiyan suddenly remembered some of the plot. Yes, in the original novel, he was killed by the original owner and returned to his hometown, but there was another reason. His five-year military service time was up, even if he could stay voluntarily, but because of the original owner, he did not stay.
So what about now? "What do you think, husband? Do you want to stay here next March? Or do you plan to go back home?"
Qin Fang: "I plan to stay here, but I haven't been home for five years. Next year, I will finish my military service and have a vacation. I want to go home to see my family. My wife, Yanyan, if you stay, I will have the hope of being promoted to captain of a thousand men. If you go home after five years, I..." I will never be worthy
of you in my whole life. Yang Haiyan didn't know what he was thinking, but: "I will support you, husband." Although Yang Haiyan likes an easy life, she also likes men who are motivated and willing to work hard. Men are very attractive when they work hard for their careers.
Qin Fang is not a male chauvinist who hides everything from his wife, but in some places, he also has male chauvinistic ideas, such as supporting the family. How can a male chauvinist let his wife support the family? Now Yanyan has money, and everything he eats, wears, and uses is hers. He is not inferior, nor will he refuse, but these will become his motivation. He will work harder and make himself her pride, which is how he can repay her.
Hearing Yang Haiyan say this, Qin Fang breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, wife."
Yang Haiyan said coquettishly: "I don't want your thanks, you have to remember my kindness."
Qin Fang held her hand: "Yeah."
Looking at the confident and hardworking Qin Fang, Yang Haiyan had an idea in her mind. In the novel, Han Zhen was promoted to a captain, and Qin Fang's five-year military service period expired, and he took the original owner back to his hometown. So this time, who will be given the position of captain? Is it the male protagonist Han Zhen? Or Qin Fang?
Yang Haiyan would not try to snatch the heroine's chance, but she would also strive for opportunities for her husband through her own efforts.
The next day
Early in the morning, Yang Haiyan and Qin Fang went out together. Qin Fang went to the military camp, and Yang Haiyan went to the snack shop.
The snack shop opens very early. This is different from modern shops, which basically open at around 8:30 or 9:00, but in this era, the morning is the busiest time, especially people from the villages below the town rush to the town early in the morning. Therefore, the snack shop opens early.
Before the shop opened, Yang Haiyan checked the inside again. The sanitation was very clean. Tea and water were prepared on the four tables. Small cakes, small biscuits, red bean cakes, green bean cakes, and soybean cakes were neatly placed on the counter. There were enough small cakes and small biscuits. Goat milk was warmed in the stove inside the counter, and there was a large bowl of small dumplings next to it.
After the inspection, Yang Haiyan said, "Open for business."
Aunt Hong and Aunt Fan: "Yes." The two wore dark blue skirts, which are short tops and long skirts that reach the ground. This is a very common dress for women. But the difference is that they put on white aprons outside the skirts, which makes them look different, more formal and cleaner. The
delicious snack shop is open. Today is the first day, so a lot of snacks are prepared. In order to build a reputation, there is no limit on the quantity. The limit will start from tomorrow.
Yang Haiyan, along with Aunt Fan and Aunt Hong, greeted customers at the door: "Good morning, friends. Today is the first day of business for the delicious snack shop. If you buy a snack in the shop, you will get a small gift." She was wearing a white blouse, a pink pleated long skirt, a simple lady's hair accessory, and a light pink silk flower on her head. She looked clean and dust-free.
Many people had eaten the snacks promoted by Aunt Hong the day before yesterday, so people came to wait early this morning. Moreover, because the price was cheap, there were quite a few people waiting.
"Shopkeeper, what is the small gift?"
"Yes, if you buy one, you get one gift. If you buy two, do you get two gifts?"
"..."
Aunt Hong: "Yes, if you buy one, you get one gift. If you buy two, you get two gifts. And this gift is only available on the first day."
"Shopkeeper, I want a five-cent biscuit and a five-cent cake. Is there a ten-cent gift?"
"Shopkeeper, I..."
Yang Haiyan: "Everyone please be quiet. There is a basket here. You can carry the basket to the counter to choose any snacks you want. After you have made your choice, go to the cashier to pay. The cashier will give you a gift after you have paid. Of course, you can also take a rest inside, eat snacks and drink milk tea."
"What is milk tea?"
"Is milk tea delicious?"
"What kind of milk tea? I have never heard of it."
Yang Haiyan: "Come one by one, don't be in a hurry. Those who have never had milk tea can try it for free first. Now everyone start lining up."
Although the flow of people is not small, there are only these few people in the town, and no matter how many more people there are, the order will not be disrupted.
The first person to line up was an old lady. Her grandson had eaten cake the day before yesterday and had been clamoring for more. The price was really cheap, so she came early this morning. She picked up 4 small cakes and 12 small biscuits with a basket, and then saw red bean cakes, green bean cakes, and yellow bean cakes next to them. However, when Aunt Hong was promoting the products the day before yesterday, these three types were not available, so she asked curiously: "What kind of snacks are these?"
Aunt Hong said, "They are red bean cakes, green bean cakes, and soybean cakes. They are filled with red bean fillings, green bean fillings, and soybean fillings. Each one costs two cents."
The old woman stopped looking at them when she heard that they cost two cents. Although they were bigger than small cakes and small biscuits, small cakes and small biscuits were eaten. If she gave her grandson one piece in the morning and one piece in the afternoon, one cent would last for two days. The stuffed cakes looked golden after being fried, but two cents was too expensive.
The old woman looked past the red bean cakes, mung bean cakes and yellow bean cakes, and saw the white, thick and fragrant glutinous rice dumpling milk tea: "What is this?"
Aunt Hong: "This is glutinous rice dumpling milk tea, you can try it." She scooped up half a bowl with a spoon, and there were two glutinous rice dumplings in it.
The old woman took it and drank it: "It's delicious." The sweet milky aroma made people salivate. "How much is this?"
Aunt Hong: "Three cents a bowl, you can drink it in our shop, there are tables there, you can drink it slowly. If you take it away, you have to prepare your own bowl. And this milk tea is very good for the body, whether it is children or adults, it has high nutrition."
Although Yang Haiyan was at the cashier, the cashier and the snack counter were connected. She listened to Aunt Hong and Aunt Fan introducing the guests. These were all explained to them by her.
If it were in modern times, in terms of health and nutritional value, no one would care about milk tea, and even drinks like milk tea would be regarded as junk food, but it was different in ancient times.
First of all, modern people have diabetes, but among the ancient people, there is not even one. If ancient people could get diabetes, it would be another kind of rich disease. So milk tea was considered a very nutritious drink in ancient times. Moreover, Yang Haiyan’s goat milk had less sugar, and the dumplings were made of flour, unlike modern milk tea, which would add flavors, saccharin and other things. Drinking too much is not good for the human body.
If Yang Haiyan were to choose between goat milk and cow milk, she would naturally like cow milk, but in ancient times, goat milk was easier to get than cow milk.
1. Cows are much more precious than sheep. A sheep only needs one or two taels of silver, while a cow needs no less than eight taels of silver.
2. Cows were very precious animals in ancient times. For ordinary people, owning a cow was a very honorable thing and a very valuable property. Cows existed as labor and could not be killed casually. Sheep
, on the other hand, were used for food like ordinary poultry. The two sheep Yang Haiyan bought were both newly born. The milk production cycle of sheep is 7-9 months, and the daily milk production is about 3-4 kilograms. Two sheep would produce 6-8 kilograms. Of course, it is sometimes unstable.
However, after 7-9 months, the sheep need to be bred for pregnancy, and after giving birth to lambs, they will produce milk again. But this would be troublesome, so Yang Haiyan thought that when the goat stopped producing milk, she could make roasted whole goat for eating, and then buy two more goats that could produce milk, killing two birds with one stone.
The old woman said: "How can I take this away? How much is a bowl?"
Aunt Hong took out a small bowl, which was the size of a small bowl for eating rice: "A bowl of this size." A bowl is about 200 grams. After disinfecting and sterilizing the goat milk every day, she would leave a bowl for Uncle Hong's son. After making cakes and biscuits, there was less than five pounds left, which is less than 5,000 grams, which can make 20 cups of milk tea.
The old woman thought for a moment and said, "I don't have a bowl. Can you lend me yours so I can buy another one? I'll return the bowl later. My home is also in town."
Yang Haiyan said, "Auntie, this milk tea can't be kept for a long time. It must be drunk within half an hour, otherwise the nutrients in the milk tea will be gone. So we don't recommend taking milk tea away. We only recommend customers to drink it in the shop. There are tables and chairs here where you can rest." People of that era would not understand overly profound explanations, such as that goat milk and cow milk will breed bacteria if not drunk within the specified time, so the most common way to understand is to say that it has no nutrition.
When the old woman heard this, she refused it. What if her grandson didn't drink it all within half an hour and it would no longer be nutritious? Wouldn't that be a waste? This is three cents: "I don't want that. I just want small cakes and small biscuits."
Yang Haiyan: "Then come over here and pay."
The old woman walked to the cashier: "Boss, you said you give a gift for every purchase. I bought these, what gift are you giving me?"
Yang Haiyan: "You bought four small cakes, which cost 2 cents, and 12 small biscuits, which cost 3 cents, a total of 5 cents, right?"
The old woman: "Yes, yes, I calculated it, it's 5 cents."
Yang Haiyan: "We give a biscuit for every 1 cent you spend. You spent 5 cents, so we give you 5 small biscuits." Biscuits, now there are 4 small cakes and 17 small biscuits, please count them, right?"
The old woman: "Oh, so good, one penny for one small biscuit? Then my 5 cents, doesn't it mean I get one penny worth of biscuits for free?" Yang Haiyan:
"Yes, that's the price only today when the store opens, there will be no more after today."
The old woman: "No, I have to buy more, my grandson likes to eat it, since it's cheap today, I have to buy more to store."
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