"Ooh ooh ooh!"
The loud crowing of the rooster woke up the six people crammed into one room.
Because he was going to the county town to sell wild boar meat, Wan Shu didn't stay in bed this morning, which was unusual. As soon as he heard the rooster crow, he sat up groggily.
The three boys, Dazhu, Sanshun, and Wuping, slept on the ground.
The three of them quickly made the bed.
“Mother, we’re selling so much wild boar meat today, you definitely can’t handle it all by yourself. Let me help you!” San Shun said.
“Mother! I’m strong! Let me join you!” Dazhu said.
"Me too! Me too!" Wu Ping exclaimed, following closely behind.
These five children, due to their family's poverty, had hardly ever been to the county town, and subconsciously longed for its prosperity.
Even Er Ya and Si Ya, who hadn't spoken, looked on with anticipation.
Clearly, all five children wanted to take this opportunity to go to the county town with her and broaden their horizons.
If possible, Wan Shu would naturally like to take them all with her, but today she went to the county town not only to sell wild boar meat, but also to secretly do a big shopping spree in the mall.
The more people she brings, the less convenient it is for her to make purchases.
Wan Shu hardened her heart and said, "When the family becomes richer in the future, your mother will take you all to the county town to play. Today we are selling pork, so we don't need so many people. Da Zhu and Er Ya can come with me."
She made her choice of Dazhu and Erya after careful consideration.
These two children are older, stronger, and honest. If she secretly goes out to make purchases, they probably won't suspect anything.
Dazhu and Erya looked excited.
San Shun, Si Ya, and Wu Ping looked disappointed, but they were very well-behaved and didn't make a fuss. They simply said that they would work hard at home so as not to worry their mother.
Hearing this, Wan Shu felt a wave of tenderness wash over her.
The stewed pork bones from last night were a large portion, and there's still quite a bit left.
Wan Shu ate two large pork bones with wild vegetable porridge, then quietly fed Zhuangzhuang a bottle of milk before heading towards the village entrance with Da Zhu and Er Ya, carrying the wild boar meat.
The morning after the rain was exceptionally cool; the rain had changed many things.
Many villagers, who had previously been dejected, squatted by the rice paddies with smiles on their faces.
"Last night's torrential rain soaked the ground completely, so we don't have to worry about a total crop failure this year!"
"Although the previous drought will definitely reduce the rice yield, every household has so many potatoes now, we will definitely be able to get through this year!"
Upon arriving in the county town, Wan Shu discovered even greater changes.
First and foremost are beggars.
At least half of the beggars on the streets have disappeared.
According to passersby, most of the missing beggars were from families in the village who owned land.
They heard from the county magistrate that there were potatoes on the mountain to fill their stomachs, and that it had rained the night before, which brought the rice in the fields back to life. So they all returned to their respective villages to wait for the autumn harvest.
The remaining half of the beggars were families who had no land or had sold their land.
However, their faces no longer showed the despair and hunger they had at the beginning.
They held the potatoes and swallowed them in big mouthfuls.
"This thing called a potato is really filling! The county government gives out two a day, and you won't be hungry all day!"
"With potatoes, prices in the county have stabilized. Once we get through this period, we can find work and start over!"
The entire Sishui County was full of vitality, which made Wan Shu feel refreshed.
After all, no one likes to see a living hell, and the stability of the county town is also beneficial to her future development.
She led Dazhu and Erya to a market that specialized in selling meat, found an open space, bought a scale, and began selling wild boar meat.
Wild boar meat isn't as tasty as domestic pork, and Wan Shu kept all the best cuts at home, so not many people frequented her butcher stall.
However, because Vanishin was sold cheaply.
Domestic pigs sell for 40 coins per catty, but she only sells them for 30 coins per catty.
In this year, there are still many poor people, so in no time, there was very little wild boar meat left on the stall.
Apart from a few pieces of lean meat, which were too thin for people who lacked oil in this era, all that was left was pig offal.
Pig offal is a delicacy in modern times, but in the Great Sheng Dynasty, it was disliked.
Wan Shu thought about it for a while and felt that there were two reasons why pig offal would be disliked.
Firstly, the culinary skills of the Great Sheng Dynasty were too ancient and backward, and coupled with the scarcity of seasonings, it was difficult to make the strongly smelly offal taste delicious.
Second: The surface of pig offal is mostly covered with mucus, which requires a lot of salt and wood ash to scrub clean.
In ancient times, before the advent of chemical fertilizers, wood ash was an important source of fertility for fields.
And salt goes without saying.
In ancient times, salt was a commodity controlled by the government and sold for more than meat, costing 50 coins per pound.
The frugal people of ancient times would naturally be reluctant to use such expensive materials to clean pig offal.
Due to these two reasons, pork offal became the cheapest meat sold in the Great Sheng Dynasty. Even at only ten coins per pound, few people were interested.
Looking at the remaining pig offal, Wan Shu suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
If she wants to do business and turn her money into cash, pig offal is a business opportunity that comes knocking on her door!
As a modern person, she not only knows how to turn pig offal into delicious dishes.
Salt was cheap in the mall; a large bag could be bought for just one coin. For her, making pig offal was an incredibly profitable business!
"Mother, what's wrong?" Er Ya looked at Wan Shu, who had suddenly stood up, with great confusion.
"It's nothing, Mother just suddenly remembered that we're out of seasonings and need to go buy some."
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