On Sunday, Gu Yunze didn't have to go to the army. After breakfast, he chopped the slaughtered chicken and fish into paste according to Jiang Yiyi's instructions. Jiang Yiyi went to buy some cabbage, potatoes and radishes. Now supplies are scarce, especially in winter, and there are only these few kinds of vegetables.
I came back and started cooking chicken, fish and meat. It was already noon when I finished, so I quickly made lunch and ate it without taking a rest. I took out the frozen beef and mutton from the refrigerator and asked Gu Yunze to cut it into slices.
She made the shrimp paste.
Twenty kilograms of mutton and twenty kilograms of beef, sliced into several bowls. Wang Yang was shocked when he entered the room.
"Sister-in-law, you've prepared too much."
"So, just eat as much as you can every day."
Jiang Yiyi had calculated that how could Gu Yunze and the other men need two kilograms of meat each, and that was before they could save it. Mrs. Qin and her men had big appetites, and they also had several children.
"Then I'll listen to my sister-in-law and I won't be polite."
"When have you ever been polite, kid?"
Zhao Feng and his companions followed him in and just happened to hear Wang Yang's words. He smiled and said something, and then he saw the mountain of sliced meat. Even after hearing what his wife said, he was shocked.
The New Year celebrations in the army were never so luxurious.
"Good meat should be paired with good wine, Captain Zhao, quickly bring us your treasured wine."
"You don't have to tell me."
Zhao Feng took out two bottles of wine, one bottle of Erguotou and one bottle of Moutai. The Moutai was given by someone else, and he hadn't been willing to drink it for several years.
"Oh, the stingy guy is willing to pluck the feathers."
Zhao Feng kicked him.
Wang Yang dodged nimbly and put the skin care products on the table. "Sister-in-law, I asked someone to buy this for you from Hong Kong City."
"You have a conscience."
Gu Yunze accepted it without hesitation. This kid had been eating here for so many days, so it was only natural for him to buy Yiyi a set of skin care products.
The noise from upstairs was quite loud. Zhao Qian upstairs heard it, curled her lips, walked over to turn on the TV, and turned it up to the highest volume, so that she wouldn't be annoyed if she couldn't hear it.
Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Qin both brought honeycomb coal stoves over. The men gathered around one stove, the women gathered around one stove, and the children gathered around another stove.
Jiang Yiyi brought out the prepared sesame paste and placed the chili oil on the side, allowing anyone who liked it to add it.
The men had spicy hotpot base, while the women and children had tomato base. The children had never eaten hotpot before, and they swallowed their water at the sight of the red hotpot base, not even paying attention to the TV.
The meat slices were added to the hot pot, and the aroma spread out instantly. Not to mention the children, even the people couldn't resist it, especially Wang Yang. Although he had eaten hot pot before, he had never eaten such a tempting hot pot.
"No wonder the hot pot restaurant is so popular, this is so delicious."
I learned from my younger sister that a hot pot restaurant can make more than one dollar a day.
"Well, your sister-in-law's cooking skills are unmatched."
Gu Yunze was proud of it.
Wang Yang nodded approvingly, and couldn't wait to pick up a piece of meat with chopsticks and put it in the bowl, then dipped it in sesame paste and put it into his mouth.
It’s fragrant and spicy, it’s simply invincible.
Now I know why my sister-in-law prepared so much meat. It’s so delicious that one person can eat several kilograms.
Several people ate with great relish. Mrs. Qin and the other two were holding back at first, after all, the meat was not cheap, but after eating a few pieces, they could no longer hold back.
Not to mention the children, they didn't even raise their heads while eating.
Seeing them eating so deliciously, Jiang Yiyi felt hungry and couldn't eat anymore.
The meat slices were almost all eaten, there was no chicken or fish left, let alone shrimp paste, and there were some cabbage, potatoes and radishes left.
After eating, everyone touched their round bellies and felt embarrassed. They ate too much, and the little food they brought from home was not even a drop in the bucket.
Seeing their embarrassment, Jiang Yiyi tried to find a topic, "Sister-in-law, have you found a way to sell sausage casings?"
"I found it. There is a pig farm six miles away from here. We slaughter pigs ourselves every day."
"Okay, let's go buy some tomorrow."
"Sister Zhou and I can go, you just tell us how much to buy and what to do with it when we get back."
Jiang Yiyi said to them, "Buy another 30 kilograms of meat, both fat and lean."
The three of them remembered and helped Jiang Yiyi wash up and go home.
I went to buy it back early the next morning, handled it according to what Jiang Yiyi said, and came over to call Jiang Yiyi.
Jiang Yiyi took Mrs. Gu to buy the necessary seasonings. When she came back, she asked them to chop the meat into small pieces. She mixed two kinds of flavors and stuffed them into the casings little by little.
Mrs. Qin and the other two watched without blinking. After Jiang Yiyi finished stuffing one sausage, she let them try. At first, they were not experienced and were very slow, but after a few, they completely mastered the skill and quickly finished stuffing thirty sausages.
"Hang it on the balcony and let it dry naturally. We'll start selling it on Sunday."
It is already the tenth day of the first lunar month, and by Sunday it will be the sixteenth. Every family has already bought what they need for the New Year, so who would buy sausages then?
Mrs. Qin and the other two were a little anxious.
"Yiyi, can you sell it earlier?"
Jiang Yiyi had already thought of a promotion method, and Sunday was the best time. "Sister-in-law, do you want to make money overnight?"
"Of course I did."
"Then listen to me and we'll wait until Sunday."
Mrs. Qin and her two companions had no choice but to suppress their emotions and look forward to it day by day. On Saturday, Jiang Yiyi asked them to buy more sausage casings and pork the next day.
Sunday, 10am.
Mrs. Zhou carried the honeycomb coal stove, Mrs. Qin carried the meat, Mrs. Gu carried the casings, and Jiang Yiyi followed behind with a plate, chopsticks and a scale, and they came to the empty space that had been selected in advance.
This space is located in the center of the family compound and can be seen from any building.
Light the stove, boil the water, then put the dried sausages in to cook.
The scene of several people quickly attracted many people.
Jiang Yiyi took out the cooked sausages, cut them into thin slices and let the onlookers eat them for free. "This is the sausage we made ourselves. You can eat it all year round. If you like it, we will make it on the spot. When you buy it back and let it dry, just boil it in water until it is soft when you want to eat it."
"You can buy dried ones, but the price is different."
With the mentality of "what a good deal" goes a long way, many people tried a piece of it. After tasting it, they felt a little unsatisfied, thinking about how they would have to buy meat for the New Year. The meat would not taste good if it was not cooked well, so it would be better to buy some sausages, which would not only taste good but also save trouble.
It was filled on the spot, and they could see clearly the meat being used.
Someone immediately asked about the price.
"The freshly filled ones are weighed on site and calculated by kilogram, at two yuan per kilogram."
“It’s too expensive.”
There is humanity.
"Pork costs 1.3 yuan per pound, sausage casings are 20 cents each, and we use a lot of seasonings, which only cost 10 cents in total. We only earn 40 cents for our hard work."
The accounts were clearly laid out, and someone calculated in his mind and immediately said, "Give me three pounds."
Mrs. Zhou filled it quickly and put it on the scale. There was an extra two ounces, but Jiang Yiyi didn't ask for the extra two cents and only charged her six yuan.
With the first batch of pork, many people followed suit and before noon, all the 100 to 50 kilograms of pork prepared were sold out.
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