Li Yan wandered over to Zhu the Butcher's shop. As she was a frequent patron of his, Zhu the Butcher immediately greeted her: "Miss, I haven't seen you for a while. What would you like to buy today? The meat is very fresh!"
Li Yan asked with a smile, "Are there any pig offal today?"
"Girl, that thing is very popular right now. It's been reserved by the restaurant in town early in the morning!"
In that case, Li Yan pointed to a piece of meat on the chopping board and said, "Cut me five pounds!"
Zhu the butcher just raised his knife and cut a piece of pork belly with alternating fat and lean parts. When he weighed it with a scale, it was exactly the right amount.
"Girl, do you need anything else?"
Seeing the pork livers on the butcher counter, Li Yan thought of her pregnant mother. Pregnant women often suffer from anemia, so it would be a good idea to buy some pork livers to nourish her mother.
Thinking of this, Li Yan asked for another piece of pork liver and pork lard.
"Uncle, how much are these?"
"Five pounds of meat is seventy-five coins, a piece of pig's liver is twelve coins, and three pounds of lard is twenty-five coins. You should give me one hundred and ten coins!"
Seeing that Li Yan didn't bring a basket, Zhu the butcher generously gave Li Yan the deformed basket at his feet to hold the meat.
Li Yan said embarrassedly: "Thank you so much, uncle. I was just wondering how to get it back!"
Butcher Zhu waved his hand and said, "It's not worth it. I can weave baskets when I have free time. It's just a waste of time!"
Li Yan, carrying pork, originally planned to go to other shops for a look, but because she couldn't get any, she completely gave up the idea and went straight to the dock.
When they returned home, Lin had already prepared the meal. Seeing her daughter come back, she hurriedly asked Li Yan to wash her hands and eat.
Seeing her daughter coming in with another bag of things, she couldn't help but scold her, "Didn't you go out to do something? What did you buy?"
Li Yan smiled innocently, put her things away, and went to her mother's side. She took Lin's arm and said coquettishly, "Mom, while everyone is free now, I want to tidy up our barren mountain!"
Lin frowned and said, "What do you want to do now? Your uncle hasn't returned yet, so how can the family afford to do anything else?"
Li Yan chuckled and took out the fifty taels of silver given to her by the shopkeeper today from the bag behind her and placed it in front of Lin.
Mrs. Lin looked at the silver, then at her daughter: "Is this the money you paid for selling your son?"
Li Yan nodded. "That Sichuan pepper fish is going to become Piaoxianglou's signature dish now. I wonder how much money this recipe can make for Piaoxianglou!"
Lin poked her daughter with her finger and said, "You money-grubber! Come over here and have dinner!"
"Mom, our family is rich now, so can you implement my idea?"
"Eat first, and then talk to your father when he comes back! I can't control you!"
Li Yan sat down at the table. Today, Lin made some cold shredded radish and stir-fried cabbage, and the staple food was white flour buns.
In order to prevent Lin from nagging her, Li Yan ate her meal quickly, finishing it in just a few bites: "Mom, I'm done. I'm going to my grandparents' house first!"
Lin couldn't help but shake her head. This child's ideas were getting bigger and bigger.
Li Yan came to the next door. At this time, Grandpa Lin was sitting on a bamboo stool in the yard, weaving bamboo baskets with his hands. There were a lot of bamboos growing on the mountains near Lijia Village. In his spare time, Grandpa Li would go to the mountains to cut some bamboos and come back to weave some bamboo baskets.
When the market is over, my uncle will carry them to the town to sell. Although they are not worth much, he can still earn some hard-earned money!
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