Shopkeeper Qian said, "Miss Li, I'll be honest. Pig heads and offal are in short supply in this town right now. I've already hired several butchers in town, and now I have to go to neighboring towns to buy more. I've been worrying about this for a while now, but I didn't expect Miss Li to tell me about it today!"
Li Yan: "I wonder what Shopkeeper Qian's plans are?"
Shopkeeper Qian said, "Miss Li, do you think this is feasible? I'll pay for the piglets, and you'll provide the labor and space to help me raise them. If we end up with ten pigs, I'll have six and you four. How about that?"
Seeing Li Yan's thoughtful expression, Shopkeeper Qian continued, "If you don't want the pig, you can sell it to me!"
There is actually such a business with no capital in the world. Looking at his granddaughter standing beside him without saying a word, Grandpa Li couldn't help but feel anxious.
Li Yan came to Piaoxianglou with the intention of getting the leftovers from the restaurant. You know, a pig has a big appetite. In the ancient times when people were short of food and clothing, the food of poor families might be bran mixed with black flour. How could they afford to feed piglets?
Worried that his granddaughter would not agree to such a good thing, Mr. Li hurriedly pulled Li Yan's sleeve.
Li Yan gave her grandfather a reassuring look and said, "Shopkeeper Qian has entrusted me with such a wonderful task. I don't know how to express my gratitude!"
Shopkeeper Qian waved his hand and said, "It's a mutually beneficial matter. I was planning to find someone to do it, but now I won't bother you. I'll leave it all to Miss Li!"
After discussing with Li Yan, Manager Qian came out of the room and called Li Jianmin over: "How are the piglets I asked you to look after these past two days?"
Li Jianmin: "I, the shopkeeper, have already arranged with the butcher Zhu to buy ten piglets from him. They'll cost us twelve taels of silver. I was just wondering when you'd go get them."
Shopkeeper Qian clapped his hands and said, "What a coincidence! Better to have the day than to wait. Let's do it today!"
After that, Shopkeeper Qian took out a purse from his pocket and handed it to Li Jianmin, saying, "Here are fifteen taels of silver. Take your family to Zhu the Butcher's house and take the piglet home!"
Li Yan thanked Manager Qian and left Piaoxianglou with her family.
After leaving the restaurant, Li Jianmin asked his cousin with a puzzled look on his face, "Why did Manager Qian ask us to take the piglets back home?"
Li Yan told her cousin about her cooperation with Manager Qian.
The Zhao father and son who followed behind Li Yan were even more shocked after hearing this. Old man Zhao felt that his original choice was absolutely correct.
The group first went to Zhu the butcher's meat stall. There were many people at the market today, so Zhu the butcher's meat stall was doing pretty good business. Most of the meat on the stall had been sold.
When he saw Li Jianmin, Butcher Zhu said with a smile, "Finally you're here! Those ten piglets have a lot of food to eat every day. If you don't come soon, my family won't have enough food! When will you come to get them?"
Li Jianmin smiled and asked, "Uncle Zhu, where is your home? I came here just to get some piglets from your house!"
Butcher Zhu said: "It's not far. Just walk two miles from the city gate. Wait for me and sell the remaining meat. It will be done in less than an hour."
He looked at the people around Li Jianmin, all of whom were empty-handed, and asked, "You only have these few people here? Did you bring a cart? You can't carry ten piglets without a cart!"
Li Jianmin looked at Li Yan, and Li Yan shook her head. She had originally wanted to bring people to the town to take a look, but she didn't expect that she could bring the piglet home today, so she didn't even think about bringing a cart when she went out.
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