◎Price and quantity◎
"My wife is me, and Angkor is here too."
There were guests at home, so Wei Xuan couldn't not show up. She quickly kneaded the dumplings in her hand, patted the flour on her hands, and walked to the kitchen door: "Brother Wu is here. It's cold outside. Jiang Che, take Brother Wu to the main hall to sit. I'll add two more dishes and we'll be ready for dinner soon."
Wu Yun came here today just for the sauce, eating and other things are not important.
The sauce was made by Wei Xuan, and he couldn't discuss it without her. So when he saw that Wei Xuan's hands were covered with flour, he asked directly, "Sister-in-law, are you making dumplings or buns? I'm not an outsider, so don't be polite and add more dishes. I'll eat whatever you eat."
"This...?" Wei Xuan felt that this was too disrespectful to the guests, so she turned her inquiring gaze to Jiang Che.
Jiang Che knew that Wu Yunlai had something to do, and he probably wouldn't be in the mood to eat before things were settled, so he said, "Just do as Wu said."
"Okay, then if Brother Wu doesn't mind, we'll have dumplings tonight."
Wu Yun continued: "The dumplings are good, but remember to add some chili sauce to go with them."
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After hearing this, Wei Xuan finally realized the purpose of Wu Yun coming home today and said with a smile, "Okay, this isn't easy, I promise to provide enough."
After saying this, Jiang Che took Wu Yun to the next room.
Wu Yun looked around the room and felt that it seemed different from the last time he came.
Upon closer inspection, I found that each chair was covered with a thick layer of cushions. Not only that, there was also a large calendar hanging on the white wall.
Wu Yun was quite interested in this calendar. It was unlike the ones sold in the supply and marketing cooperatives, which were very thick and required one to tear off a page every day.
But the paper hanging on the wall of Jiang Che's house is not thick, just a few thin pages of paper, and there are beautiful pictures drawn on each side of the paper with colored pens, which looks very childlike.
He stopped to look at it for a while, then turned around and pointed at the calendar and asked Jiang Che: "Where did you buy this calendar? It looks pretty good. I'll buy one and hang it up at home later."
Jiang Che said proudly: "You can't buy this. This is painted by my wife herself. It's the only one in the world."
Wu Yun became interested when he heard this: "Can your sister-in-law draw?"
"She said she was just drawing for fun. Women like to make these fancy things. They look good when hung up, otherwise it's just a waste of time."
"Hey, I told you to take advantage of me. You look so smug, you really deserve a beating."
"Hehe, I see it but don't say it."
Jiang Che was indeed proud that his wife had earned him face in this way.
But he still felt bad when he thought of the foreign drawing toys Wei Xuan bought from the department store some time ago. Just a few colored pens cost more than ten yuan. How many pig's trotters would he have to stew to earn the money back? But it was worth it to make his wife happy!
As they were talking, Wei Xuan came in with dishes and chopsticks: "Jiang Che, go to the kitchen and bring the pot over, so that the dumplings won't get cold if you walk around."
"Hey, I'll go right away."
Wu Yun was amused to see Jiang Che went out so obediently. There is always someone to conquer another. The old saying is true. The little devil from before has found someone to deal with him now. That's good.
"Sister-in-law, I just told Xiao Che that you drew a great calendar, and I see that you put a lot of thought into even the chairs. Xiao Che is so lucky to marry you."
Wei Xuan felt a little embarrassed by the compliment: "I just had nothing to do at home, so I was just thinking about it. Brother Wu, please stop complimenting me. The cushion on the chair is even more worthless. I just made it from a torn quilt. I just wanted to keep warm when eating in winter!"
Wu Yun knew what was going on, but he didn't continue the topic. However, he secretly envied Jiang Che for being so lucky to have married such a skillful wife.
He even wanted to start a family. His grandmother had been urging him to do so, but he was not in a hurry. With his family's financial situation, which good girl would be willing to marry him? Even if there was one, he didn't want to burden her.
Now that he has some financial resources, he can really put this matter on the agenda. After all, he is a few years older than Jiang Che. He doesn't want Jiang Che to be still single when his children are grown up.
Wei Xuan cooked quite a lot of dumplings, but she could only eat about ten at most, and the rest were shared by Jiang Che and Wu Yun.
After putting down the bowl and chopsticks, Wei Xuan was not in a hurry to clean up. Knowing that Wu Yunlai was busy, she just sat there without moving.
Wu Yun had nothing to hide from the two people, so he said directly: "Xiao Che, sister-in-law, just tell me the truth, is this sauce the new food you mentioned?"
Jiang Che glanced at Wei Xuan, who shook her head slightly.
Wu Yun's eyes widened: "So you guys are using it on purpose to tempt me?"
Seeing that he was anxious, Wei Xuan also laughed: "Brother Wu, we are really not kidding you. This is really not the new food I mentioned before. I didn't plan to make it so quickly. As for this sauce, it was originally made for our own family. The one I gave you is extra. But if you think this sauce can be sold, we can't give up this profitable business."
"Oh, sister-in-law, you are breathing heavily when you speak. I am sure your sauce will sell well."
Jiang Che added, "Let me make this clear first. Even if we sell it, we won't have too much of this sauce. Just like the braised pork, we'll give you as much as we make."
"Then you have to give me a specific number, otherwise I won't be able to explain it to my regular customers."
Jiang Che and Wei Xuan looked at each other and said, "Just like the jar we made today, twenty jars a month." This way, they only need to set aside two days every month to make it.
"That's all?" Wu Yun said helplessly, "If it's less, it won't be enough. Add some more."
After the two of them bargained back and forth, they decided to produce at least twenty-five jars a month and no more than thirty jars a month.
The price is twice the cost, with meat sauce costing $4.50 a jar, and chili sauce and mushroom sauce costing $2.50.
Jiang Che secretly smiled in his heart, this way the family's income could double again in a month.
In the evening, the two agreed to go home directly after get off work the next day and not have to make a trip back again.
So the next day when Jiang Che went to work, he brought the three jars of sauce to the office in a net bag.
Since the sauce was intended to be sold, the two of them were very strict about the sealing of the jar.
But the smell of the sauce was too overpowering. In addition, the office door was always closed in winter to keep warm. In a closed space, any strange smell would easily be noticed.
The first person to smell the scent was Sister Wang, who was sitting next to Jiang Che. As a middle-aged woman who had been dealing with stoves all year round, she easily smelled the smell of sauce. As for what kind of sauce it was, she couldn't tell, but she just felt that it didn't look like the kind of bean sauce they often ate at home.
At first she didn't care too much, but as her stomach became emptier, the aroma became stronger. Finally she couldn't help but ask, "Did anyone of you bring the sauce into the house? I was so greedy that I couldn't focus on my work this morning."
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