Chapter 52 051. This is what we deserve!
Five o'clock in the morning.
Lei Li and Zhou Yi had already gotten up, washed, and practiced boxing as usual. They then made a simple breakfast so that Lei Dashan and Liu Ye'er could get up and eat.
After breakfast, we took a ox cart to the county town.
I took both puppies with me and left them at home for fear that they would run around and no one would feed them. Since the journey was long, I also brought two backpacks of grass for the calf to eat.
It was already noon when we arrived at the port.
It’s neither early nor late.
The port is bustling with people coming and going. All kinds of goods are sent here from the state capital, other county towns or small villages along the coast via large ships of different ages.
"One, two! One, two!"
"Hey yo hey!"
"Hey yo hey!"
Shirtless men unloaded the cargo from the boat. It took more than a dozen people to pull the large items, while one man could carry five or six small items on his back.
The vegetable vendor had been waiting at the entrance of Lei Ji Fast Food Restaurant long ago. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Lei Li and Zhou Yi arrive. He went up to them and said, "I saw that your shop hadn't opened yet, and no one answered my knocks. I thought you weren't doing business today!"
"I went back to the village and was late because of the long journey."
Lei Li explained to the vegetable vendor with a smile, unlocked the door, and pushed it open, saying, "We need more vegetables today than yesterday. Please deliver another batch this afternoon."
"Okay!"
The vegetable seller chuckled and took the backpack from the ox cart into the store.
Several large backpacks were filled with wild vegetables and vegetable hearts. There were many water droplets on the leaves. They were scattered there because they were afraid that the leaves would wilt and lose their freshness over time.
The vegetable seller added, "My wife's family has some sweet potatoes and potatoes from this year. I wonder if you guys will buy them?"
"receive."
Lei Li helped carry the vegetables.
The dishes are very rich, including wild vegetables such as purslane, water celery, golden vine and wild pea seedlings, and the vegetables grown at home are cabbage hearts, cucumbers, onions and garlic.
"It's still the same price. Sweet potatoes and potatoes are one penny per pound, and wild vegetables are also one penny per pound. Ferns are a little more expensive. Home-grown vegetables are sold according to the type."
"If you have fresh mushrooms, you can bring them to me, but you have to pick them carefully. If someone dies from eating them, we will all be in trouble."
"Haha, don't worry, boss."
The vegetable seller smiled and said, "My family only knows one species of mushroom, the thatch mushroom. We don't dare to pick other unknown mushrooms... I'll bring you vegetables at 3 p.m.?"
"become."
Lei Li nodded, paid for today's food, and then drove the ox cart to the nearby butcher shop to pick up the pork, offal, and bones that he had ordered yesterday.
Lei Dashan and Liu Ye'er were both nimble people. When Lei Li was moving vegetables and paying the bill with the vegetable seller, they went into the store to help wash and pick the vegetables.
Zhou Yi was making a fire and cooking soup.
What I made today is stewed pork bones with glutinous rice grass roots. In fact, it is better to use it to stew meat, such as stewed lamb or stewed chicken. Glutinous rice grass can make the meat softer and thinner, making it delicious and easy to digest and absorb.
But making free broth will get you killed by Lei Lidao.
Lei Li quickly brought back the meat.
The pork bones are washed and blanched before being put into the soup pot. The lean meat has been cut into slices by the butcher, so as long as it is washed clean, it can be fried in the pot.
There is no starch readily available.
Zhou Yi chopped the sweet potatoes and let them settle with water yesterday. Now there is a layer of starch in the bowl, just waiting to be used when stir-frying the meat.
Liu Ye'er beats the eggs.
Lei Dashan washes pig offal.
Zhou Yi swung his arms to cook.
Stewing potatoes with meat takes a long time, so use a small pot to make it, and a large pot to use for stir-frying.
First, stir-fry the cucumber with the meat, wash the pot, then stir-fry the pork offal with the water celery, wash the pot, then fry the eggs with the golden vine, wash the pot, blanch the purslane and make a cold dish, finally stir-fry the wild pea sprouts, then go back and stir-fry the Chinese cabbage.
The basket for vegetables was washed yesterday.
Lei Li laid fresh lotus leaves at the bottom of the basket to make it look better and waterproof. He then took the basket of prepared dishes out, took the time to greet the guests who had already arrived, and came in to serve the dishes.
After Lei Dashan and Liu Ye'er washed the vegetables and cut the meat, they went out to greet the guests. Liu Ye'er served the dishes and collected money, while Lei Dashan distributed the free soup.
There is no time to prepare bamboo tubes today, so those in line can only find something to hold the food themselves.
The four of them were busy.
After Zhou Yi finally finished cooking a section of dishes and came out to take over Liu Ye'er's duties of serving food and collecting money, Liu Ye'er and Lei Dashan had time to go to the backyard to eat.
After Lei Dashan and Liu Ye'er finished eating, it was Zhou Yi and Lei Li's turn to eat.
The vegetables in the basket were almost eaten up, so the two elders went to wash and cut the vegetables, Zhou Yi cooked, and Lei Li watched the place and collected money outside.
Diners came one after another.
Because the arrival time of each cargo ship is different, the time it takes to unload the cargo is also different. Sometimes there are many people, and sometimes there are few. For example, the bald man and his brothers did not arrive until almost two o'clock today.
Zhou Yi had just fried a new dish of chicken offal. Lei Li went to buy some meat during the cooking process. Seeing that the chicken offal was cheap, he bought a lot of it and fried it with onions and garlic. It was extremely fragrant.
The bald man ordered two spoonfuls as soon as he arrived and asked why there was no braised pork today.
"I was too busy today and didn't have time to braise the pork. I could only stir-fry something that was quick to prepare."
Lei Li collected the money and said with a smile, "I'll ask my husband to make it later when I'm free. If there's anything that big brother likes to eat, I'll see if I can make it tonight."
"That's fine, the pig ears we had yesterday were pretty good, fragrant and crispy, and really delicious!"
The bald man sat on the curb carelessly. The tables and chairs in the store were already full, so everyone could only sit anywhere.
"Okay, I'll go see if there are any pig ears later and buy two."
Lei Li agreed cheerfully.
"Add more vinegar, it tastes better."
The bald man ate a piece of chicken giblets in big mouthfuls, then came to his senses belatedly, "What did you just say? Is that your husband cooking in there?"
"yes."
Lei Li nodded without hesitation and said, "I'm the brother, the one cooking is my husband, and my parents are here to help. We can't afford to hire workers with our small business, so we have to hire our own family members."
"That's true. Outsiders can't be as reliable as family members..."
The bald man nodded, then realized the topic had changed and was surprised, "You're a brother?!"
He looked left and right, up and down, and felt that Lei Li was tall, strong, and straightforward. He could not be seen as a brother at all. Even some of his brothers were not as generous and capable as Lei Li.
"You're more of a man than my brother!"
"Ha ha……"
Lei Li wasn't annoyed at all. He laughed heartily and said, "Everyone who knows me says so, but I don't think I look like a man. Don't you think I'm more capable than a man?"
"That's true!"
The bald man also laughed out loud, "I've seen the son of a county lord. He's a real man, but he's so weak... I don't know how long he's been hanging around in brothels. His face is so pale that even I, not a doctor, know he's losing money."
"A weakling like him is a 30-70 odds compared to you, boss. You'll get three punches and he'll get seven."
Lei Li smiled and said, "Don't joke like that. It's not likely to result in a death."
"Hey, that's all."
The bald man waved his hand. "Oh, I haven't told you my real name yet. My name is Zhang Daqiang, and I'm an orphan."
"I usually just move goods at the port to earn some pocket money for drinking. But ever since I came across your shop, the food is so delicious that I want to eat there three times a day. Now I don't even have money for drinking, hahaha..."
Zhang Daqiang laughed heartily and sat up straight again. "If anyone causes trouble in your store, go to the cargo ship with the red flag to the east and shout 'Zhang Daqiang'. I'll come right over to seek justice for you."
"Thank you, brother."
Lei Li smiled and said a few polite words, saying that it is better to rely on oneself than on others, and he didn't really want to ask him for help.
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The vegetable seller came again in the afternoon.
There is no curfew in the county town, so Leiji Fast Food Restaurant is open until after nine o'clock in the evening and only closes when all the food is sold out, which makes people who come for a midnight snack very disappointed.
Finally have some free time.
The family of four didn't even have time to take a shower or eat. They sat together counting the money they earned that day.
One cent, two cents, three cents...
One hundred, two hundred, three hundred...
One ounce, two ounces, three ounces...
Finally, the four of them discussed and came up with today's income:
Nine thousand four hundred and thirteen coins!
Almost nine and a half taels!
Lei Dashan and Liu Ye'er were both shocked. Lei Li was also stunned for a moment. He counted again and found that eighteen strings of coins and four hundred and thirteen coins were really nine and a half taels of silver!
Immediately, he couldn't hide his joy.
I made almost double what I made yesterday! I almost made back three months' rent in just two days! It feels like a dream!
Lei Dashan and Liu Ye'er couldn't believe it. Looking at the pile of copper coins, they even doubted whether they were stones.
Lei Li placed the heavy copper coins in their hands, his eyes sparkling, "Dad, Mom, I told you it's easy to make money in the city, right?"
"No one is giving us any trouble. The bald guy today is Zhang Daqiang. He told us to go to him if we have any problems! He has a lot of brothers."
"Yes, it's easy..."
Liu Ye'er looked like she was in a dream. She didn't dare to hold the money, fearing that a trembling hand would drop the silver and scatter it. She even turned her head to check twice to see if the doors and windows were closed tightly.
The doors and windows are all closed.
For fear of being overheard, they spoke in low voices, so that even if someone was leaning against the wall, they would not be able to hear.
"I didn't expect to make so much money. When I collected the money, it was only a few cents, and there were still a few people who were cunning and refused to pay..."
Lei Dashan was also a little excited.
Yesterday, Lei Li and Zhou Yi just took the money back and told them how much they earned. Now that they have really earned money through hard work, it feels more tangible.
I really made so much money!
Nine taels a day!
More than fourteen taels in two days!
What about tomorrow? How much can I earn tomorrow? Fifteen taels, twenty taels? Old Swan, is it so easy to make money now?
This thought popped up in Lei Dashan's mind for a moment, but he immediately turned his head and dismissed it.
How is it easy?
Today his brother and son-in-law are so busy that they are almost smoking. They have been running around from noon to night and have not had their meal yet. This is what they deserve!
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