allonlinenovel Chapter 76 She and her father are going to get rich!
Chapter 76 She and her father are going to get rich!
Moreover, when making braised pig's trotters, it's best to use only the front trotters for the best taste.
"Uncle Zhang, I'll be buying pig's trotters from you every day. I need six today, and I might need more in the future. Could you please get me some more front trotters?"
Pork Master Zhang was visibly stunned, his mouth agape in surprise.
The little girl looks only a few years old, but she speaks and acts with remarkable clarity and decisiveness. She's truly amazing!
"Why do you, a little girl, want so many pig's forelegs? Six at once! What are you planning to do with so many?"
I definitely can't tell him what I'm planning to do, what if he takes the opportunity to raise prices?
"Oh, Uncle Zhang, I have a use for you. Don't worry about what I do with it. Can you find a way to get more? I need it long-term."
"Hey, you know what, there really is a way."
Shen Xiaotang hurriedly asked, "What method?"
“It’s not the end of the year yet, and farmers are reluctant to sell their pigs. So I got these pigs from the county. There are many pig slaughterers in the county, and people don’t like pig trotters, so they sell very slowly. I can have my son go to town to buy pigs and bring you a few. He should leave after lunch and be back before dark.”
A round trip can be completed in half a day, so it seems that the journey from the town to the county is not far.
Instead of relying on Uncle Zhang to buy things for her all the time, she might as well buy them herself; she can negotiate prices if she buys a lot.
Then let's wait a couple of days until the restaurant's trial sale is successful, and then we'll see how much they can offer in the future. She and her father can go there in person.
For now, she still needs to ask Zhang's son, the pork vendor, to help her buy the pork.
"Alright, then I'll trouble Uncle Zhang to take care of it. Just remember to have your son bring it back for me. I'll pay you half the money first, and I'll pay the rest after you bring it back. I'll take these two front trotters from your butcher stall back with me."
Having my son help the little girl take care of a few pig trotters is just a small favor, but the most important thing is that they can sell all the pig trotters in the future.
His whole family no longer has to eat stewed pig's trotters every day.
It's like chicken ribs—tasteless to eat but a pity to throw away; it's just too awful to eat!
"Okay, then it's settled. Remember to come and pick it up."
Shen Xiaotang took out thirty coins, handed them to Pork Zhang, and smiled with her eyes crinkling.
"Okay, I remember."
She only took two pig trotters and paid thirty coins. She paid ten extra coins because it was all her family's hard-earned money, and she couldn't forget it.
After ordering the pig's trotters, she went to the pepper shop, bought some rice wine, and weighed out some brown sugar.
She had some material left over from yesterday, and now that she's released it all, it should be enough.
The father and daughter sold roasted sweet potatoes all day, earning thirty-six coins. After receiving the pig's trotters and paying the balance, they packed up their things, hitched up the mule cart, and headed home.
After arriving home, Shen Qingchuan told Xue Ruifeng that he had already inquired and could take him home the next day.
The little guy was so excited that he cried, yelling that he could finally go home.
To ensure the texture and flavor, this time she didn't prepare it the night before, but instead burned off the pig hair, washed it clean, and stored it properly.
The next day, she got up before dawn to make braised pig's trotters.
Seeing their daughter get up, the couple also got up quickly. Shen Qingchuan went to the field to weed, Liu helped to burn firewood and watch the fire, and Shen Xiaotang took charge of cooking and adding ingredients.
This time, she added a little Shaoxing wine and a small amount of brown sugar.
After simmering for an hour and a half, the braised pig's trotters were ready, and they tasted even better than the ones I made the night before.
Shen Xiaotang changed to a larger wooden basin, placed the braised pig's trotters in it, and covered them with a coarse cloth.
Liu prepared a simple breakfast, just as Shen Qingchuan returned from the fields.
After the family finished eating, Shen Qingchuan unloaded the stove, cleaned the mule cart, put on some braised pig's trotters, and then set off with his two children.
When they arrived at Yunlai Restaurant, Manager Yao was standing at the back door, eagerly waiting.
"Hey, Qingchuan, you've finally arrived! We changed the menu last night and added braised pig's trotters. A wealthy gentleman just came by and said he wanted to try them. Hurry up and bring them in so the cook can plate them and serve them over."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingchuan was overjoyed and immediately felt energized. He carried the wooden basin off the cart and delivered it to the kitchen.
After Manager Yao finished counting, he wrote down a note and asked Shen Qingchuan to go to Accountant Lu to record the accounts.
It says 300 coins on it!
Shen Xiaotang thought to herself, in the past, eggs and tofu were paid monthly, but since the eggs and beans were all produced by her own family, monthly payment was fine. But she had to buy pig's trotters and ingredients every day. If she didn't pay daily, where would she get the capital?
Even if it's a monthly payment, she still needs some time to adjust and have some spare money.
So she immediately asked, "Manager Yao, could you make an exception and pay us on a daily basis for now? We don't have enough extra money to buy fresh pig's trotters and seasonings every day. We can switch to monthly payments later, is that alright?"
Manager Yao thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
"Can I settle accounts daily for the first month, and then monthly thereafter?"
"Yes, yes, thank you so much, Manager Yao."
After settling the cash with Accountant Lu, the father and daughter greeted Manager Yao and agreed to send six more the next day. Then they came out from the backyard of the restaurant.
The day before yesterday, I bought three pig trotters and some seasonings, which cost me more than sixty coins. I took two to a restaurant to taste, and the bill came to one hundred coins. Yesterday, I bought six pig trotters, as well as yellow wine and brown sugar, which cost me one hundred and twenty coins. Since I ate one, I think I made more than half of my money.
In the future, we'll use more ingredients and make a profit of half. Six pig trotters cost 150 coins, which is 4.5 taels of silver a month. If two restaurants supply them together, it'll be almost 10 taels!
If it sells well, there will be more than that!
Shen Xiaotang did a quick calculation and felt that she and her father were about to make a fortune!
Xue Ruifeng, who was waiting on the mule cart, was immediately filled with excitement when he saw the father and daughter come out.
"Uncle Qingchuan, Xiaotang, can you take me home now?"
Hearing the call, Shen Xiaotang snapped out of her daze and immediately put on a smile.
"Yes, we'll take you home right away."
Perfect timing, let's go see what the county is like!
Shen Qingchuan carried three hundred coins on him, feeling unsafe no matter where he put them, and felt extremely uncomfortable. Looking at the passersby around him, he felt that none of them seemed like good people.
What if I get robbed again?
"Tang'er, I don't feel at ease leaving this money with me. What should I do?"
It's only three hundred coins, not three hundred taels of silver. Her father has been bitten by a snake once and is now afraid of it.
"Father, let's take out sixty coins to order pig's trotters, one hundred and eighty coins, and buy two days' worth of seasonings. Keep the remaining sixty coins in a bag, then we won't have to worry. Is that alright?"
"Okay, let's do as Tang'er says. Let's buy the oil, salt, seasonings, rice wine, and brown sugar first and put them in the pepper shop. We can get the pig's trotters later when we come back, so we won't have to worry about anything going wrong on the way."
Although Xue Ruifeng was only six or seven years old and came from a wealthy family, he was very well-mannered. Knowing that the father and daughter had something to do, he obediently followed along without urging them.
After buying everything and leaving the pepper shop, Shen Qingchuan sighed and said, "Tang'er, why are these seasonings so expensive? They cost ninety coins a day, while pig's trotters only cost sixty coins. The seasonings cost more than the pig's trotters."
"Dad, this is the taste we're selling. If we don't put some effort into the seasonings, anyone can make it, so what are we selling?"