Chapter 22 Braised food

Author: cool beauty

Chapter 22 Braised food

Nowadays, the supply and marketing cooperative has long been a private contractor, so when the clerk heard that they wanted to buy shoes, he asked them in a good manner what size they were wearing, and then took out the shoes for them to try on.

Xiao Hong was cheerful when paying, but felt a little distressed after paying.

She still has a lot of money, but if she can only take it out, she won't be able to spend it for long.

But she didn't want to live a hard life, so thinking about it, she still had to find a way to earn some pocket money.

Now that the weather is hot, the sugar will become sticky, so she bought biscuits, peach cakes, and a bucket of malted milk.

Seeing her spending money so lavishly, Xiao Fang suspected that she was going to have a heart attack: "Why did you buy these? Spending money indiscriminately!"

She can now understand why Liu Meijuan, the stepmother, can't tolerate Xiao Hong. With how she spends money like water, even her biological mother won't be able to tolerate her.

"The malted milk is for my grandparents, the biscuits are for my uncle and the others, and the peach cakes are for us to fill our stomachs when we are hungry."

Xiao Hong actually didn't want to spend the money, but she had deceived Grandma Zhao yesterday, and her conscience was a little uneasy.

The hardest thing to bear is the kindness of the elderly.

She was so heartless that she bought a barrel of malted milk.

She couldn't afford the best supplements, and malted milk was considered a luxury item in Grandma Zhao's time. Some old people thought it was a supplement.

And she also has her own little plan.

If you give me money, I won’t be able to part with it if it’s too much, and I won’t be able to take out the money if it’s too little.

But this malted milk can be eaten for a long time. Isn’t it said that others’ hands are soft and others’ mouths are soft?

From now on, Grandma Zhao will be too embarrassed to turn her back on anyone.

"You are still thoughtful." After Xiao Fang heard her say this, she felt embarrassed to mutter any more.

Xiao Hong, who originally needed to be enlightened by herself, has become so sensible, and she is not used to it.

The big round biscuits now are full of milk flavor. Yanyan holds a biscuit in her hand and eats it bit by bit. She wishes everyone could see her eating biscuits today.

She really likes this big sister so much.

When they went to the vegetable market again, they saw seven or eight more customers gathered around the meat stall.

Nowadays, people don’t buy meat easily at all. They just sit around picking out the fat and losing weight: “Give me half a pound of fatter pork belly.”

"Cut some pork liver for me, just cut it in half."

"Boss, you are such a skinny pig, you don't even have any fat at all."

Xiao Hong squeezed in and saw the thick layer of fat on the pork. She suspected that there was something wrong with her eyes. How could she bear to say that such a fat pig was thin?

Xiao Fang pointed to the meat on the table with clear eyes and quick hands: "Uncle, help me weigh three kilograms of meat here."

Xiao Hong saw a large pot of pigs in the water under the table, so he simply went to the proprietress and whispered: "Auntie, can it be cheaper if I want all of you?"

The landlady is also worried about these pigs getting into the water.

It's too hot now, and the smell will get worse in the afternoon, so we won't even think about anyone coming to buy it.

She said simply: "Large intestine, pig heart and pig lungs are originally three pounds per pound. Two pieces of water must weigh at least more than forty pounds. If you take them all, just give me eleven yuan."

Xiao Hong felt that it was not expensive, but she still bargained: "Just ten yuan? Look, my sister bought so much meat."

"Your family is running something, right? Then I really lost a lot on this price." The proprietress agreed with a pained look on her face. Seeing that she didn't bring a basin or bucket, she quickly put the two pieces of pig waste into sacks.

give her.

After Xiao Fang bought the meat, she saw her sister carrying a sack still dripping with unknown liquid. She felt bad: "Are you crazy? Why did you buy so many pigs? They will all go rancid tomorrow."

Seeing that she wanted to push the pig back into the water, Xiao Hong quickly pulled her and whispered: "Shh, grandma taught me how to do this. I can make braised food to make money, but it's a bit troublesome to clean up."

Xiao Fang looked doubtful: "You really know how to do it? Why didn't I know that grandma still has this skill? If it can't be done well, it will cost money, work, and firewood."

"My grandma used to be worried about being laughed at when doing business." Anyway, my grandma has passed away, and now there is no evidence of her death.

Xiao Hong is not afraid of being exposed: "But this is my grandma's craft, and I can definitely make money."

She was definitely trying to get her to join the team: "We can earn tuition and pocket money by working harder during the summer vacation."

Xiao Fang was very excited after hearing this: "Okay, let's try it."

Seeing her spend money so readily before, it finally stimulated her.

Xiao Hong put the sack aside and looked around: "Then I'll buy some more spices."

There were only simple seasonings such as cinnamon and star anise in the vegetable market, but she couldn't buy all the spices she wanted. Finally, she went to the drugstore and bought cloves, fennel, tangerine peel, cypress leaves, and grass fruits.

I also bought baking soda and bulk liquor.

When she came out today, she brought one hundred yuan with her, which she originally thought was enough.

But the malted milk and white shoes cost nearly seventy yuan, and the spices were not cheap either. She bought too much, and finally spent all the remaining few yuan Xiao Fang had.

The three sisters rode their bicycles home with empty pockets.

By the time they got home, it was already past ten o'clock.

The vegetables had been picked in the morning and they were simply cleaned up. Yanyan lit the fire, Xiao Fang took the spoon, and Xiao Hong went to clean up the pigs.

There is a stream next to their house. Just put the pig waste in a basket, put it in the stream, and stir it with a wooden stick to wash away some of the smell.

Xiao Hong squatted under the tree and turned the large intestine over with chopsticks to clean away the grease and dirt. The smell was really strong and pungent.

To be honest, Xiao Hong was reluctant to start the braised food business at first because cleaning pig intestines was too painful.

But now she wants her family to support her, so she can only make it first. When everyone tastes it, they will not be afraid that her efforts are in vain, and someone will come to help her.

Anyway, her plan was to let her mother clean up the pig water for her, and when she earned some money, she would hand over the business to her mother before going to school.

Although this is a bit hard work, it is definitely more profitable than farming and raising chickens and ducks.

However, it is hard to say whether this business can last long, because there are only two meat stalls in the town. If someone is jealous of their business and competes for the pigs, then they may have to find another way out.

Not many people are doing business nowadays. One is because of the old thinking and feels that doing business is embarrassing.

Second, doing business requires capital, and everyone is worried about losing all their money.

In fact, after 1983, most of the people doing business were able to make money, and they were the first batch of 10,000-yuan households.

But their place is a bit remote from the city, and the people are more conservative.

According to her memory, it would take another two years for the streets to become lively.

Fortunately, Xiao Hong had many ways to do business in his memory. As long as he could make money this time, Uncle Zhao and his mother would accept his other suggestions.

For example, if you open a shop in a town, you can sell stationery near the school, and you can open a small restaurant near the station. You will definitely earn more than farming.

However, the business was not like the small braised food business now. You had to invest money to see the benefits.
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