How to survive in poverty: I use a simulator to farm

Chapter 24 A long-term business
Because they were going to the county town again the next day, Chen Xiaoyi and his brothers were almost too excited to sleep.

The last time I went was seven days ago!
After selling the hornet's nest, he made a lot of money and bought a lot of meat. Dad also went to a wealthy family's house and met his aunt.

This time after going to the county seat, they might be able to eat meat again.

In the past, they could not eat a pound of meat throughout the year. After eating oil and meat every meal in the past seven days, Chen Xiaoyi and his brothers felt that their lives were getting better and better.

It was still dark in the morning, so Chen Yixuan took his sons and went out with full backpacks.

They walked very quickly this time. It took them all morning and arrived at the county town at noon.

There is a moat outside the county seat.There is also a small river in the county town.

However, people are not allowed to fish in the river here.

Chen Yixuan carried a basket of grilled fish at noon and went directly to a restaurant that seemed to be doing pretty good business.

Chen Yixuan knows that people rely on clothes, and Buddha relies on gold.Before going out, he had already brought the set of clothes that Chen Feiyan had carefully modified for him.Although the cotton-padded clothes were a bit tight on my body, at least I didn't look like a beggar anymore.

He asked his sons to wait outside the back door of the restaurant. He knocked on the door and saw a well-dressed waiter opening the door. He quickly saluted him.

The waiter at the shop saw that he was a head taller than him. Although the clothes he wore were old clothes, they were of good style and had no patches. The clothes put on him looked very energetic, so he mistakenly thought that he was going to eat in his restaurant. of diners.

"Hey, my guest, are you going the wrong way? Our place is connected to the kitchen. If you want to eat, you have to go to the front!"

Chen Yixuan looked serious and shook his head.

"I'm not here to eat. I have something to discuss with your kitchen manager..."

After hearing this, the waiter in the shop saw that several young men behind him were carrying baskets on their backs. He hesitated for a moment, then stopped smiling and said to him: "Then wait, I will go in and pass the news for you."

Chen Yixuan and his son waited in the cold wind for a long time. After Chen Xiaosan, who was wearing the thinnest clothes, shivered several times, the cook, holding a spatula in his hand and wearing a pigskin apron, started cursing. door.

"Who is it? Why are you looking for me?"

The cook was in his 40s, with a round figure and a thick neck. His face was rosy and shiny, as if he had been smeared with a thin layer of lard.

In such a cold early spring, his forehead, neck, and body were all hot, and there was still a layer of heat.It looks like he's a little hot.

But after being blown by the cold wind outside, he shivered involuntarily.

"Why is it so cold outside?"

Noticing that although Chen Yixuan and others were wearing thick clothes, they had been standing outside for who knows how long, and their lips were all black from the cold. The cook felt sorry for them and hurriedly called them in.

After Chen Yixuan entered a small utility room where the janitor lived, he began to chat with the cook.

"You must be the head chef of Wuwei Restaurant?"

The chef shook the spatula in embarrassment and said modestly: "Why don't you cook? I'm just an ordinary cook. Tell me, what do you want to see me for? There's mutton stewed in my pot. Someone has to watch.”

Chen Yixuan knew not to talk nonsense, so he smiled and said: "My family lives by the Youshui River. I have caught a lot of big fish in the past few days. I also grilled them by the way. There are a lot of fish in the stockpile. The family will be busy for a while. I couldn't finish the meal, so I was thinking about whether there would be a restaurant in the county..."

When the cook heard that he wanted to sell grilled fish, he immediately became interested.

"Grilled fish? Take it out and let me have a look. If it's grilled well, crispy and clean, I'll buy a few pounds."

He eats these few kilograms himself, not buys them from the store.

Chen Yixuan quickly opened the straw cover of the backpack and took out the straw basket on top of the backpack.As soon as he opened the lid of the basket, the cook saw piles of grilled dried fish that were golden in color and exuded a fishy aroma.

He picked up a piece of dried fish that was only as long as his finger, put it to his mouth and carefully took a bite. He found that the fish had no earthy smell, no bad smell, and no bitter taste like viscera. Instead, it had a hint of grilled fish. As the fragrance returned, he nodded and said in approval: "Your grilled fish is pretty good. Tell me, what price do you plan to sell it for?"

Chen Yixuan didn't know how much the grilled fish could be sold for, but he knew that the fresh lean meat in the county was 24 cents per pound.Pork belly costs 25 coins and fatty pork costs 26 coins.Big bones cost 10 cents per pound.The price of a clean pig is 18 cents per catty.

This grilled fish... he really didn't know what price he should sell it for. After hesitating for a moment, he handed over the initiative.

"Brother, you are a well-known chef in this county. You will definitely be satisfied with the price of this grilled fish. We are all country people. I believe you can give us a fair price."

Hearing what he said, the chef smiled.

He raised his hand and wiped his sweaty thick neck, and then said cheerfully.

"This grilled fish is really beautiful. Let's do this. I'll give you 15 yuan a pound. What do you think?"

"In the future, the fish you cook will still be as beautiful as it is today. If there is no earthy smell, I will still give you this price."

Although he felt that the price of the grilled fish was lower than his expectation, when he thought that this would become a long-term business, Chen Yixuan nodded and agreed.

"Then thank you, brother!"

The cook felt happy when he saw that he spoke and acted cheerfully. He asked the waiter to weigh the grilled fish, and then prepared to give him money to continue looking after the boiler.

However, when he was leaving, he happened to catch a glimpse of some bright yellow wild vegetables in his basket, and the chef's eyes lit up.

"Are there many leeks?"

Chen Yixuan smiled and shook his head, "Not much, just three pounds here."

"Make a price! I want all these kilograms of leeks!"

When Chen Yixuan heard this, he wondered: "This is our first time selling this dish, so we don't know what the price is. How about you give me some?"

The chef didn't like to take advantage of others, so he immediately laughed. "How can you do this kind of business?"

"Let's do this. I'll charge you two cents per catty for this dish. If you find any fresh dishes on the mountain in the future, you can bring them to our "Five Flavors Restaurant"."

Chen Yixuan heard this and replied with a smile: "Brother, with your words, our family is like taking a magic pill. Then we have decided that we will get fresh ingredients and send them to you in the future."

At this moment, the waiter who knew how to use the abacus had already calculated the accounts. "Brother, the grilled fish here is less than eleven kilograms. I calculated the money for him based on eleven kilograms. The total is 165 cents. For more than three kilograms of chives, he counts four kilograms, and two cents per catty, which is eight cents. Total. Give him 173 Wen."

Chen Yixuan was very happy when he received more than 100 Wen at once.

After taking the large sum of money from the waiter, he thanked the cook repeatedly.

After a few simple greetings, the cook went to see the mutton pot, and the waiter personally escorted him and Chen Xiaoyi and his brothers out of the door.

When I went out, everything was sold out, and Chen Yixuan was very excited.

I went to the shed area that specializes in selling livestock in the county and learned that a strong young male donkey now costs five taels of silver, a good mule costs about four taels, a strong cow costs eight taels, a calf costs six taels, and a bull weighs about [-] kilograms. The price of sheep is about three ounces, and the price of a piglet that is about a month old has risen to [-] cents...

Chen Yixuan, who was still a little excited at first, took his sons and went home in despair.

(End of this chapter)