Through the 80s peasant woman

Chapter 5

"Why, in this cold weather, I'm the daughter-in-law your family begged to return, can I compare with them?" One is a widow, and the other has a bad reputation. It's not good to have a good family like yourself.

Qin Chunqiu didn't speak anymore, weaving baskets dully.

The Chinese New Year is only a few months away. At this time, no matter how poor the family is, they will go to the town to buy some Chinese New Year dishes and New Year's gifts.As the eldest daughter-in-law, Li Mei shouldered this responsibility without hesitation.Liu Yun also wanted to come out to have a look, so she volunteered to come out.

The two sisters-in-law are getting along well these days, talking and laughing along the way.

I met some acquaintances on the road, Li Mei helped to introduce each other, and we all met each other, but many people knew that the third daughter-in-law of the Qin family was not so messy.

When I came to the town, there were not so many people in the town.Fortunately, the shop is still open.At this time, there are a lot of things in the small shop. In addition to some packaged things, they also sell a la carte vegetables and meat during the New Year's Eve.

Weighed five catties of fat and lean pork, and took three two catties of big grass carp.I picked out ten more big cans and bought five bags of brown sugar.

"Sister-in-law, why don't we buy some stewed meat back home? Why don't we buy some stewed meat and make it ourselves."

"Braised pork, what is that?"

It was only then that Liu Yun remembered that there was no such thing for sale in the small town at this time.In my previous life, I remembered that as long as it was New Year’s Eve, my family would buy some stewed pork. Later, when the food safety could not be guaranteed, I bought all the stewed meat and made it myself.After getting married, there was a cook at home. The cook knew that he liked to eat this kind of food, so he went to learn the craftsmanship of the famous Gaojia Braised Meat Workshop. At that time, he had nothing to do at home, so he followed suit.

Not everyone can resist the smell of braised pork, Liu Yun suddenly had an idea.

"Sister-in-law, is there a place that sells condiments here?"

Li Mei nodded, "There is a way, but there are not many things, just some oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea."

"It's okay, let's go and have a look first." As long as you have spices like star anise, you can still make it by mixing it yourself.

The two went to a slightly larger canteen in the town to search, and sure enough, they saw spices such as star anise in the corner.

Seeing that the two of them were interested, the owner of the canteen quickly sold it: "This is a good thing. When I bought it from the city, those people said it was good. It's just that we country people think it's troublesome and don't like to use these stir-fries. If you want , I'll give you a little cheaper."

Of course Liu Yun knew it was a good thing, it was definitely a good thing, whether it was stir-fried vegetables, stewed soup or stewed things, it could be used.She wanted to do business by herself, so naturally she couldn't use the money at home, so she took out the money in her pocket to buy spices and a bag of soy sauce.By the way, I cut another two catties of meat.It cost two dollars in total.

Li Mei looked at the things in Liu Yun's hands strangely, "Our family has already bought these, why are you buying them with your own money? You can save your private money, and the Warring States period is usually not at home, so you have spent all your money Find someone to go to."

"Sister-in-law, I'm not buying something for our family, I'm planning to make something and sell it."

"What?" She really couldn't think of what this meat and these weird things could make.

"Braised pork." Liu Yun smiled mysteriously.

The snow in the sky is getting bigger and bigger, and it is estimated that the road will be more difficult in the future.The two of them bought everything and rushed home early while it was still early.

When she returned to Qin's house, Gao Cuihua had already started cooking, and she was quite happy to see the two daughters-in-law came back.

Li Mei gave the things and the rest of the money to Gao Cuihua, and reported the accounts again. By the way, she mentioned that Liu Yun bought those things with her own money, and she was going to make something to sell.

Liu Yun was very grateful for Li Mei's move. It was more appropriate for Li Mei to say this than for herself, and Gao Cuihua would think better about it.

Sure enough, Gao Cuihua was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Okay, it's fine if you have this idea yourself, as long as you don't waste things."

Liu Qiaohui sat under the stove to light the fire, and immediately said meanly: "It's not our family's thing after all."

The smile on Gao Cuihua's face pulled down, she turned around and went to cook again.Liu Yun pulled Li Mei, "Sister-in-law, I'll do it later in the afternoon, you can come with me, when you learn this skill, you can also do this business."

"Teach me?" Li Mei was obviously a little surprised. Anyone here who has a good craftsmanship hides it like something. It is really rare to see someone as generous as Liu Yun.But she was really happy, she nodded with a smile, "Okay, don't bother teaching me, we'll just help you."

After eating at noon, Liu Qiaohui hid in the house again, Gao Cuihua was a little displeased.I used to say that the second daughter-in-law is good, but now she is becoming more and more lazy. The third daughter-in-law has a bad reputation, but these days she seems to be able to work and make trouble.When the old man insisted on talking about this daughter-in-law, he made a fuss. Now it seems that the old man has a good vision.Thinking about it this way, the way she looked at Liu Yun became more kind.

Li Mei and Liu Yun cleaned up the table together, cleaned up the kitchen, and started making braised pork.

You can't use a large iron pot for braised meat. Liu Yun deliberately cleaned the jars used for pickling vegetables at home, and boiled the meat to remove the fishy smell.

Seeing that Liu Yun's actions and process were very orderly, Li Mei also watched it more seriously.

During the process of ingredients, Liu Yun talked about it while mixing it, and also explained the precautions clearly.

As the smell of meat slowly came out, Li Mei was sure that the three younger siblings still had brushes, and she had never smelled such a delicious smell of meat.

After getting the meat out of the brine, Liu Yun put the meat into the pot and fried the pond with a low fire. Slowly, the meat turned red, with oil and sugar on the surface.

Liu Yun picked up a small piece of meat with chopsticks and handed it to Li Mei, "Sister-in-law, try it."

Li Mei opened her mouth to bite off the meat, and the strong smell made her face full of surprise, "Xiaoyun, this is really delicious, fragrant and sweet."

"Well, there is still a catty of meat. I will put chili oil later, and the taste will be spicy. When it is time to sell it, let's see which one is easy to sell, and we will make more of that flavor."

"Well, it's done." Li Mei seemed very confident.

I don't buy much meat, so during dinner, Liu Yun got a small piece of meat and cut it into small pieces.The family can only taste a small sip.They all thought the taste was good, and even Gao Cuihua, who was reluctant to eat, was greedy and asked for an extra piece of meat.

"Third daughter-in-law, our family still has five catties of meat. You can get two catties if you find time. Let's eat it for the New Year."

"Okay, I'll go to the town with my sister-in-law tomorrow to sell this meat, and I'll buy some more to cook. It's almost Chinese New Year, and there are many people eating it."

Qin Laoshi nodded, "This is the only time of the year when I am willing to eat. This business should be successful."

Liu Qiaohui licked her lips, thinking about it, she never thought Liu Yun, a slob, would actually make this kind of thing, if she also learned this craft, wouldn't she be able to make money by selling it in the town?Thinking of this, she had a rare smile on her face, "Third siblings, you see, sister-in-law is also busy every day, why don't I help you in the kitchen tomorrow."

I only said to help now, why did I go first?No one in the room could understand her thoughts, Qin Chunqiu's face was already dark, and he buried his head in his meal.

Gao Cuihua frowned, "There's nothing wrong with the plums in this winter, I helped them all yesterday, what are you mixing?"

"I don't care if I don't let the gang down." Liu Qiaohui picked up a large chopsticks and started to eat.

Liu Yun didn't say much either, she wanted to make the whole family rich, but Liu Qiaohui didn't deal with her, and she didn't need to put her hot face on someone's cold ass.Besides, this Liu Qiaohui is worthless, if she learns how to do it, there is still nothing to do with this business idea in this town, I guess Gao Cuihua also realized this truth, so she stopped her.

The next day Li Mei and Liu Yun went to town with two catties of meat.There are not many things, one basket is enough.Li Mei also specially moved a square stool as a platform.

At the entrance of the small store in the town, I found an open space and put it up.As soon as it was put out, there was a burst of fragrance.

The proprietress of the canteen smelled it, and her chubby face became greedy, "Big sister, how did you make this stuff, it smells so good?"

Liu Yun said with a smile: "This is made from our family's secret recipe passed down from ancestors. If Elder Sister likes it, I will make some for you to try. If you like it, you can buy some and go back to add another dish?"

It can still be eaten for nothing, the proprietress nodded, looked at the small piece of meat that Liu Yun had cut, and swallowed her saliva.As soon as I took the meat and stuffed it into my mouth, I immediately felt that my mouth was full of fragrance.

"Sister, what do you think?" Liu Yun was very confident. The proprietress seemed to be a glutton, so she couldn't escape the temptation of stewed meat.

Sure enough, the proprietress nodded after eating, "Why do you sell this meat, I want it all."

"Two yuan a catty."

"It's so expensive. A catty of meat only costs [-] cents, and yours is twice as expensive."

Liu Yun said with a smile: "We made all the materials we bought ourselves, and it took a long time. Counting the cost and labor, we really didn't make any money. Look at the goods that your small shop makes. They are all ready-made, and they are all sold at a price difference, so they will naturally earn more."

This is indeed the case.She turned her head around and thought again, "Big girl, if it's cheaper, I'll take your goods directly, so that you don't have to waste time selling them here, do you think so?"

(End of this chapter)