Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

It's not just Qingshui Village, people in the entire Nanzhou Prefecture don't like to eat snails.

Li Yu had foreseen this and poured out a few snails and placed them on a corner of the chopping board: "My snails are very delicious, you can try the taste."

The customer hesitated for a while, picked up one but just looked at it without eating it: "Can this thing really be delicious?"

Before Li Yu could say anything, someone interrupted and said, "Boss Li can make something as smelly as pig intestines delicious, so he must be able to make snails well too."

Li Yu looked up and saw that it was Zhou Laosan.

As the first person to buy pig intestines from Li Yu's stall, Zhou Laosan had great trust in Li Yu's cooking skills and took a snail on his own initiative. "How do you eat it?"

Li Yu gave him a demonstration.

Without saying a word, Zhou Laosan picked up the snail meat with a bamboo skewer and put it into his mouth.

"How is it?" asked the guest.

Zhou Laosan smacked his lips. The snail meat was not delicate, but the spicy taste burst in his mouth when he chewed it, which was a unique and delicious taste.

“It’s delicious, but there’s not enough meat.”

Customer: “Really?” He had eaten snail meat once, which was bland and had a muddy taste and was extremely unpalatable.

"Of course." Zhou Laosan took out his purse and pointed at two of the bowls and said, "I want these."

He didn't even ask the price, obviously he liked it very much. The customer thought for a moment, then picked up a bamboo stick and inserted it into the snail meat.

After a few breaths, the guest put down the bamboo stick, pointed at the last two bowls of snails and said, "I want these two bowls."

These snails were really delicious, a taste he had never tasted before. He must buy some and bring them home for his wife and children to try.

The customer thought so, but he saw Li Yu shaking his head and pointing at a girl next to him and said, "Sorry, the snails have been bought by this girl."

Customer: "...Will you still have snails for sale in the future?"

"Yes, you'll probably have to wait a few days." Li Yu said, "You can come and see me in two or three days."

Customer: "......" I really regret it. If I had known, I would have tried it just now. It's just a snail. What's wrong with eating it? I don't know what he was thinking at that time.

*

Boss Hu came as usual today. After buying the braised meat, he did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he stood there and chatted with Li Yu.

"I just ran into Zhou Laosan on the road, and he told me you have snails for sale."

"It's sold out. If you want to eat some, Boss Hu, I'll save some for you next time."

"Okay." Boss Hu said, "Boss Li's craftsmanship is really good. Have you ever considered opening a shop to sell more other things? Besides, winter is coming, and setting up a stall outside is not as convenient as setting up a stall in a shop."

Li Yu said: "I have indeed considered it, but I don't have much money, so I can't rent it for a while."

Boss Hu blinked and said, "Boss Li, if you really want to rent it, I can help you."

Li Yu suddenly turned his head.

Boss Hu said, "I have a friend who is moving to the county. His shop in town cannot be opened for the time being, so he plans to rent it out. If Boss Li is interested, he can go and take a look. The location of the shop is quite good, and it's not far from here."

Li Yu couldn't help but feel moved, "I want to go and take a look first."

Boss Hu said: "Boss Li, if it's convenient for you now, you can go now."

Li Yu hurriedly asked Han Xiaomei to look after the stall, and she followed Boss Hu away.

*

The shop that Boss Hu mentioned was indeed not far away, just a few steps away. It was a ready-made clothing shop, not very big, with only two rooms.

The store had been cleared out of most of its things and looked very empty inside.

Li Yu turned around and went outside to look.

On both sides of the shop are a snack shop and a tea shop, and opposite is a liquor store.

Li Yu had a rough idea in mind, so he asked the shop owner next to Boss Hu: "How is the rent calculated here?"

The shopkeeper held up two fingers and said, "Two taels of silver a month."

The price was not expensive, and Li Yu was tempted.

She lowered her head and thought for a while, then said, "Can I pay three months' rent at a time?"

The shop owner was not very willing to give him three months at a time. Doesn't that mean he has to come back every three months?

Seeing the shop owner hesitate, Boss Hu said, "How about this, you rent the shop to me, and I will pay you one year's rent directly. Then Boss Li will sign a contract with me and pay me rent every three months."

This is a good idea. The store owner is satisfied. He is not familiar with Li Yu, so he is more willing to rent to the familiar Lao Hu.

Li Yu was naturally willing to do so.

There happened to be paper and pen in the store, so the three of them wrote down the contract and put their fingerprints on it.

Afterwards, Boss Hu went home to collect the rent for the store. Li Yu didn't have enough money, so he agreed with Boss Hu to pay it the next day.

*

When Li Yu returned with the contract, the meat on the stall was almost sold out.

Han Xiaomei was very happy when she heard Li Yu say that they had rented a shop. That was great. My second sister-in-law wouldn't have to get her hands peeled by the sun anymore.

Next to him, the man selling sesame cakes was shocked to hear that Li Yu would no longer set up his stall here.

He didn't want Li Yu to leave. Their business had been visibly improving recently, but he had no right to stop anyone from leaving.

After being dejected for a while, the man selling sesame cakes wrapped ten sesame cakes in paper and gently placed them on Li Yu's chopping board. "Boss Li, because of your braised pork, my family has earned a lot of money recently. This is a thank you gift for you. You must accept it."

Li Yu looked at the crispy crust of the sesame cake and felt a slight movement in his heart.

"Boss Wei." Li Yu looked at the man selling sesame cakes and said, "There is an open space in front of my newly rented shop. If you don't mind, you can go there to sell sesame cakes."

Wei Song's body trembled and his eyes widened suddenly, "Can...can I go?" When he first started selling sesame cakes, he also wanted to set up a stall in front of those snack shops, but they wouldn't let him. Over time, he stopped going to those places.

"Of course." Li Yu had no plans to sell pasta, so the sesame seed cake business would not have a negative impact on the braised meat business. On the contrary, Boss Wei's sesame seed cakes were delicious and would slightly boost the sales of braised meat.

After doing business for almost a month, Li Yu had a general understanding of Wei Song's family situation. Their family was average, and although they made good sesame cakes, people here preferred to eat rice, so the sales of sesame cakes were limited, and the daily income was just enough to make a living.

Li Yu knew that he was a good person, so he was willing to help out a little.

Wei Song almost cried for joy and kept thanking Li Yu.

Because the shop has not been cleared yet and needs to be renovated after it is cleared, Li Yu still needs to sell meat here for the next period of time.

"Don't worry, Boss Li. I'll reserve a seat for you before you leave." Wei Song said happily.

Li Yu nodded.

*

After selling the meat and returning home, Li Yu put the ingredients away and sat in the house to rest.

After a while, there was a knock on the gate and Aunt Wu came to deliver snails.

Li Yu quickly stood up and greeted them.

Unexpectedly, Aunt Wu looked guilty and said, "Xiu Wen's wife, I'm so sorry, I didn't catch many snails today."

Li Yu looked down and saw that there were indeed not many snails, only about five pounds.

Li Yu thought she was busy and didn't have time to touch him, so he said, "These are fine, as many as you want."

Aunt Wu felt even more guilty when she heard her say that. "I got up early this morning and went to the creek to catch snails. I wanted to catch as many as possible so that you could do business. But someone took all the snails away."

Li Yu heard something was wrong and asked, "What happened?"

Aunt Wu sighed, "Today, Wu Dagou and his family were also catching snails."

Li Yu was stunned for a moment before she remembered that Wu Dagou was Qian's husband.

"I guess they found out about you making fried snails yesterday." Aunt Wu said as she got angry. "When I met Qian, she actually told me that she wanted to sell fried snails, and she said she could definitely make them better than you."

Li Yu: “…”

"Xiu Wen wife, what do you think we should do?" Aunt Wu was so anxious that sweat broke out on her forehead.

Their family and Wu Dagou's family are actually relatives. The head of her family is Wu Dagou's third uncle. A few years ago, Wu Dagou teamed up with the jar makers from the neighboring village to smash their jars for money. She was so angry that she broke off relations with Wu Dagou's family.

She couldn't stand seeing Wu Dagou and Qian causing trouble.

Li Yu said calmly: "Don't worry, Aunt Wu. Don't worry, their business won't last long."

It wasn't her confidence, but Qian's stingy look, she would definitely not use too good seasoning to stir-fry the snails. If the seasoning is not good, the snails will naturally not taste very good. Moreover, Qian is a greedy and impatient person, she will definitely not give the snails too much time to spit out the sand, and the snails will definitely have a strong mud taste.

Li Yu comforted Aunt Wu again and again, and Aunt Wu gradually calmed down. "Then I'll go again in the afternoon and catch as many snails as I can."

Li Yu: “Yeah.”

*

Wu Dagou’s home in the village.

Qian looked at the large wooden basin of snails and was so excited that she almost floated.

Wu Daniu squatted beside the basin and said, "Mom, there's not enough water in the jar."

Qian said impatiently: "Just wash it casually. When eating snails, we mainly eat the meat inside, not the shell."

Wu Danniu looked at the somewhat dirty water in the basin and remained silent.

"Hurry up and wash them. Don't be lazy." Qian kicked Wu Danniu and ran to the kitchen. She had already made preparations. She would cook the snails today and sell them in town tomorrow.