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

Li Yu cut a piece of each kind of meat for the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man first ate the pork belly, then the pig heart, liver, lungs, and finally the pig intestines.

Others saw the man picking up piece after piece and didn't understand what he meant.

If you say it tastes bad, this person still ate all the meat. If you say it tastes good, he didn't say a word of praise.

Seeing that he still didn't say anything after finishing the meal, the owner of the sesame cake stand next door couldn't help but ask on behalf of everyone else, "How does it taste?"

The middle-aged man looked at everyone, then turned back and asked Li Yu, "How much do you sell this meat for?"

After hearing this, Li Yu had an idea in his mind and said with a smile, "Braised pork belly is 30 cents per pound, pig heart and liver are 20 cents per pound, pig lungs are 28 cents per pound, and pig intestines are 35 cents per pound. Don't think the offal is expensive. To be honest, it takes a lot of effort to prepare them, and I used a lot of spices, so the cost is high."

The middle-aged man hummed and pointed at the stall and said, "I want all the pig intestines, half of the pig heart and lung, and half a pound of pork belly."

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar.

There was a boss named Hu who knew the middle-aged man and he shouted, "Zhou Laosan, are these really that delicious?"

The middle-aged man nodded.

The girl didn't lie, the meat was indeed delicious, especially the pork intestines, which were even better than pork belly.

"Then why didn't you say it just now? I saw you had a sullen face and thought it was unpalatable."

The middle-aged man called Zhou Laosan smiled playfully, "If I had said it directly, I'm afraid all of these would have been snatched away by you guys."

Boss Hu: “…”

Others: “…” This guy is so cunning. If I had known earlier, I would have tried it on my own initiative. But now there are other things on the stall, so I can buy some to try.

With Zhou Laosan taking the lead, all the braised meat made by Li Yu was sold out in less than a quarter of an hour.

When the people who came later saw that there was no meat left, they complained, "Boss, why don't you make more?"

"I finally wanted to eat it, but you didn't have it. What a bummer."

"Boss, do you have any more at home? If you do, bring them here quickly. I'll buy them."

Li Yu smiled and said, "Excuse me, my dear guests. This is my first time setting up a stall today. I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to sell all the food, so I didn't dare to make so much. If you like it, I'll come again tomorrow. By the way, I still have some braised potatoes and braised eggs. They taste great too. I cut some and you can try them if you like. They're not expensive. The braised eggs are three cents each and the braised potatoes are eight cents per pound."

The customer who was about to leave after seeing that there was no meat turned around immediately after hearing the last two sentences and said, "I want to try it. Give me a potato."

The potatoes and eggs were soaked in gravy, and although they were not as delicious as meat, they had their own flavor. Later customers were afraid that they would not be able to buy more, so they would buy half a pound, one pound, or three. Soon all the eggs and potatoes were sold out.

The man who bought the pancakes was very envious of Li Yu's delivery speed and said, "You are such an amazing girl."

"It's all thanks to everyone." Li Yu took out the pre-wrapped eggs and potatoes and handed them to the man selling sesame cakes. "Uncle, I see you set up the stall early, can you help me reserve this spot in advance tomorrow? This is a small token of my appreciation, if you don't mind, you can try it."

The sesame cake seller didn't expect her to be so generous. As he took the eggs and potatoes, his smile became more sincere. "Don't worry, I won't let anyone else here tomorrow. I'll just let you come."

In fact, even if the girl didn't say it, he would help to save a seat. You know, today because the girl's braised pork is delicious, he sold more sesame cakes than usual.

*

After Li Yu packed up the stall, she took Han Xiaomei to buy meat. She bought all the offal from several pork stalls and also bought five pounds of pork belly.

Han Xiaomei looked at the pig offal as if it were gold, her eyes sparkling, and she rushed to help Li Yu get it.

Li Yu knew she was happy and let her go.

When I got home, it was just 9:16.

Han Zheng was sitting in the yard picking wild vegetables. When he saw the two figures, shock flashed in his eyes.

Before he could ask, Han Xiaomei said happily, "Third brother, Second sister-in-law's braised pork, eggs and potatoes are all sold out!"

Han Zheng was stunned for a moment, then praised: "Second sister-in-law is amazing."

"It's just that other people haven't tasted this flavor, so they want to try it for novelty." Li Yu said, "If we want to do this for a long time, we must make something that ordinary people can afford and buy frequently."

Just like potatoes, you can buy a pound for less than ten cents, the price is low, and people in the town can buy them frequently.

Han Zheng understood what Li Yu meant and began to think about what other vegetables he could choose to braise besides potatoes.

*

Li Yu walked into the room carrying a purse and asked Han Xiaomei to count the money together.

There is not much meat today. The pig heart, liver, and pork belly are about one and a half pounds each, the pig lungs are about eight ounces, the pig intestines are two pounds, the potatoes are six pounds, and there are twelve eggs.

Excluding the samples, the total sales amounted to 271 coins. After deducting the cost of more than 80 coins, the final profit was about 190 coins.

Han Xiaomei earned one hundred and ninety cents in less than an hour and was so happy that she almost jumped up.

Even Han Zheng, who is usually steady, couldn't help but curl up the corners of his lips when he heard this number.

The family has land, and now they have a business. They will be better and better off in the future.

After putting the money away, Li Yu thought of another thing, "Let's buy a cart. We can't keep renting someone else's. It's not cost-effective."

Han Xiaomei agreed with both hands.

Han Zheng took out one or two taels of silver and said, "I'll pay for it."

Li Yu didn't want his money, and Han Zheng said, "I'm not in good health, so I can't help much. If Second Sister-in-law doesn't accept the money, I'll look like a waste."

Li Yu knew that the child wanted to save face, so he accepted it.

Because there was still a lot of time, Li Yu and Han Xiaomei went to the town to buy a cart. On the way, they passed by the stall of Old Lady Wang, and Li Yu directly ordered 20 kilograms of potatoes and 3 kilograms of ginger. Seeing that there were green peppers on the stall, he ordered another 4 kilograms.

Old Lady Wang didn't know what Li Yu wanted to do. She was worried that she would not be able to finish the food and it would go bad, so she advised: "We always have potatoes and green peppers. You should buy more when you need them, so as not to waste money if they go bad."

Li Yu said: "I bought some to make into food and sell. These won't last long."

Old Lady Wang was skeptical, but since Li Yu remained unchanged, she agreed. Twenty kilograms of potatoes, four kilograms of green peppers, and three kilograms of ginger were a considerable sum of money. When Li Yu's products were finished, she would buy some to show her support.

*

There were four lumber shops in the town. Li Yu visited each one and finally chose a cart that could be supported by boards. The total cost of the wood and the labor cost was 380 coins.

The carpenter had decades of craftsmanship, and the cart was made neatly and even without burrs. Li Yu paid the money with great satisfaction.

Along the way, Han Xiaomei was happy that her family had a cart and rushed to push the cart. Li Yu saw that the cart was not heavy and let her push it.

The two chatted and laughed happily. Unexpectedly, when they walked into the village, they saw Yang Qiuyue and Han Xiuwu.

Li Yu's smile disappeared instantly.