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

Stopping what he was doing, Li Yu said, "Do you still remember the contents of those books? Can you recite a few passages to me? The people are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the least important. You know this, right?"

Second sister-in-law actually knows "Mencius"? Han Zheng was surprised.

Li Yu couldn't wait for a response and asked, "Haven't you learned this before?"

"I learned it." Han Zheng came back to his senses, paused, and recited, "Mencius said: The people are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the least important. Therefore, if you can win the support of the people, you will become the emperor. If you can win the support of the emperor, you will become a prince. If you can win the support of the princes, you will become a minister..."

"What about University? Will it?"

"The way of the university is to manifest the bright virtue, to love the people, and to stop at the highest good..."

Li Yu asked more than ten questions in one breath, and Han Zheng could recite them all, word for word.

She was silent. She almost missed the chance to study.

"Second sister-in-law, do you want to memorize anything else?" Han Zheng asked.

Li Yu shook her head. "No, then I want to tell you something. When you feel better, do you want to continue studying?"

Li Yu knew very well the importance of studying in this era. Among the scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, scholars were always more respected, not to mention that Han Zheng had a talent for studying. If he took a little test, even if he only passed the exam to become a scholar, he would be able to escape the fate of a peasant.

Han Zheng did not answer immediately.

To be fair, he wanted to study, but the situation at home was unstable…

Li Yu saw his concerns and said, "Don't worry about the family. We have land and business, and we can earn enough money for your studies. You just need to study hard."

Han Zheng lowered his eyes and looked at the basin without saying a word.

Li Yu thought about it and decided to take drastic measures: "When your second brother passed away, he was most worried about the three of us. Now I have a business to run, Xiaomei follows me, and you are the only one left. Since you want to study, then go ahead and pass the exam to get a good degree, and come back to make your second brother feel at ease."

After a while, Han Zheng nodded and said, "I'll go, but I have to wait until my second sister-in-law's business stabilizes."

If it is unstable, my second sister-in-law will have to take care of the family and save up her tuition, which will inevitably make her tired.

Li Yu knew this was the biggest concession he could make, so he agreed.

Next, the two continued to clean up the pigs.

Han Zheng is a careful person. He did exactly what Li Yu said and did it quite well.

The more Li Yu looked at him, the more she thought he was a good guy. Although he had been to school, he was not poisoned by the idea that a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen. He was willing to cook and do housework, and he did not have the bad habits of men of this era.

She would have to watch out for him in the future and make sure he kept this good habit.

Because there were a lot of offal and vegetables to prepare today, Li Yu was busy until the end of the Xu time (between 8:30 and 9:00 in the evening) before he finished preparing all the braised meats and dishes.

The meat was delicious, and the smell drifted to the village with the wind. Many people thought they were dreaming, because they could only smell the aroma but could not eat the meat, which made those who were greedy feel uncomfortable.

*

The next day, Li Yu and Han Xiaomei went out early again.

Since the cart was his own, Li Yu took everything he could, including two chairs so he could sit and rest when no one was around.

Li Yu estimated that he should be able to sell all the meat and vegetables this morning. After all, he had made a name for himself yesterday.

However, she underestimated how much foodies love delicious food.

Before she arrived, Li Yu saw a group of people gathered around the pancake stand. When they saw her, they all gathered around her.

"Don't worry, I'll set up the stall first." Li Yu said and thanked the man selling sesame cakes.

The man selling sesame cakes smiled so hard that his teeth were exposed. "It's just a stall. It's a small matter. Don't worry about it."

You know, usually at this time of year he would sell at most ten pancakes, but today he has sold more than thirty. This is all the benefit brought by Li Yu.

I'll give her some sesame cakes later. We must maintain a good relationship with her! The sesame cake seller thought.

*

Li Yu laid out all the things one by one.

Yesterday, except for Zhou Laosan, no one else bought the pig intestines. They were very curious about the taste, so they came up to buy them first.

But because pig intestines are a rather controversial item, Li Yu was afraid that customers might buy them but not like to eat them, which would affect word of mouth, so she asked everyone to wait a moment while she cut some samples for everyone to taste.

"You are such a generous girl." A customer who bought a pig's heart yesterday said, "It costs several cents to cut it into pieces."

"It's okay. If you think it tastes good, just buy more. It will be considered as taking care of my business." Li Yu said with a smile.

Li Yu cut about twenty pieces, put them on new wax paper, and let everyone eat them. He also cut some other meat.

Boss Hu, who had been to the stall yesterday and knew Zhou Laosan, was the first to pick up a piece and put it in his mouth.

The others were afraid that something like what happened yesterday would happen again, so they pinched some and ate them without waiting for Boss Hu to express his thoughts.

After a while, Han Xiaomei stood in front of the stall and loudly maintained order, "Everyone, please don't crowd. We have everything and everyone can buy it."

*

The amount of meat Li Yu prepared today was almost five times that of yesterday, but in less than an hour, there were only a few tiger-skin green peppers left on the stall.

The young man who came later was a little disappointed to see that there was no braised food, but he didn't want to leave just like that, so he pointed at the tiger skin green pepper on the chopping board and asked, "How much is this per pound?"

"Nine coins a pound."

The man thought for a moment and said, "Pack them all up for me."

Li Yu sighed, wrapped the green peppers, weighed them and handed them to him.

The man smelled the smell, felt it was okay, and walked away with satisfaction while picking up the things.

Li Yu rested for a while and started to pack up to leave.

The man selling sesame cakes next to her remembered that he wanted to get close to her, so he quickly wrapped three sesame cakes and handed them to her, "Girl, my sesame cakes are also excellent, take them home and try them."

Li Yu took it and lowered his head to find the money.

"Don't give me money." The sesame cake seller stopped him quickly, "I'll treat you."

Li Yu understood his intention after a moment's thought, thanked him with a smile, and then asked him to continue helping to reserve a seat tomorrow.

"Don't worry." Even if he had to get up half an hour earlier, he would still help her reserve a seat.

*

Li Yu pushed the cart with Han Xiaomei to buy meat. Passing by Old Lady Wang's stall, they ordered potatoes and green peppers.

On the way here just now, Old Lady Wang saw the crowded scene of Li Yu's stall, and she is still shocked.

"Xiu Wen, have you ever learned to cook from someone before?"

"I studied for a while, but I just figured it out on my own." Li Yu spoke half-truthfully.

Old Lady Wang thought that he was so good at thinking nonsense, if he thought seriously, he could open a restaurant in the town.

She was extremely envious, but not jealous. She didn't have any cooking skills, that was because she had no ability. However, Li Yu's good business was a good thing for her. The stewed dishes she sold were basically bought from her own family, so she also made money.

Old Lady Wang looked at Li Yu as if she were a golden doll and said enthusiastically, "I've noted down everything you said. I'll send it to you at noon. Don't worry, I'll find the freshest and most delicious dishes for you."

Li Yu agreed.

*

There weren't many spices at home, so Li Yu planned to buy some more. But she thought about it and went to several stores, buying some from each store. In addition to the spices for stewing meat, she also bought more than a dozen other spices.

"Sister-in-law, why do you buy some spices when you can't use them?" Han Xiaomei asked curiously on the way back.

Li Yu said: "Our business is good, and who knows, someone might want to follow suit. Then they will ask us what ingredients to use to stew the meat. I will buy from several stores and buy some that are not needed to confuse these people."

Han Xiaomei understood.

My second sister-in-law is really amazing. If it were her, she would probably buy everything in one place.

For the next half month, Li Yu set up the stall in the morning, washed and braised meat in the afternoon and evening, and his life was extremely fulfilling.

In order to save time in braising meat and braise more meat, she also bought a new pot. There are two stoves in the kitchen, and the new pot can just fit on the slightly larger stove.

As more meat was prepared, more meat was sold. Gradually, Li Yu could earn one or two taels of silver a day.

That day, Li Yu had just arrived at the town gate when he saw the sesame cake seller rushing over in a panic, "Someone has also set up a braised meat stall opposite me."