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Zhang Hulan said to Shopkeeper Hao, "Shopkeeper Hao, please ask the waiter to bring me a plate."

Manager Hao immediately asked the waiter to get a plate for Zhang Hulan.

"Manager Hao, please wait a moment." Zhang Hulan got up and went out, and soon came back with a plate of meat.

Zhang Hulan placed the plate in front of Shopkeeper Hao. Shopkeeper Hao and Ye Hongyun had similar expressions at first. They were stunned at first, and then they smelled the aroma of the braised meat.

Ye Hongyun smiled and said, "Manager Hao, don't underestimate these foods. They taste very unique. You can try them."

Zhang Hulan handed over the bamboo sticks. The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, but still picked a piece of pork head and put it in his mouth.

After chewing for a while, the shopkeeper's eyes lit up and he nodded in praise, "It really tastes unique, very different from the pig heads I've eaten before."

Shopkeeper Hao also tasted pig intestines, sausage rolls and tripe strips, and thought they all tasted very good.

Shopkeeper Hao asked, "These foods are indeed delicious. How does Madam Zhang plan to sell them?"

Zhang Hulan said, "Pork heads are forty wen a jin (approximately 100 wen), pig ears are sixty wen a jin (approximately 100 wen), and pig tongues are eighty wen a jin (approximately 80 wen). Large intestines are also eighty wen, and these sausage rolls and pig stomachs are fifty wen each."

Zhang Hulan raised her target price by five cents. This wasn't something she hadn't seen before, so she didn't want to raise the price too high. If the shopkeeper bargained, she would lower it by five cents.

Shopkeeper Hao pondered for a moment, looking back and forth between Ye Hongyun and Zhang Hulan.

Zhang Hulan said, "Manager Hao, you don't have to consider Madam Ye's face. Let's just talk about business as usual."

"You've tried a few things and how are they? You should have a good idea of ​​whether customers will like the dishes after they're launched."

"Don't think my price is too high. The cost of these pig heads and offal may seem low, but the loss is huge."

"A pig's head only yields a few pounds of meat, and all the bones have to be thrown away. Cleaning the pig's offal is very troublesome, and a lot of it also has to be thrown away."

"It shrinks after being cooked. A pound of pork will only weigh a little over 11 ounces after being cooked, so it should be at least 30% less."

"And this meat doesn't need to be processed once you buy it. Just cut it up and serve it on a plate. We can serve it hot or cold, depending on the customer's request."

"Slice the pig's head and add some side dishes. One pound can make at least two plates. I'll buy it for 40 wen per pound, so you can get at least 80 wen."

"I just do the job of a chef in your restaurant. We also have to deliver food to your door every day. In fact, I just earn hard-earned money."

Manager Hao naturally knew what Zhang Hulan said.

He looked at Ye Hongyun again. The county magistrate's wife brought him here personally, so he had to make a decision carefully.

He tasted the food and it was indeed delicious. Even if the county magistrate's wife hadn't accompanied him, he would still buy it, but he would have to lower the price.

After a while, Shopkeeper Hao asked, "How much meat did you bring?"

Zhang Hulan said, "I've just started, so I don't bring much. There are four pig heads, about 20 pounds. There are only three pig tongues, about 2 pounds. The ears are only 6 or 7 pounds. The large intestine is about 10 pounds, and the sausage rolls and pig stomach are only 6 or 7 pounds each."

Shopkeeper Hao nodded. "Well, the price is as you said. I want all of your things, but I have a request."

"Shopkeeper Hao, please speak."

Shopkeeper Hao said, "From now on, you will only sell this meat to me at Manfulou."

"That won't do." Zhang Hulan shook her head and said, "If Shopkeeper Hao wants to sell this to you in the short term, I can agree, but if he asks you to sell it to only you in the future, that won't do.

I understand what you mean. A single business is definitely easier to run. But how much can your family sell in a day? I can't just sit there and wait for money, right?

Shopkeeper Hao knew that Zhang Hulan would not agree to his request, so he asked, "How many kilograms of pig head meat can you make every day?"

Zhang Hulan replied: "At present, we should make ten pig heads a day. The number we make in the future will depend on the actual situation."

"Ten pig heads? I really can't eat that."

Zhang Hulan thought for a moment and said, "Manager Hao, it's okay if you want to eat it all."

Shopkeeper Hao waved his hand, "That's too much. I can't finish it. If it's under 20 kilograms, it should be fine. Ten pig heads should weigh 60 or 70 kilograms. My restaurant can't just sell you these pig heads, right?"

Zhang Hulan said, "Manager Hao, you can open another shop, specializing in braised meat. If so, I can promise you that you will be the only shop in Changning County where I sell my braised meat."

"This..." Shopkeeper Hao's eyes turned rapidly.

If a shop specializing in braised meat was opened as Zhang Hulan suggested, those who were reluctant to spend money to eat in a restaurant could spend a few dozen coins to buy a pound of braised meat to take home and eat.

We were all ordinary people, and we all lived frugally. A meal at a restaurant would cost at least one or two hundred coins, and if we just bought some braised meat to take home, it would only cost a few dozen coins.

Zhang Hulan initially wanted to set up her own stall and then open a braised meat shop after saving enough money.

But this way she would be trapped and unable to do other things.

Moreover, if you open a shop in the city and your business is good, people might become jealous and then someone will definitely cause trouble and make trouble for you.

If she was just supplying goods, she wouldn't be afraid even if others knew about her good business; but if they dared to find the village, she wouldn't be afraid. She still had Zhang Hujun and Zhang Hubing at home, as well as the villagers. How could she let outsiders bully her?

Shopkeeper Hao thought for a while, then made a decision and said, "Madam Zhang, your idea is good. Remember, as you said, I will open another shop specializing in braised meat.

But this shop can't be opened right away. Don't send me too much meat for the time being, just enough for my restaurant. Once I have the shop ready, how about you supply more meat?"

Zhang Hulan nodded, "Okay."

"Manager Hao is decisive and can seize opportunities to make money. He will definitely make a fortune in the future."

Shopkeeper Hao said with a smile: "Thank you for your good words!"

Manager Hao did not tell Zhang Hulan that she had to sell all the braised meat to him, as long as she only sold it to him in Changning County.

Manager Hao was very efficient and signed a contract with Zhang Hulan immediately.

He wasn't worried about whether the braised pork would sell well. He owned a restaurant and had a good understanding of the tastes of his customers. The braised pork was sure to sell well once everyone tried it.

Zhang Hulan went out and brought in all the braised meat with Zhang Hujun and weighed it. Manager Hao also paid the money on the spot.

Eighteen catties of pig's head, seven hundred and twenty wen; three pig's tongues, one and a half catties, one hundred and twenty wen; pig's ears, exactly seven catties, four hundred and twenty wen; pig's large intestine, six and a half catties, five hundred and twenty wen; sausage rolls and pig's stomach, twelve catties, six hundred wen. All in all, it was two thousand three hundred and eighty wen.

Zhang Hujun was very surprised. He didn't expect that the restaurant sold out all the braised meat in one go.

Moreover, the cost was less than 500 wen, but it was sold for more than 2,000 wen, earning nearly 2 taels of silver. Zhang Hujun thought his eldest sister was amazing.