You are unlucky and I am tough

Chapter 194: Popular Braised Pork Dishes

The news that Wei Changgui's family opened a shop in the provincial capital to do business spread throughout the village the next day. It was not Wei Nanxing who told the story, but Wei Changgui himself who showed off when he returned to the village. He said that he made a net profit of several taels of silver a day, which made many people in the village envious.

As a result, the next day Cheng Jinshan and Li went to Cheng Daming's house to buy braised pork, and then went to the county to set up a stall to sell braised pork noodles.

After selling everything at the morning and lunch markets, the couple returned to the village in the afternoon with their faces grinning from ear to ear. Everyone in the village immediately knew that selling braised pork noodles was really profitable.

By the third day, two more braised pork noodle stalls appeared in the county.

By the fifth day, there were suddenly several more braised pork food stalls in the city, and the variety of dishes had also increased. There were braised pork noodles, braised pork rolls, braised pork sandwiches, braised pork buns, etc., all sold by people from Chengjia Village.

The braised meat business of the village head and Cheng Daming's families is getting better and better. It is a good thing that braised meat can encourage villagers to go out and do business and make money. The market here is also big enough, and every family can make money.

Wei Qinglang's water pressure well was successful after several days of testing, and today all that remains is the final sealing.

These days, the family has been fetching water from the well outside. The family watched the workers busy in the well for several days. Finally, the well mouth in the yard was knocked down and sealed with mortar, and then paved with bluestone slabs, leaving only an iron round object exposed on the ground.

Everyone was curious about how to use this thing and how to get water from it, but it would take about twelve hours after it was sealed before it could be used.

In the afternoon, Cheng Shuang, who had gone to the county town to buy things, came back with braised pork rolls and braised pork buns, which she bought from the stall of Cheng Yong's wife in the village.

Seeing that other people could make money by selling braised pork noodles, Cheng Yong's wife also plucked up the courage to try it. She was a good cook and had a quick mind. Not only did she sell braised pork noodles, she also researched and made braised pork buns and braised pork pancakes, and her business was very good.

Cheng Shuang met her in the county town and forced her to eat two buns. After eating them, she found them delicious, so she bought some to take home for her younger brothers and sisters.

"Try this, I think it's quite delicious. Cheng Yong's wife is a good cook."

Cheng Shuang handed a braised pork roll to Wei Qinglang and said to the workers who were installing the product, "Masters, please sit down and try some too."

Wei Qinglang washed his hands, took it and took a bite, "Hmm, it's really good."

Several workers also sat down to eat. Manager Chang ate two wraps in a row and praised, "This braised pork is really popular in the city. I didn't know it could be eaten this way. A few days ago, I went to Yixianlou for business and ordered a plate of fried pig ears with dried bamboo shoots. The pig ears were braised very well, and they were both appetizing and went well with the rice. But I didn't expect that the braised pork was sold by people from your village. So, can I borrow Brother Wei's face and buy two pounds to take back for my family?"

Wei Qinglang smiled and said, "Of course, I'll take you there later."

The workers had finished their work, received their wages and left, and Manager Chang continued to go across the street to keep an eye on the project at the old scholar's house.

Wei Qinglang ate his last bun while talking to Cheng Shuang in the yard. "It's a good thing that braised pork dishes are popular. Yesterday, I discussed with the village head and Uncle Daming that in order for our villagers to make money, we won't be supplying braised pork to anyone outside of Chengjia Village, except for the cooperating restaurants that supply it."

"As a trading port, Luohe Prefecture has a permanent population of nearly 400,000 people in the city alone. Add in the traveling merchants and temporary residents, and there are at least 700,000 people, not counting the nearby counties and provincial capitals. As long as they're not all concentrated in the prefecture, even if every household in the village sets up a stall or shop, they should be able to make money. It's just a matter of how much they can earn. However, it's impossible for everyone in the village to do so. Most villagers still think that doing business is too risky and choose to just farm and live a stable life."

Cheng Shuang propped up her chin. "Wei Changgui made some money and came back to show off. The villagers should thank him."

Wei Qinglang’s market analysis was correct. The consumption capacity of the capital city was reflected in the soap.

Fu Ya Zhai has been proposing to increase the supply. Now the shampoo soap and floral-scented facial and bath soap have not been officially put on sale yet. Just the unscented ones costing more than 200 yuan a day are not enough.

The real time to make money is when other scented soaps are officially put on sale.

They had previously planned to recruit a group of people in the village after the soap workshop was completed, but now it seems they may have to go to the next village to recruit people.

Agriculture is the foundation of the country, and no industry can affect agriculture. If no one cultivates the land in the village, the government will blame them, and they don't want to be reported and affect agriculture.

Tomorrow is the ten-day deadline. Boss He, who placed the order, will come to pick up the goods. The water pressure well in the yard has also been completed. Wei Qinglang will follow Cheng Shuang to the warehouse to count the quantity to ensure that the first large order is foolproof.

We have already started producing five other scented soaps: rose, jasmine, hibiscus, osmanthus, and camellia. The warehouse has nearly one thousand pieces of inventory, and there are more than five thousand pieces of shampoo soap in stock.

Two thousand yuan of them are goods ordered by Boss He, and the remaining three thousand yuan will be sold together with the flower soaps in a few days, making them really popular in the capital city.

After completing the inventory of the goods, the two went to check the progress of digging the pond, turned around and called Peng Laosan to the workers' canteen.

During this period, nearly 100 acres of land at the foot of the mountain have been planted. In addition to various peppers, other vegetables and potatoes have also been planted.

The pond was also started to be dug two days ago. A canal was dug to bring water from the nearby mountain. Ten acres were dug first, and it is estimated that about 10,000 kilograms of crayfish can be raised.

But it would probably take a year or two for the twenty or so workers at home to dig the soil, not to mention that some of them would have to be used to grow vegetables and take care of the vegetable fields.

After discussion, Wei Qinglang spoke to Peng Laosan about recruiting workers.

"Uncle Peng, take two people tomorrow to the villages upstream to recruit 100 young and strong laborers to dig the pond."

Several villages upstream were moved here from Qushan County just like Chengjia Village, so it can be considered as a way to take care of them.

"So many!" Peng Laosan was shocked by the number of people.

Wei Qinglang said, "It would take half a month to dig out a ten-acre pond, and that's how many people we need. Each person gets thirty coins a day, and food and lodging are not included. We can rest for an hour at noon and go home for lunch."

"By the way, remember that each household can only hire one laborer. Spring planting is coming soon, and the villagers cannot be without laborers at home."

"Okay, boss, I understand." Peng Laosan nodded quickly.

What he does every day now is to manage workers and arrange work to ensure that the boss's orders are carried out. Like his two sons, he can also receive a salary of 500 coins every month.

They were bought out, and as long as the Wei family did not let them go, they would be the Wei family's slaves for the rest of their lives, working for their master in exchange for daily necessities and a roof over their heads. They thought that this would be their life, and never expected to get paid.

But the Wei family treated them very well. The work was not too hard, the food and accommodation were good, and they also got paid. It was simply a magical boss that they had never dared to imagine before.

In the evening, the immortal boss sent another bucket of black fish, saying that they were caught in the pond at the foot of the mountain.

The workers working in the fields smelled the fragrance of fish and were happy but also curious. They went to catch fish but couldn't catch any, but why was it that the boss could catch fish every time he went, and catch a lot of fish every time?

How could they know that only one of those fish was caught by Cheng Shuang with a fishing net, and the others were bought from the mall. The pool at the foot of the mountain was just a cover for her.

The Wei family yard was also filled with the aroma of fish. Cheng Guqiu was the chef, and with the help of Aunt Peng and Wu Junniang, they made fried fish cubes, black fish soup, halal black fish, and spicy fish fillets.

Cheng Shuang was watering the strawberries in the yard, smelling the fragrance of fish. The strawberry seeds she had sown in the field at the entrance had now grown two or three leaves and were three centimeters tall.

It still needs several months of care until the fruit is ripe, but in order to be able to enjoy the freedom of strawberries in the future, we can only wait patiently.