Su Niannian left the educated youth settlement and headed straight for the village entrance.

Grandpa Jiang, who drives the oxcart, is already waiting at the village entrance.

Because of Su Niannian's heroic act of saving people yesterday, she is now quite famous.

The older women, young girls, and young wives who were already waiting on the oxcart were all very enthusiastic when they saw Su Niannian.

They would either give Su Niannian a handful of peanuts or some dried sweet potatoes.

Su Niannian accepted them all without hesitation, and then took out melon seeds and fruit candies to distribute to everyone.

Of course, Grandpa Jiang, who drove the oxcart, also got a share.

Seeing that most people had arrived and it was time to leave, Grandpa Jiang collected five cents from each person and then drove his oxcart to the county town.

"Little Su, I really didn't expect you to have such medical skills. You have no idea how much you've helped the Zhou family."

"Yes, Tiger is the lifeblood of the Zhou family. Aunt Zhou even killed a chicken this morning, saying she wanted to give it to you as a thank you gift."

In this day and age, a chicken as a thank-you gift is already quite impressive.

"It was really just a small favor," Su Niannian said with a smile, eating the peanuts that an aunt had just given her.

It's a four-fruited fruit, very fragrant, and quite well preserved. Su Niannian guessed it must have been left over from the Chinese New Year.

"Young Su is truly amazing. If your aunt ever needs your help in the future, I hope you won't refuse."

"Yes, our village is too far from the county seat. Even by tractor, it takes an hour. If someone has a sudden illness, they might not make it to the county seat."

"It's a really great thing that we have Xiao Su, the educated youth, here now."

There were many compliments, which Su Niannian accepted with a smile.

If needed, Su Niannian would definitely lend a hand; she has the self-awareness of a Chinese doctor.

Along the way, everyone was very enthusiastic towards Su Niannian.

Even Grandpa Jiang, who drove the oxcart, chimed in with a few words, saying that his wife had been praising Xiao Su, the educated youth, since she came back yesterday.

She even said that she blew air into the mouth and nose of a child who wasn't breathing, without any disgust, unlike some newly arrived female educated youth who looked down on country bumpkins.

She was showered with praise, and even though Su Niannian wasn't shy, she still felt a little embarrassed by the compliments.

Fortunately, the two hours passed quickly, and chatting along the way made the time fly by.

After everyone got off the oxcart, Su Niannian circled the black market twice before going directly inside.

Lu Hongliang's pork stall was located in the center of the black market, and was quite conspicuous.

As soon as Su Niannian appeared in front of Lü Hongliang's pork stall, Lü Hongliang spotted her first.

With an excited smile, Lü Hongliang came out to greet him.

"Big sister! You've finally arrived." Lu Hongliang's voice was excited, and he couldn't stop smiling when he saw Su Niannian.

"Brother Lü, did you make money from the braised pig offal you tried yesterday?" Su Niannian said with a smile.

"That's right! I have great confidence in the taste of your seasoning, so I rushed to get the pig offal after noon."

"When the people at the pig farm heard that I wanted 600 jin of pig offal, they immediately lowered the price to six cents. I never expected that."

Lu Hongliang made no attempt to hide his purchase price: six cents, which was indeed much lower than Su Niannian had imagined.

“That’s great.” Su Niannian nodded.

"That's right. I mobilized my two sisters-in-law, my wife, my mother, my sister, and my three brothers to finally get rid of these 600 pounds of pig offal."

"The loss is pretty much as you said. After cooking 600 jin of pig offal, with a little bit of broth, it's about 500 jin."

"They sold out all afternoon yesterday!!"

It turns out that yesterday, Lü Hongliang told his parents and wife about his collaboration with Su Niannian to sell braised pig offal.

At first, they thought it was a joke, but after eating the two pieces of braised pork offal left in Lü Hongliang's lunchbox, the three of them realized that this was a good opportunity.

Although it would require buying a lot of basins and pots, since Lü Hongliang thought it was feasible, they all expressed their support.

This family wouldn't be living such a comfortable life if Lü Hongliang hadn't sold pork on the black market.

Lu Hongliang called on two of his unemployed sisters-in-law who stayed home to take care of their children, and also contacted three of his good brothers to help out.

It took a group of people more than three hours to braise the pig offal.

Then Lü Hongliang and his three brothers divided the 500 jin of braised pig offal into four portions and sent them to four different places.

There are residential compounds for employees of large factories, factory gates, black markets, and places with high foot traffic that are somewhat secluded.

As soon as passersby smelled the aroma, they all gathered around, full of curiosity.

I have no idea why the food in these pots smells so good; it's even better than the meat dishes at state-run restaurants.

However, many people hesitated after hearing that these were pig offal.

In the eyes of these people, pig offal not only smells bad, but is also not very clean.

If you have money, who wouldn't want to buy some pork with fat? Why would you choose offal?

Fortunately, Lü Hongliang had a good business sense and let the onlookers try it.

Although some people disliked it because it was pig offal and didn't want to try it, the aroma was just too tempting.

Some people tried it and thought it was delicious. Although it was a bit expensive at one yuan per pound, they still bought two pounds to satisfy their cravings and have a treat.

Some people felt that at one yuan per pound, they could eat fatty pork, so even though it tasted good, they decided not to buy it.

But there are still many buyers.

The four men sold out all the braised pig offal they had taken out in less than two hours.

When Lü Hongliang got home, he saw the piles of small bills and more than twenty large ten-yuan notes on the table, and his eyes lit up with envy.

“Son, pinch me, this…this, this really can sell for so much money?” Lu Hongliang’s mother fell into deep self-doubt.

She had never seen so much money in her entire life.

A lot of that money was in small denominations, and when piled up together, it was quite a sight.

"Yes, this deal is incredibly profitable!" Lu Hongliang's eyes lit up when he saw so much money.

Everyone present, upon seeing the money, had their eyes light up.

"It's a pity that 60% of this money has to be given to that young woman who's doing business with us," Lu Hongliang's wife said with some heartache.

After all, in her eyes, her family was responsible for everything from buying and transporting the pig offal to cleaning and processing it.

That young girl only provided one condiment, and she could take 60% of it for free.

This made Lü Hongliang's wife feel uncomfortable.

“You’re really short-sighted. Today we sold 500 catties of braised pork offal, which made us 500 yuan. We gave the girl 300 yuan, and we still have 200 yuan left.”

"Tell me, how much pork do I need to sell to make a profit on two hundred yuan?"

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