Reborn to Strive

Early the next morning, Shi Zhen took Shi Xinghuo to his work place, and told Wang Chengfa that he wanted his cousin to work instead of him.

They do small jobs, and they don't sign any contracts. It's the same for everyone. Shi Xinghuo is older and looks stronger than Shi Zhen, who has just grown up. Naturally, Wang Chengfa has no objection.

Of course, the main reason why he was so easy to talk to was because Shi Zhen had established a good relationship with them a few days ago.

"My cousin's house is far away, we don't speak much here, please look at him." Shi Zhen said to the others.

Everyone agreed.

Shi Zhen felt relieved when he heard that, Shi Xinghuo was not very good at communicating with strangers, but now that he said that Shi Xinghuo couldn't understand the words here, these people would not think that Shi Xinghuo had mental problems.

As for the work, there was nothing wrong with letting Shi Xinghuo follow others to do such unskilled work.

Shi Xinghuo has been digging mud for several days. Although the river mud digging this time is not the same as the dredging work he did before, it is similar, and he can do it completely.

Wang Chengfa was quite satisfied to see that he was working as hard as Shi Zhen.

They are almost done digging this section of the river, and because they did it quickly, the higher-ups gave rewards. Next, the higher-ups will arrange for other people to take care of the stone slope. It is not his turn, but he is asked to pick a few small workers to work with them. , he intends to pick a few hard-working ones.

Originally Shi Zhen was one of them, but now Shi Xinghuo can also be replaced.

After sending Shi Xinghuo to the construction site, Shi Zhen returned to the village with his pig's head on his back.

He went to the butcher this morning and bought a pig's head.

The pig's head has no tongue and ears, it weighs [-] catties, and it cost him [-] yuan.

In addition to the pig's head, he also bought a large stainless steel basin, which he planned to use to hold the pig's head later.

The stainless steel basin was more expensive, it cost him 20 yuan... He had to embezzle the money he saved for Shi Xinghuo.

After a few days, he returned the principal with interest.

The iron pots on the rural earthen stoves are all very large. After the next pig's head is completely stewed, Shi Zhen burns off the hair on the pig's head first, then puts the pig's head in to stew, and then puts in various seasonings.

After stewing for three hours, the pig's head had already been separated from its bones and flesh, so he removed the bones, cut the meat into small pieces, and poured it into a stainless steel washbasin together with the marinade.

Shi Zhen's cooking skills are mediocre, he couldn't cook amazing food, so he planned to cook a kind of food that the locals would cook, cold-cut pork head.

The method of cold-cut pork head meat is similar to that of cold-cut mutton. After the pork head meat is cooked, it is put into a container together with the marinade. After it cools and solidifies, the meat and marinade are cut into pieces.

The pork head meat is the same as the pig's trotters. The marinade is very thick and easy to solidify. The meat with marinade is also rich in flavor when served with rice.

Even the cold-cut mutton is not put in soy sauce, and the slices are crystal clear, but the cold-cut pork head here is generally braised in soy sauce.

The pork head meat made by this method is not only delicious, but also has a good portion.

The original pig's head was twelve catties, but now all the bones have been removed, so it should be able to weigh twelve to three catties with the marinade.

After the pig's head meat was processed, Shi Zhen mixed the leftover rice with the marinade for lunch and rested for a while, then picked up the stainless steel basin covered with a piece of gauze and put the pig's head meat in it, and carried it on his back. I put a basket with a knife and a steelyard in it, and walked towards the town like this.

Even though the pot and meat only weighed about [-] catties, carrying such a big pot was very tiring. Shi Zhen couldn't walk to the town in one go, so he could only stop and go.

He lacks a lot of things now, among other things, he lacks a tricycle.

But in this era when you have to pay for a license plate after buying a bicycle, tricycles are not cheap, and one costs several hundred.

He has no money.

After Shi Zhen arrived in the town, he didn't go to the market, but to the place where the river mud was dug.

It's cold today, so the marinade of this pot of pork head meat has already solidified, and it is inseparable from the small pork head meat.

Shi Zhen came at a good time, and Wang Chengfa and the others were eating afternoon snacks. Seeing this, he went over with a basin: "Uncle Wang, I made cold-cut pig heads at home and wanted to sell them. I came to see you when I passed by." , cut a little for you to taste."

After Shi Zhen finished speaking with a smile, he took a knife and cut some, and distributed them to the river mud diggers.

He didn't cut much, each person got about two taels, and Wang Chengfa got a little more, about four taels.

This afternoon, Wang Chengfa gave the workers pickled vegetable buns as an extra meal. They tasted good, but no matter how good they were, they were not as tasty as meat!

Especially people at this time, because they have just come from the era of lack of food and clothing, and they are not very good at cooking with seasoning.

In most people's homes, the only seasonings are salt, soy sauce, monosodium glutamate, not necessarily sugar and vinegar, but the pig's head stewed by Shi Zhen has spices.

The pork head meat is solidified in the marinade, bite it down, the taste is strong, and the meat inside is still very chewy!

Most of the pig's head meat is fatty meat. Many people don't like it, but everyone on the construction site likes it. Everyone thinks it is delicious after eating it, and they don't need Shi Zhen to mention it. Someone asked: "Shi Zhen, do you want to sell this pig's head meat?" ? How to sell it?"

Shi Zhen smiled: "I plan to sell it for two yuan a catty."

"Two yuan a catty, I'll buy a catty." Someone said.It costs more than two yuan a catty to buy meat in the town, which is not expensive.

Most importantly, the meat is delicious!

Every time he buys meat at home, he boils it in plain water and dips it in soy sauce. He has never eaten such delicious meat.

Wang Chengfa also said: "I'll buy two catties. The taste of your pig's head meat is almost the same as the braised pig's trotters in restaurants in the town."

Shi Zhen felt that the braised pig's trotters in the restaurant in the town were probably stewed with some spices and soy sauce. No wonder Wang Chengfa thought it tasted the same.

He came here because he hoped to sell this pig head meat here... Shi Zhen went to cut the meat without thinking, and said, "Uncle Wang, I'll sell it outside. It costs two yuan a catty, and I'll sell it to you guys." It must not be so expensive, I will give you one yuan and five catties."

It was fifty cents cheaper, and Wang Chengfa was very happy: "That's so embarrassing...you cut me a little, that's all." He gestured on the pork head.

Shi Zhen cut it up, put it in a plastic bag he bought, and weighed it with a wooden soil scale. The total was just over three catties.

Shi Zhendao: "Uncle Wang, four yuan will do."

The name Shi Zhen used was left by Grandma Guan Baiyu. For some years, the weights are not made of iron, but stone.

Iron scales have only become popular in these years.

Wang Chengfa originally wanted to say that the name might be inaccurate, but when he saw that Shi Zhen only counted four yuan for himself, he was immediately satisfied.

Seeing this, the rest of the people came to buy one after another.

Shi Zhen counted one yuan and five catties, and even gave him a change, so that the pot of pork head meat was sold out in a short while.

The pork head meat he bought for 15 yuan, with spices and the like, cost up to [-] yuan, and finally sold for [-] yuan.

The profit is almost doubled, but he can't do too much in a day, and he can't sell too much in the town. It is not easy to make money continuously.

But it's also a good start.

"Shi Zhen, are you going to cook this pork head again tomorrow? If you do, bring it here, and I'll buy some later." The last few people only bought about a catty, and they can definitely finish it today when they take it home. I just want to buy some more tomorrow-they are happy to spend [-] yuan for an extra meal for their family.

Shi Zhen said: "I will do it tomorrow, and I will definitely come over then."

Shi Zhen didn't leave after agreeing with these people, but stayed, watched Shi Xinghuo work, and gave Shi Xinghuo pointers from time to time.

Shi Xinghuo has done a good job, so he can continue to do it.