The happy little days of the Ye family

Father Ye hasn't been selling braised pork on the pier for several months, and many people are thinking about him.

There are more and more people at Ye's stall, and it's not lunch time yet. Except for the braised pork and braised vegetables reserved for braised pork rice, everything else has been sold out early.

Father Ye estimated that it would be lunch time in about half an hour, so he took the egg drop soup off the stove and then prepared to cook rice.

There are two kinds of rice in the big iron pot, half of it is pure brown rice, and the other half is a combination of brown rice, sweet potato and corn kernels.

After the rice was cooked, Father Ye filled a large bowl with 3 bowls of brown rice and a bowl of triple rice.

Father Ye picked up the big bowl with three-height rice, and quickly added two spoons of braised vegetables on top, and then placed a wooden sign with 8 Wen per bowl on the side.

The braised vegetable dish contains dried bamboo shoots, dried tofu and lettuce cubes. It is said to be a vegetarian dish, but it is marinated in braised gravy, which has a meaty taste and is rich in oil and water. If Father Ye had to pay for it himself, he would also be willing to eat this braised dish.

Then Father Ye took another bowl of brown rice and added a spoonful of braised vegetables and a spoonful of pig meat on top. The wooden sign next to it said 12 yuan per bowl.

The second bowl of brown rice was topped with a spoonful of braised vegetables and a spoonful of pork head. The wooden sign said 15 yuan a bowl.

The last bowl is a three-pack, one spoonful of pork head meat, one spoonful of pork offal and one water of braised vegetables, priced at 18 Wen per bowl.

Four different kinds of braised pork rice are placed on the table, and the prices and dishes are clear at a glance.

Not far away, Ye Donglin saw that Ye's father had steamed the rice, so he quickly packed up the things at the grocery stall and went to help.

Father Ye took out the remaining bowl of rice. One of the father and son made rice, and the other covered the rice with braised pork. They cooperated very well.

Father Ye made ten portions of each kind of braised pork rice and placed them neatly on the table.

Then the father and son began to shout loudly:

"Every boss, come and take a look, braised pork rice, braised pork rice, greasy braised pork rice."

“The braised vegetables cost 8 cents a bowl, the doubles cost 12 cents, 15 cents a bowl, and the triples cost 18 cents. It’s a big bowl full, affordable and delicious.”

“Affordable and delicious braised pork rice, a bowl only costs 8 cents.”

As soon as the father and son shouted a few words, people came to the stall.

A big bowl as big as your face, the rice is covered with a thick layer of braised pork and braised vegetables. Father Ye also specially added half a spoonful of braised pork juice to the braised pork, which is very oily and tempting.

The man in Chinese clothes picked up a bowl of three-piece braised pork rice, counted 18 copper coins, and gave them to Ye Donglin, who was cashiering at the side.

Ye Donglin took the copper plate and said cheerfully: "Boss, there is egg drop soup next to it. It is provided for free. You can come over and make soup after you finish the braised pork rice."

The man nodded with satisfaction, returned to his stall with the braised pork rice, sat on a small stool and ate it.

The other two older middle-aged men watched for a long time, and the last one ordered a bowl of braised vegetables for eight cents.

Three bowls of braised pork rice were sold at once. Father Ye quickly took out three large bowls, made three portions of braised pork rice, and replenished the sold braised pork rice on the table.

The three people who bought the braised pork rice enjoyed it so much that they helped Father Ye attract many people to the stall.

When braised pork was sold in the morning, Father Ye told those who liked braised pork that braised pork rice would be sold at noon, and gradually many familiar faces came to the stall.

Ye Donglin was in the front selling braised pork and collecting money, while Father Ye was deftly making braised pork rice in the back.

When Father Ye started making the braised pork rice, he was still a little bit in a hurry. Practice makes perfect. Now he can whip out a bowl of braised pork rice in a few clicks, which is fast and beautiful.

There are more and more people at the stall, and the best-selling dish is the braised vegetables. A full bowl only costs eight cents, which is affordable and delicious.

Double and triple packages are also selling well. After all, there are still many wealthy merchants on the dock.

At the end of the sale, there was not enough rice. Father Ye quickly went to the pancake stall nearby and bought some pancakes.

At this time, there were only some pig meat and a few braised vegetables left on the stall. Father Ye cut the sesame and braised vegetables into thin strips and mixed them together.

Then just put the braised pork on the pancakes. Father Ye quickly made a dozen pancakes and put the meat on them.

The pancakes Ye's father bought cost 12 cents a piece. They were two corn tortillas with a thin layer of braised pork sandwiched between them. Ye's father planned to sell a pancake with meat inside for [-] cents.

Pancakes with meat don't look as affordable as braised pork rice, so not many people bought them. At the end of the sale, there were only 8 pancakes with meat left on the stall.

The father and son each ate one pancake with meat, and the remaining six were given by Father Ye to the police officers patrolling the dock.

The county magistrate is not as good as taking charge now. Father Ye has a good relationship with these patrolling agents, which saves him a lot of trouble.

After Father Ye gave the remaining pancakes and meat to the patrolling police officers, he packed up the table, stove, pots, and bowls and chopsticks on the donkey cart, and happily prepared to go home.

Ye Donglin also packed up the grocery stall again and will continue to set up the stall in the afternoon.

As soon as Ye's father returned home, Ye's mother, Ye's mother, and Ye Qingqing all gathered around him.

Father Ye raised his eyebrows in a disgraceful manner and said, "You are too snobbish. How come I don't see you so enthusiastic when I usually come home?"

Then Mrs. Ye slapped her on the back, "Stop talking nonsense, how is the braised pork rice selling today? Are they all sold out?"

Father Ye pretended to cry out in pain, "It hurts, it hurts. If it gets damaged, where will you find a son as good as mine?"

Mrs. Ye glared at Father Ye and was about to get angry. Father Ye quickly said with a smile: "Sold out. The braised pork and rice brought over today are all sold out."

Father Ye handed the things on the donkey cart to Mother Ye and Mrs. Ye one by one, and then said: "The rice prepared today is not enough, and there is still a little braised water and braised vegetables left. I bought 30 pancakes and made 15 pancakes. Fill it with meat."

"But these pancakes with meat were not easy to sell. In the end, there were eight left. Dong Lin and I ate one each, and the remaining six were given to the patrolling police officers."

Old Mrs. Ye took the basket with the bowls and chopsticks on her back and said with a smile: "It's better for the county magistrate to take charge now. We still need to have a good relationship with the police officers patrolling the dock. It's a good start, and the braised pork rice is selling well today."

Mother Ye took the big iron pot and looked at Father Ye tenderly: "I only ate pancakes with meat for lunch. Are you still full? Do you want me to make you some egg noodles?"

"No, the uncle selling pancakes next door uses enough ingredients. The pancakes are bigger than my face."

The two of them were still flirting with each other, and Ye Qingqing on the side suddenly said: "Dad, Aunt Zhang sent pig heads, pig guts, pig tails and pig trotters over this morning. Since the braised pork rice is selling well, do you want to prepare more braised pork rice tomorrow? Meat?"

Father Ye: "Braised dishes are the best-selling, and the cost of vegetarian dishes is also low. You can prepare more braised dishes."

"The braised pork ribs are also selling well. Two kilograms of pork ribs have been sold out early. I will go to Zhang Butcher's house later and order 3 more kilograms of pork ribs every day."

Things that will be used tomorrow, such as the table and stove, remain on the donkey cart. The dishes and stove are taken to the pool in the backyard to be cleaned later.