The happy little days of the Ye family

Butcher Zhang's house was not far from Ye's house, so Ye's father did not drive the donkey cart there and walked slowly to Butcher Zhang's house.

Before he got closer, Ye's father heard a pig's roar, and the sound became louder and louder. Ye's father thought to himself that the pig was quite energetic.

Father Ye entered the yard and saw Butcher Zhang and Butcher Zhang's eldest son struggling to hold down a fat pig weighing about 200 kilograms.

Father Ye hurried over to help, and it took a lot of effort for the three of them to drive the big fat pig into the pig pen.

Father Ye drew some water from the well next to the pig pen to wash his hands. He turned to look at the big fat pig that was still screaming and said, "This pig is so fat. It has even caught up with the pigs I raise."

The Zhang family's father and son also came over to wash their hands together. Butcher Zhang's son proudly said: "My grandpa raised this pig, and the pigs raised by my grandpa are very good."

"Brother Zhang, remember to send the pig's head, pig's guts, pig's tail and pig's trotters to my house tomorrow."

Butcher Zhang was tall and had a loud voice. He said loudly: "I can't forget, why don't I still make money if I have money?"

Father Ye shook the water from his hand twice and looked at Butcher Zhang with a smile, "I'm afraid you won't like my small business. In addition to the one pound of ribs you promised me, I want to order three more pounds of ribs. "

Of course, Butcher Zhang would not refuse the business that was delivered to his door. He said cheerfully: "Okay, I will send you three more kilograms of ribs tomorrow. There are still two kilograms of leftover ribs at home. Do you want them?"

Father Ye smiled and said, "Yes, I'll marinate it tonight. I'll be able to sell it early tomorrow morning."

At this time, Butcher Zhang’s wife, Mrs. Li, brought out a small jar of pickled cucumbers.

"This is home-made pickled cucumber. It tastes good. You can take it back and try it."

Father Ye quickly took the jar and said with a smile: "Then I'm welcome. Sister-in-law Zhang's pickled cucumbers are excellent."

Father Ye was walking home when a voice came from behind.

"Uncle Harvest."

Father Ye turned around and saw that it was Tang Xiaojing driving the ox cart back from the valley.

Tang Xiaojing asked Ye's father to get on the bullock cart. Anyway, they were on the way, so they took him back together.

Father Ye got on the bullock cart and sat on the cart extension outside with Tang Xiaojing, "Boy Jing, how are the beans in the valley doing?"

"Bean sprouts have grown in [-]% to [-]% of the area, but the weeds in the ground have also grown."

Tang Xiaojing said with a grimace: "Weeds in the ground grow better than bean sprouts. I can't even tell which ones are bean sprouts and which ones are weeds."

Time was tight at that time, so we simply cut off the trees and weeds on the road to the valley and on the ground in the valley. The weeds grew back within a few days.

The weeds on the road were okay. He drove the ox cart to the valley every day, and the new weeds were crushed. But the weeds in the field grew rapidly, taking away the nutrients from the beans.

Father Ye smiled and said: "You grew up in the county, so it's normal that you don't know how to farm. Weeds will still grow if you cut them, but weeds will grow slower if you pull them out."

"I'll talk to your father tonight and ask your father to hire some people in the village to pull out the weeds in the valley and replant the areas that have not sprouted."

Tang Xiaojing looked around and saw that there was no one around. He happily said to Ye's father: "I dug several traps on the mountain in the past two days. I was lucky enough to catch a deer and two hares today. Can I let Ye know at night?" Aunt, do you want to make a braised rabbit?"

Father Ye shook his head, "Last time your father brought a basketful of pheasants and rabbits over, your aunt made them into chickens and rabbits, and there were many left uneaten. It's still early, so hurry up and take them to town." sold."

Tang Xiaojing is also a food lover, "The deer has a broken leg, but it's still alive. One of the two rabbits is slightly injured, and the other one has died. Let's eat it at night. It's fresh and delicious."

"I will go to the county to sell the remaining rabbits and deer tomorrow. I also have some prepared herbs at home, so I will sell them together."

Father Ye put his arm around Tang Xiaojing's shoulder and praised, "You are a young boy with a lot of abilities, and you will be formidable in the future."

Tang Xiaojing was a little shy after being praised by Father Ye, and smiled naively.

Father Ye burst out laughing when he saw Tang Xiaojing blushing.

Tang Xiaojing's character is quite suitable for Ye's father, and he is also a foodie. At first glance, he is from the Ye family.

The Ye family's dinner was very sumptuous, including braised rabbit, stewed chicken with dried beans, cold water celery, stir-fried vegetables and pickled cucumbers from Butcher Zhang's family.

Early the next morning, Father Ye and Ye Donglin drove the donkey cart to the dock.

The two set out early, but it took an hour and a half to get to the pier. When they arrived at the pier, there were already many stalls set up.

Father Ye tidied up the stall owner quickly and put the braised meat on the table. Father Ye cut which part he wanted on the spot.

Pig head meat, offal, pig trotters and pig tails were often sold by Mr. Ye before, and many people got tired of them. On the contrary, the 16-cent ribs were very popular, and the 3-pound ribs were sold in less than a quarter of an hour. It's over.

Father Ye calculated the profit of the ribs in his mind. The ribs cost 11 cents per kilogram, and 3 kilograms equaled 33 cents. The 3 kilograms of ribs shrunk to 2 and a half kilograms after being marinated. One half kilogram is served, and the total of 5 servings is 80 yuan.

Of the 3 kilograms of pork ribs, two kilograms were bought by Ye’s father and one kilogram was given by Butcher Zhang, but Ye’s father included the cost of the three kilograms.

A total of 3 kilograms of pork ribs earned 47 Wen. After deducting salt and aniseed, one kilogram of fresh ribs can earn about 12 Wen.

Based on this calculation, the profit of pork ribs is much higher than that of other braised pork. Father Ye plans to make more braised pork ribs tomorrow.

Ye's Braised Pork Rice tastes good and comes in ample portions. It also has free egg drop soup. Before it was time to eat, people came over to buy the braised pork rice.

Most of the people who had eaten braised pork rice yesterday came over to buy more rice.

In addition to the old faces, there are new merchants coming to the dock every day. After eating dry food on the ship for a few days, I couldn't walk after seeing Ye's braised pork rice.

There were a lot of people around the stall. Ye Donglin was reluctant to accept the money, and the coins jingled in the bag, which was very pleasant.

Father Ye was so busy cooking that he was sweating profusely, and his clothes were all wet with sweat.

The Ye family's father and son's business was booming, but the people selling food nearby were envious. The stall owner of the sesame cake stall next to him, who was not doing much business, was so angry that he glared.

There were many more people coming to eat braised pork rice today than yesterday, and at the end of the day, there was not enough braised pork.

There wasn't enough rice yesterday, so Ye's father specially made some extra rice today. The remaining rice was mixed with braised gravy and sold by Ye's father at a cheap price.

The first thing Father Ye did when he got home was still count his money.

"1 article, 2 articles, 3 articles..."

Father Ye said with a smile: "Today's braised pork and braised pork rice were sold for a total of 895 Wen, and 10 jins of rice wine were sold, making a profit of 50 Wen. Today's total income is 945 Wen."

Mrs. Ye asked anxiously: "How much money did it cost?"

Father Ye started to calculate one by one, "The total cost of pig head, pig meat, pig trotters, pig tail and ribs is 202 Wen. 7 pounds of dried tofu, 5 pounds of dried eggplant and 13 pounds of lettuce, the total cost here is 84 Wen."

"The rice is about 120 Wen, the salt and aniseed are 55 Wen, and the stall fee is 10 Wen. The total cost is 471 Wen."

Ye Qingqing reacted quickly and calculated the profit in one go, "I made a total of 474 Wen today."