The happy little days of the Ye family

Father Ye and Ye Donglin quickly killed and disposed of the two fat ducks. In the kitchen, Mother Ye and Mrs. Ye had already cooked 30 eggs and had already peeled them.

Of the 30 eggs, 9 were eaten by the family themselves, and the remaining 21 were taken to the pier for sale. On the first day, Mrs. Ye did not dare to boil more eggs for fear that she would not be able to sell them all.

Today's meat was delivered by Butcher Zhang's wife in the morning, and it was a whole pig's head.

Ye's father had marinated the pig's head, offal, hoof and tail, and planned to save half of the pig's head meat to eat at home to satisfy his craving.

Although the Ye family cooks braised pork every day, the business at the stall is pretty good, and most of the time it is sold out. Occasionally, the leftovers are given to the catchers and stewards on the dock by Ye's father.

The time to marinate duck and eggs should be shorter, and these two items should be put into the pot later.

After putting the duck and eggs down and cooking for another half an hour, you can take out the firewood in the pot, leaving only some red-hot wood to simmer slowly in the stove.

The braised pork is soaked in the marinade all night, and even the bones are marinated with flavor. The braised eggs are even more fragrant, and after eating one, you still want to eat the second one.

Before going to the county to set up a stall, the first person in the Ye family to get up was Mrs. Ye. Now the first person in the Ye family to get up every day is Father Ye.

Father Ye got up before dawn every day. He first cooked the braised pork in the pot, then went to the small vegetable garden to pluck a few large radishes, and then picked a large handful of chubby long beans.

Cut the radish into small pieces, cut the long beans into sections, cut the dried tofu into slices, and set aside the cut vegetarian vegetables.

At this time, the braised pork has been boiled. After cooking for a while and until the braised pork is cooked through, Ye's father takes the braised pork out of the pot and puts the cut vegetables into the pot to braise.

Vegetarian dishes are easy to taste and easy to be salty if cooked. The stewing time should be shorter, maybe half an hour and it will be ready.

At this time, Mrs. Ye got up and came to the kitchen quietly.

Mrs. Ye saw that Father Ye was already familiar with the braised pork and vegetable dishes. She took the sweet potatoes, pigweed, and bean dregs that had been cut in advance last night and went to the stove in the yard to cook pig food.

The Ye family's eight pigs already weigh more than 100 kilograms, and they eat more and more every day. If they are bigger, they need to be divided into two pig pens, otherwise they will be too crowded.

Mrs. Ye plans to use the eight pigs of the Ye family to make bacon at the end of the year. The price of bacon is high, which is more cost-effective than selling the pigs directly.

And the remaining pig heads and offal can also be used to make braised pork.

Mrs. Ye and Mr. Ye are very fond of the eight pigs at home. After all, they started their business by raising pigs.

In their free time, the two of them would ask the younger members of the family to explain how to raise pigs. This ancestral craft must not be lost. Having too many skills is overwhelming, and there is no harm in learning more.

The braised pork sold at the braised pork stall in the morning is cut and sold fresh. The customer chooses which part he wants, and Father Ye cuts it.

Therefore, more complete braised pork is needed. If there is leftover braised pork sold in the morning, Ye’s father will cut it into small pieces to make braised pork rice.

Father Ye took advantage of the time for the braised pork dish to cut the braised pork into small pieces in advance. Half of the cut braised pork was used for the original braised pork rice, and the other half was stir-fried with pickled cucumbers.

This pickled cucumber was given by Butcher Zhang last night. Butcher Zhang’s pickled cucumbers are sweet and sour, and everyone in the Ye family likes them very much.

Father Ye saw that everyone on the dock was tired of eating braised pork and stir-fried sour beans, so he simply replaced the sour beans with pickled cucumbers.

After the braised pork and stir-fried pickled cucumbers were ready, Ye's father took a bite. The pickled cucumbers were sour and sweet. Stir-fried with the braised pork, it had a unique flavor. It was quite delicious.

People are greedy for novelty and like the new but hate the old. As soon as the Ye family’s braised duck and braised eggs were put on the table, someone came over.

Here is a local businessman - Boss Zhang. Boss Zhang specializes in mountain products. Boss Zhang has a plump figure and is very blessed. You can tell at a glance that the food is delicious.

"Boss Ye, what's new to eat today?"

Boss Zhang is also a regular customer of Ye's braised pork. He has been buying braised pork from Ye's father since he set up a stall on the pier, and he is very close to Ye's father.

Father Ye arranged the braised meats on the table neatly one by one and said with a smile: "Brother Zhang, we have newly added braised duck and braised eggs today. Do you want to try one?"

"How do you sell this braised duck and braised eggs?"

"Braised duck costs 10 cents a piece. Like other braised pork, each portion is half a catty. Braised eggs cost 2 cents each."

市场上的活鸭都是6文一斤，叶家的鸭子一只大概6斤左右，2只的成本就是72文。两只鸭子能出8斤左右的肉，加上卤料一斤卤鸭的成本大概要11文。

At 10 cents per serving, a pound of braised duck can earn 9 cents. If both ducks are sold, you can earn 72 cents. The profit is much higher than that of braised pork.

Boss Zhang was willing to spend money on food. Seeing that the braised duck and braised eggs were really good, he said, "I want a braised duck and a braised egg."

Father Ye chopped up the braised duck quickly and put it into an oil paper bag, and then put a braised egg in it.

Boss Zhang hadn't had breakfast yet, so he took the oil paper bag and started eating directly at the stall.

"This braised egg is quite fragrant, and the egg yolk inside has the flavor of braised pork. It's not bad."

Boss Zhang ate so well that several more customers came to the stall, and all of them ordered braised eggs. Braised eggs are cheap and can satisfy the craving for only 2 cents. Many people are willing to buy them and try them.

Father Ye quickly inserted the braised eggs on a bamboo skewer and handed them over one by one. You can only buy 3 oil paper bags for a penny, and the braised eggs are all made directly from bamboo sticks.

Boss Zhang on the side finished eating braised eggs and started eating braised duck. While eating, he was chatting with Father Ye.

"The eldest son of your family is really good-looking, tall and handsome. And he has been growing taller recently. I think he is almost as tall as you."

Father Ye grinned and said with great pride: "This boy looks like me in body, but looks like my wife, the president."

Boss Zhang asked again: "Are you 15 or 16? Are you engaged?"

"This kid looks tall and strong, but he has just turned 14. He is still young and there is no need to worry."

"I have a niece who is both virtuous and beautiful. I originally wanted to introduce her to your boy, but 14 is a little too young to be suitable."

Father Ye said with a smile: "If it's not suitable, forget it. This kid hasn't figured it out yet, so don't worry."

Seeing that there were fewer and fewer braised eggs on the stall, Boss Zhang said quickly: "Bring me 6 more braised eggs, one braised pork ribs and one braised duck. I will take them home later."

“Don’t the newly added braised duck and braised eggs taste good?”

Boss Zhang picked his teeth with a bamboo skewer and said with satisfaction: "The braised eggs are really good, but the braised duck is just average. Just eat it fresh."

Although Boss Zhang said that the braised duck was quite satisfactory, it was fresh food after all. Most of the people who tried it bought one portion, and the two ducks were quickly sold out.

The braised eggs were sold out early, and many people came to ask about the braised eggs.

Father Ye cheerfully said that he would prepare more braised eggs tomorrow, and then promoted other braised meats on the stall.

Driven by the braised duck and braised eggs, the stall was obviously more lively than the previous few days. By meal time, the stall had long sold out of the entire braised meat.