The happy little days of the Ye family

The business at the stall was good, and Father Ye was very motivated and came to the dock early.

There were not many people on the pier at this time, only a few laborers and some stall owners who were packing up and preparing to set up stalls.

The first one to arrive was the breakfast stall. The steamed buns had already been steamed. The steaming steamed buns looked very appetizing.

The uncle who sells pancakes also prepares pancakes early, waiting for the merchants to come over for breakfast.

As soon as my father parked the donkey cart, he saw from a distance several police officers coming over here to have breakfast in high spirits.

Father Ye quickly packed a few braised eggs for the leader, Agent Zhang, and said with a smile: "Agent Zhang, these are the new braised eggs from the stall, let your brothers try them out."

Zhang Qiao happily took the braised eggs, patted Father Ye's shoulder cheerfully and said with a smile: "Thank you very much, Boss Ye. If you have anything to do at the stall, just come to me."

Then he distributed the braised eggs to the police officers patrolling behind him, and they walked shoulder to shoulder to the stall selling steamed buns not far away.

The braised duck and braised eggs sold well yesterday, and many people came here today.

Father Ye just set up the stall today, and a lot of people came one after another, and most of them wanted to buy braised eggs.

Many people didn't buy braised eggs yesterday, so they came here early today to buy them. Braised eggs are cheap and delicious, so it's just right to have one at breakfast.

Father Ye quickly put the braised eggs on long bamboo sticks and handed them to the waiting customers one by one. Many people started eating directly at the stall.

I finished one braised egg in a few bites, but before I could get enough of it, I turned around and bought another one.

Father Ye saw that there were more and more people at the stall, but the duck products were not open yet. Father Ye was a little anxious and began to introduce the duck products at the stall.

Father Ye shouted loudly: "There are new duck products today, and they are sold according to different parts. A large duck leg costs 9 cents, a duck wing with small duck legs costs 10 cents, and a duck head costs 5 cents. A duck's neck costs 4 cents a piece, and a duck's paw costs 2 cents a piece."

The more common braised meats are braised pork, braised sesame or braised vegetables. Originally braised duck is relatively rare, let alone split braised duck products.

Everyone found it novel, and the wealthy businessman who was not short of money began to choose the parts he liked to eat.

A noble-dressed young man said, "I want a duck wing and a duck paw."

Another stall owner in simple clothes also started to choose, "I want a duck neck and a braised egg."

A middle-aged man who often buys braised pork and wine from Ye's shop said happily with a big belly: "One duck head, one duck neck and two duck feet, and a pound of rice wine."

A thin young man spent a long time picking at the stall, "These ones with claws and wings have no meat. I'm going to lose a lot if I buy these. Give me a duck leg."

Boss Zhang came a little late today, and saw from a distance that Father Ye's braised pork stall was crowded with people. He thought there might be something fresh to eat, so he ran straight to Father Ye's stall, fearing that he would be late and not be able to eat.

Boss Zhang had a round figure and struggled to push aside the people in front of him. When he squeezed in front of Father Ye, his clothes were wrinkled.

Boss Zhang patted the pleats on his clothes and looked at Father Ye happily: "Brother Ye, what's new to eat today?"

Father Ye was very busy, but he was still very happy to see his old acquaintance, Boss Zhang.

Boss Zhang is a regular customer of the braised pork stall. He comes to Father Ye almost every day to buy braised pork. He especially likes to buy braised pork ribs and pork head meat, which are expensive braised pork.

Father Ye happily introduced to Boss Zhang: "Today we have added duck products. The ducks are disassembled and sold according to different parts. The prices of different parts are different."

Father Ye introduced to Boss Zhang one by one: "A large duck leg costs 9 cents, a duck wing with small duck legs costs 10 cents, a duck head costs 5 cents, a duck neck costs 4 cents, and a duck paw costs 2 cents." Money for one.”

Boss Zhang swallowed his saliva while looking at the braised duck, and his stomach growled loudly before he had breakfast.

Boss Zhang scratched his head in embarrassment, and then said: "The braised duck I bought yesterday contained duck wings. It tastes really good. Bring me 2 duck wings and 2 duck necks, and another piece of pork head meat."

Boss Zhang had a date with friends for a drink in the afternoon, so it was just right to take these two things back with him.

At this time, several more plainly dressed laborers came to the stall, and without exception they all only asked for braised eggs.

You can buy a braised egg for 2 cents each. It not only satisfies cravings but also provides nutritional supplements. Even laborers with little money are willing to buy it and try it.

Seeing that the braised eggs were almost gone, Boss Zhang said quickly: "I want 6 more braised eggs, packed separately from the duck products."

"Okay, I'll install it for you right away."

Father Ye took a new oil paper bag and filled it with braised eggs in a few clicks.

Father Ye was busy at the stall, and the duck products and braised eggs were more popular than expected.

Because duck products and braised eggs are selling well, there are more and more people on the stall, and the braised pork and rice wine on the stall are also selling better than usual.

Father Ye was busy cutting meat and collecting money, so busy that his hands almost cramped, and he didn't notice that the uncle selling pancakes next door didn't come to set up his stall.

The uncle who sells pancakes and his wife Li make good food. She has also made braised pork at home before, but the taste is still worse than the braised pork at Ye’s father’s stall.

As soon as the uncle got home, he told Mrs. Li about selling braised pork.

Li: "The pancake business is getting worse and worse. No matter if I switch to other food options, I'm afraid I'll lose money if I continue selling pancakes."

The uncle looked at the unsold pancakes every day and became even more anxious, "Madam, you have made braised pork before. The taste is good, but it is still worse than the braised pork of the Ye family."

"I have packed the leftover pancakes sold today. You can take them to the women in the village who cook well and ask them how to cook the braised pork."

Ms. Li felt a little guilty: "We are planning to start a braised pork business. What if we inquire about other people's braised pork recipes and someone finds out?"

"I'm not stupid. I can at most tell you the general process. How can I tell you the specific details and ratios completely? Ask a few more people and write down the general process, and we will study it carefully. "

"If it doesn't work, just use your usual braised pork recipe, and add more aniseed and sugar when braised pork. Or modify it based on your original recipe based on other people's recipes."

Mrs. Li picked up a bag of pancakes and prepared to go to the Wang family at the head of the village. The eldest daughter-in-law of the Wang family was very good at making braised pork. Every time she braised the pork, children gathered around the door and under the windows to smell the smell and salivate.

The uncle specifically warned: "In the past, don't say that our family plans to start a braised pork business. Just say that the Wang family's braised pork is so fragrant. I want to learn how to make braised pork. You can say something nice when the time comes."

Mrs. Li nodded, "I know that the women in the village usually get together to discuss how to cook. The wife of the Wang family and the old lady of the Yang family who cook well usually teach everyone how to cook."

"That's good. Women should learn cooking skills from each other. The eldest daughter-in-law of the Wang family shouldn't refuse."

Compared to her uncle's nervousness, Mrs. Li was much calmer, "I'll go to the Wang family first. I'll come back later to get some pancakes and then go to the Yang family. The food of these two families is the best in the village."

"Okay, you go and inquire first. I will buy half a pair of pigs and come back early tomorrow morning. Let's try different recipes first."

After many inquiries by Mr. Li, the two got a few less detailed prescriptions.

The uncle didn't even care about the stalls on the pier. He went to the county early in the morning and bought half a pair of pigs for the water. He also went to the drug store and bought a lot of spices for making braised pork.

The purchased pig offal was divided into several portions, and each portion was braised according to a different recipe.

Many people are tired of the braised pork rice at the stall. The newly launched braised duck rice and duck mixed rice are widely praised by everyone.

The old faces on the pier asked for braised duck rice or duck mixed with stir-fried pickled beans, but no one cared about the original braised pork rice.

Fortunately, there are different ships docking at the pier every day, bringing a large number of new merchants, and the remaining braised pork rice is covered by the new merchants.

On the way back, Father Ye grinned almost to the back of his ears. A large package of copper plates jingled on the donkey cart, which made Father Ye very happy.

As soon as Father Ye arrived home, Mrs. Ye and Ye Qingqing gathered around. They knew that business was good today when they saw Father Ye's radiant face.

Father Ye poured the copper plate on the table with a smile on his face, and the three of them began the daily routine of counting silver.

Father Ye: "I have 368 articles here."

Old Mrs. Ye: "I have 351 Wen here."

Ye Qingqing: "I have 359 articles here."

Father Ye grinned and said: "With more duck products on the stall, the rice wine is selling better. A total of 9 kilograms of rice wine were sold today."

Father Ye's abacus was good and he quickly calculated the money earned today.

"I made a total of 602 Wen today."

The smile on Mrs. Ye's face became even brighter, and she said with a smile: "I made dozens of more coins than yesterday. It would be great if I could go there and make so much money every day."

Father Ye is also in a very good mood, "We still need to continue to introduce new food. With new food, at least the business at the stall will not be bad in the recent period."