The happy little days of the Ye family

The braised pork that my aunt bought was similar to the braised pork sold by Ye's braised pork shop.

There are braised pork head meat, braised pork ribs, braised pig offal, braised pig trotters, braised eggs and braised vegetables. The only difference is that there is an extra braised elbow.

Braised pork dishes are cheap and delicious. They are usually the best-selling ones at braised pork shops. The first thing Ye’s father opened was the braised pork dishes.

The halogen dish contains potatoes, lettuce, bean curds and lotus roots. It smells quite fragrant and looks good.

After just one taste, Ye's father's face sank. Ye's mother and Ye Donglin beside him also quickly tasted it.

The taste is really good, the braised vegetable dishes are very delicious, and the braised heat is just right, the potatoes and lettuce are not broken.

Ye Mu tasted another piece of braised large intestine. It was very clean and had no peculiar smell at all. It tasted soft and glutinous and left a fragrance on her lips and teeth.

The braised elbow is very soft and tastes fat but not greasy, which is also very good.

Then the three of them tasted other braised pork and fell silent after a while.

To be honest, the Yan family's braised pork is indeed more delicious than the one made at home. It is indeed extraordinary for someone to be a chef.

Everyone had high expectations for Yan's braised pork, and because it tasted really good, people nearby went to Yan's.

Ever since the Yan's Braised Pork Shop opened, the Ye's Braised Pork Shop has been very deserted. People who came here were all buying roast duck or chicken, and only a little bit of the braised pork was sold.

Although Yan's Braised Pork Shop is not big, it does not have a kitchen and can also set up tables and sell lunch.

The Yan family's braised pork shop is managed by two people. Yan Dafu is responsible for making the braised pork, and his wife Huang is responsible for selling the braised pork.

After making braised pork in the morning, Yan Dafu went on to make some quick stir-fries at home.

It was almost time for dinner, so I took the rice and stir-fry to the braised pork shop.

The Yan family is located in the center of Yanjia Lane, not far from the shop. The food is still steaming hot when you walk there.

Because of the small stir-fries, there were so many people having lunch at Yan’s shop at noon, and Yan Dafu and his wife couldn’t even close their mouths with laughter.

The Ye family's side was deserted, with only a few regular customers coming over for dinner.

After waiting for a long time, a few more scholars from the academy came, but they were all eating bacon and rice.

Father Ye let out a long sigh and couldn't help but talk to Mother Ye: "People really like the new and hate the old."

Mother Ye could only say comfortingly: "It's newly opened, so it's normal to be curious. There won't necessarily be so many people passing by later."

After dinner, the 2 roast chickens and 4 roast ducks brought over, as well as the braised duck and chicken offal, were all sold out, but more than half of the braised pork and braised vegetables were left.

The business in the afternoon was still not good, and some were sold one after another, but not much. When it was time to close, there was still less than half of the braised pork left.

Ye Mu thought optimistically. Fortunately, she didn't bring much braised food today, and the rest were cheap pig offal. The cost was not high, so she could keep the rest for her own consumption.

But Father Ye is not very happy. This is only the first day, and I don’t know how the business will be in the future.

When we went back, Father Ye drove the car with a face.

As soon as the three of them entered the door, Mrs. Ye and Ye Qingqing hurriedly stepped forward and asked:

"How's it going? Is the butcher's business good today?"

Father Ye didn't say anything, and Mother Ye simply told the family about the situation at the braised pork shop today.

"The roast duck and chicken are okay. They were sold out early, but not many people bought the braised pork. There is still half of it left."

"And we've also tried the newly opened Yan's Braised Pork Shop, and it tastes really good, better than what we cook at home."

"The braised pork made by others is more delicious than ours, and the price is the same. Except for a few regular customers, almost no one comes to buy the braised pork."

After talking about these, Ye Mu couldn't help but feel a little worried, what to do with the braised pork at home in the future.

Ye Mu gave a third of the braised water to her daughter, "Qingqing, you can take some of the braised water back to eat later. We won't be able to finish it all at home."

"Okay, thank you, mother."

On the way back, Father Ye kept thinking about what to do. Thinking of the low cost of their braised pork mentioned earlier, he thought of a stupid way to kill the enemy by a thousand and lose eight hundred to himself.

"I plan to lower the price of braised vegetables and pig meat by one penny. In terms of taste, we will definitely not be able to compete with others. If the price is the same, people nearby will definitely not be willing to buy it.

"But vegetables, firewood and spices are all picked from the mountains. Our costs are low and the price can be slightly reduced."

We couldn't think of a better way for a while, so we had to try it first. Although the price has been lowered and the profit is smaller, it is still better than no business at all.

In the evening, Ye's father and Ye's mother were in the house counting the income and profit of the braised pork shop today.

2只烤鸡4只烤鸭一共360文。鸭杂和鸡杂都是7文钱一副，一共42文。

In addition, the braised pork and braised dishes and lunch were sold for a total of 288 Wen.

After counting the money, Mother Ye looked at Father Ye happily, "Today's total income is 690 yuan, which is pretty good."

Father Ye breathed a sigh of relief, and then took stock of his capital.

The cost of hens and ducks must be paid back to the male at the wholesale price, which is 170 fen in total, and 12 fen for spices and salt.

Buying meat from Butcher Zhang cost 115 Wen, the vegetables used in the braised dish cost 20 Wen, the spices and salt cost about 12 Wen, and the braised meat cost 147 Wen.

Calculated in this way, today’s profit is 361 yuan.

Mother Ye closed the account book and said to Father Ye with a smile:

"The profit from braised pork is only over 100 Wen, but the profit from roast duck and chicken is more than 200 Wen. The total is not much different from before."

A smile finally appeared on Father Ye's face, "Fortunately, my wife can cook roast duck and chicken."

The next day, Ye's father posted a notice at the door of the shop, saying that the prices of braised vegetables and braised water had dropped.

Not many people saw the notice, but after the aunts who came to the grocery store to buy food knew about it, everyone in the nearby streets soon knew about it.

After the prices of braised sesame water and braised vegetables dropped, the braised pork business got a little better, but not much.

The shop was still very deserted. After selling the roast chicken and duck in the morning, almost no one came to the shop.

I almost get tired of eating braised pork and stewed vegetables at home.

And in the first few days, the roast duck was still fresh and sold well, but gradually it became less popular.

The number of roast ducks has been reduced from the original 4 to 2. The braised pork head and braised pork ribs cannot be sold and have not been made.

Yejia Braised Pork Shop can now only sell 2 roast chickens and 2 roast ducks every day, and the braised pork only makes braised pork and braised vegetables.

Father Ye is filled with sadness every day.