Joe's Farming

The next morning, Qiao Yu started to braise the vegetarian dishes, and then cut the meat and vegetables and put them in different jars. The meat and vegetables were cut into relatively uniform pieces. The ribs were cut into a length of one palm, and sold by the ribs for ten cents. The others were sold in portions of ten pieces, six cents for a meat portion, and three cents for a vegetable portion. Qiao Yu roughly estimated that the amount prepared today would be no less than 250 portions.

Before the hour of Si, Lin Da arrived as promised. Qiao Yu said goodbye to Gu Feng and the children and went to the village entrance to pick up Wen Ge'er. Wen Ge'er was accompanied by his mother and forced a big white steamed bun into Qiao Yu's mouth.

"Qiao, take good care of Wen. If he doesn't obey, tell Auntie and I'll help you deal with him." Wen's mother heard yesterday that Qiao Yu not only provided Wen with food, but also paid him 40 coins a day. Although he was paid every five days, 40 coins a day was twice as much as the ten or twenty coins that the village men earned by working hard in the town. And Wen and Qiao were already getting along well, so she was even more relieved.

"Aunt, don't worry. I will bring her back to you safely. See you later." Qiao Yu assured loudly, and then told Lin Da to hurry on his way.

On the way, Qiao Yu told Wen Ge'er the price and how to introduce it. Wen Ge'er felt that the price was not expensive at all compared to the deliciousness of the stewed food. Qiao Yu's price was also calculated. The spices here are very expensive, and ordinary people can't make it. In addition, the stewed food has a strong taste. This kind of unique food will be bought no matter how high the price is.

Arriving in the town, Qiao Yu went to the place where he had set up his stall yesterday. Because Gu Feng had a bad reputation, normally no one would occupy his place unless he came, not to mention Qiao Yu had given a preview yesterday.

With Wen Ge'er's help, Qiao Yu quickly set up the small table, laid out the bamboo mat, and placed the stewed dishes one by one. This time, Qiao Yu even brought the small stove that he used to make medicine for himself. Wen Ge'er lit the fire, and Qiao Yu burned a clay pot of stewed sauce until it was bubbling and fragrant. It was lunch time, and a group of people quickly gathered around. Some of them were guests from yesterday.

"Boss Qiao, is this the delicious food you mentioned yesterday?" someone came forward to ask, and it was obvious that the person had been here yesterday.

Qiao Yu answered generously: "Yes, this is called stewed food. I made it carefully with dozens of medicinal herbs and spices. Whether it is meat or vegetables, it tastes especially good after stewing." Then Qiao Yu picked up some meat and vegetables with chopsticks and heated them in the hall, and then asked Wen Ge'er to taste them for everyone. The vegetables and meat for tasting were prepared early in the morning, and they were cut into small pieces, just enough for everyone to taste. The toothpicks for tasting were also prepared by Gu Feng this morning.

The people who were close to each other tasted it one by one. Needless to say, everyone's expressions told everyone around them how delicious this stew was.

A young man who looked like a scholar shook his head and sighed, "Excellent, excellent. I wonder how Mr. Qiao would price this stewed dish."

Qiao Yu looked at Wen Ge'er and encouraged him to make an offer.

Wen Ge'er announced as loudly as he could: "A portion of braised vegetables costs ten slices. A portion of meat costs six cents, a portion of vegetarian dishes costs three cents, and a braised sparerib costs ten cents."

Qiao Yu waited for Wen Ge'er to finish his report, then gave him a look of approval. He then said loudly, "Today is the first day of sale. Buy five and get one free."

This price is not cheap for people in Xishi, but among the people around, those who can afford the autumn pear paste can afford it. In addition, the taste I just tasted is new and too delicious. So I started buying five portions at a time.

The scholar who just spoke ordered ten portions of meat dishes and two spare ribs. Wen Ge'er skillfully wrapped them in lotus leaves and tied them with straw ropes. If a customer wanted to heat it up, Qiao Yu would heat it up directly in the pot. Someone who lived nearby would bring a bowl to serve it, and Qiao Yu would scoop some marinade on top.

People who hadn't tasted it started buying it one by one. In the end, they were all impressed by its delicious taste. In the end, the word spread, and everyone even brought their own bowls to serve it, saving Qiao Yu and Wen Ge'er the trouble of packing it up.

Qiao Yu thought that the stewed dishes would sell well, but she didn't expect them to be so popular that people had to line up in line. In the end, Qiao Yu reserved a portion of stewed dishes for Mr. Ma from the Xu Mansion, and the rest were sold out within an hour.

Wen Ge'er: "Qiao Ge'er, it's a good thing you asked them to line up, otherwise I would have made mistakes." Wen Ge'er was still frightened when he thought of the scene at the beginning when Qiao Yu didn't ask the guests to line up.

Qiao Yu said carelessly: "Don't be afraid, I'll take care of everything. It doesn't matter if something goes wrong, we don't care about that."

Wen Ge'er: "Then let's pack up and go back."

Qiao Yu: "Wait, a customer said yesterday that he had left a copy for him."

Brother Wen: “Oh, okay.”

Qiao Yu and Wen Ge'er waited for a while, and sure enough, Old Ma showed up. But this time, there was no servant with him.

Seeing Qiao Yu still in the same position as yesterday, Lao Ma rushed over in surprise: "Boss Qiao, I'm sorry, the master and mistress of the mansion stayed for a while. I'm late."

Qiao Yu: "It's okay, Brother Ma. I left you a portion of the braised dish I mentioned yesterday. Take it home and try it."

Lao Ma took the packaged stewed food and smelled it. "Thank you, Boss Qiao. It smells delicious." Then he took a step closer to Qiao Yu, looked at the stall, and asked in confusion, "Boss Qiao, why are you not selling autumn pear paste today?"

Qiao Yu smiled sheepishly: "The last batch of Qiuli paste is not ready yet, we have to wait for seven or eight days."

Old Ma understood: "So that's how it is. Boss Qiao didn't know this. Yesterday I brought the autumn pear paste back home. It was very effective for my young master's cough. I was thinking of buying some more today to stock up."