The Beginning of Siheyuan: The Pig Killer of Qinjia Village

Chang Wei had long had the idea of ​​making cold noodles for a living, and originally prepared it for Qin Huairu. After taking her to the city, he would teach her how to make it, which would also be a good income.

But when I heard that Liang Ladi had moved to live near the machine repair factory, I decided to let Liang Ladi do it in advance.

She’s my wife anyway, so who cares?

The machine repair factory has a staff of 500 to 600 people. It is located outside Anding Gate in the north of the city, 7 to 8 miles away from the city. There are not many houses, shops or snacks around it, so you have to go into the city to buy things.

Isn't this a natural geographical advantage? The workers in the machine repair factory are all paid, and their conditions are not bad, so they are considered a "high" consumer group. Moreover, they buy food and drink in the factory cafeteria, or cook at home. Eating the same few flavors every day will always make you tired, and the dough has low cost, high profit, and is suitable for all seasons, which is just right as a regulator.

Especially in summer, the dough is called cold skin. Why the word "cold"? It is because it is very suitable for eating in summer.

It is July now, and it is getting hot. When the weather is hot, people lose their appetite. Isn’t the cool, sour and spicy taste of cold noodles just right for whetting the appetite?

The right time, the right place and the right people, if all three are in place, we will definitely win!

Moreover, this business can be done in all seasons. In winter, we can bring a coal stove and turn it into hot noodles, which taste hot and spicy and warm the body.

After hearing this, Liang Ladi widened her eyes in shock.

Now a pound of the best quality white flour costs 1.8 cents, and one pound of flour can make five pieces of cold noodles. One piece of cold noodles does not have much volume, but you can add some seasonal vegetables such as cucumbers. The most expensive vegetables such as cucumbers are only a few cents per pound, so one piece of dough plus seasonal vegetables can make one serving.

According to what Awei said, one serving of dough costs 15 cents, and five servings costs 75 cents. The cost of flour, seasonal vegetables and condiments is 25 cents, which is not enough to use up, which means that you can make 10 cents from selling one serving.

If I sell 100 copies a day, I can make 10 yuan a day, 300 yuan a month. My God, this is almost as much as a regular worker earns in a year.

"Brother Awei, can this-can this really be sold?" Liang Ladi said in disbelief.

"Don't worry, as long as the taste is adjusted well, with some oil and chili, and I prepare the soup, these people can afford it and it will definitely be a hot seller. Even if others imitate it, they can't make it to our taste." Chang Wei smiled and answered confidently.

For people of that era, the recipes of various seasonings were exclusive secrets, but in later generations, they can basically be found by searching on Baidu.

He is a foodie and knows a lot.

Liang Ladi was happily imagining that she could also contribute to the family. According to this calculation, if she worked hard for one year, she could buy a small courtyard house, and if she worked hard for three years, she could buy a large courtyard house. In the future, her children would have another billionaire...

Chang Wei carried Liang Ladi on his back, and the young couple walked and talked, and soon they arrived at the bus stop.

After waiting for a while, the bus arrived. I bought a 10-cent ticket and rode for less than an hour, getting off at a stop near the machine repair factory.

The two followed the address and walked for more than ten minutes before arriving at Liang Ladi's new home.

This was supposed to be an abandoned courtyard house with two entrances and a small area. Now it has been converted into a compact residence with a dormitory-like structure.

Only Ding Yan was at home. Liang Fengnian had gone to work. When he saw Chang Wei coming, he greeted him warmly.

"The benefactor is here! Come in and sit down."

Chang Wei looked at her and said with a smile, "Don't call me that in the future. How can a mother-in-law call her son-in-law like that? You should call him Awei."

Ding Yan was stunned, and immediately knew that her daughter's matter was settled. She smiled even more and pulled Chang Wei into the house. "Okay, he is the son-in-law, so you have to change your words."

"You should change your words, and I should change my words too. Mom, Ladi and I will not be wronged. I will take care of you in your old age."

On the way, Liang Ladi told her mother Ding Yan about her illness, which was mainly a mental illness. Chang Wei thought about it and decided that mental illness should be treated with mental medicine. The son-in-law was half a son, so it was not excessive to call him mother. As long as she was happy, it was okay to call him her biological mother.

The word "Mom" went straight to Ding Yan's heart. Her eyes suddenly turned red and she couldn't control her emotions and tears burst out.

Chang Wei reached out to hug her and patted her on the back. "Mom, don't cry. Crying will hurt your body. Who will take care of your grandson in the future? What do you think?"

Chang Wei's words are very heartwarming, and they always touch people's hearts...

Ding Yan burst into tears of joy. "Yes, yes, I still have to take care of your children!"

Chang Wei raised his lips and mastered the art of speaking. "That's right, Mom. From now on, just eat and drink well and take good care of your body. Ladi and I are going to give you more grandchildren. You can't just ignore it."

Although Ding Yan's eyes were filled with tears at this moment, her mental state and mood were obviously different, and even her tears were of joy.

"No matter how many children you have, I will take care of them. Sit down, my dear son-in-law. I'll get you some water."

Chang Wei held her hand tightly, and with a wronged look on his face, he started to play tricks, using a coquettish tone. "Mom, you are a good son-in-law! Shouldn't you be a good son-in-law?"

Ding Yan chuckled, her face filled with the radiance of maternal love, and patted him gently, saying coquettishly, "Yes, you are a good son, you really don't grow up."

Chang Wei smiled brilliantly, then let go of his hand, raised his eyebrows and winked at Liang Ladi who was stunned beside him.

Liang Ladi had already been stunned by Chang Wei's actions. She was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes, and her eyes were filled with love. If it wasn't for the wrong occasion, she would have directly clung to him and moved forward even though she was injured.

Receiving Chang Wei's signal, she walked forward and supported her smiling mother. "Mom, sit down and rest. I'll do it."

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Chang Wei did not rush back to the village, but instead struck while the iron was hot.

Chatting with Ding Yan, calling her "Mom" all the time, the smile on her face never faded.

In the evening, Chang Wei cooked himself, and the family had a warm dinner together with constant laughter.

It was almost dark when Chang Wei left the Liang family.

Before leaving, he asked Liang Ladi to take Ding to the hospital for a check-up, as he was worried that she had been depressed for so many years and had developed some kind of health problem.

It was so late, there were definitely no buses left, so he could only take Bus 11 back. Fortunately, Chang Wei was agile and could reach Qinjia Village in just over an hour.

On the way, Chang Wei thought that his current speed of making money was still relatively slow. If he wanted to get Xu Huizhen, he would have to support three wives, plus Liu Qing and her daughter.

We also plan to let them all have a job to do, but that still requires capital in the early stages.

If you open a butcher shop in the city, it will be much more convenient and you can make money quickly. No one will know how much meat you sell in your shop. When you get the pigs from the space farm, as long as you cut them up and take them out slowly, who knows whether you are selling two pigs or five pigs?

Recalling this, the only vegetable market with a shop in the old city is the Xidan Vegetable Market. Of the four legendary vegetable markets, the Dongdan one might still be open-air, and I don't know if the government has built it yet. The Chaonei Vegetable Market was not built until 1953, and the Chongwen Vegetable Market was not built until 1975.

The only thing that can be confirmed is the Xidan Vegetable Market, which was built with an iron cover before the liberation. Now it has developed into a large number of shops, which can not only do retail but also wholesale. For example, restaurants such as "Badachun" in Xicheng come here every day to purchase food and ingredients.

It seems that I should go to the city sometime to see if I can open a butcher shop...

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