Shen Chenai's Different Life in Ancient Times

Luo Ding hurried to the bacon factory and found Xiao Cao, who was still staying in the factory tonight because he had to work overnight.

Luo Ding told Xiao Cao what he thought, and Xiao Cao slapped his head when he heard it, and said: "Our family has always used pork as bacon, and I have never tried beef and mutton. Otherwise, I will go back and ask my grandma. , see if she knows?"

After speaking, he ran out of the factory.Xiao Cao's home was not far from Luo Ding's place, only less than 200 meters away, and it took less than a quarter of an hour to go back and forth. After he came back, he told Luo Ding his mother's answer.

Xiao Cao said to Luo Ding: "My mother said that she only made bacon with pork, and I have never tried beef and mutton. But as far as she knows, it should be possible. I think when we were still in our hometown, there was a neighbor who Their family is Huihui and cannot eat pork, so the bacon they marinate every year is made of beef and mutton."

Luo Ding breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words. For him, as long as beef and mutton can be cooked, it is fine. As for the method, it can always be tested.

So Luo Ding began to discuss the smoking of beef and mutton with those workers who mastered bacon technology. Although the raw materials have not been found yet, who has never eaten beef and mutton, they have already known the characteristics of beef and mutton. Discuss the method, and when the meat is in hand, you can follow the discussed method and start doing it directly.

That night, Luo Ding really came back very late as he said.When he entered the room, Yuegui and Xiaoshan had already fallen asleep in the West Room, only Shen Chenmi was breathing, waiting for him by the candlestick.

Seeing Shen Chenai's breathing heavily, Luo Ding couldn't help but said with distress: "Didn't I tell you before going out that I might be late and let you go to bed early. Why are you still holding back and waiting for me?"

Shen Chenai rubbed her dry eyes and said, "I didn't wait for a long time, I was thinking that if you don't come back, I'll go to sleep. As soon as this idea came up, I heard you pushing the door outside. voice."

Shen Chenai, who was sitting on the kang, watched Luo Ding changing clothes and washing his hands and feet on the ground and getting ready to rest, so he asked curiously: "What did Xiao Cao say? Can beef and mutton be made into bacon?"

After changing clothes, Luo Ding was crawling on the kang. Hearing Shen Chenai's question, he said, "I heard it's possible. A few of us have thought of several ways tonight, and we're just waiting to find a suitable one tomorrow." After cattle and sheep, try one by one."

Because she was really sleepy, Shen Chenai couldn't hear what Luo Ding said later, and she could only remember someone hugging herself into the warm bed in a daze.

Early the next morning, Luo Ding didn't even eat breakfast, washed up in a hurry, and hurried out.

He rode out of Fengcheng on a horse, and found a few people in the surrounding villages who had been buying his own forage in the past few years, and bought a few goats from them.

It's not that he doesn't want to buy beef, it's because cattle have many other functions besides eating meat, so the imperial court still has many regulations on the slaughter of farm cattle.

Ethnic minorities are better off. Just like the Hui people, they don’t eat pork, so they don’t need to report when they slaughter their own farm cattle. The Han people are different. The Han people living in Fengcheng, when they slaughter their cattle at home, are You have to go to the government to report in advance, and you can only come back to use the knife after you get permission.

He brought the bought goat back to the bacon factory, and after slaughtering, he picked out the parts suitable for making bacon. According to the several methods researched yesterday, Luo Ding led the people to hang the cut meat strips on the bamboo rack in the smoker's room above.

After several days of smoking and drying, the newly made bacon is not only golden in color, but also has an attractive aroma.

Several people couldn't wait to taste the newly made bacon. They tried a total of five methods this time. After tasting all the bacon, there were two methods that were ruled out by everyone on the spot, because those two methods were made. Although the color of the bacon is very beautiful, the meat tastes very woody. It has such a taste, which should be the reason why all the fat inside is forced to the surface.

After discussing the remaining three kinds of bacon, everyone eliminated one of them, because although the bacon made by that method tastes good, the color is particularly dull, and it doesn't look pleasing at all.If they hadn't eaten it and knew its taste, few people who first saw it would be willing to buy it.

After a lot of picking and picking, the two kinds of mutton cured meat that were finally released not only retained the salty taste of pork cured meat, but also had a meaty flavor that only mutton had.The prepared bacon not only removes the smell of mutton, but also preserves the unique taste of mutton itself.

The newly made mutton bacon is more in line with the tastes of the people of Fengcheng. After all, before the large-scale pork farming in Luoding, beef and mutton were the most common meat they ate.

Therefore, the bacon made of mutton is more suitable for their taste, and it is more acceptable to all classes in Fengcheng. Therefore, once it is launched, not only does it not relieve the pressure of insufficient supply as Luo Ding imagined, but it brings him a lot of food. More bacon orders came.

Although this situation was somewhat beyond Luo Ding's expectations, fortunately, he plants a lot of alfalfa every year, so there are quite a few goats that grew up on his forage near Fengcheng, so even if it is Orders are pouring in like snowflakes, and with those goats, they can still support it for some time.

It's just that what's causing him a headache now is something else.

Sending away another angrily approached vendor, Luo Ding sighed heavily as he looked at the piece of moldy bacon abandoned by the owner on the table.

This is the thing that has caused him a lot of headaches recently, because the name of their bacon is too famous, and now there are many merchants selling their own products under the name of Luo's bacon in Fengcheng.

Some of the items sold by those merchants can barely guarantee the quality, and some simply use all means to earn more money.

Many of those vendors who bought fakes while listening to their reputation without knowing it, came to Luoding with all kinds of low-quality bacon angrily, to ask for an explanation, but in the end there were no exceptions. Yes, after tasting the bacon produced by Luo Ding's family, they walked out of the bacon factory angrily, and went to talk to those who sold fake products.

After such things happened several times in a row, Luo Ding had no choice but to post a notice at the gate of the bacon factory, stating that the bacon produced by himself was only sold in two butcher shops of Luo's family and a few large-scale restaurants in Fengcheng City. The restaurant only sells it, and all the so-called Luo family bacon that you buy in other places are not produced by your own factory.

As for outside Fengcheng, Luo Ding also carefully selected a few long-running and reputable shops as cooperation partners. After the other businesses, after the order in hand is completed, Luo Ding will not continue with them. Supply is provided.

In this way, the problem of tight supply was solved, but Luo Ding was not happy at all, because the problem of fake products still remained there.

There is no such thing as a trademark in this era, and there are many imitations of things that sell well, and Luo Ding can't say anything about this, because some vendors who bought fake products went back to the place where they bought things Asking for an explanation, the man came back and told Luo Ding that those who sold fake products were rampant, and that their family also had the surname Luo, so why can't the bacon they make be called Luo's bacon?

However, the notice that Luo Ding typed had some effect, because everyone already knew where to buy authentic products, so at least the number of people who came to their factory to ask for an explanation was obviously much less.

Although there will still be people who are deceived as before, but if one less person counts as one, this can be regarded as Luo Ding's helpless move.

Regarding this point, Shen Chenai is also very helpless. Infringement and counterfeiting have always been a lucrative industry. In this world, no matter how hard the country cracks down, those who manufacture and sell fake and pirated goods will never stop.Because there is no need to do anything, and you can get money quickly as long as you move your hands. Such a profitable thing, even if you have to take some risks, is worth doing in the eyes of many people.

On this day, Luo Ding finished his day's work and was walking home alone. He turned a corner and walked from a crowded avenue to a small dirt road. This dirt road is a shortcut. After walking for a while, you can go back home.

Just when Luo Ding was a few steps away from crossing the small dirt road, he heard someone calling his name behind him.

When Luo Ding heard the words, he stopped and turned his head to look, and saw a fat middle-aged man with a smiling face, holding a bunch of bacon in his hand, trotting up from behind.

Luo Ding looked kindly at the man who was chasing up from behind, but after thinking about it, he couldn't remember where he had seen him.

Just when Luo Ding was still thinking hard, the fat middle-aged man ran to Luo Ding's side panting, and asked Luo Ding: "Dare to ask, but is it the boss Luo of the Luo family bacon factory? "

When Luo Ding heard the words, he replied very politely: "It is Luo, may I ask who stopped Luo, sir, but what's the matter?"

The middle-aged man with a smiling face didn't answer Luo Ding's question, but gave Luo Ding a few pieces of bacon in his hand and said, "Brother Luo, this is a wish from Brother Yu, you take it Go back and have a taste."

Facing this person's unexpected behavior, although Luo Ding was a little surprised, he still said: "Since Mr. Luo has already revealed Luo's identity, he should know what kind of business Luo is in. My family is the most indispensable It's all kinds of bacon, so I can't accept these gifts from my husband."

Facing Luo Ding's refusal, the middle-aged man didn't show any embarrassment. Instead, he said more enthusiastically: "I heard that the business at Brother Luo's family is very good. Often orders are received but there are no goods. Brother Yu's house happens to be There is also a shop that makes bacon, Brother Luo, let's see if there is any chance for us to cooperate?"

When the middle-aged man said this, Luo Ding immediately knew the identity of the man, who was also a bacon seller.Looking at the pieces of bacon he was holding, the more he looked at them, the more he felt that they were similar to the one left in his factory this morning. Could it be that the piece of bacon came from this person? The person who sold the counterfeit goods actually came to the bitter master to sell them. Was he planning to bully him because of his good reputation in the past?

Thinking in his heart, Luo Ding said politely on the surface: "Our bacon factory has a fixed source of customers, so there is no need to add any new suppliers."

When Luo Ding said these words, the meaning of rejection was already very obvious, but the person standing opposite him seemed to have not understood, and continued to say to Luo Ding: "Hey, there is no end to business. At that time, which boss does not hope that his business will be more prosperous. I have also seen the business of Boss Luo’s factory. It should be lower. So as long as you mix some of your goods, no one will eat them. In this way, you can earn more, and I can also earn money. Such a good thing, Mr. Luo, you Why not do that?"

Luo Ding has been in business for so long, and he has seen many people of all kinds, but this is the first time he has met such a thick-skinned person who can speak such immoral things so naturally.

This person dared to do this either because he was really stupid, or because he was really shameless.Obviously, given this person's IQ, it would definitely not be the first option, so there is only one option left.

Since he is shameless, then I don't have to save any face for him anymore.Thinking of this, Luo Ding carefully looked at the pieces of bacon that the man was carrying, and said unceremoniously: "The bacon you are holding is dark in color and has no aroma. It is obviously not fresh meat. Each piece of bacon is not too thick, but seeing how hard you are carrying it, it must be because of the weight, you didn’t fully roast the meat when you smoked it, there should still be bloodshot inside The bacon of this quality is not easy to preserve after it is made, not to mention the taste. If I mix this kind of thing into my bacon, it is estimated that my factory will be closed in a few days. .”

Being picked on mercilessly by Luo Ding, the smile on the middle-aged man's face finally couldn't be maintained anymore, he said with a fat face that fit his figure, "Luo Ding, don't bully me too much. "

Luo Ding replied with a sneer when he heard the words: "Who is bullying people too much? You know what I do, but you still come to me with this kind of thing to sell. I have been very polite to you by not punching you a few times. You're lucky, I'm in a good mood today, and I don't want to meet you, so if you're sensible, take your things and get out, or you'll have to wait for a while, and it won't be so easy for you to leave."

The middle-aged man couldn't help nodding his head and said: "Okay, I remember you today. When mountains and rivers meet again, let's wait and see."

After speaking, he threw the bacon in his hand into the weed pile beside the dirt road, and left with a sullen face.