Chapter 256
This butcher shop is located at the innermost part of North Street, with a white wordless lantern hanging in front of the door.
Just when I was thinking about knocking on the door, I saw a woman with a scarf on her head taking off the door panel.
Seeing a little girl standing outside the door, the woman was a little surprised. After a long time, she asked: "Are you going to buy meat?"
Nanzhi nodded, and the woman looked her up and down again before inviting her in.
"Come in first."
After following the woman into the butcher's shop, Nanzhi saw the scene inside.
It was still dark, so Nanzhi could only use the faint light of the oil lamp in the woman's hand to see clearly the furnishings inside.
In addition to a huge wooden table and shelves outside, there were only two kitchen knives and a bunch of iron hooks.
The woman was wearing coarse clothes and a brown leather apron around her waist, leading the way.
Nanzhi followed her into the yard. A gust of wind blew over, and he smelled a faint smell of mutton and blood.
"Want beef or mutton? Mutton costs 42 cents per catty, and beef costs 50 cents per catty. They are both freshly killed."
The woman put the oil lamp on the desk and raised her chin to indicate her choice of meat.
Because she was a little curious about the price of meat, Nanzhi asked: "Is this the butcher shop owner?"
The woman raised her head and asked, "Isn't it right?"
"Like, but my family runs a shop and needs beef and mutton every day. I don't know if my sister can afford it."
The woman was stunned, as if she had never thought that this little girl Nanzhi would come to discuss business, and then she said, "Can you be the master?"
"able."
"Then how much meat does your shop need in a day?"
Nanzhi hesitated for a while, then roughly calculated and then said: "In the first month, we will need at least ten kilograms of beef and mutton every day."
The woman nodded in understanding. She guessed that this little girl didn't want much meat.
Sheep are easy to deal with. After all, a sheep only weighs about sixty pounds. If the internal organs are removed, it will weigh twenty pounds less. She has to kill two sheep every day. It is not a big deal to give ten pounds of meat to her family. question.
But this cow is a bit difficult to handle.
It's hard to get beef cattle recently. If she had to get a cow for her ten kilograms of meat, wouldn't it be a loss if she couldn't sell it?
"Sister, I'll tell you the truth. Recently, beef cattle have become sick. Many people don't dare to raise them anymore. It's not easy for us to raise them. Even the sheep are being scrambled for. It's hard to get beef."
Nanzhi was a little disappointed, but he cheered up and asked, "Is it okay to have ten kilograms of sheep every day?"
"That's no problem. Our family only kills cattle and sheep, and we only sell these two kinds of meat. For sheep, we have to collect at least one every day. Ten pounds of mutton is still enough."
The woman said with a smile.
Although ten pounds is not much, it is still a business.
Knowing that the mutton could be ordered, Nanzhi breathed a sigh of relief, then noticed the sheep intestines and tripe in the wooden barrel beside him, and then asked: "I wonder if the sheep offal can be sold?"
"You want a sheep in the water?" The woman was stunned for a moment. She looked at Nanzhi as if he was not joking. Then she hesitated for a moment and said, "If you want it, I won't charge you any money. You can just take it."
The mutton is muttony, and the meat has a very strong smell. Normally, even five cents per piece of meat might not be able to be sold, so most of the time, I feel pity for the beggars and give it to them to satisfy their greed.
"I won't take advantage of my sister. If I get into trouble in the future, I'll take them too. I'll pay ten cents a pair."
"Okay, I just don't know how much a pound of mutton my sister is willing to pay for ordering this mutton?"
The woman spoke tentatively. Her family was a large sheep farmer. Although her husband left home to study after she got married, her mother-in-law had taken care of her over the years, so she could support her mother-in-law and two children.
Most of the sheep she harvested came from her mother's village, so the profit would naturally be higher, but she didn't know how much money this girl would pay per pound.
"As for the price, I'll give you thirty-five cents per catty for mutton, and forty-five cents for beef. In addition, I'll give you ten cents for a pair of mutton, and twenty cents for a pair of cattle. Do you think that's okay, sister?"
Nanzhi was a little uneasy when he said this. It's not that he didn't dare to bargain. It was because here, unlike his own place, there were not many beef cattle raised here, and farm cattle were not slaughtered at will. Although there were no big restrictions on raising sheep. , but it’s not as common as where I am. Generally speaking, mutton that can cost 40 yuan per pound is considered cheap. I heard from my mother that during the Chinese New Year, a pound of mutton can be sold for 70 yuan. The conditions are here. , she didn’t dare to say the price was too low.
"This price is a bit low. Do you think it's OK to add an extra two cents per catty?"
The woman made a calculation in her mind, and then she opened her mouth to discuss.
"That's fine too."
Hearing Nanzhi agree, the woman breathed a sigh of relief and continued with a smile: "I wonder how long ago the girl started asking for meat?"
"I may need fifteen pounds of mutton on the 15th. If I need more after that, I'll let you know in advance."
"Okay, let's sign a contract first, shall we?"
The two signed the contract, and Nanzhi gave him a deposit of one tael of silver. He also agreed that the meat would be delivered at 9:00 every morning, and that he would notify him in advance when beef was available. Only then did Nanzhi take a pair of sheep sent by Liu Hui to the water. Back to the restaurant.
Watching Nanzhi leave, Liu Hui felt relieved. Ten kilograms a day is three hundred kilograms a month. Although this business is not big, the life at home can be more stable. She just doesn't know. I don't know that Liu Lang is in Kyoto now. How's your studies going?
Nanzhi took the sheep into the water, thought about it, and went directly to the restaurant. As for the pork, she wasn't going to order it yet. She would just let Wang Sheng and the others buy it in the morning.
When Nanzhi returned to the restaurant, several other people had just woken up. An Wazi was shocked when they saw her coming back with a pair of bloody penises.
Even Uncle Ping didn't understand what she meant.
"My boss, what are you doing?"
"I'll make you something new for lunch. I need to set up the stove today, can you do that?"
"Everything is ready. We can start work at dawn." Liu Da nodded.
"That's okay."
Nanzhi nodded and asked them to get a basin of water to soak in the water before washing their hands, and then took them to the place planned yesterday.
"If you want to build a stove, build it here. Don't build a round one. Build a long one. It can't be too wide. Follow the drawing I drew."
"Uncle An, I'm going to ask you to help me watch this. I remember that Xu Chou sent someone to bring a message yesterday. He will be back before noon today. Let's eat some fresh stuff then."
"good--"
Several men responded in unison, and Nanzhi took An Wazi out to buy breakfast. Only then did the men gather together again.
After getting along with them these days, they have become familiar with each other, and they are even more satisfied with the two owners, Nanzhi and Shen Miaomiao. After all, not only are they provided with two meals a day, but they can also see meat and fish every meal, which is already rare. What a great life.
"But the new thing my boss mentioned, is it possible that it's like that?"
Liu Da glanced at the wooden basin next to him, his eyes a little complicated.
Although he has not eaten mutton a few times, he has also never eaten feces.
Can this thing be delicious?
"Since my boss has said it, let's just wait." Wang Sheng didn't say much else. Just stand quietly and look at the planned foundation.
Nanzhi's drawing was based on the barbecue grill in her mind. She also wanted to order a metal grill, but when she asked, just one would cost dozens of taels of silver. For no other reason than the price of iron. .
In the end, she only ordered a few long iron sticks with tears in her eyes to fix them on the stove. Those few iron sticks cost her another three taels of silver.
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(Yan Zhi is really unclear about how much meat to use in a day, and Baidu can’t explain why. If you have any questions, please ask them, and Yan Zhi will change them (_)