Chapter 13 New Deals
The braised water was boiled, and Douzi was so greedy that he drooled, but Chou Niang and Huozi had not come back yet, so he was embarrassed to eat it alone. Li'er was similar to him. In the end, Li Zhang couldn't bear it anymore, so he took a piece of pork liver and asked the two of them to eat it separately first.
"Woooo~" But at this moment, I suddenly saw the ugly lady walking in from outside while crying. The children behind her were also mourning, looking as if they were bullied?
"What's wrong?" Li Zhang hurriedly limped forward and asked, "The ugly lady is usually responsible for working in Yuefeng Building, and the reward is the leftovers in the restaurant that day, but today they didn't seem to be carrying the big vat of leftovers."
"Brother Zhang, the shopkeeper of Yuefenglou refused to give us the leftovers, saying that he would give us wages starting today." The ugly lady said with tears in her eyes and whimpering, and stretched out her palms, and a stack of ten copper coins shone with copper light in her palm.
Li Zhang couldn't help but frown when he heard this. It seemed that the guy who wanted to steal his business was really amazing. He even cut off the source of his Chekuen from the source. What Li Zhang couldn't understand was that people with good looks down on Chekuen like Chekuen, but now even the shopkeeper of Yuefeng Tower cooperated with the other party, which is really strange?
Just when Li Zhang was confused, he suddenly saw Huozi and a few children who sold the baskets. In the past, the baskets were sold out in the morning, so they usually came back very early, but today they came back so late, probably because there were competitions, which made the baskets difficult to sell.
"Brother, Hou San is so bullying. He is obviously robbing our business. We sell a penny and a spoonful of money, but he only costs two spoonfuls per penny. He didn't sell a spoon this morning!" Huo Zi's black face was so angry that he was so angry that he clenched his two small fists tightly, as if he was going to fight with someone.
"Hou San? Is the rascal who wanted to blackmail us last time?" Li Zhang couldn't help but ask in surprise when he heard Hou San's name.
"It's him. The one who robbed our business today was his subordinates. In the afternoon, he deliberately went around our stall. Although he didn't dare to make trouble, he scared away many customers!" Huozi said hatefully again. Although this kid is young, he has the most violent temper. He has fought with others a lot in the past, even if the other party is older than him, he is not afraid at all. His front teeth were knocked off during a fight.
"It turns out it's him, that's no wonder!" Li Zhang said to himself at this time. Although Hou San's slutty leader has no power or money, he is very disgusting. Most people are unwilling to provoke him. Businessmen like the shopkeeper of Yuefenglou are valued as the most important thing, so naturally they are unwilling to offend Hou San for the sake of orphans such as Li Zhang, so today's incident happened.
"Brother, I know where Hou San's home is. Should we touch it at night and teach him some lessons!" Huozi gritted his teeth at this time, and said with a dangerous light in his eyes. This kid is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and he dares to kill him when fighting. Now Hou San has taken their wealth and given him a knife, he really dares to kill people.
"You guy knows how to fight and kill, and you don't know how old you are. Although Hou San is a ruffian, he is also an adult. If we tied them together, we are not opponents!" Seeing Huo Zi's fierce appearance, Li Zhang immediately patted his forehead and said, "It's not a good thing that this guy's mind is full of violence."
"If you can't beat it, you have to fight. You can't just let them steal our business!" Huozi said again with a stuttering.
"Okay, I didn't plan to do the Zheluo business for too long. If I lose it, I will have a meal first. I'll tell you about a new deal later!" Li Zhang also understood Huozi's temper, so he naturally wouldn't be angry with him, and spoke again.
"New deal? Brother Zhang, are you thinking of a new deal?" Chou Niang's eyes lit up when she heard Li Zhang's words, wiped the tears on her face and asked in surprise. During this period, Li Zhang's prestige among them was getting higher and higher, so his words could make Chou Niang and others turn sadness into joy.
Li Zhang smiled and nodded, and then asked Li Er to serve everyone first. After all, it was almost dark now, and everyone was busy outside for a day. Let alone them, even Li Zhang himself was hungry.
However, even though he was holding the rice, Douzi and Chou Niang still surrounded Li Zhang. Under everyone's gaze, Li Zhang felt uncomfortable all over. Finally, he had to put down the bowls and chopsticks helplessly and said, "I want to do a good job, but there are only two things. One is that I have no one, and the other is that I have good things..."
Douzi and his children were illiterate. Li Zhang also had to explain it carefully to them in a very simple sentence, but he was also very patient. In fact, he also wanted to take this opportunity to explain more truth to Douzi and the others. If it were not for the current conditions, he wanted Douzi and the others to learn something from him, at least he could write and calculate, so that he could have greater development in the future.
"It's not difficult to fold the basket. We can do it, and others can do it. But no one thought of it before, it's called "no one's own self", so we can make money. But no matter how much we do, it's still a folding basket, and there's no big development. So I thought of a new business these days!" After explaining the above words, Li Zhang spoke again.
"What business?" Douzi and the others asked in unison at this time.
"Hehe, you look down at your bowl!" Li Zhang smiled mysteriously.
"In the bowl?" Douzi and the others lowered their heads when they heard the sound, but they saw a bowl of braised water. However, what Li Zhang didn't expect was that the first person to react was not the smartest bean, but the ugly girl. She shouted with joy, "I understand, Brother Zhang, do you mean we sell braised water in the future?"
"It's not just about going into the water, pig's head, pig's feet, pig's tails, etc., pork is a cheap meat. Rich people don't want to eat it, and poor people don't care so much. Most of them boil it in plain water and add some salt. The taste is really not very good. What we have to do is that people have good things. Other people's pork cannot taste our taste, so others will naturally be willing to buy our pork, so I plan to sell braised pork!" Li Zhang explained with a smile again at this time.
"Braised pork? It's so good. Brother, the pork you made is so good. It's even better than the chefs of Yuefenglou. Many people will definitely like it!" Douzi couldn't help but slapped her thighs and shouted. They had eaten the braised pork made by Li Zhang several times, and they also felt that the taste was much better than the cooked meat sold on the market. But they didn't expect to make money with this. Is this the difference in vision that Li Zhang said?
Chou Niang, Huo Zi and others also cheered, and they felt that this was a good deal. Li Zhang was not surprised by their reaction. First, the braised pork he made was indeed good, and Lu Wu praised it last time. Second, the braised pork and the fried pork were both food deals, and they were more familiar with Douzi.
"Okay, eat quickly, have a good sleep after dinner. I will tell you to prepare for the braised pork deal tomorrow!" Li Zhang said as he picked up his job and said, "He doesn't like working with a hungry neck."
When they heard Li Zhang's words, Douzi and Huozi all smiled. They were eating voraciously. They were afraid of being hungry before. Even if they could have enough food now, they still seemed like starving ghosts when they were eating. In contrast, Li Zhang was slow to eat. After all, when he was the poorest in his previous life, he was not as good as not being able to eat. If someone came in at this time, he could see the difference between Li Zhang and other children at a glance.
The next morning, Douzi and the others came to Li Zhang in neat clothes. Since they started doing business, Li Zhang asked these children to keep hygienic. It doesn't matter if their clothes are torn, but they must be washed clean. Although these children were not used to it at the beginning, they were even more afraid of starving, so the hygiene is now maintained well, at least their hands, faces and clothes are washed cleanly.
At that moment, Li Zhang immediately ordered that the beans were smart and could make prices, and they were also familiar with the butcher who sold pork, so he was responsible for buying water. This was a long-term purchase. It was estimated that the beans could make the price lower. In addition to meat, the most important thing was braised ingredients. Li Zhang was also very good at this. After all, he stayed in a ghost place in Africa in his previous life and couldn't eat local food, so he had to make it himself. For this reason, he also learned a good cooking skills.
There are many kinds of formulas for braised materials. The easiest one is to put some star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, etc. For example, the braised materials made by Li Zhang were more casual in water. However, if you want to make money to support your family, you must come up with some real skills. Li Zhang also learned about the spices of the Song Dynasty before, and finally got a recipe for universal marinade.
Li Zhang called Chou Niang and others, and then ordered them to buy a few of the spices, and told them not to tell anyone the spices they bought. In the end, Li Zhang made the ratio of the braised ingredients himself. This was not because he was cautious and was guarding against Chou Niang, but because the children of Chou Niang had no sense of confidentiality and were not very strict in their tone, so the recipe was safest to be in his own hands.
Early the next morning, Li Zhang and Douzi and the others pushed the car to the dock again. This was the second time he went out to do business in person. However, this time he did not take the car, but followed the car slowly with a cane. Because there were too many things on the car, Douzi and the others pushed the car very hard, so Li Zhang also tried his best to leave by himself.
In addition, Douzi and the others also had to set up the pot and raise the heat early, and clean up the surroundings of the stalls, so Li Zhang asked them to leave first. Anyway, the dock was not far away, so he walked over slowly. Douzi also agreed and pushed the cart with a few children to the docks first.
Chapter completed!