Chapter 13 Caught by Zhao Qingsong in the Free Market
But even so, Li Rong's braised pork and a dozen braised eggs were sold out quickly.
Those who didn't buy much at the back could only sadly ask Li Rong when she would come to set up a stall again.
Li Rong's answer was the same as before, she would come tomorrow and she was not sure about it later. She thought for a moment: "You can make a reservation. I will write down how much you want and I will come and get it tomorrow."
The guests were hesitant as soon as they heard that booking meant paying a deposit.
In this kind of "free market", some people work and run away after one vote. If Li Rong does the same, then where will they find people to ask for money?
Being declined, Li Rong didn't care. She probably guessed what the guest was worried about.
If these people voiced their concerns, Li Rong would say that there was no need to pay for the reservation, but they didn't say so.
Li Rong asked about the reservation. She just wanted to roughly prepare the amount of braised pork she would sell tomorrow.
But it's okay. Li Rong made an estimate and roughly knows how much she will make tomorrow, and she is also planning to add some braised food.
She went to the pork stall where she bought yesterday to bargain with the boss: "Auntie, can I pay less if I buy more?"
"How much pork do you want?"
"Fifteen kilograms of pork, five kilograms of pig intestines." Li Rong said, "Give me thirty cents less per kilogram."
Li Rong's bargaining price was too harsh. The butcher didn't worry about losing business, and the aunt refused to give up. Just when Li Rong was about to say a few more words, she heard a familiar voice: "Why are you here?"
It's Zhao Qingsong!
When Li Rong saw him coming out of the back room, her whole body felt like she had been caught for doing something bad. She smiled awkwardly and said, "Buying meat." After a pause, she asked, "Why are you here?"
"I--"
"Brother Song, why are you blocking this?" Song Xiaoshan walked out from behind him and saw Li Rong paused and widened his eyes, "Sister-in-law?"
The face of the aunt who was cutting the flesh rarely softened: "Xiao Zhao, do you know him?"
Zhao Qingsong and Li Rong didn't talk, and Song Xiaoshan explained in a low voice: "They are from the same family, and she is Brother Song's wife."
It turned out that she was one of her own, and the aunt showed a soft smile: "Well, it's Xiao Zhao's wife, so I'll give you a cheaper price, but the price can be 20 cents at most, and no more."
"What are you wiping on your face?" Zhao Qingsong stretched out his hand and wiped the ash from Li Rong's face. He looked unhappy and said in a deep voice, "Buying meat? How did you find this place?"
There were calluses on his fingertips, which made Li Rong's face itchy. She subconsciously avoided it and said, "I found it as I walked."
"Sister, do you want more meat?" the aunt asked.
Li Rong said: "Yes, Auntie will cut it for me. Thank you Auntie."
"You're welcome, I know everyone. Ah, the pig intestines are less than five kilograms, but more than four kilograms."
"Get it finished."
"I've cut them all for you, fifteen pounds of pork and four pounds and a half of pig intestines. Do you have any food stamps? If not, it's all money. It's a total of sixteen yuan and two cents."
Just as Li Rong was about to pay, Zhao Qingsong had already handed over the money, lifted all the meat, and asked Li Rong: "Why did you buy so much meat?"
Being rushed to pay the bill by the man, Li Rong stopped taking the money and turned a deaf ear to the man's questions, her eyes wandering and she said nothing.
"Follow me, why are you standing there stupidly? Go home."
"oh."
Zhao Qingsong and Song Xiaoshan drove the cattle cart out, and when they rushed back, there was a pretty girl in the cart.
It was the first time for the girl Li Rong to ride on an oxcart, which was very strange.
The oxcart travels slower than the bus, and the advantage is that the wind blowing is not as stuffy as in the car.
Zhao Qingsong drove the cart with a bullwhip, sternly and silently. Li Rong knew that she showed up at the "free market" and bought so much meat, and that she would inevitably be "interrogated" by a man when she got home.
If she didn't tell the truth, Li Rong didn't know how to round out more than ten kilograms of meat;
If we are honest, this speculation is not a trivial matter, and we may have to face the preaching of men...
Li Rong was sad and weak-hearted, sitting on the bullock cart like a quail.
Song Xiaoshan's little eyes looked around the two of them, and he cleverly discovered that there was not much momentum between them, as if there was a storm.
He didn't dare to take a breath, and he didn't dare to argue because he was always out of touch. He took the dog's tail grass in his mouth and hid away.
Zhao Qingsong carried the meat to Li Rong into the house, looked at Li Rong solemnly, and went out with Song Xiaoshan without saying anything.
The more silent he is now, the greater the storm will be in the future.
Li Rong knew that she would not be able to escape the "interrogation" when the man was free.
She felt her heartbeat, which scared me to death.
After working for a long time, Li Rong didn't take a break. After gathering her emotions, she washed her hands and packed up the things she bought.
After blanching the pork intestines, fry the large intestines in oil, and then put them together to marinate. The marinade used yesterday is used. Our ancestors said that the more marinated the marinade, the more fragrant it will be. This truth is true. Lirong used to marinate it.
Put all the food and marinade in the refrigerator and use it next time.
She remembered that in later generations there was still a century-old marinade that was sold at sky-high prices.
I also bought tea leaves today, and Li Rong set up the stove alone to make tea eggs.
After all these were done, she sat in front of the stove and watched the fire. The sound of the pot gurgling and smelling the steaming aroma from the pot made her heart more and more motivated.
The deep-fried pork intestines are then marinated, and the taste is one that people will never forget.
After Li Rong finished cooking, she changed her clothes and got into the kang. She took out the money she earned today. The money was scattered, one cent or two cents, one cent or two cents, one dollar or two. Li Rong counted it carefully and forget it.
All in all, after deducting the cost and giving food samples to customers, I probably earned more than 11 yuan.
In this era, ordinary state-owned workers earned a salary of thirty or forty plus more than thirty kilograms of food stamps. Li Rong made a net profit of more than eleven yuan from a trip to the "free market".
This money is so easy to make, Li Rong sighed, no wonder there are so many bad guys.
If you buy a lot of meat, you can sell it tomorrow and earn double the money.
Li Rong also wanted to buy a bicycle. When she was riding the oxcart back, she would occasionally pass by some cyclists whizzing by, looking very majestic. Li Rong felt as if she woke up from a dream. Why didn't she think of buying one?
What about the bicycle?
It will be much easier to get around the county if you have a bicycle.
Thinking about buying a bicycle, Li Rong fell asleep soon after lying on the kang. When she woke up, the room was dark. She squeezed the back of her neck to get up, and slept until dinner time.
Smoke rises from the chimney of the house next door, while Li Rong washes and cooks rice.
The marinated sausage was fragrant, glutinous and plump. Li Rong picked out two pieces and cut them into two small plates. One plate was given to Mother Zhao and the others, and she also put a few tea eggs on it.
Dan Niu and Er Niu came home first. They smelled the aroma of meat and the two brothers looked at each other. Er Niu swallowed his saliva and said, "Brother, Aunt Er made delicious food again. It smells so good. I'm so hungry."
Daniel was also hungry, so he said, "I'll wait until grandma comes back to cook."
Li Rong happened to come out to wash the pot and saw the two brothers playing tops in the yard. She brought out the sliced sausages and tea eggs and asked them to take them back.