Madam, go home and farm

Chapter 163 Supply
"You said, do you know someone who raises chickens?" Pu Huang took some copper coins and asked a child to buy steamed buns, while he talked to this man named Dashu. He quickly agreed to any bad things, and at the same time introduced Puhuang to a chicken farmer.

"That's right, we helped him regain his own land before, and he should have raised hundreds of chickens now. We went to see him a few days ago, and he just happened to sell some of them." These children from Youshantang Finding a job to do, and at the same time, the chickens raised by my friend have a place to go. Such a win-win situation, how can it be bad.

"I will rent another yard for you to handle the poultry. Of course, you are not very old. If there are trustworthy old people in Youshantang, you can also ask for help. The wages are not calculated according to the number of days, but according to the number of chickens and ducks killed. It’s only two cents, and I’ll subsidize a little for food every month, how about it?” The money for renting the yard, firewood, etc., all need money to buy, so naturally, the wages can’t be too high.

Dashu thought for a while, the people in the vegetable market who helped people kill chickens and ducks only charged three Wen for the big ones, and they didn’t have to pay anything. Two Wen is very good, enough to buy more than a catty of brown rice, Cook it into porridge, enough to feed ten five or six-year-old children.

"Okay." He didn't know why the woman in front of him wanted help from the children of Youshantang. Whether it was out of sympathy or for other purposes, he didn't want to give up this opportunity.

"Okay, if you have time, take me to the place where your friend raises chickens? If my request is met, he won't have to work hard to sell one by one." There are not many open spaces in the city The biggest possibility is that it is outside the city. Before, she and Hong Haoan walked several places, but they didn't find anyone who raised chickens.

The big tree took Puhuang, went out of the west gate, walked straight along the main road, and then turned in a small path full of weeds, and walked for almost half an hour before arriving at a hillside with no trees and no high heights. , there is about two acres of land at the foot of the mountain, which looks very barren.

One acre of land was used to grow sweet potatoes and other vegetables, and the other acre of land was surrounded by tree branches, about one meter high, and several chicken sheds were built with thatch.

"Xiaoshan, Xiaoshan, are you there?" Da Shu stood outside the low thatched hut and shouted loudly.

"Dashu, why are you here? Who is this?" A thin, thin child with a limp came out of the house. He was about thirteen or fourteen years old. He was very surprised to see the big tree, but he was looking at Pu It's confusing when it's yellow.

Puhuang nodded towards Xiaoshan, "I heard that you have raised a lot of chickens, can you let me have a look?"

Xiaoshan looked at Dashu in surprise, and seeing him nodding, he finally had a clear mind: "Of course, madam, this way please, I have been raising these chickens for half a year, and they are all fed with vegetable leaves and insects. The quality of the meat is just right, not too old, I can grab one and show you."

Puhuang glanced at it mentally, and there were quite a few capons. Their legs were not as long as roosters, so they were the best for marinating. "Are you a capon yourself?"

Xiao Shan rubbed his hands nervously, "Well, I learned it from the old man, because the rooster doesn't grow meat when it grows up. If the customer minds, you can choose another one. Both the rooster and the hen are very energetic." The rice is in the pot, and I went to sell chickens before, and others bullied him because he was young, so he forced the price down, and paid him to death. This lady was brought by Brother Dashu, so he shouldn't bargain too hard.

Pu Huang nodded in satisfaction. These chickens are all well-raised, and they are full of energy, especially since this person knows how to play capons. It is very nourishing. It is too wasteful to use it in braised meat. It is better to use capon.

"No, how many capons do you have in total? I want them all, and I also want some eggs. The price is two cents lower than the market price. What do you think?"

Xiao Shan opened his mouth wide in surprise, he didn't expect Puhuang to ask for it all, "It's okay, I'll catch it for you right away." The low price of two cents was within his acceptable range, and he remembered that there were more than [-] capons. .

"Don't worry, I won't take it away all at once. You go and pack a basket of eggs, and I'll catch them myself." As he said, he opened the fence and went in. Grabbing one with mental strength, after a while, a dozen or so chickens weighed four to five catties The heavy chicken was in her hands.

Because Xiaoshan didn't have a scale, Puhuang could only estimate the weight, and added the basket of eggs, calculated the money and gave it to him.

Capons have more meat than roosters, and many restaurants also use such chickens, so not many people reject them.Dashu's expression was complicated. He was just trying it out, but he didn't expect Puhuang to be bought, and the quantity was quite a lot.

"Those lands are in the hills?" Pu Huang squinted her eyes slightly, and she didn't know where the chickens and ducks in those restaurants came from. She couldn't find a way. If so, then she would waste some effort to cultivate them.

"Yes, his parents passed away, and his uncles and aunts took over the land. We helped him, and finally got the two-acre mountain land at the foot of the mountain. There was no grain to produce. Xiaoshan used the last money to raise these chickens. It’s only now that I’m making money.”

"Things in the yard will be better tomorrow, and I will come to you tomorrow, don't run around." I came out, received the goods well, and found a long-term labor force, and among these labor forces, there may be hidden help in the future.

"Wife, where have you been?" Hong Hao'an returned home, but he didn't see Puhuang, so he felt a little anxious, and he didn't see any message from her.

"I went to You Shan Tang, and went out of the city again, and bought some chickens back." Pu Huang was a little guilty, thinking that he would come back earlier than Hong Hao'an.

Hong Hao'an was a little helpless, knowing that Puhuang couldn't stay idle, so he took the basket of eggs and chickens in sacks from her hand and stuffed them into the cage in the corner of the yard, "My lady, why are you going to Youshantang? The place is also in chaos .”

Pu Huang explained his plan, "You went out, did you find someone?"

"I found a young man with a very flexible mouth, but he walked slowly. He was injured in a fight with someone before. I rented a yard near the city wall. The well is public. Although it is broken, it is used to slaughter poultry. It's still possible."

"In the beginning, one of us always had to stay in the store, and when this guy got used to it, we would recruit another." Of course, you have to be smart in business, and she and Hong Hao'an haven't practiced in business.

"By the way, lady, when I came back just now, someone came to ask us if we want ducks and capons. According to what that person said, it is a Zhuangzi that specializes in supplying large and small restaurants and restaurants." Hong Hao'an is not I really believe what that person said, but I remember Captain Wei quickly mentioned that when the store opens, many related people will come to the door, so just choose carefully at that time.

"At the beginning, the daily sales volume of our lo mei shop was not stable. After it stabilized, we will know how much we have to prepare every day. We don't have to offend those who come to the door by themselves. It is good to say that we will go to the breeding ground in person at that time Look, what annoys you the most is shoddy stuff."

"Well, my lady, the five tanks of duck eggs I made at the beginning should be fine. Let's open a tank to see how the taste is different from the first time." Except for chickens and ducks that have not been killed, pigs' scalps and large intestines are all processed. Well, you can go down to marinate after dinner, soaking for one night is almost enough.

"Yes, this matter is more important. I think the two sister-in-laws will introduce someone in a few days." Busy with the business of opening the shop, I almost forgot about the pickled duck eggs.

After opening a vat, the two took out the duck eggs one by one, peeled off the medicinal paste on top, and put them in the basket one by one. As for the medicinal paste in the vat, they can be used next time, and they can be used repeatedly. Duck eggs taste better.

Climbing out of the cellar, the two of them watched and touched the duck eggs in the basket. They saw that the color of the outer skin was the same as last time. After cooking, she ate it directly. She didn't know it before, and thought that Hong Haoping had cooked it before leaving the village.

Pu Huang took one, knocked it open, and it turned black inside, and it smelled bad. This one must be broken. The two looked at each other, and quickly took another one and knocked it up. Fortunately, those two were good.

Pu Huang checked with mental strength, and picked out two bad ones. Compared with the good one, the weight was heavier. It seems that there is not a problem with the pickling process, but that the duck eggs are about to go bad. You have to choose carefully, don’t use the ones that are not fresh.”

Hong Hao'an nodded heavily, he must choose carefully, and if one is broken, it will be worth money. If it affects the good duck eggs, it will not be a bad thing.Speaking of it, it was due to the lack of experience of the two of them. Picking eggs and duck eggs is all technical work!
"Miss, don't go to the shop tomorrow. I'll send the things there. You take the keys and take the children from Youshantang there. I've already said hello to the old man selling firewood, and I'll send them over." The two were busy. After a while, I killed all the chickens and ducks, put them in a large pot and marinated them, then turned off the fire, washed and prepared to go to bed.

Speaking of which, there are many women who run the shop, but most of them are husband-and-wife shops, or they are not young. There are not many people like Puhuang, who are easy to cause trouble. In his heart, Hong Haoan does not want too many people to see her. There are people coming and going in the south of the city, and there are also some bums.

Pu Huang packed the remaining chickens into sacks and went to the room that Hong Haoan rented first. The old firewood seller had been waiting there for a long time. He knew Pu Huang and greeted him cheerfully. After Puhuang gave the money, he put the firewood away and left.

This corner in the west of the city is a slum area, and even if there are hooligans, they dare not provoke the children of Youshantang. Aside from fear of retaliation, it is said that the big tree recognized a catcher in the yamen as the eldest brother, and got involved with the county yamen. People on the sidelines are often avoided by ordinary people, so naturally they dare not provoke them easily.

Dashu took two old men in their 50s, nearly ten children in five or six years old, and three children in eight or nine years old. They stood in a row in front of Puhuang, pursing their lips, a little stubborn, while the two The old man, with cloudy eyes, was a little cowardly, not like the kind of disrespectful old man.

Pu Huang explained the matter, there were a lot of people who came, but there were not many things the children could do, so they didn't care, anyway, the money is not counted according to the head, "You kill these chickens, someone will know, I'm going to the vegetable market to buy things, I don't like cheating and cheating, work hard, I won't treat people badly."

(End of this chapter)