Traveling through 1942 with space

Chapter 126 Houji Braised Pork (2)

Identity provides convenience, but also restricts behavior.

Although Hou Yangmin really wanted to beat up the person who asked him to treat him right away, he was now the clan leader and had to endure many things.

"Fellow villagers, I will definitely keep my promise to kill a pig and treat you all. After my cave is dug at the end of the month, I will catch a pig and treat you all to a feast.

But now my family has used up all our savings to make braised meat. If I invite everyone to share a meal today, my family will have nothing to eat tomorrow.

Moreover, most of the pork today is offal, which is not enough for so many people.

Besides, this business doesn't belong to me alone. It mainly depends on Heiwa's recipe, and Heiwa has the final say.

If you guys want to eat meat, when the meat is cooked, I will discuss with Xinmin and Heiwa and sell it to you at cost price today, how about that? "Hou Yangmin said helplessly, bowing to the crowd at the door.

"Haha! The clan leader is so generous. Then we'll wait until the end of the month to eat meat."

"How can you let your family starve to death? That bastard Hu Qiu said that. Don't take it to heart, Chief."

"Heiqiu, you only know how to eat all day, what's wrong with you? You bastard, you want to take over as the chieftain."

"Damn it, you guys are just adding to the trouble of raising civilians, bah!"

"Chief, I am so greedy! When will this meat be cooked? As long as the price is not too expensive, please give me some."

"Yes! Brother Yangmin, this meat smells so good, my stomach is growling!"

...!

At the same time, there were dozens or even hundreds of villagers’ voices everywhere, some understanding, some flattering, some cursing in a low voice, some wanting to buy food.

"Xinmin, you stay outside first. I'll go in and discuss it with Heiwa." Hou Yangmin and Zhou Xinmin whispered a few words, then quickly closed the door and ran into the yard.

At this time, Xiaoge was taking out the large and small intestines that were easy to cook. As for the pork head and pork belly, it would not be a problem for them to be soaked in the marinade, but it would make them more flavorful.

"Heiwa, is the meat ready?" Hou Yangmin's eyes lit up when he saw Hou Xiaoge fishing for meat.

"Here, uncle, how about you try it?" Hou Xiaoge cut a small piece of small intestine and handed it to Hou Yangmin.

"Suck it!"

"Good, delicious. I think it tastes better than those sold in the city." Hou Yangmin took the small intestine and stuffed it into his mouth impatiently. He tasted the fragrance in his mouth. Looking at the meat in the wooden plate, he swallowed his saliva and exclaimed in praise.

"hehe!"

“It’s not that exaggerated. They have been making the stew for many years and it’s a time-honored brand. They must be very good at it.” Hou Xiaoge scratched his head and said modestly.

"We in the city haven't eaten it, but Heiwa's braised pork is really delicious. There will be no problem selling it." Hou Cuiping, who was still making pancakes, took a bite when it came out of the pan and expressed the same feeling.

After the aunt Hou Cuiping finished speaking, the others all nodded in unison.

"Haha! We all think it tastes good, so we will definitely make money by setting up a stall." Hou Yangmin's face was full of joy.

"Oh! By the way, I was so happy that I almost forgot. The villagers outside wanted to buy our braised meat and blocked the door tightly.

Heiwa, have you calculated the cost and how much it will sell for? " Hou Yangmin said, looking at Hou Xiaoge excitedly.

Hou Xiaoge had already calculated the cost of braised pork in the space experiment.

The price of pig head meat is high. According to cost calculation, one pig head can produce 11 pounds of raw meat, and the cooked meat can be reduced by half, which is two dollars and five and a half pounds of cooked meat.

Then add in various costs such as seasoning, taxes, etc., and the price per pound is about 42 cents.

Pork belly costs 28 cents per pound, and there are 10 taels left after braising. Taking into account miscellaneous ingredients, the total cost of braised meat is about 46 cents per pound.

With this cost, Hou Xiaoge planned to sell pork head meat for 4 cents per ounce, and pork belly for 1.5 cents per ounce. (Here, let me tell you, one pound costs 16 ounces these days)

Since pork heads and pork belly are so expensive, it is impossible to sell them in the form of braised pork, so these two items are sold directly after being taken out of the pot.

The price of pig offal is cheap, and the cost of one pound of cooked meat is only 1.2 cents, and with all miscellaneous expenses, it is only 1.5 cents at most, so Hou Xiaoge directly uses pig offal to make braised meat.

A bowl of stewed food is made of three ounces of water, some vegetables such as bean curd and dried tofu, and a cornmeal cake. It costs 0.45 cents and is sold for 0.8 cents.

If you want the braised pork with two kinds of noodles, a bowl is 1 cent, and if you want pure white noodles, it is 1.2 cents.

The cost of all the ingredients purchased today, including seasonings, pancakes, and firewood, is about twelve dollars. After selling them all, there will be at least sixteen or seventeen dollars. The profit is considerable!

When Hou Xiaoge explained the accounts to everyone, they were all shocked.

"Heiwa, that means I can earn four dollars a day, which means I can earn one hundred and twenty dollars a month?" Hou Yangmin could read and do simple arithmetic. After he finished the calculation, he was shocked.

"Yes! As long as there is stock every day and they can be sold out, each family can get at least thirty dollars a month." Hou Xiaoge nodded and said.

"I got it, I got it! Third sister-in-law, pinch me, am I dreaming? Is what Heiwa said just now true?" Hou Cuiping said excitedly with red eyes.

"Hiss! It's not a dream, it's not a dream, it's real." Hou Cuiping felt the pain in her arm when Wang Maimiao pinched her arm. She cried and laughed excitedly, and then laughed and cried.

"Cough cough!"

"Uncle, aunt, don't get excited, this business is indeed good, but there are a few points you need to pay attention to.

The first is the supply of goods. The supply must be stable in the future, and at least two mates must be put into service every day.

Second, the place where you sell goods must be stable. Uncle, you should try to build a good relationship with the market manager and stabilize the stall.

Third, we need to prevent people from playing tricks on us. This is something we should pay special attention to. If business is good, some people will definitely be jealous and cause trouble for us. We need to pay attention to this as well.

Okay, these are the points I can think of for now, and we can discuss it later." Hou Xiaoge reminded.

"The supply should be no problem. The butcher shop in the city sells several pigs every day! Then we can cooperate with him for a long time and ask him to keep some for us every day.

As for what you said about building good relationships and guarding against bad people, I have been running around on the streets for so many years, so I know a little bit about it. "Hou Yangmin nodded and said.

"Uncle, it's good that you have a good idea in mind. When we first start, we should think more about the difficulties and solve them in advance, so that there will be fewer problems in the future.

Oh, by the way, uncle. You just said that the villagers want to buy braised meat. We are doing business. How can we not sell it to customers?

Besides, the villagers have eaten it in advance, and setting up a stall later can bring us fame.

As for cheapness, we sell a bowl of braised pork for eight cents, and villagers only need to give six cents. It can’t be too cheap, otherwise someone will calculate our profits every day. ” Hou Xiaoge said with a smile.

"Okay! Let's do as you say." Hou Yangmin said with a smile.

"Then let's set up the stall in front of the door today." Hou Xiaoge said to everyone with a smile.

"middle!"

While several adults were scooping soup and braised meat into the pot for the stall, Hou Xiaoge returned to the cave where he lived and took out the cloth sign that he had made in advance from the space.

There were four big black characters "Hou Ji Lu Zhu" written on the white cloth sign with a red background. These were written by Hou Xiaoge with a brush and hung on a bamboo pole. It really looked like an old sign.

"Wow! Heiwa, when did you make this sign?" Hou Yangmin put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hands, and looked at the cloth sign that Hou Xiaoge was picking out with excitement.

"Haha! We opened it some time ago. Today, our Houji Luzhu officially opens for business." Hou Xiaoge said, and walked in front holding a sign.