Rebooting the Peak Years of 1985

Chapter 9 BBQ
Chen Huajiang didn't need to explain so much, it would be clear once he found these two people.

You can burn the charcoal yourself, since the place here is big anyway.

After I come here tomorrow morning, I'll get some charcoal first.

"Wherever there is a place that sells mutton, I want something better."

However, there was no adulteration at that time, and people's ideological consciousness was still very high.

"Brother Jiang, when I was shopping for groceries today, there seemed to be one in the market, but when I went there, it was gone."

"Go, go and see now."

Chen Huajiang took Daguang and Diplodocus and headed to the vegetable market.

Sure enough, the owner of the mutton seller was sitting resting at the door. When he saw Chen Huajiang and the others coming, he waved his hand and said, "It's sold out. Come early tomorrow. After ten o'clock in the morning, there will be basically nothing left."

"Boss, let's order five catties, pay first, and come to pick up the goods tomorrow, okay?"

Chen Huajiang is very generous. Mutton now costs two yuan a pound, which is more expensive than pork.

The boss was stunned for a moment. Is there anyone who gives money in advance?
Chen Huajiang took out ten dollars from his pocket and handed it to the boss.

"Okay, then I will remember what you look like and prepare it for you in advance."

The boss collects the money.

After the three people came out, Chen Huajiang thought of another question: Where can I get the signature?
In this era, there was no one selling bamboo sticks.

It seems that the only option is to use iron picks, and they are not readily available yet.

"Diplodocus, can you get such a long and thin wire? Or steel wire?"

For this kind of thing, you have to ask Diplodocus.

"It's not easy to do. Have you forgotten what you did before? What kind of factory are we? How could the machinery factory not have this thing? Let's go, I'll get it for you."

Liang Long just did what he said. There were too many iron wires or steel wires like what Chen Huajiang said.

Some were no longer usable, and Liang Long brought them all over.

Chen Huajiang took out the pliers and cut them all to the same length. Now he still needs to sharpen one end.

In this way, it is more convenient when threading the meat skewers.

This was also easier to do. Chen Huajiang found an electric grinder and got it done quickly.

"What are you doing? Why can't we understand this?"

Liang Long asked as he worked.

It would be weird if they could understand. Chen Huajiang smiled and still said that they would know tomorrow night.

"Diplodocus, where can I weld things? Take me there."

After Chen Huajiang finished working on the iron pliers, he stood up.

Liang Long thought it was quite interesting, so he took Chen Huajiang there.

The master quickly welded a furnace according to Chen Huajiang's instructions.

It only costs two yuan in total, which is very cheap.

After getting it back, Chen Huajiang clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Tomorrow night, I will invite you to drink and eat meat here, and bring a few more people over to build up our momentum."

Diplodocus was very happy when he heard about drinking. He drank and gambled every day.

"Isn't it easy to bark? How many do you want?"

"Why do you need so many? Just the ones you usually play cards with."

Those who play cards spend a lot of money, so they should be fixed first, and they will inevitably take care of the business in the future.

"Okay, where do you get the wine?"

Diplodocus was aware of such a problem.

"I'm going to find a beer wholesaler tomorrow morning and bring back three boxes."

Chen Huajiang had already planned it in his heart.

After returning home, Lin Jiayin was also very surprised why there were so few people in the morning.

Chen Huajiang gave him a brief explanation, but he reassured Lin Jiayin that he would definitely make the deal.

After arriving at the snack bar in the morning, Chen Huajiang started making charcoal.

Anyway, cooking requires a fire, so I just use firewood.

In short, a lot of charcoal was made in the morning.

At noon, more people came to eat braised pork, and the sales were better than yesterday.

After selling out, Chen Huajiang went to the wholesale market and found a beer seller.

"Brother, how much does a box of your beer cost?"

"A box of 12 bottles, a total of one dollar and two."

That works out to [-] cents a bottle. Chen Huajiang used to go out to drink, and the retail price was around [-] cents.

"What if I want ten boxes?"

The young man at the door was stunned for a moment.

He has never met anyone who bought ten boxes at a time, only five boxes at most.

"Dad, someone wants ten cases of beer."

The young man shouted inside.

A middle-aged man in his 40s ran out from inside. When he heard that there were ten boxes, he piled them together with a smile on his face.

"How about I give you a dollar for ten boxes, one for each box?"

"Don't put it one piece at a time. One piece. Here are ten pieces. Put it on the cart for me."

Chen Huajiang neatly took out ten dollars and handed it to the middle-aged man.

"Okay, seeing as you buy so much, ten yuan is ten yuan!"

The boss had actually been secretly happy for a long time. If everyone was as generous as Chen Huajiang, he would not be far away from making a fortune.

Chen Huajiang pushed the cart back, and Daguang had already cut the mutton into small pieces as he said.

The two began to put on skewers, Chen Huajiang said with a smile: "Da Guang, do you know? Put this thing on the fire and roast it, sprinkle some cumin, add some salt and chili powder, it's quite delicious."

Da Guang hadn't eaten either, and he swallowed two mouthfuls of saliva after hearing what Chen Huajiang said.

However, he was also very puzzled, is there still such a way to eat it?
"Da Guang, go and fry some peanuts for us. Maybe we can sell them tonight!"

"Okay, Brother Jiang!"

A pound of mutton costs [-] skewers, and Chen Huajiang plans to sell it for [-] cents per skewer, or [-] yuan per pound.

That’s almost half the profit, similar to braised pork.

At around seven o'clock in the evening, Chen Huajiang put up the stove.

Liang Long came over with three or five of his poker buddies, and said generously: "Go ahead and drink. This shop belongs to Brother Jiang and I. We will bring more brothers here to take care of the business in the future."

Diplodocus is not good at other things, but this one is good.

"Brother Jiang, what are you doing? Why are you skewering the meat and grilling it?"

"Is this mutton? Doesn't it look delicious?"

"Is it ripe? Let me taste it for you first."

Several people who had never seen him came to the stove one after another.

"Let me tell you, this is called barbecue. Use the most primitive method to roast the most delicious meat."

In fact, Chen Huajiang has never learned to grill skewers. He only grills them occasionally when he goes out to play with his friends.

This kind of thing is the simplest.

"Brothers, come on, let's taste a bunch each and see if it's salty."

Chen Huajiang handed over the grilled mutton skewers.

A few people took it and put it in their mouths. After eating, they opened up a new world for them.

"This thing is really delicious when baked like this."

"Brother Jiang, you invented it yourself? How can you sell it?"

"If my buddies know about it, they will probably come every few days."

Everyone had a great time eating.

After eating, I still stared at the food that was not cooked on the stove.

"You open the wine, drink it first, and it will be fine soon."

"My mutton skewers cost [-] cents a skewer and beer [-] cents. I'm buying it for you tonight. Anyone who comes here from now on will pay the same price."

(End of this chapter)