Running with the ball in the lean years, the evil mother-in-law and the whole family regretted it

Chapter 18 Trading
The next morning, Bai Taotao got up early, washed up, packed the braised meat she made last night, put a basket on her back, got on the bullock cart and headed towards the county.

When she arrived in the county, she went to the same small noodle stall where she had eaten last time, and then ordered a bowl of boiled noodles. However, this time Baitaotao did not ask for eggs, but scooped a spoonful of braised noodles from a big wooden bucket. Went in and added a braised egg.

As soon as the thick cloth was lifted and the lid of the big wooden tube was opened, bursts of fragrance wafted out from inside.

There were still several customers eating noodles at the stall in the morning.

The customer opposite smelled the fragrance of Bai Taotao and looked at Bai Taotao's operation with a confused look on his face: "Madam, what did you add to the noodles? It smells so good."

Bai Taotao replied politely: "This is the braised food I made myself. It is perfect whether it is with wine or noodles. Madam, would you like to try it?"

As she said that, Bai Taotao scooped up two more pieces of pig intestines and braised soup with a spoon, and then put them in the bowl of the lady opposite, "If you add this braised soup to the white water, the noodle soup will also be very fragrant."

The other party didn't expect Bai Taotao to be so generous, so he happily thanked her: "Thank you, thank you. Madam, you are so polite."

Bai Taotao: "It's okay. Madam, please try it and see how it tastes."

Immediately, the aunt picked up a piece and started eating.

While eating, he nodded: "Yes, it's very fragrant, soft and tasty. But it doesn't look like meat. What do you use to make it?"

Bai Taotao smiled and said: "This is indeed not meat, but as for what it is made of, this is an exclusive secret recipe and it is not convenient to disclose."

Auntie: “Did you make this yourself and sell it?”

Bai Taotao nodded: "Yes, I want to sell some braised food to supplement household supplies."

After hearing this, everyone nodded and looked at Bai Taotao with admiration, but had no intention of buying it.

Bai Taotao didn't continue, but lowered his head and ate the noodles in his bowl.

When she finished eating and went to check out, the boss couldn't help but ask: "I just heard from the young lady that she was here to sell braised food. Has anyone already made a reservation for your braised food?"

Bai Taotao smiled and replied: "Not yet. Today is also the first day I've been here to sell. I'm going to go to the market to sell."

Boss: "Then how do you sell your braised food?"

Bai Taotao: "It costs six cents for a bowl. If you buy braised meat, you get soup for free. Boss, would you like to buy some to try? It's no worse than meat. It's great to add some to noodles or go with wine."

Bai Taotao said without forgetting to put down her backpack and scoop out a few pieces of marinated meat from the big wooden barrel for the boss to try.

The boss was not polite. He took a bowl and took the braised meat from Bai Taotao for him to try and started eating it directly.

He nodded while eating.

After eating, he had time to praise: "Well, this tastes really good."

After saying that, the lady who had just eaten the white peach braised food happened to come over to pay the bill, and then said: "Boss Zhu, actually you can buy some braised food from this lady and sell it at your little stall. The lady just gave it to me. Adding a bit of this marinated soup to the noodle soup really tastes better.”

After saying that, the aunt looked at Bai Taotao and asked: "Madam, I just heard you say that a bowl of this braised food costs six cents, right? Then you can give me a bowl, and I will take it home for my father to drink and eat."

"It's so cheap, so give me a bowl."

"I want a bowl too."

The following customers were so greedy at the aroma that they wafted out that they all wanted to buy a bowl to try the taste. It only cost 6 cents for a bowl.

"Okay." Bai Taotao said and prepared to serve braised food for everyone, but then she realized that no bowls were prepared.

Then he said sheepishly: "Look at my memory. I was in a hurry to go out and forgot to pick up the bowl."

At this moment, Boss Zhu from the small noodle stall said immediately: "I'm sorry, everyone, can you please wait a moment?"

After speaking, he looked at Bai Taotao and said, "Can this lady take a step to speak?" Bai Taotao nodded, and then the two of them went to the side to talk.

"Little lady, I want all this braised food, can it be cheaper?"

Bai Taotao thought for a while and replied: "This braised meat itself is sold very cheaply. It takes time and effort for me to process it and bring it all the way here. If Boss Zhu wants it...then I'll give it to you." A bowl of pennies, do you think that’s okay?”

After hearing this, Boss Zhu calculated it in his mind. If the cost of a bowl of five cents was divided into three parts and sold with noodles, it would still be affordable to sell it for three cents each. After all, there was still soup, so he would Can earn four cents.

It's not bad if you make a penny by selling the wheel bowl alone.

After calculating clearly, Boss Zhu nodded: "Okay, five cents is five cents. Can you still deliver the goods tomorrow? If so, come to my place first."

Bai Taotao thought for a while and replied: "In this case, I have to do some things in the county today, and I will come back to you when I return to the village. If your braised food sells well, I will come again tomorrow, so Is it done?"

Boss Zhu nodded.

Bai Taotao said again: "In addition, I also braised some eggs. As you know, eggs are also valuable things in themselves, so I am going to sell the braised eggs for three cents each. Boss Zhu will see if he wants to buy them too. Down."

Boss Zhu: "Then I can't sell it at your price."

Bai Taotao: "Not necessarily. Boss Zhu can sell it for two cents and half."

Hearing this, Boss Zhu nodded and said, "Okay, I'll take all of them today. Let's sell them and try them first. If not, I won't want these braised eggs tomorrow."

Bai Taotao nodded, the deal was concluded.

So the two of them returned to the stall, first serving braised food to the customers.

Some items here that need to be packaged in bowls require a deposit, and the deposit can be refunded after the bowl is returned.

People at this time are very simple, and there are very few people who return bowls randomly to cheat the deposit. Of course, even if there are a few other people, he can't cheat, because the bowls in each shop are individually marked.

After all the customers had bought and left, Boss Zhu and Bai Taotao began to calculate how much braised food was left.

There are many paintings of pigs entering the water, including pig lungs and other miscellaneous things.

Bai Taotao was packed in two wooden barrels. One barrel was placed in the backpack, and the other barrel was covered and brought over.

She estimated that it weighed sixty to seventy pounds, and then estimated that a bowl weighed almost one pound.

After final calculation, the two barrels of braised food totaled 19 bowls, plus the four bowls and braised eggs that had just been sold.

In this way, the money earned by Baitaotao from this trip was 402 Wen.

If this profitable business can bring in three to five hundred taels of silver every day, then you can have more than ten taels of silver a month.

After accepting the money, Bai Taotao pretended to ask accidentally: "Boss Zhu, you haven't finished the food you bought last time. Why don't I see you buying food today?"

Because he had business dealings with Bai Taotao, Boss Zhu was no longer so vigilant, so he smiled and said: "We have a rule that a stall does not trade every day, and usually only trades once or twice a month. Up. It’s only been a few days since the first transaction was completed, and the next transaction will be almost until the last day of the month.”

Bai Taotao nodded as if that was the case, and then asked: "Is this the case at every stall where there is business?"

"Not all, they are all sold separately. For example, I bought it last time, and next time it will be someone else's turn. They will sell a batch in three to five days." Boss Zhu replied.

Bai Taotao: "I see. Okay, then I'll go do some errands first, and I'll come back later before I go back to the village. I'll leave these two buckets here for you for now, and I'll come back to get them later."

After saying that, Bai Taotao left the noodle stall with the basket on her back.

(End of this chapter)