【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

Chapter 124 The Impoverished Mother-in-Law in the Period Literature 4

Wang Lili accepted it naturally, put the money in her pocket, and pulled her mother to act coquettishly, "Mom, I don't want to eat yellow croaker, I want to eat sea cucumber and abalone. Do you have Buddha Jumps Over the Wall? And the stir-fried squid you made, I haven't eaten it for a long time."

"It has been stewed a long time ago and can be eaten at noon. Can you stay at home for a few days this time? Our house has two floors. Your room is on the second floor, and we have a separate bathroom for you." Li Xiufen said mysteriously.

"real or fake?"

"Of course it's true. Come upstairs with me."

Li Xiufen opened the door to the room for her daughter. The room was bright and clean. "This bed is a two-meter by two-meter solid wood bed. It will be large enough for you and the children to stay here. The wardrobe is the latest European style. Look at this dressing table. It's your favorite pink one."

Wang Lili was shocked. "This room is too bright!"

"How is it? Are you excited?" Li Xiufen hugged her daughter.

"I'll come back and live here after the autumn harvest. For now, let's forget about it this year. This house doesn't have a warm kang." Wang Lili was very tempted.

"Okay, the house is reserved for you. Let's go downstairs to eat. Your sister-in-law has prepared more than ten dishes. I'll make you some squid."

……

"Second sister-in-law's family is indeed rich. I heard they are planning to buy a bigger ship next year."

Zhou Ran was extremely envious. A big ship costs more than 10,000 yuan, and some can even reach 20,000 yuan. When will he be able to buy one for his family?

This is normal. After the reform and opening up, the brave fishermen on the coast borrowed money to buy boats and go out to sea. The Wang family is one of them. They make a lot of money every year. After a few years, it is about time for them to upgrade their weapons.

If nothing had happened to the Zhou family's man, their family might be richer than the Wang family.

Yun Xi nodded. "If your family works hard, they'll be able to buy a boat in no time. Even though going out to sea is dangerous these days, it does make money."

"There's a kindergarten in the village. I'm planning to send my two little ones there. My mother-in-law and I can raise more chickens next year when we have some free time. We can save up in two years and buy a small boat."

At the dinner table, Zhou Ran chattered about the family's plans. She was particularly relaxed in front of her mother. As for her son-in-law, he was quite silent. Apart from cooking and holding the child, he didn't say much.

"Raising chickens is good. Clean frequently and pay attention to hygiene. Sprinkle some lime powder for disinfection when it rains. Generally, there will be no problem. But you still need to pay attention to chicken plague and other things." Yun Xi nodded. Her son-in-law's cooking skills were surprisingly good.

Zhou Ran nodded. "Yeah, we don't know how to raise other animals, but we do know how to raise pigs, but it's too troublesome."

The family stayed until the evening. The son-in-law helped to mend the door, and the daughter helped her wash clothes and shoes before leaving. They were a very filial couple.

Zhao Guohong, who was staying at her neighbor's house, breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her sister-in-law leave. She returned the money and went home happily.

"Mom, I'm back."

Yun Xi looked at her eldest daughter-in-law and learned about her situation from the system. She felt sorry for her. "You're back. Are you hungry? There are red bean buns and a bowl of dried abalone stewed with vermicelli in the pot. You haven't touched them yet. Do you want to eat?"

"eat!"

Zhao Guohong grinned. She really didn't eat enough at her mother's house. The main reason was that her sister-in-law and mother were always saying unpleasant things, which made her feel sick.

The second daughter-in-law came back with the children after dark. She had lunch and dinner and brought back a lot of things in big and small bags.

Yun Xi asked what they wanted to eat, and several children chattered and listed the dishes.

"Buddha jumps over the wall!"

“Steamed sea urchin!

"Big lobster!"

"Big crab!"

"Big fish!"

"mutton!"

"beef!"

"pork!"

"squid!"

……

Yun Xi was drooling at the mention of this.

"Okay, okay, I got it. Go wash up and go to bed."

From the New Year's Eve break to the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, two nephews from Yunxi's maternal side came to give gifts. Her eldest brother and sister-in-law were more than ten years older than Yunxi and had passed away. The two nephews had separated from their families, so each family sent their own gifts. On the Zhou family's side, the two nieces who married out of the eldest wife also sent two gifts.

It's all about respecting elders. As long as Yun Xi is still alive, they have to give gifts. There is no question of whether it's a loss or not. Yun Xi treated them with the best food.

After resting until the tenth day of the first lunar month, Zhao Guohong could no longer rest and went to hang around Yun Xi every day.

"Okay, okay, I know you're anxious to make money."

After careful consideration, Yun Xi thought of countless ways to make money. After all, there was gold everywhere at that time, and even if you engaged in planting and breeding, you could make a lot of money. The key was to be diligent.

In the end, Yun Xi decided to sell braised meat and dishes, mainly because the cost was low and Fugu Township was relatively prosperous. Many people bought and sold seafood, which drove the development of the city. The consumption power was sufficient, and the city would become more and more prosperous in the future.

"Braised meat and vegetables?" Wang Lili was surprised. "Do we have a recipe for this?"

"Of course not, but I, your mother, have a good tongue and can taste what seasoning there is. You will know if you try it." Yun Xi pointed to her mouth.

This is true, the original body has a very sensitive sense of taste.

Zhao Guohong said frankly, "Let's give it a try. If it doesn't work, we still have land. At least we won't starve to death."

After the Chinese New Year, I had 1,000 yuan left, 800 yuan for reserve, and only 200 yuan for starting capital.

Yun Xi went to the countryside and spent ten yuan to buy various spices and pork. She planned to make a five-spice braised dish.

5 grams of star anise, 30 grams of galangal, 2 grams of angelica, 3 grams of white cardamom, 2 grams of fennel, 2 pieces of cardamom, 8 grams of cinnamon, 6 grams of galangal, 3 pieces of cloves, and 2 grams of bay leaves.

This was the recipe given by the system. Yun Xi didn't want to waste the ingredients, so she just followed it. She used rock sugar to make the sugar color, added pork bone soup and spices, and finally put the pork marinated with green onions, ginger and garlic into the pot, added some rice wine and cooked it. After cooking for an hour, she changed to simmering on low heat to make sure it was well-seasoned.

Yun Xi asked her eldest granddaughter to take out a pen and paper, wrote down the recipe, and began to write down the things that could be braised, while asking her daughters-in-law about the lowest price she could get if she wholesaled.

Wang Lili understands a little, but Zhao Guohong understands nothing at all.

"Mom, set a price. I'll go from store to store and bargain to see how much I can get it down to. If you buy a lot, the price will definitely go down." Wang Lili promised.

"Okay, I'll write down my price range first, and you can make a corrected version later."

After the braised meat became a great success, Wang Lili actively looked after the supply issues. Some of the supplies were in her own village, and some were in other villages. After running around for a few days, she handed Yun Xi a price list.

Let's temporarily decide on these dishes. Yun Xi will write and draw, and add the prices on them.

Pork: Pork fat 1.6 yuan per pound, pork belly 1.5 yuan per pound, lean meat 1.4 yuan per pound, and pork bones 1 cent each.

The buns are made from oil residue. In the countryside, vegetable buns are sold for 10 cents each, and meat buns are sold for 15 cents each. The bigger oil residue buns I make at home are also sold for 15 cents each.

As for braised meat, pork belly is 5 yuan per catty, and lean meat is 4.8 yuan per catty.

Pig heads, offal, tails, ears, trotters and heads are 6 cents per pound, and they are braised and sold for 3 yuan per pound.

Chicken is 1 yuan per pound, duck is 1.3 yuan per pound, and the unified price is 4 yuan per pound.