Merchant ships usually pack room and board, but the food is not good, they are all naan and the like. The weather has been abnormal recently, and there is such a heavy snow in the early winter of Ming and Ming, and the merchant ships have to dock at the pier, but there is no food on board. The owner will give each person 20 cents a day of food money, keep the excess, and make up for it if it’s not enough.

This merchant ship is the most economical on pilings and black eggs. often go to eat the vegetarian wontons on the dock stalls, or buy two steamed buns and vegetarian buns to deal with.

Unlike them, they can go to a nearby restaurant for a meal every day, and they don’t go with them. In fact, if a few people go together, each person can have wine and meat for a few tens of pennies. Therefore, these people on the boat did not deal with the black eggs, and they felt that the two of them were dead, and they were so harsh on what they were doing.

After a few people got off the boat, the smell of the Roujiamo that Zhuangzi Black Egg ate became more intense, and it was purely meaty. No, it was more fragrant than any meat they had ever eaten.

They also saw the little lady in the mouth of Zhuangzi Heidan at a glance, her face was red and red, she was thin, and beside her was a man who looked like the kind of noble man they saw in the capital, with a face as white as jade, handsome and noble. Several people originally planned to go to the nearby restaurant to eat Chaoshi, but the smell was so greedy, and their feet involuntarily walked towards the little lady's stall as if they had taken root.

Everyone has come, and a few people can only ask, "Little lady, how delicious is the pork bun made from your pig's water? How much is it?"

Xu Qinyu smiled and said, "Eight pennies for one, the cakes are big and the dishes are full, and the taste is good. A few guests should come and try it first."

Just now, Zhuangzi Black Egg did not tell the price of the pork buns made from the water. They thought it was cheap pork buns, so the pork buns were sold cheaply, and the cheap food bought by Zhuangzi Black Egg deliberately pretended to be delicious.

Now that I hear the price, I'm a little surprised.

Zhuangzi and black eggs are stingy when it comes to eating, and it is absolutely impossible to spend eight pennies on a pork bun that tastes bad.

Furthermore, the scent cannot fool anyone.

One of them couldn't stand the smell and said, "Little lady, give me a pork bun."

Xu Qinyu smiled and said, "This is Roujiamo."

"Okay, give me a Roujiamo, if it's not delicious, don't blame me for being rude, little lady."

After the man finished speaking, he felt that the cold man beside the little lady gave them a blank look. They had counted the days of licking blood with a knife. When the cold man looked at him like this, he felt a little fear subconsciously.

Xu Qinyu smiled and said, "If it doesn't taste good, I can give you the money back."

She quickly made a Roujiamo, wrapped it in greased paper and handed it to this person.

This person took the Roujiamo, took a bite, and his expression was similar to that of a pile and a black egg. He stared wide-eyed, and without saying a word, he ate the Roujiamo in three or four mouthfuls. After eating, he wiped his mouth. Said: "Little lady, give me two, no, give me three more!" If you want to eat, eat your fill.

When others saw it, they couldn't help but ask, "Lao Qi, how delicious is this pig's water?"

Lao Qi nodded, "It's delicious, it's even better than the braised pork in the most famous braised pork stall in the capital. This braised pork sausage has no fishy smell at all, it smells a little bit, but it is very, very fragrant and chewy. Strong, oily but not greasy, I don't know how to tell you, anyway, it's better than any food I've ever eaten, and I want to eat it. The buns are much cheaper.”

"It's so delicious? But after all, it's not worth eight cents if you add a fried egg to it."

Most of them come from poor families, know the price of goods, and know that when pigs are cheap, they only pay a penny a pound. This means that there is no cost, that is, the noodles and eggs cost a little bit, and the other two dishes are also cheap.

Xu Qinyu said with a smile: "Several little brothers, I'll tell you the truth, I don't make much money from this roujiamo, but this pot of stewed soup has spices added, otherwise you think how such a stench is made of water. Delicious taste."

"spices?"

For the first time, they knew that spices could also be added to dishes as seasonings.

If it's really spice, it's not expensive, because spice is really expensive.

"Little lady, give me a first too." The others were also greedy for Lao Qi's food, and decided to give it a try regardless.

Xu Qinyu said no more, and concentrated on cutting the fat sausage as a side dish.

Soon, the four Roujiamos were ready and handed to the guests, and the person who asked for one Roujiamo immediately took a big bite, his eyes widened, "Well, it's delicious, it's delicious, the little lady also Give me three more!"

The tongue can not deceive people, delicious is delicious.

When others heard it, they knew that it should be really delicious.

They all immediately asked for a taste.

After tasting it, it was exactly the same as the previous two partners, and immediately added two or three more, and some had a bigger appetite, and ordered five more. The group of them bought a total of twenty-one roujiamo.

When they returned to the boat, they still held the Rougamo in their hands, and their mouths were bulging.

Zhuangzi and Heidan's Roujiamo had already been eaten, and they were sitting there savoring the taste of Roujiamo.

Seeing the Roujiamo in these people's hands, the two grinned.

The few people scratched their heads in embarrassment, and then began to lobby other people on the merchant ship how delicious the Roujiamo was.

Some people even reluctantly offered a bite to their brother who played well, and the brother got off the boat without saying a word, and went to buy it.

After going back and forth like this, it didn't take long for Xu Qinyu's Roujiamo to be sold out.

The portion she made was just right, there was nothing left, not even the soup base of the stewed soup, which was poured into the meat buns as toppings.

She is not an old stew that specializes in making stewed meat, and the recipe of the old stew is different. That kind of soup is basically inedible, and the old stew can be reused all the time. There are not many spices. In order to save spices, she always frys the spices and grinds them into powder, so that only a small amount can produce flavor. Although she bought spices for several taels of silver, these spices are enough for her to use more than two What about the month?

This time prepared fifty-five Roujiamo, the family and the Xia family ate eleven, and there were forty-four left, which were all sold to the merchant ship. Some people bought them from friends before they bought them. After tasting it, she was so amazed that she was so greedy that she asked Xu Qinyu if she couldn't come to sell at night, and asked her to prepare more.

Xu Qinyu shook her head, "I don't plan to do this tonight."

She wants to do something else at night and has some plans of her own.

The man from the merchant ship was very sorry, and asked again, "Is the little lady going to the stall tomorrow morning?"

"Naturally." Xu Qinyu said with a smile, "I'll be selling court food recently."

Everyone was relieved to hear that the little lady would come back tomorrow.

The people on the other two official ships saw them robbing the meat buns here, and heard that they were made from pigs, they all dismissed them and laughed at the people on these merchant ships for not eating good food.

The people on the official ship are all official errands, and they still transport iron ore and coal mines. There is a lot of oil and water, and there is no shortage of food or drink. Even if they are sealed here in the canal, they still go to the better restaurants on the East Street and West Street to eat and drink every day. You won't even take a second look at the stalls on the side of the pier.

...

After the items were sold out, the two planned to return to Osmanthus Fragrance. When they left, Pei Weixuan glanced at the two official ships with a slightly cold gaze.

Xu Qinyu and Pei Weixuan pushed the cart back, passing by the small market on the South Street, she planned to buy something to go back.

There are quite a lot of small markets like this in the town, and they are all in wider alleys. Most of them sell vegetables, and there are not many stalls. There are only a dozen or so. It is too cold, and there are only four stalls selling vegetables. There are five.

The ingredients for making Roujiamo tomorrow are indispensable, so went to buy water from the butcher's house again.

The butcher obviously still remembered Xu Qinyu. There are not many people on South Street who can buy a few catties of pork ribs and pork belly at one go. Knowing that Xu Qinyu still bought pigs, he gave her the same price as the previous 30 Wen. It was less than two cents a catty, so Xu Qinyu made an appointment with the butcher to continue buying at this time tomorrow, and said that she would come to buy every day in the future.

The butcher is very happy. Although these offals are priced at two cents per catty, in fact, no one is willing to buy them for a penny per catty, and most of the time they cannot be sold.

Although it was sold for just over a penny now, it still made a little profit.

After buying the fish, Xu Qinyu saw a fish stall in front of them. They were all grass carp, each weighing about two to three catties, and there were about a dozen of them.

The fish seller was an old man in his fifties with some white hair. He squatted there, his face was a little stiff from the cold, and he kept rubbing his hands, staring at the passing customers.

Seeing this, Xu Qinyu stopped and asked the price of the fish.

As soon as the old man heard someone ask the price, he immediately said, "If the little lady wants it, one penny per pound."

The price of fish was low, and the weather was cold, so no one wanted to eat it. He set up a stall all morning, and he didn't sell a single fish.

Xu Qinyu said: "Okay, weigh them all to me."

These fish are quite fresh, although they are not alive and kicking, they just died this morning.

Hearing that the little lady in front of me wanted all of it, the old man was stunned, "Do you want all the little lady?"

Xu Qinyu nodded, "If there are still fish in the old uncle's house, they can all be delivered here at this time tomorrow morning, and I will continue to ask for them tomorrow."

The old man was shocked. He didn't expect that someone would actually buy so many fish, so he nodded immediately, "Okay, little lady, don't worry, I'll be back tomorrow."

These fish totaled 40 catties and 18 pieces. All of them were placed in wooden tubs by two people and stuffed under the cart. In the end, they paid the old man 40 pennies.

I bought a lot of radish, cabbage and eggs before, so don't need to buy them for now.

Back at Osmanthus Lane, the snow was a little smaller.

Xu Qinyu was a little worried, and always felt that the weather was abnormally severe.

It's still early winter, how come it snows so much, but don't let any disaster happen.

If there had been a natural disaster in ancient times, it would have been horrific.

Wen's was not at home, and Pei Jianing stayed in the main room with her two children. She was teaching Feng Ge'er and Sister Qian to read.

Xu Qinyu asked, "Ning Jie'er, where is my mother?"

Pei Jianing wobbled, "Mother said she went to the east and west of the city to find out if there was a job of starching laundry, or even an embroidery workshop."

Xu Qinyu didn't say anything. She didn't support Mr. Wen to starch laundry and make embroidery for people. Mrs. Wen died of her eldest son, grandson and daughter-in-law. She washed her face with tears almost every day on the way to exile. Embroidery was a job that hurt her eyes. The second time she saw Mr. Wen looking at things close to him, if he went to embroidery again, would he need his eyes?

There is also starching laundry, which is the dirtiest and most tiring job. If it wasn't for the fact that the family couldn't open the pot and was about to starve to death, most people would not go to starch and wash the laundry.

Wen has to clean the house every day, and also helps to clean the kitchen utensils and wash the clothes of the whole family.

She felt that the Wen family was better at home, and if she really wanted to find some work, she could find something easier.

Forget it, will talk to her when Mrs Wen comes back.

It's only noon.

Xu Qinyu did not delay, and began to pick up the bought herring by the well.

Pei Weixuan also went over to help. There was only one kitchen knife, and it was Xu Qinyu who reused it. He picked up a few thin tiles and began to help scrape the fish scales.

Xu Qinyu turned back and shouted, "Ning Jie'er, you also come to help."

Pei Jianing hesitated, "Fourth sister-in-law, but I won't."

"It's okay, I'll teach you."

Pei Jianing bit her lip and instructed Brother Feng and Sister Qian to stay in the main room and not move, and she went over to the well.

Xu Qinyu picked up a tile and handed it to her, "Just help me scrape the scales, grab the tail, and start scraping from the tail to the head."

Pei Jianing had to try it, and after a while, she realized that the job was not difficult.

Xu Qinyu was planning to sell these fish in Osmanthus Lane after being braised. Those skinny and small children are pitiful.

So she didn't plan to sell these fish very expensive. A piece of about two catties is five cents, and a piece of about three catties is eight cents. Earning is still profitable, but certainly not much.

And it can attract customers, don't underestimate low-income customers, if it is done well, it is also an industrial chain.

Furthermore, it is also very important to have good neighbor relations.

After all the fish was cleaned, cut a flower knife, touch a little salt and ginger slices and marinate a little.

The pot is a bit small, and it is made in three pots.

When make money later, will buy a big iron pot.

...

It was not even before the evening meal, and there was a burst of aroma in the Osmanthus Alley, which made every household a little worried, and it was not that they thought they were making delicious food all day long, but they were so greedy all day, and the adults could bear it. The children couldn't help it. At this moment, the children started to make trouble with them again.

Just when everyone was about to coax their children, a little lady's voice came from the alley, "The delicious and cheap braised herring, the small one is five cents, the big one is eight cents, the quantity is limited, the price is affordable, first. Buy it first, and it’s gone when it’s sold out.”