HBWnovel Chapter 36 Order 1 Jin of Pickles
Chapter 36 Order 1 Jin of Pickles
Since the restaurant has already bought the fish, it would be inappropriate to ask the owner to buy all of them.
The guy weighed the soft-shelled turtles, eels, river shrimps, crabs and so on.
The soft-shelled turtle weighed nearly 40 jin, and the largest one weighed more than 2 jin. The soft-shelled turtle was the most expensive, at 100 wen per jin, and it was sold for nearly 4 liang of silver.
There were sixty kilograms of eels, all of which were large eels weighing more than one kilogram with golden bellies. They were eighty cents per kilogram and sold for four ounces and eight cents.
There were 40 jin of river shrimps, 60 wen per jin, and I sold them for 2.24 liang.
There were more than fifty pounds of crabs, and they cost one hundred coins each, so I sold them for more than five ounces.
In total, he got sixteen taels of silver, but Tian Shounian didn't want the extra two hundred copper coins.
"Shopkeeper, this is our first time selling fish. We don't know how the market is for this fish. Could you please give us some advice?" Tian Shounian took the opportunity to ask.
Seeing that he was polite, the shopkeeper did not hide anything.
"If we buy fish like this, it would cost about eight cents per pound."
"But we bought a large quantity. If you sell it yourself, you can sell it for ten cents per pound."
He looked at the fish in the bucket again. Each one weighed more than one or two kilograms, was plump, and glowed with phosphorescence, looking fresh and full of vitality.
"You should be able to sell these for fifteen cents each."
The shopkeeper told Tian Shounian, "Brother Tian, if we have these fish in the future, our Anping Restaurant will accept them. Just send them to us."
"We want these fish too starting tomorrow."
Tian Shounian nodded repeatedly, smiling wider, "Okay, okay, thank you, shopkeeper."
Tian Youyou took advantage of the shopkeeper's good mood and said at the right time, "Uncle shopkeeper, my family has recently made a side dish. Do you want it?"
The shopkeeper looked at her and said in an unnaturally soft voice, "What kind of side dish is it?"
Tian Youyou took out the Jerusalem artichoke pickles that Jiang Xiuxiu had packed. The waiter was very observant and went back to get the chopsticks.
The shopkeeper picked up a piece of Jerusalem artichoke pickle and chewed it. It was very crispy and had a good taste.
After autumn and winter, there are not many vegetables, and most of the dishes in restaurants are meat, so they will provide a plate of side dishes to relieve the greasiness.
For a long time, pickled sunflowers were given as gifts.
The texture of sunflower is smooth and not easy to chew. To be honest, it is not very delicious.
But Tian Youyou’s pickles are different, they are crispy, sweet and delicious.
"What is this dish made of?" The shopkeeper looked at the Jerusalem artichoke slices from time to time, but couldn't figure out what it was.
Tian Youyou told him, "This thing is called ginger without spicy flavor."
In winter, pickled young ginger is also used as a side dish, but many people cannot accept the taste of ginger.
"The ginger is not spicy... not bad, delicious." The shopkeeper immediately expressed his opinion, "How much is this side dish?"
Tian Youyou has already settled the account.
Taking 100 kilograms of pickles as an example, 10 kilograms of salt, 2 kilograms of sugar, 10 kilograms each of garlic and chili, 10 kilograms each of onion and ginger, and some spices are needed.
Salt is the most expensive, 60 wen per pound, which costs 600 wen.
Sugar is cheaper and used in smaller quantities, costing only sixty cents.
Garlic and chili peppers cost two hundred wen.
Onions, ginger and spices cost about two hundred coins.
The total amount is about one or two taels of silver.
Add to that the cost of one hundred kilograms of Jerusalem artichokes, and the cost of manual digging, cleaning, pickling and waiting time.
The total cost was less than two taels of silver.
"Fifty cents a pound." Tian Youyou quoted the price
In this way, one can earn more than three taels of silver for every hundred kilograms of pickles.
The shopkeeper laughed, and looked at Tian Youyou with a loving look in his eyes, "Little girl, is this your first time doing pickle business?"
Tian Youyou nodded awkwardly. Could it be that the price she quoted was too high?
"After autumn and winter, ordinary pickles are sold at eighty cents a pound, but you only sell them at fifty cents."
"hehe."
"Well, I will also buy your pickles for 80 cents per pound, but the taste must be guaranteed and the salt must be sufficient."
Ordinary people are reluctant to use salt in the pickles they eat at home, so the taste is not very good and they easily become sour and moldy.
But if you want to sell it in a restaurant, you have to add enough salt.
If you use more salt, the price will naturally be higher.
"Okay, no problem." Tian Youyou agreed immediately.
If the price is 80 wen per catty, it’s okay to add a few more catties of salt for every 100 catties.
"Then I want 100 kilograms first. When can it be delivered?"
"Fifteen days."
"Okay." The shopkeeper waved his hand, "Hey, give me two taels of silver as a deposit."
"Thank you, shopkeeper." Tian Shounian thanked again.
Tian Youyou took out another Jerusalem artichoke flower and said, "Thank you, shopkeeper. Here is a tube of flower tea for you."
"Oh?" The shopkeeper took it, opened it and sniffed it, "What kind of flower is this? It smells sweet..."
A bit familiar...
"It's not a precious flower, please don't despise it, shopkeeper."
"You are too serious, little girl."
After some shirking of responsibility, everyone said goodbye to the shopkeeper.
"Where can we sell the remaining fish?" Tian Youyou asked.
She had not been to the county town very often and didn't know where to set up a stall.
"Let's go to the market." Tian Shounian knew, "Although today is not the market day, we can still set up some stalls around."
"The government doesn't care?" Tian Youyou asked.
The markets were all managed by the government, and villagers from various villages under its jurisdiction who came to sell things had to pay a "management fee" of two cents.
"I don't know. Let's go and have a look." Tian Shounian had never come to the county to sell anything.
In the past, whenever there was any grain or vegetables in the family that could be sold in the county, it would be Tian Shoucun and Tian Shouquan who would come.
Pushing a cart that made a clanging sound, a group of people came to the market.
The golden cat was still standing on the cart, and the people walking around it had no effect on it.
Tian Youyou couldn't help but reach out and tease its chin.
The golden cat raised its chin and closed its eyes in enjoyment.
"With so many people around, aren't you afraid?" Tian Youyou asked.
The golden cat opened one eye, glanced at the moving crowd, raised one paw, stretched out its sharp claw, and said disdainfully, "Them? Humph, I can knock down five of them with one claw."
It's not that it is arrogant, but it has the ability to do so.
When Xiao Yao saw the golden cat stretching out its claws, he thought it was going to hurt someone, and he panicked and reached out to pull Tian Youyou.
Tian Youyou was caught off guard and stumbled into him.
"Are you okay?" they both asked in unison.
Xiao Yao was afraid that she would be hurt by the golden cat, and Tian Youyou was afraid that he would be hurt by himself.
"I'm fine."
The golden cat looked confused. What was going on?
"Xiao Jinzi is the cat I raise. It won't hurt me." Tian Youyou understood Xiao Yao's worry.
"But you, I didn't hurt you, did I?"
She had hit him pretty hard just now. She could even feel the bones in his body. It was really hard.
And...what happened just now also made Tian Youyou realize that Xiao Yao is...quite tall.
Before, because his focus was on his weak physique, he never paid attention to it.
He is probably about 1.88 meters tall, but he is too thin, with a skeleton all over his body.
Thinking of her promise to Uncle Fang, to raise Xiao Yao into a plump and white boy...
A long way to go!