Chapter 082 Getting Better and Better

  This meat business is great, just stand there and sell it, basically nothing to do, what a good deal, suddenly they all stared at Shen Sisi excitedly.

  Shen Sisi narrowed her eyes and stared at these little guys, thinking to herself that she could see who had the talent for sales later on. After cultivating them a bit, when business got bigger, they would each have their own uses.

  "Tuniao, when are you going to use us?!" Er Gouzi excitedly leaned in closer to Shen Sisi. The sooner the better, the more days of work they could get paid for, how could he not be excited?!

  "Don't worry, let's go into town tomorrow and take a look at the situation before deciding..." Shen Sisi was very calm.

  Two dogs heard the smell of braised meat and couldn't bear to leave, even if they couldn't eat it, just looking at it was good. From then on, they specialized in selling this dish.

  So, one by one sniffing their noses, very excited, that fragrance can linger for three days.

  Shen Sisi ignored them and continued to watch the braised meat, checking if the flavors had penetrated. When she could poke it with chopsticks, she let Da Bao adjust the small flame to slowly simmer it. The longer it was braised, the more flavorful it became. Since it wasn't too cold outside, she was afraid that taking it out would cause it to spoil, so she simply left it in the pot...

  Two dogs followed closely, watching Shen Sisi come in and also follow in. They had to take a look at the so-called braised meat, they were only willing to do business with them afterwards. After all, this was their future money-making business. When Shen Sisi opened the pot, they looked at the crystal-clear meat that exuded a fragrant aroma, their noses hurt from smelling it. Especially the sauce fragrance on the braised meat, it was truly exceptional.

  They swallowed their saliva, and their eyeballs almost fell into the pot, "...... This is braised meat, Tuniu, how much are you going to sell a catty for?!"

  Shen Sisi narrowed her eyes, covered the pot, and cut off their line of sight, smiling: "One catty for forty cents..."

  "What? 40 cents?! " Er Gouzi was shocked and said, "Can it be sold?! The most expensive meat is only 20 cents, who would buy it for 40 cents?"

  Shen Sisi smiled lightly and said: "Earlier, I sold chestnuts for five cents, didn't you say they wouldn't sell either?!"

  The two dogs didn't make a sound anymore, but they still had no confidence in their hearts and were worried.

  "If it can't be sold and you won't lose any money, what are you worried about?!" Shen Sisi said to him in a speechless tone.

  "If you sell less, you'll lose a penny. What if it doesn't sell well?!" Er Gouzi muttered to himself in discontent. Shen Sisi was too lazy to bother with him, but still said: "Although I bought this meat cheaply, isn't sauce money? Isn't salt money? Aren't spices money? Do you know how expensive spices are?! And doesn't firewood cost money? Isn't labor money?! Selling for 40 cents is already a bargain. If it were to be sold at a restaurant, one catty would have to sell for over 100 cents..."

  "Ah......" Er Gouzi exclaimed in surprise: "One hundred coins?!"

  Shen Sisi rolled her eyes and said, "You're ignorant, you'll know when you go to the city later. There are many invisible local tyrants who can't bear to spend a few dollars on fresh food. Moreover, my braised meat is one of a kind, only available in this house, no branches..."

  The two dogs were completely speechless with shock. Thinking of the meat that cost one hundred coins per catty, they swallowed their saliva. Rich people, they really spare no expense...

  In the village, people wouldn't even mention eating meat, buying a few pieces of pork offal for a few cents was also very reluctant, let alone meat. It's really true that you can't compare people, just like them and Tuniang, how come they are so different? Tuniang is also an ordinary child, but why does she have so many ideas to make money in her mind, and she actually made money, not at all like nonsense...

  After being stunned for half a day, Er Gouzi worshiped and said: "Tuniu, you're really awesome! How do you understand everything? You can do anything!"

  Shen Sisi rolled her eyes, "You country bumpkins are no match for me, a seasoned traveler. Go back home now, I'll go to the city tomorrow to scope out the situation and figure out how to expand our business. You can wait at home for news..."

  The two dogs were reluctant to leave, Shen Sisi chased them back. Several half-grown kids blocked the entrance of their house, drooling, which was really depressing.

  The sun sets in the west, Zhong Gensheng returns with a bow and brings back five wild chickens and three rabbits. Shen Sisi takes one look and her eyes light up, staring greedily at the chicken meat...

  She smiled and came up, saying: "Dad, today was quite a harvest."

  "Yes, autumn has arrived, and many small animals have come out now. However, they don't enter the deep mountains, and there are no large prey yet. I've only caught a few of these..." Zhong Gensheng said with a smile.

  "Dad, send two wild chickens and two rabbits to the Li family's house, and another portion to Lai Tou's house. Let's consider it as returning a favor. Keep a big wild chicken at home for dinner tonight..." Shen Sisi smiled and said: "I haven't had braised chicken in a long time, I want to eat chicken legs..."

  Zhong Gen's heart ached as he gently patted her little head and said: "Alright, I'll listen to you, tonight the two chicken legs are all yours..."

  Shen Sisi nodded bluntly, her eyes fixed on the largest rooster, its plumage was truly beautiful, anyway it grew extremely large, not worried that there wouldn't be enough to go around at home, anyway she was the smallest one, eating two chicken legs wasn't a big deal, she hadn't eaten chicken legs for a very long time...

  Sorrow.

  Zhong Gensheng took two portions of chicken and rabbit out the door, one was sent to Li Zheng's home, and the other was given to Lai Tou. On his way back, he was still holding a portion of herbal medicine, smiling: "Lai Tou gave me snake medicine, saying that if I grind it up and go up the mountain, in case I get bitten by a snake, applying it can detoxify...it's a good thing..."

  As he spoke, he had already entered the kitchen to find a stone mill to grind it.

  Shen Sisi was thinking about the big rooster, and she asked He Ashu to help her kill it. Then she asked Da Bao to pluck all its feathers. The feathers were delicate and beautiful, with a variety of colors, looking very good. Shen Sisi then asked Da Bao to make a ball out of them. In winter, they could kick the ball around in the courtyard to exercise and keep fit. The remaining feathers were collected and put away.

  "Tuniang, how is this chicken cooked?! Do you want it braised?!" He Qiaoxiu asked.

  "No, mom, I'll do it... " Shen Sisi took over the already prepared chicken and smiled: "Mine tastes better..."

  He Axiu nodded and said: "This chicken has a lot of portions. If you can't finish it, I'll help you..."

  "It's okay, mom. When I was stir-frying chestnuts, I also scooped up a lot of them, and my strength is quite good..." Shen Si said with a smile.

  He Axiu lovingly patted her head, didn't say anything and left on her own. Actually, if it were in the past, their family would absolutely not bear to waste this chicken. Even if sometimes the chicken had been dead for a long time and couldn't be sold at a good price, He Axiu would still marinate it, dry it in the sun and preserve it so they could eat it for several meals. It's not like now when one whole chicken is completely burned.

  Just as things were getting a little better at home, He Qiu thought it was time to stop making her child suffer and didn't say anything.

  Daba is burning fire at the bottom, Shen Sisi adds oil to burst fragrance, then pours in chicken meat and stir-fries until yellow. Then she adds Shaoxing wine, vinegar, soy sauce, a bit of ginger and garlic, some chili peppers, and water, simmering on low heat until it's cooked through. This chicken is quite old, so it needs to be stewed for a long time to taste good. Until the soup is almost dry, Shen Sisi adds scallions and salt, then serves it up. The aroma of this dish wafts into the courtyard, making everyone in the house drool...

  "Today's chicken is really delicious..." San Bao licked his tongue and stopped reading, focusing on waiting for dinner.

  Zhong Gen Sheng saw the child like this and stopped grinding the medicine. He put it aside and said, "Let's eat first today, we'll do things after eating..."

  Several children rushed to the small table, sat up straight and looked at Shen Sisi as she brought out large plates of chicken, braised pork belly, and dipping sauce. Their mouths began to water. Along with the bone soup from lunch that hadn't been finished, some flatbread, and a bit of porridge...

  The second treasure was sent by the big treasure to the village head to buy two catties of wine and put it on the table. Zhong Gensheng smiled with narrowed eyes, saying: "This dish is really like New Year's..."

  "Dad, have a drink, this was bought with the private money of Da Bao and his wife..." He Axiu smiled: "It's also a bit of filial piety from the children..."

  "Good, good, good..." Honest Zhong Gensheng couldn't say anything moving, he could only keep saying "good".

  Two chicken legs naturally went into Shen Sisi's bowl, and the three brothers couldn't compete with her for them. The couple wouldn't snatch chicken legs from their children either. So it was only natural that she ate two chicken legs. Shen Sisi handed one wing to Er Bao and one to San Bao, saying: "Study hard, and you'll become a scholar in the future..."

  "Hmm..." The two of them smiled sweetly at her and opened their small mouths to start nibbling.

  Shen Sisi raised her eyes and saw that Da Bao was staring at him with a sullen expression. She smiled and said, "Da Bao, you may not be able to pass the imperial examination, but in the future, learning accounting and becoming an accountant or shopkeeper is no problem..." Shen Sisi decided to cultivate him into a shrewd businessman, but didn't know if Da Bao had this potential. However, for now, Da Bao's honest appearance was very deceiving.

  The couple's eyes lit up and said: "Really?! Being an accountant is great, after all it's better than farming..."

  Shen Sisi smiled and said, "Yes, but Dabao still follows us to sell braised meat... Let's start with small business first." She didn't dare to say that she came to teach herself, fearing that the couple would suspect something, nor did she explain.

  "Right, right, let's start with small accounts first, and then it will be easier to learn the big ones later..." Zhong Gensheng nodded repeatedly.

  "Father, mother, from now on, let the second and third treasures do less household chores. First, they should focus on learning to read and write. Once our family's affairs are in order, we will also send the second and third treasures to private school..."

  "We're all listening to you..." He Axiu sighed, "I never thought that our family would produce a scholar, let alone two. It's truly a blessing from our ancestors...". She was almost in tears as she spoke.

  Shen Sisi hastily wrapped up some chicken and handed it over, saying: "Mother, eat. From now on, our family will get better and better..."