Not far from the stall selling shark fin is a stall selling pork, a meat case that is not big or small, behind it is a shelf fixed with a wooden pillar of one meter six or seven long, on the shelf hangs a fan of pork of different sizes, and there are two pig's heads on the shiny meat case.

There is a wooden rectangular meat stall signboard hanging on the wooden pillar, and the four big characters of "Zhang Fei Meat Shop" are written on it, and the simple and atmospheric seal book is from the hand of a famous artist at a glance, which immediately attracted Zhu Ping'an's attention.

This signboard is passed down from his ancestors, and now it is the third generation, it is said that his ancestors hit the luck, an official forgot to bring money when buying meat, and used the word to offset the meat money, and gave his ancestors this signboard.

"Fat and thin, healthy and long-lived." "Lean meat stir-fry, husband and wife love." "Bone soup, good health......"

Behind the meat case stood a shirtless butcher, looking like a standard ancient butcher, with a fat head, big ears and a beard, a towel on his shoulder, and a meat knife in his left and right hands, one was a sharp knife for boning, and the other was a thick knife for chopping meat.

"Zhang Tu, bring me three catties of pork belly, wrap it in lotus leaves, today is my father-in-law's birthday, I want to take it back to visit my relatives." A man in his forties came to the meat stall with two fish and said to Butcher Zhang.

Zhang Fei Butcher's Shop...... It turned out that the boss was really surnamed Zhang, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but smile when he heard this, and stopped and stood in front of the butcher shop.

"Hehe, okay. Brother Liu often comes to take care of my business, and now I Lao Zhang will cut you two taels more, which can be regarded as my heart. Zhang Butcher replied, talking to the man surnamed Liu with a smile, while his hands kept moving, and he cut a piece of pork belly with a knife.

After cutting, Zhang Butcher hooked the meat with a scale, and weighed the front sight of three catties and two taels, no more or less, just right.

Then he skillfully wrapped it with lotus leaves, tied it up with fine hemp rope, and handed it to the man surnamed Liu.

"Then I'll thank Zhang Tu for my father-in-law, and I'll come to you next time I buy meat." The man surnamed Liu took the meat and thanked him.

"That's a good relationship, thank you Brother Liu for taking care of the business." Zhang Butcher smiled and sent the man surnamed Liu away.

"This son, what do you want to go to?"

After the man surnamed Liu left, Zhang Butcher enthusiastically recruited Zhu Ping'an and his party who were standing in front of the meat stall.

"How do you sell pork now?" Zhu Ping'an asked.

"The pork belly is 20 wen a catty, and the front leg and hind leg meat are 18 wen a catty. If you want more, you can get a penny or two cheaper per catty. Zhang Butcher explained.

Well, Zhu Ping'an nodded slightly, as he understood, a pound of pork belly is almost equivalent to 12 yuan, and the meat on the front leg and hind leg is almost 11 yuan, which is generally much cheaper than the modern price.

However, the price of pork parts is very different from modern times in ancient times, the price of pork belly is cheaper in modern times, and the meat of the front leg and hind leg is more expensive, but in ancient times, it was reversed, and the pork belly was more expensive than the front and rear leg meat.

That is to say, in ancient times, fatty meat was more expensive than lean meat, whether it was pork, mutton, or beef, fat meat was more expensive than lean meat.

"Water Margin" recorded such a scene: the three Ruan brothers once invited the military master Wu Yong to dinner in a tavern, and after entering the store, they asked the shopkeeper what snacks they had, and the shopkeeper replied: "A new cow is slaughtered, and the flower cake is similar to good fat." When Ruan Xiaoer heard that there was fatty meat, he immediately slapped the table excitedly and instructed the shopkeeper: "Cut ten catties into large pieces!" ”

The recipes of the emperor and his concubines recorded in the "Qing Palace Archives" are generally recorded as fat chicken, fat sheep, fat duck, fat goose, etc., and basically the famous imperial meals on the menu are inseparable from fatty meat.

In addition, the "Book of Rites" records the way of hospitality: "The right cheek in winter, the right fin in summer". It is said that in winter, when the ears are in winter, the fish belly is fat, and the fish belly should be oriented towards the guests; In the summer, there is a lot of fat in the fins, so you should prepare the fish for the guests.

Such records, to name a few, all show that the ancients valued fatty meat.

This is because the eating habits of the ancients were different from those of modern people, and the ancients liked to eat fatty meat, believing that fatty meat was more valuable than lean meat. This has a lot to do with the living standards of the ancients, not that the old people did not pay attention to health preservation, but because the living standards in ancient times were not high, and the materials were relatively scarce, most of the people were struggling with food and clothing, and naturally would not consider the high-level pursuit of health preservation and weight loss. In terms of taste, fatty meat is more fragrant and satisfying than lean meat, so the ancients favored fatty meat. In terms of calories, fatty meat contains more calories than lean meat, and eating a pound of fatty meat takes in more calories than eating a pound of lean meat, which can better resist hunger.

Another point is that fatty meat can be trained to produce meat, the ancients liked to buy fatty meat, the market determines the price, and fatty meat is naturally expensive.

"Well, that's okay, bring me four catties of pork belly and one catty of hind leg meat." Zhu Ping'an nodded.

"You give it cheaper." Liu Dadao followed and said to Zhang Tuhu, "We will be big customers in the future, if you are profitable, we will often take care of your business." ”

"Okay. Pork belly is cheaper for you for 1 wen per catty, and hind leg meat is cheaper for you for 2 wen. Zhang Butcher replied cheerfully.

"So-so." Liu Dadao said casually.

"A pound of pork belly is 19 Wen, four catties of 80 minus four is 76 Wen, and a pound of hind leg meat is 16 Wen, which adds up to ...... 92 Wen, this is the first time you take care of my Lao Zhang's business, I will erase the odds for you, and I will accept you 90 Wen. "Zhang Butcher's accounting is slower, but it is very accurate, and after the calculation, he wiped a fraction of two cents.

Hearing that he had wiped the fraction of the two texts, Liu Dadao was satisfied, and said to Zhang Tuhu, "We will take care of your business in the future." ”

Zhu Ping'an also smiled and nodded.

"Thanks." Zhang Butcher laughed and thanked him, then turned around and cut off a large piece of pork belly and another piece of lean meat on the hanging meat fan.

After cutting the meat, he weighed it, turned the scale rod to Zhu Ping'an and them, and the front sight showed that it was full of two. After confirming that it was correct, Zhang Butcher skillfully wrapped it with lotus leaves, Zhu Ping'an was about to take it, and Liu Dadao and Liu Dazhui on the side took it first, and said with a smile that the rough work would be handed over to them.

There was no one else at the meat stall, and chatting would not delay business, so Liu Dadao praised Zhang Butcher's knife skills, and Zhang Butcher proudly smiled and said that his hand was practiced after 20 years of cutting meat.

When Zhu Ping'an was chatting with Zhang Butcher in Liu Dadao, he observed Zhang Butcher's meat stall, there was a pile of big bones on one side of the meat stall, the meat on it was very clean, and on the abandoned lotus leaves on the ground below the meat stall, there was a bunch of pigs in the water, which were obviously thrown below.

"How do you sell this big bone?" Zhu Ping'an pointed to the big bone on the meat case and asked.

"It's not worth a few dollars, I originally used this bone as a head, and there was no meat on it, and the soup was made. Childe bought a lot of meat from me, if you can see this bone, take a few more, and the money will never be collected. Zhang Butcher shook his head and said cheerfully.

A few are not enough, and the soup made with big bones tastes very good, and there will be more big bone broth in fast food restaurants in the future.

"I want a lot, and I will come often in the future, so I can't take advantage of you." Zhu Ping'an shook his head slightly.

"Childe, you think this is good, if Childe still comes to me Lao Zhang to sell meat in the future, this big bone, you only need to give ten Wen, and the big bones on my stall will all belong to you, you think it's good." Zhang Butcher said again.

Well, this is okay, Zhu Ping'an is very satisfied with Zhang Butcher's proposal, ten cents can buy all these big bones on Zhang Tu's stall, it is very cost-effective, if you buy it normally, it will definitely be much more expensive than this.

Of course, Zhang Butcher also had a small income, and the bones that were originally used as a head were also sold for ten yuan. Although it is not much, it is expensive to last, and it accumulates over time, which is also an entry.

"It's better to pay back ten yuan, it's cheaper." Liu Dadao interjected on the side.

Zhu Ping'an was very satisfied with Zhang Butcher's proposal, but he didn't rush to express his position, and inadvertently saw the appearance of Zhang Butcher's meat case under the pig in the water, and asked casually, "How to sell the pig in the water?" ”

"Well, that's it, you can give fifteen yuan for a pair of pigs, and all the big bones in my butcher shop will be given to you for nothing. To tell the truth, the pork liver and pig heart are better, and they can be sold on weekdays, but the pig's large intestine is too difficult to clean up, even if it is clean, there will be a pig smell, basically no one wants it, and it is generally lost if it can't be sold. Zhang Butcher thought for a while and said.

"Zhang Tu, you are not real, your pig is sold in the water to catch up with the pig's hind leg meat. What is there to eat in the pig water, the pig liver and the pig heart have no taste, as for the taste of the pig's large intestine, who eats it. Liu Dadao shook his head.

"Look at what you said, brother, so let's do it, a pair of pigs will charge you 10 yuan, and all the big bones on my stall will be given to you for nothing?" Butcher Zhang smiled embarrassedly, and then said.

Liu Dadao still has to negotiate the price, but Zhu Ping'an on the side is already very satisfied, which is already very unexpected.

Almost all of them were given away for nothing.

These ten cents alone can basically support the meat dishes of fast food.

Everyone makes money, and Zhu Ping'an has a good sense of Zhang Butcher, and he is an object that can be cooperated for a long time in the future.

"That's it." Zhu Ping'an nodded.

Zhang Butcher gave Zhu Ping'an a smile on his face, tied up the big bones with ropes, wrapped the divided pigs in the water with lotus leaves, tied them up with ropes again, and handed them to Zhu Ping'an and them.

In order to prevent accidents, Zhu Ping'an proposed to make a pledge contract under the witness of the officials at the gate of the vegetable market. Zhang Butcher was happy to cooperate, because it was a guarantee of his power, which could ensure that he could sell pigs that he could not sell before.

So, under the witness of the officials, the two parties made an agreement of 10 yuan for a pair of pigs and free gifts of all the big bones, and the contract also specifically stipulated Zhu Ping'an's right of first refusal.