Chapter 42: The Stepmother Who Was Kicked Out of the House IV
After more than a month of traveling, An and Gan Feiyu finally came to Beiping City. Beiping City is not far from the border pass, so although it is the largest city in the north, the prosperity is not as good as the city in the south, let alone compared with the capital Jinling. However, Zhu Di, the king of Yan, governed Beiping City very well, in good order, and there was no bullying of men and women.
An Shi found a Chinese person from a dental shop and asked him to help find a three-entry house in the city, and took Gan Feiyu to live in it. Then, with the help of everyone, Ann bought another 200 acres of land and bought another shop. The shop was not rented out, and Ann decided to run it himself. After thinking about what business to do for several days, An's decided to make cooked food to sell. Originally, she wanted to make pastries, but it was too troublesome to make pastries, where it was like making braised pork and roast pork, as long as she mixed a pot of braised soup, added ingredients to it and watched the fire.
The marinade used by Ann is the secret recipe of some of the famous chain stores she has collected in modern times, which is only common in modern times, but in the Ming Dynasty, the taste is quite novel and delicious, and as soon as it opens, the aroma of marinated food spreads two streets away, attracting many onlookers. However, fewer people bought it.
Ann asked the newly hired workers, Li Si and Li Wu, to distribute the pork head meat cut into small pieces to the onlookers for free to taste. The eyes of the people who tasted it lit up, and they came forward to ask how the price was, and if the price was not particularly expensive, they could buy some and let their families try it.
The result of the question made them surprised and delighted, the price of braised pork is only five cents more expensive than they buy fresh pork, and some are even cheaper than fresh pork, although those are made of stinky pigs, but the taste is really delicious! There are also those vegetarian dishes, which are also delicious, and if you can't afford to buy meat dishes, you can also buy vegetarian dishes to go back to satisfy your hunger. Well, pigs are so cheap to go into the water, why don't you buy some at home and cook them to eat?
Many nimble-minded people have the idea of buying pigs and cooking them at home, but unfortunately, they can't think of a good way to get rid of the smell of pigs, and the things they cook are extremely unpalatable. There is no way, everyone can only give up the idea of making their own pigs, and want to eat meat, just go to An's braised meat shop to buy it, anyway, the pig water in her braised meat shop tastes good and cheap.
The day's business was over, Li Si and Li Wu cleaned up the shop, and came to An Shi with a box of silver coins.
An Shi poured the silver money in the box on the table and said to Li Si: "I have taught you counting and simple accounting, and now I will teach you to keep accounts and the words used, you have to study by heart." ”
Li Si nodded vigorously excitedly and gratefully.
Li Wu looked at his brother enviously, with a look of frustration on his face.
An Shi noticed Li Wu's expression and said to Li Wu: "You don't have to be frustrated, you two brothers are good at different things, although you are not good at reading and accounting, but you are very talented in cooking, and you will be responsible for cooking meat in the future." ”
When Li Wu heard this, his eyes lit up and he was no longer depressed.
"Boss, I will definitely work harder to make the braised pork and braised vegetables more delicious."
An Shi smiled: "Okay, after a while, I'll teach you a new dish." ”
Li Wu and Li Si are all grateful, their family has a large population, and the family conditions are very poor, if it weren't for the boss giving them this job opportunity, they might starve to death. The boss not only provides them with food and accommodation, but also teaches them skills, and is the best and best boss in the world.
"Okay, Li Wu, you help your brother count the money, and I'll teach Li Si to keep accounts later." Ahn commanded.
"Yes, boss."
The three of them started working together, and finally calculated today's business clearly, except for the money to buy ingredients, the money earned today was not much, only two or three hundred wen. However, today is the first day of opening, so people can eat a lot of braised meat for free, and naturally they don't earn much, so they don't have to give it away for free in the future, and they don't need to count it in the spice money, so they will naturally earn more.
After settling the accounts, An Shi left the shop and returned home, while Li Si and Li Wu lived in the room at the back of the shop. Gan Feiyu has also returned home - An sent him to the school in the city to study, and Liu San picked him up every day - when he saw An Shi, he immediately ran over, wanting to hug his thighs, but thinking of the teaching of Mr. Zhong in the school, he immediately stopped, made a gesture from An, and said, "My son asks my mother for peace." ”
An couldn't help laughing, touched the small bun on his son's head, and said, "Okay, where do we need so many courtesies between mother and son." ”
Gan Feiyu said with a straight face: "But Mr. said that etiquette is important, and as a scholar, you must know how to be polite." ”
An Shi took his hand and walked into the house: "That's an outsider, my mother is your relative, we don't need so much courtesy between mother and son, do you know?" ”
"Got it." Gan Feiyu nodded obediently.
An led him into the hall, and the third sister-in-law had already cooked the meal and put it on the table, steaming hot to urge people to eat it. An Shi handed the oiled paper bag she was holding in her other hand to the third sister-in-law, which contained the braised pork and braised vegetables she brought back from the braised meat shop.
"Cut a plate of braised pork and large intestines, and then decorate some braised vegetables, and eat the rest as a family."
"Thank you, ma'am." The third sister-in-law happily replied.
Gan Feiyu is also very happy, he likes to eat braised pork and braised vegetables, especially the large intestine of pig, which is his favorite.
After the two mothers and sons had dinner, An sat on the kang with his son in his arms, listened to his son's experience in the school that day, and listened to him talk about what he had learned. Whenever his son told him what he had learned, he would review what he had learned in his mind, and remember it more profoundly.
After talking about what he had learned, the child was tired and sleepy, and leaned on his mother and fell asleep. An laid his son flat on the bed, took off his coat, covered him with a quilt, and slept with him.
The next day, An called Gan Feiyu before dawn and took him to do "radio gymnastics" in the yard. Although Gan Feiyun was very curious about how his mother could have such a strange exercise method, he didn't ask very sensibly, and he did whatever An asked him to do, and he was very obedient. However, the benefits are also great, Gan Feiyu, who has worked hard to practice "broadcast gymnastics", feels that his body is getting better and better, which is all due to "broadcast gymnastics".
Gan Feiyu feels that his mother is becoming more and more mysterious and powerful, but he likes this mystery and power. It is this mystery and power that made them not die of despair after being kicked out of their homes, but their lives were full of hope.
"Mother!" Gan Feiyu looked up and called An Shi.
Ahn lowered his head and asked with a smile, "What's the matter?" ”
Gan Feiyu also smiled: "Mother, it's good to have you!" ”