12. Sell braised pork
As the sun rises at the door of Gu's house, the crowd is bustling, and there are more and more people coming to the market.
There are also people who walk to the stall in search of the aroma of braised pork and ask for the price.
At that time, An Chuxia set the price not high, and the pork outside was sold for fifteen or sixteen yuan a catty.
A pound of raw pork is six or seven taels after marinating mature meat, so that the price of raw pork is 20 wen.
In the end, An Chuxia discussed with his brother and set the braised pork at 30 yuan a catty.
People who ask about the price of braised meat feel that the price is not too expensive, so after tasting the braised meat, the family will buy a few catties.
In ancient times, the family population was large, unlike now, when a family of three can buy one or two catties to eat.
If you are short of money, you will buy less and give it to your family to taste at home.
Gu Shi couldn't close his mouth with a smile, because more and more people came to the stall to buy braised pork because of the fragrance.
As soon as I arrived at noon, more than half of the braised pork was sold.
There were two nimble tavern and restaurant owners on this street, and when they saw that the front of Gu's house was full of people, they also came over smelling the fragrance.
Squeezed in and saw the braised meat sold by the Gu family, which was different from the cooked meat they usually saw.
So he didn't think his hands were unhygienic, so he took a piece of meat from the plate and chewed it in his mouth.
The rich aroma of braised pork fills the taste buds, and such meat is perfect for sake.
So the owner of the tavern preemptively said, "Sister-in-law of the Gu family, I want all these cooked meats of yours." ”
The owner of the restaurant just swallowed the meat in his mouth, and before he could speak, he was cut off, how could he agree.
"Boss Luo, you don't pay attention to this!
The two of us come at the same time, even if we want to buy cooked meat, we should divide it in half! ”
Luo Donglin, the owner of Guangyuan Tavern, was a tall and thin middle-aged man, and when he saw the gleam in his eyes, he smiled and said, "Since Brother Du also wants to buy this cooked meat, why not let the little brother give you half of it." ”
Du Qiuzhi, the chubby restaurant owner, choked in his heart, fuck you... This is to let Lao Tzu receive his favor!
However, there was still a smile like Maitreya Buddha on his face, "Hehe! Brother Luo is what he says! ”
After that, Gu smiled and happily divided the remaining eighty catties of braised pork with the two of them.
He took the small basket where the copper coins were placed, put away the stove and pot, and returned to the backyard with a happy taste.
In the study, for the homework assigned by Gu Tongsheng, An Chuxia, who has a talent for unforgettable, is not a problem to memorize the four books and five classics.
It took a lot of effort to solve the questions of the Five Classics and the poems of the Five Words and Eight Rhymes.
Fortunately, she has the memory of the original owner, even if it is not good, the original owner has read the book for eight or nine years.
The talent is not enough, and the basic knowledge is solid.
The original owner has repeatedly failed to take the first county exam, and it can't be said how bad her knowledge is, but the original owner's personality is a little inferior and cowardly.
caused her to have a very serious phobia in the examination room, which is the reason why almost all the papers handed in in the county exam are in vain.
An Chuxia flexibly used the knowledge learned by the original owner to solve problems, rhyme, and compose poems.
Although the poem may not be very good, at least it is in a proper manner.
And Gu Fangmiao is just the opposite of An Chuxia, doing five-word and eight-rhyme poems is her strength, and solving problems is not difficult for her.
Her main time is spent memorizing the Four Books and the Five Classics.
Gu Tongsheng asked her to memorize not only the Four Books and Five Classics, but also the annotations in it.
When Gu Shi returned to the backyard, he stretched out his head to look at the study, and saw An Chuxia and his granddaughter seriously bowing their heads to do the questions, and the other shaking their heads and reciting books.
She is married to a scholar, and of course she knows how important it is to concentrate when she is studying.
Gu didn't bother them anymore, silently put the stove away, and cleaned the pot again.
Then he went into the house, poured the brass plates in the basket on the table, and counted them to a hundred and put them in a string.
Except for the tavern Luo Lindong and the restaurant Du Qiuzhi gave silver ingots, most of the others used braised meat bought with copper plates.
After counting the money, Gu began to cook lunch.
The children who live in the town go home to eat and take a nap.
Only a few children in the village paid for lunch at Gu Tongsheng's house.
After school at noon that day, Wang Wenyu, He Zijie, Han Feng, three seven or eight-year-old children from the village who came to study.
As usual, when I came to the backyard kitchen to eat, I found that there was an extra plate of braised pork on the table where they usually eat.
An Chuxia also paid for the meal and had lunch at Gu Tongsheng's house every day.
The Gu family also invited her to dinner together, but An Chuxia refused.
She saw that when several children ate, they only ate two plates of vegetables in a regular manner, but after all, the people in the village had little time to eat meat, and they still couldn't help but look at this plate of braised pork.
An Chuxia stood up and brought a pair of clean chopsticks over and distributed a plate of braised pork to the three of them.
Looking at their surprised eyes, An Chuxia smiled and said, "Eat, this is specially left for us by the master." ”
The three little guys glanced at each other and said in unison: "Thank you, Master!" ”
“…… Thank you, sister! ”
After finishing speaking, he ate it in a big gulp.
Standing at the door of the kitchen, she was about to tell An Chuxia to go to her room after eating, so that she could hand over the money from selling braised pork to her Gu family.
Hearing that An Chuxia said that the braised pork she brought herself was specially reserved for a few children, she couldn't help but be stunned.
An Chuxia was called into the room by Gu before school, and she took out a heavy package from the cabinet.
After opening it, An Chuxia saw that it was a copper plate that was worn in strings.
"Xiao Xia, here are all the silver that sells braised meat today, a total of six taels and three yuan." Gu pushed the cloth bag towards her.
"Sold so much... Master, you are amazing! ”
An Chuxia casually took out a silver ingot of more than one or two from it, and handed it to Gu Shi with both hands, "This is the filial piety that students give to their teachers and mothers!" ”
Gu Shi squinted at An Chuxia with his eyes, "Put it away quickly, what filial piety will be collected every year."
The braised pork you gave is the best filial piety, I didn't see that your teacher ate an extra bowl of rice at noon. ”
An Chuxia's moist eyes flickered, and he didn't force it anymore.
Although she also knew that her wife had sold her braised pork for half a day, she must have been tired and troublesome, but it was difficult for her to say that she would give her money for labor expenses.
If she really wants to say this, I'm afraid it will also chill the hearts of teachers and mothers.
Thinking that it would be the Dragon Boat Festival soon, and when she bought some heavy gifts for them, it must be difficult for the teacher and his wife to refuse.
"Thank you, Mrs. The student accepted it disrespectfully. ”
Gu Shi said happily: "What kind of politeness is there to talk to my wife, if your brother hits the prey next time, just bring it over and help you sell it!" ”
An Chuxia respectfully saluted the Gu clan, "Obey!" My Majesty! ”
The Gu giggles very loudly.