Qin Fang and Lv Baifu hunted the wild boar together, so naturally each family got half. With so much meat, Mrs. Lv's mouth was full of joy. She watched her husband and Qin Fang deal with the wild boar, and chatted with Yang Haiyan: "Haiyan, what are you going to do with so much wild boar meat?"
Yang Haiyan thought for a moment and said, "I plan to make bacon."
Mrs. Lu knew that Yang Haiyan was good at cooking. When she heard that Yang Haiyan was planning to make bacon, she was also tempted. After all, fresh meat is not easy to preserve. However, making bacon is a skill, and she didn't dare to ask others how to make it.
After a long while, Yang Haiyan saw that Sister Lu didn't say anything, so she asked, "Fresh meat is not easy to preserve. It is either sold to restaurants or meat stalls or made into bacon. What are your plans, sister-in-law?"
Mrs. Lu sighed, "Winter is difficult here. There is almost no meat in winter, so I plan to sell half of it and make bacon out of the rest, but I don't know how to make bacon. Haiyan, I can give you the meat and ingredients and pay you for it. Can you make some for me?"
Yang Haiyan understood what she meant. In modern times, recipes that are not worth mentioning can be found everywhere on the Internet, but here these recipes are a kind of craft that can be passed down to future generations, so they are very precious. However, she said, "Don't bother with that. I'll just tell my sister-in-law how to do it."
Mrs. Lu was embarrassed: "This... but this..."
Yang Haiyan: "It's nothing. I heard about it when I was in Beijing. Many elderly people in the countryside can figure it out on their own. I'm going back to write down the process and formula for my sister-in-law."
Mrs. Lu: "Haiyan, thank you."
Yang Haiyan: "Brother Lu and my husband are colleagues, brothers who have been through thick and thin together. Why are you being polite to me, sister-in-law?"
Mrs. Lu was also silent and said nothing more. She would remember this kindness. Qin Fang felt proud after hearing this. His wife was really generous.
When Yang Haiyan finished writing the prescription and took it to the next door, she saw Zhang's mother in the yard, chattering away.
"Where did you get so much wild boar meat?"
“Xiao Lu, why didn’t you call your brother Zhang when you were hunting for game
"Xiao Lu's family, you can't eat all the wild boar meat, sell some to aunt."
Mrs. Lu didn't like Zhang's mother, but she couldn't make a scene with her husband because he and Zhang Baifu were both under the same captain. Since Zhang's mother asked, she said, "Pork is 16 cents a pound at the butcher's stall. I charge you 15 cents a pound. Is that okay?"
Zhang's mother was immediately dissatisfied: "Xiao Lu, we are so familiar with each other, you should consider the Buddha's face instead of the monk's. Isn't 15 wen a catty too much? For your brother Zhang's sake, let's make it 10 wen a catty. 10 wen a catty and I'll buy 5 catties."
Yang Haiyan felt that she was very lucky to have escaped the disaster by writing the prescription.
It was impossible for Mrs. Lu to give her ten cents per catty, so the two bargained for a long time and finally agreed on thirteen cents per catty. Mother Zhang bought five catties and said that they were borrowed from the Qin family.
Zhang's mother bought the meat and was very happy: "Xiao Lu, I'll take the meat first, and I'll give you the money tomorrow."
Mrs. Lu said with a fake smile: "It's good that Auntie doesn't forget it."
Zhang's mother: "How could that be possible?"
After Zhang's mother left, Lu's wife was relieved. But she was upset again when she thought that she would have no money tomorrow. She and Zhang's mother had been neighbors for more than a year, so how could they not understand each other? Although they were separated by Qin Fang's house, the house was empty before Qin Fang got married, so it was not an exaggeration to say that she and the Zhang family were neighbors.
Yang Haiyan smiled and gave the recipe to Lu's wife: "I think you will have to take the initiative to ask her for money tomorrow."
Mrs. Lu: "I will definitely go." This is sixty-five cents, and money is hard to make these days.
The meat had been divided, with each household getting half a pig. Qin Fang carried the meat back to his own yard, and then Qin Fang, his wife, and Aunt Fan got busy. But the one who was busy was Qin Fang, who was strong, so the task of chopping ribs and cutting meat strips was given to him.
After he had finished cutting, Yang Haiyan said, "We can't finish all this. You can take two ribs and four skewers of meat and send them to Sister Dahua's family." It was about two pounds of bones and two pounds of meat. When she recovered from her illness, Yang Dahua came to see her. Although she was the original owner, she was already her at that time, so the favor was always there. What's more, Qin Fang had a good relationship with Han Zhen, and he was also under the command of the same captain.
Besides, she had no friends here, so she was close to Lu's wife Yang Dahua, and friendships needed to be maintained. Even in modern times, there were many such exchanges.
Qin Fang: "Okay."
It wasn't too late now, but it wasn't early either. When Qin Fang arrived, Han Zhen and Yang Dahua had already gone to bed. The couple were doing something to help them have a baby, but Qin Fang, who was yelling outside, naturally didn't know.
"Han Zhen... Han Zhen..."
Han Zhen put on his pants, came out with a complaining look on his face, and opened the door to the yard: "Brother, why do you have to come here now?" He was almost going straight to the dragon's lair.
Qin Fang, who was inexperienced, naturally didn't know what he was complaining about. Besides, it was still early, so he didn't think about the bed. Qin Fang handed him the basket directly: "Brother Lu and I hunted a pig today, and my wife asked me to bring it here." Meaning, if my wife hadn't asked me to bring it, I wouldn't have come.
Han Zhen took a look at the meat in the basket and said, "Oh my goodness, why didn't you call me when you went there today? Thanks."
Qin Fang: "When I was on my way home, I saw a wild boar coming down the mountain, so I went hunting. I didn't go there on purpose."
Han Zhen: "Winter is coming soon. We really need to hunt some game. Otherwise, we won't have any minced meat for two months. Let's go for a walk in the mountains together when we have some rest."
Qin Fang: "Okay."
Han Zhen: "Then I'll close the door." As he said that, he closed the yard door.
Bang... Qin Fang blocked the door with one hand, preventing him from closing it. He said expressionlessly, "The basket is mine."
Han Zhen: “…” He took out the ribs and meat and quickly threw the basket to him.
Although it was cold, the meat would not go bad if left overnight, but it would still have a slight smell, so Yang Haiyan planned to dispose of the meat overnight.
This half of the wild boar has about 60 kilograms of ribs and more than 140 kilograms of meat. Yang Haiyan planned to make bacon with the meat and pickled bones with the ribs. But no matter which one she made, the family would need a lot of salt, so Yang Haiyan gave Aunt Fan some money and asked her to buy the ingredients. Generally, if the shop in the town is not connected to the yard, people will sleep in the shop when it is closed at night to prevent thieves. So even if many shops are closed at this time, there is no worry about not being able to buy ingredients.
To make pickled bones, first chop the ribs and marinate them for a day and a night.
Secondly, rinse with warm water and add fermented rice wine on the second day. For 60 kilograms of spare ribs, 35 kilograms of fermented rice wine are needed. Add fermented rice wine and marinate for another two days before eating.
However, there was no place to buy these 35 kilograms of fermented rice wine, so Yang Haiyan planned to buy it on the platform while waiting for someone.
The Lu family and the Qin family were busy all night, but the Lu family was not busy, so they worked faster. The Qin family worked later, and when everything was done, it was already early morning.
It would be too late for Aunt Fan to go any further, so she stayed here. There was a storage room that could be used as a guest anyway, and it was also her room when Qin Fang was on night shift.
the next day
Yang Haiyan slept in. She was too busy yesterday and couldn't get up. When she woke up, it was already 10:00. After washing up, she saw the sweet potato millet porridge and boiled eggs in the pot, and she made herself a bowl of milk powder.
After the meal, she bought 38 kilograms of fermented rice wine on the platform, 35 kilograms of which were used to pickle spare ribs, and the remaining 3 kilograms were used to make fermented rice wine dumplings to eat tomorrow.
When Aunt Fan came back to make lunch, she saw Yang Haiyan standing straight against the wall. Aunt Fan asked curiously, "Madam, what are you doing?"
Yang Haiyan: "I am keeping fit. If I stand for half an hour after a meal, the fat on my stomach won't accumulate, which is good for digestion and also good for my stomach."
Aunt Fan: "That's great. Madam, you really know a lot."
Yang Haiyan said: "Cook the wild boar's trotters at noon, but all the hairs must be plucked out. If you can't pluck them out, you can put them on the fire to roast them and cook them until they are softer."
Aunt Fan: "Oh, I see." In fact, through spending the past few days together, Aunt Fan knew that this lady ate much more than the ladies of the rich families before. Although the dishes were not many, the taste was very particular.
Yang Haiyan: "Make some shredded radish meatballs and cabbage soup, and some scrambled eggs." Every time they eat, there aren't many dishes, but each serving is large.
Aunt Fan: “Yes.”
"Haiyan... Haiyan..."
Yang Dahua came. She bought so much meat from Qin Fang yesterday, and she came to thank him today. When she saw Aunt Fan washing vegetables in the yard, she thought she was a relative of the Qin family and looked at her a few more times.
Yang Dahua didn't know about Yang Haiyan's purchase of the shop and servants for only about ten days. During these ten days, she made handkerchief purses at home and sold them on the street and in the county. She also had her own things arranged, so she didn't know about this.
The only person who knew about this was Sister Lu. After all, Aunt Fan came to buy groceries, cook, and wash clothes for Yang Haiyan every day, and Sister Lu could see it.
Regarding Yang Haiyan's opening of a dim sum shop, Mrs. Lu felt that Yang Haiyan had the ability, after all, they had eaten the dim sum made by Yang Haiyan. She was somewhat envious of Yang Haiyan, and if she had the ability and capital, she would definitely open such a dim sum shop.
Yang Dahua did not come empty-handed either. She brought some fruits with her: "I brought these from the county town when I went there this morning."
Needless to say, Yang Haiyan was quite surprised when she saw these fruits: "There are apples in the county town?"
Yang Dahua didn't know what this fruit was called: "Is it an apple? I don't know, I've never eaten it before. Today I went to the county town to sell things and saw an old man selling this fruit. He said it was a wild fruit he picked from the mountains and it was very sweet, so I bought some."
Yang Haiyan: "It's an apple. I ate half of one with Miss Yang before." There are relatively few fruits in this world, including apples, pears, bananas, lychees, grapes, watermelons, and cherries. The original owner has never seen other types in Yang's house. If the original owner has not seen them, it means that this world basically does not have them.
The Yang Mansion was once glorious, and the best fruits had appeared in the Yang Mansion, some were bought, and some were given by the emperor. As the favored daughter of the Yang Mansion, Miss Yang would naturally share some of the fruits in the mansion. Regardless of whether she had rewarded the original owner, at least the original owner followed her every day, and basically everything she had seen, the original owner had seen.
That's why Yang Haiyan was sure that these were the only fruits in the world.
Yang Haiyan added: "But this should be a wild apple, that is, it grows wild in the mountains, not cultivated. The ones I have seen are bigger than this, and the apples are very sweet." This is indeed a wild apple in the world. Wild apples are not big in size, but very sweet.
Yang Dahua: "It's very sweet. I've eaten half of it." Yang Dahua brought six apples. Apples cost five cents per pound. There were five larger ones and six smaller ones per pound. Yang Dahua picked the ones that were of moderate size.
Yang Haiyan: "Thank you, Sister Dahua. Sister Dahua, will this apple be available in the county tomorrow?"
Yang Dahua: "I don't know about that. I'll go to the county in a few days. If I see it, I'll bring some to you."
Yang Haiyan: "If you go to the county and see the fruit seller, tell him my address and ask him how many kilograms he has. I can charge him one penny more per kilogram than he does."
Although Yang Dahua didn't understand what Yang Haiyan meant, she didn't ask: "Okay."
Yang Haiyan poured a cup of tea for Yang Dahua and asked her to sit in the study. The courtyard was limited in size, so the only place that could be used to entertain guests was the study. However, this study was not the kind of study that a wealthy family would have with important documents, so it was fine for entertaining guests. "Sister Dahua, I bought a shop in the downtown area and it will open tomorrow. From tomorrow on, I will usually be there. If you can't find me in the family quarters, you can go to the shop in the downtown area to find me."
Yang Dahua opened her eyes wide in surprise. After a long while, she came to her senses: "Haiyan, you opened a shop?" It was incredible. If Haiyan hadn't told her, she really wouldn't have known, "What kind of shop do you open?" In fact, it would be good if the shop could make money, but their family didn't have the money to buy a shop. She also wanted to make money, otherwise she wouldn't have learned needlework from Haiyan, and then walked an hour every day to the county town to sell handkerchiefs and purses.
At the beginning, Yang Dahua set up a stall near the town’s vegetable market to sell handkerchiefs and purses, but the town’s population was limited. There were more than 300 households in the town, with a population of about 2,000, not including the military camp family housing. Although the military camp families were built in the town, they were not counted as household registration in the town. Therefore, the town’s population flow was limited, and the handkerchiefs and purses were saturated. Moreover, not many were sold every day, so Yang Dahua turned his attention to the county.
In fact, walking for an hour every day to the county was not too tiring, and sales were indeed better than those in the town, so Yang Dahua persisted.
Yang Haiyan: "I run a dim sum shop, and I made the dim sum on the day of the wine party."
Yang Dahua was very impressed: "Haiyan, you have good cooking skills and the snacks you make are delicious. It would be great if you could open a shop. But I can't do that. I don't have this skill and can only do rough work." At this point, Yang Dahua had an idea, but was a little embarrassed. "Haiyan, I want to discuss something with you."
Yang Haiyan looked at her and asked, "Sister Dahua, what do you want to discuss?"
Yang Dahua thought about it, gritted her teeth and said directly: "Haiyan, you opened the shop to make money, right?"
Yang Haiyan: “Indeed.”
Yang Dahua calmed herself down and said, "As long as we can make money, it doesn't matter who we sell it to, right?"
Yang Haiyan: "Indeed, Sister Dahua, if you have anything to say, just speak up."
Yang Dahua: "I want to sell your snacks wholesale, is that okay?"
Yang Haiyan was stunned. She didn't expect Yang Dahua to have such intention.
Yang Dahua continued, "I've eaten your snacks before, and they taste really good. When I was in the Yang Mansion before, we servants also received snacks as rewards from our masters, and I will never forget the taste of them. But after eating the snacks you made, I think your snacks are even more delicious."
In fact, it's not that the snacks made by Yang Haiyan are so delicious, but the ingredients are good. Pastry chefs in this world will not add cow's milk or goat's milk when making snacks. Even though ordinary women have no milk, if they have money, they will buy goat's milk for their babies, but in fact, there is no other way. In fact, people in this world look down on goat's milk, not because goat's milk is cheap, but because they don't know how to deal with it. Besides, children from wealthy families all have wet nurses, so who will get goat's milk first
Yang Haiyan’s snacks are made with goat’s milk, so the taste is mellow and far beyond the comparison of snacks in this world.
Yang Haiyan understood what she meant, but said: "Sister Dahua, I have no objection if you sell my dim sum in bulk. But if you sell the dim sum in bulk in the town, there are only these people in the town, and your customers are equivalent to being pulled away from me. For me, it does not increase the profit of the business." Even if two thousand people in a town all bought the dim sum, they originally bought it at her dim sum shop. If Yang Dahua sold it in bulk, then some people would be pulled away from the two thousand people, so it would still be these people. For Yang Haiyan, there would be no profit at all.
It is true that she is helpful to others, but the premise is not to harm her own interests. If she wholesales the snacks to Yang Dahua, and Yang Dahua continues to sell them in the town, wouldn't that mean she is giving some of her own profits to Yang Dahua
Yang Dahua of course understood what she meant, and she immediately explained: "Don't worry, Haiyan, I won't sell them in town. I will go to the county every few days and sell the handkerchiefs and purses I made during this period. I can bring some snacks with me. Do you think this is feasible?"
Yang Haiyan heard this and said: "It's no problem to sell it in the county."
Yang Dahua was very happy when she heard this: "How much do your snacks cost?"
Yang Haiyan: "On the day of the banquet, I packed three kinds of snacks in the red wedding bag. The soft ones, which I named cakes, cost two pieces for one penny, the small cookies cost four pieces for one penny, and the larger ones with soybean fillings cost two cents each. This was my selling price. Because the profit was very low, if the big flower sister said so, I would sell them by the piece.
Small biscuits cost 45 wen per pound, which is 200 yuan. Small cakes cost 45 wen per pound, which is 100 yuan. Soybean cakes cost 55 wen per pound, which is 30 pieces. As for the price you sell them at the county town, I don't care. Just one thing, snacks sold in bulk cannot be returned. "Because she has no way of knowing the hygiene issues after they leave her hands, she won't collect them. This needs to be made clear.
Yang Dahua calculated the price Yang Haiyan said, then frowned: "Haiyan, the snacks you make are delicious. Take the biscuits for example, four pieces for one penny, which is really cheap."
Yang Haiyan: "People in the town have limited means, and they are basically from the village. They are reluctant to spend money, so I plan to make small profits but quick turnover." She wants to do business not only in the town, but also in the village, etc. Moreover, poor families spend every penny, and they are very careful about money. They will definitely be reluctant to buy snacks, so she plans to make small profits but quick turnover. Besides, she is not interested in making a lot of money. It doesn't matter if she makes less money, as long as she can increase her income and make her life better.
Yang Dahua: "Okay, you'll open tomorrow, I'll go take a look at your shop, okay?"
Yang Haiyan: "Of course."
After talking with Yang Haiyan, Yang Dahua left, but when she walked out of the gate, she couldn't help but look back at Yang Haiyan. The girl bathed in the sun was a little different from the girl who used to come out of the same mansion with her. When she was in the Yang Mansion, she was the head maid beside the young lady, and she was a rough maid; when they were arranged to marry by the court, they were on an equal footing. After the wedding, she came to see Yang Haiyan, and she was happy in her heart, because they were both centurion wives; but now, the once equal position seems to be changing again. Haiyan bought a yard and a shop and opened her own store, while she...
Yang Dahua clenched her fist. She also worked hard to earn money, and then opened a shop like Haiyan.
Qin Fang came back during dinner time.
The Qin family's food did not change much because Yang Haiyan earned five hundred taels of gold. In Yang Haiyan's opinion, the goodness of the food lies in the balanced distribution of nutrition rather than the large number of dishes, so one meat dish, one vegetable, one protein, three dishes and one soup are enough.
During the meal, Qin Fang talked about the military camp: "Wife, I started serving in the military in March when I was sixteen, which was March of the fifteenth year of Hongyuan. It will be five years in March next year. My military service is five years. Many people who get promoted within five years may stay, but those who don't get promoted will go home. After all, they have been away from their hometown for five years, and everyone misses their hometown."
Yang Haiyan suddenly remembered some plots. Yes, in the original novel, his future was ruined and he was forced to return home by the original owner. But there was another reason. His five-year military service was over. Even though he could stay voluntarily, he did not stay because of the original owner.
So what about now? "What do you think, husband? When March comes next year, do you want to stay here? Or do you plan to go back to your hometown?"
Qin Fang: "I plan to stay here, but I haven't been home for five years. My military service will be over next year, and I will have a vacation. I want to go home and see my family. Wife, Yanyan, if you stay, I will have the hope of being promoted to captain of a thousand men. If you go home after five years, I..." I will never be worthy of you in my life.
Yang Haiyan didn't know what he was thinking, but: "I will support you, my husband." Although Yang Haiyan likes an easy life, she also likes men who are motivated and willing to work hard. When a man strives for his career, he is very attractive.
Qin Fang is not a male chauvinist, hiding everything from his wife, but in some areas, he also has male chauvinistic ideas, such as supporting the family. How can a grown man let his wife support the family? Now Yanyan is rich, and everything he eats, wears, and uses is hers. He is not inferior, nor will he refuse, but these will become his motivation. He will work harder and try to make himself her pride, which is what he can repay her.
Hearing Yang Haiyan say this, Qin breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, daughter-in-law."
Yang Haiyan said coquettishly: "I don't need your thanks, you should remember my kindness."
Qin Fang held her hand: "Yeah."
Looking at the confident and hardworking Qin Fang, Yang Haiyan had an idea. In the novel, Han Zhen was promoted to the captain of a thousand men, and Qin Fang's five-year military service was over, so he took the original owner back to his hometown. So who will be given the position of the captain of a thousand men this time? Will it be the male protagonist Han Zhen? Or Qin Fang
Yang Haiyan will not snatch the opportunity from the heroine, but she will also strive for opportunities for her husband through her own efforts.
the next day
Early in the morning, Yang Haiyan and Qin Fang went out together. Qin Fang went to the military camp, and Yang Haiyan went to the snack shop.
Delicious dim sum shops open very early. This is different from modern stores, which are basically open around 8:30 or 9:00, but in this era, the morning is when there are the most people, especially people from the villages below the town, who all rush to the town early in the morning. Therefore, the dim sum shops naturally open early.
Before the shop opened, Yang Haiyan checked the inside again. It was very clean. Tea was prepared on the four tables. Small cakes, small biscuits, red bean cakes, green bean cakes, and yellow bean cakes were neatly arranged on the counter. There were enough small cakes and small biscuits. There was goat milk warming on the stove inside the counter, and a big bowl of dumplings next to it.
After checking that there was no problem, Yang Haiyan said, "Open for business."
Aunt Hong and Aunt Fan: "Hey." They were wearing dark blue skirts, which were short coats and long skirts that reached the ground. This was a very common dress for women. But the difference was that they wore white aprons over their skirts, which made them look a little different, more formal and cleaner.
The delicious dim sum shop is open. Today is the first day, so a lot of dim sum is prepared. In order to build its reputation, there is no limit on the quantity. The limit will start from tomorrow.
Yang Haiyan, along with Aunt Fan and Aunt Hong, were at the door soliciting customers: "Good morning, friends. Today is the first day of business for the delicious dim sum shop. As long as you buy a dim sum in the shop, you will receive a small gift." She was wearing a white blouse and a pink pleated skirt. She had a simple lady's hair accessory on her head with a light pink silk flower. She looked clean and elegant.
Many people had eaten the dim sum promoted by Aunt Hong the day before yesterday, so there were people waiting early this morning. Moreover, because the price was low, there were quite a few people waiting.
"Shopkeeper, may I ask what little gift you are giving me?"
"That's right. If you buy one, you get one gift. If you buy two, do you get two gifts?"
"… "
Aunt Hong: "Yes, if you buy one you get one gift, if you buy two you get two gifts, and this gift is only available on the first day."
"Shopkeeper, I sell five-cent biscuits and five-cent cakes. Do you have a ten-cent gift?"
"Shopkeeper, I..."
Yang Haiyan: "Everyone, please be quiet. There is a basket here. You can carry the basket to the counter to choose any snacks. After you have made your choice, go to the cashier to pay. The cashier will give you a gift after you pay. Of course, you can also take a rest inside and eat snacks and drink milk tea."
"What is milk tea?"
“Is the milk tea delicious?”
"What is milk tea? I've never heard of it."
Yang Haiyan: "Everyone come one by one, don't be in a hurry. Those who have never had milk tea can try it for free first. Now everyone start queuing up."
Although there are quite a lot of people, there are only these people in the town, so even if there are more people, it won't disrupt the order.
The first person to line up was an old lady. Her grandson had been clamoring for more cakes after eating them the day before yesterday, and the price was really cheap, so she came early this morning. She picked four small cakes and twelve small cookies with a basket, and then saw red bean cakes, green bean cakes, and yellow bean cakes next to them. However, these three kinds were not included when Aunt Hong was promoting them the day before yesterday, so she asked curiously, "What kind of snacks are these?"
Aunt Hong: "These are red bean cakes, mung bean cakes, and yellow bean cakes. They are filled with red bean, mung bean, and yellow bean fillings respectively. Each one costs two cents."
The old woman stopped looking at it when she heard it cost two cents. Although it was bigger than a small cake or a small biscuit, the small cake and the small biscuit were eaten by her grandson. If she gave him one piece in the morning and one piece in the afternoon, one cent would last him two days. The pie looked golden and fried, but two cents was too expensive.
The old woman looked past the red bean cakes, mung bean cakes, and yellow bean cakes, and saw the white, thick, and fragrant glutinous rice ball milk tea: "What is this?"
Aunt Hong: "This is milk tea with dumplings, you can try it." She scooped up a small half bowl with a spoon, and there were two dumplings in it.
The old woman took it and drank it: "It's delicious." The sweet milky flavor made people salivate, "How much is this?"
Aunt Hong: "It's three cents a bowl. You can drink it in our shop. There is a table over there and you can drink it slowly. If you want to take it away, you have to prepare a bowl yourself. And this milk tea is very nourishing. It is very nutritious for both children and adults."
Although Yang Haiyan was at the cashier counter, the cashier counter and the dim sum counter were connected. She listened to Aunt Hong and Aunt Fan introducing things to the customers, which she had taught them before.
In modern times, no one would care about milk tea in terms of its health benefits and nutritional value. In fact, drinks like milk tea might even be considered junk food. But it was different in ancient times.
First of all, modern people have diabetes, but among the ancient people, there was not even one. If ancient people could get diabetes, it would be another kind of rich disease. Therefore, milk tea was considered a very nutritious drink in ancient times. Moreover, Yang Haiyan’s goat milk had less sugar, and the dumplings were made of flour. Unlike modern milk tea, which contains flavorings, saccharin, etc., drinking too much is not good for the human body.
If Yang Haiyan were asked to choose between goat milk and cow milk, she would naturally prefer cow milk, but in ancient times, goat milk was easier to get than cow milk.
1. Cows are much more valuable than sheep. A sheep only costs one tael of silver, while a cow requires no less than eight taels of silver.
Second, cattle were very precious animals in ancient times. For ordinary people, owning a cattle was a very glorious thing and a very valuable property. Cattle existed as labor and could not be killed casually. Sheep, on the other hand, were used for eating like ordinary poultry.
The two sheep that Yang Haiyan bought had just given birth. The milk production cycle of sheep is seven to nine months, and they produce about three to four kilograms of milk a day. Two sheep would produce six to eight kilograms of milk. Of course, it is sometimes unstable.
However, after seven to nine months, the goats need to be bred and pregnant, and after giving birth to lambs, they will produce milk again. However, this would be troublesome, so Yang Haiyan thought that when the goats stopped producing milk, she could make roasted whole goats for eating, and then buy two goats that could produce milk, killing two birds with one stone.
Old woman: "How can I take this away? How much is in a bowl?"
Aunt Hong took out a small bowl, which was the size of the small bowl we usually use for meals: "A bowl of this size." A bowl weighs about two hundred grams. After the goat milk is disinfected and sterilized every day, one bowl is left for Uncle Hong's son. After making cakes and biscuits, there is less than five pounds left, which is less than five kilograms, enough to make twenty bowls of milk tea.
The old woman thought for a moment and said, "I don't have a bowl with me. Can you lend me your bowl so I can buy one? I'll bring the bowl back later. My home is in town, too."
Yang Haiyan said: "Auntie, this milk tea cannot be kept for a long time. It must be drunk within half an hour, otherwise the nutrients in the milk tea will be gone. Therefore, we do not recommend taking milk tea away. We only encourage customers to drink it in the shop. There are tables and chairs here where you can rest." People of this era would not be able to understand overly profound explanations, such as that goat milk and cow milk will breed bacteria if not consumed within the specified time, so saying that they have no nutrition is the most understandable.
The old woman was upset when she heard this. What if her grandson didn't finish drinking it within half an hour and it didn't have any nutrition? Wouldn't that be a waste? It cost three cents. "Then I don't want it. I just want some cakes and cookies."
Yang Haiyan: "Then come to my side and pay."
The old woman walked to the cashier and said, "Shopkeeper, you said you give a gift for every purchase. I bought these. What gift do you give me?"
Yang Haiyan: "You bought four small cakes, two cents each, and twelve small cookies, three cents each, a total of five cents, right?"
The old woman said, "Yes, yes, yes, I counted it, it's five cents."
Yang Haiyan: "We give you a cookie for every penny you spend. You spent five pennies, so we give you five small cookies. Now that's four small cakes and seventeen small cookies. Please count them, right?"
The old woman said: "Oh, that's great, one penny for one cookie? Then my five pennies is equivalent to one penny worth of cookie."
Yang Haiyan: "Yes, this price is only available today when the store opens. It will no longer be available after today."
The old woman immediately said, "No, no, I have to buy some more. My grandson likes to eat it. Since it's a bargain today, I have to buy more to store."