Goldfield
Chapter 102: Saving Jobs

As he spoke, he ignored his servant serving him. The old woman took her chopsticks to pick up the crisper radish pickle and put it in her bowl. Unknowingly, after consuming a bowl of nutritious and dense porridge, she still wanted to eat more. He told his maid to serve him another bowl. He tasted all the other dishes on the table. However, the most eaten is still the sweet, crunchy and savory radish.

On the other hand, the head of the family was very fond of the wine-soaked beans. The old man liked to drink a little bit of alcohol every day. Since the wine-soaked beans have a slight wine aroma and a slight spicy flavor, they provoke the taste buds and make them want to eat them continuously without stopping.

As for the other family members, they all praised these two appetizers continuously. A satisfied expression crossed Zhou Zixu's face. Suddenly she recalled the words spoken the shabbily dressed little girl, who had more dazzling talent than any noble young lady, said. He spoke to his grandfather, “Grandfather, do you think this pickled vegetable is delicious?”

Patriarch Zhou took out a small steamed bun and used his chopsticks to put wine-soaked beans on it. She opened her mouth wide to bite and closed her eyes, “Lumayan..”.

“Grandfather, do you think customers will like it if Zhenxiu Restaurant add some small plates of pickled this vegetable to the cold appetizer plate?” At the pickled vegetable stall, the little girl casually mentioned this idea, and it lit a light bulb in her business-minded self.

The eyes of the patriarch, who had been comfortably closed, suddenly opened wide. He put the chopsticks in his hand and stroked his beard. He nodded and commented in a grateful tone, “Xu’er, Grandfather did not miss the target with you. You really are like Second Son ah. This idea is quite decent, so I will give it to you to deal with! ”

Zhou Zifang clenched his hand that was under the table into a tight fist. Even though his nails were digging into his flesh, he did not feel any pain as he did his best to keep a thin smile on his face, “Grandfather, Brother Xu is really a dark horse whose idea amazed the world! Fortunately, all members of the Zhou family have the same blood in our veins. ”

In his heart, he secretly hated his younger brother. No matter how hard he tried, no matter how well he did business, in his grandfather's heart, it wasn't enough for him to defeat his brothers born to family wives.

Although his grandfather had praised him for his business acumen and talent, he had only ever been given a small amount of small-scale business effort. Zhou Zixu was just a little brat who knew nothing. However, with just a simple idea that anyone could think of, his grandfather had decided to give him a larger share of the undercover business, making him his successor. How could he accept this?

Within the Zhou Family, the richest family in Tanggu City, there were some people who rejoiced and some people were worried. On the other hand, Xiaocao continued his usual duties: making boiled food and selling boiled food. The entire household was busy working to fulfill their aspirations.

After Madam Zhang made a fuss and left with the boiled food recipe, the next day she went to the market and bought a large pig head. He also had the butcher give him pork intestines and tripe before he went home to prepare food.

Pork and tripe intestines are not only dirty but also smelly. Madam Zhang naturally did not want to work on these materials herself. However, her daughter was also at home sewing her dowry and could not make her hands rough. Thus, the task naturally fell into the hands of Madam Li.

Madam Li was a lazy person who only liked to eat and gossip, so how could she possibly be someone who could do hard work? If his efforts to make money went into his own pockets, it would be a different story. However, all of the family's income immediately became the control of her mother-in-law. So, he really had no incentive to work hard.

With one hand pinching her nose, Lady Li used the water to clean up the rotting feces that were inside the pig's intestines. He then allowed the intestines to be submerged several times in clean water without rubbing it. As for the head of the pig, he did not even bother plucking out all his hair and fur or cleaning up the dirt that was in his ears before he directly put it in the pot to boil.

During the cooking process, Madam Zhang did not want to waste money by using too much seasoning, so she reduced by half the amount needed for each seasoning. As for the expensive seasoning, he immediately left it. With this, the taste of the product has also been diluted.

The meat and offal of the boiled pig's head had a sickening smell of dirt that could make anyone want to vomit. Who wants to eat something that smells that bad? At the table, Old Yu did not even bother to try a plate of boiled pork. Instead, he slapped the table and howled, “Is this food suitable for humans to eat? Quickly take this off the table and throw it all the way! How can one have an appetite with this disgusting smell? ”

Third Son Yu Bo was at home for one of his rare visits. However, the smell of boiled food made him vomit several times. He did not even finish the eggs added to each meal before he tossed his chopsticks and returned to his room. The door to his room was closed by force. As for Yu Caidie, she took the pancakes and some dried radish slices and went to the courtyard to eat her food.

Heizi was the only person unaffected by that stinging stench. Instead, he took out a plump piece of pork head meat and ate it with a large bite. Had Xiaocao been there, he would have laughed, ‘This stupid boy. As long as it was meat, even if it smelled worse than human excrement, he would still eat it! ‘

However, they had spent about ten copper coins to buy the head of a pig. In addition, the seasoning also requires a fee. Overall, they spent about twenty to thirty copper coins. If they were to throw away this food, wouldn't it be the same as throwing money away?

Madam Zhang didn't care about any of this. That afternoon, he put the boiled pork head meat and intestines into a basket and dragged Madam Li with him to the dock.

“One copper coin for a serving of meat! This was Yu Family's original boiled food! Tasty and cheap.. Brother, buy one serving and try some! ” Under Madam Zhang's insistence, Lady Li managed to show a smile on her face as she advertised their clothes. However, he was very unwilling inside.

This is a good time for them. There were not many jobs under Foreman Sun, so the port workers came early to wait for the food Xiaocao cooked to get one copper coin. When they heard Madam Li shout, they all came.

As usual, Old Hao took out two copper coins and casually asked, “Give me two servings of pickled fish... Where is Xiaocao today? Why isn't he here? ”

“Yes yes! Give me two servings of pork head meat, please larger portions. ” Pork head meat is Old Hao's favorite dish. He was already used to buying pickled fish in the afternoon, so he was surprised that he was able to get the pork head meat today.

After taking over the greasy paper package that Madam Zhang had given, Old Hao slightly weighed the contents in his hand. He grumbled inwardly, ‘Why does it seem like they gave me smaller portions of food boiled today?’ However, after thinking for a moment, he thought, This ‘Meat is very tasty and only one copper coin. Smaller portions are just smaller portions.. ‘.

Old Hao impatiently tore off his oiled paper package but the smell coming out was not a thick, appetizing smell. It was hard to explain but it attacked his nose, causing him to frown. He used one hand to pick up a piece and found that the piece still had a clear cut of urchins, standing upright and proud.

The stewed food Xiaocao sold for one copper coin was always partly appetizing, had an incredible taste, but most importantly, he always cleaned the raw materials carefully. With this, even fools know that there is something wrong with this boiled food.

Old Hao held the pork head piece of meat as he entered through the crowd. He waved the piece with fur in front of Madam Zhang's face and said, “Yo Aunty, are you really sure that Xiaocao himself boiled this pork head meat?”

“Sure... of course! That little feather must have escaped our attention when we were preparing food. At that time do not see it .. Brother, I will exchange a new portion for you .. “Madam Zhang stuttered awkwardly with a stiff smile on his face.

Seeing the old woman blabbering, Old Hao knew something suspicious was going on here. He put the piece of meat back into the paper package and put it all in Madam Zhang's hands, “Let's kiss yourself! Every time you open a pack of one Xiaocao copper coin a serving of boiled food, the smell that comes out is so good. As for yours, I almost wanted to vomit because of the smell. This was not something Xiaocao made! … I don't want this anymore, give me back my money, give me back! ”

Madam Zhang was like Pixiu, gold and silver only entered and never came out. If you want him to give you your money back, damn it! His facial expression turned cold, and he shouted loudly, “You have eaten it and you want your money returned! Do you think bullying the old woman is easy ?! ”

Currently, he had already sold over ten servings. When the people around him realized that something was wrong, they stuffed their coins back into their wallets and stood to the side to take a look.

Some of the harbor workers who had just bought food had not opened their paper bags, and they hurriedly asked, “Aunti, I just got this and have not even opened the bag yet. Can I give it back now? ”

When Madam Zhang saw their business being suddenly stalled by complaints, she obviously did not want to return the money in her hands. He pinched himself on his thigh and started yelling towards the sky, “Oke, I understand! All of you are trying to oppress a pair of weak old ladies! You don't want to pay money for your stuff! Heaven is watching everything, are you not afraid to receive a reply? ”

Mrs Li joined and shouted, “We sell food. If you already have it, who knows what you've done to it? If you return it, how can we sell it to someone else? If the item is already purchased, we cannot refund the purchase money !! ”

Old Hao pointed to the pork head meat in his hand in frustration, “The food you sell is not edible! Returning money is the law of heaven and the principle of earth! ”

“What are the ‘laws of heaven and earth’ principle? How can it not be eaten? If you eat it, will you die? Just eat and see. If it really kills you, then we will pay for your funeral !! ” Madam Zhang's ingenious side came out in full force. After all, she was an old woman, the workers here at the dock would not dare to touch her. If they did, then they would really like it!

Old Hao's eyes widened in anger. She clenched her fists into the clutches of death and took a step forward, “Old woman, how can you be so unreasonable? Not only that, you even cursed others to die! ”

“Ahhhh! He wants to kill me !! Everyone came to see, a group of men trying to bully us two weak women! Didn't anyone here care. ”Madam Zhang was frightened with an expression of pure anger in his eyes, and he took two steps back before he fell to the ground. He patted her on the thigh as she cried and shouted.

Old Hao and other port workers do not know if they should laugh or cry at this situation —— does he have a leg to stand up after selling counterfeit goods ?!

“Grandma, what's up? Who's trying to bother you? ” Xiaocao's voice sounded from behind the crowd. The dock workers opened a small crack and let it in. With the basket draped in his arms, Xiaocao carefully walked towards where Madam Zhang was sitting.

Madam Zhang was not brave enough to let the younger generation see him in such a miserable state. He hurriedly got up, patted the dirt off his body, and then shouted, “Xiaocao, you came at the right time !! Did you intentionally give us the wrong recipe for not wanting us to steal your business? They all said there was something wrong with the boiled food and wanted to return it! ”

Xiaocao glanced at the face behind Madam Zhang and had a basic understanding of what might happen. He walked towards Old Hao. looked at the oiled paper bag in his hand, and said, “Old Uncle Hao, can I see the boiled food in your hand?”

Old Hao handed over the pouch he previously had and complained, “Xiaocao, kiss this. Is this something that humans should eat? ”

The smell coming out of the pouch struck Xiaocao's nose, and he couldn't help but frown. He examined the pork head meat carefully and then turned to talk to Madam Zhang, “Grandmother, before you boiled the pork head meat, he said, You need to make sure that you remove all the hair and hair from the pig's head. You also need to scrape and clean all the trash in his ears, and it is important to use a lot of exertion when rubbing. After that, you need to split his head and get his brain out, then let it soak in clean water and let his blood come out. Then you need to soak it in hot water for about half an hour. This is the only way to remove the strange smell from the pig's head. Look at this pork head meat, there's still fur on it. It is obvious that anyone who washes the head of a pig does not do the job. ”