Dressed as a villain's wife

This butcher's shop is at the innermost part of North Street, and a white lantern with no characters hangs in front of the door.

Just as he was thinking whether to knock on the door, he saw a woman with a headscarf wrapped around her head and took off the door panel.

Seeing a little girl standing outside the door, the woman was a little surprised, and asked after a long time: "Are you going to buy meat?"

Nan Zhi nodded, and the woman looked her up and down again before calling her in.

"Come in first."

After following the woman into the butcher's shop, Nanzhi saw the scene inside.

Before dawn, Nan Zhi could only see the decorations inside by the faint light of the oil lamp in the woman's hand.

In addition to a huge wooden table and shelves outside, there are two kitchen knives and a bunch of iron hooks.

The woman was wearing coarse clothes and a brown leather apron around her waist leading the way.

Nan Zhi followed her into the yard, and a gust of wind blew over, and only then could he smell a faint smell of mutton and blood.

"Do you want beef or mutton? Mutton is 42 renminbi a catty, and beef is [-] renminbi a catty. Both are freshly slaughtered."

The woman put the oil lamp on the desk and raised her chin to signal her to choose meat.

Because he was a little curious about the price of the meat, Nan Zhi asked, "Is this the shopkeeper of the butcher shop?"

The woman raised her head, "Isn't it?"

"Yes, but my family runs a shop, and I have to ask for beef and mutton every day. I don't know if my sister can afford it."

The woman was taken aback for a moment, as if she hadn't thought that the little girl Nanzhi would come to discuss business, so she said, "Can you be the master?"

"can."

"Then how much meat does your shop need a day?"

Nan Zhi was a little hesitant, and after making some calculations, he said, "For the first month, at least ten catties of beef and mutton will be needed every day."

The woman nodded knowingly, she reckoned that the little girl probably wouldn't want much meat either.

Sheep are easy to deal with. After all, a sheep only weighs about sixty catties, and it can be reduced by twenty catties if the internal organs are removed. My family also has to kill two sheep every day. It is not a big deal to give ten catties of meat to her family. question.

But this cow is a little difficult to deal with.

Not to mention the difficulty in harvesting beef cattle recently, if she took a cow back for ten catties of meat, wouldn't it be a loss if she couldn't sell it?

"Sister, let me tell you the truth. Recently, the beef cattle have been sick. Many people dare not raise them any more. It is not easy for us to harvest them. Even the sheep are being scrambled for. Beef is difficult to estimate."

Nan Zhi felt a little lost, but pulled himself together and asked, "Then I don't know if it's okay to need ten catties of sheep every day?"

"That's no problem. Our family only kills cattle and sheep, and only sells these two kinds of meat. For sheep, at least one must be brought back every day. Ten catties of mutton is still acceptable."

The woman said with a smile.

Although ten catties is not much, it is still a business.

Knowing that the mutton can be ordered, Nan Zhi heaved a sigh of relief, and then noticed the intestines and tripe of the sheep in the wooden barrel beside him, and then asked, "Then I don't know if the offal of the sheep can be sold?"

"You want the sheep to go into the water?" The woman was taken aback, seeing that Nan Zhi didn't look like she was joking, then hesitated for a while and said: "If you want it, I won't charge you money, just take it."

The mutton smells very strong, and the offal tastes very strong. Usually, a pair of offal for five cents may not be able to be sold. Most of the time, I still see the pity of those beggars and send them to satisfy their greed.

"I don't want to take advantage of my sister. If there is any water in the future, I will take it together. I will pay ten yuan for a pair."

"Well, I just don't know how much my sister is willing to pay for this mutton?"

The woman tentatively opened her mouth. Her family was a big sheep raising family. Although her father-in-law left home to study after she got married, her natal family has also taken care of her over the years, so that she can support her mother-in-law and her two children.

Most of the sheep she collects come from her natal village, so the profit is naturally higher, but I don't know how much money this girl will pay per catty.

"As for the price, I will give you 35 Wen a catty for mutton. If you have beef, I will give you 45 Wen. In addition, I will pay you [-] Wen for a pair of lamb offal, and [-] Wen for a pair of beef offal. Is it okay, sister?"

When Nanzhi said this, he was also a little apprehensive, not because he didn’t dare to bargain, but because unlike his own place, there were few beef cattle here, and it was even more impossible for farm cattle to be slaughtered at will, although raising sheep was not subject to too many restrictions , but it’s not as common as in my own place. Generally speaking, mutton that can be sold for forty yuan a catty is considered cheap. I heard from my mother that during the Chinese New Year, a catty of mutton can be sold for seventy yuan. The conditions are here. , she didn't dare to say the price too low.

"The price is a bit lower, and you can add two cents per catty, do you think it will work?"

The woman made some calculations in her heart, and then she opened her mouth to discuss.

"That, that's fine."

Hearing Nan Zhi's answer, the woman breathed a sigh of relief, and continued to speak with a smile: "Then I wonder how long ago the girl started asking for meat?"

"On the day of NO.15, you may have to ask for [-] catties of mutton. If you need to add more later, I will tell you in advance."

"Well, let's sign a contract first, shall we?"

The two signed the contract, and Nan Zhi gave a tael of silver as an order, and agreed that the meat would be delivered every morning at Mao, and that he would notify in advance when there was beef. Then Nan Zhi took a pair of sheep sent by Liu Hui and went into the water. Back to the restaurant.

Seeing Nanzhi leave, Liu Hui felt relieved. Ten catties a day, three hundred catties a month. Although the business is not very big, the life of the family can be more stable. I just don’t know, I don’t know that Liu Lang is now in the capital. How is studying.

Nan Zhi took the sheep into the water and pondered for a while before going directly to the restaurant. As for the pork, she is not going to order it for the time being, and just ask Wang Sheng and the others to buy it in the morning.

When Nan Zhi returned to the restaurant, the others just woke up, and An Wazi was startled when they saw her come back into the water with a pair of bloody clothes.

Even Uncle Ping didn't understand what she meant.

"Boss, what are you?"

"I'll make you a new meal at noon, and I have to build the stove today, can you guys do it?"

"Everything is ready, we can do it at dawn." Liu Da nodded.

"That's fine."

Nanzhi nodded, and asked them to fetch a basin of water to soak the sewage before washing their hands, and then took them to the place planned yesterday.

"The stove is built here, not round, but long enough, not too wide, according to the blueprint I drew."

"Uncle An, I will trouble you to help me with this. I remember that Xu Chou sent a message yesterday. He will be back before noon today. Then we will have something new to eat."

"it is good--"

The men responded in unison, and Nan Zhi took An Wazi out to buy breakfast, and only then did the men gather together again.

After getting along for the past few days, they got to know each other well, and they are even more satisfied with Nanzhi and Shen Miaomiao. After all, not to mention two meals a day, it is already rare to see the meat every meal. It's a good life.

"But the novelty that the boss is talking about, is it possible that it is the water?"

Liu Da glanced at the wooden basin next to him with complicated eyes.

Although he has never eaten mutton a few times, he has never eaten offal either.

Can this thing be delicious?

"Since the boss has said it, let's just wait." Wang Sheng didn't say anything else.He just stood quietly and looked at the planned foundation.

Nanzhi's drawings were drawn according to the barbecue oven in her impression. She also wanted to order an iron sheet, but when she asked, it cost tens of taels of silver for just one, not for anything else, but because iron is expensive .

In the end, she only ordered a few long iron sticks with tears in her eyes to fix them on the stove, and those few iron sticks cost her another six taels of silver.