OBS Chapter 894: The Population Is Not Thin Anymore
Chapter 894: The Population Is Not Thin Anymore
Now looking at it, this shop is really big, with a front shop and a back kitchen. Not only a back kitchen, but also a backyard and a small yard. Several people can live in it, and it is more than enough for five or six people to live in it.
She looked at Hu Zi and said, "Isn't it said that it's hard to find a shop in the North now? How did this shop come about? Why is it so big?"
Hu Zi said, "This shop has been planning to sell since the beginning of winter last year, but the owner later decided not to sell it for some reason. Not many people know about this. The last time I asked him, and since the price I offered was high, he readily sold it."
Zhou Guo laughed and said, "Not many people know about this, how come you know about it?"
Hu Zi said, "You've always said that it's hard to open a shop in the north, and you want to open a shop to sell fruit next year. I've been keeping an eye on it. This shop is big, and there are many food vendors nearby. When the fruit is ripe, we can squeeze in and open a place to sell fruit."
It was very thoughtful. Zhou Guo gave him a thumbs up and said, "You are worthy of being our Tiger Manager. No wonder everyone calls you Tiger Manager when you go out."
Hu Zi felt a little embarrassed for once.
Erpang and his friends looked on with envy and amusement. They also wanted to go out and be respected by everyone and called a manager, but unfortunately they didn't have that ability.
The braised food shop is doing good business now.
After all, there is only one store selling braised duck in the north, and it tastes good and has a wide variety of products.
They had been here for half an hour and had already sold more than twenty orders. Although it couldn't be said to be very good, twenty orders were worth four or five hundred coins, which was better than the average shop.
The roast duck next to it is not bad either. As it lacks the duck head, duck neck, duck wings, and duck feet, the roast duck is sold cheaply, 72 cents per piece, and 36 cents for half a duck.
You should know that ordinary roast duck costs more than 80 cents per piece, which is a dozen cents cheaper and tastes just as good, and is even better than ordinary roast duck. Therefore, its business is much better than other roast ducks.
Anyway, there isn’t much meat on the head, neck, and wings, and even if there was, they would still dislike it. It’s good like this, it’s all meat and it tastes good.
If anyone likes to eat the head, just buy a few from the stewed food shop next door. They taste much better than roasted ones, and it makes sense that they can be sold for six cents each.
Compared with duck intestines and duck gizzards, duck heads are still selling better, and the taste is completely different from the roasted ones.
The next most popular dishes are duck wings and duck feet. Not many people like the neck. Most of the people who buy them are women with their children.
"There's no meat on this neck except for the outer layer of skin. I don't know what's the point of eating it. I might as well spend this money on the roast duck next door and enjoy a few bites of meat."
A woman picked up two necks and handed them to a child beside her, with disgust on her face.
The child took it with great joy, "Mom, you don't know, although there is not much meat on the neck, it tastes delicious when chewed. I can chew one for a long time, and two can be eaten for a whole day. Haha, those Mei sisters next door will envy me again."
The mother and daughter walked away while talking.
Zhou Guo smiled as he looked at their backs. Although they were not wearing silk, they were wearing fine cotton flowered clothes, which were neatly dressed. There were silver ornaments in their hair buns. They came from a good family and were good to their daughters.
She had someone pick up some braised food and she sat in the backyard with Hu Zi and the others and ate slowly, watching the business of the two shops while eating. During this long period of time, there was not much idle time in either shop.
The best-selling roast ducks in roast duck shops are half-duck.
The shop prepares sixty roast ducks every day, and they are all sold out before nightfall. It is estimated that after a while, the number will be increased to seventy.
Er Pang chewed on the duck neck and said, "Master, if the shop sells 70 ducks every day, can the ducks in the village grow so fast? Won't they be gone in the end?"
Zhou Guo didn't say anything. Hu Zi said, "Are you stupid? Is our village the only one raising ducks now? Which village in Lu County doesn't raise ducks? Everyone knows about the collection of duck eggs in recent years. The whole county is raising ducks. Do we still have to worry about not having enough ducks?"
Er Pang shook his head and said, "I haven't calculated it. It takes five or six months for a duck to grow up. We can't just kill it and eat it right after it grows up. It won't lay eggs. Can we make back the money we invested?"
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "The ducks that can be used for roast duck must be young ducks. Old ducks are too old after being raised for five or six months. They don't taste good and will be dry. So, in terms of cost, raising these ducks is much cheaper than raising old ducks for laying eggs, and they are affordable."
They are raised in groups, and ducks do not require so much food. They only need to be fed once a day. They can find food by themselves, so it is not a big deal.
Er Pang suddenly realized, "So it's a tender duck. No wonder I said that a roast duck is sold for so little money that it can't even make back the cost."
Hu Zi said, "You are talking nonsense again. How can you not even make back your investment? How much food does it cost to raise a flock of ducks from hatching to maturity? A duck costs about 40 to 50 guan, and there are about 100 ducks in a flock. Just imagine how much you can earn from a flock of ducks? 40 to 50 guan!! You can earn so much in just a few months, how can you not make money?"
Zhou Guo nodded, it is true that money can be made. Some people in the countryside raise ducks without even feeding them. They are not full even if they are given one meal a day. It just takes some effort and does not cost much food.
In previous years, their whole family only spent two strings of coins a year, and these four or five strings of coins could allow the family to live for two years.
Er Pang nodded repeatedly and said to Hu Zi, "Brother Hu Zi, you are amazing. I understand it with just this calculation. I still need to learn more from you."
Zhou Guo couldn't help laughing.
Hu Zi narrowed his eyes and said, "You kid, are you looking for a fight? You're taking advantage of me? I think you're just being too stubborn."
Chase him and beat him.
Dashu and Xiaoshu were chewing duck feet and laughing. It was rare to see Manager Tiger act so childish.
Zhou Guo stayed in Yunzhou for three days and visited several shops. Once the fresh fruit shop opened this year, her Zhou family would have even more property in Yunzhou City.
Just as she was about to return to Song County, she received a letter from home saying that Zhou Xing had given birth to another big fat son!
The Zhao family was so excited that they invited everyone they met and planned to hold a three-day buffet, and any villager nearby could come.
When Zhou Guo received the letter, he immediately packed up and returned to the village.
The Zhao family had a single-line inheritance for three generations, and it ended with her elder sister. This time, she gave birth to two sons. Zhou Xing now had a firm foothold in the Zhao family and her position was as solid as a rock.
When we got back to the village, the banquet had not yet started.
Li smiled and said, "The old man came in person to announce the good news. He was smiling so hard that his teeth were showing. He said that Zhou Xing had made a great contribution to the Zhao family and had given birth to two grandsons. From now on, the Zhao family will no longer be so small!"
At this time, no matter where you are, a small family is always a pain. Let’s take the countryside as an example. There are many brothers in the family. There are seven or eight brothers and more than ten nephews. Who would dare to mess with them?