Chapter 75 The Butcher Selling Hearts and Liver
"Okay, then you wait on the kang for a while. I'll get dressed and go to the ear room to deliver the rain water, and then I'll go to your house to find it for you."

"Then you can also call my sister and my younger sister."

When the fully armed brother and sister came out of the ear room, He Yushui was obviously very excited when he saw the snow in the yard.
I forgot that He Yuzhu had something important to do today.

"Brother, can you help me build a big snowman later?"

Hearing his sister's request, and seeing her looking up at him expectantly, He Yuzhu smiled and touched her little head.

"Not today.

After getting clothes for Damao and Zhaodi,

I have to go to the vegetable market with Dad, and then I have to make dumplings with stuffing when I come back, so I don’t have time to make a snowman with you.

Your brother Damao and the others don’t have to go to school anymore, let them take you out to play!
But you can also play in the snow.
You better be careful not to catch a cold."

After listening to He Yuzhu, He Yushui remembered this matter, so she stopped pestering He Yuzhu and asked him to take her out to play. She said very obediently,
"Okay, brother, I'll pay attention.

But after you sell the buns, can you bring me two when you come back? I want to eat buns."

"Okay, I'll save two for you when I sell the buns, and bring them back to you when I'm done."

With He Yuzhu's promise,

He Yushui happily held her brother's hand and followed him into the middle courtyard.
Just then, I saw Yan Bugui and Xu Fugui lifting the curtain of the main room and coming out wearing He Daqing's cotton coat, so I smiled and greeted them.
"Uncle Yan, Uncle Xu, good morning, why are you up so early?"

Hearing the greetings from the brother and sister, Yan Bugui and the others nodded with a smile, and then began to complain again,

"Rainwater, you guys got up so early.

We asked your father to wake us up.
He was going to the market to buy mutton offal in the morning, so he got up from the kang early in the morning, saw it was snowing outside, and woke us up as well.

You said we don't have to go to work, why do we get up so early?
It would be better to lie on the kang for a while longer, and save some food."

Hearing the two complaining about He Daqing as their father, He Yuzhu didn't know what to say, so he turned around and threw the task of getting clothes to them.
"What then?
Uncle Xu, Uncle Yan, it's time for you to get up.

Yu Shui and I were originally going to get clothes for Damao and Sister Pan Di.

Since you guys are up, Yu Shui and I won't go. Dad and I will go to the vegetable market first. We will be busy when we come back later!"

"Okay, don't worry about the clothes, just go!"

The father and son braved the wind and snow and rushed all the way to the nearby vegetable market. As soon as they arrived, they saw that the market was bustling with people coming to buy vegetables.

Seeing that there were many more people, young and old, than usual, He Daqing couldn't help but sigh.
"Ugh!

This damn world,

There are so many refugees in the city, but they still have to implement military control, which has caused so many people to buy vegetables even in heavy snow.

This is just forcing us ordinary people to death.

If I had known earlier, I should have gotten up earlier today. I don’t know if I could still buy mutton offal and meat.”

After hearing what He Daqing said,
Looking at the bustling crowd in front of him again, He Yuzhu did not find it strange.
If the officials of the old Xia Dynasty had been able to govern the country well, they would not have lost their territory in just three years despite having such a great advantage.

"Come on, Dad. If you can't buy it, then you can't buy it.
We got up so early to buy mutton offal for business, but they came so early for survival.
It's not obvious who is more urgent. Besides, we won't starve if we don't make this, so it's not necessarily a bad thing if we can't buy it."

Hearing He Yuzhu say this, He Daqing was relieved and reminded him,

"Hey!

You little bastard, you're teaching me a lesson.
I can tell you, being kind is a good thing, but you have to do it within your means.

Just take care of yourself these days, don't try to meddle in other people's business. Not only will you be unable to manage it, but you might even get yourself into trouble."

"I know,

We are just ordinary people. We can’t even take care of ourselves, so how can we take care of others?”

"That's better. Just don't get too confused. Let's go and see if there's any mutton offal left."

Although few people can afford to eat meat these days,
However, due to military control, there was not much pork and mutton in the market, and the better ones had already been bought by the wealthy people nearby.
That is, pig and sheep offal, which are not eaten by rich people, and ordinary people are reluctant to buy them, or do not know how to process them after buying them.
It has only stayed until now.

Looking at the pig hearts, livers, tripes, intestines and other pig and sheep offal hanging on the meat bar, He Daqing began to ask the boss Li Licai for the price.
"Old Li, how much are you selling these sheep organs for?"

When he heard someone asking for the price, Li Cai, who was dozing off after selling meat, suddenly became alert. He took a quick look and found that it was an old acquaintance.

"I just heard the magpie calling.

It turned out that the noble man had come.
I tell you, Master He, my heart is definitely the best in the market.

I'll give you a discount, 30 gold yuan notes."

He Daqing had been dealing with Li Licai for many years and knew him very well.
After listening to his offer, I immediately laughed and joked,
"Lao Li, we are close friends, how can I not understand you? If I dig out your heart, it will definitely be all black.
If it really sells well, can you give me a discount?
Give me a fair price. If it's suitable, I'll buy all the sheep organs in the future. If not, I'll go to Lao Wang right away."

Hearing He Daqing's words, Li Licai was delighted.
He has been selling meat for so many years, and the hardest thing to sell every day is these internal organs.
Apart from the major restaurants that order one or two pairs every day, the rest are also ordered by shops that make braised pork, fried liver, and mutton offal soup.

If he could get ahold of Fengzeyuan, the largest restaurant in Peking, he would make a fortune in the future.

The price of meat is several dollars more expensive than other places.

"Oh, congratulations, Master He, congratulations, Master He, Shopkeeper Luan has asked you to be in charge of purchasing.
Thank you for taking care of me,

Let's not talk about money. If you want to take all the entrails, you can do so without paying.
As long as you can remember me in the future."

This time, not only He Daqing, but even He Yuzhu seemed to hear the clacking sound of abacus beads in his stomach.

Although Li Licai himself misunderstood,

But He Daqing would never joke about his reputation.

If word got out that a great chef like Chef He was cheating people just for a piece of lamb offal, that would be too degrading.

Who would ask him to cook for them in the future? It's such a downgrade.

"Come on, Old Li, don't get the wrong idea. The people in charge of daily purchases at Fengze Garden are all the shopkeeper's confidants. I am not qualified.

During this period, Fengze Garden is temporarily closed.
I wanted to sell mutton offal soup for a while, so I came to you to get the offal.
Don't tell customers that Fengzeyuan gets its meat from you, or our boss will definitely give you trouble."

(End of this chapter)