HCB Chapter 221 Beef Jerky, Steak, Here I Come
Chapter 221 Beef Jerky, Steak, Here I Come
In the village outside the city.
"Young lady, please watch your step. We have too many cows this time, so we can only afford to rent a place with not very good conditions." Hu Shang said he was sorry, but he didn't really mean it.
The foreign merchants doing business in Kyoto Prefecture, especially those buying and selling cattle and sheep, would rent houses nearby. Most families in this village had already moved to Kyoto Prefecture, and the houses outside the city were reserved for rent to these outsiders who came to buy and sell things.
An Qiao just smiled. It was indeed a bit muddy here, but she was used to it. When she first bought beef and mutton, people in the store didn't know how to choose, and it was An Qiao who brought a few boys to choose. Although they didn't come here often now, they couldn't stand it.
Soon they arrived at the yard rented by Hu Shang, which was almost the largest yard in the entire village.
Although the yard is large, the cows are still packed tightly together.
"It's really uncertain this time. We almost have to rent two courtyards. Miss, just take a look. If you like any of them, please let us know and we will find them for you immediately." Hu Shang said politely.
There was a dirty little boy in the yard. As soon as Hu Shang's brother said something in Hu language, the little boy ran away immediately.
This is the cattle keeper. He has the same function as the person left above the tomb robber's hole. He doesn't need to sell the cattle or do anything else. He just needs to watch the cattle in the yard.
Indeed, the Hu Shang brothers did not lie. These cattle were indeed very strong and bigger than ordinary cattle. Even if they were sold for five taels, it would not be a loss.
An Qiao asked Dong Zhi to pick the cows, and she stood aside and started watching the cows.
On the way here just now, Anqiao told Dongzhi that they needed about 40 heads, and it would take about a month to get back to the farm.
"The cows in your family are really good. I wonder if they will come again in the future?" An Qiao pointed to a cow and asked the little boy in the yard to catch it.
"They will come, they will come. If there are cattle, we will bring them to the Central Plains." Hu Shang's brother watched Dong Zhi picking cattle without blinking. Do the servants have such great power?
An Qiao said seriously, "If there are cattle next time, you can let your brother know in advance and I will buy them according to the situation."
Hu Shang's brother nodded hurriedly, and An Qiao shouted to Dong Zhi inside, "Dong Zhi, it's done."
Dongzhi climbed over the courtyard wall again nimbly.
"Boss, let's put it this way. We want 40 heads in total. No calves, and no ones that look out of shape. We'll have to raise them for a month. After we've made our selection, we can negotiate the price. You see, if the price for 20 heads is the same as for 40 heads, that would be pointless, right, bosses?" An Qiao said half-jokingly, half-seriously.
Hu Shang's younger brother looked at Hu Shang, who smiled meaningfully. "My dear, we have been working together for so long. Why don't we speak frankly and see if we can reach a consensus? What do you think?"
An Qiao also lowered her head and smiled, "Since the shopkeeper has said so, then I will be frank. For 40 heads, each head is 160 taels of silver, and I will settle it on the spot. For 10 taels, I will add taels of silver, but you have to help me rush over directly, and I will only keep two heads. What do you think?"
Hu Shang looked at his brother, and seeing that his brother had no expression, he nodded, "Young lady, you are straightforward. I agree."
Both of them smiled with satisfaction. He had already earned back all the money on this trip. Besides, the young lady was generous and bought 40 heads at one time, which meant half of them were gone. Even if he sold them separately to a restaurant, he probably wouldn't lose money.
The dirty boy appeared in front of him again and spoke something in Hu language to Hu Shang's brother. Hu Shang's brother said, "The young lady has picked out 26 cows in total. I will make up the rest for you and drive them to the farm for you."
An Qiao nodded, "Thank you very much, both shopkeepers. I will take the two away to kill them first, otherwise I am afraid it will be too late. I will leave this to the two shopkeepers. You have had a hard time on the road, please be careful."
An Qiao picked out two that looked stronger, told Dong Zhi to take them away, and got into the carriage with Qi Tao.
The three Hu people were stunned. Usually, a shopkeeper would at least stay and see the cows being driven away, for fear of sick or damaged cows. But it was rare to see someone like An Qiao who just gave the silver notes and left without looking back.
Then I started to select the cows more carefully, at least I must not let down this trust.
But in fact, Anqiao's idea was very simple. Although not every one of the selected ones had a name clearly labeled, they were basically strong. Besides, Anqiao saw that the cows in the yard were basically the same, with not much difference, and they even felt strong.
Even if I wanted to exchange the cows, it wouldn't make much sense, not to mention that An Qiao had lowered the price. This wasn't a one-time deal, so I wasn't too worried.
It cost four copper coins to bring two cows into the city, so An Qiao simply planted the cows outside the city and brought the beef directly into the city.
This is why An Qiao asked the Hu merchant to be sent directly to the farm. If they entered the city, a lot of money would be collected for the round trip, which was really unnecessary.
The slaughterhouse was only willing to kill the yaks because they were imported cattle. Yaks are not suitable for farming, and since they are imported cattle, they are not registered and can be killed without any registration.
There are many slaughterhouses outside the city, and the processing is clean. If An Qiao wants to buy live animals, he would probably prefer to have them processed outside the city.
"Qitao, go to the soap shop and see what it looks like now. I've agreed with the bricklayer that work will start tomorrow." An Qiao had to go back to deal with the beef and was too busy to do anything else.
Qi Tao was stunned, "What about me? I can't do it, little lady."
Qi Tao is always a little unconfident. She is afraid of facing sudden appointments. She always tells An Qiao to never leave her.
"I just went to the soap shop to see if there was anything wrong. I didn't ask you to fix it." An Qiao said mercilessly. Qi Tao was good in everything, but he was always afraid that he would cause other problems.
So I am clingy and even though I can do things well, I just can't move my legs.
Last time, An Qiao suddenly had something to do, so she was asked to help put all the canned goods on the shelves and sort them out for the grocery store, and she was able to do it well.
There were several times when the restaurant was extremely busy, but she was able to cope with it smartly.
But I just can't tell her and I can't ask her to do it.
Otherwise she would be anxious and scared.
An Qiao let Dongzhi drive the car without hesitation, leaving the helpless Qitao in tears.
Little lady!!!
Even Dongzhi couldn't help but say, "Young lady, is this okay?"
"Okay, okay, don't worry about it. Let's go back and stew the beef. The beef is so delicious." An Qiao had already started thinking about what to cook.
It would be best to make lots and lots of beef jerky so that every store can sell it. That would be great.