PFC Chapter 36 Hot
Chapter 36 Hot
The shopkeeper immediately understood what Su Anton meant. He was afraid that the recipe for the dish was fake, but the rabbit meat was real. "If this dish sells well, there will be no problem. But if it doesn't sell well, who should I buy the rabbit meat for?"
Su Anton: "Of course, you must buy as much as your store can sell from me. Besides, I can also provide the dish just now."
Pointing to the dried rabbit meat on the table, he continued, "This dish is quite complicated to make. It would be better for your store to just buy ready-made ones. Besides, I believe that no one can guarantee the supply of rabbit meat like I can."
The shopkeeper naturally understood this principle. On weekdays, the rabbit meat in the store was provided by hunters, and he could not guarantee that it would be available every day. If this dish could sell well, it would be good for the restaurant to have him provide it every day.
The shopkeeper said: "Okay, if this dish really sells well, the restaurant will buy rabbit meat from you."
Su Anton: "Okay, we need to sign a supply document. It can be written on it that I will supply rabbit meat to your store in the future."
The shopkeeper understood Su Anton's meaning as soon as he heard it. A verbal agreement could not be as binding as a written document. However, this constraint was also mutual, so it was not a disadvantage for the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper agreed to sign the document.
After the negotiation, Zhou Huilan went to the kitchen to cook braised rabbit meat. This dish naturally conquered the shopkeeper.
The two parties signed a supply contract. Agreement: Rabbit meat is 150 wen each, and the fur belongs to Su An Dong for a period of six months. Air-dried rabbit is 180 wen each, for a period of six months. The recipe was sold for 10 liang.
Su An Dong only signed for half a year because he was afraid that the winter weather would be too bad. If it was really bad, he would not be able to raise so many rabbits, and delivery would also be a problem.
After solving the rabbit problem, they used their own savings to start a small kitchen, went to the butcher shop and sold a few pounds of meat, and then went home happily.
After returning home, Su Anton explained the specific situation to Mrs. Su in detail. Mrs. Su was naturally confident that her son could do the job.
Su Yuanyuan said, "Grandma, it's a pity that you didn't go with us. The food in that restaurant is really delicious. Come with us next time!"
Old Mrs. Su stroked her granddaughter's hair and said, "Okay, let's go together next time."
Days passed by, and the weather got hotter. The Su family had trouble falling asleep at night. Especially Su Andong and his friends. They used to turn on the air conditioner when it was hot, but there was no air conditioner here. They could only stand the heat, and they were really not used to it.
Zhou Huilan specifically asked Zhao Huaixi for a lot of heatstroke prevention medicine, and she would make some for her family members to drink on weekdays. Zhou Huilan was worried that Mrs. Su would be too hot. Although she was fine now, she was still old. She was in menopause and was afraid of heat.
Everyone in the village was talking about how unreasonably hot the weather was. Fortunately there was enough rain, otherwise there would have been a severe drought.
The unusually hot weather confirmed that Mrs. Su's premonition was correct. Su Anton and his companions went to the county to buy a lot of supplies and stored them in the space, including some warm items.
Because it was hot, it was basically impossible to go out during the day, let alone do any work. So the Su family was idle during the day.
Women who knew how to sew could of course sew rabbit fur products, but they could not do it because it was too hot to hold in their hands and their hands would sweat.
Su Yuanyuan was so hot that she almost doubted her life. She pulled Su Zhihao and said, "Brother, saltpeter can be used to make ice! Let's try it."
Su Zhihao: "Where can you get saltpeter? If it were autumn, I could get it in the corners of the barn or toilet, but in this weather, it rains heavily from time to time. I can't get it for you. Even if I can get a little bit, it's not worth it! You'll get yourself a heat stroke later."
Su Yuanyuan was wailing in a bad voice. Zhou Huilan, who was on the other side of the hall, was also helpless when she heard her daughter's bad voice.
Zhou Huilan got up and went to the kitchen to make herbal tea. There was nothing else she could do.
Fortunately, the Su family has a well, and they can hang things into the well, even if they are frozen.
Su Anton has given all the students a summer vacation. It’s so hot, so they should take a few days off!
Because of the hot weather, it can be clearly felt that fewer and fewer people are going out.
The Su family's rabbit cage had been moved to a cooler place, and Su Yuanyuan found Zhao Huaixi and asked for some medicine to feed the rabbit. Su Yuanyuan didn't know if it worked, but at least it didn't kill the rabbit.
Under such circumstances, the time after the sun sets becomes the most anticipated time of the day.
Every night, they would use the medicine bag given by Zhao Huaixi to fumigate the house, open the doors and windows, and then spread out the cool mat. When people lie down on it, the world becomes beautiful. This time of day has become the most comfortable time for the Su family.
Old Mrs. Su took charge and went to Ruyifang in the county to buy cool cloth and made two sets of clothes for each person.
Su An Dong went to the county and bought a few large bathtubs, brought them back home, and gave one to each room. Su An Dong also bought an extra one for his daughter. He filled the bathtub with water and soaked in it when it was hot.
Anyway, if you put it in the room, you don't have to worry about outsiders seeing it.
Finally, this hot weather that lasted for a month is no longer so hot and the temperature has returned to normal.
The Su family finally recovered.
After the weather returned to normal, Su Anton organized people to burn charcoal.
After the hot summer, I'm afraid this winter won't be easy. It's better to make plans early.
Su Andong's in-laws, Zhou Lizheng's family, and Li Chunsheng's family all follow Su Andong's lead.
But there were still not enough people, so Su Anton selected a few villagers who were usually nice people.
And so, the charcoal burning began.
Old Mrs. Su found her nephew, a carpenter, and asked him to make the molds for the adobes. After the molds were made, Old Mrs. Su began to instruct her other sons to make adobes.
To make adobe, you need loess. Soak the loess in water, add straw, mix well, and put it in a mold made of wood. Then step on it or pat it with a wood board, and the adobe is formed. Then put it in a sunny place to dry, and it is ready when it is completely dry.
Mrs. Su planned to use adobe bricks for the kang, which was economical. Mrs. Su also knew that bricks were the best for the kang, as they were strong and durable. However, the cost was too high, so adobe bricks were more cost-effective. If she wanted to change it later, she could do so.
Old Mrs. Su not only made adobe bricks herself, she also asked several of her friendly families to make adobe bricks for her.
When Zhou Lizheng heard from his son that Old Lady Su asked him to make adobe bricks but didn't say what they were for, he went to ask Old Lady Su.
Zhou Lizheng: "Guiying! Why are you making so many adobe bricks? You're not building a house or putting up a wall."