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Seeing Xu Tongdao stop, Xu Changsheng also stopped, followed Xu Tongdao's gaze, and asked casually, What are you looking at?

There was a smile on the corner of Xu Tongdao's mouth, Do you think those sheep are pretty good-looking? Haha.

what?

Xu Changsheng couldn't keep up with Xu Tongdao's brain circuit, he was stunned for a moment, and when he heard Xu Tongdao's laughter, he realized that Xu Tongdao was joking, and then he laughed along with him.

Tongdao Xu did not tell him what he had just flashed.

The flock of sheep in the large yard not far away inspired him to make money.

Before that, he had been thinking about going to the county for a few days to find a job in the past two days, such as temporarily being a cutter who served people.

The chef's salary is still acceptable, although it is a bit hard and tiring, but as long as he can make money, he can do it.

It's just that he is only 17 years old, and he can't even get an ID card. It is estimated that at most he can serve people with side dishes. If he wants to be a chef, no one should dare to use him.

But the sheep in the yard in front of him made him suddenly think about it, thinking that he could set up a stall in the county town to sell skewers.

Selling kebabs on the street, although it doesn't look decent, he knows that as long as the business is okay, the speed of earning money must be much faster than going to work.

As for indecency, he didn't care at all.

He wants to make money now, how much is the face worth? Can he keep his whole family fed and clothed? Can he supply his brother and sister to study? Can the living conditions of his family be improved as soon as possible?

The answer is obvious.

The point is that making kebabs on the street doesn't require a lot of investment. A grill, a few folding tables, stools, and some beer or something can support the small stall.

Moreover, the urban management of these years has no sense of existence.

Stalls on the street are allowed.

The most important thing is that the kebab is not a big investment, but there are many people who like to eat it. In Xu Tongdao's impression, even 20 years later, there are still many people who like to eat this thing.

So this business can go on for a long time.

As for whether he will do barbecue?

To be honest, he had never done it before.

But he has been a chef for a few years before, so he has heard of some barbecue techniques and seasonings. The technical difficulty is not very high, and he is confident that he can come up with it.

One of the key problems is - he heard that for barbecue, sheep meat is the best, goat has a strong smell of mutton, and the meat is old, and it is not delicious when grilled.

In their nearby villages such as Xujia Village, the common ones are goats that are easier to feed.

This is also one of the major reasons why Xu Tongdao didn't think of making skewers in the past two days.

He didn't expect that in this place in the village, there were so many sheep in the family.

What a surprise.

So, when he and Xu Changsheng walked around the village next, they consciously paid attention to whether there were any people raising sheep here.

Don't say, he didn't pay attention before and didn't realize it. With his attention, he soon discovered the second, third, and even the fourth family that raised sheep.

Each household has more or less only sheep, but without exception, all they raise are sheep.

As he was walking, he saw an aunt cleaning the sheepfold in the yard of a house in front of him. Tongdao Xu hesitated slightly and said to Xu Changsheng, Go! Come with me and ask a few questions.

Ah? Ask a question? Ask what?

Xu Changsheng was at a loss, but Tongdao Xu had already walked outside the courtyard wall of the house, and greeted the aunt who was cleaning the sheepfold with a smile on his face, Hey, auntie! There are so many sheep in your family! Your family sells sheep. ?

The aunt who was lowering her head to clean the sheepfold was about fifty years old, black and thin, hearing this, she looked up at Xu Tongdao and Xu Changsheng in surprise, and laughed, Well, my family has raised a lot, you ask me to sell it. Why don't you sell it? Could it be that your child still wants to buy it?

said,

She chuckled twice.

Tongdao Xu accompanied him and laughed twice, and said, Auntie, I'm just curious. By the way, I see that several families in your village have sheep. Are there people in other villages near you who also raise this kind of sheep?

The woman smiled and lowered her head to continue cleaning the sheepfold.

Hearing this, he said casually: Well, yes! It depends on the mountains to eat mountains and water! For those of us who live on the edge of the polder, many people raise sheep, so there is so much grass on the polder, right? Haha, and ah , when the water in the river recedes, there will be more grassy areas, suitable for raising cattle and sheep.

Tongdao Xu nodded secretly in his heart, it was true, there are grasses all year round on this porch by the river, the only difference is that the grass is green and withered.

Really suitable for cattle and sheep.

Auntie, do you all raise sheep like yours here?

Not all of them! It's a little more difficult to raise sheep like my family. Some people try to save trouble and raise goats, but what should I say! There are also many people who raise sheep like my family! After all, this kind of mutton in my family is delicious. The price is also a little higher.”

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Between a few questions and answers, Xu Tongdao knew something in his heart.

He doesn't know how long this polder is, but it is estimated that there must be hundreds of miles. After all, this is the polder of a tributary of the Yangtze River.

As far as he knew, although there were few people next to the quay, there were basically villages.

That is to say, if the aunt is right, there are definitely a lot of sheep raised next to this porch.

He knew that some of the mutton sold on skewers was frozen mutton, not fresh, and the price was cheap. If you sold it, you could make more money.

But since Tongdao Xu wanted to do the kebab business and do it well, he never thought about using frozen mutton.

With this kind of fresh sheep meat, the grilled taste will definitely be more delicious, that's for sure.

It's just that the cost is higher.

But if the higher cost can lead to better reputation and business, Xu Tongdao thinks it is worth it.

He asked again how much a sheep cost.

The aunt who was cleaning the sheepfold told him that the bigger one was two hundred yuan a piece, and the smaller one was about one hundred and fifty dollars.

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Why did you ask those questions? You want to buy a whole sheep to eat?

After leaving the family's yard, Xu Changsheng asked in confusion.

Tongdao Xu turned back and glanced at the sheep in the yard, smiled slightly, and casually said, Isn't this boring! Anyway, I'm idle anyway, so I asked a few more questions out of curiosity.

After a pause, Xu Tongdao changed the subject, By the way, Changsheng, how much money can you earn a day by working as a small worker behind your uncle?

Hearing this, Xu Changsheng sighed, 15 yuan a day! It's exhausting!

Tongdao Xu raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, comforting: It's okay! Your salary will definitely increase in the future.

Xu Changsheng smiled wryly and shook his head, Hopefully! But it's really tiring to be a small worker, I don't even want to do it anymore, even my parents don't agree with me changing careers, and I know what they think. I work as a small worker. Can I make more money! They know how to make me make more money...