webnovelfull Chapter 565 Purchasing Ingredients
Chapter 565 Purchasing Ingredients
Chapter 565 Purchasing Ingredients
Li Qin plans to use pork ribs as the main ingredient for the hot pot base, so he needs to go to the butcher shop first.
As for Xu Damao, he was sent by Li Qin to buy some vegetarian dishes.
"Hello comrade, do you still have spare ribs?"
Upon arriving at the meat stalls, Li Qin directly inquired whether these meat stalls were government-owned and whether the people buying meat here were also officially employed by the slaughterhouse.
Therefore, Li Qin cannot address him as "boss".
If you address someone that way, it's very likely to cause dissatisfaction in the other person.
The butcher, who was warming himself by the fire, immediately got up and came over after hearing someone shout.
At the same time, he replied, "There are still ribs left, quite a few!"
People at that time loved pork belly, especially fatty pork.
That's because people at this time are lacking in nutrition, while fatty meat contains more nutrients and is more oily.
Therefore, people who buy meat generally choose meat with more fat, and are less willing to buy lean meat.
The same applies to spare ribs.
Therefore, meat stalls always have a lot of spare ribs and large bones left over every day.
The butcher had no choice but to take the meat home, so he was naturally very happy to hear that someone seemed to want to buy it.
Because they can earn some gray income from it.
"Then give me twenty pounds of pork ribs, and another twenty pounds of big bones."
Li Qin didn't mind what others didn't need.
On the contrary, he bought a lot.
Li Qin himself couldn't possibly eat that much, and even with Xu Damao included, they still couldn't eat that much.
But he still bought them because he planned to use them to do something.
Upon hearing that Li Qin wanted so many spare ribs and large bones, the shopkeeper's face immediately lit up with joy: "Comrade, since you're buying so much at once, I'll give you a discount. Anyway, these things aren't easy to buy in the first place."
Although the boss wanted to make money, he wasn't a shrewd businessman; on the contrary, he was very generous.
Faced with the kindness of others, Li Qin naturally smiled and nodded in thanks: "Then thank you, comrade."
After Li Qin paid the money, the boss began preparing pork ribs and large bones for him.
Soon everything Li Qin needed was prepared.
The moment he received the item, Li Qin's smile faltered slightly.
Only then did he realize that he seemed to have made a mistake;
The ribs and large bones at that time were fundamentally different from those in later generations.
In later generations, spare ribs and large bones still had a lot of meat on them, but in this era, the meat on the spare ribs and large bones was completely removed.
Only a few tiny bits of meat remained on top.
Upon realizing this, Li Qin couldn't help but shake his head inwardly;
"I was originally planning to use the pork ribs and large bones I bought to make the hot pot base, but it seems I'll still need to use the resources in my space."
Fortunately, he had plenty of supplies in his space, otherwise the taste of today's hot pot might not have been guaranteed.
"Although I don't need these things anymore, they seem perfect for implementing my previous idea."
A faint smile then appeared on Li Qin's face.
When the boss took out the pork ribs and large bones that Li Qin needed, he secretly observed Li Qin's reaction.
He could also guess some of Li Qin's thoughts.
They wanted to buy large bones to see if they could get some meat to take home.
Actually, quite a few people have this idea, but everyone is not stupid, and butchers also have quotas to meet.
Therefore, the meat on the bones must be completely removed.
Otherwise, the owner would have to make up for the missing meat.
This has led many people who wanted to buy the bones to regret their decision after seeing the cleaned-out ribs and bones.
Over time, fewer and fewer people were willing to buy these ribs and bones.
The boss was genuinely worried that Li Qin might change his mind.
His concerns proved to be justified.
When Li Qin first saw the item, a look of surprise, hesitation, and regret flashed across his face.
However, in the end, Li Qin did not say anything about going back on his word, and even smiled.
This made the boss relax a little.
"Put it in this bag for me."
Li Qin casually handed a rather large cloth bag to the boss.
The boss's face immediately lit up with a smile upon hearing this: "Alright!"
The boss then quickly packed up the spare ribs and large bones that Li Qin had ordered.
Perhaps it was because he found Li Qin pleasing to the eye, or perhaps it was because he was happy to make some money by selling a bone that no one else wanted.
After packing up everything Li Qin bought, the shopkeeper took a few ribs from the counter and stuffed them into the bag.
"Consider these a gift for you, young comrade."
The meat on the butcher's stall is limited in quantity, and even if the owner wanted to, there wasn't much he could do about it. But the bones are a different story.
The slaughterhouses aren't strictly regulated, and meat stall owners have a lot of freedom.
"Thanks!"
Li Qin smiled and nodded his thanks.
Forty or fifty pounds of bones may sound like a lot, but in reality, there aren't that many.
Because bones are very dense, even a small piece can weigh more than a pound.
It weighs several dozen kilograms, but it's just a few dozen bones.
A slightly larger bag easily contained it.
And all of these things only cost about ten yuan in total.
Of course, this applies to Li Qin as well.
In an average family, they wouldn't be willing to spend so much money to buy so many bones.
After all, this isn't meat.
However, one advantage of buying bones is that you don't need meat coupons.
This is also an important reason why Li Qin was willing to buy it.
Even though he only has two ounces of meat coupons per month, it's not easy for him to buy a large amount of pork.
Therefore, the meat that Li Qin usually brings home is mostly meat that doesn't require receipts;
For example, chickens, rabbits...
After loading the ribs and large meat skewers onto the crossbar of his bicycle, Li Qin said goodbye to the butcher and left.
Next, Li Qin began a large-scale shopping spree at the vegetable market.
Logically speaking, Li Qin's appetite has now returned to normal, and he only needs to eat a normal amount of food at each meal.
Even with Xu Damao included, he wouldn't need to buy too many ingredients.
However, Li Qin still purchased enough ingredients to feed six or seven adults.
That seems a bit too much.
But Li Qin felt that this amount of ingredients was just right.
Because he's not just hosting Xu Damao alone today, there are other people too.
They weren't the other residents of the courtyard house, but rather a few close friends from night school.
Including Li Qin and Xu Damao, there were about six people having hot pot together at noon today, which is why Li Qin prepared a lot of ingredients.
Moreover, these were just the ingredients for the hot pot; Li Qin also prepared some additional items.
With those things added, it would be enough for them to eat.
After all, they are all young people, and they are all at the age where they can eat a lot.
"Li Qin, shouldn't we have enough ingredients by now?"
Looking at the bicycle loaded with all sorts of things, Xu Damao felt that it was about time.
According to Xu Damao's idea, their main purpose in going to Li Qin's house for dinner was to improve their meals and give their taste buds a treat.
As for being full, I didn't even have that thought.
Eating until you're about 60-70% full is enough.