Then he struggled to lift a large yellow croaker weighing seven or eight kilograms, and said, "Apart from anything else, the color of this fish is really festive. It's golden and the scales are bright. It's so beautiful!"
He Almost crazy.
Fortunately, he was on the shore now. If he were in the water, he would definitely be suspicious again.
Su Tai smiled, "So this fish is also a symbol of wealth and good fortune. More importantly, it is delicious. It is very delicious. Just put some green onion and ginger in the pot and steam it. Pour out the water, put some sauce, and then Pour a handful of hot oil on it, it will be delicious!”
The men were so greedy that their mouths were watering, and they were working more and more cautiously.
Because the fish are so big, a dustpan will be full if you put only one or two at most.
Fortunately, it was snowing now. As soon as the fish were released outside, they froze soon.
Shen Yi moved out the boxes he had prepared in advance and loaded them with another person. Seeing that they were almost ready, he asked Su Tai to go home and rest first, and then asked Shen Zhuang and Shen Mu to help.
Su Tai turned around and left.
There is ice on the river now, but it is not thick enough, so we still have to walk on the bridge to be safe.
She drove the donkey cart across the bridge back to the village, and first went to the wool processing workshop to call out Shen Mu and Shen Zhuang.
"Second Uncle, Uncle Mu, I need your help with a job. I have to go to Dahe Town. The wages are twice as much as here. Can you go?"
The two looked at each other. , agreed without asking anything.
After turning around and explaining to their family, the two of them ran away in the direction Su Tai told them, without even mentioning taking a bullock cart or anything.
The wind and snow howled on the Daxun River.
The two old men watching the bridge were sitting in an adobe house nearby, warming themselves over the fire and drinking tea. There was a plate of snacks beside them. When they talked about the excitement, their voices became louder and louder.
Seeing Shen Zhuang and Shen Mu crossing the bridge, he let them go up without saying anything.
The two of them stepped on the bridge, listening to the sound of ice floes breaking on both sides, which felt very reassuring.
“This bridge is so well built! In previous years, during the month when it started snowing in winter, no one dared to go up the river, so Shen Yi dared to hold a boat to break the ice and cross the river.”
“ Now we can cross the river whenever we want.”
The two talked happily, and soon they reached the other side. They walked in the direction Su Tai said for a while, and finally saw the big courtyard.
Chen Mu had a puzzled look on his face, "Shen Yi is becoming more and more capable now. He built such a big yard without saying a word."
Shen Zhuang nodded in agreement, "Don't I don’t even know about you, but the kid has a big business now and is a town official, so he can’t tell the village everything.”
While talking, the two came outside the yard and knocked twice. Down.
Shen Yi opened the door and immediately led them in.
The two were stunned when they saw the seafood in the yard.
"Ayi, what are these? Did you catch the fish from the Daxun River?" Shen Zhuang swallowed hard and his voice changed.
Chen Mu was even more confused, "No, no, no, no, no, are there so many big fish in our Daxun River? I have never seen them in most of my life!"
They all said they have never eaten them. Pork has also seen pigs running, but they have never heard of it, let alone seen it.
Shen Yi started talking nonsense seriously, from the ice field to Qiongzi to the sea, no matter how difficult it was, no matter how exaggerated it was. The two of them were really fooled into being dizzy. They had no idea and could only sigh.
"Ayi! Why do you think you are putting so much effort into so many big fish? We don't have that many rich people here!"
Shen Zhuang said what Chen Mu said Voice.
Shen Yi laughed loudly, "Second uncle, these fish are to be sent to the Imperial Capital. Seafood is different from freshwater fish and shrimp. In this kind of weather, it can be kept frozen for several months without spoiling. Imperial Capital You can see that such a rare thing, like this big yellow croaker, can be sold for ten taels of silver. I don't do business at a loss."
"His!" Everyone gasped in unison.
There are six to seven hundred of these large yellow croakers, each weighs ten taels, which is six to seven thousand taels, and those pomfrets and prawns are worth more than ten thousand taels.
The two were shocked and speechless for a long time.
It was Shen Mu who reacted first, "What did you ask us to do here?"
Shen Yidao: "I still have to go to the town official's office. Someone needs to watch here and help. Can I leave it to you?"
"No problem! It's a piece of cake!" Shen Mu agreed without saying a word.
He thought it was a big deal, just helping pack boxes and watching other people work, which was easier than working in the wool processing workshop.
Shen Yi grinned and poured the basket of unfrozen prawns in the house into the snow and scattered them, saying: "Xiao Tai said, the house is warm, and the fish and shrimps cannot be moved before they are picked. Come out, so as not to make it difficult to sort after freezing. You can dump everything on the snow in the yard. Put the palm-sized shrimps together, put the medium ones in another pile, and put the small ones separately. If they are too small, don’t put them in the king. All given away."
Everyone nodded to express their understanding.
After Shen Yi left, the group of people dared to clean up the shrimps that Shen Yi had fallen down.
Chen Mu picked up a shrimp that was longer than his palm with trembling hands, his eyes were round and his voice was trembling as he spoke, "Look, look, you'll be full after just one of these shrimps!" I don’t know if it tastes good or not, and how Shen Yi plans to sell it.”
Shen Zhuang nodded in admiration, "You can buy some and try it back. Your girl is now the prince's concubine, and your son is also a businessman, so he is not short of money."
Several villagers in Zhangjiacun looked at Shen Mu in shock. Concubine? Could it be that they have a noble person here?
Zhang Youfu inquired curiously, Shen Mu was modest and didn't say much, but Shen Zhuang kept showing off.
Now Zhang Youfu and others knew that Shen Mu was the father of the prince's concubine, and their attitude towards him immediately changed. They worked more and more carefully, not daring to have any small thoughts.
Everyone was busy until evening sorting and packing all the seafood.
Before he had rested for a while, Shen Yi came over. He took a look at how everyone was working. He smiled with satisfaction, paid the wages in person, and gave them some shrimps about the length of his middle finger to take away.
This was definitely an unexpected surprise to the villagers of Zhangjia Village. The group kept saying happy and happy words before leaving.
After they left, Shen Yi packed some small fish, shrimps and octopus, and got some fresh blue crabs for Shen Mu and Chenzhuang to take back.
“Uncle Ershu, blue crabs are suitable for cooking porridge. Add some ginger and they are very delicious. If you don’t know how to cook, you can just steam them in a pot. They are seafood and have a salty taste. I heard that they are very delicious. It’s a supplement, but some people can’t take it and will develop rashes. If you don’t take enough, River crabs should also be able to eat sea crabs. You can take them back and try them. I will send the rest to Jixiang Inn and Mr. Pu. He probably wants something like blue crabs too."
There is no such thing as blue crabs. The best way to send it to the imperial capital is to sell it in Zhaohua County.
Now the living conditions of the people here are better and they can sell them at a good price.
Chen Mu and Shen Zhuang could not refuse, so they had to collect their things.
After they left, Shen Yi also drove the carriage to deliver the remaining blue crabs to restaurants in the town. (End of this chapter)