Chapter 689 Killing Fish
Nowadays, people in Jiachuan no longer need to kill chickens, and Zhangjiagou Market has a killing business.
In addition to killing chickens, there is also killing of fish, such as tearing off yellow peppers and dicing them, which is a relatively professional job. There is also killing of soft-shelled turtles. You also have to find someone to kill them for you. Mr. Hu is doing this.
When Zhou Zhi and Yang He came over, Hu Sanye had just finished the first wave. He took the time to order a bowl of noodles and was sucking them. When he saw Zhou Zhi coming, he greeted: "Is the elbow back? Lao Zhang outside. Can I order you some noodles?”
“Hurry up and eat, I’ve already eaten.” Zhou Zhi said with a smile, “I haven’t seen you for a while. Is the business going well?”
"It's okay, but I'm a little busy. It's the time when river fish are on the market, and there are also eels and loaches. I have to run around at three o'clock every night to collect the goods."
The third master is still next to him. There was a kimchi stall, but now there was a different person, a middle-aged man whom Zhou Zhi didn’t recognize.
The man's ears didn't seem to be very good. When the third master introduced him to others, he loudly said: "This is Xiaojuan'er's uncle, Zhou Zhi!"
After that, he said to Zhou Zhi: "This is my family in the countryside, Xiaojuan When my sister's business got bigger, she wanted to sell out this stall. I thought it would be a good idea, so I called my relatives to come over and make some income." Talking loudly, he nodded and smiled honestly at Zhou Zhi.
Zhou Zhi also nodded to him. He didn't look like a businessman. He probably relied on the Third Master to support the stall.
Because of this, Zhou Zhigao glanced at Third Master and said with a smile: "There is something we can't do, so we can only ask Third Master to do it."
" What's going on?"
Zhou Zhi opened the fertilizer bag: "I caught two good things."
"Hey, this thing is so expensive now. Where did you get it?"
"Across the river."
"Do you want to sell the elbow or kill it?"
"Huh? If you want to sell it, do you have the skills?" Zhou Zhi asked.
This old turtle can be sold for almost 500 yuan. Of course, it is not even a drizzle for Zhou Zhi, but for Yang He, 500 yuan is enough to pay for the next year's tuition and fees.
These two turtles were caught by Yang He. Although Yang He would be happy to send them to the reading salon for everyone to mend, Zhou Zhi cannot do this.
"Yes, the river fresh food restaurant on the pontoon is waiting to collect it." Hu Sanye said to these people: "If you want to sell the elbow, it will be eighty-five pounds per catty, and I will sell it for you."
" How about we keep the small ones for stew and sell the big ones?" Zhou Zhi asked Yang He.
"It's up to you, I can't do it anyway." Yang He was thinking about another problem.
"Hahaha, then sell the big ones. Please help us kill the smaller ones."
"Then let's weigh them first. This turtle will be used as a small pot lid." "At this time, there were people coming over to watch and commenting, saying that such a big turtle would have to grow for at least ten years.
In the end, it was weighed at five pounds and eight taels, or four hundred and ninety-three yuan. Zhou Zhi only asked Mr. Hu to give him four hundred and ninety-nine yuan.
He shouted to the village party to go to the barge under Beimen Pier and ask the boss to come and get the turtle. The third master quickly caught another small turtle weighing more than a pound.
The little turtle turned to bite him, but the third master quickly pinched his neck, and then stabbed the junction of the neck and body, cutting the blood vessels and trachea, ending it.
Immediately use a blade to cut into the body of the turtle from above the tail, and pick it along the carapace. When you get to the front claws, you will be taught careful techniques: "Here is the hard bone, so move the knife upwards. Find the cartilage gap and go through it, like this, cut off both ends, and the carapace will open."
Zhou Zhi said with a smile. "You deserve to earn this skill. Even if you teach me how to do it, I won't dare to scratch its neck. It's too fast." San Ye cleaned out the turtle's belly, threw the turtle back into Yang He's fertilizer bag, and picked up vegetables from the side. I grabbed some seasonings on the side: "I'll give you some Codonopsis pilosula and red dates. Just simmer the wolfberry for a few minutes. Put it in before you get to the pot."
“You take this soft-shell turtle back and soak it in hot water. The temperature should not be boiled. It should be 80 or 90 degrees. While scalding it, use a knife to try to scrape it. Take it out as soon as the skin can be scraped off, because it will be hot again. It’s hard to shave off the skin.”
“The rest is simple. It’s just like cooking black-bone chicken soup.”
“I’ll kill the black-bone chicken myself when I go home.” Zhou Zhi smiled and said, “I won’t give you the money to kill the turtle.”
He held up the small condiment bag and said, "Thank you, Third Master!"
"Why are you being polite to me?!" Hu Sanye waved his hand: "You saved my old waist, and I can still charge you this little money!"
"Then let's go..."
“Wait a moment, my elbow.” The third master suddenly remembered something: “Do you know Sun Ermao, the owner of the tricycle?”
"It's quite familiar. We met yesterday. Mr. San, do you want to see him if you have something to do?"
"It would be great if you know him!" Mr. Hu said happily: "That's it, elbow." You see, except for the north gate, I have to go to Caiba or Majie. It is inconvenient to get out of the way. I heard that Sun Ermao wants to change his car..."
"Are you still going to take over his broken car?" Zhou Zhi was speechless. Those broken cars were originally eliminated by the post and telecommunications office after running around in towns and villages, and then they were modified by Sun Ermao and continued to be destroyed. Zhou Zhi didn't dare to think deeply about the condition of the car.
"Jiuzi, let me ask for help." Mr. Hu said eagerly: "The key is that it's cheap."
"I can ask him to pick a better one for you." Zhou Zhi said: " But let me remind you, those are modified cars, and the county might ban them from the road that day. "
"If the county bans it, there will be no place in the countryside!" Mr. Hu said: "If it doesn't work, what else can we use the engine for?"
"For example, I am a fish! What to do if the stall encounters a power outage? It would be a good idea to get a backup pump then. ”
Nowadays, we have just got rid of the days of "three years of new life and three years of old life, and another three years of mending and repairing". There are many people who are as prudent as Sanye.
"Hahaha, Mr. San has yours..." Zhou Zhi smiled and said, "Then just wait for my news!"
Back at the dormitory of the Sugar and Wine Company, the friends were already coming over one after another. , but the first ones to arrive were Jiang Shuyi and Liang Hong.
“Hey Sister Hong, why is it dark again?!” Zhou Zhi couldn’t help joking when he saw Liang Hong: “Today we have black-bone chicken and stewed turtle for lunch, why don’t you sit at a table by yourself so that everyone doesn’t get caught with chopsticks? To you?”
“Looking for a fight!” Liang Hong was angry when someone said this, but Zhou Zhi was used to teasing her. Liang Hong always responded to this situation with force, and did not shy away from distinguishing between men and women. She raised her kick and kicked Zhou Zhi on the butt: "One The skin is itchy when the moon is gone!”
This kick actually made Zhou Zhi smile: "Oh, Sister Hong, you are so strong again."
"Liang Hong has been practicing basketball hard this month." Jiang Shuyi said.
It seems that the friends still maintain their habit of morning exercises during summer vacation. They should meet in the square every morning to know each other's situation.
"You can't beat the boys and you still practice?" Zhou Zhi said: "You are here today, you can make up for it."
Yang He is alone across the river, Volume A He couldn't solve many questions, and his desire to learn was already overwhelming. Zhou Zhi had no choice but to let Jiang Shuyi tutor him in English first, and then go to the roof of the building to guard the ducks and geese and kill the chickens.
Liang Hong found it interesting and wanted to watch it.
(End of this chapter)