Chapter 6 Selling fish! make money! There was no spark in the first meeting
“Mom!”
“Do you think I’m a fool?”
Ding Xiaoxiang was angry and funny. Ten yuan a pound? This kind of crab and tiger fish, which is half a catty in size, cannot be sold at this price. Anyone who grew up in a fishing village understands this at the age of five or six.
“Yo!”
"Is your mother stupid?"
"How stupid can you set up such a stall here to do business?"
"That kid just looked at you for a while, thinking that he could get it at a low price. Come down. I didn’t expect this kid to turn around and leave.”
Zhang Li shook her head.
“Mom!”
"How can you talk like this?!"
Ding Xiaoxiang blushed and glared at Zhang Li.
“Hmph!”
“No one will accept this kid’s fish! You have to come back soon!”
Zhang Li ignored Ding Xiaoxiang and stared at Zhao Dahai’s back , until invisible.
Ding Xiaoxiang shook her head, her mother really thought too much. No one collects this fish? How is that possible? Don't look at the fact that the town is close to the seaside. There is no shortage of crabs, tigers and fish, but they are all small. The ones that the man brought just now are all big ones, and they are very popular. Don't worry about this fish.
Zhao Dahai left the Ding Xiaoxiang stall and continued walking forward. He found a few stalls and asked about the prices. One of them offered a price of 23 yuan. He said it was high or not, and he thought about it. After a while, he nodded in agreement and took a scale to weigh it. After buckling the three-liang mesh bag, it weighed twenty-five kilograms and seven taels, worth five hundred and ninety-one yuan and a dime.
Zhao Dahai counted it carefully twice, and it was OK. He stuffed it into his pocket, packed the mesh bag and bucket, and turned around to leave.
“This boss.”
“Come and see the fish on our stall!”
"They all arrived early this morning. Fish from small fishing boats. Very fresh."
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"Look at this grouper."
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“Sandfish are all one or two weight.”
"Less thorns and more meat. Pan-fried ones are the best!"
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Zhang Li and Ding Xiaoxiang greeted everyone passing by skillfully, and the fish, shrimp and crabs at the stall were selling fast.
“Mom!”
“You can’t keep your crab tiger fish now!”
Ding Xiaoxiang killed a fish, put it in a bag, and handed it to the buyer. When she saw Zhao Dahai passing by not far from the stall, the bucket in his hand was light. Needless to say, he must have sold it.
“Hey!”
“Brother, have you sold your fish?”
Zhang Li’s face was a little ugly, and she forced out a smile and looked at Zhao Dahai shouted.
“Yes!”
"Sold!"
"Twenty-three pounds. Currency."
Zhao Dahai didn't expect Zhang Li to say hello, but he immediately understood that he wanted to know how much he sold it for. I didn't want to say it at first, but I rolled my eyes and changed my mind.
“This price is good!”
Zhang Li regretted it. She has been setting up a fish stall here for ten years. It can sell for thirty-one kilograms. I saw it clearly just now. The smallest one is half a kilogram, seven or eight pieces are nine taels per kilogram, and the remaining ones are more than one kilogram and sometimes even more than two kilograms. The currency price is twenty-three yuan. If you take it, you can earn one or two hundred yuan, and if you sell it to a restaurant, you can earn even more. The key is that the fish got to you first, and you blame yourself for being too greedy.
Zhao Dahai smiled. Zhang Li didn't mean what she said.
“Something’s wrong!”
“Let’s go!”
Zhao Dahai waved his hand.
"Good."
"You go ahead."
"I caught a fish later. Bring it to me. I'll give you a good price."
Zhang Li forced a smile and shouted One sentence.
Zhao Dahai nodded, turned and left.
“Mom!”
"That kid just wanted to make you angry on purpose!" Ding Xiaoxiang wiped some water on her apron with both hands,
"You think I don't know?"
"What a pity. !”
“Confiscate these crabs and tiger fish!”
Zhang Li sighed.
Ding Xiaoxiang laughed. My mother is very shrewd. No one in the whole fish market can compare with her. This time she was really a little greedy. Her attempt to make a big fortune ended up in vain. However, no one can blame this.
Zhao Dahai left the fish market with the bucket and patted his pocket, which contained almost six hundred yuan.
Zhao Dahai turned around and walked into another small street next to the fish market. Rice, noodles and meat were sold here. He bought a fifty kilogram bag of rice to carry on his shoulders, and bought ten kilograms of pork belly and some oil. I carried several large bags of salt, sauce, vinegar, vegetable seeds, etc., and finally bought a few pieces of red date cake before returning to the village.
Heavy?
This is impossible!
With money in your pocket, you feel as if you are walking on clouds, light and airy, with a gust of wind as you walk.
One o'clock at noon.
The sun is high in the sky.
The stove is average and very hot.
Zhao Dahai strode into the yard and shouted that grandma would come back by herself.
Zhong Cuihua walked out of the hall and saw Zhao Dahai carrying it on his shoulders and immediately helped.
"Grandma!"
"This is red date paste. Try it."
Zhao Dahai put down his things and took the bag containing red date paste.
"Yo!"
"What are you spending this money on?"
Zhong Cuihua shook her head.
“How much did it cost?”
“Your eldest grandson, I made money.”
"Isn't it normal to buy you something delicious?"
"Eat it all while it's hot."
Zhao Dahai opened the bag, took out a piece, and put it in Zhong Cuihua's hand.
“Good! Good!”
“Eat!”
"Eat them all!"
Zhong Cuihua brought the red date paste to her mouth, took a small bite, and smiled.
Zhao Dahai walked into the kitchen, took a bowl, poured half a bowl of water, and brought it out. The corners of Zhong Cuihua's eyes were shining, which showed how worried she had been in the past two years.
“Grandma.”
“Eat slowly.”
Zhao Dahai pretended not to see it. He placed a small table next to Zhong Cuihua and put water on it. He didn't come back, so he must not have eaten. When he returned to the kitchen, he found that the rice had been cooked on the stove. He took the pork belly he had just bought and cut it into half. Jin, put it in the pot and cook it for half an hour over high heat. Take it out when it is soft and rotten, slice it into pieces, put it on a plate, pat two garlic cloves, pour some soy sauce, put two bowls of rice in it, take it out to the yard and put it on the table.
Zhao Dahai picked up a piece of meat and put it on Zhong Cuihua's rice. After taking the chopsticks, he started eating.
Hungry!
I am really hungry!
Zhao Dahai waved his chopsticks like a excavator and ate with big mouthfuls.
Zhong Cuihua held the bowl and took a mouthful of rice into her mouth while looking at Zhao Dahai with a smile on her face.
After Zhao Dahai finished lunch, he told his grandma Zhong Cuihua that the crab and tiger fish he caught had been sold for nearly 600 yuan. He originally wanted to give the money to grandma Zhong Cuihua, but no, he said that he was already eighteen years old and it belonged to the family. If you are the pillar of support, you have to take care of your own money.
Zhao Dahai took a rest, and it was already five o'clock in the afternoon. He remembered that his grandma Zhong Cuihua said that someone must be fishing for crabs and tiger fish in the village. He knew that this was most likely true, but he was a little unwilling to give up and walked out. Yard, strode towards the small pier in front of the village.
The sun sets in the west
The fishing boats scattered on the sea are covered with glittering golden light, and the fish are jumping one by one, which is like a scene of fishermen singing at night.
Zhao Dahai didn't have the slightest intention to appreciate it. He walked along the beach and stretched his neck to look at the reef area where he caught crab and tiger fish last night.
Someone! There were not only people, but quite a few. I saw more than a dozen black spots from a distance. Grandma was right, everyone in the village went there to catch crab and tiger fish.
Zhao Dahai looked a little ugly. When he went home last night, he met Zhong Shizhu at the small pier and chatted for a few words. There were several other people around, and they all knew that he had caught a big crab tiger. Needless to say, The news spread all at once, and everyone came here at once. Grandma said that she was lucky. When she first sold the crab tiger, she thought she would seize the time to fish again and make more money. Now the situation is completely cool. Don’t even think about it. There are so many people and they must have fished since last night. So far, everything that can be caught has been caught.
Meat?
The soup is gone!
Not even a dregs is left.
Zhao Dahai continued to walk forward, wanting to see with his own eyes how many people were fishing for crabs and tigers.
(End of this chapter)