"Will the Huo family accept crabs any more?" a man on the boat asked from a distance.
Huo Erhuai took a closer look and saw that he knew him. He had collected crabs from him before, so he raised his voice and replied: "They are collected."
The man rowed the boat over.
Huo Xi and Yang Fu both stood at the stern of the boat and looked at each other.
A man about forty years old was rowing a small awning boat alone. The man drew the boat over and lifted up the crab pot tied to the string of the boat and suspended in the water.
"Oh, there are so many."
The man was a little proud and smiled: "Good luck." He handed the crab pot to Yang Fu, and Yang Fu and Huo Xi hurriedly took it.
Yang held Huo Nian in one hand and lifted her fishing box with the other.
When the man saw Huo Nian, who had been a few months old, he was like: "Your family is also very big-hearted. Such a small child will follow you in the rivers and rivers."
"There is nothing we can do. We have nothing else to do and can only eat this bowl of rice."
The man originally wanted to bargain, but when he saw Huo Nian, he swallowed his words.
Huo Xi glanced at him and saw that he was quite kind, so she talked to him while watching Yang Fu weigh crabs.
I learned that his surname was Zhou, and his name was Zhou Yi. He was from Tangquan Town on the outskirts of Beijing. His family had a house and farmland, and he only fished occasionally to supplement the family income.
Huo Xi couldn't help feeling envious. Fishing was a hobby for them, a way to pass time, and a way to survive.
The desire to buy land has become stronger.
In the future, when she has a house and a field, she can fish if she wants, lie down if she wants. She can fish a day and dry the nets for three days, or dry the nets for half a month, as she pleases.
Over there, Yang Fu had already weighed his cage of crabs. "You have eleven crabs weighing more than 2 taels, six of them weighing more than 4 taels, and three kilograms of crabs weighing less than 2 taels." He glanced at Huo Xi.
Huo Xi then said: "Now that the Double Ninth Festival is over, the price of crabs cannot be the same as those days. If it's two to four taels, I'll give you fifteen cents each, if it's more than four taels, it'll be twenty-five cents, and if it's less than two taels, I'll give you fifteen cents.
13 pounds per pound. Do you think it’s okay?”
When the man heard this, he realized that the crab price was very fair. He also asked several crab sellers along the way and he had an idea.
Nodding: "Xing Le. Your Huo family is fair, so I will sell it to you."
"It must be fair. We all make a living on the water and know how difficult it is for everyone. We are different from those who just want to make money and don't understand the hard work of fishermen."
The man nodded repeatedly after hearing this. It was not because he wanted to sell for a few more pennies, but because he liked to hear such words. They were the same kind of people, and people of the same kind should take care of each other.
Yang quickly took out the coins and counted them to him.
Huo Xi handed it to him: "Here it is. Your total is three hundred and sixty-five. Uncle, count it."
Zhou Yi counted the coins and carefully hid them in the pocket on his waist: "That's right. Thank you."
Huo Xi sweetly thanked him: "It's our turn to thank you. We should also thank you for taking care of us."
"Hey, take care of each other. Next time there are crabs, I will bring them to you." The man liked it and agreed.
She saw the man tying the crab pot to the side of the boat and then lifting it back into the water. Huo Xi had sharp eyes and saw a cage next to it.
"Uncle, did you leave another cage?"
Zhou Yi was stunned, followed her gaze, and shook his head with a smile: "No, that cage is just shrimps."
"Is it shrimp? Uncle, do you want to keep it for yourself?"
"No, I don't need to eat that at home. I plan to keep these shrimps and sell them in the city tomorrow."
Huo Xi's eyes lit up: "How much does uncle sell for a pound in the city?"
"Why, are you still collecting shrimps?"
"If Bobo is willing to sell it to us, we will accept it."
Zhou Yi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and lifted up the shrimp pot: "Okay, if you accept it, I can go home earlier today."
Xi'er still collects the shrimps? The whole family looked at Huo Xi, but at this time they did not ask her in front of outsiders. They only gathered around to look at the shrimps in the crab pot.
Huo Xi poured a cage of shrimps into his fishing box and picked them with his hands. Some were large and some were small. Most of them were green shrimps, grass shrimps, and white shrimps as big as a thumb. They were all still alive.
"Uncle, this is the first time we collect shrimps. How much do you usually sell them for? At what price are you willing to sell them to us?"
Are you really accepting it? Yang Fu looked at her blankly.
That Zhou Yiyi pondered: "I'll sell it for twelve cents at the fish market. If you want it, it'll be the same price."
Huo Xi thought for a while: "Then my family will give you two cents per pound. If you get it in the future, you will come to my family to sell it. If you can't find us, go to Taoye Ferry to look for us. My family will park there at night.
, you can see it as soon as you arrive.”
"Okay, okay, I'll sell it to your family. If I get it, I'll sell it to you in the future."
The cage of shrimp weighed a little more than eight pounds. Zhou Yi only received one hundred Wen. After collecting the money, he happily said goodbye to the Huo family and rowed away.
After the people left, the whole family gathered around the half basket of shrimps to look at them.
"Xi'er, can this also be used to make bald butter?" Yang and Huo Erhuai also looked at her. Wouldn't the family be able to make more money?
Xi'er shook her head and laughed: "Only crabs can make bald butter. This is shrimp, how can there be crab roe and crab paste. Are you stupid?"
Yang Fu chuckled, Huo Erhuai and Yang came to their senses and laughed too.
"Then why are you collecting these shrimps?"
Seeing that everyone was waiting for her explanation, Huo Xi said: "As soon as the weather gets colder, there will be less shrimps and crabs. We can't sell them in winter and we can't eat fresh ones. Let's collect some shrimps and make them into chook shrimps. It's also good to sell dried shrimps and grilled shrimps."
Yes, by then things will become more expensive when they are scarce, and I might even earn more than selling fresh shrimps."
Yang Ful nodded repeatedly, he understood that things are rare and valuable! But, "What kind of shrimp is choking shrimp? I have only heard of drunken shrimp."
"Drunk shrimp is raw shrimp directly pickled. Choked shrimp is made by pouring hot oil and heated seasoning directly on the raw shrimp. In this way, the shrimp is not completely raw, but the taste is a bit like raw shrimp, which is fresh.
It’s fragrant, smooth and tender, and when you take a bite, you’ll be filled with juice. Hiss, how delicious it is.”
Hiss, Yang Fu drooled shamefully again.
"And people who can't eat raw food can also eat it. The dried shrimps and grilled shrimps can be eaten directly or used for cooking." Huo Xi added.
"Then Drunken Crab won't do it?"
"Drunk crab is not as popular as bald butter. We haven't made it these days."
Yang then decided: "Then we will make dried shrimps and grilled shrimps to sell. The crabs are covered in armor, and they are still greasy when you peel them off. Rich people may find them unsightly. Ordinary people may not be willing to buy them. So.
It’s not as good as shrimps. It’s very convenient to pick one with chopsticks. I want to eat shrimps but not drunk crabs. It’s not troublesome to peel them.”
"Then we will collect the shrimps and make various kinds of shrimps for sale." Huo Xi hammered the final word.
The family started to get busy again.
As for Mu Yan, after eating Bald Butter for a few days, he finished the rest.
Early that morning, after practicing the exercises, I took a bath, packed up, and went to the Imperial College with my schoolbag on my back. Before entering the Imperial College, he said to Mu Li: "Go and find the person named Huo, and then buy a few cans of bald balm from her."
butter."
Mu Li Mukan had not eaten Bald Butter these days and was scratching his head thinking about it. When he heard this, he almost jumped up.
"Okay, my subordinate will go right away."
"How many bottles do you want to buy?"
Mu Yan glanced at Mu Kan lightly, turned around and left.
Mu Li punched him in the chest: "Didn't the Huo family's little baby say it can be stored for a long time? Let's buy a few more cans, right, young master?"
Mu Yan didn't even look back, he just waved his hand.