The small store space is crowded with a large number of residents who come to buy.
The rainy season is approaching, and most grocery stores in Belfast look like this.
Lu Li stood by the door and waited for a while before a free clerk came to greet him: "Sir, what do you need?"
"Two boxes of cans."
The clerk was wet, whether it was sweat or rain: "Currently, there are only canned pork and peas, canned apples, canned fish and a few boxes of canned beef. There are not so many others."
He pointed to the shelves on the wall, where several types of tin cans with paper packaging were placed, including the three cans the clerk mentioned.
Lu Li took down the three cans the clerk mentioned from the shelf. The canned pork and canned apples were similar in size. The canned fish was a flat can. There would be a sound of juice sloshing inside when shaken. The canned beef was taller than them and heavier.
, it will not make any sound even if it is shaken.
The paper label on it has a crude design and the name of the can, but nothing else.
There is no expiration date and no ingredient list.
The ingredient list appeared because people were no longer troubled by hunger and began to pursue nutrition and health. It is not applicable in this world. Except for the nobles, most civilians are on the line of barely enough food and clothing, and the nobles certainly do not
Will be interested in cans filled with additives.
As you can imagine, eating these cans for a long time will definitely not be good for your body.
Lu Li handed the four kinds of cans to the clerk and asked him to pick up the cans and open them - the nascent stage of capital industry was naturally not humane.
"Sir, open all these?" the clerk couldn't help but asked doubtfully.
"I want to have a taste."
The clerk hesitated for a moment and confirmed that Lu Li's appearance and temperament were not like ordinary people. He placed the can on the wooden box at the door and said, "Okay, please wait a moment..."
He turned around and ducked back into the noisy shop from the edge. His thin body struggled to squeeze in and out of the crowd, and from time to time he had to face the pulls and questions from customers.
When he returned to Lu Li, it was already two minutes later, and there were even more wet marks on his body than before.
The clerk used a can opener to open four kinds of cans and make room for them.
Lu Li took a metal spoon from the shelf, wiped away any dust and stains that might be on the spoon with his fingers, and came to the wooden box.
A very strong fishy smell emanated from the wooden box. It was stronger than the smell when the crew members brought fresh fish back from work in Sailor Street, completely covering up the smell of the other three cans.
A herring and some fish scraps lay in the turbid soup, like a swollen corpse.
Lu Li scooped up the fish meat and soup on the edge and put it into his mouth.
The cold, fishy, and salty taste melted on the tip of the tongue at the same time, and the strong stimulation dispersed its original unpleasant taste - which is not a good thing. It means that on top of the unpleasant taste, there is another taste that is resisted by the taste buds.
This is not something to eat directly, it is best eaten with hard brown bread.
Lu Li's frown was noticed by the clerk who was peeking at him. He said carefully: "I don't recommend you buy canned fish..."
He pursed his lips and waited for more than ten seconds before the taste seemed to fade away. Lu Li turned his head and asked him, "Why?"
"Canned fish are made from dead fish that are almost rotting. No one would want to eat them except scavengers who are about to starve to death and people who have no money to eat...especially in Belfast."
Buying canned fish and meat in the port city of Belfast is as unreasonable as selling art at high prices in the art capital of Himfast.
"What about the others?"
"Others are local factories in Belfast, eager for cans made by canneries. Although they don't taste very good to you... but at least you won't get sick."
This sentence is said very tactfully and clearly.
In other words, eating canned fish can cause illness.
"Throw it away for me." Lu Li said. Seeing the hesitation on the clerk's face, he added, "Or you can use it for other purposes. I will pay for the can."
The clerk relaxed a little, thanked Lu Li and put it under the eaves outside the door.
Seeing Lu Li looking over, the thin young clerk smiled and said, "Every day there are scavengers and stray cats and dogs wandering around."
Lu Li nodded slightly, turned his gaze away, and landed on the canned pork and peas.
Pieces of pork and fingernail-sized peas appeared on the surface of the soup. The last time Lu Li came into contact with it was at Wanghaiya. After being left there for a long time, the pork almost melted into the soup, and the taste was indescribable.
But it's much better than canned fish.
The cold wind continued to pour into the store with rain and fog. Even so, the fishy smell around the wooden box in front of the door still lingered.
He scooped up a piece of pork and put it in his mouth. The salty and slightly tangy taste spread on his taste buds. As he bit down with his teeth, a meaty aroma burst out and filled his lips and teeth. It was far from the smell when Lu Li first met it at Wanghai Cliff.
So bad.
It may also be the contrast caused by the canned fish eaten previously.
After eating in silence, Lu Li picked up the fruit from the apple can and put it into his mouth.
The taste of substandard sucrose and uncontrollable additives spreads in the mouth, and the taste of the pulp itself is almost impossible to taste.
But at least it can be swallowed and it can supplement sugar.
Finally, there is the canned beef. The can is filled with brown-red beef puree. Take a small spoonful and taste it. The meaty aroma completely covers up the salty and additive taste.
Compared with the first three cans, canned beef is more like a kind of food.
Corresponding to its high price.
When Lu Li took it off the shelf, the price tag on it read 57 shillings, which was approximately equivalent to 60 pounds of black bread.
But it weighs one pound, one-third more than pork and canned fruit.
“How long do they last?”
After tasting the taste, Lu Li finally asked.
"It won't taste bad if you eat it within a year, sir, please don't worry."
"If it's longer, what's its maximum shelf life?"
The clerk thought for a while and then said hesitantly: "Different environments have different storage times... Canned fruit and canned pork may be inedible in three years, canned fish in five years, and canned beef in eight years. It shouldn't be a big problem."
Enough. It was unlikely that Lu Li would still be in this world at that time - he might find a way to return to his original world, or he might die here.
"One box each of canned fruit and canned pork. Can you deliver them to my home for me?"
Canned beef is almost the best canned food, and it is foreseeable that its price will rise as the environment worsens - but Lu Li doesn't have that much money anymore.
"Of course." The clerk said with a smile.
There were 20 cans in a box, with unit prices of 13 shillings and 12 shillings respectively. Lu Li paid 500 shillings for this.
As for the canned fish...it only cost 7 shillings, but it was not within Lu Li's consideration.
Lu Li didn't want to die from diarrhea.
Or die from diarrhea while being strangely attacked.