Chapter 6: Selling fish

Pingshan Village is a small mountain village. When you buy and sell things, you have to go to the nearby Mazhuang to go to the market in five days.

It got dark again early and asked Zhou's mother to wash the fish and set it for use. Take out two or three slices of the pickles. There is no meat at home but there is still the last half of the pork skin cut into pieces. Heat the pan with cold oil. Put a limited kinds of seasonings into the pot and stir-fry. After the fragrance comes out, enlarge the sauce without sugar, otherwise the taste will be better. Add some vinegar. Because the child is small, the fish bone is easy to prick. Then put the casserole aside for later use, spread the sliced pickles on the bottom of the pot, put the fish on the pickles, pour the fried sauce into the pot, heat the water over the fish, wait for a while after boiling over high heat, put in the meat skin, add a little salt, and cover it over low heat, and tell Mother Zhou not to be less than an hour.

At breakfast, take out the pickles and cut them into thin shreds. With porridge, everyone eats them with relish. No matter how full you are, you can only have a stable.

Bing** can only sit six people. Tuesday Hu and Du Hai have been selected for a long time. Xue is afraid that these people will suffer losses by selling fish. He must go there. Hachiro is also clamoring to go, and Er Niang and Si Niang will also take them with him.

Before leaving, Xuejian specially ran to Sanlang and told him, "The young master said that this morning, let the third young master teach the seventh young master and the ninth young master to read and study."

This is the strength of the thin and quiet Sanlang. He is warm-minded, and his brothers and sisters know the new things and kill two birds with one stone. What's more, it was ordered by his brother, and Sanlang accepted it.

The sky is still gloomy, but the snow has stopped.

On the way to Mazhuang, you will also meet villagers in twos and threes. Everyone greet each other, but there is no close relationship.

Most of them use ice beds as a means of transportation, which is convenient and labor-saving.

Mazhuang is the largest village nearby, so the market is also very lively. Several villages nearby are all here to go to the market, and it's time for the Spring Festival, with complete things. The ice bed was left at the tea stall at the entrance of the village, and the group went to the market with their back baskets.

Xuejian seldom goes to shops in modern times, and online shopping is enough for otaku. This ancient market really opened her eyes. Er Niang and Si Niang have been here several times, but girls have a natural interest in shopping, so they are also happy.

In modern times, this should be the only super-large store nearby Shili Baxiang. Although it is once every five days, the market is full of firewood, rice, oil and salt. It came a little late, so I could only find a corner and took out the ice fish in the basket.

I'm not in a hurry. There are really no fish sellers in this market. I heard that only fish can be seen in winter in the county's fishing markets. Fish is not something that small families often eat. The fish caught in winter are too big. Snow knows that it is not urgent. Although there are only ten fish, each of them is more than eight catties. Serving the minority is actually more profitable than serving the public.

Although it is located in a remote area, there are still some people in front of Xuejian's stalls. Most of them just look and praise them. People in the fishing village have naturally seen fish, but they do not have the habit of fishing in winter. I heard that fishermen in the county can only enter fish from more distant Yichun people in winter, or simply transport them from the south. Although it is frozen, it is not as fresh as the live fish in summer.

Du Hai and Er Niang Si Niang had already taken Hachiro to hide in the crowd. On the one hand, they were embarrassed, and on the other hand, they were entrusted with the important role of "trust" by Xuejian. I'm not afraid that no one will buy it, but I'm afraid that it won't be popular.

Zhou Hu, who was responsible for selling fish, looked pleasing and had a sweet mouth. Although he came out to the "practice stall" for the first time, he was not shy. He chatted generously with the onlookers. Xue Jian said that he sold goods to rich people, so he was not in a hurry.

It hasn't been opened for half an hour, which makes the Zhou sisters quite ashamed. I really want to persuade Xuejian to give up this idea as soon as possible! Xuejian winkled and asked Er Niang to take Hachiro shopping first, so as not to make the children bored.

The aunt at a stall next to her sells live chickens, one quarter of silver, and she hasn't sold a few. While she was not busy, she began to chat with Zhou Hu. Brother, I think it's your first time to set up a stall, right?

Wuhu said yes, but he doesn't know much about the market.

The aunt's happy guidance said: "However, all the people who come to buy chickens, fish and other things in this season are all face-to-face buyers in large families in nearby villages. Those buyers are very provocative people. They often go to the city with their owners. They have broad vision and have more knowledge. Their mouths are even more It's extremely picky!"

Hui Hu smiled and said, "Aunt, I don't think you are in a hurry. Aren't you afraid that you can't sell it?"

The aunt said with an old face, "Oh, this little guy is really right. We can't sell these things in a hurry, but we also have our strength, that is, we are not afraid of others taking away the business!"

Tuesday Hu said to the aunt with a smile, "Thank you for your kind reminder. Now I'm relieved!"

Si Niang was originally very uneasy. After listening to the dialogue between them, she saw that Xue was full of confidence and ambition. At present, she had nothing to say and only curled her lips with a disapproving face, but a pair of eyes peeked at the other side of Xuejian from time to time, looking like she was waiting to watch a good show...

At this time, a large stall specializing in fresh game stalls in the distance officially came out and surrounded many people in a blink of an eye. One of them said, "Master Li, I'm your old customer here. You didn't let me buy it last time. Today, you have to leave me two for each to be friends anyway!"

steward Wang said, "Mr. Li, give me five roe roe, three hares and a wild boar!"

The stewman Bai answered unconvincedly: "Is it great to be rich? Is our master unable to compare with you? Boss Li, I will buy as much as he buys. I must buy this game today!"

Everyone scrambled to buy it, so they soon quarreled. The fourth woman who saw this momentum for the first time couldn't help but worry and took Xue Jian's arm and asked, "Xuejian, you still buy a lot of game. Can our fish be sold?"

Xue Jian reached out and patted Si Niang on the shoulder and comforted her, "Don't worry, I can guarantee that our fish is definitely more novel than his game!"

Siniang will be skeptical of Xuejian's words, but since this stall has been set up, they will continue to sell anyway and go back home without selling. Zhou Hu and Si Niang saw that Xue looked calm and not in a hurry, so they also resisted not thinking nonsense and waited for the customer to come to the door with Xue Jian.

And after a period of bustle and noise, the stall of Boss Li was quickly robbed and empty. The people who robbed it went back to work happily, and those who didn't grab it wandered around the neighborhood dejectedly...

Xue's eyes lit up and said, "The opportunity has come!"

The aunt who sells chickens has also seen the opportunity, and she immediately shouted, "Live chicken, fresh live chicken, chicken stew, hen soup!"

Xue couldn't help smiling when she heard the freshness of her selling.

Since ancient times, the two important elements of "thrare is more expensive" and "noveness" are the selling points of sellers. The stewmer who didn't buy game at the stall just now also slowly surrounded them!

Mr. Zhang, who was standing in the front, saw these two stalls, one was a live chicken and the other was a frozen fish. He immediately said with his eyes lit up and a surprised face, "I didn't expect that there would be live chickens and fish in the market today. It's not bad!"

Someone immediately echoed in the crowd and said, "Yes, I just heard that fish are only available in winter in the county's fishing market. This is the first time I've seen fish selling fish in winter!"

Some people who are familiar with Guan Zhang simply urged him directly, "What are you still doing, Zhang Guan? Do you have to wait until you go to the county to buy it!"

After carefully selecting the chicken and fish, the steward immediately said with a happy face, "It makes sense! I will be able to explain to the owner when I buy this! Brother, how much do you sell this fish?

Xuejian knew that the aunt's chicken was four cents of silver, so as soon as the steward asked, Xuejian immediately stretched out two fingers. Tuesday Hu understood and said word by word, "My fish is more than eight catties, and the heaviest is more than ten catties. I didn't weigh it. It's auspicious, 200 cents a piece, regardless of size!"

As soon as Xue saw the price, the stewer scratched the back of his head and thought for a long time and said, "This little brother, your fish is a little expensive for 200 cents! The five catties of big carp in the county is just a hundred cents!"

steweller Zhang's words fell, and Zhou Hu asked slowly, "Dare you ask this uncle, is the price you mentioned the price of fish in winter?"

Xue saw that he squeezed forward at this time and said quickly as he stuffed the money into the hands of Zhou Hu, "I think the number of fish is also limited. Buy it first. This is six cents of silver. I want three fish!"

With the example of Xuejian, the rest of the buyers saw that there were only ten fish in total. Naturally, they bought a big fish first. At present, they were not polite. They directly scrambled to take out the silver for Tuesday Tiger, and were robbed in a short time.

So in less than a meal, Xuejian sold two taels of silver, which stunned Zhou Hu and Si Niang. Not only had never seen the silver, but did not expect things to go so smoothly. Si Niang was so unbelievable that she couldn't even say anything: "Xue saw that we... earned two taels of silver like this?"

Xue saw a proud face and shook the broken silver in her hand, reached out and gently bounced Si Niang's forehead. She smiled and said, "This silver is already in our hands. Is there any fake? Are you scared and dumbfounded? Hee, go to the market to buy rice, noodles and meat, and then let's go home quickly! Recim yourself well!"

Siniang was hit by Xue and finally came to her senses. Tuesday Hu immediately picked up the basket happily and followed them accurately to help them purchase other supplies.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked a few steps, Zhou Hu was stopped by several procurement housekeepers. They asked bluntly, "This little brother, please stay. We would like to ask if you will come here to sell fish at the next market? We also want to buy some back.

When Tuesday Hu saw that someone wanted to make a reservation, he immediately said cheerfully, "Of course, I will come. At that time, I will definitely bring more fish. The New Year is coming. It's always right to prepare more fish. There are more than a year!"

The surrounding people left with satisfaction.

I found Erniang in the market. Erniang didn't expect to sell out the fish so soon. She was also very happy. Everyone bought two stones of ordinary rice, five catties of white flour, ten catties of pork, five catties of beef, and five catties of mutton. Xue Jian even bought a pile of big bone sticks that were cleaned by dogs.

The rest of the broken silver was calculated and divided into two piles. A pile bought pen, ink, paper, inkstone, rouge gouache and needle and thread, and the other pile bought a variety of seasonings and rare fresh green vegetables such as radish.

Xuejian went to the pharmacy to buy some things again. Erniang and the others were very puzzled. They thought that what was wrong with Xuejian. In fact, it was just a lot of seasonings in this era that could only be bought in the pharmacy. Although it was more expensive, Xuejian finally felt that it was worth it.

Er Niang has calculated carefully, and it is enough for the whole family to eat and drink for ten days. It's really a full load!