Chapter 44 Experimenting with Selling Fish and Shrimp
"Ahang, how are you going to make these? I'll ask Xiaopang to steam the rice first. When it's done, we'll eat it."
Lin Jun likes to eat more rice as his staple food, and with these dishes, he feels that he can eat three bowls of rice.
"Steam more and have three bowls of rice per person."
Lin Jun was looking forward to it. He thought he wouldn't get anything good here, but he didn't expect to encounter such big shrimps.
"Brother, I want to eat four bowls."
Xiaopang scratched his head in embarrassment, otherwise how could he have become fat in an era when the average person was thin.
"Go, go, steam as much as you like."
Lin Jun waved his hand, not caring about this at all, he just wanted to see how to cook and eat these dishes.
"Just help me light the fire."
Chen Zixuan does not intend to make it complicated.
He believed that fish and shrimp grown in well water would be delicious and sweet, and he didn’t need to add too many other ingredients.
"Good."
Lin Jun agreed readily.
He turned around and started to light a fire and burn firewood. He even prepared all the things Chen Zixuan would use neatly.
"Ahang, here are the onions, salt, and peanut oil you asked for. Do you really not need anything else?"
He thought he wanted other meat, but such a big fish was enough for the three of them.
The knife rises and falls.
Chen Zixuan directly cut off the head of the fish, and then quickly cut some ginger shreds.
He had already made a mental budget, making a green onion soup from the fish head, and then steaming the fish body underneath.
Just put some oil and salt.
The original flavor should be very sweet.
Clean the shrimp and put them on a plate.
Put it in the pot with the fish body and steam it.
"Is this all right?"
Lin Jun was a little surprised when he saw it was so simple. Wouldn't it be fishy without other seasonings?
He used to see people cooking fish with a lot of seasonings and various chili peppers. Is this really okay?
"Yes, just put it in the pot and steam it for fifteen minutes. The soup is almost ready. It's ready to eat."
Chen Zixuan looked at the time and had a rough understanding of Lin Jun's character.
Break off a piece of garlic, smash it into pieces, chop some spicy millet, pour a little soy sauce and peanut oil, these are the seasonings for the shrimp.
Take the fish out of the pan, put some chopped green onion on top, pour a little soy sauce and pour the hot oil on top, and a fragrant aroma will hit your face.
After everything is served.
Chen Zixuan glanced at Lin Jun, and Xiaopang also looked at him eagerly. After all, Lin Jun is the owner of this house.
"Eat them all, don't look at me, let's try Ah Hang's craftsmanship and see if this shrimp is delicious."
In fact, not only is he looking forward to it, but Chen Zixuan is also looking forward to it. He has not eaten fish and shrimp in the space yet.
Lin Jun picked up a piece of fish with chopsticks and put it in his mouth. His eyes immediately lit up. It was not fishy at all, very fresh and sweet, and especially tender.
This fish meat is more delicious than what he has eaten in so many years. The previous fish meat still has a little fishy smell and a little firewood. This is the first time he has eaten such tender fish meat.
This fish seemed to fetch a very high price, and he actually tasted a faint fruity aroma in it.
I have some doubts in my heart.
Is it possible that this fish grew up eating some fruits?
He has never heard that fish can eat fruit.
"Is this fish next to the apple tree?"
Lin Jun thought for a while and glanced at Chen Zixuan with some confusion. If so, it might be subtle.
But is it possible that they were bred by the same person?
"Yes, this is the fish that one of my relatives bought from the eldest brother's manor. He just happened to sell the apples with the fish and shrimp. This is also convenient."
Chen Zixuan paused and nodded. He just changed the real subject a little. Anyway, the meaning is roughly the same.
Chen Zixuan deliberately changed the subject, picked up another shrimp, dipped the shell and soy sauce in it, and ate it.
"Wow, this shrimp is actually more delicious than fish. The meat is tender and a little crunchy. It's so delicious."
After saying that, he started eating shrimps and rice, and took a sip of fish soup. Chen Zixuan felt comfortable all over.
"Hiccup——"
This meal is simply too much for even a god to eat.
Xiaopang opened his belt and burped.
"Brother... hiccup... it's so delicious. This fish and this shrimp. Brother, do you still have the bamboo basket? Sell me a few. If brother doesn't buy them from you, I will buy them back with you to eat."
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After eating, he wanted to continue eating. He wanted to remember the taste. If he hadn't eaten so much, he wouldn't have wanted to stop at all.
Lin Jun glared at the little fat man.
Do you think this is what people say?
He abandoned his elder brother just for a bite to eat.
"Ah Hang, let's talk carefully. I will definitely give you a good price for these big fish and shrimps."
"But I also need to carefully consider the approximate transportation costs if I sell to Beijing."
Because the journey is a bit long, it will definitely freeze over here in winter, making it even more difficult to walk.
When transporting it from here to Beijing, he didn't know if there would be any fish or shrimp that would turn belly-up on the way. If so, he would suffer serious losses. He had to think carefully about what price to give.
"Brother Jun, I know what you are worried about. You should be worried that the fish will die on the way, right?"
The distance from Iceland to Beijing is about more than a thousand kilometers, and it is estimated that it will take four or five days of driving to get there.
There were no highways in the past, there were still gravel roads, and the roads were full of potholes. It was impossible to drive fast.
After several days, they were probably dead by the time they arrived, and Chen Zixuan couldn't think of a more suitable way to do it.
"How about waiting for winter? Is there ice in winter?"
Xiaopang saw them lost in thought for a while, and couldn't help but think of such an impossible solution.
It’s just that this method takes a long time to make money, and it’s not even autumn yet.
There are still several months until winter.
Chen Zixuan doesn’t really want to wait that long. If he waits too long, he will lose a lot of money.
"How about we sell it around here first, and then transport it to Beijing when there is ice in winter?"
Today's transportation methods are relatively backward, and the distance is long and the roads are uneven, so we can only do this for now.
Chen Zixuan will catch fish in the next few days, otherwise the big fish will get bigger and bigger, and the small fish inside will have little room for development.
After all, the creek inside is limited, so you can only wait for the big fish to catch it, otherwise the small fish will be killed by the big fish.
"Ahang's method works. We can buy it first in towns, counties, or cities here, but we don't know how long this fish can survive in the water."
At the beginning, you need to test the survival time first, so you can know how long the fish can survive in the water next time.
Chen Zixuan thinks that this fish is fresh and delicious. If it is salted into salted fish, it will last longer.
It just feels like a waste.
What a waste of the nutrients and qualities of these fish and shrimps.
"Okay, sure, no problem, but what about the price?"
They haven't said a specific price yet.
Chen Zixuan is also thick-skinned and not afraid to ask these questions.
Chapter completed!