Chapter 142 Dark and not festive at all
Brother Li pulled the tricycle onto the boat, Li Changle started the diesel engine, and the boat sailed out of Zhangjia Wharf against the rising sun.
After the boat docked at the pier, the group went home and took the bowls to the Laoye Temple, where they laid out pork, tofu, and bowls, worshiped the gods, asked for their protection, and set off firecrackers before the ceremony ended.
A group of people returned from the Master's Palace. As soon as they entered the courtyard, Zhou Ruonan waved to Li Changle happily. He immediately understood that this was Zhuzizi again.
Chen Yongwei moved faster than him. He jumped off the tricycle and ran towards the house in a few short steps. The three Li Changle brothers also chased after him.
When Li Changle and others entered the room, they saw that on the bench in the center where Mother Li and others were sitting, there was an earthen bowl with three beads in it. The shiny black bead in the middle looked particularly dazzling.
"My dear, you still have a black one!"
Grandma Chen: "After decades of living, this is the first time I've seen black beads. Is there anyone with black beads?"
"How come no one wants it? The less something is, the more valuable it is." Li Changle excitedly picked up the bead, which was at least the size of a two-cent coin. "If we can get three of them together, we will be rich!"
After hearing this, several people in the room felt that black beads were precious, which was a bit incredible.
"Ale, the golden one is better. The black one is not festive at all. Who would like it?"
Li Changle was stunned for a moment and retorted: "Things are rare and valuable. Those rich people have different ideas from us."
"My brother is right. The last time my brother caught a cat shark, Brother Afa laughed at us for catching such a worthless fish. In the end, I sold the cat shark that no one wanted for 20 yuan. It was so black and beautiful.
Beads are definitely more valuable."
After hearing this, everyone thought it was the same. Nowadays, rich people say that fat is boring, and they think that skinny and fat-free meat is better.
Zhou Ruonan nodded, "I think the black beads are beautiful and have a mysterious beauty!"
"Yes, yes, mysterious beauty!" Li Changle picked up the two white beads and felt they were larger than the last one. It was a pity that they could not be made into a set.
Brother Li pulled him and said, "Don't look at it, Ah Le. Today is going smoothly. You and Ah Wei quickly send the catch to the restaurant, come back and go to sea to trap the ground, and take advantage of the low tide to go to the deserted island to have a look."
"Oh! Take the toad fish to the restaurant and ask, maybe you can sell it for a good price."
"The Eastern Star Spot and Toad Fish just died this morning. After you left, I asked Anan to go to the pier to buy a dollar of ice and bring it back to cool down, and send it over while it's fresh."
"It's a pity, at least half of the selling price was lost." Li Changle said sadly, and went out with a bucket covered with cotton wool and put it on the tricycle.
Chen Yongwei and three others loaded all the bergamot snails that they had cut out last night onto a tricycle.
"I used to go to Tuxiaqiao with Brother Ale, and we always carried it on our backs to the entrance of the village. If we were lucky, there would be a minibus after a short stop, but if we were not lucky, we would have to walk for a while before we could find a bus. Now it's better.
You don’t have to walk and you save on fares.”
"What's so good about it? Although it saves some fares, we will be exhausted if we pedal there."
"I'm not afraid of getting tired, I'll pedal." Chen Yongwei got on the car, "It's done, let's set off."
"In total, there are more than 40 people here, and they are still like children."
Brother Li and Brother Li shook their heads with a smile, and went back to help clean the oyster meat that had been opened to the ditch and carry it home. Mother Li happily showed the beads to them.
"Look, Anan found another golden bead. This one is bigger than the last one."
"Ale said that if you need three of about the same size, you can make a set. If you open another one, you can sell it for six to seven hundred yuan!"
"Just found a golden one?"
"I also opened two pills that are flat. Nan said they can be sold to pharmacies."
"What a pity." The two brothers carried the oysters to the kitchen. Father Li had already boiled most of the pot of water.
Brother Li added a small amount of salt to the pot, poured all the oyster meat in the bucket into it, boiled it over high heat for three to five minutes, picked it up, poured it into a bamboo basket to drain the water, and spread it on a bamboo flat to dry in the bright sun.
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Over there, Li Changle and Chen Yongwei have arrived at the restaurant's kitchen.
Ah Sheng opened the door and saw the two of them, "I'm going to call Uncle Kun. He just came to ask me, are you guys here?"
"Thank you!" Li Changle and Chen Yongwei had just moved the fish in and were wondering what good things A Kun could tell him?
"Ale, you guys can do it, you just got so many seafood when you came back!" Akun walked into the backyard with a smile.
Li Changle pointed to the bamboo basket, "I came back a little late last afternoon. I was busy digging Buddha conchs on the island, so I didn't have time to come over and see you."
After hearing this, Akun hurriedly stepped forward and picked up the Buddha's conch and looked at it, "It looks like the kind that was delivered to you for the first time?"
"Yes! This time, with the help of my brother and the others, we were able to dig out so much, and we also got a toad fish, an Eastern star grouper, and some blue crabs."
Li Changle said as he uncovered the cotton wool covering the bucket, "He died just this morning. I went to the dock to find some ice to keep."
Akun picked up the Eastern Star Spot and opened its gills and looked at it, "It's a pity. The dead one only costs three yuan a pound. If it were alive, the price would be at least double."
As he spoke, he put the Eastern Star Spot aside and looked at the Toad Fish again, "This kind of fish is much cheaper. It's not bad for being so fresh. One piece per pound."
"Thank you, Uncle Kun." Li Changle pointed to the bamboo basket, "Are there many bergamot snails?"
"Isn't this a lot?" Akun said with a smile, "The boss's restaurant in Haimen will open soon. What you sent today is not enough for a banquet at noon."
"Boss Gu, have you concluded the negotiation with the Hong Kong businessmen?"
"It's done!" Akun patted him on the shoulder, "I called you here just to tell you that the restaurant over at Haimen will need more good goods after it opens. If you get good goods, just send them to me. From now on,
No need to give me the tap."
"Also, the optical glass factory jointly established by our boss and the village will start construction at the beginning of next month. I will take all the small fish, shrimps, and octopus you get by then."
Li Changle was overjoyed and gave him a thumbs up, "Uncle Kun can do it. He is in charge of the procurement of two large restaurants and also manages the factory. He is worthy of the name of the general manager."
"You brat, you're still the boss!" A Kun looked at him with some pride and said, "The boss trusts me because I have a bottom line in what I do. If the goods you send are not good, no matter how much kickbacks you give,
, I won’t even accept it.”
"I'm telling you, you can't joke about the food. Also, the people who come here to eat are those who are not short of money. Once a bad reputation spreads, the restaurant will not be able to continue to operate, and you can't do anything that will damage your own job.
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Li Changle felt that he was not bragging on this point, "Uncle Kun, don't worry, the seafood I sent will definitely be good and fresh. I would rather throw away the bad ones than sell them."
"That's why I asked you to deliver the goods because I believe you," Akun said and then added, "Has the boat taken me home?"
"I took her home this morning. When I get back, I will go out to sea to catch fish in a cage."
"I just like your enthusiasm for doing things. Look at our boss, if the business of Phoenix Restaurant is not good, he went to Haimen and opened a restaurant even bigger than this one.
We also opened an optical glass factory in partnership with others, and it will start construction at the beginning of next month. There are so many people working so hard, why don’t we work harder!"
"Thank you, Uncle Kun. I'll remember it." Li Changle thought that in his previous life, he lay down too early. He never thought that people richer than you are working hard, so why should you lie down?
Ah Sheng took out the scale, and Ah Wei moved the Buddha's conch up and started weighing it.
Three baskets of bergamot snails, totaling 196 kilograms after removing the skin, three yuan a kilogram, 11 kilograms of toad fish, eleven yuan, six kilograms and one tael of Eastern star spotted crabs, three kilograms and seven taels of blue crabs, all sold in this trip
Six hundred and twenty-three.
Li Changle felt that if this continued, once they delivered all the bergamot snails in the cave to the restaurant, they would have enough money to build a house.
The two took the money, and Li Changle rode a tricycle to the Agricultural Materials Bureau, spent about ten yuan to buy some plastic water pipes, and hurried back.
Both of them wanted to see if there were any new beads?
When I got home, I saw a bamboo rack in the yard, with some bamboo flat oyster meat already drying on it.
Li Xiaomei and Li Xiaobo were playing with tops on the eaves. When they saw the tricycle entering the yard, they dropped the tops and ran towards them.
"Uncle San is back, we are going to ride a tricycle!"
"I'm not even three-wheeled yet, but I already want to ride a three-wheeler!" Li Changle smiled and gave the two of them a hand, "Why are it just the two of you? Where are my brother and sister?"
Li Xiaobo pointed to the door, "Open the oysters in the room. Grandma let us watch, so that no one will see and ask questions."
"Be good!" Li Changle walked up to the eaves, opened the door and saw the older ones helping to open the oysters, "How are you? How many have come out?"
Zhou Ruonan handed the bowl to him, "I opened another ten or so pills, and only three of them can be sold. The others are either flat or pointed at both ends, and they are all weird shapes."
Li Changle looked at those strange-shaped beads and thought it was because they bloomed too early and they haven't grown well inside yet.
He looked at the sacks piled in the corner and said, "Most of them are still unopened. We'll wait until they are all opened."
Mother Li said happily: "Including the three in the morning, six have been opened. After opening the remaining ones, there should be a few more. It is much more cost-effective than selling oysters."
Li Changle nodded, "Where are my brother and the others?"
"Your brother said he was going down to the ground to net small fish for bait."
"Nan, cook early. Awei and I will clean the buckets and bamboo baskets. When brother and the others come back, we will eat and go to the sea to go to the cage."
"Uncle Third," Li Xiaoyang hurriedly stopped him, "My mother-in-law said that as long as we help with the work, you can take us to the island to hunt for sea food before school starts. If we sell the seafood we find, we can keep it for ourselves.
Come on, we will join forces to buy big ships in the future."
Li's father was happy after hearing this, "A few idiots are just thinking about saving money to buy a big boat."
"Do you know how much a big boat costs?" Sister-in-law Li looked at Li Xiaoyang funny, "If you still save money to buy a boat, I think you can save money to buy a canteen."
Li Xiaoyang looked at her dissatisfied, "Auntie, do you want to go back on your word again? If you don't keep your word, we won't open oysters for you anymore."
Sister-in-law Li said sarcastically: "Bad boy, when did I stop keeping my word?"
Chapter completed!