This is what happened. Originally seeing a lot of water overflowing from the river due to the spring rain, Young Jin walked down the river along the heights. The river water that spread to the low-lying places brought schools of fish. Young Jin saw the fish, and without saying a word, first blocked the gap in the river bank to prevent the fish from swimming back into the river, and then rolled up his trousers and waded underwater. Depression to catch fish.
The river water was turbid, and Young Jin didn't see what kind of fish was in it at first, and just wanted to catch the fish. But when she caught the first fish out of the water, she immediately reacted! Mandarin fish! You Jin immediately exclaimed, and then hurriedly looked around. Fortunately, it was raining and no one was around.
Young Jin didn't bring any other tools when he went out, only a wooden barrel and a homemade twine fishing rod. He threw the fish into the wooden bucket neatly with both hands and feet, and didn't care that the ground was slippery, climbed out of the depression, and hurried home with the wooden bucket.
Su Shi and a few daughters were at home sewing the clothes they had already worn, and when they heard the movement outside, they knew that it was Young Jin coming back. Xiaozhu hurriedly ran out in the rain to open the courtyard door: "Eldest sister, you're back!" She reached out and took the wooden barrel in her hand, but she saw only a slap-sized fish, so she couldn't help being a little disappointed: "It's raining even with fish. Are you not going out?"
However, Young Jin didn't bother to tell her so much. He rushed into the warehouse next to the kitchen where grain and miscellaneous things were piled up to find a sack. Then he went into the main room and asked Su to cut the sack along the seam with scissors. open.
Su Shi felt a little inexplicable: "What do you cut a good sack for?"
Young Jin panted slightly and suppressed the excitement in his heart: "Mother, I found a group of mandarin fish in a depression by the river! The mandarin fish is worth much more than ordinary fish! The water in the puddle is too much. If there are too many, I will cut a sack and use it as a fishing net to catch all the fish, at least I can sell them for several taels!"
Seeing that her daughter has a legitimate purpose, Su Shi didn't ask much, and cut the sack open in three or two strokes. As soon as the other little girls heard that they were going to fish, they hurriedly ordered their thick shoji to follow behind Young Jin to help fish. Su Shi couldn't get up, so he stayed at home and took the young treasure to boil a large pot of water, and then made a thick cold-dispelling soup waiting for the daughters to come back to drink.
Besides, the three sisters, Youjin, Youyin, and Youzhu, went to the place where Youjin found the mandarin fish with their backs on their backs. They didn't encounter any villagers from Wuliqiao along the way, so they saved a lot of time to explain. The three sisters came to the puddle, took off their shoes and went into the water one by one. Young Jin and Young Yin each pulled the cut sacks and chased the direction of the mandarin fish in the water.
Although the water in the puddle is not shallow, the area is only one point in size. Young Jin and sisters chased the mandarin fish in the direction that they were fleeing, but they caught all the mandarin fish in the puddle after a few trips.
Young Pearl on the edge of the puddle kept putting fish into the back basket, and when Young Gold and Young Silver came out of the puddle, they were already full of the back basket carried by the three sisters. After Young Jin laughed so hard that she could not see her teeth, she shook the mud-filled sackcloth net in the water a few times before the three sisters hurried home with the basket on their backs.
In the yard of the Su family, under the eaves of the kitchen porch, the two wooden tubs that were usually used for washing clothes and bathing were now filled with fresh water just taken from the well, and it was the three young Jin sisters who were swimming crowded in the water. A mandarin fish caught in the rain. After taking a hot bath, the three sisters drank the steaming cold soup with a thick porcelain bowl, and looked at the little five, six and seven with their mouths wide open around the two wooden basins, and found it very interesting. You Jin smiled and said, "Xiao Wu, can we eat fish tonight?"
You Ling nodded again and again. She likes to eat fish, especially this kind of fish that she has never seen before. The eldest sister said it was delicious. Seeing that she was about to drool, Xiaozhu stretched out a finger and poked her forehead: "Xiaowu is just a little greedy cat, he likes to eat fish! This fish is to be exchanged for money, no give you to eat!"
Hearing that it is not allowed to eat, You Ling immediately shrunk her small mouth, looking at the fish swimming in the water, she felt a little reluctant to part with her. She really wants to eat fish! But the third sister said that the family is most short of money now, alas, let's endure it!
Young Jin, who was on the side, looked at Xiao Wuyi who was very lost but very sensible. He couldn't help but sighed and said with a smile: "We have caught so much, so it's okay to eat two tails by yourself. The original purpose of earning money is for you to eat. Don't you have enough food?" After saying that, he grabbed two mandarin fish weighing about half a catty and threw them into the basket on the side: "Let's eat steamed mandarin fish tonight."
When the mandarin fish in March is the most delicious, the steamed mandarin fish does not even need to add any seasoning, just add some soy sauce to taste, the steamed mandarin fish tastes so delicious that you can swallow your tongue! This meal left everyone in the Su family unsatisfied. Even after the Su family had lived for decades, it was the first time that they had eaten such delicious fish. Putting down the chopsticks in their hands, their mouths were still reminiscing about the delicious taste just now: "It's so good. How much money do you have to sell for the fish you eat!"
Young Jin has never sold mandarin fish before, but he also knows that there were no fishermen who specialized in mandarin fish farming in ancient times. These are wild mandarin fish with delicious meat, and at least they can sell for twice the price of ordinary fish. But she didn't know what to do, so she could only guess: "Should I be able to sell it for a better price than crucian carp or something?"
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The next day was bright and bright, and Young Jin brought Young Yin into a mink coat and carried half a bucket of mandarin fish into the city. Because it was a cloudy and rainy day, there were many fewer people entering the city. The sisters waited on the official road for a long time before waiting for the ox cart that usually solicits customers into the city.
After entering the south gate of Luohe Prefecture, the sisters carried wooden barrels and headed towards Yunweixuan. With so many mandarin fish, I am afraid that only a big restaurant like Yunweixuan could sell their own fish at a good price.
Today, Second Master Huang is worrying. Two days ago, Yunweixuan's opposite restaurant held a spring feast. They mainly served all kinds of spring seasonal delicacies. The running water in this store is as annoying as this continuous rainy day.
The second master Huang was on fire, and a cook at the back of the kitchen even ran to the front to find the second master Huang: "Second master, the little girl who sent the bamboo rat last time is here today. Here comes the half-barrel mandarin fish!"
"Half a bucket of mandarin fish!" Anyone who has done some research on eating knows that now is a good time to eat mandarin fish. The fishermen in Keluohe Prefecture occasionally send mandarin fish, but the quantity is small. The barrel of mandarin fish is not to be missed, so Huang Erye was so pleasantly surprised. He hurriedly came to the backyard from the front, he wanted to see how these mandarin fish were.
This time, Sister Youjin was invited into the corridor of the back kitchen to wait, but after a while, the well-dressed fat white man whom she met for the first time came towards her happily. You Jin also guessed that he was the second master in the crowd, so he also bowed slightly politely: "Huang Erye!"
Second Master Huang answered her vaguely, and his eyes all fell on the wooden barrel in front of her with half a bucket of lively mandarin fish in it. His eyes were full of satisfaction. After a while, he turned his eyes from the mandarin fish to On Youjin: "Little girl, how do you plan to sell this mandarin fish?"
Young Jin didn't know the price of the mandarin fish, so he made a false move: "The second master thinks that the mandarin fish is worth as much silver as I want."
"It's a chicken thief's girl!" Second Master Huang didn't get angry when she heard this, and shook the folding fan in his hand with a smile: "We can be regarded as old acquaintances, so I'll give you three coins for a fish. Silver, I've also wrapped the mandarin fish today, how about that?" The price given by Second Master Huang is not too high, but it's also suitable, after all, it's rounded regardless of size.
Young Jin frowned and thought for a while, then said: "Cheng, Second Master, in addition, there are many mandarin fish of the same size in my family. If you want me, I will sell them all to you. Sell it elsewhere?"
As soon as the second master heard her say that there are many more at home, his hand holding the folding fan trembled, and his voice trembled slightly and asked, "How much do you have?"
You Jin thought for a while, and then slowly said: "Today I have sent seventeen tails, and there are estimated to be more than fifty tails at home, all of which are of the same size, but we don't have an ox cart in our house, I'm afraid it won't be able to transport it once. Come here."
"Good! Good! Good!" Second Master Huang continued to say good, and the folding fan in his hand swung even more vigorously: "Little girl, I want all of your fish! Let's knot the seventeen tails of silver first. Come on, Second Master, how about we let the guys from our restaurant drive you back in a mule cart and bring the fish back?" Second Master Huang is very happy! Nearly seventy mandarin fish were enough for him to have a mandarin fish feast. Once the mandarin fish feast came out, the limelight would definitely return to Yunweixuan!
Young Jin was also very satisfied. With more than five taels of silver in his arms, he sat on a mule cart and headed back to Wuli Bridge. On the way, Young Jin also bought a knife of excellent pork belly that weighed about five catties. The sisters were very happy. .
The mule cart ran much faster than the ox cart, and it took only a quarter of an hour after leaving the city to reach the gate of Su's house on the west side of the Wuliqiao River.
Hearing the sound of livestock outside, and then the voice of the elder sister, Xiaozhu, who was staying at home, hurried over to open the door: "Eldest sister, you are back!" Seeing that there were three strange men behind the elder sister, she couldn't help but retreat. After a few steps: "This is?"
You Jin smiled and led the two of them into the yard, walked under the kitchen eaves to see the mandarin fish, while Young Yin pulled You Zhu to the side and whispered, "This is the steward of Yunweixuan who is here to pull the fish, let's go this time. You've made a lot of money!" Hearing that it was the fish that had been sold, Xiaozhu was also very happy, and stood by obediently without disturbing them.
The ones who came to pull the fish were a cook from Yunweixuan and a small butler, together with the guy who was driving the car. The three stood around the wooden basin for a long time. Jin nodded slightly: "Miss Su, then according to the price that the second master negotiated with you, let's count how many fish there are!"
The two took turns counting, but they finished in a moment, and the steward said, "There are fifty-seven in total. According to the price of three coins and one tail, the total is seventeen taels." Then he took out eighteen from his arms. Two silver coins were handed to Young Jin: "Second Master has an explanation to make up for Miss Su."
Young Jin was not polite, accepted the money directly, and gave them two wooden basins of his own. Watching them load the fish into the mule cart, and then turned around and headed back to Luohe Prefecture City, Young Jin smiled. Eye.