Zhou Man was stunned for a moment and immediately asked, "Are the crabs delicious at this time?"
Bai Shan ran up quickly, untied the cloak and threw it to the girl, and hurriedly stepped forward to pull the two of them together, "Mother, sister-in-law, you can't catch the cold at this time, you go back to the car and warm your feet."
Only then did Zhou Man come back to his senses, and nodded again and again, "Yes, you can't catch the cold."
Bai Erlang also looked away from the crab, but he still couldn't help but say, "Sea crabs are much bigger than river crabs. It seems that we didn't eat any crabs during the Mid-Autumn Festival this year."
Both Zhou Man and Ming Da are pregnant, and they have forgot to eat and drink in order to attract talents to build the wharf. If they hadn't seen it now, they wouldn't have thought that sea crabs and river crabs are not the same.
Seeing him looking left and right, Yin Jue said, "There are no fishermen here, let the guards ask questions, and we will go back to the other courtyard first."
Bai Erlang's other courtyard has been built long ago, but they didn't let the craftsmen return to Beijing, but took them to another place to build paper workshops.
The other courtyard is not very far from the pier. If you drive a horse-drawn carriage, you can get there in about a quarter of an hour. Because the surrounding fields are open now, you can see their other courtyard from a distance from the pier.
The other courtyard is at a higher place, with ups and downs. From a distance, it seems to be on a half-hillside, overlooking the sea. The craftsmen also built a viewing building for them. In fact, it is not very high, only three floors, but it is It's the tallest building in the neighborhood, so it's unobstructed.
It has been a month since the other courtyard was built, but they have never lived in it, so it is convenient for everyone at this time.
When they arrived this morning, the servants had already gone in to clean up and prepare. Bai Shan helped Zheng Shi and Xiao Qian Shi get into the car, and asked the maid to remove their shoes and socks, wrapped their feet with a cloak, and turned around to pick up Zhou Man.
Back in the other courtyard, Zhou Man asked Xibing to make cold-dispelling soup, "Put more ginger and brown sugar, it's spicy, and it's very effective in dispelling the cold."
Western cakes should be served.
Zhou Man went to see Mrs. Zheng and Mrs. Qian. They had already changed their clothes, and their faces were still rosy. Although they felt cold from behind, they took off their wet shoes and socks and put on a cloak as soon as they got on the carriage, so they didn't catch the cold. .
But the two still drank a bowl of dispelling cold soup, and then pulled Zhou Man and asked enthusiastically, "Where are the crabs we caught?"
Just a crab, it doesn't look small, but it's definitely not enough to fit between the teeth.
Bai Erlang asked the guards to ask the fishermen in the nearby fishing village. In the end, there were no crabs, but several fish were brought back.
The guard said: "My son-in-law, they all say that crabs are not tasty, they are far inferior to these fish."
Bai Erlang didn't care, and asked directly: "Can they catch sea crabs?"
"The sea crabs in this season are mediocre, but they can still be caught."
Bai Erlang waved his hand immediately, "Then get it!"
Whether it's delicious or not, let's eat it first.
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zheng became curious, "Is the fishing village far from us?"
Bai Shan: "It's not very far, does mother want to go and have a look?"
Zheng nodded again and again, she was still very interested.
So they had lunch at noon, and after resting for half an hour, they went to the fishing village and only took a walk at that time.
The fishing village was indeed not very far from their place, and it took only a quarter of an hour to get there, but the village was a bit messy and smelled like fish.
Zheng looked at Zhou Man and Ming Da, and was relieved when she saw that they didn't respond much.
When the village chief heard that the nobles were coming, he immediately rushed out to greet them.
Bai Shan nodded slightly to him, and asked, "Has anyone in the village gone into the sea recently?"
"Yes, yes, everyone will go to sea when the wind and waves are small." Although most of the young adults and young women in the village have gone to work on the pier, other people can also go to sea, but they will not go very far , but there is no great danger.
Some of them went into the sea today, and when they came back with some fish, Mrs. Zheng went to see them curiously, but found that they didn't recognize any of them.
Xiaoqian didn't know her either, but when she saw the fishermen fish out several fish and cut open their stomachs for dinner, she suddenly thought, "These fish can be kept to make caviar."
She saw that there were a lot of fish seeds when the man opened the fish belly just now.
Zhou Man also went up to look, but his eyes fell on the other two fish in the bucket, and then ordered someone to pick them up, "I have never seen these two fish, I want them."
She was still taking a long snail from the fishing net piled aside, and smiled slightly, "I want this too."
Jiulan immediately stepped forward to pay, how could the village chief dare to ask for it? Hastily said: "It's just a few fish, adults like to just take it, it's worthless."
But Bai Shan insisted on paying, and even gave some more, and said with a smile: "We are very interested in the things in the sea. In the future, you will go to sea and bring back more things we have never seen. As long as they are alive, there is no limit. , just one or two, fish or shellfish, we all want to see and see.”
The village head glanced at the long snail in Zhou Man's hand, believed it, and immediately said: "Don't worry, my lord, I will tell you later, and they will pay attention when they go to sea again."
Bai Shan nodded in satisfaction.
In addition to the two fish that Zhou Man liked, there were also several fish selected by Xiaoqian. I don’t know if people who cook delicious food also have talent in choosing dishes. She doesn’t know these fish and has never seen them before. But after flipping through it, she decided to buy it.
Zhou Man was particularly curious about what the taste would be like.
Seeing her swallowing the raw fish, Xiaoqian couldn't help laughing and said, "I'll make it for you when I get back."
Zhou Man nodded repeatedly.
Mingda was also curious, she thought for a while and said, "You should eat something lighter."
Xiaoqian nodded and said with a smile, "Okay."
Bai Shan wasn't curious about the food for the time being, he looked around the fishing village, nodded in satisfaction and said, "It's much cleaner than when I came last time."
The village head immediately said: "This is all thanks to the adults."
He said: "Listen to your lord's instructions. I will open some land on the other side of the hillside and use dung water to raise the land. Each household will share a little bit to grow vegetables. Most people in the village work on the wharf for wages." , even if you don’t go to sea, you can support your family, so life is easier.”
Bai Shan asked: "Then when the wharf is built in the future, have you thought about what to do next?"
He said: "The ability to fish cannot be lost for the time being."
The village head responded immediately, and said: "We dare not forget, but we also listen to your lord's instructions and learn more from the people on the pier. We have learned some skills recently. When the pier is completed, maybe someone can be a carpenter or mason. , By the way, we also learned how to farm from others, but it’s a pity that we don’t have any land here, the only other thing is to raise pigs.”
The village head was very excited when he said this, and said to Bai Shan: "Would you like to see the pigs we raise? My family has raised three pigs this year, but they have only been raised for less than three months. They are still very small. It is estimated that they will not be harvested until next year's autumn harvest." to kill."
When Bai Shan heard this, he immediately followed him to see the pigs, and Zhou Man also went.
Little Qian said to her, "It's dirty and smelly. When you were young, you went to see the pigs raised by others in the village. You only left after looking at the pigsty for a while. What are you going to see at this time?"
Zhou Man said: "Look, their place is different from ours, they have never raised pigs before."