In the evening, the family sat around the dining table, drank delicious fish head soup, ate delicious braised fish, and happily talked about today's harvest.
"Second sister! The bad fish this afternoon, at the beginning, everyone saw that the fish was small and had a lot of thorns, and they all watched from the sidelines, unwilling to pay for it. I took a small one and ate it for them to see. Tell them that the fishbone is already rotten, and it’s okay to chew and eat casually, so they are willing to pay for it.” Xiao Shitou gulped down the fish soup, not to mention how beautiful it was in his heart. A month ago, he couldn't even eat thick noodles. How could he have such a good life, with constant fish and meat every day
"At the beginning, they didn't buy much, and I was so anxious. Fortunately, those who bought bad fish said they tasted good, and many of them bought another copy to take home for their children! Old Hao Uncle bought five portions at once, ate one portion by himself, and took the rest home. He said that there are a lot of jobs at the wharf recently, and the money he earns is spent for his family. There are not many such cheap and delicious food. If you bring some back, you will be scolded by old Aunt Hao!"
Xiao Shitou's crisp voice filled the room, and everyone looked at him with smiles. Happiness is as simple as that...
"More than one hundred fish were sold out in less than two quarters of an hour. Brother Liu, the leader of another group of dock workers, also bought five copies. Foreman Sun and him almost fought over the last piece of bad fish! "Little Shitou said triumphantly, "It was I who gave them this share of fish, one for each person for free, to calm down the fight. Second sister, I am good!"
Xiaocao nodded his nose and praised: "Yes! Our stone is the most powerful, and he is so smart at only six years old. No wonder Mr. Yuan has a keen eye for you!"
Little Shitou was even more proud, talking non-stop with his small mouth, Barabara, and finally squinted his crooked eyes, and said, "Second Sister, guess how much the fish sold today? Guess..."
Xiaocao knew the number of fish, so she frowned on purpose and tried to think about it, but guessed wrongly: "Fifty Wen? Sixty Wen at most..."
Little Stone couldn't restrain his excitement, and immediately reported today's harvest: "No, no! It's one tael of silver and seventy-eight copper coins!! Look! One tael of silver dimes, it's the first time I've seen so much money. It's so shiny and silver, it's so beautiful!"
The little guy impatiently took out the purse that had been clutching his chest, took out a silver coin, and put it on the table. The family gathered together and looked at the silver with a surprised expression.
Xiaocao wondered: "Xiao Lian, Shitou, could it be that you met a big money this time? It's even more generous than the fat man in the morning. A tip is a tael of silver?"
Little Shitou touched the broken silver happily, and there was only a slit left in his eyes: "Second sister, what is a big money? Food?"
Xiao Lian glanced at him, and said: "Let me tell the story. When we first arrived at the pier, we met the son of the magistrate of the county, and he even recognized me as you. Mr. Wu picked me up at the pier. The bad fish in our family thought it tasted good, so I packed a few more. He came out in a hurry, didn’t bring change, and didn’t bring any servants with him, so he gave this silver coin. I said I couldn’t find it, When the boat he picked up arrives, we won’t be allowed to look for it.”
"Hey, five copies of bad fish were sold for a tael of silver. It would be great if I could meet such a bully every day!" Xiao Shitou didn't know where he heard the word "bad bully", but he used it quite appropriately.
Mrs. Liu scolded with a smile: "Little greedy ghost! You are very lucky to meet two generous rich people in a row today. This is a good thing that falls from the sky, how can you meet every day? This silver dime, I Save it for you. In a few days, when you go to the town to study, it happens to be finished!"
In the first month, Shu Xiu was settled, and Xiao Shitou was even more joyful, and he couldn't fall asleep even after making a fuss.
After dinner, Xiaocao took Liushi and Xiaolian and taught them how to make blood sausage. She chopped up the clotted pig's blood with a knife, burned a large bowl of white meat soup with various seasonings, put it into the pig's blood after it cooled down, added chives and stirred well. Then pour it into the washed small intestine of pigs and tie it with thread. The pig's small intestines were specially left by Xiaocao, and Liu's was not allowed to marinate them together.
The stuffed blood sausage is boiled in clean water, then simmered for a quarter of an hour, soaked in cold water, and the thread is removed after it is cold. The blood sausage stuffing method is relatively simple, and the taste depends on the preparation of the seasoning in the white meat soup. However, both Liushi and Xiaolian are often around the pot, and they can quickly grasp the proportion of the preparation.
Before going to bed, she drank twice as high a concentration of Lingshi water, and had a good night's sleep. The next day, Xiaocao felt refreshed, and the fatigue on her body was swept away. Today I brought a lot of food, besides stewed pig's head, pig's large intestine, and blood sausage, I also brought a hundred bad fish.
In the past two days, according to Xiaocao's observation, there were two to three hundred dock workers carrying goods when the dock was at its lowest. Grandpa Liu, who sells noodles, said that February and March are the busiest times at the wharf. Most merchants do not sell goods in the twelfth lunar month and the first month. On the one hand, it is Chinese New Year. Therefore, in February and March when the weather is getting warmer, merchants have accumulated goods for the winter and began to transport them from south to north.
Her penny meat and vegetables are delicious and cheap, and she will definitely not worry about not selling them!
"Cao'er, dad, go to your Uncle Qian's house to borrow a cart, and today we will go to the pier together!" Seeing stewed vegetables and bad fish, Yu Hai packed two baskets. road.
Xiaocao communicated with Xiaobutianshi in her heart: "Little Tangyuan, did you hear me?"
[What are you doing? Sleeping, don't bother me!]Xiaobutianshi said angrily.
"Just to disturb you for a short while, can my dad's legs walk for a long time now?" Xiaocao asked with some concern.
Little Butianshi snorted, and said: [His legs, tendons and bones have grown, more activities will help him recover. Don't worry, going to the pier is no problem.]
Liu Shi said worriedly at the side: "Is your leg okay? It doesn't mean that you have been injured for a hundred days, and this is less than a month. Can you do it?"
Yu Hai kicked his left leg and said, "I know my legs well. As long as I don't do too much heavy work, it should be fine. Pushing two baskets, just walking, it's fine..."
Under his insistence, Liu had no choice but to let him go. When leaving, she repeatedly told Xiaocao to help her father push more cars, so as not to make him tired...
The trolley is a wooden wheelbarrow. Yu Hai hangs the rope on the handle on his shoulders, holds the handle tightly with his powerful hands, and pushes the wheelbarrow steadily forward with big strides. Don't look at his limp legs, the advantage lies in the long legs, one step is equivalent to two or three steps of Xiaocao! Not to mention Xiaocao helping push the cart, she is already good enough to keep up.
Yu Hai, who is used to working hard, has been idle at home for almost a month, and his bones are almost rusted. Now that he can finally help, he is naturally full of strength. He turned his head and glanced at his panting daughter, stopped the car, and said with a smile, "Come up, Dad will push you away!"
Xiaocao shook her head again and again, and said, "Father, I can walk by myself! Your legs are not fully healed, and you are still pushing a cart and stewed vegetables..."
Before she finished speaking, her father picked her up with one arm and put her on the wheelbarrow. Although I have been hugged by my father a few times in the half a year since I came here, it is the first time that I was caught under the armpit and lifted up. Xiaocao looked around in embarrassment, to see if anyone saw it.
"Hey, with your weight, how can you still tire your father? Cao'er, you should eat more, your body is full of bones and not much meat!" Yu Hai babbled with distress and self-blame Planning to sell today's stewed vegetables and buy some white rice and noodles for the children to go back. The children are growing up, so we can't just follow them to eat rough bread...
With her father escorting her, Xiaocao walked for a while by herself, and got into the car and let her father push her for a while. When resting on the road, she graciously helped her father massage his left leg, and asked the little butian stone to quickly relieve his fatigue. It was still early when we got to the pier.
"Morning, Grandpa Liu!" Xiaocao greeted this kind and gentle old man with a smile. In the past few days, her business has been booming, and it is inevitable that some people will suffer from "pink eye disease", especially those who sell side dishes and stir-fried vegetables. From time to time, Xiaocao pretends not to hear her, and is too lazy to bother with them. Grandpa Liu was the only one who was kind to her from the beginning to the end. Every time, he enthusiastically moved the stool to give them a rest.
Old Liu, who was trying to knead the dough, raised his head to follow the sound, and said with a smile, "Xiaocao, you came early today, are you tired? Come and sit and rest for a while. What's the matter? Little Shitou is not with you today come over?"
"No! My father and I came here together today!" Xiaocao pointed to Yu Hai who parked his wheelbarrow by the side of the road, and said with a smile.
Old Li looked at Yu Hai who was limping over, and a flash of understanding flashed in his heart: No wonder two such young children came here to sell things. It turns out that the child's father's legs...
"Father Xiaocao, come and sit down and have a rest. Are you tired after walking so much?" Grandma Liu came out of the shed and greeted her enthusiastically.
After Yu Hai was stunned for a moment, he immediately smiled and expressed his gratitude: "Thank you! You are the grandpa and grandma Liu that Xiaocao often mentioned, right? Thanks to the two elders for taking care of me these two days, thank you, thank you!"
"Thank you! Xiaocao sister and brother are both capable. Since she came, my noodle business has improved a lot!" Old Liu wiped his hands and raised his voice.
He was right. In the past, there was nothing delicious on the docks. Most of the dock workers brought their own food from home. At most, a few people gathered together to buy some pickles to eat. Most people don't come here at all.
Ever since Xiaocao's penny meat dish became popular among dock workers, many people bought a bowl of hot noodle soup at the nearby noodle stall after buying the meat dish. Eating a bowl of noodles with meat and vegetables is much more nourishing than hard-to-swallow dry food. Not to mention the noodle stall, even the business of selling steamed buns has improved a lot. But those who sell pickles are itching with hatred.
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Thank you Huayouyangyouyu for the ten yuan red envelope! What a da (づ￣3￣)づ╭?～
Our side has a custom of bean flour lanterns at night during the Lantern Festival. My aunt makes bean-noodle lamps, which are all made by hand. In order to sell well, many tricks have to be made. Poor Yuhua was dragged away, and she pinched the bean noodle lamp for several days until her hands were swollen. Last night until ten o'clock in the evening. I still had to code when I was done, and I didn’t go to sleep until after twelve o’clock in the morning. well…
Miserable Yuhua, please comfort me~