readytorunbook Chapter 73 You Won't Understand Him
Chapter 73 You Won't Understand Him
Gao Mengli's lips twitched, and her smile almost faded. She nodded repeatedly like a little motor, "Definitely, definitely, everyone, don't worry."
Lin Xi stood to the side with a "motherly smile".
The fried fish-fragrant sauce is delicious, but it's a bit troublesome to prepare. The main problem is that if you handle it for too long, your hands will smell fishy, and it feels like your whole palms have been marinated...
The diners were only satisfied when the two made repeated promises.
Before leaving, they would hum a little tune and buy a bowl of sweet water from other vendors at the city gate, or some bamboo baskets and other daily necessities.
This delighted the vendors who had gathered at the city gate to sell their wares!
Since this snack stall opened at the city gate, attracting a flow of people, their business has improved.
The merchants couldn't help but stare at the two of them from time to time!
After Gao Mengli and Lin Xi dismissed the customers, they breathed a sigh of relief, packed up their stall, went into town to buy some things, and then, with resentful expressions, the two of them led Jiang Shi onto an oxcart.
After arriving home, just before getting off the bus, Gao Mengli called out to Jiang Shi, who was happily heading home, "Mother, could you help me find someone to catch some mudskippers? Clean them and bring them over. It'll cost 3 coins a pound."
Upon hearing this, Jiang's eyes immediately lit up like two stars. How could she refuse? She nodded quickly, "Three coins a pound? That's wonderful!"
The fish in Nabadi were easy to catch. She thought her eldest son would catch them himself, and she didn't expect them to help her. It was only 3 coins per catty!
Jiang immediately ran back, leaving behind her two granddaughters, Lu and Lin, except for Lin Yong, who was still working on orders for small tables and stools.
She immediately took Yang Qing and Lin Fu and ran towards the river with buckets.
Jiang squatted by the river, catching fish with a smile on her face. "When the second son's wife comes back tonight, I'll tell her not to go to Hetou Town to carry heavy loads tomorrow! From now on, she can stay home to catch and process fish."
Yang Qing, standing to the side, nodded in agreement with a relaxed and cheerful expression, "Mom, you're right. Catching fish is much easier than carrying heavy sacks, and you can earn a lot of money!"
Most importantly, she has to help make elm seed steamed buns in the morning, and usually stays at home to cook, take care of the children, and also cut pig feed and cook pig feed.
Her mother-in-law went to work at the eldest son's house and now she's brought back this lucrative business. She wishes she could split it in two to make the most of it!
There are many ways to make money in front of her, but she has limited energy and manpower.
She couldn't wait for her second sister-in-law, Zhu Mei, to appear right now!
While the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were busily helping each other catch fish by the river, Gao Mengli and Lin Xi, back home, were not idle either.
The two men used clean bamboo sticks to stir the large fermentation vat of soy sauce that was drying in the corner of the yard.
Because different batches of soy sauce were made, six large fermentation vats were placed in the yard.
Lin Xi glanced at the color of the soy sauce and frowned slightly. "The color of this jar seems a bit pale. Could it be that it hasn't been sun-dried long enough?"
Gao Mengli leaned closer and said, "No, this is the pot we made a few days ago. The days are short, so we have to wait a bit longer."
After she finished speaking, she gently stirred the liquid in the jar with a bamboo stick, causing small ripples to appear.
Then I opened the jar next to it, and the color was indeed rich, a glossy black, with an alluring sheen.
This was the very first batch of fermentation. Looking at the color of the fermentation, Gao Mengli couldn't resist dipping her finger in it, licking it lightly on the tip of her tongue, and then nodding.
"The flavor is rich and mellow, with a perfect balance of saltiness and savory aroma. This batch of soy sauce is definitely going to be fine. Xixi, once this batch of soy sauce is completely ready, let's make some pickled meat!"
Upon hearing the word "cooked goods," Lin Xi's eyes lit up, and she quickly nodded, "Yes! I'll make extra, and I can bring some over to Da Niu."
After the two finished stirring the large vat for soy sauce fermentation, they went to cut a lot of smartweed, washed it clean, and laid it out on a winnowing basket to dry, preparing to make more yeast for later use.
This is essential; it's the key ingredient in making baking powder in daily life!
By evening, the old house next door brought over two buckets of processed tilapia.
Lin Xi recognized the man who came to deliver the fish, but couldn't quite place him. She stood at the door staring at him, speechless.
Gao Mengli craned her neck to look outside, then walked over and saw Lin Xi frowning as she stared at the man outside.
She understood immediately, nudged him in the waist with her elbow, and quickly pulled him away. "Second brother is here. Put the fish bucket in the yard, and we'll weigh it for you right away."
Lin Xi then realized that this was his younger brother, Lin Fei. He was the same honest-looking man who had helped him home on his first day here.
However, Lin Fei's words at the time implied that he was going to hell.
He pursed his lips, glanced at Lin Fei, and said, "Come in..."
Lin Fei, who was initially quite flustered, grinned upon hearing Lin Xi's words, revealing a set of bright white teeth. "Brother, sister-in-law, these fish are so fresh! Mother and my third sister-in-law were very careful when they caught them, cleaning each one thoroughly."
Lin Fei didn't care whether his older brother Lin Xi rolled his eyes at him or not; he chose to ignore it!
He quickly steadied the carrying pole, carried the two buckets of fish in, and handed the scale to Gao Mengli, saying, "Sister-in-law, please weigh them!"
Gao Mengli hung the hook on the scale onto the wooden bucket, easily lifted it up, and started to pull the weight.
One bucket of fish weighs 16 jin (approximately 8 catties), which, after deducting the 3 jin (approximately 1.5 kg) weight of the wooden bucket, is 13 jin (approximately 6.5 catties). The other bucket weighs about 11 jin (approximately 6.5 catties).
Lin Xi brought over a large wooden basin, laboriously carrying the cleaned fish, and was about to pour it in when Gao Mengli grabbed her arm, saying, "I'll do it. You go and calculate the copper coins for your second brother."
You really have no sense of proportion. Didn't you see your second brother staring in disbelief at how hard you were struggling to lift the wooden bucket? His jaw almost dropped.
Lin Xi pursed her lips, glanced at Lin Fei, ran back to her room, counted out 72 coins, and handed them to her brother, saying, "Here, the fish money."
Lin Fei quickly snapped out of his shock at his older brother's inability to lift anything and took the copper coin with both hands.
He looked up at Lin Xi and kindly advised him, just as he had when the two of them fell into the water, "Brother, with your skinny arms and legs, you need to eat more fish to nourish yourself. If you're not healthy, how will you earn tuition fees for Da Niu? Da Niu is still young, you have to take care of yourself."
Upon hearing this, Lin Xi frowned, her face turning angry. "Hmph, you think you know so much? Do I need you to tell me? I'm perfectly healthy. Don't treat me like I'm a weakling."
As he spoke, he deliberately swung his fist to show off his "strength," looking like a cat with its fur standing on end, which made Gao Mengli burst out laughing.
Lin Fei would never understand this lovable little devil in her family, nor could he possibly understand him.
She beckoned to Lin Fei, "Second brother, the number of fish tomorrow should be the same, don't add any more."
The subtext is: the fish is delivered, the money is paid, you'd better go back and not mess with Lin Xi.
Lin Fei nodded, carrying the wooden bucket, not forgetting to glance at the sulking Lin Xi a few times.
His older brother's temper is as bad as ever...
His mother said that his older brother had changed, but he looked at him and it seemed that he hadn't changed at all.