The names below sound fresh and interesting.

Shrimp, shrimp monster, red hairy shrimp, sea scallop, scallop, purple scallop, comb scallop, ark shell, hairy clam, white clam, yellow clam, bull's eye clam, hard clam, sea mussel, large clam, bird clam, small freshwater clam, red whelk, fragrant whelk, navel whelk, steel whelk, spicy whelk, bighead carp, mackerel, pufferfish, spiny mackerel, small-mouthed fish, bulging-eye fish, stonefish, stick fish, Chinese fish, noodle fish, sea eggplant, octopus, pen squid, small sea hare, yellow sea urchin, horse manure sea urchin.

Zuo Ling circled the food as she looked at it. She didn't want to make any random dishes; if something was memorable, it meant that everyone liked to eat it.

Buy more of the ones that are circled.

For those not circled, just reduce the quantity by twenty or thirty pounds to enrich the dining table.

Other items, depending on price, may vary slightly, but the total will not exceed 20 million.

The merchant also gave away sardines, goose barnacles, and soft-shell crabs, 30 jin of each.

The order is now finalized.

Zuo Ling flipped through the booklet again, but still couldn't find the three items that the merchant had given as a gift.

I understand. It's meant to be given as a gift. There's a lot to learn about business practices.

It's a clever trick by the merchant, and also a business tactic, which shows that the free gift tastes quite good.

When it came time to make the payment, the merchant was stunned: 20 million, all in cash.

Who is it that pays tens of millions in cash for goods? A coal mine owner!

Their attitude became even more polite; everyone knows that coal bosses are rich.

I was blind; I didn't realize the girl's family was actually rich.

If Zuo Ling knew the merchant's mindset, she would say, "Your eyesight is excellent, you didn't see wrong."

Two months ago, I was gritting my teeth and stamping my feet when it came to spending 200 yuan.

Once the deal was done, the merchant would, as is customary, treat everyone to a meal.

Zuo Ling declined. She wasn't a businesswoman, and she preferred to eat alone rather than be subtly probed by businessmen at the dinner table.

The merchant expressed regret and repeatedly said that he would definitely give him a chance to host next time.

Before parting, they gave me a few local specialties as a token of their appreciation.

Upon boarding the car, one would see that the gifts included pork belly stuffed with salted egg yolk, braised duck with fish sauce, Xingang black tea, and Shunde red rice wine—all gifts that Zuo Ling would like.

It was still early, so Zuo Ling went to the general market.

The waterfall brought its own food money; it can't always buy food for itself, so it also needs to buy some dried fruit that the waterfall likes.

Chestnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, cashews, pine nuts, almonds, ginkgo nuts, pistachios, pecans, desert nuts, torreya nuts, almonds, macadamia nuts, dried mangoes, dried lychees and longans, dried apricots, dried cranberries, etc.

They stockpiled a total of 2 million worth of goods.

The little guy seemed to know it was being bought, and excitedly did somersaults in the pile of dried fruit.

He grabbed the little guy by the soft flesh of its neck, lifted it up, and scolded:

"Your rabbit fur is everywhere, how are we supposed to eat it?"

The little guy licked Zuo Ling's fingers affectionately, looking adorable and very cute.