"Have you noticed how hot it's been lately? That's a sign of the coming rain. I ordered a batch of surplus umbrellas from the factory, and I can sell them to you wholesale. You can go to the train station and sell them; they should do quite well."
Lu Zhixia looked at Xiao Wang and had a good impression of him, but doing business required courage.
Will this rain be heavy?
Xiao Wang already had other ideas in mind: besides selling umbrellas, he wanted to sell other things as well.
Lu Zhixia could tell that Xiao Wang wanted to do this business, so she said,
"I estimate at least a week. My minimum wholesale price is 90 cents per bundle, and you need to order 100 bundles at a time! If you order 200 bundles or more, it will be 85 cents! And so on. The more you order, the greater your profit."
Xiao Wang understood that this business required payment upfront, so he said,
"Give me a day or two, I'll go back and raise some money."
"Can!"
"Then I'll head back first. You guys keep these crabs to eat; they're full of roe and delicious!"
Lu Zhixia looked at the fish in the bowl and asked him,
"Wait a moment, I'll make some fish balls for you to take home and eat."
"What are fish balls?!" Xiao Wang asked, confused.
"It's fish meat with the bones removed, then you add appropriate starch, seasonings, scallions, ginger, and garlic, shape it into balls, and boil it in water. It only takes a few minutes to cook."
After Lu Zhixia finished speaking, she continued to cut the fish meat at the cutting board. This was a patient task, especially challenging in terms of patience, and it also required carefulness.
Xiao Wang watched from the side, never expecting that fish could be eaten this way; it looked quite interesting.
The water was already boiled. Lu Zhixia rolled the fish meat into balls and threw them into the pot.
After the water boiled, I cooked the fish balls for a few more minutes, then took them out and let them sit in cold water for a few minutes before putting them in a bag.
"Take it back and make a soup base, then put the fish balls in, and you can eat it."
"It looks delicious! Thank you, Sister Xia!"
Xiao Wang happily took the goods and left, thinking to himself that he needed to buy at least 300 umbrellas to maximize his profits.
If the rainy season is really that long, meaning he can't sell ice cream, selling umbrellas would be a pretty good business.
Firstly, the umbrella won't break if it gets wet in the rain; secondly, the cost price is cheap, and he can decide how much to sell it for.
Especially for people getting off at the train station, if you ask them a little more attentively, someone will definitely buy from you.
Just thinking about it gives me a surge of energy!
Lu Zhixia quickly finished making the remaining fish balls, only to find that three fish didn't make many.
I made a sauce with the broth from cooking fish balls, then sprinkled chopped green onions on top. I ate one bowl myself and gave the other to Su Lan.
The moment the fish ball touched her tongue, Su Lan experienced what it meant to be extremely delicious; she herself loved eating fish.
The fish ball soup touched her heart, and she loved it so much that she quickly finished a bowl.
"I never expected it to be so delicious, how could it be so tasty?"
"I think it's good too, but I didn't put in enough starch, so three pounds of fish won't make much. You can make soup with the fish head and bones tonight, and then put the fish balls in it; it will be even more delicious."
"Okay, I'll do it your way. I'll cook a pot tonight. We can cook the crabs tomorrow; just a few will do in a bowl."
After Su Lan finished speaking, she quickly washed the bowl and chopsticks in the basin of water and then set them aside.
Lu Zhixia finished the last sip of fish soup, and then Su Lan took away the bowl and chopsticks. She stood up and cut the cooked fish balls in half.
"I was planning to bring some with me when I set up my stall tomorrow, as a bonus, with two fish balls in each serving. But it looks like that won't work; it won't even be enough for us."
"Let's see if we can buy more fish tomorrow. I'll make fish balls with you, and we can make a lot more. Today, we'll just enjoy the fresh fish!"
“Okay, I haven’t had enough to eat either.” He glanced at his watch and realized it was almost 4 o’clock, so he looked up at Su Lan and said, “I think Captain Gu will be here soon. I’ll take my things downstairs and wait for him.”
Lu Zhixia took off her apron and turned around to see Gu Lingxiao walking over from the other end of the corridor.
He was carrying a bag of grapes that looked to weigh about three or four pounds.
Grapes aren't cheap at this time of year; a bag like this would cost at least three or four yuan.
"I was just thinking of going downstairs to wait for you."
"Here, have these grapes!" Gu Lingxiao handed her the bag. "Don't worry, Grandpa, I've prepared some for you too."
"Grapes aren't cheap, I can't buy them."
Lu Zhixia didn't reach out to take it; she felt the gift was a bit too expensive.
Gu Lingxiao simply went inside, placed the grapes on the floor by the bedside, and then came back out.
"It's inside. Remember to wash it and eat it tomorrow. Let's go downstairs now!"
A man's domineering yet doting manner is somewhat alluring.
Just as Lu Zhixia was about to refuse, she noticed that there were more people in the corridor; everyone was out cooking at this hour.
There was no other way but to accept the grapes. If we continued to argue, those people would just enjoy the spectacle, which would be counterproductive.
I was thinking that I would share half of the grapes with Sister Su Lan tomorrow.
It wouldn't be appropriate to divide the money in front of others, so she grabbed the bag and followed Gu Lingxiao downstairs.
When she got into the car, she felt it was quite warm inside, so she placed the bag next to her feet.
Xiao Zhang couldn't help but ask, "Comrade Lu, what's in that bag of yours?"
"Chives and fish balls." Lu Zhixia suddenly thought of meat, so she looked at Gu Lingxiao and asked, "Have you managed to get any meat?"
Gu Lingxiao coughed lightly, "I didn't get too much, just a little over a pound of pork."
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