Chapter 1131: Exchange for Dried Seafood
Chuxue is actually not very knowledgeable about these things. Although she had eaten a lot of seafood in her previous life, she only ate dried seafood. Except for dried squid, she classified the others as dried fish. Haha, she never paid much attention to it.
The captain's wife, perhaps sensing her confusion, hurriedly introduced her with a smile, "This dried yellow croaker is made by filling yellow croaker and drying it in the sun. The dried miscellaneous fish are made from smaller fish like pomfret, croaker, and herring, which are dried in the sun. They can be used to make soups or stir-fries. Don't worry, we keep these seafood very clean. Take a look."
As he spoke, he took out the items one by one and asked her to check the quality.
It was indeed cleaned up very neatly. Chu Xue smiled and said, "You are changing the flashlight, right?"
The captain's wife smiled and nodded. "Yes, that's right. The original flashlight at home hasn't been working well since it fell into the water. My husband is in charge of the village affairs, so he has to walk at night. I feel more at ease when he goes out with a flashlight."
After the captain's wife finished speaking, Afu's daughter-in-law also put her own basket of dried seafood on the table.
The captain's wife beside her hurriedly introduced: "This is the daughter-in-law of Ah Fu's family. You can just call her Aunt Chun."
Aunt Chun smiled at Chuxue and took out the dried seafood she had brought. "This is dried eel. It's made by cleaning the eels, lightly salting them, and then hanging them up to dry. It tastes very good. These are dried eels without thieves. We call them dried moths locally. These are dried eels without thieves, with their internal organs removed, washed, and dried.
The rest are some dried shrimps and kelp. How much can you take? If it's not enough later, we can make up for it with money."
Chuxue flipped through them and found that the quality was indeed good. It was probably because the team leader and Ah Fu had specifically instructed them to do so, and they had all selected them at home: "I want all of these."
Just as I was wondering how to exchange it, I saw Uncle Jiao also brought a frame into the yard: "Uncle Jiao, you're back just in time. Can you help me see how to exchange it?"
Uncle Jiao was fair and impartial. He asked Chuxue about the approximate price of her items: "The flashlight is 1.8 yuan, two No. 1 dry-cell batteries are 1.5 yuan, and with an industrial coupon, the total is less than four yuan."
After all, an industrial voucher could be sold for two dollars on the black market. "Sister-in-law, you brought these things. I looked at them and they're worth about three dollars and fifty cents. You have to pay an additional fifty cents."
The captain's wife was quite happy: "Okay."
As he spoke, he took out a handkerchief from his pocket, opened it layer by layer, and took out a fifty-cent note from a small stack of money inside and handed it to Chuxue: "Girl, keep it. This flashlight and two dry batteries are mine."
Chu Xue smiled and handed it to her: "Yes, it's yours."
Then Uncle Jiao helped to check the dried seafood from Ah Fu's house and said: "For Haizi's, you just need to give an additional thirty cents."
Upon hearing this, Ah Fu's daughter-in-law reached into her pocket and pulled out a few banknotes: "Now my father is really happy. He finally has the flashlight he's been dreaming of."
As she said this, she took the flashlight that belonged to her family and looked at it over and over again, her eyes full of joy.
Seeing that both families had finished exchanging, Uncle Jiao and his wife quickly took out the dried seafood they had stored at home: "Don't worry, Chuxue girl, you will definitely be satisfied with our seafood."
Indeed, the dried seafood from the Jiao family was of higher quality than those from the captain's family and Afu's family, so they were used to exchange for the few white flour and millet in her bag.
(End of this chapter)
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