Chapter 17 Chapter 17 Too Energetic
Jiang Heng fished out the crucian carp that the middle-aged woman wanted, put it in a bag and weighed it. It was just over one pound, less than sixty yuan. All added up, it was more than two hundred yuan.
The other party paid, and she handed over the bags: "Welcome to come again next time."
The middle-aged woman was so distressed that she kept muttering, "If it doesn't taste good, I'm really going to give you a refund!"
Jiang Heng couldn't help laughing. She could only say that her mushrooms were really popular, as they were still willing to buy them despite the price. As for whether there would be those who wanted to get a refund just to save money, there might be. After all, there were all kinds of people, and she had no way of ruling them out in advance.
But the most important thing is to sell the fish first.
At least even if someone gets their money back, they won't earn more than she does.
And if he really came to return the money, Jiang Heng would definitely not do business with him again. If he couldn't eat the vegetables she sold, it wouldn't be her who suffered the loss anyway.
When doing business, you have to be prepared to meet all kinds of people.
She is now doing very well.
After seeing off the middle-aged woman, Jiang Heng continued to greet the next guest.
After three consecutive transactions, someone finally wanted the Torch Chicken Mushroom!
The woman, wearing a gold ring, pointed at the pile in front of her and said one by one, "Give me a pound of this! And this, and this, two pounds each..."
Jiang Heng was frightened by his heroic look.
She gently reminded him, "This is the Torchwood mushroom, which is 200 yuan a pound. This is the Black Cone mushroom, which is 100 yuan a pound. This..."
"Yes, I know. It's okay. Just pretend." The woman said decisively.
Jiang Heng glanced at her again, a bit surprised. This time, she felt that she looked familiar. His hands kept moving, and he wondered where he had seen her before. He weighed the items she wanted and added them up. The total came to 533 yuan. Jiang Heng reported the amount, minus the change, and as he handed it over, he suddenly remembered something.
Isn’t this the owner of a noodle shop opposite their stall?
She was setting up a stall here and would look around when she was free. I saw her serving customers at the door of the noodle shop several times.
But no matter who she is, she is her guest.
Jiang Heng didn't care, but the woman's generosity made the people in the queue behind her look sideways. They took a closer look and found something wrong.
"Eh?! Boss Ge?!" A customer who was familiar with her recognized her.
"Boss Ge? Who is that?"
"It's the owner of that noodle shop." The customer who recognized him pointed to the breakfast noodle shop just a few meters across the street and said as a matter of course.
"Yes, yes, I know him too. He goes there every morning to eat."
"So the boss's last name is Ge?"
Ge Dongfang, who wanted to keep a low profile, said: "...Oh, yes, it's me."
"By the way, Boss Ge, why are you here to buy too? And you bought so much!"
"Buying so much, boss, are you going to introduce a new flavor?"
Seeing that he was right, Ge Dongfang urgently glanced at the stall owner's face, and glanced at the sushi stall. Seeing that the sushi stall owner was also busy doing business, she breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, she felt even more sour. Without any hesitation, she pointed to the shop next to her and said to the people who were still queuing behind her: "Yes, I plan to boil these mushrooms into chicken mushroom oil, and make other mushrooms into different toppings, and then add them to the noodles. Everyone knows how delicious these mushrooms are in cooking. You can come to my noodle shop tomorrow morning to try them. I guarantee it's worth it!"
Originally just looking at the lively crowd:?
How did this become an advertisement?
Ge Dongfang didn't think so at first.
As we all know, noodle shops mainly do business in the morning. There are not many people at noon and in the evening. But in order to make money, she basically stays here all day long. When there are no customers, she will come out for a walk. When she comes out, she notices something unusual about the young sushi stall owner who has been selling sushi opposite her.
In the past, the stall owner would regularly sell about a hundred boxes of sushi. Sometimes she was too lazy to cook and would buy a box. It tasted good, but that was all.
A few days ago, a mushroom stall appeared here, and the sushi stall's business inexplicably picked up. Everyone was struggling to make a living, so why did you suddenly take off? Ge Dongfang naturally felt a little jealous, but fortunately, Song Ming didn't hide this kind of thing. After a little observation, he could tell the reason and was immediately attracted.
She was too embarrassed to go herself, fearing that the sushi stall owner would laugh at her for following the trend.
So she asked her husband to buy some mushrooms to try.
Then I found out, this mushroom has a story!
No wonder the sushi stall business suddenly picked up.
After eating the mushrooms, Ge Dongfang's original hesitation disappeared and she decided to buy some mushrooms to add some flavor to the noodles. However, just as she made up her mind, the weather was not good and it started to rain. On the first day, no one came. It was okay, no one came, and the sushi stall didn't come either.
The next day, no one came, but the sushi stall owner did.
Business is even better!
Ge Dongfang was so envious that she could taste lemon flavor in her own noodles.
If she had bought the mushrooms two days earlier, her family would have more business now!
So today, as soon as the boss set up the stall, she appeared in the queue. After discovering the chicken mushrooms, the three words "chicken mushroom oil" came to her mind without hesitation. She had planned to buy it in a low-key manner, and after making it tomorrow, let the fragrance of the chicken mushroom oil surprise everyone and attract customers for her without saying anything more.
She has run a noodle shop here for many years, and people who come here regularly know her. When they hear her say this, they all flatter her and say, "Okay, I'll come over to eat tomorrow morning. Boss, please don't forget to cook."
"No!" Ge Dongfang said cheerfully, "I'll make sure you enjoy your meal tomorrow morning!"
At this point, she didn't stay any longer and hurried back to make chicken mushroom oil.
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The person involved left and the show was paused.
Jiang Heng withdrew his gaze, still unsatisfied, and looked at the customer in front of him, smiling: "Hello, what would you like to buy?"
The customer skillfully picked and bagged the mushrooms, tasted two mulberries, and said with satisfaction, "That's all the mushrooms I have. I'll give you a pound of mulberries..."
Jiang Heng weighed and calculated at the same time and found that today's price was not cheap. The person in front of him was an old customer. He came here every day to buy mushrooms worth thirty or forty yuan. Of course, the amount was increasing day by day. Last time, he had bought mushrooms worth more than seventy yuan.
But today I ordered at least two hundred, and I’m still ordering!
A customer behind him happened to know him and teased the woman, "Hey, is Little Fatty getting rich?"
"What kind of fortune is this?" the customer, the fat grandfather, said angrily. "The child is old enough to be fooled. He said that if he can't eat fried mushrooms today, he will refuse to go to school tomorrow! So, do I have to buy more?"
The woman burst out laughing. "It's great that you like mushrooms. I'll buy some too. If my son is like that, I'll make mushrooms for him every day, fried, boiled, or stir-fried."
The old man shook his head in confusion. It's so expensive, and you still do it every day?!
He has made up his mind to buy it this time.
My heart bleeds when I think of the total amount later, but... in fact, it's not just the eldest grandson, but also the two old people. The dishes that they enjoyed so deliciously in the past few days suddenly became tasteless, and they really missed them.
As for mulberries, since everyone was buying them, he tried some himself and found them very delicious, so he bought some to take home to entertain his grandson.
Jiang Heng quickly weighed the money and calculated the total in a split second: "346 yuan in total, just give me 345!"
The old man felt even more heartbroken. Why wasn't it 349 yuan? The boss would definitely only give it 345 yuan.
Thinking of this, I paid the money readily.
Next was the woman who was worried about her child’s meals. She was recommended to buy the food by the chubby grandma in the group. Since it was her first time buying, she was quite restrained and only planned to buy a little bit of each to try. But when she saw the mulberries, she became greedy and bought more than a pound of mulberries. When she finally calculated, her first consumption was more than two hundred yuan.
When paying, the woman realized belatedly that it was expensive and smacked her lips.
Okay, take that back.
If her son really likes to eat it, she is willing to buy it every now and then.
It’s better to forget about buying it every day.
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The team moved quickly and soon it was Lin Yiru's turn. He had bought a lot of mushrooms before and hadn't finished eating them yet. It just so happened that his parents heard that he bought mushrooms and wanted to make mushroom sauce, so they came together today. They had been working very efficiently in the past two days and worked very hard in the afternoon to get off work on time. They rushed over as soon as they got off work just to buy some mulberries for their parents to try.
I didn't plan to buy fish.
But after Jiang Heng said that, he immediately felt a bit of anticipation for the taste of the fish. When it was his turn, he immediately pointed at the fish in the bucket that was trying hard to roll out of the small space and said, "Boss, help me catch a crucian carp."
Jiang Heng took action immediately and grabbed it directly from the bucket.
The fish, after being kept for over a day, was still as energetic as when it was first caught. Holding it in his hand, its big tail swung… Luckily, Jiang Heng was quick to stuff it into the bag, otherwise the customer would have been splashed with water. It would have been much easier to weigh it after it was in the bag. The fish wasn't very big, only a little over a pound. "This one's fifty-three yuan."
Lin Yirui nodded: "Please help me pack two more kilograms of mulberries, and half a kilogram of this cheaper chicken mushroom. But boss, why is this chicken mushroom cheaper than the one without an umbrella?"
"Okay." Jiang Heng skillfully put on a disposable glove and covered the mulberry, explaining, "The ones that haven't opened their umbrellas are called guduo chicken mushrooms. These torch chicken mushrooms are at their most tender and delicious at this time of year. The ones that have opened their umbrellas are relatively old."
"Is that so?" Lin Yirui suddenly realized, but the taste should not be much different, so he might as well just give it a try.
The mulberries were weighed quickly, exactly two pounds, and half a pound of chicken mushrooms, also more than two hundred yuan. After paying, he left briskly.
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Lin Yirui bought what he wanted and rushed home as soon as possible.
The main reason was that his parents had already told him on WeChat that the mushrooms he bought were particularly good, and the mushroom sauce they made was so delicious that they ate half a bowl directly.
How can this be tolerated?
The greedy boy Lin Yirui couldn't bear it anymore, he wanted his electric bike to fly, and shuttled through the familiar streets. Finally, he arrived downstairs of the community, parked the electric bike immediately, and went upstairs.
As soon as the elevator opened, he smelled the fragrance.
The aroma was different from the ones he had cooked before. It was an extremely delicious aroma with a thick sauce and a satisfying meaty aroma in between.
Adding mushrooms seems to bring out the aroma of other seasonings and ingredients.
Just smelling it, Lin Yirui felt his mouth watering, and his stomach was protesting like crazy. He wanted to eat! He wanted to eat so much.
When he opened the door, he immediately shouted: "Mom!!!"
His father heard the noise and came over to greet him. Upon hearing what he said, he immediately said unhappily, "All you know is to call your mother."
I haven't seen him for almost a month. Don't you want to get closer to his dad?
Lin Yirui readily changed the subject: "Dad, where's my mom?"
Father Lin: “…Eating there.”
He grumbled sourly, then praised: "You kid, I have to let you live alone, but now you can buy vegetables. These mushrooms are really delicious! They feel better than the mushrooms we ate when we were kids!"
When we were young, there were really all kinds of mushrooms everywhere in the mountains. Whenever it rained, a group of children would follow their parents to pick them. Fresh ones could be made into soup or stir-fried. Some mushrooms tasted like meat, and they were so delicious when dried and stewed with meat in winter.
But in recent years, there are fewer and fewer mushrooms to be found, let alone those varieties that can be sold for money.
Lin Yirui smiled proudly, "Of course, I can not only buy it, but I can also cook it!" As he walked to the restaurant, he saw his mother eating mushroom meat sauce with gusto, sipping water. Lin Yirui immediately shouted, "Mom! I want to eat too!"
"The chopsticks are there, take them yourself." Mother Lin smacked her lips. She had deliberately used less salt, but it still tasted salty if she ate too much. She could only try to drink water. She was almost half full, but she couldn't bear to stop.
She is such a great cook!
This is not the level of a chef? !
If her future daughter-in-law comes to visit, based on this skill, she is sure that her daughter-in-law will not be willing to break up with her son even for her, the cooking genius mother-in-law!
When will the unlucky son bring his daughter-in-law back? !
Lin Yirui had no idea what his mother was thinking. He quickly put down the things he was holding, picked up the chopsticks, and picked up a piece of meat wrapped in oil mixed with mushroom pieces and thick sauce from the bowl, which was only one-third full, and put it into his mouth.
Wow!
It was as delicious as he thought!!!
It is salty, fragrant and spicy. While chewing, you can clearly taste the different fatness and leanness of the meat and the tender and smooth texture of the mushrooms.
After taking a bite, he only wanted to hold a big bowl of white rice, a mouthful of sauce and a mouthful of rice!
Fortunately, he knew how to restrain himself. He tasted lightly... one, two, three, four... seven or eight times before finally putting down his chopsticks: "Mom, your cooking skills are getting better and better!"
Mother Lin hummed modestly: "It's okay, your mushrooms are good, they enhance the taste."
Lin Yirui laughed heartily: "By the way, Mom, I also bought fish and mulberries. Later I--"
Only then did Mother Lin notice the extra food on the table. When she saw the mulberries, she was filled with disdain: "Oh my god, are you still not grown up? We have mulberries in our village. If you had told me you wanted to eat them earlier, I would have brought them to you!"
Father Lin also said: "Yes, and besides, don't you dislike eating fish? Because there are too many bones in fish?"
Then he opened the bag and took a look, frowning even more: "They didn't kill the fish?"
"The boss is not very old, and he doesn't specialize in selling fish, so he doesn't provide this service." Lin Yirui laughed dryly and subconsciously helped to explain.
Mother Lin keenly sensed something different: "Oh~~~It's a girl, right?"
Lin Yirui was furious and quickly took the bag to the kitchen: "I'll wash it for you first and you'll know after eating it. If they can sell it, the taste is really different!"
Mother Lin leaned over expectantly: "Son, how old is that girl? Where is she from? And... um!"
Before he could finish his words, Lin Yirui had already stuffed the freshly rinsed mulberries into his mother's mouth: "Mom, try it, how does it taste?"
Then he rinsed it twice and put two in his mouth.
It has never been chilled, so it feels sweeter. It may also be because it has been exposed to heavy rain and has grown more mature. The sourness is more like the final aftertaste. The overall taste is sweet and juicy. I just ate mushroom meat sauce for half a day, and my tongue, which was a bit salty, suddenly felt like a desert encountering an oasis, so comfortable!
Mother Lin was completely unprepared and had her mouth filled with mulberries. She was about to frown because she didn't like eating this stuff. She ate too much of it when she was a child. At that time, there was a shortage of supplies and there was not much to eat. Mulberries, once they reached the fruiting season, she had to eat them every day.
I'm tired of eating it.
However, as soon as the mouth moves slightly, the sweet and abundant juice and the slight sourness directly fill the mouth.
The mouth made the choice before the brain - eat!
After eating, Lin's mother understood that her son really wanted to eat the mulberry and mushroom flavors, so she reached out decisively: "Give me some more."
Lin Yirui immediately handed over the freshly washed handful and continued rinsing.
Mother Lin left the kitchen, gave half to her husband, and then urged: "Go kill the fish, why are you still watching the show?"
Father Lin smiled innocently and stuffed half a handful of mulberries into his mouth in one gulp. His brows twitched in surprise. "Well, I'll go right away. Hey, they're really delicious! My son is right. The ones we sell here are different from the ones in our village."
Then he picked up the fish, which was still flapping its tail, and went into the kitchen.
Lin Yirui had just finished washing the mulberries. He lived a rough life and was not so particular about food. All he needed to do was rinse the mulberries a few times, put them in a bowl and take them to eat with his mother. Then he watched his father in the kitchen, working quickly with his knife to prepare the fish. His mother rolled up her sleeves and went into the kitchen.
This is crucian carp. You can add some leftover mushrooms to make crucian carp and mushroom soup.
Lin Yirui left half of the mulberries for her parents. While her mother was making soup, she went to the kitchen, took out the chicken that had been processed and thawed in the refrigerator, washed it briefly, and started to make mushroom stewed chicken.
He had to let his mother see his god-like cooking skills.
The mother and son were busy in the kitchen. Dad Lin had nothing to do, so he just took the mop and mopped the floor. His son could cook now, but the hygiene at home was still worrying. Fortunately, they lived in the city and didn't have to go out to the floor, otherwise it would be a disgrace.
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The family was busy for an hour, it was dark, and it was finally time to eat.
Facing the dish and soup on the table, the three of them swallowed their saliva in unison.
It’s simple, it’s just so fragrant.
Originally, the Lin family's parents had thought that even if their son's cooking wasn't tasty, they could at least finish a bowl of rice with the mushroom meat sauce. But then they saw... wow, both mother and son had become cooking gods?!
The mushroom aroma was somewhat tolerable, mainly because I had already smelled it for quite a while.
But no one expected that fish soup could be so fragrant!
The three of them tacitly agreed to get themselves a bowl of soup first.
Blow on it and take a small sip first.
"Wow~"
A sigh of regret.
Lin Yirui took another sip and savored it with his tongue.
The freshness of mushrooms and the sweetness unique to freshwater fish make it even more delicious!
The key point is that there was no fishy smell at all. The simple seasoning created an ultimate flavor that amazed him so much that he was speechless. It felt even better than the mushroom soup he had that day!!!
When I looked at his parents again, they were both silent and focused on drinking their soup.
Lin Yirui chuckled and continued to drink.
This time, he happened to suck on a piece of fish meat, the one with bones that he disliked the most. He was thinking about spitting it out, but when he used a little force with his teeth, the fish meat, which was already cooked soft, spread in his mouth, and the fresh and sweet taste suddenly became stronger.
I suddenly couldn't bear to vomit.
Isn't it just a thorn? !
He wants to let Yu Shi know who is the master!
Chew, chew, chew, until you find it, spit it out, chew, chew again, and after confirming that there is nothing left, swallow it carefully.
Lin Yirui ate with gusto, and even took the initiative to scoop out some more fish meat and share it with his parents: "Mom and Dad, you guys should try this fish too, it's delicious! It's really sweet, different from the fish we bought before!"
The two of them nodded, handed over their bowls, and said with a hint of satisfaction, "You're right, this fish is really good. Is it wild?"
"Shouldn't it be? I saw it when I just killed the fish. This fish is really clean! Wild ones are not that clean, but it is really lively, which makes it look wild."
Lin Yirui filled the two people's half-empty bowls and said, "I don't know. The boss seemed to say it was wild. Who cares? It tastes good, so let's buy it!"
Lin's parents agreed in unison: "That's right. By the way, son, where is the boss's stall? Let's take some mushrooms and fish back when we leave."
Lin Yirui paused while eating, his eyes wandering with a guilty look. He said hurriedly, "Business is so good that they left early. Why don't you go back tomorrow? I can bring it back to you straight after get off work tomorrow."
Without giving it much thought, the two of them said directly, "Okay, then bring us five pounds of those mushrooms you gave us. We'll dry them and share some with our relatives. Also, bring three fish..."
Forget about mulberries.
Although they taste good, they should eat less of these fruits as they get older.
Lin Yirui: “…………Okay.”
I wanted to wipe the sweat off my face, to beg for mercy, to show them the price of these things.
But he didn't dare.
My parents are too frugal. If they knew, they would definitely not want to eat it, and maybe they wouldn’t even be able to eat it.
In the end, in order to continue eating in the future, Lin Yirui gritted his teeth and decided to bear everything alone.
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The other side
The middle-aged woman, Gao Xiuling, bought mushrooms and fish and returned home. Before she even opened the door, she could hear the sound of a baby crying in the house and her husband coaxing the child.
When Gao Xiuling went in, she saw her husband holding a bottle and trying to put it into the baby's mouth. However, the little kid had learned to be picky about food not long after he was born. He only liked breast milk and didn't like to drink milk powder. What's more, the daughter didn't have much milk, so she couldn't be full. But the child was also stubborn and would not let go unless she was extremely hungry.
He probably still had some strength at this moment. When the bottle was handed to him, he smacked his lips to taste it, then immediately turned his head and continued to cry: "Wa wah wah".
Crying gives me a headache and makes me upset.
"Haven't you drunk it yet?" Gao Xiuling asked after looking at the amount of the bottle.
The husband, who seemed to have aged twenty years in just a dozen days, sighed with a bitter face. He carefully glanced around the room and whispered, "No, Shishi tried to feed him a little, but he wasn't full. He started crying as soon as I took him away. Just now, Shishi asked me to take him in, but I refused."
"Forget it, let him cry first." Gao Xiuling had no choice. Her daughter was still in confinement after giving birth, and she was taking care of the child herself. She couldn't bear to hold the child and comfort him before her daughter was fully recovered. She had suffered the pain of confinement during the past, so when her daughter gave birth, she said she would take her daughter in and take care of her personally during the confinement period, for fear that her mother-in-law would not take good care of her.
As for her grandson, there is a gap between them, and she feels sorry for him, but her daughter is more important.
The husband nodded and tried hard to coax the child to take a few sips of milk.
Gao Xiuling put her things down and went to her daughter's room first. She saw her daughter staring at the ceiling with her eyes open. She didn't even play with her phone, and her eyes were red. She said distressedly, "Hey, don't cry. Mom bought some mushrooms. Didn't you like eating these mushrooms the past two days? I'll make you mushroom stewed chicken today!"
Qin Shi came back to her senses and smiled at her mother, trying to appear happy: "Mom, that's chicken stewed with mushrooms! I like it. I'll eat more later in the evening!"
Gao Xiuling also breathed a sigh of relief and comforted him, "Don't be too sad. This is not your fault. You didn't want to do this. In a few days, the child will get used to it and know that eating is okay."
Qin Shi lowered her eyes and smiled bitterly: "I know, but I just feel uncomfortable listening to him cry."
She wasn't the type to complain about herself, but she could hear the child crying clearly just across the door, and she felt a little uncomfortable.
Gao Xiuling was just about to say that she bought wild crucian carp. This time it must be wild and full of energy. Crucian carp soup can increase lactation, so it will definitely produce more milk. But she was afraid of disappointing her daughter. She didn't know how much chicken soup and crucian carp soup her daughter had drunk, but it was of no use.
Finally, he simply said, "Then don't listen. There's no rush for this. Don't you love watching TV? It happens that today is Thursday, and I remember that variety show you follow was updated at noon today. Remember to watch it? Is it too tiring to hold your phone or tablet? I seemed to see something called a girlfriend phone while I was scrolling through videos. How about buying it for you?"
Qin Shi's eyes widened, she said with a helpless smile: "Mom, no need! Don't waste money. It's easy to use the phone. I have a lazy stand."
Gao Xiuling: "Okay, then I'll go cook first."
Seeing her daughter take out her cell phone to play, she felt relieved and went out.
After this delay, the child's crying stopped. When I turned around, I saw that he was holding the bottle and drinking it with tears in his eyes.
Finally I'm really hungry.
Gao Xiuling breathed a sigh of relief and hurried to the kitchen.
After she put the things away, she found that the fish was still alive and kicking. She skillfully hit the fish's head with the back of the knife, and the fish, which had just been struggling to escape, suddenly stopped moving. She immediately processed the fish, cleaning off its scales, internal organs and everything else.
My daughter is very picky and can taste it if it is not cleaned properly.
Sometimes Gao Xiuling wondered if the child looked like her daughter, but she had no shortage of milk at the time and could not afford milk powder, so she didn't have that worry.
Fry the crucian carp until both sides are golden brown. Do not turn it over while frying. Wait until one side is completely fried before frying the other side. The time must also be sufficient, otherwise it will easily taste fishy. When it is almost done, drop in ginger slices and stir-fry until fragrant. Then pour in a pot of freshly boiled water, add scallion knots, cover with a lid and simmer on high heat for five minutes, then turn to medium heat for ten minutes. The soup will be milky white.
It's time to add tofu.
She also bought the tofu specially at the vegetable market and told the boss in advance that she wanted freshly made tofu for pregnant women. She was a regular customer, so the boss would send her a message in advance so that she could buy it just in time. She also added some mushrooms. Mushrooms are good. You can add a little to any dish you cook. You don’t need MSG or chicken essence. They are natural seasonings. She boiled the mushrooms and tofu together for another ten minutes. Added some salt three minutes before serving, removed the scallion knots, sprinkled with chopped scallions, and the crucian carp and tofu soup was ready.
The moment the lid was opened, hot air accompanied by a very overbearing fragrance hit her face.
Even Gao Xiuling, a kitchen veteran, couldn't help but take a deep breath subconsciously.
Ouch.
So fresh!
Her mouth is watering!
My daughter will definitely love it!
Gao Xiuling served a bowl of soup to her daughter separately, and gave her the meat from the fish belly, added two pieces of tofu, and some mushrooms, making a big bowl of soup, and sent it to her daughter's room.
Qin Shi, who hadn't heard her son crying and was completely absorbed in watching a variety show, didn't even hear the door open. But soon, she snorted and said, "What a nice smell..."
A fragrance appeared without any warning.
It had the delicious flavor of fish soup, but without the fishy smell. The key was that it smelled very fresh, which made her subconsciously think of the mushrooms she had eaten before, but it was different. The two flavors of fish soup and mushrooms were intertwined together, and the taste... was so delicious that she couldn't help but salivate!
When she turned around, she saw her mother coming over with a bowl of milky white fish soup.
Gao Xiuling also heard her daughter's words and said proudly, "It smells good, right? I bought this fish from the owner of the mushroom stall. Oh my god, everything she sells tastes so good. I was worried before that this fish wasn't worth it..."
Gao Xiuling suddenly changed her mind, fearing that her daughter would feel bad if she knew how much the fish cost. Their family was not very wealthy, otherwise she would not have thought that the stall owner was robbing her at the price of fifty-one kilograms.
The reason I was willing to spend money to buy mushrooms was because I thought that since it was so expensive and so many people were buying it, it must be a good thing. I bought some to take home to nourish my daughter.
The result! Hey, it really is something!
Unfortunately, it rained heavily for two days afterwards and the stall owner never came, so her daughter's appetite dropped again.
Until today, she went there to wait as soon as possible, and fortunately the stall owner came today.
She thought that 51 kilograms of fish might not be a good deal, but when she smelled the aroma of the soup, she was speechless.
Gao Xiuling felt satisfied even before she tried it. Then she remembered that there was something else on the stall that she hadn't bought yet, so she couldn't help but say, "Can you search online to see if you can eat mulberries during confinement? The boss has mulberries there, and I heard they're delicious, too. A lot of people buy them. If they're okay, I'll buy some tomorrow."
Qin Shi was speechless, and a warm feeling surged in her heart because of her mother's series of words.
It has to be my biological mother, she is the one I think about all the time.
She sat up carefully and nodded repeatedly: "Okay, I'll search it later, let me drink the soup first!"
"Hey hey hey!" Gao Xiuling nodded immediately, helped put the small table up, put the fish soup in place, and reminded: "It's a little hot, don't worry."
"Hmm!" Qin Shi nodded her head, her hand unconsciously reaching for the spoon. The soup was really delicious. It was not pure white, but a bit like milk yellow, with a little bit of oil floating on it. It was not like chicken soup, which made her feel greasy.
Smelling the fragrance, she didn't know if it was an illusion, but she felt it was very comfortable.
Qin Shi scooped up a spoonful and blew on it carefully. The soup dotted with two chopped green onions created ripples as she blew on it. When she felt it was almost done, she took a small sip.
Just a little bit.
The moment the soup touches the tip of your tongue, the tempting flavor that has been lingering on the tip of the pen seems to explode on the tip of your tongue.
Qin Shi's eyes widened, and her surprise was evident in her words: "Wow, it tastes so good!"
She put all the soup on the spoon into her mouth with one gulp. The big mouthful made her feel satisfied. After tasting it carefully, in addition to the light salty taste and the fresh taste that relaxed the body and mind, there seemed to be a subtle sweetness. It was not like the sweetness of fruit, but a kind of sweetness that belonged to the fish itself, which made people unable to stop.
The reason why river seafood can be called fresh is that it has its own advantages.
However, most of what people eat nowadays is farmed aquatic products, especially river fish, which are farmed in ponds at high density. In order to ensure the survival rate, drugs are used. It is conceivable that the taste of the farmed fish is far inferior to that of wild ones.
Therefore, when Qin Shi usually ate these, she could basically only taste the fishy taste. But this was the first time that she did not taste the fishy taste. Instead, her taste buds were amazed by the sweetness.
After taking a sip, a light warmth flowed through her body. Qin Shi felt her body relax. The discomfort she had been feeling since giving birth seemed to have faded a lot. She couldn't wait to take a second and third sip...
Gao Xiuling watched with a loving mother's smile. She was happy when the child ate happily. However, as she watched, she also became greedy by the way her daughter ate.
Hey! Is it so delicious?
He kept talking one thing after another, and except for the praise at the beginning, he didn't say anything else!
After counting the time, she hurried to eat!
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Most of the fish we bought were eaten.
Only Zhang Yan and her boyfriend, who had never killed a fish before, silently looked at the fish in the basin that was still struggling and trying to escape, and fell silent at the same time.
this……
It’s so energetic!
In fact, there was a scar on the top of the fish's head, which was caused by hitting it with the back of a knife. However, it was their first time killing a fish, so they didn't dare to do it. Instead, the beating didn't kill it, which seemed to arouse the fish's ferocity. It jumped directly from the chopping board into the basin of water next to it. They wanted to catch it again, but the strength of its struggle, coupled with the fish's slippery nature, made it impossible to catch it.
So what now?!
Should I keep it and wait for it to die?
Should they eat something else first?
It's like—when I wake up tomorrow, it's definitely going to be dead, right?!
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In front of the stalls in the square.
Customer after customer quickly bought what they wanted and left. The items in front of Jiang Heng's stall also quickly decreased. Mushrooms were the least available, followed by mulberries.
However, fish is different from the other two. One is the mushroom which is expensive to begin with, and the other is the mulberry which is available for tasting. In comparison, the fish is much more expensive than the market price, so most people choose to take a look first. Only when there is some noise at the beginning, the people in the queue probably have some confidence in the taste of the fish, and more people buy it.
Moreover, this lively and fast sales is also a positive feedback.
It will constantly attract people passing by.
For example, the people in front of me were paying very quickly, which surprised the passers-by. It happened to be the lunch break time here, so there were quite a few people. As I passed by, I heard the boss’s payment notification: "Your Alipay account has received 340 yuan!"
“…285 yuan has arrived!”
“…420 yuan has arrived!”
Passerby: “???”
Curious, he approached the end of the line and asked, "Are you all lining up here to buy mushrooms? Are they really that delicious?"
The man nodded. "It's delicious! With these mushrooms, I feel like a cooking god. Everything I cook tastes amazing!"
"I think mulberries are delicious, hahaha. Lately, we haven't had any other fruits at home, so I've been eating mulberries exclusively. I've even slept better!" A young lady said happily, "After not staying up late, I feel like my acne has disappeared. As long as the taste keeps up, I'm definitely going to eat them this summer!"
Passersby became more curious after hearing what was said and simply joined the queue.
After Jiang Heng worked for more than half an hour, there were only a few chicken mushrooms left on the stall. They were too expensive, so he bought only a few, mostly just to try them. The porcini mushrooms and black fir mushrooms were gone, and only tea tree mushrooms, fir mushrooms, and a few woodland mushrooms were left.
I picked more than 50 kilograms of mulberries today, and now only about 10 kilograms are left.
There are still seven fish.
I looked at the time again and it was only half past six.
Looks like I can finish work early again today.
Jiang Heng stretched out in relaxation, his slender body stretched out, feeling comfortable!
Song Ming, who hadn't disturbed her the entire time, smiled and said, "I knew you were going to have a big sale today! Are you tired? Such a happy worry~"
It was okay before, we came here every day. Mushrooms are so expensive, so if we buy less and eat a little every day, it’s also very good.
As a result, it rained and I couldn’t buy anything for two days. I was without food for two days and I missed it very much.
Jiang Heng smiled and said, "Yes, a happy trouble." Song Ming happened to have no customers at the moment, so she waved, "Come on, come and pick some fish. I promise, this fish is very, very delicious!"
This morning she had noodles with fish soup, at noon she had braised carp, and in the evening she had fried fish nuggets.
It’s delicious no matter how you cook it!
The fish chunks were sent by my aunt-in-law. She is a good cook and she sent quite a lot of fish. They were not fresh after being frozen, so I simply fried them into fish chunks. I called her over to eat when I was frying fish in the afternoon. The taste was really good!
She kept the fish in spiritual water for a night, and the earthy smell was almost gone. The batter on the outside was crispy, and the fish meat inside was tender and delicate when bitten. Since it was a wild fish, the meat was firm and tender, and it also had the sweetness of freshwater fish.
Jiang Heng fell in love with it as soon as she took a bite. She simply stood by the pot and ate it piece by piece as it was fried. She ate half of it in one go.
Fortunately, she still had some fish, otherwise there wouldn’t be enough to give to Jiang Peng.
Song Ming actually doesn’t like eating fish, mainly because her father is a fisherman and he always brings back a lot of fish.
It's been ten years since her father fell in love with fishing, and he's really tired of it.
However, she still trusts Jiang Heng's things.
She doesn’t like fish but she doesn’t hate it either, so of course she can try it.
What if I fall in love again?
She didn't hesitate to say anything after hearing that, and said directly, "Then pick me a carp and I'll grill it when I get home!"
Most grilled fish are grass carp, catfish, etc., but she prefers carp to grass carp because its meat is more tender.
Jiang Heng caught the most energetic-looking carp and put it in the bag, then added some water. "It should still be able to live for a few hours. Just don't break the bag."
"Thank you!" Song Ming took it with a smile, tied it to the space under his cart, and took out the mulberries and a large bag of mushrooms he bought today. He could smell the pleasant fragrance through the plastic bag. If the sixty portions can be sold out before seven o'clock today, he will add ten more portions tomorrow!
Just like Jiang Heng's mushrooms, she also has many repeat customers who buy beef and mushroom sushi. Of the sixty sushis, there are now less than twenty left. How long has it been? A little over half an hour!
So Song Ming is a little more inflated now.
Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly smelled a fragrance.
Familiar yet strange.
Familiar because it smelled a bit like mushrooms? Strange because it was a bit like the chicken mushroom she had just picked up? A bit stronger, of course, because it was mixed with the aroma of oil?
Is there anyone else selling mushrooms?
Song Ming's heart skipped a beat and he looked at Jiang Heng.
Jiang Heng looked thoughtfully at a noodle shop opposite.
Song Ming was confused at first, but soon remembered something. When she was busy before, she seemed to hear that a noodle shop owner from Jiang Heng's place bought some chicken mushrooms from her shop and said that he wanted to make fried chicken mushroom oil and asked everyone to go and eat it tomorrow.
It's already exploded?!
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Author's words: Update is here~ and it's 10,000 words! Tomorrow is also midnight.
This chapter has a red envelope~
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