"Stepmother, I've bought the eggs too. I bought them from the village chief's house.
This is Uncle Dajiang."
Xiao Ce introduced Li Dajiang on the side.
Li Dajiang felt a little restrained. He had known for a long time that Lin Shuang was a vicious woman, but judging from her current appearance, that was not the case at all.
Maybe it has changed. He stepped forward and said, "Sister-in-law, a few children came to buy fish. This fish is fishy and not tasty. If you want to eat it, I will give you two and you don’t have to pay."
With a naive look on his face, Lin Shuang felt that the villagers were really kind and simple.
"Dajiang, I want to buy it. How much does the fish in this bucket weigh? How much is it?"
Lin Shuang said with a smile.
Li Dajiang was stunned for a moment. He thought Lin Shuang would directly ask for two.
He didn't expect that he would have to pay for everything. Now Li Dajiang had no idea what to do. The shock on his face was obvious.
My fingers rubbed the corner of my clothes unconsciously, and I had no idea what to say.
"This, this is not possible." But a bright smile appeared on his face unconsciously.
"It's decided. You haven't weighed it yet, Xiao Ce, so bring the scale from home." Lin Shuang turned around and looked at Xiao Ce.
Xiao Ce ran into the house immediately.
The children were all looking at the fish in the bucket, wondering what kind of delicious food their stepmother would make.
After a while, Xiao Ce brought the scale. There were about 5 fish in the bucket, including crucian carp, bream, black carp, and silver carp.
, silver carp is very big, and the other fish are relatively small.
After Li Dajiang weighed them, the total weight was about 20 kilograms. The silver carp was bigger, weighing about 10 kilograms, and the rest were around 1 or 2 kilograms.
"What's the price of fish in the market?"
"Just give me ten cents." Li Dajiang said it a little embarrassedly. Isn't ten cents a bit too much? How about five cents?
Lin Shuang felt that the price was too cheap and turned to look at Xiao Ce beside her.
"Mom, it's three cents a pound at the market, but it's so fishy that it won't sell."
"Brother Dajiang, how about I give you two cents per pound?" Lin Shuang looked at Li Dajiang.
"No, no, just give me five cents." Li Dajiang felt that ten cents was too much. Not many people would eat this thing. How could he ask for so much?
"Just two cents." Lin Shuang looked at Xiao Ce.
Xiao Ce understood, took out his purse, and counted out 50 copper coins to give to Li Dajiang.
Li Dajiang was shocked.
"I don't want it, sister-in-law, just five cents will do." Li Dajiang's heart was trembling, and he was shocked that someone would offer 50 cents for such a few worthless fish.
Seeing Xiao Ce constantly moving the barrel towards him, Li Dajiang simply gave up on the wooden barrel and ran away.
Lin Shuang was completely shocked. Looking at Li Dajiang fleeing in panic, Lin Shuang sighed.
It is really heartbreaking to see the villagers who are used to poverty.
Xiao Ce turned around and looked at Lin Shuang, "Stepmother, what should we do?"
"Forget it, I'll give him a big gift next time."
Lin Shuang had already made up her mind. Since the people here didn't know how to deal with the fishy smell of the fish, she would cooperate with Guangjinlou and then introduce the fish business to Li Dajiang.
"Okay." Xiao Ce put all the eggs in the cabinet.
Lin Shuang carried the wooden barrel and went outside to process the fish.
"Jing Yu, can your mother really make this fish into a delicacy?" Shi Tou was savoring the ice jelly that Lin Shuang gave him. Looking at the fish in the wooden barrel, he felt that it should be possible.
After all, the ice jelly made by my aunt is delicious. I have never eaten it before, and I have never even heard of it.
"Of course. No one can compare to my mother. If she says it's possible, it's definitely possible. Just wait and see."
Xiao Jingyu really admired his mother's cooking skills. Although they had only been a few meals together, the taste was more delicious than anything he had ever tasted in his life.
"Can I wait here and smell it for a while?" Shitou wanted to see how his aunt made such a smelly fish smell fragrant.
"What are you talking about? Do you want to smell it? When I eat later, I will share half of my food with you. It's your fault that you used to bring food to me." Xiao Jingyu said with a proud look on his face.
Shitou's eyes lit up immediately after hearing this. "Wow, Jingyu, you're so nice. You're really my good brother. But, will your aunt be unhappy about this?"
After being happy, Shitou was a little worried that Lin Shuang would be unhappy, so his face fell and he lowered his head.
"No, my mother is a good person, don't worry, I will only share half of my food." Xiao Jingyu patted Shi Tou's arm, looking like he didn't need to worry.
"Okay." Shi Tou was happy again after hearing that.
Xiao Wangshu and Xiao Nanxin followed Lin Shuang like little followers, squatting near her and watching with great interest.
Lin Shuang also processed the fish very quickly, washing everything that was needed.
Yesterday, I used the cucumbers given to me by an aunt to make smashed cucumbers.
At noon, a whole fish feast was prepared, with all kinds of flavors. The most popular one was the fresh, spicy and fragrant braised fish. Lin Shuang added dried chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns that she took out from the space to the braised fish.
Pickled fish is also very popular, especially for Xiao Wangshu and Shitou, who basically monopolize the dish.
"Auntie, this is so delicious!" Shi Tou kept sticking out his tongue and breathing heavily while eating, but he still couldn't help but put the food into his mouth.
"If it tastes good, eat more." Lin Shuang smiled and looked at the children at the table who were eating without looking up. She was also very happy. The children were happy with the food, and her cooking skills were also recognized.
"Aunt, you are amazing! How did you make such a smelly fish taste so good? My grandma also cooked fish before, but she didn't eat much of it."
Shi Tou really admires his aunt. Her cooking skills are no less than those of a chef.
"That's right, my mother is the best." Xiao Jingyu continued.
"Eat slowly, it looks spicy to you."
"Stepmother, although it's spicy, it's very delicious." Xiao Nanxin ate with tears in his eyes.
"If you like it, I'll make fish like this often in the future."
"Okay." Xiao Nanxin smiled with his small teeth showing.
I ate the meal very slowly. There are bones in the fish, so I had to be careful when eating. It would be bad if the bones got stuck in my throat.
The village chief and his family didn't see any stones at home.
"Old man, have you seen the stone?" The village chief's wife looked everywhere but didn't see the stone.
"He went to the Xiao family. Why hasn't he come back yet?" The village chief was also puzzled and stood up to look for Shi Tou.
The village chief walked quickly all the way to Lin Shuang's home.
I smelled a domineering and stimulating scent at the tip of my nose, it was very fragrant.
Lin Shuang looked up and saw the village chief at the door.
"Lin Shuang, you guys are having a meal. Shi Tou, why are you still eating here?" The village chief looked at Shi Tou with a hint of blame.
"Grandpa, Jingyu invited me to dinner." Shitou put down his chopsticks after looking at his grandfather's face, feeling a little at a loss.
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