Chapter 65: The Human-like Blue Whale
I secretly cursed myself for having a pig brain.
After thinking for about ten minutes, she finally remembered the labor-saving knot that Mu Chenze taught her in her previous life.
Take out the shovel from the backpack, mainly use the wooden handle on the shovel, and tie a knot on it according to the method I remember.
I tried it and it really saves effort and doesn’t pinch my hands.
Half an hour later, she was exhausted and finally sent the blue whale back into the sea.
The blue whale was not in a hurry to leave, but waited obediently for Chu Xuan to untie the rope on it.
Chu Xuan praised as he untied the rope, "Very humane. Really smart!"
When the rope was completely untied, Chu Xuan patted the fish's body and said, "Go back to the sea! Don't come near the shore again."
The blue whale seemed to understand and swam away.
Just when Chu Xuan was about to lose sight of it, it suddenly swam towards her.
After repeating this movement several times, the blue whale finally swam away.
At this moment, the sea water had already soaked Chu Xuan's clothes, but she did not regret saving it at all.
Seeing the tide rising, Chu Xuan hurried back.
Carrying a backpack, I walked on the mountain road. The mountain wind blew and I kept groaning, "A-choo, A-choo..."
Even though it was summer, the mountain breeze was still cool, but to Chu Xuan, who was soaked all over, it was not cool, but cold.
She was wearing too little, and her clothes were sticking to her body, which looked a bit unsightly in the front.
Chu Xuan put the backpack in front of him to provide some cover.
When we arrived at the dock, we went straight to Li Tong’s stall.
Even when selling fish, the backpack is always hanging in front of him.
Seeing Chu Xuan's miserable state, Li Tong couldn't help but advise, "Are you going to risk your life just to catch fish?"
I thought she went fishing.
Chu Xuan didn't explain too much, but instead urged, "Hurry up and weigh yourself! I have a lot to do today. Time is tight."
Li Tong said nothing more and quickly weighed, calculated and paid.
Ten king clams were sold for 10 yuan.
The price of mullet is 2 yuan per catty today. 11.9 ounces of mullet is 24 yuan per catty, which is 12 catties.
12 jin of sea bass, 1.5 yuan per jin, 18 yuan.
Three large sea cucumbers and those abalone are priced at 50 yuan.
All together, it’s 102 yuan.
The purchase price of fish fluctuates every day. Chu Xuan is used to it. He took the 102 yuan and walked home.
After being exposed to the sun, my clothes were almost dry when I got home.
However, Chu Xuan did not take it lightly, because she was shivering with cold in such a hot day.
There happened to be hot water in the stove, so I took it back to the bedroom to take a shower.
After washing and changing into clean clothes, I walked to the kitchen. Just as I was about to make ginger soup, I found that my younger brother had already made it.
Blow and drink at the same time.
After drinking it, I broke out in a sweat and felt better.
It's almost noon now.
My plan to rush to the county town to sell grilled fish fillets at noon was ruined.
I decided to make lunch at home. I bought vegetables and pork in advance and washed and cut them.
Chu Xuan just needs to start cooking.
Cooked food for 3 people.
Only Miao Dacui was watching the oven. The others went home to eat and take a nap, and then came back around four o'clock in the afternoon when Ji Ping delivered the skinned fish.
Miao Dacui works overtime at noon and can go back to rest early in the evening. At that time, Gao Meijuan will come to check on the oven.
Usually they take turns coming.
After lunch, Chu Xuan felt sleepy and had to go back to the bedroom for a nap.
Fell asleep immediately.
Woke up around two o'clock.
Chu Xuan seriously suspected that this Chinese medicine contained sleeping-inducing ingredients. He could sleep better than before, but also felt sleepy more easily.
After washing his face to clear his mind, he said goodbye to his younger brother and Miao Dacui, put 30 kilograms of grilled fish fillets on his back, put the scale, clean paper, net bag and other things into a sack, and carried it out.
First take a horse carriage to the town, and then transfer to another bus to the county seat.
It was past three in the afternoon and the market in the county town had already closed. Chu Xuan wanted to sell thirty kilograms of grilled fish fillets as quickly as possible, so he could only walk from street to street shouting.
Even so, Chu Xuan still wanted to give it a try, because everything is difficult at the beginning.
First, go to the flour mill staff building and shout, "Come and buy grilled fish fillets! I'll be craving more grilled fish fillets after eating this! Come buy some..."
She actually managed to call out quite a few employees' families.
She put the backpack and sack on a big rock under the big locust tree.
"Freshly baked fish fillets, come and try them! We have three flavors: spicy, tangy, and salty-sweet. I guarantee you'll want more."
As he spoke, he used clean paper to take out some small pieces of fish fillets for everyone to taste.
After tasting it, everyone said it was delicious.
But I was shocked by the price of two yuan and thirty cents per pound.
Several women commented, "I've bought grilled fish fillets for a dollar a pound before, but they weren't as delicious as this one. It's just too expensive! It's twice as expensive!"
"I think it's expensive too. I'll buy one or two to satisfy my craving."
"Let's bargain and give her a lower price."
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Chu Xuan enthusiastically took the initiative to talk, "Everyone, listen to me first. The grilled fish fillets I use are all fresh fish caught that day. The grilled fish fillets that I sell for one yuan per pound are definitely not fresh fish. It takes more than ten pounds of live fish to make one pound of grilled fish fillets! How much does a pound of fish cost? And that's with the head, internal organs, and skin removed. There are also labor costs. There are also costs for seasoning, firewood, and transportation. I have to make some money at least, right? "
In fact, Chu Xuan's roasting method can produce one and a half kilograms of roasted fish fillets from ten kilograms of fresh fish.
This is said to highlight the high cost.
One of the women covered her mouth and laughed, "You make a lot of sense, but you have to give us a discount, right?"
Chu Xuan said two dollars and thirty-three cents per pound just to give them room to bargain.
"That's fine. I'll take a little less. Today's my first time in the county town, and I'm starting business. Small purchases are two dollars and twenty cents. If you buy more than five pounds, it's two dollars and fifteen cents per pound."
The woman continued to bargain, "Forget about individual purchases or purchases over five pounds. Let's just give a flat price of two yuan and ten cents per pound! Let's all buy some."
Chu Xuan insisted, "Two dollars and fifteen cents, no less. Let me earn a little."
Just then, a stylishly dressed woman in her forties came over with a black handbag. "Can I try it?"
Chu Xuan smiled and politely replied, "Yes, I can try all three flavors."
He took out three flavors of grilled fish fillets with clean paper and handed them to the fashionable woman.
The fashionable woman took it and tasted it.
"That's exactly what it tastes like. My husband, Mr. Li, went on a business trip out of town and brought back three small bags of grilled fish fillets in three different flavors. My kids can't get enough and are clamoring for more! Are your grilled fish fillets really two dollars and fifteen cents a pound?"
Chu Xuan smiled and replied, "Yes."
"Give me some of all three flavors. Weigh five pounds total for me. No! Ten pounds! I'm giving some to my family." The fashionable woman pulled out 21.5 yuan from her handbag and placed it in Chu Xuan's hand, urging him, "Hold on to the scale! My child is waiting to eat."
"Okay!"
Chu Xuan put the money into his pocket, quickly filled three bags with grilled fish fillets, weighed out ten pounds of grilled fish fillets, and gave away an extra ounce.
The fashionable woman happily carried the net bag and was about to walk back.
Chu Xuan was curious. "Sister, please stay! Could you tell me how much per pound of grilled fish fillets your family bought from the other market?"
I have a hunch that it is very likely that Boss Yuan wholesaled the fish and packaged it before selling it in stores outside the city.
It will be updated at midnight in the future.
(End of this chapter)
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