Lu Lin took a walk around the fishermen's dormitories and found that they were basically all occupied.
"It went very smoothly!" Lu Lin said to Chen Xiaomi.
Chen Xiaomi nodded and said, "Yes! It's because of the tour strategy." As the saying goes, seeing is believing. Many people were skeptical of Lu Lin's intentions in building the fleet. However, as long as the fishermen were taken to visit the dormitories, most of them could not resist the temptation to live on land.
In addition, these people probably realized that Lu Lin was very rich and wouldn't bother with their ship.
"This fish restaurant has already opened," Chen Xiaomi said.
Lu Lin's fish restaurant is not fully completed yet, but many shops have already opened for business.
Qin Lang and Qin Ming's two little girls, along with several other children, were selling grilled squid and spicy stir-fried clams at the fish restaurant, and business was pretty good!
Fishermen's dormitory.
"Boss, is that grilled squid shop at the fish restaurant owned by your family?" Xin asked.
Qin Ming nodded and said, "Yes!"
Qin Ming has a separate room in the fishermen's dormitory. As the leader of the fleet, Qin Ming still has some privileges. During this time, Qin Ming has been living in the dormitory and has become familiar with everyone in the fleet, and their relationships have become much closer.
Zhou Xin was one of the first people to join the fleet besides the Han family father and son, and he had a very good relationship with Qin Ming.
What troubled Qin Ming was that his older brother, Qin Lang, had also learned to swim and even went to the fishermen's dormitory, seemingly wanting to become the leader of the fleet.
As far as Qin Ming knew, Qin Lang originally didn't seem very interested in the ship captain, but Lu Lin asked his elder brother to supervise the construction progress of the large ship, and his elder brother suddenly became interested in the ship captain.
Qin Ming originally felt that there was too much to do with the fleet and was considering giving up. Seeing that his elder brother was also interested in becoming the captain, he divided some of the work and assigned some of it to Qin Lang.
“Boss, you’re really something. These squid didn’t look good before and couldn’t be sold. People used to just throw them away when they caught them. But lately, no one’s willing to throw them away. Lots of people are buying them,” Zhou Xin said.
For fishermen, the more fish they can sell, the better.
"The one who's amazing isn't me, it's the adults. They even provided all the seasonings," Qin Ming said modestly.
Zhou Xin blinked and said, "My lord? Are you so interested in food?"
Qin Ming nodded. "You are quite capable, sir. Take this whole roasted lamb for example; it won the Emperor's favor, and he was rewarded with a thousand taels of silver."
Qin Ming thought to himself: The Emperor is actually quite good; the Prince is even more outrageous. Ji Yun'an and Chen Xiaomai's quick marriage is all thanks to this whole roasted lamb! I heard that when Xiaomai got married, the Prince and Princess sent many gifts. Back then, if it weren't for the Princess's repeated urging, the Prince would probably still be hiding in Shaxian, unwilling to leave.
"I've heard of roasted whole lamb too." When Lu Lin was first confirmed to take over, there were many rumors about him in Yucang County, and the most frequently mentioned things were roasted whole lamb and handcarts.
"I heard that you once sold a sheep and made a lot of money." Qin Ming nodded and said, "That's true. When roast whole lamb first came out, there was an auction. A young master from the capital bought the first roast whole lamb for eighty taels of silver."
Zhou Xin exclaimed in astonishment, "It's really true!" Eighty taels! Goodness, that's a huge sum of money! He couldn't even earn as much as a sheep in his entire life fishing. The master is truly amazing!
Chen Xiaomi opened a roasted lamb restaurant in the fish restaurant.
Lu Lin originally didn't plan to open such a roast lamb restaurant, but he couldn't resist the repeated inquiries from the people in the government office.
After being questioned several times, Lu Lin finally understood the reason: the constables were asking about the roasted whole lamb not because they wanted to eat it themselves, but because they were asked to do so by someone else.
The constables were government employees and lived a slightly better life than ordinary people, but not by much. For a few constables to eat roasted whole lamb was still a very extravagant act.
Although these constables were also curious about the taste of roasted whole lamb, they could only dream about it, considering their own income.
Roasted whole lamb has long been famous and has even become a national dish. Naturally, the local wealthy people also wanted to try it. However, roasted whole lamb is only available in Shaxian County, and ordinary people would not travel all the way to Shaxian for a dish. After Lu Lin came here, the local rich people couldn't help but have more expectations for roasted whole lamb.
Many people were waiting for Lu Lin to open a roast lamb restaurant, but after Lu Lin arrived, he didn't seem to be interested in roast lamb. He was always neglecting his business and researching various seafood delicacies. The local tycoons were patient at first, but when they saw that Lu Lin was not making any moves, they had no choice but to ask the constables in the government office to spread the word.
Lu Lin has been spending a lot lately. Seeing how popular roasted whole lamb is, he asked Wan Li to take a few people to open a roasted lamb restaurant. As soon as it opened, it was welcomed by local tycoons.
Lu Lin's whole roasted lamb, along with a large pot of lamb offal soup, costs eight taels of silver. The cost of a whole roasted lamb is only about one tael of silver. Lu Lin originally didn't plan to sell it for such a high price. However, considering that whole roasted lamb is a national dish, selling it cheaply would be an insult to the status of a national dish. Suddenly, he felt that eight taels of silver was not too high.
When the whole roasted lamb first came out, there was an auction where it sold for eighty taels of silver. Compared to that, eight taels of silver doesn't seem like much.
For local tycoons, eight taels of silver is indeed not a problem.
No matter how delicious the seafood is, to the wealthy merchants of this area, it's still just seafood.
The local wealthy have grown tired of all kinds of seafood.
Although the seafood from Lu Lin is quite unique, it still falls short compared to pork and mutton. The whole roasted lamb restaurant was packed from the moment it opened; the high price couldn't stop wealthy locals. Foodies from several surrounding counties also drove there after hearing that the whole roasted lamb restaurant had opened in Yucang County. The roasted lamb restaurant was doing incredibly well.
Some outsiders were initially only interested in roasted whole lamb, but after eating seafood at the restaurant next door, they were amazed by the various novel seafood dishes.
Lu Lin stroked his chin, saying with some regret, "We simply don't have enough manpower to do what we want to do!"
Chen Xiaomi patted Lu Lin on the shoulder and said, "Take your time, the side dishes should be here soon."
Lu Lin nodded. "This kid has been doing this for quite a while now!"
Chen Xiaomi shook her head and said, "There's no other way. Xiao Cai has a lot of things to do, and I have to hand everything over before I can leave!"
"Let's wait and see." He'll probably be staying in Yucang County for quite some time.
Yuanbao rushed into the house, "Daddy, Daddy, when are we going to eat?" Lu Lin had been trying to recreate the seafood dishes he had eaten in his previous life, and as a result, Yuanbao and Chongchong were completely captivated by the delicious seafood.
"We'll eat in a bit," Lu Lin said.
Yuanbao skipped around excitedly and asked, "Dad, what's good to eat today? Crab, lobster, or clams?"
Lu Lin: "..." Yuanbao used to complain that crabs and lobsters were insects and clams had little meat, but now he's completely obsessed!
"We're having fish today," Lu Lin said.
Yuanbao said sullenly, "Eat fish! Isn't there any fresh fish? I really enjoyed the shrimp porridge yesterday!"
Lu Lin pursed his lips. Yesterday, when Lu Lin was browsing the fish market, he happened to see some small shrimp, so he bought some to cook at home.
As a result, Yuanbao was shocked when he saw the small shrimp. He suspected that Lu Lin had squandered all the family's money and could only afford to buy small shrimp, even though large shrimp were not expensive.
Although the shrimp were small, they were delicious when cooked into porridge. Yuanbao, who had initially questioned Lu Lin for buying such small shrimp, slurped down two bowls of shrimp porridge that evening.
"We're having pickled fish today."
Yuanbao asked curiously, "Pickled fish, what is pickled fish?"
Lu Lin shrugged and said, "You'll find out tonight."
As evening approached, Yuanbao finally got to eat the pickled fish. The pickled fish had a sour and spicy flavor, completely different from the clear soup fish. Lu Lin asked Yunniang to add some dried bamboo shoots to the pickled fish. The bamboo shoots in the pickled fish had a sour and spicy flavor, and it was very delicious.
"Dad, this fish is pretty good!" Yuanbao said.
Lu Lin looked at Yuanbao and said, "You! You can't just think about eating all day long, you should learn to help out."
“When your dad was your age, I was already earning money to support the family,” Lu Lin casually lied, but he felt a little guilty. In his previous life, he didn’t turn 18 until he was an adult. When Yuanbao was that age, he spent all his time at school and never earned a penny. Yuanbao blinked and said, “Sure! Is there anything I can help you with?”
Lu Lin: "..." Lu Lin had only said it casually, but he was surprised to find that his son was so ambitious.
Seeing Lu Lin's reaction, Chen Xiaomi couldn't help but laugh. "Yuanbao is very ambitious."
Yuanbao clenched his fist and said with great enthusiasm, "Yes, I want to make lots and lots of money in the future and become a tycoon."
Lu Lin: "..."
Lu Lin took a look around the fish restaurant. Yuanbao had been helping out there recently, though it was more of a training exercise.
Yuanbao mainly helps Wanli with the accounts. Yuanbao is already quite old; Xiaocai, at his age, is already helping out at the shop. Yuanbao helps review the accounts at the shop.
Chen Xiaomi had seen all the accounts that Yuanbao had reviewed. Sometimes, Chen Xiaomi would deliberately leave some mistakes, which Yuanbao would find almost all of them.
Chen Xiaomi felt proud to discover that Yuanbao was quite good at accounting.
Lu Lin looked at the somewhat childish annotations on the ledger and said, "Our son is a genius! I've really done a good job of teaching him."
Chen Xiaomi glanced at Lu Lin and said, "When did you start teaching him?"
Lu Lin was very busy, and Chen Xiaomi basically taught Yuanbao and Chongchong arithmetic step by step.
“I gave him copper coins!” Lu Lin said with his hands behind his back, full of emotion, “Nothing can hone a person’s arithmetic skills better than counting money.”
Chen Xiaomi: "..." Lu Lin was very generous to the two children and specially bought them piggy banks.
This gold ingot came in a jar filled with copper coins. It was quite heavy when lifted. Chen Xiaomi felt that the child was being spoiled too much, and Lu Lin himself thought so too, but he still couldn't control himself.
Fortunately, although Yuanbao has a lot of pocket money, he doesn't spend it recklessly and has even developed a habit of managing his finances. As for Chongchong, he is still young and his family has plenty of food and clothing, so he hasn't yet experienced the benefits of money.
“Our son has recently become very interested in accounting!” Chen Xiaomi said.
Lu Lin nodded and said, "This kid seems to have a bright future." Originally, when Yuanbao said he wanted to help, Lu Lin thought it was just a passing fad, but unexpectedly, Yuanbao actually stuck with it.
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