“When recruiting stall owners, adults can also register and screen prospective job seekers, just as they did with the stall owners in front of the temple.”
"Since they all handle food and personal items, we can have them all examined by a doctor to confirm they are healthy and fit to work as stall owners or cleaners, and then provide them to the shops renting the stalls..."
"Please ask them to prioritize hiring people on the list. With government backing, medical checks, and advance preparations from the authorities, I believe many shops will support them!"
"If the stall rental isn't working out, we can first encourage several large businesses in the city to prioritize them for stalls. Different stall locations attract different amounts of foot traffic..."
"The above actions should resolve many of the problems."
"Of course, if you can wait, sir, you can wait for us. Once we've grown stronger, we can join forces with others to do this business."
Deng Zisong nodded repeatedly, then got up and walked around the area.
As the tide gradually rose, the villagers, in perfect unison, did not hand the seafood over to Sister-in-law Feng, but instead delivered it directly to the Ruan family.
The area in front of the Ruan family's house was bustling with activity.
The village chief asked the county magistrate to move the seafood, Feng Da helped Ruan Qian carry it, and the villagers volunteered to help clean it. The Song and Fan families also came to help.
"Sister, sister!"
The third brother's excited voice grew louder as it approached.
Ruan Meng walked over and saw her third brother returning with two buckets. "Look, the crabs we caught!"
"Clean, change the basket, there are still plenty left!"
Ruan Meng exclaimed in surprise, "So many crabs? Did you disturb a crab nest?"
The third brother had already brought out two large baskets and replied with a smile, "It really is! I saw bubbles underwater, moved a rock aside, and caught more than a dozen crabs, all hiding behind the rock."
"Xiao Kai and I both turned over several rocks and found that they were full of crabs underneath."
"The villagers said that it was probably due to the heavy rain that the crabs happened to be hiding near the rocks, which made it easy for us to catch them!"
Third Brother's luck is truly amazing!
Ruan Meng suddenly thought of her second brother. Luckily, she went with Xiao Kai, not her second brother.
After handing the crabs over to Feng Ersao and others for cleaning, Ruan Meng began preparing the ingredients.
The village chief and the county magistrate stood not far away, and seeing the villagers chatting and laughing, their faces beaming with happiness, they were both deeply moved.
The seafood was cleaned according to Ruan Meng's request, and her sister-in-law helped with the preparation of scallions, ginger, garlic, etc.
When the crabs were put into the pot, they released an enticing aroma, and the villagers couldn't help but lick their lips.
Aside from yesterday, they haven't eaten any oily or fatty food in a long time; even when they catch sea fish, they just pan-fry it...
The aroma of rapeseed oil, mixed with the freshness of crab, and seasoned with scallions and garlic, makes one feel like they could eat several bowls of rice!
Although, apart from what the Ruan family provided yesterday, many of them hadn't eaten rice for a year.
To make it easier for all the villagers to enjoy the crabs, Ruan Meng cleaned their internal organs, cut them in half, and made three flavors: spicy, all-flavor, and garlic, totaling more than a dozen plates.
"Little sister, should we steam this filefish?"
Feng Ersao asked Ruan Meng.
Ruan Meng's eyes lit up, and she beckoned Duan, who was washing plates and bowls outside, to come over.
Fan Hao, with his sharp eyes, guessed that Aunt Ruan Meng might have something good. He broke free from his aunt's hand and ran to his mother's side.
Fan Zizhong's son, Fan Ze, also came over.
The two little ones were perched on the edge of the bucket. They had seen this kind of fish before, but not this many. Their family was feeding them fish, and they had also eaten braised filefish that Aunt Ruanmeng had sent.
"Auntie, are you going to let Mother come and see the fish?"
Fan Hao looked up and asked in a childish voice.
Ruan Meng pinched the soft flesh under his neck and nodded with a smile.
"Do you know what filefish is also called?"
Fan Ze and Fan Hao shook their heads in unison, and Duan Shi also looked puzzled.
"Kissing fish, they're also called kissing fish..."
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