The two brothers walked quite a distance after leaving the hospital. Yu Ping'an couldn't hold back any longer, so he nudged his younger brother and asked, "Chengyuan, why did you lie to that young girl and say we'd come back tomorrow?"
“Brother, I’m not lying to anyone,” Yu Chengyuan said with a grin. “We really have to come over tomorrow.”
Yu Ping'an was completely bewildered and asked again, "We've already been here today, why are we coming again tomorrow?"
Is this appropriate?
We're not related to those siblings.
He worried that if the hospital's parents saw him coming to the hospital for two consecutive days, they might misunderstand.
"Brother, we came to visit you today, but we have important business to discuss tomorrow," Yu Chengyuan quickly explained.
"Oh, what's up?"
"Is it because Brother Jiang wants to talk to you about something?" Yu Ping'an remembered hearing Brother Jiang say at the hospital that he wanted to discuss something with his younger brother.
"Yes, it's Brother Jiang who's looking for me."
Brother, do you remember the spicy black bean fish I sent them a few days ago?
Yu Chengyuan nodded and looked at his elder brother, asking a question.
"How could I forget!"
The taste was amazing! It was spicy and fragrant, with absolutely no fishy smell, and most importantly, it kept well.
Unlike freshly cooked fish, which spoils after a couple of days at most.
Just thinking about it makes my mouth water.
As Yu Pingan spoke, he subconsciously swallowed.
"Brother Jiang called me outside today to talk about this matter."
His maternal uncle does business in Yuncheng and came to the county town to visit his injured niece.
I happened to try this dish and found it particularly delicious.
I told Brother Jiang that I wanted to take this spicy black bean fish to Yuncheng to sell.
Let us make 20 cans first to try it out. If they sell well, we can cooperate long-term.
I figured, no matter what, this was a way for us to make money, so I agreed.
Yu Chengyuan explained everything to his brother in detail.
"That's great! We have another way to make money!"
Yu Ping'an's eyes lit up immediately, and his face was full of joy.
"Brother, don't be too happy yet. We don't even know if it will work out!"
This is just a trial. There are definitely plenty of delicious food in Yuncheng; we might not succeed.
Yu Chengyuan was a little apprehensive, worried that if things went wrong, his older brother would feel bad.
"Chengyuan, why are you so lacking in confidence?"
This isn't like you at all!
I believe it will definitely succeed.
Your cooking is so delicious, how could no one like it!
Yu Pingan had complete confidence in his younger brother's cooking skills.
"Alright, since you've said so, brother, then let's take your good wishes and work hard together!"
Let's go to the market and buy some ingredients first.
"Raw materials? What raw materials?"
Yu Pingan was completely bewildered and had no idea what was going on.
"Of course it's fish! They want twenty cans!"
We also need to buy some fermented black beans.
As for chili powder, garlic, ginger, and fermented rice, we already have those at home, so there's no need to buy them.
Yu Chengyuan explained with a smile.
“We can go back to the countryside to collect the fish…” Yu Pingan thought to himself.
"If you buy whole fish, whether it's grass carp or bighead carp, it'll cost one yuan per pound. Black carp is even more expensive, so it's not worth it."
Besides, we don't need the fish head to make this spicy black bean fish; we can just buy the fish body at the market.
"Brother, do you know what kind of fish people like to buy just for its head?" Yu Chengyuan decided to test his older brother.
Yu Pingan scratched the back of his head, shook his head, and said, "I really don't know. Cheng Yuan, do you know?"
In his memory, people don't always buy fish one or two at a time; they never buy only half a fish or just the head.
There is a dish called fish head tofu, which is made from the head of a bighead carp.
I asked the fishmonger before, and if I buy a whole fish, it's 1.5 yuan per jin (500g). If I just buy the fish head, it's 2 yuan, and the fish body is only 0.5 yuan per jin.
Few people buy the whole fish; most people buy the fish head.
The bighead carp doesn't taste very good, so it doesn't sell well.
"But I did some special treatment on the fish, and with this unique cooking method, this spicy black bean fish became especially delicious," Yu Chengyuan explained in detail.
"Oh, I see!"
Chengyuan, you know so much.
"Then let's hurry to the market!" Yu Ping'an immediately understood.
The two brothers quickly arrived at the market and went straight to the fish stall.
Yu Chengyuan glanced around and saw that there were only two fish vendors in the entire market.
He first glanced at the two stalls. One of them still had quite a few bighead carp left, all of them whole.
The other shop didn't have much left, but most of it was just the fish body; there were only two whole fish left.
Of course, this only refers to bighead carp, and does not include grass carp, common carp, crucian carp, snakehead, grass carp, etc.
When the two shop owners saw the two brothers coming over, they greeted them warmly: "Brothers, are you here to buy fish?"
Yu Pingan didn't speak, looked at his younger brother, and then said, "Ask my brother, he'll make the decision."
"Young man, why don't you buy the whole thing?"
I only have a few left.
If you buy the whole thing, I'll give you a discount, one yuan per jin, that's the cost price!
I used to sell them for 1.5 yuan per jin (500g).
The fishmonger at the first stall quickly said.
Yu Chengyuan shook his head: "Boss, I don't want the whole thing."
Upon hearing this, the fishmonger frowned and said, "If you only buy the fish heads, it will cost two yuan per pound."
He was worried that if he only sold the fish head, the body of the fish would be even harder to sell.
Thinking of this, I glanced next door and saw that there were still more than a dozen fish left. I'm afraid I won't be able to sell them all today.
Not many people like to eat the body of the bighead carp, but the head is good for making soup, and it's also very nutritious.
"Sorry, boss, you don't have enough fish here." After saying that, Yu Chengyuan turned around and went to the second fish stall.
He pointed to the bodies of the bighead carp and asked, "Uncle, I'll take all of these fish bodies, including the two whole bighead carp you haven't sold yet. How much per pound would you like to pay me?"
The shop owner was pleasantly surprised, not expecting such a big customer. He initially thought he had misheard, so he asked, "Young man, you just said you wanted all of these bighead fish bodies, including these two whole bighead fish?"
"Yes, I'll take them all."
Yu Chengyuan nodded.
"I'll give you these two whole bighead carp for one yuan per pound at cost price. The fish bodies will be fifty cents per pound. Is that alright?"
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