Chapter 3094: Fishing Village Back Road
Zhou Man was stunned for a moment and immediately asked, "Are crabs delicious at this time?"
Bai Shan had already hurried over, untied his cloak and threw it to the maid, then hurried forward to pull the two people, "Mother, sister-in-law, you can't get cold at this time, go back to the car and warm your feet."
Zhou Man finally came back to his senses and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, you can't catch a cold."
Bai Erlang also looked away from the crabs, but he couldn't help but say something, "Sea crabs are much bigger than river crabs. It seems we didn't eat crabs during the Mid-Autumn Festival this year."
Zhou Man and Mingda were both pregnant. In order to recruit talents for the construction of the dock, they had forgotten about eating and drinking. If they had not seen it now, they would never have remembered that sea crabs and river crabs are actually different.
Seeing him looking around, Yin Huo said, "There are no fishermen here. Let the guards question them. We will return to the villa first."
Bai Erlang's villa had been built long ago, but they did not let the craftsmen return to Beijing. Instead, they took them to another place to build a paper mill.
The villa is not far from the pier. It takes about a quarter of an hour to get there by horse carriage. Because the fields are empty now, you can see their villa from afar while standing on the pier.
The villa is located in a higher place, undulating upward. From a distance, it seems to be on a hillside, overlooking the sea. The craftsmen also built an observation tower for them. It is not very high, only three stories high, but it is the tallest building in the vicinity, so you can see everything at a glance.
The villa has been built for about a month, but they have never lived there, so it is convenient for everyone now.
When they arrived this morning, the servants had already gone in to pack and prepare. Bai Shan helped Zheng and Xiao Qian get into the car, asked the maid to take off their shoes and socks, and wrapped their feet with cloaks, then turned around to pick up Zhou Man.
Back at the villa, Zhou Man asked Xibing to make a cold-dispelling soup. "Put more ginger and brown sugar in it. It's spicy and has a great effect in dispelling the cold."
Xibing agreed.
Zhou Man went to see Zheng and Xiao Qian. They had already changed their clothes and their faces were still rosy. Although they felt cold later, they took off their wet shoes and socks and wrapped themselves in cloaks as soon as they got on the carriage, so they did not catch a cold.
But the two of them still drank a bowl of cold-dispelling soup, and then pulled Zhou Man aside and asked excitedly, "Where are the crabs we caught?"
It's just a crab. It looks big, but it's definitely not big enough to fill the gaps between your teeth.
Bai Erlang asked his guards to ask the fishermen in the nearby fishing village. In the end, there were no crabs, but they did bring back several fish.
The guard said, "Prince Consort, they all say crabs are not tasty and are far inferior to these fish."
Bai Erlang didn't care and asked directly: "Can they catch crabs?"
"Sea crabs are average at this time of year, but you can still catch them."
Bai Erlang immediately waved his hand and said, "Then grab it!"
No matter whether it tastes good or not, just try it first.
Zheng was curious when she heard this. "Is the fishing village far from here?"
Bai Shan: "It's not far, mother, do you want to go and have a look?"
Zheng nodded repeatedly, she was still very interested.
So they had lunch at noon, rested for half an hour, and then went to the fishing village to take a walk.
The fishing village was indeed not very far from them, and it would only take a quarter of an hour to walk there. However, the village was a bit messy and there was a fishy smell.
Zheng looked at Zhou Man and Mingda, and felt relieved when she saw that they didn't react much.
When the village chief heard that the nobles were coming, he immediately rushed out to greet them.
Bai Shan nodded slightly to him and asked, "Has anyone in the village gone to sea recently?"
"Yes, yes, everyone will still go to the sea when the wind and waves are small." Although most of the young men and young women in the village now go to work at the dock, other people can also go to the sea, but they will not go very far, so there will not be much danger.
One of them went down to the sea today and brought back some fish. Zheng went to see them out of curiosity, but found that she didn't recognize any of them.
Xiao Qianshi didn't recognize them either, but when she saw the fishermen catching several fish and cutting them open for dinner, she suddenly had an idea: "I can save these fish to make caviar."
She saw that when the man cut open the fish's belly, there were a lot of fish eggs inside.
Zhou Man also came over to take a look, but his eyes fell on the other two fish in the bucket. He then directed someone to fish them out, "I've never seen these two fish before. I want them."
She took a long snail from the fishing net piled nearby and smiled slightly, "I want this one too."
Jiulan immediately stepped forward to pay, but the village chief didn't dare to accept the money. He quickly said, "It's just a few fish. If you like, just take them. They are not worth much."
Bai Shan insisted on paying, and even gave some extra, saying with a smile, "We are all very interested in the things in the sea. Next time you go out to sea, bring back more things we haven't seen. As long as they are alive, it doesn't matter how many, just one or two will do, whether it's fish or shellfish, we all want to see them."
The village chief took one look at the conch in Zhou Man's hand and believed it. He immediately said, "Don't worry, sir. I'll tell them in a moment. They will be careful when they go out to sea again."
Bai Shan nodded with satisfaction.
In addition to the two fish that Zhou Man liked, there were also several fish selected by Xiao Qian. She didn't know if people who cook delicious dishes also have a talent for choosing vegetables. She didn't recognize these fish and had never seen them before, but she decided to buy them after flipping through them.
Zhou Man was particularly curious about what the finished product would taste like.
Seeing her drooling over the raw fish, Xiao Qian couldn't help but smile and said, "I'll make it for you when we get home."
Zhou Man nodded repeatedly.
Mingda was also curious. She thought for a moment and said, "We need to eat something lighter."
Xiao Qian nodded and smiled, "Okay."
Bai Shan wasn't curious about the food for the time being. He looked around the fishing village and nodded with satisfaction, saying, "It's a lot cleaner than the last time I came."
The village chief immediately said: "This is all thanks to you, sir."
He said, "According to your instructions, we have cleared some land on the other side of the hillside and used manure to cultivate the soil. Each household has been given a little to grow vegetables. Most of the villagers work at the docks and earn wages. Even if they don't go out to sea, they can still support their families, so life has become better."
Bai Shan asked, "After the dock is built, have you thought about what to do next?"
He said, "I can't lose my fishing skills for the time being."
The village chief immediately agreed, saying, "We dare not forget, but we also followed the adults' instructions and learned more from the people at the dock. We have recently learned some skills. When the dock is built, maybe some of us can do carpentry or masonry. Oh, and we also learned farming from others. It's a pity that we don't have land here. Besides that, we raise pigs."
The village chief was particularly excited when he heard this, and said to Bai Shan, "Sir, would you like to come and see the pigs we raise? My family has raised three this year, but they've only been there for less than three months, so they're still very young. I guess we can't kill them until next autumn harvest."
When Bai Shan heard this, he immediately followed him to see the pigs, and Zhou Man also went.
Xiao Qian said to her, "It's dirty and smelly. When you were a kid, you went to see the pigs raised by the villagers. You only looked at them for a while and then left. What are you going to see now?"
Zhou Man said: "Look, they are different here than we are. They have never raised pigs."
See you at 10pm
(End of this chapter)
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