As dusk approached, and seeing that most of the fish on Boss Fu's boat had been unloaded, the villagers who had been watching had no choice but to reluctantly disperse and go home.
After all, no matter how much seafood you see, it's not yours to own.
However, many people preparing to go to sea were very superstitious and insisted on touching Fu Laoda's ship to get some good luck, which made Fu Laoda both amused and exasperated.
After unloading the fish from the cold storage, Fu Ming and Fu Liang went back with Fu San to help unload the goods, weigh them, and get the receipts. Fu Wan and Fu Laoda took the fishing nets back to clean them.
Of course, there were still a lot of fish left for themselves to eat and they had to take back. Seeing this, Fu Qing didn't say a word, took the bucket containing the fish, and then carried several fishing nets in one hand and walked in front of Fu Wan.
"Auntie, I've left quite a few abalone and small fish here. Please take some back with you and cook them for Aqing."
Wang Xiuer also helped carry a net and walked beside Fu Wan. Hearing Fu Wan's words, she hurriedly declined, saying apologetically, "No need, we just finished dinner and couldn't sleep, so we thought we'd come out for a stroll."
She helped Fu Wan purely because her daughter liked her, and Fu Wan was an honest and righteous person; she didn't want anything from Fu Wan.
But Fu Wan knew exactly who they were, otherwise she wouldn't have been so generous.
There were aunties watching from the dock, but Wang Xiuer was always the first to come and help.
Moreover, Fu Wan knew how Wang Xiuer had defended Qian Xiaohua when she caused trouble before.
So she pretended to be angry and said, "Auntie, you're being too polite. Do you look down on me, a nobody?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Xiuer immediately shook her head, "How could that be? Even if they are small fish and shrimp, they are still excellent if you catch them."
The mother and daughter didn't own a boat, and they usually caught their own seafood on the beach. If they didn't catch anything, they could only buy some cheap seafood at the pier.
The last time Fu Wan gave her a conger eel, her daughter loved it so much.
"That's settled then, Auntie, don't refuse. I don't usually give this to just anyone!"
Wang Xiuer was a straightforward person, and seeing that Fu Wan was genuinely willing to give it to her, she thought about it and decided not to refuse. Instead, she smiled and thanked her.
"Thank you so much, Awan! Thanks to you, we can eat fish and shrimp again!"
As they spoke, the group arrived at the gate of Old Master Fu's house. Ye Xiaocui had heard that Fu Wan and the others had returned, so she specially opened the gate and turned on the lights in the courtyard.
Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu were also busy. One of the sisters was sweeping the floor with a broom taller than herself, while the other was moving stools. They were having a great time.
A little yellow dog followed closely behind, along with Wangcai, who would occasionally chase after it and try to bite its tail.
Fu Qing was amazed by this comical and vivid scene.
After she put her things down, she wanted to touch Little Yellow, but Little Yellow was a bird of prey after all. Just as it raised its head to peck at the stranger, Fu Qing was quickly pulled away by Fu Wan next to her.
"Ah Qing, you can't touch this bird, it bites!"
After saying that, she waved to Xiao Huang. Xiao Huang had been eating and drinking at the Fu family's house for more than half a month and had already learned to understand Fu Wan's gestures.
It wobbled to the door, spread its wings slightly, and then flew to the roof of the kitchen.
That is its fixed and unique place of origin.
Fu Wan nodded in satisfaction, then took a sieve from the kitchen and picked out a few fresh, broken crabs, some shrimp and abalone, and a few red knife fish for Wang Xiuer.
A broken crab is actually a crab with its claws broken. Because broken claws are not aesthetically pleasing, it won't fetch much money even if sold to Fu San.
Fu Wan naturally wouldn't care about a few cents; to be honest, it would be better to save it for her own family.
When Wang Xiuer saw that the sieve in Fu Wan's hand was filled in no time, she quickly pulled Fu Wan to stop.
"Ah Wan, that's enough, that's too much."
Putting everything else aside, just these few red snapper and abalone would cost two or three dollars at the dock.
Fu Wan thought for a moment and then picked up two palm-sized spider snails from the side, which Boss Fu had picked up at the bottom of the sea.
"Auntie, you can cook these snails and eat them. The shells can be given to Aqing to play with later."
"Okay, okay, thank you, Awan. Auntie understands."
Wang Xiuer quickly took the sieve from Fu Wan's hand, afraid that she would add something to it.
Although Fu Qing only has the intelligence of an eight-year-old, he can distinguish between good and bad and can understand a lot of words.
Hearing Fu Wan say it was for her, she gave Fu Wan a bright smile.
"Thank you, Awan!"
Seeing that it was getting late and the Fu family still needed to have dinner, Wang Xiuer took Fu Qing's hand and said goodbye to go home.
"Sister-in-law, Wan, I'll bring the sieve over again tomorrow!"
Ye Xiaocui quickly waved her hand, "Okay, you guys keep an eye on yourselves on the way!"
It was already 8 p.m., and Ye Xiaocui was busy steaming a few half-dead crabs.
When Fu Ming and Fu Liang returned, the crabs were just steamed and served.
"Quickly, sit down and eat!"
Ye Xiaocui and Jiang Chunlan hurriedly greeted them. Fu Liang had felt hungry earlier, but he had just eaten two sea urchins at Fu San's house, so he didn't feel hungry anymore.
Fu Ming excitedly handed the purchase order to Fu Wan, saying, "Wan, keep this order. All the fish have been weighed. Uncle San said he'll bring it over the day after tomorrow and reconcile the accounts with the last batch."
Now, Fu San no longer brings cash; he simply brings the acquisition documents and bank transfer slips to settle accounts with Fu Wan.
There was no other way; the amount involved was too large. If it were settled in cash, Fu San would have to go to the bank every day, and Fu Wan and the others would have to go to the bank every few days to deposit the money. It was really troublesome.
Upon hearing this, Fu Wan took the order and opened it to read.
Although the fish this time was not much in weight, there were quite a few different kinds.
According to the types and weights recorded above, the catch from this voyage included 52 catties of double-headed abalone, 83 catties of other smaller abalone, one 2.2 catties of flower lobster, 283 catties of grouper, 105 catties of mantis shrimp with roe, and 247 catties of ordinary mantis shrimp, 98 catties of white pomfret, and 62 catties of red knife fish.
There were also 120 catties of swordfish; 86 catties of mantis shrimp; 16 catties of yellow lobster; 6 catties and 6 liang of long-tailed bird; Fu Laoda kept some sea cucumbers and sent the rest to be sold, while Fu San received 23 catties; there were also two baskets of prawns, 132 catties, and 38 catties of squid and other things.
As for the three-knife fish, apart from the medium-sized one that Fu Wan kept for her own consumption, the remaining seven weighed a total of 22.8 jin.
However, the three-knife fish is definitely not sold by weight, but by the price per fish.
While Fu Wan was looking at the list, Fu Ming and Fu Liang picked up their bowls and ate heartily.
Fu Wan looked at the list and felt that something was wrong. Then she noticed that there was another column of numbers next to it.
"Huh, why did Uncle San write down the prices?" You know, before, Fu San only took a fixed percentage of the sales.
Fu Liang swallowed the brown rice in his mouth. "Oh, my third uncle said that the prices of these kinds of seafood haven't changed much recently, so he just wrote them down to save himself the trouble."
However, he can only write down prices for the flower lobster, yellow lobster, three-knife fish, and long-tailed birdfish after they've been sold.
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