As soon as Fu San got home, he slammed on the brakes so hard that Lin Qiuju, who was chatting with Ye Xiaocui, turned pale.
When she came out angrily, clutching her stomach, she saw Fu San jump off the car and then call Fu Shi next to him to start unloading the fish.
"Are you out of your mind? Driving a tricycle that fast!"
There are outsiders here now, otherwise Lin Qiuju would definitely go up and twist his ear.
Fu San wasn't upset at all when his wife scolded him; he just happily carried the fish basket covered with a cloth toward the cold storage.
Why is there a cloth covering this fish basket?
Fu San smiled mysteriously, "I'll tell you later."
The priority now is unloading the fish.
In the short time it took to move the fish basket, Fu Ming and Fu Liang arrived. Fu Ming took the fishing net home first, while Fu Wan put the fish she had prepared for the family's meal back home.
Fu San didn't take the mole crickets and shrimp, since there was only one basket of them. Fu Wan simply took them home. In addition, there were some red knife fish, two mackerel, and a few red carp and golden pineapple fish in the fish basket. They were all prepared for the two families to eat tomorrow for the festival.
Live fish were kept in water, while dead fish were first processed and salted. After doing all this, Fu Wan followed Boss Fu to Fu San's house.
By now, Fu Ming and Fu Liang had finished their work and were eating. Jiang Chunlan and Ye Xiaocui had already finished eating with their children. When Lin Qiuju saw Fu Laoda and Fu Wan coming over, she quickly called out to the kitchen.
"Mother, Sanzi's eldest brother and niece are here. Please bring over the dishes that were left in the pot!"
Aunt Zhao inside responded and brought out several bowls of dishes.
She called out as she walked:
"Oh dear, I'm out of dough. I made some dumpling soup for you. Please don't mind it."
This noodle soup uses persimmons grown on their own as the base. Aunt Zhao is also a clever woman; she specially added some green vegetable leaves to the bright red noodle soup to cut through the richness.
Fu Wan even noticed a lot of egg drop soup floating on top, which shows how much the cook valued it.
"Oh, ma'am, how could we possibly mind? We're too grateful to ask for your help!"
She was indeed hungry, so she quickly took the soup bowl from Aunt Zhao's hand, while Boss Fu found an empty seat on the bench next to him and sat down.
"Dad, you've finally arrived! Aunt Zhao's cooking is so delicious!"
Fu Ming ate without even looking up until Boss Fu sat down next to him, at which point he finally noticed.
Judging from the way these two guys ate, Boss Fu knew that the dough had definitely been eaten by these two pigs!
However, the noodle soup was also good. It smelled delicious, so he didn't stand on ceremony, thanked them, and quickly started eating it.
After Ye Xiaocui and Jiang Chunlan helped clean up Fu San's kitchen, they took the two children home.
After finishing his work, Fu San sat down, took out paper and pen, and began to write down the fish he had just caught.
"Big brother, Awan, what are your plans regarding the yellow croaker?"
Fu Laoda finished the rest of the dumpling soup in his bowl in one gulp and glanced at Fu Wan.
"Ah Wan, what do you think?"
Fu Wan slowly put down the bowl in her hand and looked at Fu San, saying, "Third Uncle, I want to keep one of these yellow croakers. I'll cut out the fish maw, dry it, and use it later."
"Brother Liang, should you keep one there?"
Fu Liang is not married or has children yet, so this is a rare thing. I don't know what he's thinking.
Fu Liang had just heard Fu San mention the use of this thing, but this yellow croaker was too precious and would definitely be worth a lot of money if sold.
Besides, his wife and children are nowhere to be found right now, so there's not much point in him staying.
"I won't keep it, Awan. You can just dry some fish maw. If anything happens, you can lend me some if it's convenient."
If a woman experiences severe postpartum hemorrhage, just a little bit of fish maw can be effective, so Fu Wan can use a single piece of fish maw for a long time.
That's not a big problem. Fu Wan nodded in agreement and turned to Fu San to say, "Third Uncle, could you please help me sell the other five yellow croakers?"
Upon hearing her words, Fu San's heart immediately surged with excitement.
“Okay, I’ll definitely get a good price for them! But I have something else to say, Brother Wan. I want to buy one of these five yellow croakers. I’ll pay you the normal price.”
Fu Wan suddenly realized, look at her memory, speaking of pregnant women, isn't there one in the Fu family!
"No, Uncle, if you want to use this yellow croaker, just take one. Don't worry about the money."
Although the yellow croaker is precious, the bond between Fu San's family and their own family is also rare.
Fu San was not about to take advantage of this situation. He was a businessman, and businessmen don't get rich by taking advantage of others.
“I said I’m going to give it, and I mean it. If I don’t, your aunt will start nagging me again!”
"That's right, Ah Wan, I appreciate your kind gesture. We'll settle the bill for the fish however we see fit!"
Lin Qiuju, who was watching the commotion from the sidelines, chimed in with a heartfelt agreement.
Seeing their insistence, Fu Wan had no choice but to give up.
"Then let's call it a 50% discount. By the way, Uncle, there's something else I need to ask you. How do you dry and preserve this fish maw? You have a lot of connections, so remember to ask around for me."
Fu San readily agreed, "Okay, I'll go ask the brothers in the county first thing tomorrow morning."
Those who sell dried goods must know the process for this stuff; it's not difficult to find out.
With the destination of the yellow croaker decided, Fu San began writing the purchase order.
There are two types of crabs this time: swimming crabs and mud crabs. There are 230 jin of swimming crabs and a little more mud crabs, 345 jin.
The Spanish mackerel weighed 280 jin, the mackerel 160 jin, the filefish 242 jin, and the single-horned fish 136 jin. The two stingrays weighed a total of 220 jin, and the sailfish weighed 56 jin.
There were 320 catties of red carp, 450 catties of golden pineapple, 382 catties of red knife fish, and 110 catties of golden threadfin bream. There were also some yellowfin seabream and other sea bream, totaling 280 catties, and 353 catties of sea hare.
As for the shrimp, there were 152 catties of mantis shrimp, 235 catties of red prawns, and the swordfish, which Fu San weighed, weighed a full 234 catties.
There were also some miscellaneous sea bass, which Fu San simply bought for 50 cents a pound, mainly because there weren't many of these sea bass, and they weren't very big either.
The few eels that Boss Fu caught in the fish trap were of decent size, but unfortunately they were caught by crabs.
Fu Laoda simply stopped them from weighing the food and decided to eat it himself.
After writing the acquisition order, Fu San tore it off and handed it to Fu Laoda, who glanced at it and then handed it to Fu Wan.
"Ah Wan, put it away."
Fu Wan took the order form. Just then, the clock next to the altar rang. Fu Wan looked at it and realized it was already 11 p.m.
No one had the energy to tease Fu San about where he got the clock, so Fu Wan and the others dragged their tired bodies home.
They were exhausted after the day and just wanted to go back, take a shower, lie down in bed, and sleep until they naturally woke up.
As for the yellow croaker that we're keeping at home, we'll wait until Fu San returns from the county in the next couple of days to discuss how to deal with it.
The next morning, the rooster in the yard crowed several times before Boss Fu opened his eyes and got out of bed.
Neither Ye Xiaocui nor Boss Fu had the habit of sleeping in late; even if they went to bed late, they would still wake up around six o'clock.
After breakfast, Boss Fu was sitting in the yard cleaning the fish and shrimp when he heard shouts coming from outside the gate.
"Doggy, are you home?!"
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