"Everyone, let's go, there's no more excitement here!"
Liu San Niang urged everyone to leave, but a few nosy aunties were reluctant to go. Fu Wan, however, had no interest in staying any longer; she was in a hurry to get back and have Fu Lao Da deal with the eels!
The group hadn't walked far back when Jiang Wanghai hesitated for a few minutes before walking over to Fu Wan's side.
"Uncle Jiang, is something the matter?"
Jiang Wanghai coughed twice, looked at Fu Wan seriously, and said, "Comrade Fu, you plan to continue this breeding business for a long time, right?"
Fu Wan nodded, and Jiang Wanghai, having received an affirmative answer, continued, "Then I suggest you build a small house near the aquaculture area."
It doesn't need to be too big, just over ten square meters, enough for one person.
Actually, this idea had been forming in Jiang Wanghai's mind for a long time. Recently, the waves have been big, and he has to go to the beach more than ten times a day.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they wish they could live by the sea.
"The fish and shrimp are small now, so we have to keep a close eye on them. When they get bigger, we'll still have to keep an eye on them day and night."
Jiang Wanghai stopped talking at this point, but Fu Wan understood what he was about to say.
If Yu Guixiang is interested in the fish and shrimp at the fish farm, other villagers might be too.
Even if the people in Fu Family Village are all good, what about the people in the neighboring village?
After all, no one around here is engaged in aquaculture. Once the fish and shrimp grow up, who knows what kind of petty theft they might do.
Thinking of this, Fu Wan pondered for a moment, then turned to find Boss Fu.
"Dad, do we still have any leftover bricks from when we built the house last time?"
Boss Fu had just heard Jiang Wanghai's words, and they were dumbfounded. Why hadn't they thought of that before!
Renting a house costs money, so it's definitely better to just build a small one.
"The bricks have all been returned to the brick factory, but it's okay. I'll go out this afternoon to talk to someone and order some more."
Fu Wan nodded, "Okay, then Dad, please ask around for me. I'll get the money for you when we get back."
Boss Fu had no intention of taking his daughter's money and immediately shook his head in refusal.
"No need, I'll get people to start construction as soon as possible."
A small house can be completed in about four or five days if the bricks and cement are in place.
As they were talking, they arrived at their own doorstep.
Fu Liang and the others were still wet, but after making a fuss for a while, their clothes were almost dry.
Fu Liang was about to go back when Fu Wan called him back.
"Brother Liang, don't rush back. We brought back some eels. Take some with you."
"What, an eel?"
Fu Liang had never caught one of these before. Fu Wan found an empty bucket and caught a few for him. He looked at them and then remembered what they were.
"Hey, this is good stuff!"
Eel blood is highly nutritious and also has aphrodisiac effects.
Fu Wan grabbed five or six pieces for him in a row, and when he saw that there was already a big bowl full, Fu Liang hurriedly stopped her.
"Alright, alright, this is enough."
Fu Wan stopped upon hearing this, "Alright then, Brother Liang, do you know how to kill eels?"
Fu Liang scratched his head. To be honest, he knew how to kill white eels, but he really didn't know how to kill yellow eels.
He just caught one; it's slippery, probably not easy to kill.
Just then, Boss Fu came out of the house after changing his clothes. When he saw the eels in the bucket, his eyes lit up.
"I'll do the killing. I'll have Ah Ming bring it over to you when it's done!"
Whether you kill someone with one bowl or two bowls, it's all the same, so there's no difference!
Fu Liang didn't stand on ceremony and turned around to go back to change his clothes.
With so many eels, Boss Fu didn't mind the trouble. He found a tattered piece of clothing to wear, then rolled up his sleeves, grabbed a lively eel, and slammed it to the ground.
The eel was quite large, and after being stunned, it stopped wriggling. Boss Fu went to the kitchen and found a pair of scissors, then cut the eel open along its belly.
Such a large eel is not suitable for making a plate of eel. First, Boss Fu laid the eel flat on the cutting board, and then used the back of a cleaver to break the bones of the eel.
Finally, he cut the eel meat into diagonal pieces about one centimeter long, and without washing it, put it directly into the bowl along with the blood.
Fu Wan and Fu Ming watched for a moment, and seeing Fu Laoda's smooth and effortless movements, they couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.
"Dad, you're amazing!"
Fu Laoda proudly raised his head, recalling how he used to win over his wife by cooking the specialty dishes of Qingshan Village.
Otherwise, with such a long and arduous journey, his wife, who had just married into the family, would inevitably miss the food from her hometown, as she ate seaweed and clams every day.
Ye Xiaocui has now gotten used to eating seafood, and Boss Fu hasn't cooked eel for her in a long time.
Perhaps because it's near the sea, there are practically no eels to be seen near Fujia Village.
When Ye Xiaocui was pregnant, she had no appetite. Fu Laoda once went out in the middle of the night and searched all night but couldn't catch a single eel.
While Boss Fu was busy, Fu Wan realized that her mother was nowhere to be found.
She turned to go out and look for it, but unexpectedly spotted a bucket at the kitchen door with five or six stone gobies weighing about half a pound each inside.
"Oh my, so many stone gourds! Dad, did you go fishing again?"
"Hehe, it stopped raining last night, so I went out and played with the old village chief and the others for half the night."
I'll make you some soup later!
"This fish soup is really good," Fu Wan nodded. Seeing that Ye Xiaocui was really not home, she went over and whispered to Old Master Fu, "Dad, there's a surprise in the cabinet under the altar. Take a look later, I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"
Upon hearing this, Boss Fu's eyes lit up. "What surprise?"
Fu Wan smiled mysteriously, "You'll see when you take a look."
Fu Laoda was extremely curious about how he caught that fish.
But his hands were covered in eel blood, so he couldn't go over and check on them now.
However, my dear daughter never lies to me; the surprise she gives me is most likely alcohol.
Oh dear, could it be that they bought Moutai again?
Thinking of this, Boss Fu quickened his pace.
At this moment, Qin Anning returned from outside. There were footsteps behind her. Boss Fu thought it was Fu Ling and the others, so he looked over with a smile. Unexpectedly, his gaze met a sharp look.
"Huh? Where did this chicken come from?"
The chicken looks quite majestic, but its feathers look like they've been poked and bristled.
Fu Wan also noticed the change in Da Hua, but before she could ask, Qin Anning and Ye Xiaocui started talking about what had just happened.
It turns out that while Fu Wan and Fu Ming were at the aquaculture area, Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu took Da Hua home.
Ye Xiaocui had the key to Fu Wan's place, so she immediately locked the door and went over with Qin Anning and the two children.
No sooner had they brought Da Hua inside than Xiao Huang suddenly swooped down from the eaves before Wang Cai could even approach them.
Qin Anning and Ye Xiaocui were startled. According to Qin Anning, after discovering the big flower, Xiao Huang looked at Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu with a hint of resentment.
You went out for a while and you found other birds!
Big Flower was the tyrant of Qingshan Village. When she saw Little Yellow, who was several sizes smaller than her, she raised her head and pecked at it without saying a word.
Little Yellow instinctively dodged, but she was a bird of prey, and had never suffered such humiliation.
Immediately, the bird and the chicken engaged in a fierce battle. The scene was so chaotic that feathers flew everywhere, making it impossible to tell whether they were chicken feathers or bird feathers.
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