"What? How many do you want?"
The old man, his eyes glazed over, asked as if he were a little hard of hearing.
Pan Yuan: ? ? ?
"Sir, I'm asking where the fish stall that was just here went."
Pan Yuan thought the old man hadn't heard him, so he leaned closer and raised his voice to continue asking.
Old man: "Are you buying groceries? How much?"
Pan Yuan understood now.
Their eyes met, and Pan Yuan thought: "The old man looks quite simple and honest, but I didn't expect him to be a businessman."
"I'll take them all. How much?"
"Hey, if you're talking about fate, don't talk about money."
After saying that, the old man quickly weighed the vegetables on the stall and announced the price, "46 yuan, I'll give you 45."
Upon hearing this, Pan Yuan immediately glanced at the object.
The old man happily received the money and pointed out a location.
Pan Yuan followed the old man's gesture and saw the residential area across the street.
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Seeing the doubt on Pan Yuan's face, the old man didn't say much, but nodded to him affirmatively.
The main problem is that he didn't know either; he just saw an older woman taking a young man and his tricycle to the opposite residential area.
Even without knowing Boss Lin's exact location, having a clear direction was still good. Pan Yuan carried the vegetables he bought for 45 yuan and the accompanying message to the residential area across the street.
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"Auntie, auntie, where are you taking me?"
At this moment, Lin Zhou was once again led into the residential area by the older woman.
Unlike last time when he ignored her, this time the security guard at the gate smiled and nodded at Lin Zhou, clearly looking forward to it.
"I'll take you to a safe place. My son works in urban management. They'll be here soon. I'm waiting for you at the entrance of the market."
Wow, there's inside information among the people!
Lin Zhou looked at the old woman with great surprise; no wonder she knew so much.
"Young man, the fermented fish you made yesterday was really delicious. My whole family loves it. Give me more today, ten pounds, I brought a sealed jar."
Lin Zhou watched as the older woman led him to an open space, and then took out a several-liter glass jar from her grocery bag.
"OK!"
Lin Zhou took the glass jar and began filling it with fish.
"Handsome, give me some more fish soup. It tastes amazing! We finished the fish yesterday, so this morning we cooked some noodles in the fish soup and mixed it in. It was so fragrant and delicious!"
The older woman watched as Lin Zhou opened the stainless steel bucket, revealing pieces of jujube-red fish soaking in a rich, red sauce. The color was enticing, and the aroma was intense.
In an instant, the taste I had experienced yesterday resurfaced in my mouth as if a memory were being relived.
One glass jar couldn't hold all ten pounds, so she packed a few more boxes. The woman paid readily and took a big bag of fermented fish home.
Having cooked for so many years, the older woman knew the fish was suitable for cooking just by tasting it, without Lin Zhou needing to remind her.
If you store it in the refrigerator and seal it, it can last for several days.
Ms. Yao, who was playing with her child on the fitness equipment in the community, was delighted when Lin Zhou appeared and came over to buy fermented fish.
Many of the customers who bought things in the community yesterday also became repeat customers.
They were initially wondering who would set up a stall in the neighborhood.
But since there was food available, everyone remained silent.
Putting everything else aside, this fermented fish is absolutely delicious!
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At the entrance of the residential compound, Pan Yuan, carrying a bag of vegetables, found his actions, including searching for someone, restricted.
45 yuan isn't much, but if you exchange it for the kind of vegetables sold on the roadside, it's quite a lot, and the weight is so heavy it hurts your hands to carry it.
"Hello, sir, do you see a fish stall on the roadside?"
The security guard knew immediately that the man was probably looking for a stall selling fermented fish.
Not knowing whether the person was there to buy groceries or lived in the community, the security guard asked, "What do you want with him?"
"Let's buy fish to eat!"
Pan Yuan was a little confused by the question. What else could he be looking for, Boss Lin? Of course, it was to eat!
"It's in the neighborhood, go find it yourself."
This residential area is right across from the vegetable market. It's not a high-end area. The security guards are lazy and even leave the fence open. People come and go, but the guards don't care at all.
So Pan Yuan carried the groceries into the residential area.
The entrance to the residential area is right at the intersection. Pan Yuan didn't know Lin Zhou's location, so he could only choose one side to look for him first.
Then, after walking around for a while, I saw a group of people gathered around a spot in the fitness equipment area in the center of the community, looking quite lively.
Pan Yuan almost instinctively felt that this must be Boss Lin, and quickly walked over.
The closer you get, the stronger the fragrance becomes.
Pan Yuan was finally relieved when he saw Lin Zhou.
With an excited heart and trembling hands, I finally found them!
Pan Yuan stood at the back of the crowd in line.
When it was his turn, Lin Zhou saw him and immediately burst out laughing.
Lin Zhou was at the peak of his affection for Pan Yuan because of the fishing spot map Pan Yuan sent him.
She greeted him happily as he approached.
How did you find your way in here?
Lin Zhou then realized that he was in someone else's residential area, so how did Pan Yuan get here?
"I asked the security guard and he said you were inside, so I came in."
"What are you selling this week? What kind of fish is this? It smells delicious."
Pan Yuan was completely captivated by the fermented fish in the iron bucket. He had never seen such bright red and oily fermented fish before. He had no idea that fish could be cooked like this.
He has so many fish at home, I wonder if he could give them all to Boss Lin in exchange for some cooked fish to eat.
Pan Yuan was thinking about it while drooling over the fermented fish.
Lin Zhou smiled and served him a portion.
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