"Boss Lin, I know a great place. You can set up your stall at He Wu Ge. It's a good place!"
"What kind of place is Kawanagaku?" a diner next to me asked curiously.
"At my doorstep."
Other diners: ......
Lin Zhou listened with a smile on his face. There were too many diners around, each saying something, and if he were to reply, he wouldn't be able to keep up. It was better to quietly grill the saury and listen to them talk.
"The ingredients that Mr. Lin prepares for his stall always seem to be pretty good. He used live chickens for his fried chicken before, and this saury is also very fresh."
Jiangdong City is not located by the sea, so fresh saury is unavailable.
However, frozen goods also vary in quality.
For example, you can tell the difference by looking at whether the fish's eyes are clear and whether its body is straight and not bent without support.
The saury that Lin Zhou placed on the wire mesh were straight, dry, and not sticky.
Furthermore, the fish also have blue-green pressure-sensing dots on their bodies, resembling small fish scales. The large number of these dots indicates that the fish is fresh.
"This must be expensive to get. I ate at a Japanese restaurant before, and a grilled saury cost 68 yuan, which is about the same size as the one Mr. Lin is selling."
"Fortunately, the cost isn't that high."
As Lin Zhou answered, he flipped the sizzling, oily saury over.
This type of fish is quite common; it usually sells for around ten or twenty yuan at night markets or barbecue restaurants.
It's impossible to lose money; it's just a matter of how much profit you make.
"Japanese restaurants are so shady. They buy many ingredients for just a few dollars and then resell them for hundreds. They're really ripping people off."
"Moreover, the quality of those raw fish that cost one or two hundred yuan is questionable, and you don't have to worry about getting diarrhea from eating them."
"To be honest, my stomach gets diarrhea as soon as I eat raw food. I went to a Japanese restaurant once and never went back. I can't eat anything. I just finished a bowl of ramen. The ramen was strange. It looked thick, white and light, but when I ate it, oh my god, it was so oily."
"Hahaha, eating raw food is best done on the coast. You can start eating as soon as you get ashore; it's very fresh and sweet."
......
Rows of saury are sandwiched between wire mesh, grilled over charcoal until they sizzle and ooze oil. Even without any seasoning, the freshness of the fish and the aroma of the charcoal grill are enough to entice people.
Seeing that the fish was almost cooked, Lin Zhou picked up the seasoning and sprinkled it evenly over the fish.
The scattered seasonings touched the fish and immediately melted in the oil produced by the high temperature of the grill, releasing a new aroma.
Pacific saury is very oily, and all the oil from the skin is rendered out during grilling, resulting in a very rich aroma. After seasoning, the addition of salt further enhances its umami flavor.
A batch of saury takes only a few minutes from being placed on the charcoal fire to being cooked.
"Do you eat spicy food? If so, sprinkle chili powder on top."
Lin Zhou bought a batch of saury of good quality, so he didn't use heavy seasoning to mask the flavor.
The seasoning only contains some cumin, salt, garlic powder, etc., and there aren't many ingredients.
To make it mild, marinate the fish first, then grill it to bring out its natural freshness and flavor.
The grilling process fully brings out the freshness of the fish. One bite reveals the crispy and fragrant fish skin.
The fresh and delicate taste is beyond imagination; this flavor is very different from ordinary fish.
The oil from the fish skin melts completely into the fish meat during the high-temperature grilling process. If you taste it carefully, you won't find any greasiness; instead, you'll only feel a fresh and delicious flavor.
When you eat the meat inside the fish's belly, there's a slightly bitter aftertaste that you might not notice unless you taste it carefully. But this slight bitterness actually makes the fish meat even more delicious.
"It's so delicious, Boss Lin! Let's limit each person to two, it's not enough, not nearly enough at all, we finished it in just a few bites!"
The diners, holding bamboo skewers, devoured the saury in no time.
They even slurped up the fish bones, not missing a single corner.
Then, seeing Lin Zhou start grilling saury again, he immediately watched with longing eyes.
"There are less than a hundred in total. Do you think that's enough to sell?"
If there are enough to buy, Lin Zhou will not impose purchase restrictions; he will sell out early and leave work early.
But looking at the endless queue in front of him, he realized that he had no choice but to impose purchase restrictions!
Unable to satisfy their cravings, the diners looked at the empty bones and slurped up a couple more bites, finding the fish bones quite delicious!
......
Around 7 a.m., Lin Zhou packed up his stall and went home before sunset.
Today was another day without encountering any urban management officers.
He guessed it was thanks to the city management officer who came to buy the fermented fish.
It seems that urban management officers aren't as scary as described online.
They are human too; they also eat at roadside stalls after get off work.
Did the fishmonger trick him? He said he was coming to patronize the business, but he hasn't seen anyone!
Lin Zhou absolutely refused to admit that he had been fooled.
The fishmonger must have been busy, that's why he didn't come.
Upon returning home, Lin Zhou immediately went to the bathroom to take a shower.
I washed myself thoroughly, especially my hands, several times, and sprayed perfume before opening the task reward.
[Congratulations, host, you have received the mission reward: a ten-year buff that cures all diseases + the skill of 100% accuracy in fishing!]
Lin Zhou: !!!
What does "system" mean?
Does that mean you look down on him?
Is this "100% accuracy" skill a mockery of his air force skills?
Although he can't hit the target every time, he's starting to catch fish occasionally now!
Does he need this skill?
Hehe, he needs it!
He hesitated for even a second, which meant his love for fishing wasn't deep enough.
"Hey, Pan Yuan, wanna go fishing tonight?"
The next second, Lin Zhou called Pan Yuan.
His time to avenge himself has come.
The last few times he went fishing with Pan Yuan, he watched as Pan Yuan caught fish one after another with his fishing rod, while his own fishing rod, which cost more than 200,000 yuan, was completely useless.
It was a major blow.
But now, it's time to give the title of King of Fish to someone else.
Although he's not very skilled, he can cheat!
Hehehehe.
Lin Zhou wished he could hug and kiss the system. It was truly his good system, unable to bear seeing him fail. First, it issued a fish-selling task, and then rewarded him with fishing skills.
At this moment, he would call the system the strongest system!
"Come on, where should we go fishing?"
Pan Yuan, who loves fishing, is fishing at this moment, but that doesn't stop him from going to meet Boss Lin.
"I'm fine with anything, you decide."
Lin Zhou is strictly speaking a fishing novice, not even having mastered the basics, so this kind of thing should naturally be left to the experienced anglers.
Pan Yuan's passion for fishing is evident to all.
That person's WeChat Moments feed is like a daily check-in, full of trolls.
"Then come to where I am fishing now. I'll send you a picture. It's a bit remote, near a reservoir in a village. If you can't find the spot when you get to the village entrance, just message me and I'll come pick you up. Oh, and could you also bring me a power bank? My phone seems to be running out of battery."
"Okay, okay, I'll be right there."
Lin Zhou was so excited that he didn't even want to eat dinner. He took two frozen hamburgers from the refrigerator, heated them in the microwave, and prepared to take them with him for dinner. He then quickly changed his clothes, packed his things, and went fishing.
Today he'll show Pan Yuan what a fishing god really is!
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