Chapter 72 Selling Seafood
Wang Chuanling smiled politely at her and waved his hand: "No need, Xiao Zhang and I just ate in the cafeteria!"
Seeing that they did not look hungry, Song Shiwei felt relieved and turned around with a smile: "Then wait for me, I'll be there soon!"
She went into the house, picked up the two buckets of seafood, put some money in them, and told Zhou Wei and Xinxin to be good at home. She had made an appointment with Sun Meimei to have the two children come to her place for lunch.
As he was giving instructions, Sun Meimei came out after hearing the noise.
Seeing the big jeep and Wang Chuanling and Xiao Zhang in front of the jeep, they greeted them with a smile.
"Oh, your family is really thoughtful! Let Chuan Ling take you there, and Xiao Zhang will go with you, so we feel relieved!"
After saying that, he waved to Zhou Wei and Xin Xin and said, "Come here, have lunch at Aunt Sun's house and play with your brother Shitou!"
Zhou Wei and Xinxin turned their heads to look at Song Shiwei, Zhou Cheng and the others. Although there was reluctance in their eyes, children have short memories. When they saw Shitou taking out the bullet casing that he picked up from the shooting range, the two children immediately cheered and followed him into the house.
Sun Meimei smiled at Song Shi and said, "Don't worry, I'll take care of the two children!"
Song Shiwei had nothing to worry about, so he smiled and nodded: "Okay, do you, Sister Jian Qiu, and Sister Chunxiang want to take anything else? I'll bring it back for you in Qing City later!"
Sun Meimei thought for a moment and said, "Then help my son Shitou to wear a pair of cotton gloves. Today, he is getting more and more tired. We can never buy any at the service point. Shitou's hands are frozen every year. I can't wash them with snow water! As for Jianqiu and Chunxiang, I asked them yesterday. Their children are grown up. The adults can make do. There is nothing to bring. You just need to take care of yourself and your kids!"
Song Shiwei kept it in mind, thinking that if there was a chance, she would buy some frostbite ointment for Shitou. She didn't know if these children had frostbite on their hands before, so she could buy two more rolls and give them preventive treatment in advance.
He smiled and nodded: "Okay! Don't worry! Let's go!"
Sun Meimei waved her hand: "Let's go, have a safe trip!"
After getting in the car and leaving the family compound, Wang Chuanling couldn't help asking, "What's in your bucket?"
Song Shi smiled and replied, "I picked up some sea cucumbers and abalone at the beach. I wanted to see if anyone in Qingshi would buy them!"
Zhou Lin pouted and gestured, "There's also an extremely ugly monkfish! That guy is so scary!"
Xiao Wang did listen to the chief's instructions, saying that his sister-in-law was going to Qing City to sell seafood, and his mission was to protect the safety of his sister-in-law and two children!
He originally thought that they were just selling ordinary fish, crabs, shrimps, etc., but he didn't expect that they were actually sea cucumbers and abalone!
Especially the anglerfish that Zhou Lin mentioned, which he had never heard of before. He couldn't help but feel curious and stretched his neck to look into the bucket next to Song Shiwei's feet.
When he saw the fish, he got really upset.
What kind of monster is this? Why is it so ugly? And scary!
Wang Chuanling had never heard of any anglerfish. He twisted his neck to glance at the bucket under Song Shiwei's feet. The fish suddenly jumped up and opened its mouth wide, trying to jump out of the bucket!
He was so scared that the steering wheel shook.
Wow, this little thing looks so unique!
Does anyone really want this? Does it taste good when cooked?
It just looks...well...scary!
On the way, Song Shiwei chatted with him and learned that his wife would also come to join the army in the next few days. She had been staying in her hometown before, and it was not very good for the couple to be apart for a long time.
They reported it to the higher authorities and the house was approved immediately. They said it was the house behind their row of houses.
Song Shiwei also said enthusiastically: "When my sister-in-law comes, come to my house for dinner, and I will welcome her and the children!"
Wang Chuanling was also very happy: "Okay, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble my sister-in-law when the time comes! Fengxia is from a small place and doesn't know a lot of things. My sister-in-law will have to guide her more!"
Song Shiwei patted his chest and assured: "Don't worry, if she has any questions, just let her come to me!"
Wang Chuanling accompanied them all the way to the dock before going to do his work.
Xiao Zhang bought the boat ticket and took the bucket directly from Song Shiwei's hand.
"Sister-in-law, give it to me, I'll carry it!"
Originally, Song Shiwei didn't want to bother him, but couldn't resist Xiao Zhang's enthusiasm, so she had to let him carry it.
There are two ferries here a day. If you miss this one, you will have to wait until the afternoon one. Therefore, Song Shiwei and her friends were lucky enough to arrive. It is now around 7:50 and the first ship is about to depart.
It was the first time for the two children to travel far away, so everything they saw was new to them, and this was their first time riding on a ship.
Although it can't be compared with modern ships, it is already very good in this era.
The picture comes from the Internet
Song Shiwei and Xiao Zhang took the two children to check their tickets and get on board. Zhou Cheng and Zhou Lin were so excited that they ran here and there on the boat and even went to the deck to take a look.
Looking at the endless sea across the way, the two children shouted excitedly: "Ah!!!!"
"ah!!!!"
Song Shi’s smile was brilliant. This is the innocent world of children. It’s so wonderful!
Originally Song Shiwei was worried that the two children would get seasick, but unexpectedly, they were still full of energy until they got off the boat.
Arriving in Qing City, Song Shiwei wanted to seize the opportunity to sell the seafood in his hands.
I took the children and Xiao Zhang all the way to the state-owned hotel.
She thought about it and decided to try her luck at the state-owned hotel first. If she couldn't sell it, she would go to various factory gates or family homes to ask if anyone wanted it.
After all, factory workers usually have some cotton coupons, cloth coupons and so on.
She didn't want money, she just wanted to exchange some tickets.
When they were almost at the state-owned hotel, Song Shiwei asked Xiao Zhang to watch the two children at the intersection while she planned to go and ask on her own.
When she entered the cafeteria with the bucket, she saw that it was empty and there were only a few people eating. It might have been because it was not yet mealtime.
The state-owned hotel here is not as big as the ones in Beijing. It has about seven or eight tables. There are two windows on the left side of the entrance, which are their back kitchens, one window for taking orders, and the other window for serving food.
There were no waiters. You just ordered the food, paid the money and the ticket, and then waited at the serving counter.
The picture comes from the Internet
Song Shiwei carried the bucket directly to the ordering window.
There was a woman standing inside. She was not very old, probably around 27 or 28 years old. When she saw Song Shiwei coming over, she raised her eyelids slightly.
"What do you want to eat?"
Song Shi smiled and said, "Hello, comrade. I'm not here to eat. I want to ask if your kitchen accepts seafood."
The woman who was holding a pen and was about to issue the invoice for her suddenly became dissatisfied. She looked her up and down, then stretched her head to look at the bucket in front of her and rolled her eyes.
"No, no! I thought you were here to eat! Go away! I don't know where you got the seafood from. We, the state-owned hotel, won't accept just any rotten fish or shrimp!"