"Brother, this is it."
The snotty boy pointed to a thatched house in front and said to Chen Wang.
"Okay, you all go back, don't catch a cold in the rain."
Chen Wang waved his hand.
Several children said goodbye to him one after another, then chased each other and played away.
Chen Wang walked to the door of the thatched house and saw that it was open. Instead of going in directly, he raised his hand and knocked gently on the door.
"Who is it?"
An old voice came from inside.
"Do you have crucian carp? Can you sell me some? I'm from the next village. My wife is pregnant and I want to buy some crucian carp for her to make soup."
Chen Wang directly stated his purpose.
After a moment of silence in the room, the sound rang out again.
"Come in!"
"Thanks."
Chen Wang thanked him and walked into the house.
The room was quite simple and messy, and was filled with an unpleasant smell mixed with a hint of fish.
At the innermost part there was a bed with a thick quilt and some clothes piled on it.
An old man in his sixties was sitting at the head of the bed, and it looked like he had just sat up.
"You were sleeping, sorry to bother you."
Chen Wang smiled embarrassedly.
"fine."
The old man shook his head calmly, pointed to a water tank next to the wood stove and said, "The fish are in the tank, catch them yourself, just name the price you want."
Chen Wang was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then nodded, turned around, walked to the water tank and looked inside.
There are quite a few fish in it, including crucian carp, carp, silver carp, and some yellow croaker.
"Can you sell me some of this yellow croaker?"
Chen Wang asked.
This thing has a lot of meat, and the texture is very delicate and delicious. It is suitable for braising and making soup. It is a delicious river fish.
There is no shortage of meat at home recently, but we don’t eat much fish or shrimp.
"Can."
The old man nodded indifferently.
"Thanks."
Chen Wang thanked him with a smile and looked around for something to hold the fish.
Before I traveled through time, I was used to going out to buy things empty-handed. Nowadays, it is better to bring a basket or cloth bag when going out to buy things.
Seeing some hemp ropes not far away, Chen Wang asked again if he could use them.
The old man readily agreed.
So Chen Wang found a kitchen knife and cut two pieces of hemp rope. He then took out two crucian carps from the water tank and passed the hemp rope through the fish's noses one by one.
Aquatic resources are also very abundant these days, and wild crucian carp are much larger than he remembered.
Holding the hemp rope and feeling it, I think the two crucian carps must weigh more than two kilograms each.
Fish is not expensive nowadays and is much cheaper than meat. After all, it is a source of meat that anyone can get as long as they are willing to put in the effort.
The price of crucian carp in the market is about 40 or 50 cents, and no more than 50 cents per pound.
Afterwards, Chen Wang found a tattered small fishing net, put a few yellow croakers in it, and pinched the broken part of the fishing net to tie it up.
"How about two dollars?"
Chen Wang took out a two-dollar bill and looked at the old man inquiringly.
Two kilograms of crucian carp is worth about one dollar, and a few yellow croakers are obviously not worth one dollar, so the price he gave is very good.
The old man nodded.
Chen Wang walked over and handed him the money.
The old man reached out and took it, casually stuffing it under the pillow.
"Do you go fishing every day?"
Chen Wang asked with a smile.
"As long as the weather is good and it's convenient to go out, I'll go. Why?"
The old man looked at him in surprise.
"Nothing. I mean, maybe I'll come back to buy fish in the future."
"Well, you'd better come over after dinner. I may not be at home, or you can just go to the river to find me."
"Okay, I'll go back first, you can continue to rest!"
"Um!"
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Holding an umbrella in one hand and carrying a few pounds of fish in the other, Chen Wang quickly returned home.
The little girl was sitting on a small stool in the room, teasing the puppy. When she heard footsteps, she looked up at Chen Wang with a look of surprise on her little face.
"Wow, so many fish!"
"We've been eating too much meat lately, so let's change our taste today and focus on fish!"
Chen Wang said with a smile.
"Yeah...eat fish, I want to eat fish."
The little girl cheered.
Lin Xiuqin, who was sitting beside the bed, heard this and rolled her eyes at Chen Wang speechlessly.
What does it mean to change your taste after eating too much meat?
If the villagers heard this, I wonder what they would think!
Lin Xiuqin put down the needle and thread in her hand, stood up and walked over to take the hemp rope and fishing net from his hand, and went to the kitchen in the back room to process the fish.
First, slowly stew the crucian carp and tofu in a casserole.
By the time the lunch dishes are ready, the crucian carp and tofu soup can be served.
The soup, which had been simmered for almost two hours, took on a milky white color and exuded an enticing fragrance.
Lin Xiuqin took three bowls and filled three bowls of soup first.
The three of them sat at the dining table and drank their soup with spoons.
After taking a sip of the fish soup, I felt it was so delicious that my eyebrows almost fell off.
After drinking a bowl of soup, my whole body felt warm and comfortable.
"Wife, drink more. I'm going to eat."
Chen Wang said something to Lin Xiuqin beside him, then stood up and went to get some rice.
Lin Xiuqin also cooked yellow croaker, which she stewed with potatoes and mushrooms as side dishes. The color looked very appetizing to rice.
Chen Wang picked up a large piece of yellow croaker meat and put it into his mouth, and immediately showed an expression of enjoyment.
The fish meat melts in your mouth, fresh, fragrant and spicy, and it tastes much better than wild boar meat.
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