Chapter 118: Eating lobster shells can make you taller
Arriving at the shipyard, the director of the shipyard was quite surprised to learn the purpose of Zhang Ze and others' visit.
Two more boats. He didn't expect that he only had four 15-meter iron fishing boats in total, but they were all bought by Zhang Ze and his men.
This also made him secretly wonder whether this year's shipbuilding targets should be tilted slightly towards 15-meter fishing boats.
It is not difficult for Zhang Ze to install a winch. The shipyard also specializes in producing longline fishing boats, so they naturally have winches.
While installing the winch on his fishing boat, he also came to the boat of Zhang Zhenghong and others to teach them how to drive the boat.
Driving a boat is not difficult, but entering, stopping and leaving the port require more practice.
After Zhang Qinghe bought the boat and completed the formalities, he went back to the Wenshui City Pier. He wanted to go back home and bring his brother over.
His ideas are different from Zhang Ze's, and he doesn't think he can do it alone.
By the time the winch was installed, it was around 3:30 in the afternoon. A winch cost 300 yuan, but it was definitely worth it as it would make longline fishing more convenient.
Zhang Ze first went to the mangrove forest to collect the traps, and then came back and asked Zhang Zhenghong to follow him.
I returned to Wenshui City and rented a berth for him nearby. Then I took out the sea grouper and lobster from the space and put them in a backpack. I hung the backpack on my bicycle and went home.
The time to go out to sea has been agreed upon, and we will set off after lunch tomorrow.
High tides can last for several days. Although the tides in the next few days will not be as high as yesterday, the fish will still be more active than usual.
He had borrowed a total of 5,700 yuan (3,200 yuan from his cousin), and he had to operate another winch today, so he must be more diligent.
We can't just fish one day and dry the net for three days like before.
When he got home, Zhang Ze saw his wife knitting a sweater. Judging from the style, it was clearly for a baby.
He suddenly felt that he should buy a sewing machine. He had been wanting to get it ready for a long time, but he was busy with other things these days.
"You're back!" Tong Shuyao smiled gently when she saw him. After having a child, she seemed less girlish than before, but her temperament became more elegant.
"Yeah, I'm back." Zhang Ze pushed the bicycle in and parked it, then took out the fish and lobster inside and put them in the back kitchen.
It was almost time for dinner, so he had to prepare the fish and lobster first.
Tong Shuyao also stood up and followed in. She was a little surprised when she saw the fish and the lobster: "Why did you bring back the sea grouper and the lobster? Why don't you sell them together?"
"Both the red snapper and the lobster are very nutritious. Now that you have an extra one in your stomach, you must keep up with the nutrition."
"Then you don't need these two. They are so expensive!"
"You man, am I short of money?"
This made Tong Shuyao burst out laughing: "Now that I know you can do it, it's ok!"
Zhang Ze was surprised: "Aren't you the one who knows this best?"
Tong Shuyao was stunned for a moment, and the next moment a shy and annoyed expression appeared on her face and she said angrily: "What are you talking about!"
"Hehe!" After teasing his wife as usual, Zhang Ze killed the fish skillfully, put it in a large plate and took it to a cool place, and steamed the fish.
Picking up the lobster, he thought about it and decided to buy some carrots and tomatoes to make soup later.
Tomatoes can add a bit of sourness, and I think Tong Shuyao would like it very much.
So he directly poked the knife into the narrow gap between the head and the body, and scratched a circle to separate the lobster head and body.
The blood in the lobster's body flows out quickly, much faster than urinating.
What you actually release when you urinate is the lobster's blood, but that's only done when the lobster is steamed or grilled with cheese.
He now takes out the entire meat from the lobster and cuts it into pieces.
The meat yield of the five-jin big flower dragon is quite good. He did not throw away the shell and will use it to make soup later.
After cutting the meat, he took a plate and used a spoon to take out the shrimp brain and shrimp roe from the head. He would then beat two eggs to make shrimp roe and egg custard.
Shrimp brains and shrimp roe are not very suitable for Tong Shuyao to eat, which is why he cannot cook them together.
There is actually a lot of meat in the lobster head. Zhang Ze chopped the head open with a knife, cut off the gills, and chopped it into small pieces. The lobster was ready.
After putting everything on the plate, he turned around and found Tong Shuyao leaning against the wall next to him, looking at him with a dazed look.
He washed his hands, dried them, and then went over to smooth away the strands of hair on his wife's forehead. He whispered, "What's wrong? Why are you staring at me?"
Tong Shuyao shook her head slightly: "Nothing, I just think you are amazing, like you know everything."
"Who said that?" Zhang Ze smiled and said in her puzzled eyes, "I don't know how to give birth to a child."
Tong Shuyao's eyes, which were originally filled with love and admiration, suddenly became clear again, and she said, "Yes, yes, you can't give birth to a child, but you can sow seeds, right!"
Zhang Ze burst out laughing. He didn't expect that his usually shy wife would say something so fierce.
He reached out and pinched her still chubby face, and kissed her pink lips: "What food do you have at home tonight? I'm going to the vegetable market and buy some."
"Mom bought some pork and eggs today, and the vegetables include broccoli and cabbage."
"Okay, I'll go get some side dishes for the lobster soup."
"Well, I'll go boil some water for you so you can take a bath when you come back."
Zhang Ze opened his mouth and was about to stop her, but then he felt that Tong Shuyao's belly wasn't big yet, so there seemed to be no problem in boiling water, so he nodded, got on his bike and went out again.
But he did not go to the market immediately. Instead, he came to an old house next to the former black market in the city and knocked on the door five times, two fast and three slow.
After a while, footsteps were heard from inside, and then the door opened a little.
When the people inside saw Zhang Ze, they immediately welcomed him in warmly.
There were only two people in the room, both men. They were only about 1.65 meters tall and looked ordinary, the kind that you would be ignored in a crowd.
Zhang Zen knew them because he had bought some things at the black market and asked the sellers about them.
These two people were ticket sellers, and they had all kinds of tickets. When he came to Wenshui City and didn't have enough tickets, he would buy them from these two people, and over time they became regular customers.
This house is not their residence, but just a temporary place for selling tickets.
There are five places in total, but Zhang Ze is not sure if there are more. Anyway, since there is no one here, he has to go knock on doors somewhere else.
I was lucky today and found the right place right away.
"What tickets do you want to buy today?" one of them asked.
"One ticket for sewing, four tickets for watches, two tickets for radios, and how many cloth tickets you have? Take them out so I can see them."
When Zhang Ze announced this number, the two ticket sellers gasped, and then were overjoyed.
This is a big order, who would buy several tickets for three turns and one ring? "Wait a minute."
The two of them walked into the room together, and came out after a while with some tickets.
"I have just one ticket for sewing, two tickets for watches, and just enough for radios. I also have cloth tickets. Take a look."
One of them took out the tickets, and the other one said, "Wait two days for the remaining two watch tickets. Come back here the day after tomorrow afternoon to get them."
Zhang Ze nodded, asked the price and put away all the tickets. The total cost was three hundred and fifty.
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After leaving here, he went to a state-owned tailor shop.
After communicating with the tailor in the shop for a long time, I finally ordered three maternity clothes.
There are no such things as maternity clothes in this era. At most, the clothes are made bigger to make them relatively comfortable for pregnant women.
The master seamstress in the tailor shop was a middle-aged woman. She was amazed when she heard the maternity clothes drawn by Zhang Ze. When she learned that he designed them for her pregnant wife, she admired him very much and even wanted to recruit him as an apprentice.
He might have agreed to this ten years ago, as there are actually quite a few men working as tailors these days.
But now, what could be more interesting than fishing? He went to the department store to buy some cloth to make clothes and diapers for his future children, and then he went to the market to buy the side dishes for the lobster.
As for the sewing machine, watch and other things, he only had more than two hundred yuan left on him. The money was not enough, so he could only wait until he came back from the sea next time.
When she got home, Zhang's mother's shop was already busy. She was a little surprised to see Zhang Ze coming back with some vegetables. She had taken a nap in the afternoon and didn't notice that her son had come back.
"Mom, I'll cook it tonight, you just take care of your own business."
"You go out to sea and come back to cook, aren't you tired?"
"Why should I be tired? This is much easier than farming before."
Zhang's mother nodded, thinking that this was true.
She didn't know that fishing is actually very hard work for fishermen. She only saw Zhang Ze fishing and thought it was very easy.
He went to bring all the dishes that Zhang's mother had cooked for lunch to himself, so that he could just heat up the dinner when it was ready and eat it. Then he started to make his own lobster soup.
Lobster soup is not difficult to make. Chop the carrots and tomatoes, put the lobster heads and shells into the pot and stir-fry. Then add the vegetables and stir-fry until fragrant. Add water to boil the soup. When it is almost cooked, add the lobster meat.
After cooking, Zhang Ze tasted it himself. It was a bit bland but very sweet.
Basically, people in southern coastal cities tend to eat light food, and some even prefer sweet food.
Therefore, the soup still tasted great for their family, and there was no need to make lobster bisque.
The next step was to steam fish, make egg custard and cook rice, all of which Tong Shuyao knew how to do. Zhang Ze went upstairs to take a shower.
He had long been unable to bear the fishy smell and sweat on his body. If he hadn't had to cook and was afraid of sweating, he would definitely go upstairs to take a shower as soon as he came back.
At night, at the dinner table, Zhang Ze first served a bowl of lobster soup to his mother, and then served a bowl to his wife.
Give it to Zhang's mother first because she is the only elder at the table, not because the mother is more important than the daughter-in-law.
"Brother, I want one too!" After seeing him pour a bowl for Tong Shuyao and sit down, Zhang Wu also took a bowl and handed it to him.
Zhang Ze looked at him in surprise, then took out the lobster shell and put it in his bowl: "I heard that eating more lobster shells can make you taller. Wu, you are so short, you should eat more. Maybe you can grow as tall as me in the future."
Zhang Wu looked at the lobster shell, which was just a shell without any meat, and felt a little skeptical.
"real?"
"Why would I lie to you? What good would that do?"
Well, what good could there be in lying to a little kid like him? Besides, Zhang Ze gave him a dime in the morning, so he went to the canteen and bought a lot of things. His classmates were extremely envious.
Out of trust in the money, he took a bite.
"Crack, crack, crack." The lobster shell was tough and did not break, but Zhang Wu's own mouth flesh was pierced by some sharp parts of the shell and it hurt.
"Brother, this thing is hard to bite!"
"Hahahaha." Zhang Ze didn't return his laughter, but Zhang Qing couldn't hold it back anymore, "Awu, are you stupid? You can't eat lobster shells. I lied to you."
"Brother, you lied to me again!" Zhang Wu saw that the whole family was looking at him with smiles. He picked up the lobster shell and threw it on the table in shame and anger. He stood up and glared at Zhang Ze to show that he was very angry.
"I'm not lying to you. Eating it regularly can indeed help you grow taller." Zhang Ze put away his smile and said seriously.
Zhang Wu realized that he really wasn't lying, so he wasn't so angry anymore. He looked at the lobster shell on the table and hesitated: "Then how can I eat this shell if it's so hard?"
"No need to eat, because you can grow taller by eating other things."
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Well, in the end Zhang Wu found out that he had been fooled.
Just when I was about to continue losing my temper, I heard my brother say the word "morning".
"Morning?"
"Morning!!!"
(End of this chapter)
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