Chapter 151 The Sloppy Man at the Door of the Shop
After coming out of Weiyou Restaurant, Zhang Ze had an extra thousand yuan in his small space.
The price in 1977 is not much different from now. At that time, the seafood station bought it for one yuan per pound, but now it only costs one yuan and twenty yuan at most.
The retail price is difficult to determine. After all, moonfish is a very rare fish, and there is no fixed market price unless it is produced on a large scale.
But according to Zhang Ze's estimation, a moonfish weighing more than 80 kilograms would only be sold for 200 yuan at most.
He was able to sell it at five times the price, naturally because he taught Zhao Xianghua a promotion plan.
Since Moonfish has the title of lucky fish, all we need to do is hype up the lucky aspect of it.
At that time, not only will the reputation of the restaurant be enhanced, but the fish can also be prepared into a fish banquet and sold at a high price.
The reason why Zhang Ze got so much money was not actually because of the fish, but because of the advertising planning fee.
Of course, Zhao Xianghua also had the intention of spending a huge amount of money to buy horse bones.
Of course, he hoped that Zhang Ze would give his restaurant more advice in the future. Even if he was unwilling to come and help him, at least they should have a good relationship.
He was so generous, naturally not because he valued the fish in Zhang Ze's hand, but because he was looking at this young man who had a lot of ideas.
As for Zhang Ze, he himself has no plans to open a seafood restaurant or something, so it would be better if he could make some money from these advertising plans.
These days, opening a restaurant also requires connections and a background. Back at the dock, all the sardines on the fishing boat had been cleared away, leaving only five mackerels in the fish hold.
This was what Zhang Ze had instructed before he left, so Tong Yuanhang did not sell it to him.
"Aze, you have 3,563 kilograms of sardines here, the price is 0.6 cents a kilogram, here is 213.78 yuan, count it."
Seeing him come back, Tong Yuanhang put down what he was doing, took out the money from selling fish and handed it to him.
Zhang Ze took the money and put it in his pocket without counting it. "You guys are really quick. All the fish have been sold out!"
"We came at the right time. The aquatic station wasn't very busy, so we all came to help!"
"Then we have to buy some cigarettes to share. We can't let them work for nothing."
"Qing He and your second cousin went to buy it together, and they told us not to take the job away from them!"
Zhang Ze shook his head and laughed. He understood their thoughts. They probably thought that they had delayed their fishing last night, so they tried to make up for it in other ways! Although there were a lot of sardines today, the income was indeed not as much as fishing for grouper.
"Aze, are you free tonight? I discussed with Ahu and I will treat you tonight, and he can treat you next time at a certain time." Zhang Zhenghong walked over and said.
"No rush, I'm a little tired and just want to go back and have a good sleep tonight. If we don't go out to sea tomorrow, we'll go tomorrow night. If we do go out to sea, we'll go next time." Zhang Ze's tiredness was actually an excuse.
The main reason he refused was that the men were tired from digging the pits, they didn't get much sleep at night and then they went fishing for sardines, and now everyone had a look of deep fatigue on their faces.
Why go to a restaurant in this state? I'm afraid you'll be snoring loudly in the private room halfway through your drink.
After hearing what he said, Zhang Zhenghong could only invite him another day.
Zhang Ze returned to the boat and cleaned it, then took the five swordfish and Dahuang's family back with him.
The little puppy has become more and more active, barking "woof woof woof" every day, which is very annoying, but his cute appearance is hard to hate, especially since there are several of him at home. Every time he comes back, others always rush to hold him. It is because Tong Shuyao keeps a certain distance from him because of her pregnancy.
Puppies are not cute for long, so it’s right to cherish this period of time, because they will be useless when they grow up.
When I got home, it was 3:30 in the afternoon.
As soon as Zhang Ze stopped, he saw Zhang's mother in the store holding a small bowl of sauerkraut that seemed to have just been pickled.
"Mom, did you pickle this sauerkraut?"
"If I didn't pickle it, did you pickle it?"
"Then let's make some pickled fish tonight!"
"Sour fish?"
"You'll find out tonight!"
After saying that, Zhang Ze handed the mackerel to Tong Shuyao and asked her to process the fish. Dahuang and the puppy were also taken away by Zhang Qian and Zhang Qing.
Then he rinsed the bamboo basket containing the swordfish and rode his bike to the vegetable market.
Pickled fish is a dish that Zhang Ze likes very much, and Zhang's mother's pickled cabbage is delicious.
In his previous life, his family was poor, and he could finish a large bowl of rice with some pickled cabbage. Although he ate a lot, he never got tired of it.
Until his mother died, he never tasted sauerkraut that tasted as good as the ones she made.
Now that he has been reborn, he misses the taste in his memory very much.
When he was just reborn, he did eat sauerkraut, but at that time his mind was full of making money and he ignored many details of life.
Now that I have become a millionaire, I cannot own all the high-tech products and a big house for the time being, but at least I don’t have to save on food and clothing.
Zhang Ze went to the market and bought some side dishes and seasonings, especially chili peppers.
Although pickled fish is not very spicy, it still needs some spiciness to taste good. Otherwise, if it is only sour but not spicy, it will lack the soul.
Zhang Ze didn't need to buy fish, because he hadn't sold the black fish he had caught in the space.
Just as he was about to take out the largest black fish, his attention was attracted by a six-jin mandarin fish next to it.
These fish were caught last year. There were only six mandarin fish in the space. He had kept them on purpose, but he didn't expect to keep them for half a year.
The main ingredient of sauerkraut fish is not limited to black fish. There are many substitutes. Zhang Ze has even eaten sauerkraut fish with grouper.
I ate too much light-flavored grouper, so I tried something different. I almost swallowed my tongue, it was surprisingly delicious.
The main reason why Zhang Ze doesn’t like freshwater fish is not the earthy smell, but the fact that most freshwater fish have small bones, which greatly affect the taste when eaten.
Mandarin fish does not have small bones, so you can bite the fish fillets with confidence without worrying about eating fish bones.
He came to an empty place, and with an idea in his mind, a fresh mandarin fish appeared in the bamboo basket. Then he rode his bicycle home.
Zhang's mother didn't react much when she saw the seasoning he brought out, but she was stunned when she saw a large mandarin fish: "Aze, did you buy this fish?"
"I go fishing at sea myself, why would I buy fish? I caught this one myself." Zhang Ze smiled while holding the fish. He was not lying, he indeed caught this mandarin fish himself.
If he didn't tell us about what he did fishing last year, how would anyone know?
Zhang's mother nodded in understanding, thinking that Zhang Ze had just gone out fishing.
There are rivers everywhere in Wenshui City, so it is not uncommon to catch fish.
But she didn't know that there were basically only small fish in the city's rivers, and the silt at the bottom of the rivers was cleared out in the morning and used as fertilizer for farming.
Unlike Qinghe Village, the river is wide enough and it is impossible to clean up all the silt in the river. Moreover, it will soon accumulate again after the next rain, so big fish can be raised.
Tong Shuyao had already processed the swordfish and left it for him to come back and mince.
Seeing that it was still early, Zhang Ze decided to make fish balls first.
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Now that there are more of them, he no longer uses a kitchen knife to scrape them like he did before, but directly beats them into mud with a thick stick.
After that, he threw away the almost cleaned swordfish bones, and then grabbed the mandarin fish with its belly turned upside down in the bucket next to him.
Even though it seems to be dying, it is still not easy to hold it down if it struggles when you want to kill it. The best way to deal with it is to hit it on the forehead a few times with the back of a knife. As long as the fish is unconscious, it will be very easy to handle.
He skillfully removed the gills and drained the blood from the fish, and then started scraping off the scales without waiting for all the blood to be drained.
To make pickled fish, you have to remove the fish meat from both sides. Zhang Ze has done this way of processing fish at least a thousand times in his two lifetimes, so he is very skilled at it.
When it comes to killing fish, Tong Shuyao, the daughter of a fisherman, is not as skilled as him. The fisherman's knife skills are no joke.
A six-pound fish quickly turned into a large bowl of fish fillets and a large bowl of fish bones.
When Zhang Ze brought out the fish, Zhang Qian had already taken Zhang Qing to wash the side dishes he had bought and prepared the seasonings.
He looked at the time and thought it was time to make dinner, so he started to cook sauerkraut fish.
Business wasn't busy yet, so Zhang's mother came up to him curiously and watched him cook fish.
"Aze, where did you learn how to make this pickled fish?"
"I know the owner and chef of Weiyou Restaurant and we have a good relationship. I learned how to make pickled fish from the chef."
"Is it okay for you to learn this?"
"What does it matter? My cooking isn't as delicious as that of the chef. He's not afraid of me learning from him."
Zhang's mother nodded, thinking it made sense.
The fish fillets also need to be mixed with egg white, starch and other things so that they will not break easily after the gelatin is produced.
Soon, the smoky aroma of pickled fish surrounded the entrance of the shop. Especially the fish bones needed to be fried on both sides until golden brown, and if you are willing to use more oil, the smell is very fragrant.
Although the business of five-spice blue crabs has declined a lot, it has been able to maintain itself. The main reason is that they are willing to use oil in the five-spice blue crabs, and the soup is thick and rich in flavor, unlike some places where the soup tastes like water.
Now the smell of fried fish wafted in the air, and the eyes of several customers who happened to come by to buy things suddenly lit up.
"Aze, your shop has new dishes?"
"No, we eat it ourselves."
Hearing what he said, several customers were immediately disappointed.
At this time, Ruan Yanrong came over with an empty lunch box to buy five-spice blue crabs. Seeing him cooking, he asked curiously, "Aze, what are you doing?"
"I made pickled fish, which tastes sour and spicy and goes well with rice."
"Eat with rice? How much is one serving? Give me one later!"
"I'm eating this myself. It's not a new dish in the shop."
Zhang Ze smiled bitterly and gave his wife a look.
The couple had already developed a tacit understanding, and Tong Shuyao was indeed smart, so she immediately understood what he meant. She smiled and pulled Ruan Yanrong in, explaining in a low voice.
The other customers were a little disappointed, but they didn't force it. However, someone still asked them to make this dish because it looked really delicious and had a lot of ingredients.
Although Zhang Ze said he was considering it, he actually had no plans to serve this dish in the short term.
The main problem is that there are no take-away boxes, and his shop doesn't allow people to eat in, so unless customers bring their own bowls and lunch boxes, it's difficult to pack the food.
But even if it is inconvenient for customers to bring their own bowls, we can serve this dish when the noodle shop opens in the future and customers can eat in the store.
Just when Zhang Ze finished cooking the pickled fish and was about to take it out of the pot, he unexpectedly saw a sloppy young man standing not far from the store entrance, staring at him and swallowing his saliva.
After the shop opened, beggars or people in trouble would occasionally pass by.
Some people would take the initiative to ask them for a bowl of rice, while some people were shy and just watched silently and were unwilling to leave.
Everyone will encounter difficulties in their life, and there are many women in his family, who are more soft-hearted and compassionate.
Therefore, Zhang's mother specially bought a few large bowls and a few pairs of chopsticks. When there were beggars, she would use these large bowls to serve rice and vegetables.
So far, Zhang Ze hasn’t encountered anyone who is so shameless as to come here for free food every day, so he has no objection.
He went to check the rice and saw that it was cooked, so he waved to the sloppy young man who had been staring at them.
(End of this chapter)
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