Chapter 271 The Jin Family’s Quarrel
"The price of blue crabs is too cheap now. If we farm them and sell them, we may only make a hard-earned profit. It's really better to go out to sea and fish."
Zhang Ze thought about it and tried to use the most tactful words to dissuade Jin's mother from investing money in the breeding farm.
Among the brothers of the Jin family, only Jin Sanbao has turned his life around. The others can only get by and cannot save much money.
If they want to set up a breeding farm, the Jin family will probably find a way to get money from Jin Sanbao, and it is very likely that the situation will become very ugly.
After hearing this, Jin's mother couldn't help but restrain her smile a little: "Since it doesn't make money, why are you still supporting this, Aze?"
Zhang Ze had no choice but to continue explaining, "That's because my seafood restaurant and my friend's restaurant need a stable supply of blue crabs every day. Wild blue crabs vary in size, so it's difficult to get a large number of suitable ones every day, so I can only raise them myself."
It is impossible not to make money, otherwise no one in Nansha would enter the breeding industry.
Zhang Ze mainly wants to rely on the butter crabs to establish the characteristics of his seafood restaurant, so that when people mention butter crabs in the future, the first thing they think of is his seafood restaurant. Therefore, he does not care whether the butter crabs are expensive or not.
As long as it tastes good and makes people unforgettable, that’s enough.
This thing is rare and only a small number of people can eat it.
Now only people with a certain status can eat it, but in the future only rich people will be able to afford it.
"Then Aze, can you also collect blue crabs from our family in the future?" Jin Mu said with a lick on her face.
"I can't collect this. My farm is quite large. I will have to find another way to sell the blue crabs when the time comes."
There was no way Zhang Ze would agree to this. The blue crabs produced by his one hundred acres of land were enough, so why would he spend extra money to buy them from others?
I can't compromise and wrong myself just because Jin's mother is the mother of my good friend. Isn't this a big injustice? And since Jin's mother said this, there is no need to deal with this person in the future.
I used to think that Jin's mother was a great person. She took care of the housework and raised so many children. She was also warm and generous.
Now it seems that what he saw was actually just a rural woman who had no sense of the overall situation and was very selfish.
She didn't even think about what Jin Sanbao would think after she said this. Wouldn't he drink a bottle of white wine in front of him to apologize? After saying this, Zhang Ze left her house without caring about Jin's mother's ugly expression.
When it was almost time for dinner that evening, Jin Sanbao came back. After notifying Lin Hu to come over and sell the fish, he was about to get some meat and go drink with Jin Fan and the others in the evening.
When I got home, I found that my wife didn't look well.
"What's going on?"
"My mother came over today and asked me for one thousand the first thing she did." Chen Lian felt a pain in her chest when she thought of the reason why Jin's mother borrowed money.
If Jin's mother was not feeling well and needed to see a doctor, or wanted to eat something good or buy some clothes, she would take the money without saying a word.
But how could she agree to take money from her to set up a breeding farm for her eldest grandson?
Other people's families are living a better life now, but it was all earned by Jin Sanbao with hard work.
The risk of going to sea is very high these days, and it is not easy for their family to save up a few thousand dollars.
Moreover, there are six children in the family, and they all need money for food, clothing, housing, education, etc. Naturally, Chen Lian is unwilling to give this money to Jin's mother.
"Why is Mom suddenly asking you for money?" Jin Sanbao was confused. He didn't know the reason yet.
"It's all because of your eldest nephew." Chen Lian explained the whole story clearly and even mentioned Zhang Ze, saying that he was optimistic about the breeding farm, so Jin's mother made up her mind to run a breeding farm.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible! Aze would never say that to mom. When he first opened the farm, he told us that it was not profitable. He opened the farm just to supply seafood restaurants and restaurants."
Jin Duobao stood up immediately. He didn't believe that Zhang Ze would speak like that.
Because they had asked about the situation of the breeding farm at the beginning, Zhang Ze told them at that time that it would be completely in time to wait for five or six years, and that they would make money then.
Chen Lian nodded, aggrieved: "I think so too, and we have separated. Even if we need to borrow money, my eldest brother's family has to come here themselves. There is no reason for Mom to come here."
"We give every month mom a pension, and she spends it on her eldest grandson's family. Did I say anything?"
Jin Sanbao was also very angry after hearing this. His eldest nephew was lazy and gluttonous, but he had a sweet mouth!
He could often make Jin Mu happy, so Jin Mu was particularly fond of him.
He already had issues with Jin Mu's favoritism, but now he went even further and came directly to his house to ask for a thousand yuan?
"Next time mom comes, will you let her come to see me?"
"Why am I looking for you? Abao, you're back. Mom just happened to talk to you about something!" What a coincidence, as soon as he finished speaking, Jin's mother came over.
When Jin Sanbao saw his mother coming over, he did not question her immediately, but asked, "Mom, what do you want from me?"
Mother Jin looked at her third daughter-in-law, then smiled and said to her son, "I don't know if A-Lian has told you that A-Wen wants to start a breeding farm, but he's still short of money, so Mom came to borrow some money from you on his behalf. You're A-Wen's third uncle, and life is better now, so you have to help."
Jin Sanbao sighed when he heard this. Just like Jin's mother said, he was the third uncle after all.
If my nephew is a hard-working person, I would lend him the money without interest and pay it back when he has money.
But because he knew what kind of person his eldest nephew was, he realized that the money could not be lent at all, as it would be no different from giving it away for free.
"Mom, the breeding farm isn't making much money right now. You should let Awen go out to sea with Big Brother first! If it doesn't work out, I'll ask Aze to bring him on board the fleet."
"What fleet are we going to? You know Awen is seasick, right?"
"I think he thinks going out to sea is too tiring! How could you not know whether he gets seasick or not?" When Jin Sanbao heard his mother bring up seasickness, his face immediately fell.
Her son's tone was bad, and Jin's mother became angry and spoke louder.
Soon, the sounds of two people quarreling and Chen Lian's persuasion were heard from Jin Sanbao's house.
The village is so small that people just go wherever there’s excitement. Soon, a large crowd gathered in front of Jin Sanbao’s house to watch the fun.
When Jin's mother saw so many people coming, she was not stupid enough to fall to the ground and cry and morally blackmail her son.
After all, Jin Sanbao is still her son, and the most promising one at the moment. If her relationship with him becomes strained because of her eldest grandson, her future life will not be as good as it is now.
So in the end she went over, closed the door, and stopped arguing with her son.
Of course, Jin's mother didn't get the money in the end.
At this time, Zhang Ze was teaching his mother how to make butter crab.
"Mom, look at this blue crab. The bend of its legs has turned yellow, which means it's full of butter. I've eaten this kind of crab twice since I went out to sea, and I found that if you steam it directly, its legs will break, and the butter inside will leak out, and the taste will be almost the same as before."
"But put it in ice water for ten minutes before steaming it so the legs won't break and the butter will be locked in."
"Is eating crabs so troublesome?" Zhang's mother was a little disgusted.
When her family was poor, Zhang Ze had gotten blue crabs before. They were delicious, but they were troublesome to chew, so she didn't like them very much.
But since her son had been nagging her so much, she had no choice but to do as he asked.
I took a few blue crabs tied with ropes into the kitchen and got some ice cubes from the refrigerator.
The weather is hot now, and Zhang Ze made some cold drinks before. They tasted refreshing after adding ice cubes, so there is always some ice cubes in the refrigerator, which can be used now.
The blue crabs were frozen to death in ice water and then steamed nearby. Zhang Huihong also took the opportunity to cook the last dish.
The family went out to eat. Zhang Wu, who was doing his homework, saw a big blue crab on the table and his eyes lit up: "Wow, there are big blue crabs. Brother, you haven't brought back blue crabs for a long time."
Zhang Ze laughed and said, "You didn't tell me you like it!"
"I like lobsters and crabs, but I don't like fish." Zhang Wu couldn't wait to reach out to the claws of the largest blue crab. Children like to eat claws the most because they have more meat.
The blue crabs Zhang Ze took out were all very big, but the two largest ones were one roe crab and one meat crab.
After the blue crab was steamed, Zhang Huihong had already cracked open its claws. Zhang Wu easily removed the shell and took a bite, feeling extremely happy.
But this time, the taste of the blue crab shocked him: "Wow, this crab meat is so delicious, it tastes better than before."
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After hearing this, Zhang Ze had an idea in his mind.
It seems that the effect after cultivation is really good, it’s just a little more delicious than before. Zhang Wu may not be able to feel it, but the huge difference makes him so surprised.
"Mom, Shuyao, Aqing, try this. This is a female blue crab that has been exposed to the sun, and the red roe has all turned into butter. It tastes much better than ordinary blue crabs."
Hearing Zhang Ze say this, the others reached out for the butter crab.
Zhang's mother opened the crab shell and saw that the inside was actually cream-yellow. She was stunned and said, "This looks quite similar to what Xiao Zhaonan pulled out."
"Poof~" Zhang Ze, who had just taken a sip of the loofah and egg soup, suddenly vomited.
Zhang Qing even said angrily, "Mom, why do you say that? I wanted to eat it originally, but now that you've said that, how can I eat it?"
"If you can't eat it, don't eat it. Come, Shuyao, this is for you." Zhang's mother handed the opened butter crab to Tong Shuyao.
She took it with a smile: "Thank you, Mom."
Tong Shuyao changes her baby's diapers every day. After getting used to it, she has a better acceptance of colors.
She looked at the blue crabs that were completely covered in butter and sniffed them gently. Suddenly, a rich aroma of butter filled her nose, which whetted her appetite.
She scooped out some crab meat and crab paste with chopsticks and tasted it. She was very surprised: "This butter crab tastes so good?"
"Hurry up and try it. This paste has a very strong aroma. It tastes better than the lobster and grouper that Aze brought over before."
"Really?" Zhang Qing, who originally didn't want to eat it, was moved. She didn't care about what her mother had said about it being disgusting, and picked up the other half.
Zhang Wu looked at his sister curiously. When he saw her eating, he asked, "Sister, is it delicious?"
"It's just so-so! Just eat your big claws, and let your sisters eat these not-so-delicious ones." Zhang Qing said nonsense to her brother in a serious tone.
Zhang Wu was not so easily fooled, and he had heard what Tong Shuyao had said just now, so he shouted, "You must be lying to me, I don't care, I want to eat it too."
As he said this, he was about to reach out for another butter crab.
Zhang Qing held his head and pushed him back to his seat: "Mom and brother haven't eaten yet, why don't you eat something else?"
"Why?"
"Because I'm your sister!"
The younger brother was suppressed by his sister again, and Zhang Ze watched with great interest.
Finally, Zhang's mother couldn't bear it anymore, so she picked up the butter crab and gave half to her youngest son, and the rest was originally intended for him.
However, Zhang Ze refused on the grounds that he had eaten it before when he was out at sea.
He can eat butter crab anytime he wants, and there is no need to compete with his family for it.
After the meal, Zhang Ze was in the living room playing with his son who had just woken up.
The little baby would giggle from time to time when he was teased by him. After a few months, little Zhaonan grew more and more cute, with fair skin, making people unable to resist holding him in their arms and rubbing him hard.
However, the old father Zhang Ze was reluctant to torture his son like this. He usually controlled the time he held his child and tried to let him lie down as much as possible.
Holding the baby too much can easily affect the baby's bone growth; lying down is best.
After a while, the child was hungry, so Tong Shuyao took him into the room to feed him.
At this time, Zhang's mother had also cleaned up the dishes and came to him and asked, "Aze, can you get some of that butter crab? If you have any, send some to Qian next time."
Children at home are children, and married children remain children.
Zhang Qian has been married for several months and is now pregnant, so Zhang's mother often goes to see her when she has nothing to do.
"Mom, Qian is pregnant. We can't eat this butter crab. It's not good for the baby."
Tong Shuyao didn't eat crabs when she was pregnant, but she did eat a lot of nutritious fish.
Of course, Zhang Ze also privately told his sister some things not to eat.
"Can't we eat it?" Zhang's mother didn't know that pregnant women were not suitable to eat cold crabs. After all, they could only eat hairy crabs in that era, and poor families couldn't afford them.
"Then let's get two if we have any, send them to Ji Ting's family, and let them have a taste."
"Okay, I'll bring it back if I have it later."
Zhang's mother was just saying this, and Zhang Ze understood what she meant. If there was something, then let the in-laws have a taste of the good things. Only by maintaining a good relationship could his daughter live a better life.
He stayed at home for two more days, and only when the seafood restaurant's premium seafood stocks ran out did he slowly prepare to go out to sea.
It was not until Zhang Ze arrived in the village that he learned about the situation of the Jin family from the gossipy village women.
Go find Jin Sanbao, but the people have already gone out to sea, so he has to go out to sea and find the fleet to know the specific situation.
There are only seven ships in the fleet now. The new ships were actually launched not long ago, and the captains are still being trained.
Zhang Ze has ordered seven more ships, but they will have to wait until the second half of the year before they can be put into operation.
Today is a sunny day. After preparing the bait, he started the Duoyu and set off to the sea to continue gaining experience and upgrade the space to level 45 first.
(End of this chapter)
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