I had been planning to resell this shop at a low price, but since my son needs money for his wedding, I have been putting it off for a long time. If someone I know can come and buy it, I don't mind selling it at a low price.
But the old man doesn't behave like that. He has offended almost everyone on this street, so he can only wait for ignorant outsiders to come and ask for the price.
Unexpectedly, Li Mu just bumped into him desperately.
The old man looked at Li Mu meaningfully and thought to himself, "Young man, don't blame me for cheating you. It's because you came at the wrong time."
After saying this, the old man sneered and returned to his original position, continuing to smoke his pipe.
How could Li Mu not see what the old man was planning at the moment, but Li Mu was not in a hurry. After all, he didn't know whether the grilled fish could be sold at a high price here.
After all, Li County is close to the sea, so there is no need to worry about seafood. I just don’t know what effect grilled fish would have here.
So Li Mu was also relatively conservative. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the old man and said, "Old man, just tell me a price. If it's suitable, I'll buy it. If it's not suitable, I'll leave."
"Eighty thousand!" the old man said without thinking.
Li Mu was not surprised to hear the price. After all, this street was equivalent to the snack stands in his previous life and had no worries about business.
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But Li Mu had already inquired about the approximate price and knew very well that the old man was raising the price.
He didn't even want to chat and just stood up and prepared to leave.
Originally, he thought that Li Mu would be an outsider who would be easier to trick and would definitely negotiate the price with him, but Li Mu just walked away.
At this moment, the calm old man became a little anxious. He did not expect this result, and opened his mouth to call Li Mu.
Unexpectedly, Li Mu left without stopping.
Li Mu was not panicked at all. The price the old man called out was already sky-high. Even if there was a relatively stable customer base here, it was not worth it for Li Mu to do so.
Besides, the old man was in a hurry to use the money. Li Mu had already seen his reaction just now, so Li Mu planned to wait and try to lower the price to the same level as when the locals bought it.
In order to see if grilled fish could sell well in Li County, Li Mu went directly to the market to purchase all the necessary ingredients and tied them to his bicycle.
Li County is not as good as Yancheng, and Li Mu is not so familiar with this place, so he can only buy some materials he can.
Because of regional considerations, the taste of people here tends to be a little lighter, so Li Mu does not plan to use hot pot base for the grilled fish this time, but instead develops a grilled fish that is more suitable for the taste of people here.
After returning home, Li Mu went into the kitchen and tinkered with things on his own.
Lin's mother in the yard saw Li Mu go straight into the kitchen as soon as he came back, with a look of confusion on her face.
Li Mu cleaned the sea bass he bought, made a cut on each side of the belly, and set it aside for later use.
After cutting the onion, ginger, garlic and lemon.
Put the prepared sea bass into the pan and fry until both sides are golden brown.
Put the ingredients in tin foil, place the sea bass on top of the ingredients, and add three or two dried chilies to enhance the flavor.
Then wrap it all in tin foil, place it on the grill and slowly grill the sea bass over charcoal fire.
As time passed, the aroma of grilled fish gradually drifted towards the courtyard. Mother Lin smelled the aroma and hurriedly asked Li Mu in the kitchen:
"Xiao Mu, what are you doing? It smells delicious."
Hearing Lin's mother's question, Li Mu smiled and replied, "I'm making grilled fish. The food here in Li County is a bit lighter. I made a new recipe. You, Dad, and Brother will try it later and give me some suggestions."
"Okay!" Mother Lin was already looking forward to the grilled fish made by Li Mu. The smell was different, with a fresh scent of lemon in the air.
Because grilling fish requires a good control of the heat, Li Mu stayed in the kitchen the whole time and refused to leave.
When Lin Mo and Lin Xiaocheng came back from get off work, they smelled the fragrance in the yard and couldn't help looking at Lin's mother and asked:
"Wife, what are you doing? It smells so good."
"Yes, Mom, what delicious food are you making? It smells so good."
Mother Lin pointed at Li Mu who was busy in the kitchen and said, "Xiao Mu said he was making grilled fish. In order to cater to the tastes of our people in Li County, he developed a new flavor."
As Lin's mother was talking, she saw Li Mu bringing out the grilled fish.
"Okay, come and eat. I'm going to wash my hands. Brother, go to the room and call Wanwan."
After saying that, Li Mu placed the grilled fish on the dining table and washed his face which was covered in ash from the charcoal fire.
When Lin Wan came out of the room, she looked at the grilled fish on the table and asked in confusion, "What is this? Why does it smell like lemon?"
Li Mu smiled and intervened, saying to Lin Wan, "Grilled fish."
"What? Grilled fish? No, it doesn't smell right. The grilled fish we had in Yancheng before was more fragrant than this."
Lin Wan said to Li Mu with some confusion.
Li Mu took Lin Wan's hand and sat down on the seat. He opened the grilled fish and saw that the soup was white. Lin Wan looked at Li Mu in even more confusion.
Seeing Lin Wan's expression, Li Mu picked up a piece of fish with chopsticks and put it into Lin Wan's bowl, saying, "New product, try it."
Lin Wan put the fish into her mouth half-believingly and chewed it carefully.
I found that the fish meat had a hint of lemon fragrance. Although it was light, it tasted very fresh.
"It's delicious, Li Mu, how did you do it?" Lin Wan looked at Li Mu with surprise.
The Lin family members who were watching on the side couldn't wait to pick up a piece of food with chopsticks and taste it carefully. The taste was very much in line with their taste.
Before they knew it, each person used a chopstick to eat up the small sea bass completely.
A few people still had an expression of wanting more.
Li Mu smiled and said, "What do you think? If we sell this grilled fish in town, will it be popular?"
Father Lin nodded and said, "Xiao Mu, it tastes really good. For people here, it suits our taste very well."
Li Mu heaved a sigh of relief after hearing Lin's father's answer. After all, this was the first time Li Mu had made this flavor, and he didn't know if it would be delicious.
"Okay, then I'll go make you another one. I bought several fish in case I failed."
After saying that, Li Mu returned to the kitchen with great interest and cooked the three sea bass that he had originally planned to catch together.
Considering that Lin’s father and mother had never tasted spicy flavor, Li Mu made spicy, garlic, and lemon flavors again this time.
The first one they ordered was the lemon flavor, followed by the garlic flavor. As for the spicy flavor, it was a bit too spicy for them.
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