Chapter 911 Giving Gifts Is Also a Way to Enhance National Prestige
The Sifang City is divided into the front and back cities. The back city is larger, so it is divided into four areas. Each area has a county magistrate who is responsible for managing trivial matters of the people.
The place Su Nuan came to was the closest to the villa. The county magistrate here was elected after climbing to the 70th floor of the Tower of Babel. He was a man of some means.
As they were talking, a strong, dark-skinned woman rushed out. She looked to be in her forties or fifties.
The woman was dressed simply, with only a gold hairpin as her head ornament. She didn't look like an unreasonable person.
The woman came out and looked at Su Nuan, then burst into tears, "She's already pregnant..."
Su Nuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The yamen runner beside her hurriedly explained, "This is the Empress, why don't you pay your respects?"
The woman's crying stopped abruptly, and she knelt on the ground with a thud. The sound was so loud that Su Nuan felt pain.
"Ah... Your Majesty... I... I..."
Seeing that the other party was too nervous to speak, Su Nuan smiled and said, "Hurry up, I just got some fish, but I don't know how to remove the glue, so someone recommended me to come to the adults."
The woman breathed a sigh of relief, the tension on her face loosening. She asked tentatively, "Madam, are we just taking the fish maw?"
Su Nuan nodded, "Yes, there will be this kind of job in the future. I wonder if I can find a few more people."
After thinking for a moment, she added, "If the craftsmanship involves some ancestral techniques, you can take it home and get it."
The woman smiled innocently, "It's not about any skills, it's all about experience. I'm Sun Xiaoyu, I grew up in a fishing village, I know how to do this job."
At this time, a dark-skinned man ran out from the yamen, knelt down beside Sun Xiaoyu, and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you, the Empress."
He had already heard part of it when he ran over. He didn't wait for Su Nuan to speak before he spoke, "Your Majesty, I have been an orphan since I was young. After marrying into the Sun family, I have rarely come into contact with fish."
"It has always been my wife who has been in charge. Her cooking skills are better than mine."
"I'm not saying this to shirk responsibility, but because I'm afraid of failing to live up to your majesty's trust."
Su Nuan was stunned. Marrying into the wife's family? It was nice that he could say it so generously.
"Well, you're already an official. Are you willing to let your wife go out and show her face in public?"
The county magistrate laughed and said, "I am the one who takes care of all the household affairs. Besides, I am a son-in-law, so I don't have the pedantic ideas of ordinary scholars."
Sun Xiaoyu said awkwardly, "I...I want to work, but my family and the outside world can't even afford to eat with his salary."
Su Nuan deliberately asked, "How many people are there in your family? Is it because the salary is too little that you can't eat enough, or is there another reason?"
Sun Xiaoyu smiled awkwardly, "I'm such a fertile woman. I have eight sons and three daughters."
Su Nuan's eyes lit up, "Wow, that's amazing, this job is perfect for you, after all, half of the patients at the women's clinic are pregnant women."
"You have many children and are blessed with a man who is an official. Then someone will definitely be willing to buy the fish maw you make."
The yellow croakers in the space will start to reproduce soon. They don't need to be too big. It is easy to take out one or two ounces of fish maw from a fish weighing more than ten pounds.
One or two ounces of fish maw is just the right amount for a meal. If its reputation gets out, I'm afraid the demand will outstrip the supply.
Thinking of this, Su Nuan decided to keep the products produced in the space for the confinement center, and rely on the fishing village for the rest, and she would just build a fish farm.
Su Nuan made up her mind and said, "Everyone, get up. Sun Xiaoyu, come with me and see how to deal with those fish. Do you need any tools?"
Sun Xiaoyu jumped up and said, "I have a knife!"
Su Nuan felt that this couple was quite interesting, "Let's go..."
She suddenly realized that Sun Xiaoyu was too big to fit in her car.
Sun Xiaoyu quickly said, "Your Majesty, please go back first. I will go prepare the tools."
Su Nuan nodded, "Okay."
She also had to go back and release the fish.
Su Nuan returned to the villa first and found an empty room to place the fish.
Some fish were killed directly by the killer whales, while some were still alive. Fortunately, they were all dead before Sun Xiaoyu arrived.
Sun Xiaoyu was shocked when he arrived, "This, this, this... hundreds of them?"
Su Nuan smiled awkwardly, "It's impossible to finish it. I don't know what to do. You can call someone you know."
Sun Xiaoyu said, "This servant cannot complete it alone. After all, the glue needs to be cleaned first, and then it can be dried."
"The weather outside is fine. After an hour of drying the surface, you can shape it. If you don't shape it, it won't look good and will be unappetizing."
Su Nuan didn't expect Sun Xiaoyu to be so thoughtful. "From now on, these will be under your care. I will set up a shop specifically for collecting fish."
Sun Xiaoyu hesitated for a moment and asked, "Does this mean I am also an official?"
Su Nuan nodded, "No worse than the one in your family."
Sun Xiaoyu finally felt relieved, "That's good, then I won't be unworthy of him."
Su Nuan was stunned for a moment, but she quickly figured it out. Her husband was a son-in-law, and they used to be able to live in harmony, but now that her husband was an official, she felt insecure.
It is also possible that I have heard too much gossip and lost my confidence.
"Women have their own world too. You two are busy with your own things. Wouldn't it be nice to go home to bed at night and talk about your own busy lives?"
"As for your fear of a man being seduced away, that's completely unnecessary. If he dares to do anything untoward, just report him and make him leave."
Sun Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment. This Queen... is so friendly. I really want to be her sister.
She nodded happily, "Okay, your Highness...I will do my best."
"It's just that these fish need some ice now. After all, it will take more time to process them all."
Su Nuan nodded. The quick-frozen storage room in the space was constantly freezing ice and then transferring it to the warehouse, so the ice reserves were sufficient.
She waved her hand and the ice cubes were sprinkled on the fish. "It's a bit cold here. Go back and get some thick clothes."
Sun Xiaoyu nodded immediately, "Yes!"
After arranging the fish matters, Su Nuan went back to rest.
The old lady came to Su Nuan's room, sat beside her and said, "I once saw a tribute fish maw weighing one pound and eight ounces, which was eaten by the Empress Dowager."
Su Nuan asked in surprise: "Can fish maw be used as tribute?"
The old lady nodded. "That was over thirty years ago. Unfortunately, no one has been able to catch such a big fish since then, so no one has paid tribute to it."
"I just took a look. The fish are really big. If the glue is taken out and dried beautifully, it can be given as a precious gift."
Su Nuan understood that the old lady was afraid that she would waste good things, so she came to talk about the value of this fish maw.
However, this also reminded Su Nuan that state gifts and state banquets are one of the means to demonstrate a country's strength.
She nodded and said, "Grandma, I understand. How about you help me divide it into specifications? I don't know anything about size or quality."
Seeing that Su Nuan understood what she meant, the old lady smiled and said, "Okay, you don't have to worry about it."
As the two were talking, Ling Yun walked in with a gloomy face. When he saw the old lady, he didn't say anything, but sat there drinking tea in silence.
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