Chapter 98 Mudworms
At 2:30 in the afternoon, Deng Shirong came to Shankou Commune again.
Before going to the seafood shop, Deng Shirong specially bought two wooden barrels, which were used to hold the prawns. As for the crabs, they could be put into chicken cages and duck cages, and the mudworms could be put into rice groves, so there was no need to buy other things to hold them.
Seeing Deng Shirong, the owner of the seafood shop greeted him warmly as if he had seen a relative: "A cousin, you came at the right time. I have just prepared everything you need. Come and see if you are satisfied?"
Deng Shirong parked his bicycle and, at the request of the seafood store owner, went to check the quality and freshness of the crabs, prawns and mudworms.
Naturally, he was very satisfied with the result. The seafood prepared by the seafood store owner was not only of good quality, but also lively. They were indeed top-notch goods.
After weighing them, Deng Shirong saw that there were not many of the three kinds of seafood left after reaching the predetermined weight. He said cheerfully, "Boss, I see that you don't have much left. I might as well take them all!"
The seafood store owner was overjoyed when he heard this. The big customer in front of him was truly the most generous customer he had ever met. He spoke flattering words with a smile on his face while deftly weighing the remaining seafood. In the end, there were 39.5 kilograms of flower crabs, 27.3 kilograms of prawns, and 54.6 kilograms of mudworms.
Then the seafood store owner took out his abacus and started calculating. Flower crabs were 50 cents a pound, so 39 pounds and 5 ounces was 19.76 yuan. Large shrimps were 80 cents a pound, so 27 pounds and 3 ounces was 21.84 yuan. Mudworms were 30 cents a pound, so 54 pounds and 6 ounces was 16.38 yuan.
After the seafood store owner added up the total, he said with a happy face: "Uncle, the total is 57.98 yuan, and the 8 cents are not yours. Minus the 10 yuan deposit you gave me before, you only need to give me 47.90 yuan."
Deng Shirong paid the money with satisfaction, and then said, "Boss, after you help me pack the things, I'll have to trouble you to help me deliver them to the road ahead. I'll be waiting for a car there to go back together. Otherwise, I can't carry so many things back on my bicycle."
The seafood store owner responded readily: "Of course, no problem with that."
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Twenty minutes later.
Seeing that there was no one around, Deng Shirong put all his things into the system space, and then rode away on his bicycle leisurely.
When I got home, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon.
At this time, the family had already slaughtered the second pig, and all the relatives and friends had arrived. Some were chatting, some were doing things, and when they saw Deng Shirong coming back, they all greeted him.
"Dad, why did you come back so late?" Deng Yuntai asked as he handed the cigarette holder to his father.
Deng Shirong took the pipe and said, "I also went to Yamaguchi and asked someone to deliver the seafood I ordered, so I came back late."
Deng Yuntai also knew that his father had ordered a lot of seafood in Yamaguchi, so he asked, "Dad, at what time will the seafood you ordered be delivered?"
Deng Shirong lied with his eyes wide open: "It's agreed to be delivered to the tile factory at 7 o'clock. I'll take someone to pick it up when the time comes. Has Ah Zhen started cooking now?"
Deng Yuntai said: "It's almost done, we can eat soon!"
Deng Shirong nodded, took out tobacco and matches from his pocket, and said, "Then go and greet your relatives and friends and prepare for dinner!"
"Yeah, I got it!"
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In the evening, Deng Shirong had a good meal with relatives and friends. This afternoon they had the offal of two pigs. Although his eldest daughter's cooking skills could not catch up with his, she was taught by him after all, so the food she cooked tasted good.
Deng Shirong is destined to be very busy tomorrow, and he probably won't have time to sit there and drink slowly with relatives and friends, so he has to drink well this afternoon.
So, Deng Shirong and his relatives and friends drank from about five o'clock until dark, and the drinking party was finally over.
At about seven o'clock, Deng Shirong took people to the tile factory to get the seafood back. Because he went there on a bicycle, he was naturally much faster than those who walked. After he arrived at the destination, he took the seafood out of the system space.
When the walker arrives, he just needs to say that he took the seafood and the deliveryman drove away, and no one will suspect anything.
After all these seafood were transported back, they undoubtedly caused a sensation among relatives and friends.
Although Naye Village is not very far from the seaside, only a few dozen kilometers away, in later times, if you wanted to see the sea, you could just step on the accelerator and get there in less than an hour. At that time, everyone was familiar with seafood.
But nowadays, due to inconvenient transportation, even though Naye Village is not far from the seaside, the seafood that the villagers know is still very limited. It was only a few years ago when people from the seaside came here to exchange seafood for sweet potatoes that they got to know about dried seafood such as sandworms.
Of course, you must be familiar with crabs and prawns. After all, these two things also exist in rivers, they just look different.
The only thing was the disgusting-looking mud worm, as shown in the picture: no one recognized it and had no idea what it was.
"Uncle Jiu, what is this? Why does it look like an earthworm?" Deng Yungui did not go home immediately after drinking, but stayed to brag and chat. When he saw the mud worms in the valley, he could not help but ask.
Deng Shirong smiled and said, "This thing is called mudworm. It can be used to cook porridge, soup or steamed. It tastes really good. I will make it tomorrow and you will know when you try it!"
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Deng Yungui said, "This mud worm looks disgusting, but since you said it's delicious, it must be right. I have to try it tomorrow."
Deng Shirong said, "I plan to steam it tomorrow. Don't be fooled by its disgusting appearance now. But once it is cleaned and steamed, it will look completely different. I guarantee you will be hungry after seeing it."
No one present was dissatisfied with Deng Shirong's cooking skills. Those who originally had no appetite after seeing the appearance of the mud worms now had great expectations in their hearts.
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Poxin Village.
In the empty boudoir, Zhang Xiuping met with her two sisters for the last time before her marriage.
At this time, the three sisters were feeling a little depressed, because once Zhang Xiuping got married tomorrow, it would be really difficult for them to meet again.
Ou Guofang sighed and said, "Sister Ping, you are getting married tomorrow. I'm afraid the three of us sisters will have few opportunities to get together in the future!"
Zhang Xiuping cheered up and said, "It's hard to say. As for Ah Hua, I will start to help match people up after I get married. If everything goes well, we will continue to be neighbors. As for you, Ah Fang, I will also help you look for someone in Naye Village or the nearby villages. Once there is a suitable partner for you, I will also help you match him up. I hope that after the three of us get married, we can still get together at any time like we do now."
Ou Guofang nodded and said, "Then it's up to you, Sister Ping. When you get married tomorrow, please help me find someone. Even if it's a little worse, I'm willing to marry you. Otherwise, it would be too boring if you two marry in the same place and I marry somewhere else!"
Zhang Xiuping said: "Don't worry, I will definitely help you find one!"
(End of this chapter)