Chapter 26: Going to the Market to Sell Things
Lin Yi thought of the vegetables he had brought on board, and said to Chen Wenjun, "If you go to sell fish, you can also sell the vegetables. We can't finish all of them, and it would be a pity if they go bad."
The vegetables cannot be sold in the village, but some can be sold in the city.
Lin Yi agreed.
Before going to bed at night, the whole family discussed how to make arrangements.
In the end, it was decided that Lin Qin would sleep in the back cabin with the two children, while Lin Yi and Chen Wenjun would sleep in the front cabin. If Lin Yi got up at night, Chen Wenjun would be able to help.
Chen Pingan remained silent about this arrangement.
It was not until Lin Qin took him to the rear cabin and saw the little guy at a loss that she reacted. She quickly carried him to Liu Yaya and gently touched his head. "I'll get some hot water for you to wash your hands and faces. After that, we'll go to bed, okay?"
Liu Yaya, who was seasick, could no longer hold on. She nodded listlessly and lay on the bed without moving.
Lin Qin washed their faces one by one, asked them to lie down and cover themselves with quilts, poured the dirty water into Nanxi River, closed the bamboo tent, and lay down with the children.
Before going to bed, Lin Qin whispered to Chen Pingan beside her: "When the weather gets warmer, Auntie will give you a haircut and then give you a good bath."
She fell into a deep sleep without waiting for Chen Ping'an's answer.
Chen Pingan slowly opened his eyes in the darkness, looked in the direction of Lin Qin, and sneaked closer, feeling a little excited and a little timid. After a long while, he felt sleepy and fell asleep.
When Lin Qin woke up in the morning, she found that the two children were clinging to her, with her arms held in their arms, unable to move.
I can only pull it out carefully and then sneak out.
Seeing the boat moving, it meant that Chen Wenjun had woken up and might have already started setting up the trap.
Lin Qin hurried over to help.
When we got to the front, we found several buckets on the deck, with things in them.
Seeing that she was in good spirits, Chen Wenjun smiled wider unconsciously, "Look, one of the traps was very popular last night. We caught three river eels and more than a dozen bamboo fish. Another trap also had five crucian carps weighing four or five taels.
I have already filled half a bucket with river shrimps. Let’s sell them today. They are worth a lot of money!”
The river shrimps in Nanxi are not big, they can be said to be small shrimps. This kind of shrimp can only grow this big. The restaurants in the city will use this kind of river shrimps to mix batter and fry them. They are very, very fragrant and can be sold for about two yuan per pound.
Because they are small, they are hard to catch. If you use a ground trap, you usually only catch a small number of them, not even enough to fill a bowl, so few people go to the city to sell these small shrimps.
All I can say is that they are extremely lucky after their rebirth.
The two were grateful in their hearts but dared not express it in words.
Lin Qin thought of what Lin Yi had told her yesterday, and said hesitantly, "Do you want me to go with you? I'll sell the vegetables and you'll sell the fish, so we can help each other and sell everything faster."
"Are you sure?" Chen Wenjun was a little surprised.
In her previous life, Lin Qin rarely got off the boat after getting on it. When she had to get off the boat, she was very secretive and was particularly afraid of the eyes of the world. Her timid appearance only attracted more attention, causing her to become more inferior and fearful.
I remember one time when he went to the market at the end of the year, there were too many things for him to carry, and Lin Qin said she would help. But when she got to the market, she was so tense because of the crowds that she didn't say a word. Even when he called her, she didn't dare to respond.
Chen Wenjun had never seen her doing business with others.
Lin Qin nodded heavily, "The dark shadows from my previous life have nothing to do with me anymore. God gave me a chance to start over. I can't be so cowardly again. Don't worry, I will be fine."
Chen Wenjun thought about it and agreed, thinking that this made sense.
The two made breakfast for Lin Yi and the children. Before leaving, Chen Wenjun specially arranged the things that Lin Yi needed and told Chen Pingan to help Lin Yi.
After everything was arranged, Chen Wenjun brought the cart from the fishing boat ashore.
This cart can't hold too much stuff, but it can hold a basket of vegetables and a bucket of fish.
Lin Qin pushed the cart while Chen Wenjun carried two large buckets on a shoulder pole and hurried on.
Lin Yi and his two children watched them leave, feeling worried.
Lin Qin and Chen Wenjun were so focused on getting on their way that they didn't care about anything else.
In order to avoid running into the Liu family, Chen Wenjun did not choose to go there to sell fish this time, but took a detour to Xiatian.
The area around Xiatian is full of workers' family quarters. The people living here have decent living conditions and are willing to spend money on food and clothing.
A temporary vegetable market street was opened here this year, but Chen Wenjun has not been there yet.
It was almost seven o'clock when the two of them arrived at Caishi Street. It was the peak time of the vegetable market and there were people everywhere.
Chen Wenjun was a little worried about Lin Qin, so he focused all his attention on her. However, Lin Qin pointed to a small empty space not far away and said excitedly, "Let's go over there and set up the space."
Chen Wenjun followed her instructions and carried the shoulder pole over.
As soon as I put the things down, the vegetable seller nearby stretched his neck to look over.
At the moment, there are no large-scale wholesalers selling vegetables, so everyone sells the vegetables they grow themselves, and the items on each stall are very simple.
Chen Wenjun opened the bucket and started to drink. "Fish for sale! Fresh eels, crucian carps, carps, and bighead carps. Come and have a look!"
When he shouted, four middle-aged ladies actually came over.
"Hey boy, where's Fatty?"
"What does the bamboo shoot shell look like?"
“How big is the crucian carp?”
"Wow! Such small river shrimps? How did you catch them? You got so many!"
Each of the four ladies had a different opinion, and it was obvious that they valued different things.
Chen Wenjun hurriedly took out the chopping board and kitchen knife for killing fish, and also prepared the weighing rod and weight.
Lin Qin was responsible for catching fish for them to see.
The old lady's eyes lit up when she saw the fat fish. "It's still alive! How much do you want to sell it for?"
"Auntie, the supply and marketing cooperative sells it for 1.6 yuan per pound, and I'm selling it for 1.5 yuan. It can't be any less. Look, my fat head is still alive and well!"
As if to confirm Chen Wenjun's words, Fat Head flicked his tail and sprayed water on the old lady's face.
The old lady leaned back and slapped her thighs, "Good! I want the head! Cut off a little more and stew it in tofu soup. It's delicious!"
Chen Wenjun asked everyone to step back a few steps, chopped the fish a few times with a big knife, hooked it and weighed it, all in one go. After the old lady paid, he kindly helped cut the gills and chop the fish into pieces.
The old lady smiled from ear to ear, "This saves me a lot of trouble! Young man, I will come to buy from you next time!"
As soon as the old lady left, people started scrambling for the remaining fish tails.
Chen Wenjun sold the fish tails first and then did other people’s business.
The lady who bought the crucian carp mainly wanted to help her daughter-in-law who was in confinement at home to produce milk. It happened that the crucian carps that Chen Wenjun bought were all alive and of similar size, so the lady bought them all.
I even went back to get a bucket to collect it.
While waiting for the old lady, I sold a few more carps and bamboo fish.
(End of this chapter)
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