Chapter 93 New Year's Flavor
The couple originally wanted to take the money and go back to Nanyu first, but Lin Yi and the two children were asleep at this time. In order not to wake them up, the two chose to go directly to Nangang.
There is no rush now, and the iron boat moves very slowly late at night.
Lin Qin took a nap under the plastic tarpaulin.
The harbor is busy at two or three o'clock. All the fishing boats are out. The fastest ones come back around five o'clock, and the latest ones come back at six or seven o'clock.
They arrived early and simply chatted with the elderly people near the port to learn about the situation in Nangang.
After casting a rod nearby and fishing for two hours, Lin Qin actually caught more than a dozen saltwater fish weighing more than three kilograms.
All the old people praised Lin Qin for her good luck. Some even came to ask her if she wanted to sell the items. They seemed to be from the neighborhood and probably came here early to prepare food for the New Year's Eve dinner tonight.
As long as the price is right, Lin Qin will still sell it. He just fishes and sells at the same time, and earns a few dozen yuan here and there.
She didn't stop until the fishing boat returned to the port.
Chen Wenjun rushed to the first fishing boat that came ashore as fast as he could and asked loudly, "What's that?"
The father and son on the boat glanced at Chen Wenjun and replied in a local dialect with a slight accent: "We caught a bag of black tiger shrimps and a bag of miscellaneous fish. Do you want any?"
Chen Wenjun didn't really want the miscellaneous fish, but he liked the black tiger shrimps which were quite big.
After finishing the transaction with the first fishing boat, he moved the goods onto the iron boat and immediately went to look for small yellow croaker, pomfret, and squid. Unexpectedly, he also bought a basket of eels and hairtail, two large baskets of razor clams, and one basket of clams.
He didn't stop until there was no more room on the boat.
Send the items back as quickly as possible.
With previous experience, Lin Yi waited at the door early this time. When he saw the iron boat coming, he immediately took out the cart and the weight and went out with Chen Wenjun.
The market on New Year’s Eve is the busiest of the year.
The crowds started pouring in at five in the morning, and reached their peak at seven or eight in the morning.
When Chen Wenjun and Lin Qin arrived, people surrounded them and tried to grab the goods before they could even unload them. They could only sell them while unloading them.
The three large baskets of goods were sold out in less than an hour, and Lin Qin hurried to restock them.
The couple was busy all day long, and until around noon, when all the things were sold out, people still came to ask about their products.
The couple was helpless. They dragged their tired bodies to pack up their things and left the market as quickly as possible.
Lin Yi, who was guarding the iron boat, saw the couple's miserable appearance and his eyes widened. "Where have you been? How did you get into this state?"
Lin Qin waved her hands and pulled down the rubber band on her head to tidy up her hair. "Don't mention it. We were almost carried away. Those people bought things as if they were robbing. We bought a lot more this time. We knelt down for a dime or two, but they didn't think it was expensive at all. This Chinese New Year is different."
Chen Wenjun smiled bitterly and said, "I smell like the sea. It's so stinky that I can't stand it."
When Lin Yi heard this, he immediately felt distressed. "Let's not talk about it for now. Let's go home and boil some hot water to wash. Fortunately, I just left some food, otherwise we wouldn't have anything to eat for the New Year's Eve dinner tonight."
The exhausted couple finally reacted and gave Lin Yi a thumbs up.
The three returned to Nanyu.
Lin Yi really went to the kitchen to boil water as soon as possible.
Lin Qin and Chen Wenjun went to the second floor to settle the accounts.
The capital they took out yesterday was 500 yuan, and now there is more than 1,600 yuan in the bag, and this is after deducting the money for buying diesel. In addition, Lin Qin also bought four pounds of pork belly, four pounds of ribs, two pork bones and fifty pounds of pork fat at the market.
By this calculation, being a middleman is really profitable!
This money completely cheered up the tired couple.
Lin Qin locked the money in the cabinet in the room, took some clean clothes, and went downstairs with Chen Wenjun to take a shower.
After taking a shower, I started preparing the New Year’s Eve dinner.
The first step is to boil the pork fat into lard.
Lin Yi planted onions, ginger and garlic in the fields. When needed, he would pick some and bring them back for use.
When the lard was almost cooked, a rich aroma wafted out from the kitchen. The two children lost interest in playing after smelling the odor and followed behind Lin Qin, staring at the lard residue in the pot.
Lin Qin was very happy. "You guys go wait outside first. I'll take out the lard residue for you to eat as a snack. How about making you some lard rice in the evening?"
Fifty kilograms of pork fat can make a large pot of lard, which can be eaten until next summer. It’s okay to splurge a little during the New Year.
The two children jumped and danced with excitement, cheered loudly, and ran to tell Lin Yi the good news.
After a while, Lin Yi entered the kitchen and asked in a low voice, "How much did you earn this time?"
Lin Qin raised a finger.
Lin Yi nodded with satisfaction, muttering: "Make more lard rice in the evening, or just make egg fried rice, and then make a braised pork, stewed ribs with corn, stir-fried a plate of clams, and steamed a small yellow croaker. We sell seafood at home, and I haven't tasted anything delicious yet!"
Lin Qin thought about it and called Chen Wenjun, "Why don't we just go to Guoxing Restaurant and buy an oyster omelet and a shrimp cake as a snack tonight."
Although Zheng Guoxing had received a huge amount of orders, they were old acquaintances and they would definitely not refuse to give them face if they just bought two dishes.
Chen Wenjun agreed and asked casually, "Tell me what else you need. I'll go buy it on my bike this afternoon."
Yaya's little head popped out from behind Chen Wenjun, "Dad, can we have some candy?"
"Why do you want candy? Don't we have biscuits at home?" Lin Yi subconsciously felt sorry for the money.
Chen Wenjun said hurriedly: "It's only right to buy some candy during the Chinese New Year. It's just right to entertain guests on the second day of the Chinese New Year."
The so-called guests were Lin Qin’s eldest sister Lin Ying and her family.
Lin Yi was silent for a moment.
The two children became more and more demanding and actually followed Chen Wenjun outside, saying that they also wanted to go to the city to buy things.
In the end, both of them were taken away by Chen Wenjun.
Lin Qin was busy until after five in the afternoon before she finished preparing all the New Year's Eve dinner.
At this time, Chen Wenjun also came back with his two children.
The two little guys each held a windmill and a balloon, and also had candied haws in their hands.
Chen Wenjun's bicycle was filled with large and small bags of things, making a clanking sound.
Lin Qin hurried over to help, "What did you buy? Did you empty the supply and marketing cooperative?"
Chen Wenjun laughed, "If I had the ability, it wouldn't be impossible! I did as you said. I bought an oyster omelet and a shrimp cake. Guoxing gave me twelve of them, and also packed a steamed eel for me. It was very delicious."
"Why did you accept it from them? We have already cooked small yellow croaker at home!" Lin Qin scolded.
Chen Wenjun explained calmly, "Guoxing said that the seafood we served was very good, and today's customers were very satisfied with it. He made a lot of money, so he gave us a meal to repay his kindness. I wanted to refuse, but he was too busy to talk to me, and he even kicked me out."
Lin Qin was both angry and amused, and quickly took the things to the kitchen.
(End of this chapter)
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