Looking at the ten baskets of fish and shrimp on the cart, Xiao Chunxiu, Ye Qingling, and Du Guilan all had happy expressions on their faces.
For them, it doesn't matter whether these things are valuable or not, as long as they have them, that's good enough.
Feng Yanmei, who was having a great time playing with her girlfriends, was called back with a pout and a unhappy expression.
But no matter how unhappy I am, I still have to work.
Kill the fish, boil water to cook the shrimp.
Things are getting busy...
"So many again. I have a feeling that I've killed all the fish I'll ever catch in my lifetime."
Ye Qingling giggled as she cleaned the fish.
Du Guilan nodded: "I feel the same way. I used to envy others who had fish to kill every day. Now I'm happy to see these fish, but I don't want to do it when I think about killing them."
Feng Ye laughed and said, "Haha, this is nothing. You'll have plenty of fish to kill in the future."
"That's right. If it weren't for the difficulty of storing them at home, I would have brought back a few more baskets so you could slaughter as many as you wanted."
Feng Xuan skillfully gutted the small fish, saying with a smile.
The two sisters-in-law couldn't help but laugh.
Feng Ye sighed, "If only there were a place to put them, we wouldn't have to bend over and work so hard to kill these little fish. We could just make fish sauce directly."
Fish sauce, also known as fish soy sauce, originated in Fujian and Guangdong and is a common condiment used by people living near the coast.
Its ability to endure to this day is inseparable from its unique flavor, which mainly includes umami and saltiness.
It is a juice with an extremely delicious flavor, made from small fish and shrimp through pickling, fermentation, and simmering.
It has an amber color and a delicious taste.
This product is quite popular at the beach, but its popularity inland is polarized; some people like it, while others find it completely unacceptable.
Fish sauce is made from the natural fermentation of small fish and shrimp, which leads some people to believe that so-called fish sauce is actually the "dead water" of fish and shrimp, making it hard to accept.
Making fish sauce requires a certain amount of space and a long time, generally several months or even more than a year.
To achieve a better flavor, some can even be aged for two to three years.
The Feng family's current situation is indeed unsuitable for production, mainly due to a lack of space.
“Yes.” Ye Qingling nodded upon hearing this. “Fish sauce is delicious, but it seems quite troublesome to make, and I don’t know how to make it.”
Du Guilan laughed and said, "It's not troublesome at all, it just takes a long time. Just layer the fish and sprinkle salt on top. I'll teach you how to do it once the new house is built."
"Okay, okay."
Everyone was busy chatting and laughing, with Feng Yanmei pouting and looking unhappy among them.
The dried fish and shrimp I dried last time have all dried after several days of sun exposure and have been stored away.
However, the distribution hasn't been completed yet, and there are no plans to distribute it for the time being; the same applies to this batch.
We'll have to wait until the new house is built to see how much is left, then we can split it in half.
They were all worthless items, and practically free; they only required a little labor, so neither family had any objections.
The dried fish were packed in snakeskin bags and piled up in the main room, but the shrimp had to go through a process before they could be turned into shrimp meat.
Crush the shrimp shells with a wooden stick or similar tool, then pass them through a fine sieve that won't let any shrimp meat slip through. Pick out any large shrimp shells that can't pass through, and only the shrimp meat will remain.
These past few days, the three women have been chatting and picking things out whenever they have free time.
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After having dinner and resting for a while, Feng Ye and Feng Xuan headed towards Xiao Zhaojun's house.
Ah-Can arrived first today. Xiao Zhaojun's family had already finished dinner and were sitting in the main room drinking tea and chatting, waiting for the two of them.
"I just finished eating and came over, but I didn't expect to be late."
Feng Ye greeted him with a smile.
Ah-chan replied with a smile, "I only arrived a little earlier than you guys."
"Come in, have some tea."
When Xiao Guowen saw Feng Ye and Feng Xuan arrive, he got up, took a cup, and poured two cups of tea.
"You finished processing the fish and shrimp so quickly?"
Feng Ye glanced at the nearly twenty empty baskets in the yard, somewhat puzzled.
"How could that be? We only kept some shrimp to cook; the rest were all given away."
After his father finished speaking, Xiao Guowen took over and said with a smile, "Your idea is really good. Those people are overjoyed, especially those elderly people living alone, who are extremely grateful."
"Then it seems we can keep some when we come back next time. Even if we don't want them, we can give them away."
Feng Ye was also pleased to hear this.
He planned to do the same if there were more small fry in the future, hoping it would help some people.
These days, many families are actually quite poor, and they live a very frugal life.
Xiao Zhaojun nodded: "Indeed, we can keep some. We may dislike these small fry, but there are many others who want them but can't get them."
"Now that everyone's here, let's start settling accounts and dividing the money."
Xiao Guowen pushed the large sheet of paper and pen in front of him to Feng Xuan and A Can: "You two should take turns reading and calculating."
"good."
Feng Ye and A-Can exchanged a glance and nodded.
This time, the Harvest Ship's overseas shipment had one more order in terms of both income and expenses than the last one.
"The Harvest Ship truly lives up to its name; it's another great harvest!"
Feng Ye picked up the list, glanced through it, smiled and said something before starting to read it aloud.
Just like last time, he read a sheet of paper aloud, Xiao Guowen explained it, and A-Can wrote it down on the paper.
The total revenue from the six orders is [amount] yuan, the total expenditure from the four orders is 6532 yuan, and the total profit is [amount] yuan.
The expenses were mainly concentrated on the consumption of diesel and ice, and one purchase of fresh water. Other supplies were prepared in sufficient quantities before departure.
“Last time, I didn’t have enough money left to buy things, so I paid out 568 yuan. Here’s the receipt.”
Xiao Zhaojun took a sheet out of his pocket and placed it on the table.
Feng Xuan nodded in confirmation: "I was there when we bought the things, and Uncle Jun did pay for them."
"Then let's add this money to the expenses. Ah-Can, you calculate it again."
As Feng Ye spoke, he picked up the list provided by Xiao Zhaojun, glanced at it, and then placed it in the expense receipts.
"Subtract 568 yuan, and you'll have [amount] yuan left,"
Ah-Can quickly calculated on the paper and reported a number.
"Let's leave a little extra this time, so we don't have to ask you to pay for it again next time we go out to sea," Feng Ye suggested.
"That's what I think too."
Xiao Zhaojun nodded and continued, "I'd like to divide the money this time, and save the remaining 1246 yuan for the next time we go out to sea to buy things. When we settle the bill next time, any overpayment will be refunded and any underpayment will be collected. Do you have any objections?"
"Can."
Feng Ye, Feng Xuan, and A-Can all shook their heads, indicating that they had no objections.
“Then we’ll split it into two shares of 1400 yuan each. Ah Ye, you get 4200 yuan, and Ah Xuan and Ah Can each get 700 yuan.”
As soon as Xiao Zhaojun finished speaking, Xiao Guowen took out the counted money and placed it in front of the three people: "Count it."
The three of them did not feign trust or make any polite remarks such as "you don't need to count, you can trust us."
Each person happily counted the money, and only after confirming that there were no mistakes did they carefully put it into their pockets.
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