Ye Cheng nodded and said, "These eight are a good deal at 40 each, aren't you?"
Eight-head abalone is quite small. In the past, farmed abalone with a dozen heads sold for 5 yuan each in the market, which was cheaper than pork.
So selling 8 abalone for 40 is a bit expensive.
"We don't make money, but we don't lose money either. We mainly make money from the four or six heads." Boss Qian didn't hide anything from Ye Cheng. "Moreover, smaller ones have their advantages. More people eat them. Even if you sell them for seventy or eighty, people will still want to try them. Only big customers can afford big abalone."
Now that living standards have improved, many ordinary people want to try high-end ingredients like abalone, but the price is too high for most people to afford, so smaller sizes may be more in line with everyone's consumption habits.
Besides the abalone, there were also three conch shells, for which Mr. Qian paid 2,800 yuan according to their size.
The blue crabs and swimming crabs sold for a total of 400 yuan, while the sea cucumbers were less plentiful and only sold for 200 yuan.
And that grouper, 180 yuan.
All things considered, Ye Cheng's first experience of beachcombing underwater yielded a total of [amount missing] yuan, which is not bad.
After leaving Mr. Qian's place, Ye Cheng drove around Donghai City, looking for a professional store that sells diving equipment.
Unfortunately, that's not the case; industry segmentation isn't that advanced yet.
Finally, he went to a sporting goods store and bought two pairs of diving masks, a headlamp for underwater lighting, and a wetsuit. After going into the water this time, he felt itchy all over and didn't know what kind of dirt had gotten on him. If possible, it would be better to wear a wetsuit.
I originally wanted to buy an underwater dagger, but they weren't selling them, so I went to a fishing tackle shop and bought a harpoon. I'll shorten it when I get back, and that'll do for now. It's for dealing with dangerous situations.
Ye Cheng spent a thousand yuan buying such a large amount of things.
After the big shopping spree, Ye Cheng bought some braised dishes, tofu skin, a few pounds of mutton, and cumin and chili, which he planned to use for barbecue that night.
After returning home, Ye Cheng went directly to his elder brother's house and told his sister-in-law about coming over for barbecue that evening before heading home to get busy.
This time, 2,000 yuan was given to Xiaohu, and 10,000 yuan was kept for himself.
I have 110,000 yuan in savings now, plus the money I borrowed, which brings my total to about 120,000 yuan.
Xiao Hu went to the village and borrowed a barbecue grill. It's easy to make and many households have one. He lit some charcoal and they could have a barbecue that night.
Today's main dishes are that sea bass and lamb skewers.
The sea bass was grilled by the fishermen themselves. First, they killed and cleaned the fish, then marinated it with spices and cooking wine, and finally grilled it on a wire mesh.
The fish smelled delicious. After grilling for a while, the skin began to turn golden brown, and the oil slowly seeped out from the fish. Ye Cheng slowly flipped it over, grilling it until both sides were golden brown.
"Brother, what's so special about your grilled fish? It's just grilled fish, isn't it?" Xiao Hu sat down and started skewering the sliced lamb, watching curiously.
"Don't worry, it's definitely different from regular grilled fish."
Because he would be simmering it over low heat later, Ye Cheng didn't grill the fish until it was too dry. He only grilled it until it was half-cooked before setting it off the grill.
Then I found an iron plate, laid out sliced tofu skin, potato slices, bean sprouts and other side dishes on the bottom, and then put the grilled fish on it, added water and fermented bean paste and started to simmer it over low heat.
Actually, each restaurant has its own secret sauce for grilled fish, but those are secret recipes. Ye Cheng can't make his own secret sauce, so he can only use the common fermented bean paste.
"Brother, do we have to stew this grilled fish?" Xiao Hu asked Ye Cheng curiously.
"Eat it or not, it's up to you. Stop talking nonsense."
There wasn't much water in the iron pan to begin with, but it quickly boiled, and the broth bubbled up, cooking the fish until it was fully infused with flavor. After eating the side dishes, you could add a handful of noodles—it was absolutely delicious.
"Brother, where did you learn all this? I don't think they sell these in the city."
Nonsense, why would you need to learn that? In later generations, you'll see fish vendors killing and grilling fish right in front of you at night markets. You'll learn how by watching so many times, you just can't tell Xiao Hu.
"I learned it online."
"You can learn this online? When can you teach me? They say you need a website address or something to access the internet, but I don't know that."
Speaking of which, you really had to memorize website addresses to access the internet back then, and it wasn't until Baidu search engine was introduced that you could find web pages through search.
Back then, Ye Cheng remembered that he would always go to Xinlan first because that website address was the easiest to remember, and then he would go around to other websites.
While chatting with Xiaohu about how to use the internet, Jiang Yunxiang skewered meat. Before long, she brought Dou Dou over.
The kids get incredibly excited when they see barbecue and clamor to grill one themselves.
Ye Cheng handed him a lamb skewer and told him to go grill it on the barbecue grill and have some fun.
"Sister-in-law, has my brother not returned yet?"
"Well, your older brother will be here around 5 o'clock. I've already called him, and he'll be here by himself soon. I'll come over first to help out. Is there anything else I haven't done?"
"Yes, there are. There are also some potato slices and things that need to be skewered, and the braised dishes haven't been cut yet." Ye Cheng pointed to the kitchen.
Preparing a meal is no easy task; even though it's quick to eat, there's still a lot of preparation involved.
"Oh, sister-in-law, I don't have enough bowls and chopsticks here. Can I get some more from you?"
Ye Cheng is a bachelor with only four bowls. Tonight he also needs to drink alcohol and beverages, so it's simply not enough.
"Okay, I'll go get it in a bit."
Jiang Yunxiang responded while looking at the iron plate on the stove, and asked curiously, "Acheng, what are you doing? Stewing fish?"
"Sister-in-law, my brother said it's grilled fish, first grilled and then stewed, and he said it's delicious." Little Tiger had already learned to answer first.
"There's such a way to cook it? I've never heard of it before."
"That's right, my brother learned it online. He said you can learn anything online."
Xiao Hu spoke with such pride, as if Ye Cheng's ability to do it meant he had mastered it.
The three of them worked for a while, and with Jiang Yunxiang, a skilled housekeeper, helping them, they quickly finished.
She went back to get the bowls and chopsticks, and just then she came over with Ye Guowei. Chen Jinshui also brought some homemade pottery.
Ye Cheng carried the table out to the yard, and everyone sat down, and that's how they had a BBQ without a lawn.
"Here it is, the grilled fish is here." Ye Cheng carefully brought over the grilled fish, which was bubbling with broth.
The whole grilled fish was steaming hot, and the dark brown broth was bubbling continuously. The aroma of fermented bean paste blended perfectly with the flavors of the fish and side dishes, making one's mouth water.
DouDou munched on her slightly charred lamb skewers while staring at the grilled fish with wide-eyed curiosity.
"Come on, have a taste." Ye Cheng gestured for everyone to start eating.
Xiao Hu was the first to pick up his chopsticks, taking a piece of fish. After one bite, his eyebrows immediately shot up.
"Wow, bro, this is delicious! The grilled fish has the aroma of grilled fish and the flavor of sauce. It's so flavorful!"
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