Chapter 186 [Nuclear Contamination Detection]
Jiang Lili wanted to ask in detail, but Lord Hu laughed it off, "This involves court secrets, how could I possibly tell you!"
"Anyway, you should know that I, an old man, am not a paper tiger. I am still capable of defending the South Bank. You can just live here in peace."
However, there was a hint of sadness between Hu Chen's eyebrows when he spoke. Jiang Lili guessed that Lord Hu's situation was not very good.
Hu Chen suddenly remembered something and asked Jiang Lili, "You haven't told me yet, where did you put the first batch of improved fire poles that the Xin family's second son and I made?"
Seven days ago, the improved version of the fire rod that he and Xin Cheng had painstakingly researched was finally launched. It was no longer easily broken apart after one shot, and could fire five marbles at a time.
With Jiang Lili around, there was no shortage of materials for making fire poles. They made eight fire poles, and except for one that they kept, the others were borrowed by Jiang Lili.
Jiang Lili made an excuse: "I already said I used it for hunting."
As soon as the first batch of improved fire poles were produced, Jiang Lili rushed to deliver them to Wen Qiao, and also brought a hundred kilograms of gunpowder made by Lord Hu, which almost emptied Lord Hu's underground warehouse.
In addition to the sea, small countries in the South China Sea are not safe either, and Jiang Lili is really worried.
Afterwards, Old Man Hu and Xin Cheng made a fire pole, and Jiang Lili borrowed one.
Speaking of which, this old man Hu is really awesome. He figured out the method of making gunpowder when he was in charge of the smelting and foundry in Bashu. After being exiled to Dan'er County, Haizhou, he saw that the defense here was weak and the troops were insufficient, so he looked for sulfur, burned charcoal, dug saltpeter... and led people to work day and night to make gunpowder.
I just don't know when Hu Chen started to give up and stopped studying things like fire poles.
So the fire poles that were first shown to Jiang Lili and the others were so old because they had been kept in the bottom of the box for a year.
Jiang Lili said confidently: "I provided the materials, so what's wrong with me borrowing them?"
Lord Hu was heartbroken, as if his child had been taken away from him: "Isn't it too extravagant to use it for hunting?"
"For self-defense, the more the better. After all, it's not your money and materials that are being spent on the improvement."
Jiang Lili thought the old man was too talkative and that his time would be better spent making more firewood poles. So she used her trump card: "If you stay here any longer, I will concede that you, as a parent official, will take care of these poor fishermen and send them to live in your government office."
Lord Hu waved his hand and said, "These are the people you saved. You guys take care of them. I'll be leaving now."
After saying this, he left in a hurry, fearing that he would be involved in any way.
At this time, the group of fishermen who came to Cangsha Ferry to avoid the wind and waves breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the group of fierce villagers leave, and stepped forward to thank the villagers of Yeli Village.
The leader of the fishermen, who was also the captain of the big boat, was named Yu.
Captain Yu came up to Jiang Lili and her group. Suppressing his fatigue and hunger, he said, "Thank you to all the villagers and this girl for helping us out. Otherwise, we, a bunch of strangers, wouldn't know what to do."
Jiang Lili shook her head: "It's okay, just make friends with good people."
Chief Yu looked at Li Zhan and said, "We want to build a fire and grill fish by the sea. We'd like to ask the village chief for his opinion."
Li Zhan nodded, indicating that it was okay: "Sure, just clean up the place after eating."
Some of the fishermen looked grimace when they heard Captain Yu's words: "Eating fish again?"
"Now we have to light a fire and kill fish. We really don't have the energy."
The fishermen complained bitterly, blaming the horrible weather for trapping them in this shabby place, leaving them with nowhere to go.
"We don't know how long it will take for the waves to subside on the way back to the North Shore. Do we have no choice but to camp out here and wait?"
Jiang Lili heard the fishermen complaining, "I'm sure you're all tired of eating fish at sea. I've asked the villagers to come over and make a coconut chicken hotpot. It's reasonably priced and delicious."
Jiang Lili couldn't let go of such a good business opportunity. She also had her sights set on the fishermen's boatload of fish. I heard there were more than 500 kilograms of fish, which was enough for Xiaopang to send as a sample for nuclear waste water testing. However, she was not as shameless as those from the neighboring village who would openly rob them.
After hearing what Jiang Lili said, the fishermen hurriedly asked, "Coconut chicken hotpot? This is the first time we've heard of this dish."
Jiang Lili vividly described it: "This coconut chicken hotpot uses pheasant soup made with coconut milk and coconut meat. The flavor is incredibly delicious and cannot be compared to ordinary chicken soup."
How could the fishermen eat pheasants at sea? After hearing Jiang Lili's description, they were already extremely greedy.
Jiang Lili counted the number of people and told Zhang Xiaopang the news that a boatload of fish had arrived, asking him to quickly prepare to welcome this fortune fish.
She also asked Xiaopang to help buy ten tents. These fishermen live on fishing boats all day long, and even being able to stay in a tent on land for a day is an extremely rare thing for them.
However, Jiang Lili was not the only one who smelled the business opportunity. Not long after, it was Yang Yunzhao and the villagers from the nearby fishing village who arrived at the dock first with food.
Each of them had a basket or a wooden barrel, with buns in the basket and porridge in the barrel.
The hungry and tired fishermen's eyes lit up when they saw the baskets full of food.
Of course, these foods were not provided for free. Yang Yunzhao said, "A pickled vegetable bun costs 15 coins each, a steamed bun costs 10 coins each, and a bowl of mixed grain rice porridge costs 12 coins."
The fishermen were shocked: "This price is five times more expensive than in the market."
"Fellow villagers, don't you see where we are?" Yang Yunzhao, a woman of high official birth, was very articulate. "It's just a small deserted island. We don't even have enough to eat for ourselves. We've squeezed out a little bit out of you, considering you're adrift at sea."
"If you don't want to eat, we won't force you to buy it. You'll miss this opportunity if you miss it."
The fishermen all looked hesitant.
The old man next to Chief Yu was very clever and immediately started comparing prices. He asked Jiang Lili, "Miss Jiang, how much is your coconut chicken hotpot?"
"300 yuan of sea fish can be exchanged for enough coconut chicken hotpot for nearly 30 people, which is 5 pots."
Captain Yu immediately thought about it in his mind.
The fish they catch on their boats are all from the deep sea, which are more expensive than those from the near sea. Depending on the type of fish, they can be sold for about 20 to 40 coins per catty.
If we roughly estimate the price at 30 coins per catty, then the price of this meal of coconut chicken would be 9,000 coins. For 5 pots, each pot would cost 1,800 coins, which is nearly 2 taels of silver.
They would spend about the same amount at the most high-end restaurants, but this small village could not compare with high-end restaurants.
Chief Yu spoke out all the ideas in his mind and tried to lower the price: "Miss Jiang, your price is a bit high. It's almost the same as the most upscale restaurant on the North Shore."
This girl looked sweet and kind, but her asking price was even more aggressive than the previous one.
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