142: It smells good, really good
The three members of the Yu family walked back home, sighing all the way. They didn't expect that Widow Wang was so hidden. The whole family looked so shabby, but they could actually take out white rice and flour to entertain guests.
With such a comparison, my family’s conditions are even worse than Widow Wang’s!
There is not a single grain of white rice or any white flour in their house.
Yu Xiaoye couldn't help but want to change the current predicament of his family as soon as possible.
After this period of hard work, they have completely taken root in the company. Not only do they have stable jobs, but they are also familiar with the people in the company.
The most difficult period should have passed. Next, we have to find a way to make a fortune.
Make money early and solve the family’s financial difficulties early.
She thought of the two cans of shrimp paste drying in the space and said:
"Dad, Mom, let's go back later and see if the shrimp paste is ready. If it is, I'll take it out and sell it on the black market in the county town."
"Well, logically speaking, the sunlight is stronger in the ocean, so it should be good for tanning."
"If it's dried well, I plan to take it to the black market in the county town and sell it in the next few days. Oh, and since I have to go a long way, why not catch some more fish and shrimp in the next few days? If I encounter a suitable opportunity, I will sell them all. It's not easy to go to the black market, and I can't just sell a little shrimp paste."
Yu Jiahui said:
"It just so happens that we've almost eaten all the fish and shrimp we caught last time. I'll go borrow a fishing net tomorrow and catch a few more."
"Um!"
When I got home, it was not yet dark.
Yu Xiaoye and Xu Ying first returned to the space to check on the shrimp paste.
The two men climbed onto the kayak along the yacht's back deck and opened the large earthen jar.
As soon as I opened it, I smelled the strong smell of shrimp paste, which was fishy and salty.
Yu Xiaoye scooped out a small spoonful of a yellowish-brown substance that looked like soybean paste, smelled it, and it didn't smell particularly bad.
I dipped my fingertips in it a little more and licked it with the tip of my tongue. Damn, it was so salty!
She said uncertainly:
"Mom, it seems to be done, but I'm not sure. I've never seen this kind of raw shrimp paste before."
In his two lives, Yu Xiaoye had never seen raw shrimp paste. In his previous life, his family was well-off and had abundant supplies, so he didn't need to eat unhealthy pickled products like shrimp paste.
In this life, her family was too poor to afford shrimp paste. Even if there was some shrimp paste at home, it was too precious and it would not be her turn to have it, so she really didn't know what this thing was.
Xu Ying had seen shrimp paste before, but she hadn't eaten much. She dipped her tongue in a little bit and tasted it carefully, then nodded and said,
"I think it's done and can be sold. If people buy it and think it's not pickled well enough, they can let it sit for a while longer."
Yu Xiaoye was delighted, but soon he felt a hint of worry:
"But is the shrimp paste we make really edible? What if there's a food safety issue? It's okay for us to make a little money, but we absolutely can't harm anyone."
After being reminded by her daughter, Xu Ying also felt that it made sense.
She has never sold food in her past life or this life.
It would be fine if she sold something else, such as vegetables and grains from her own fields, she wouldn't worry.
It’s different with the homemade shrimp paste. It’s fermented in the sun for so many days. What if there’s any improper operation and some highly toxic microorganisms are produced in the shrimp paste?
Food poisoning is no joke.
Xu Ying came up with an idea:
"How about we try it ourselves first?"
"Experimenting on yourself?"
"Well, how about asking someone else to try it?"
"Forget it, I'd better try it myself."
If you get food poisoning yourself, it is an accident, but if someone else gets food poisoning, it may be a criminal case.
The mother and daughter carried both cans of shrimp paste onto the yacht and pulled the kayak out of the water.
Xu Ying filled a bowl of shrimp paste and brought it back to the kitchen, preparing to fry two eggs with the shrimp paste.
The raw shrimp paste doesn’t smell that strong, but once you put it into the pan and stir-fry it, wow, the whole house stinks!
Yu Xiaoye almost fainted from the stench. He had to pinch his nose and could only breathe through his mouth.
It stinks so much, can it really be eaten?
But, think about it, snail noodles and stinky tofu are even stinkier than this, but don’t people still enjoy eating them?
Xu Ying fried two eggs with a tablespoon of shrimp paste, served them on the table, and picked up the chopsticks to eat.
Yu Xiaoye suddenly remembered that his mother was having her period. When a woman has her period, her body is usually more fragile. If she gets food poisoning, the toxicity might be doubled. So he pinched his nose and said:
"Mom, should I try it?"
Xu Ying looked at her daughter who was resisting and said:
"Let me eat it. Mom likes shrimp paste."
What Xu Ying was thinking about was that she couldn't let her child try the poison on himself no matter what!
Mothers have an instinct to give their children the best and keep the worst for themselves.
The mother and daughter argued about this for a long time.
At this time, in the cabin, Yu Jiahui had packed up everything. Seeing that it was completely dark outside, he called his daughter in the cabin.
When Yu Xiaoye heard her father calling her, she returned to the small mud house and brought her father back to the yacht.
As a result, just as he came back and hadn't settled down yet, the sweet and stinky smell made Yu Jiahui excited:
"What a nice smell! What a nice smell! It really smells nice!"
Yu Jiahui inhaled the stench of fried shrimp paste in the kitchen and ran straight to the table, where he saw a small dish of fried eggs with shrimp paste.
Even though he had a rich meal today, with rice and noodles, he still drooled at the sight of this plate of fried eggs with shrimp paste. Without saying a word, he picked up his chopsticks and took a big bite.
"Um!"
Xu Ying and Yu Xiaoye looked at each other and said, "Okay, someone has tried it."
Lao Yu absolutely loves shrimp paste!
Yu Jiahui took two chopsticks.
After eating the shrimp paste scrambled eggs, he said:
"Why did you only fry so little? Why not fry more?"
Xu Ying said hesitantly:
"Because, I'm not sure if the shrimp paste is poisonous."
Yu Jiahui: “???”
Yu Jiahui touched his stomach and felt something was wrong. Then he said confidently:
"Don't worry, it'll be fine. When I was a kid, every household in the village pickled vegetables and made soybean paste. I've never heard of anyone eating someone dead. Our shrimp paste won't be a problem either!"
Yu Xiaoye put down the hand that was pinching his nose and said:
"Dad, I'll see how you do tomorrow. If you're okay, it means the shrimp paste is safe and I can sell it."
"Don't worry, there's absolutely no problem. I believe in my daughter!"
Yu Xiaoye was not so sure, after all, it was her first time to make this kind of fermented food.
She had read news reports before about people dying from drinking their own brewed wine, and people being hospitalized for food poisoning after making their own tofu.
So it takes some courage to eat what you make yourself.
After tasting the shrimp paste, the family went back to the deck to fish.
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