Chapter 43 43. Stocking up on seafood
Although Shi Liu was frightened by Shi San Ge at the time, she had to admit that this was a good way to make money. The key was that she had a large amount of fabric, which she could not use up alone, and she did not dare to buy new clothes for everyone in her family. In this day and age, people were proud of being poor, and their family's sudden wealth could lead to reports from people with bad intentions.
With a plan in mind, Shi Liu went out for a walk and came back with a large bundle of cloth.
Third Brother Shi gave Shi Liu a thumbs up and said, "As expected of my sister, she's amazing."
"Third brother, be careful. This matter cannot be known to others."
"Don't worry about me taking care of things. Third brother is very tight-lipped."
Shi Liu glanced at her third brother with some concern. She decided to keep an eye on him. "Third brother, I'm going to the beach to buy some seafood. Do you want to come with me?"
"Go, of course you should go. Third brother will carry the sacks for you." Third brother Shi was quite confident in his eldest sister's shopping ability. He decided to take two sacks, as one might not be enough.
It turned out that Third Brother Shi knew his sister quite well. Shi Liu bought a whole sack of dried kelp, and then another sack of shredded squid and various dried sea fish.
Shi Liu pursed her lips with some regret: "It's a pity that now is not a good time for sea fishing, otherwise I could get some sea cucumbers, abalone and the like."
Shi San Ge was carrying two large sacks, and the corners of his mouth twitched: "Big sister, these are enough for us to eat for a long time."
Shi Liu secretly thought that her third brother was naive. "That's just a little extra. Not to mention other families, shouldn't uncle and grandma give some? But if we give it to uncle, what about third uncle? And aunt? If we give a little to each family, there won't be much left in the end."
Shi Sange glared and said, "We bought all this with our own money, why should we give it to them?"
Shi Liu was choked immediately, and she suddenly remembered that her family seemed to have always been the one to beg for money.
Her father passed away early, and even if Su Sanlan was very capable, it would be wishful thinking for a woman to raise four sons and a daughter in such a big environment. It can be said that the fact that they had grown up so well was largely due to the fact that their mother, Su Sanlan, raised them by means of begging for money.
During the holidays, her uncle would at most give her an egg, and her third uncle's was even simpler, just a handful of stir-fried vegetables. The only place that made Su Sanlan bleed was her grandmother's house, which gave her at least three or five eggs every time. Of course, her grandmother also gave her a lot of gifts in return, because her uncle gave birth to a son, and her other two aunts gave birth to daughters, so they were oppressed because they had no confidence.
After figuring it out, Shi Liu blushed with embarrassment. She couldn't take advantage of someone so righteously. "Ahem, our family was in financial difficulty before, but now we're all grown up and the pressure of life isn't as great as before. It's better for relatives to interact with each other. Besides, these seafood are only valuable where we are. Here, you can buy a pound of kelp for two cents, and giving away five pounds is only ten cents."
Shi Sange thought the same thing: "Maybe the return gift from uncle and his friends will be more valuable than our seafood."
Shi Liu raised her eyelids and thought, "Never mind. At least they were willing to give the things away. Besides, what Shi San Ge said was the truth." Uncle Shi's family never treated their family unfairly. During Chinese New Year, they would get two taels of brown sugar in return for an egg. Grandma and Uncle Shi's family were even better. Most of the defective cloth in the family was given by Uncle Shi. Even Uncle Shi, the stingiest one, had never let their family suffer any loss.
Looking back at the coast, Shi Liu decided to come again before leaving. She would not let her third brother follow her. She would buy more and store them in the space. She would have the kelp and pork ribs soup from time to time. It would taste as delicious as possible.
"Sister, we have so many things that it will be a problem to get on the train. Should we mail these two sacks of seafood home in advance?" At this point, Third Brother Shi began to feel distressed again. After all, the postage was not cheap.
Shi Liu agreed very straightforwardly: "Except for the fabrics and the things you and I may need at any time, pack up the rest and send it back."
When Brother Shi San heard this, he quickly stopped her and said, "No, no, I can still carry two more sacks."
"It's settled." The cloth alone filled a whole sack, and the other miscellaneous items added up to at least three sacks. If Shi San Ge moved them all by herself, getting on and off the train would not only be very inconvenient but also very tiring. Besides, she didn't lack the postage.
Brother Shi San regretted his suggestion just now. How could he forget that his eldest sister was a big shot?
After a moment of frustration, Brother Shi San enthusiastically started asking Shi Liu, "Sister, what is fish glue? Is it good for beauty? I've only heard of peach glue, and this is the first time I know fish have glue."
"Isinglass has been a tribute and tonic since ancient times. Along with bird's nest, sea cucumber, shark fin, abalone, scallops, fish lips, and fish roe, it's known as one of the 'Eight Treasures of the Sea' and is known as the 'Ginseng of the Sea.' Not only does it have beauty benefits, it can also prevent skin aging and whiten the skin. In short, it has numerous benefits."
Although Brother Shi San didn't understand much, he still knew what tribute meant. He sighed and said, "I never thought that we can now taste the delicious food that the emperor eats. Now our days are getting more and more promising."
Shi Liu was amused by Third Brother Shi's expression. "Not only that. The Hongfu apples grown on the mountain in our village were once tribute, but because they grew on the mountain and their yield was unpredictable, they were later removed from the tribute list."
"What?" Brother Shi San really didn't know about this, but he had eaten apples from the mountain. Unlike other apples grown on the mountain which were small and bitter, Hongfu apples were big and sweet, and their outer surface was bright red and looked very beautiful.
"What's so surprising about this? We have a prince here." In fact, Shi Liu also knew about it from Prince Rui's storytelling. At that time, the new emperor suddenly increased the number of tributes of Hongfu apples, and Prince Rui refused it out of anger. Then Hongfu apples were withdrawn from the list of tributes.
Brother Shi San suddenly asked mysteriously: "Sister, do you think there is really an ancient tomb in our back mountain? I heard that tomb robbers were often found in the back mountain in the past few years, but unfortunately I have never heard whether the tomb robbery was successful." When he thought of the prince's burial objects, he was a little excited.
Shi Liu's eyes flickered. She actually knew where the Duke's tomb was, but with current technology, rashly opening the tomb would only damage the burial objects inside, so she wouldn't say anything. Besides, Duke Rui was her master after all, and it felt strange for her, as an apprentice, to lead others to dig up his master's tomb.
Brother Shi San was still muttering to himself, "What do you think the prince's burial objects were? Will there be a dragon robe..."
Her third brother really dared to think of burying a dragon robe in the tomb of a prince.
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