Chapter 46 Selling Lobsters
The next day, Su Tao got up early, took out the crayfish from yesterday, washed them, and stir-fried them with ginger, onion, chili pepper, thirteen spices (exchanged by the system), bean paste, chili pepper and other seasonings and spices. He then put them into the jars he had bought earlier, sealed them, and put them in the storage space to keep them warm.
He packed some more things, put a bamboo basket on his back as a cover, and was about to go out.
"Wait a minute, shall I go with you?" He Chuan stopped Su Tao.
"No, it's not like I need to buy too many things. I can do it by myself." He was just kidding. If he went with me, how would he sell things?
"I'll go to town with you. I have other things to do, so I can't go with you." He Chuan also carried a large bamboo basket, which was much larger than Su Tao's. It felt very heavy. I wonder what was in it.
"Oh, so that's the case. Let's go." Su Tao was relieved to hear that he was just going to the town with her. As long as he didn't have to follow her forever, it would be fine.
Today is market day, and a tractor from the village is going to town. Su Tao and Uncle Wang are old acquaintances. They greeted him and paid 6 cents for the fare for her and He Chuan.
After arriving in the town, He Chuan really did not stay with her. He told her to gather here at noon and go back together, then walked towards a corner of the town.
Su Tao watched He Chuan walk away before turning and heading towards the black market. Near the entrance, he found a secluded spot and disguised himself, wrapping a headscarf around his head and putting on a mask, revealing only his eyes. He then loaded all the crayfish jars into a bamboo basket. It was heavy, but the black market wasn't far away, so he didn't want to carry it too far.
Today was market day, and the black market was busier than the last time I came. There were obviously more people setting up stalls and shopping. Su Tao walked around and found that the more secluded spots were already occupied.
Since that was the case, Su Tao simply found a place with a lot of people moving around and set up the cans openly. He found a clean cloth and spread it on the ground, then placed the cans in the bamboo basket neatly on the cloth.
As soon as Su Tao opened the jar, the fresh, spicy and fragrant aroma of crayfish spread out.
"What's that fragrant smell?" Before Su Tao could shout, people around came over after smelling the aroma.
"What is this?" Li Weidong asked the tightly wrapped vendor in front of him.
Su Tao saw many people around him drawn to the aroma, but only the middle-aged man asked. He was wearing a neat dark blue Mao suit, a black briefcase tucked under his arm, and a pair of black-framed glasses.
Su Tao felt that the person in front of her was her target group. Su Tao picked up the clay pot and said, "This is spicy crayfish."
Li Weidong took a look at the jar. The bright red and plump crayfish were dotted with some green onions, which looked both festive and appetizing.
"Is this thing edible? How to eat it?" Li Weidong was very interested. His family was entertaining guests today, and he had come here to try his luck in the black market to see if he could find some rare game or exotic food that was rarely seen. Unexpectedly, he actually came across it.
Su Tao could see that the man was very interested. If he could strike while the iron is hot and win over the client in front of him, he believed that the people watching nearby would also be interested.
Su Tao took out a pair of clean bowls and chopsticks, picked up a lobster, and said to the man, "Of course you can eat it. Not only is it edible, it's also very delicious. I guarantee you'll want a second bite after the first one. My family used to be the imperial chefs, and this is fried using an ancestral recipe."
Su Tao boasted calmly. No one knew her anyway, and crayfish did have that charm.
Su Tao first used chopsticks to separate the lobster head from the body, then removed the tail, and finally pierced the tail with chopsticks to completely peel the lobster meat. Actually, peeling it by hand is more satisfying, but after all, it is sold by hand, so peeling it by hand is not very hygienic.
Su Tao took out a dozen small bamboo sticks, pierced the shrimp meat on them and handed them to the middle-aged man, "Try it. If you don't like it, it's free."
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