Chapter 89: Shame
Old Liu shouted anxiously: "I'm selling fish! Selling it now!"
"Okay then," Lin Li nodded, "You ask for the market price and I'll pay you."
Then he reminded me, "If you still don't understand, ask again. If you do, we can do business. I'm going to say this in advance. Don't accuse me of taking advantage of you in the future. I can't worry about that and I can't take that responsibility!"
"Hey, my dear girl, how can I sell it to you at the market price? It has to be cheaper! After all, I watched you grow up, and you have been well-behaved and sensible since you were a child..."
Lin Li: “…”
Uncle Liu, you can omit your last sentence.
Lin Li ate carrots crunchy with the wine and negotiated the price with Old Liu on the spot.
On top of the price given by Old Liu, I gave a little more.
In fact, even if Old Liu asked for an exorbitant price, Lin Li would give it to him.
What's more, I didn't ask for an exorbitant price.
After all, Old Liu still had some dignity to show in front of so many people.
But even so, the neighbors also spoke contemptuously about Old Liu.
"Old Liu, you really went to your ancestors' home! I, your eldest nephew, will not cheat you! Do you dare not charge money, put the fish here today, let Li Li do this, you can call your whole family, young and old, and share the food! In addition to fish, you can also earn other delicious dishes to eat, so that your wife and children can see the world!"
"That's right! The food we cook is better than the state-owned restaurants in the city! Look at you, Old Liu, you are so petty and calculating. People always say that we women have long hair but short vision. I didn't expect that you, an old man, are not as far-sighted as an old woman like me!"
"You are the ones who have never seen the world! Can the chefs in the state-owned hotels in the city be as good as us country folk?" Old Liu just didn't believe it! After all, the money was good.
Lin Li said, "Stop arguing! It's a rare occasion for us all to get together today. I spent money to buy fish and treat everyone to a meal. I don't feel like I'm losing out!"
After paying, he said, "But since I paid for the fish, my family should eat more. We will eat two, and all of you should eat three. Do you agree with this request?"
"I'm convinced!" Everyone was understanding. "Even if you don't let us taste it, we can't say anything unpleasant!"
"That's right, if anyone is dissatisfied, just spend your own money to buy the fish and cook it!"
Old Liu took the money and put it in his pocket, then happily apologized to Lin Li.
He also said that he had to go home first to give the money to his wife, in case he lost the money after going to the commune and got beaten when he returned.
After saying this, he left in a hurry.
Lin Li called out to Lin Rong, "Brother, you will take him to the commune police station later and come back as soon as possible."
Lin Rong nodded: "Okay."
Although Lin Rong was very afraid of seeing the police, he had to pretend to be calm on the surface despite being nervous inside.
After all, he is the head of this group of folks. If he is timid, others will be even less confident.
Lin Li said again: "I'll write a letter. You can take it. Then you won't have to talk too much."
"Sister is really thoughtful." Lin Rong was happy. He was really tongue-tied and was afraid of speaking.
Lin Lu continued to make arrangements: "If Zhou Qiang is in the police station, just go find him directly. Even if he is not there, it's okay, just give the letter to someone else."
He asked his sister-in-law to take out a ballpoint pen and tore off a page from Xiaofei's exercise book. Lin Li deliberately wrote some crooked words like bean sprouts and simply wrote what case Old Liu reported and the specific circumstances.
After finishing his work, Old Liu pushed his big bicycle over.
There were two large bicycles in Lin Rong's house. Lin Hua rode one of them out, so there is one left.
So, Lin Rong also rode the big bicycle at home, took the letter, and went out with Old Liu.
Lin Li asked his sister-in-law to clean a few fish and taught her how to scrape the fish scales.
Although people of this era know how to wash fish, most of them do not know how to scale them. After all, even the elderly do not have the habit of scaling fish when cooking them.
Fish scales and fish bones are treated the same and are only removed when the fish is cooked and ready to be eaten.
Even the older generation may dislike the strong smell of mud and too many bones in abandoned river fish, but they will still eat it because they are hungry.
But in today's peaceful times, even though people are still poor, they are hundreds of times better off than before, and many people have become picky about what they eat.
I began to dislike the strong smell of mud from discarded river fish.
Many people dislike the strong fishy smell of goat milk and refuse to drink it.
The fish was thoroughly cleaned.
Lin Li decided to make one boiled fish and then four fried fish.
The boiled fish was kept for the family to eat, and three of the fried fish were given to the villagers and one was eaten by the family.
Put one of the fish aside and put the other four in a pot with water.
Add various plant seasonings such as star anise, pepper, green onion, ginger, etc. Since there was no cooking wine in that era, bulk white wine was used instead, and finally salt.
Steam the fish until it is well-flavored.
Steaming fish takes time. The stove is burning with firewood, so the fish can be simmered without having to keep adding fuel to the fire.
At this juncture, Lin Li stir-fried some shredded potatoes and also stir-fried the core of a Chinese cabbage.
It's an ordinary salad.
Soy sauce and vinegar are indispensable. Nowadays, most people make them at home. Occasionally, they buy them in stores in loose form and then they take the bottle to scoop them up themselves.
I also added MSG, a little sugar, salt, and mashed garlic.
When it comes to seasoning, the amount to use is also very important.
Most of Lin Li’s dishes contain chili peppers. The cold cabbage salad is made with fresh red pepper shreds, and the stir-fried potatoes are made with chili oil and coriander.
After taking these two dishes out, people who had been eating cold pork belly and stir-fried pork lungs for a long time just wanted to change their taste and eat something lighter.
But I didn't take these two dishes seriously.
After all, it is a vegetable grown by every household. I usually get tired of eating it.
"Hey, why are these potato shreds still transparent?" Teacher Old Li looked through his reading glasses and studied the potato shreds carefully.
"It's true!" The others noticed it then.
Someone tried to taste it and praised it highly: "Hmm! Not bad, not bad, really good! The potatoes we usually eat are all floury, but this one is crispy! Crispy and fragrant! Come on, hurry up and try it..."
Lin Li in the kitchen has already taken out the carp, which needs to be cooled down first.
At this moment, I went to make fried spring rolls.
The fried spring rolls are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and their delicious flavor is something the neighbors have never tasted before.
The people eating were so happy that they almost fainted.
After the carp cooled down, Lin Li asked his sister-in-law to help cut the carp into pieces.
Lin Li assigned all the work that required skills such as cutting, slicing or kneading dough to his eldest sister-in-law.
Then prepare chopped green onion, minced garlic, chopped coriander, and dried chili and put them on top;
Soy sauce and vinegar are still added;
I also added a little sugar...
The seasoning is almost ready, spread it all on the fish.
Heat a little more hot oil in the pot, and when it starts to smoke, pour it directly on the fish with a "sizzling" sound.
All the cut parts exploded instantly, and the fragrance emanated from them.
The people in the yard sniffed the fragrance greedily and started talking about it excitedly.
People couldn't wait to eat it, even the usually very proud teacher, Mr. Li, was swallowing his saliva.
Lin Fuxian brought the fried fish that was left at home to the kang and coaxed Junrui to eat it.
Lin Fu picked out some of each dish and put it in Junrui's small bowl.
I also carefully removed the bones from the fish and put them into a small bowl.
At this time, Lin Hua, who had been away from home for three or four days, came back angrily!
But as soon as he pushed his bicycle into the yard, he was shocked!
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