After hearing everyone’s explanation, Ye Zhiqiu was really dumbfounded!
It turns out seafood here doesn't require meat coupons. Fishermen catch fish and shrimp and then sell them to the aquatic product company at a set price. City residents also only need to pay for seafood at the market.
Only meat from poultry and livestock requires a meat ticket!
Ye Zhiqiu and his colleagues looked at each other in surprise. At first they thought their meal was not expensive, but if seafood was so cheap, then it must be extremely expensive!
As someone brought the wine back, bowl after bowl of wine was poured out.
He actually understood what this meant. Generally, people don't use bowls to drink, they only use cups.
It’s definitely not that there are no cups in Lijiawan, but rather that there is a lack of wine, so people use bowls to drink.
In fact, they only poured a bowl of wine, about 300-400 grams, and there was no refill after drinking it. They were close to the sea and could not grow much food, so they had to rely on fishing for a living.
Food is in short supply now, and the corresponding alcohol is even more scarce, so this is the case. Pour wine into large bowls for everyone, which actually means that there is not much wine, so drink it slowly!
Because no matter how good a drinker's alcohol tolerance is, it is impossible to finish a bowl of wine in one go, so no one will misunderstand their meaning. This is a tacit understanding.
Ye Zhiqiu picked up the bowl, clinked it with Li Daqi's, and then took a sip. The wine was strong and choking!
"Uncle, the wine in your village is really strong!"
"This stuff just hasn't been stored long enough, otherwise it wouldn't be so harsh on the throat. There's nothing we can do about it. Food is scarce right now, and the price of brewing materials has skyrocketed. We can't store much wine at all."
"Well, it's the same in the capital! The price of wine tickets has increased ridiculously, and it's hard to buy wine at all."
"You guys don't eat much seafood in Beijing, so try eating more! Those dried vegetables aren't tasty, so why would you eat them..."
Ye Zhiqiu and his group were a little confused because they had been persuading everyone to eat more seafood.
We were a little embarrassed at first, but finally relaxed and started eating various seafood.
Ye Zhiqiu likes to eat shrimps. He has peeled a lot of shrimp shells. He feels that he can never eat enough of them!
I saw that people in the fishing village didn’t eat much seafood, but were very interested in dried vegetables.
He asked curiously, "Uncle, why don't you like to eat this? These shrimps and fish are so sweet and delicious!"
Li Daqi glanced at him and said unhappily, "Of course you think it tastes good if you don't eat much, but for those of us who rely on these to fill our stomachs year-round, even sweet potatoes taste better than these things!"
Ye Zhiqiu said with a smile, "Not really, is it? Even though you don't have much land, you should be able to grow a lot of food, right?"
"What do you know, silly boy? Even though we have a lot of land here, most of it is saline-alkali land and can't grow any food! We have to buy food by selling fish!"
When the weather was good, there wouldn't be any problems, and every household would have enough to eat. The problem is that the price of fish is still the same, but the price of grain is not!"
Ye Zhiqiu was silent. He had indeed been foolish. The price of grain was so high, but the price of fish was the same as before. Life would be really hard for these fishermen!
"I was stupid for not thinking clearly."
"Well, what do you know as a little brat? Your grandpa asked us to bring some stuff here, so it's a bargain for us. If we can sell it for some money, we can exchange it for some food.
It's not enough to just eat seafood, but if you can afford to buy some rice, you can make porridge with it. Even if the porridge is a little thinner, it's still much better than just eating crabs and fish."
Although he didn't quite understand, Ye Zhiqiu tried to put himself in his shoes and it was not difficult to imagine how torturous it was to eat the same thing every day!
But this did not affect him at all, and he happily ate various seafood.
There is no way, they are tired of eating it, and they are seriously lacking in these nutrients!
After the meal, I felt a little full. They had a lot of seafood varieties and the quantity was huge.
A group of people watched Ye Zhiqiu and his group eat seafood as if they were watching a show. From time to time, they would point and make bets on who could eat more.
They were not surprised by this scene, because every year there were smugglers who came to the fishing village to buy dried goods and salted fish.
The way they eat is the same as Ye Zhiqiu and his group, so everyone in the village knows that people from outside are particularly pitiful. They can even eat seafood that makes people in the village want to vomit, and they can eat it with such relish!
Ye Zhiqiu took out two packs of cigarettes and distributed them to everyone. He also respectfully lit one for Li Daqi, and then used the remaining fire to light his own cigarette.
After a few puffs of his cigarette, Li Daqi arranged for them to have a large bunk bed. After arranging the people, he said to Ye Zhiqiu, "You can come live with me! It's a good opportunity to meet my grandson. Their parents both work in the city, so I will take care of them."
Ye Zhiqiu had no objection, but he took out the paper from his pocket and asked Li Daqi, "Master, where can I buy this thing easily?"
Li Daqi took it, looked at it, and said in surprise: "Why do you need so many spices? These are obviously things only a chef needs."
Ye Zhiqiu explained with a smile, "Haha, sir, you really have a keen eye. I have a master and indeed learned to be a cook! These spices were made by my two masters, who asked me to help them. They are easier to get in Tianjin."
After hearing this explanation, Li Daqi nodded and said, "Leave this order with me. I'll arrange for someone to help you with it tomorrow. It might be a bit difficult for you to do it on your own."
Ye Zhiqiu asked in confusion, "Master, these are just some spices. Aren't there specific shops that sell them? Or is it so difficult to buy something here?"
"You know shit! The pharmacies here only sell these things in limited quantities. If you want as much as you can get, you'll have to go to the black market. But you don't even know how to cut here, so you'll get ripped off if you go to the black market!"
If you get ripped off for buying something, there's nothing much to say. It all depends on your ability. I'm just worried that you'll be foolish enough to show off your wealth and be targeted by those who make money through illegal means here!"
Ye Zhiqiu thought of many gangs here. This place is much more chaotic than the capital, so what Li Daqi said was no joke!
"Then uncle, please give me an estimate of how much it would cost to buy them. I'll pay you and you can get someone to buy these things for me."
"Give me a hundred yuan, and buy it according to that. Any more is dangerous, and any less is not easy to make up the amount since you need so much."
Ye Zhiqiu nodded repeatedly, then immediately took out a hundred yuan bill and handed it to Li Daqi. Without even counting it, he put it together with the paper, called a strong man over, and told him to go to the black market later that night and get back the things on the paper.
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