[Chapter 59 Chapter 59 The plate is exposed! ]
As if she could see what Shen Yuyao was thinking, Sister Qian introduced: "The small market is in that boat. It was a scrapped boat from a nearby fishing village. It couldn't go to sea anymore, so they towed it here to make a small market. It's been going on for several years."
Shen Yuyao was very curious why there was a small market here?
After all, this era seems to not allow individuals to do business at all.
But she didn't ask, because she would have known immediately anyway.
Seeing that the adults had agreed, the two children were happy.
Zhang Lailai pulled Xiaoya and said, "Let's go first!"
Xiaoya ran after her.
He ran and shouted: "Get on board, get on board!"
He looked extremely excited.
Mrs. Qian shouted from behind, but didn't stop them.
After going around the back of the boat, Shen Yuyao discovered that the small market that Mrs. Qian mentioned was not on the fishing boat at all, but was actually right under the fishing boat.
At this time, there are many people setting up stalls here.
Although they are called stalls, in fact those stalls are not formal.
Some very old people or some thin, dark-faced women would spread an old and discarded fishing net on the ground, or put a torn straw mat or an old sack or something like that, and then put some sea fish on it.
But no matter if the stall is broken or not, the fish on it is really fresh!
It was obvious that we had just left the sea.
But Shen Yuyao didn’t recognize any of them.
Seeing Shen Yuyao looking around like a curious baby, Mrs. Qian smiled and then introduced her to others.
"This is yellow croaker, it's best when braised! This is sea crucian carp, it's great when fried or cooked in soup. This, yes, this particularly large one is Spanish mackerel, it's usually sold cut up and can be used to make dumplings..."
As Mrs. Qian spoke, she couldn't help swallowing her saliva.
But looking at her expression, she didn't seem to be interested in buying anything.
Shen Yuyao thought about it and immediately understood.
She asked softly, "Is it expensive?"
Mrs. Qian nodded and said in a small voice, "It's expensive! The people who come here to buy fish are usually from those big factories or government guesthouses. They buy fish to entertain their leaders. How can ordinary people like us afford these?"
As she spoke, she pulled Shen Yuyao to a more remote place under the fishing boat, where there was a stall that looked even bigger than the one outside.
At this time, there were a lot of people gathered in front of the stall, and there were a few middle-aged women squatting on the ground picking and choosing. It looked much more lively than other stalls.
Sister Qian pulled Shen Yuyao inside and introduced her, "We usually buy this kind of fish. Even though these fish are dead, they are actually very fresh. We have to kill them after we buy them, so what does it matter whether they are dead or not?"
As she spoke, she squeezed in and bent down to pick up an octopus.
She held up the octopus for Shen Yuyao to see, and shook it in her hand: "This is an octopus. It's delicious when you stir-fry it with leeks."
Although the octopus was dead, its limp appearance still scared Shen Yuyao!
She had never seen anything so ugly!
Seeing her stepping back in fear, Mrs. Qian started to giggle.
She held up the octopus and asked, "Do you want one? If so, we can each buy two."
"Yes!" Shen Yuyao answered without hesitation.
Then she pointed to the fish that she didn't recognize and said, "Sister-in-law, I want those too."
Mrs. Qian had already squatted down to select octopuses. After hearing this, she looked up and asked, "Can you finish all this?"
"I bought it as a gift."
Mrs. Qian knew that Shen Yuyao had a master and several colleagues with whom she had a good relationship, so she thought she bought it as a gift for them.
After hearing what she said, he didn't say anything else.
But she didn't help Shen Yuyao choose. After buying the octopus, she pulled her out.
After walking a little distance from the stall, he suggested: "If you are giving it to your master, I suggest you go to the boat to have a look. The fish there are better. It's your first time giving a gift to an elder, so you should buy something decent. Don't save this little money."
Shen Yuyao nodded repeatedly: "Okay."
She was originally planning to go on board to take a look, but the two little girls had already run aboard.
The quality of the seafood on the boat is indeed much better than that sold off the boat.
They are both sea crucian carp, but Shen Yuyao feels that this one is one finger wider than the ones below!
In addition, she also saw the large hairtail that she had been thinking about since she had eaten it before!
I also saw the full picture of this fish.
It's so long. If it were stretched out, either one would be taller than her.
She felt that she was almost catching up with Cheng Liyan’s height!
"Sister-in-law, I want this!" Shen Yuyao excitedly grabbed Sister Qian's arm and shook it hard.
Mrs. Qian was shaken by her and felt like she was about to fall apart. She quickly pushed her away and said, "Okay, I got it. I'll buy it for you."
The people selling fish here are all from nearby fishing villages. Shen Yuyao can hardly understand what they say, let alone figure out the prices.
So we can only rely on Mrs. Qian, a local.
I spent almost eight dollars on a cutlassfish, and that wasn't even the longest one I chose.
Shen Yuyao calmed down all of a sudden.
She suddenly understood why Sister Qian said that the dishes here were not for ordinary people but were sold to large restaurants.
They are so expensive!
Shen Yuyao's monthly salary was only 18 yuan, and one fish cost her almost ten days' salary?
Seeing her shocked expression, Mrs. Qian couldn't stop laughing.
She thought that Xiao Shen was so funny. All his thoughts were written on his face, and it was impossible not to understand.
This made Mrs. Qian like her even more, and she looked at her with a more intimate look.
I started helping her choose more carefully.
Because she wanted to buy some to honor her father and mother, Shen Yuyao gritted her teeth and bought another pound of prawns and a not-too-big sea bass.
They are all full of life.
As for the kinds of crabs with bared fangs and claws that Sister Qian pointed out to her, she didn't dare to take any of them.
It’s scary just looking at it.
But just these few things cost Shen Yuyao almost half a month's salary.
After returning home, because she knew that Shen Yuyao bought these things to give away and had no intention of eating them, Sister Qian did not drag her to help her to process the octopus.
After helping her put her things into the house, I left with the two children.
Shen Yuyao lay in bed for a long time before getting up and preparing to write a letter to her mother.
She opened the camphorwood box, and the first thing she saw was the food box that her mother had brought her in the morning.
Well, she went out early in the morning and had no time to eat.
She took out the lunch box and found something underneath. Shen Yuyao wrote a note without looking at it carefully.
"Mother, I bought some seafood for you and father. I'll send it back to you right away. Find a bigger place to put it."
After finishing writing, Shen Yuyao considerately waited for another ten minutes before taking the bowl and walking to the basket at the door.
The first thing she would deliver would definitely be hairtail!
My father praised this thing for being delicious before.
Shen Yuyao squatted down and turned the bowl upside down on the long hairtail.
Sure enough, the fish quickly disappeared from her sight.
At this time, in the Prime Minister's Mansion, Old Madam Shen and Prime Minister Shen were sitting in the wing room outside their bedroom, and their three sons were sitting next to them.
Several people heard the noise coming from the bedroom at the same time!
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