Chapter 5: Selling Fish on the Street
All kinds of hawking on the street and the taste of all kinds of food instantly aroused Cheng Lin's appetite. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Anyway, they all arrived at their destination, so Cheng Lin planned to have breakfast and then find a place to buy soft-shelled turtles, so he said to Cheng Jianguo: "Uncle Jianguo, you go back first, I'll do it alone, you still have to go back early to work!" ”
But Cheng Jianguo glanced at Cheng Lin: "You don't have a child who has grown all the hair, and you don't even know if you are biased!" ”
When Cheng Lin wanted to say something, Cheng Jianguo said again: "Don't chirp crookedly, I don't worry about you walking back with more than 2,000 yuan for a child, I'll wait until it's sold out and then go back together!" ”
As soon as he heard that Cheng Jianguo cared about himself so much, he didn't say much, so he didn't have to make Cheng Jianguo embarrassed, so he bought five fried fruits at the pancake fruit stall on the side and ate them while walking.
Fried fruit is a snack unique to Qingshan Town, at least in Cheng Lin's previous life, he didn't find this thing anywhere else.
Mineral water bottle-sized round table, about one centimeter thick. The embryo is flour and eggs, and the filling is all kinds of stuffing, including tofu, leeks, and pumpkin.
When the embryo is boiled with hot oil, the burnt aroma overflows, and the smell will whet the appetite.
Of course, if you don't like to eat burnt food, you can also talk to the stall owner, and he will make it tender for you, in short, it will satisfy you.
Cheng Lin ate the fried fruit and Cheng Jianguo squeezed to the door of the township government, there are relatively few people here, so they plan to sell it here.
Because they came early, the township government hasn't gone to work yet, so it's not a big problem.
It's not difficult to find a location, but it's hard how to sell!
That's a problem!
Cheng Lin looked at Cheng Jianguo, Cheng Jianguo looked at Cheng Lin, and the two of them just squatted on the edge of the gate of the township government, not knowing what to do next.
The atmosphere was embarrassing for a long time, and finally Cheng Jianguo couldn't help it: "Xiaolinzi, I don't think it's a way for us to do this, you see that they will shout when they sell buns, or will you shout a few times?" ”
Cheng Lin was still staring at the ground counting ants, but when he heard Cheng Jianguo speak, he opened his mouth, and finally said to Cheng Jianguo: "Uncle Jianguo, that ...... I won't either! I can't scream! ”
Cheng Jianguo also scratched his head, just now he wanted to shout a few times, but he couldn't shout when he opened his mouth.
This is also the case, if ordinary people are not used to shouting, they can't shout at all.
Just like in class, although everyone in the classroom is bustling, you will subconsciously reduce the volume when you talk to your tablemates.
The two gentlemen, one watched the people coming and going on the street, and the other stared at the ants on the ground.
Suddenly, Cheng Lin patted his head and said to Cheng Jianguo: "Haha, Uncle Jianguo, I have a way!" ”
So he started to untie the urea bag, took out the turtle immediately, and finally tied one part of the rope tied to the bucket, and the other end was tied to the hind feet of the turtle.
In this way, the turtle can not run, but it can be seen by people passing by, so that everyone will understand what the two of them are doing.
Cheng Jianguo saw that Cheng Lin actually came up with such a solution, and patted Cheng Lin's shoulder with laughter: "A reader is a reader, he actually thought of an idea so quickly!" I'm just dark under the lights, wasn't that how I used to go to sell cattle! ”
Just as the two were talking, a rich middle-aged man with a smile on his face walked up to the two of them and said to Cheng Jianguo: "Brother, are you selling turtles?" ”
Someone came over to ask, the two immediately stood up, Cheng Jianguo also took out a palace lamp (cigarette) and handed it over, and the middle-aged man also took the cigarette and put it on his ear.
"Yes, my nephew caught one yesterday, I don't think it's a market day today, so I brought him over to sell it, I can't bear to eat such a big turtle!" Cheng Jianguo saw that he took the cigarette and took another one, refilled it for himself, and said slowly after two sips.
The middle-aged man originally thought that Cheng Jianguo got it, but when he heard that it was actually caught by Cheng Lin, he looked at Cheng Lin and looked at him more: "Yo! It turned out that this little offspring fished it, I thought it was your brother who caught it! Yes, such a big turtle can still be caught! ”
Cheng Lin could only smile and did not speak.
Cheng Jianguo was also very emotional, and said to him: "Yes, we made a bet yesterday, but I didn't expect to catch it for him!" ”
"Now the wild turtle is getting harder and harder to catch, I think you are very pleasing to the eye! Well, it's convenient for you guys now, right? I don't have so much money with me, so you can come with me to my shop, or go to my place!" ”
"This ...... That's fine, too! But my nephew just let him be here, we still have a catbeard for sale! Cheng Jianguo looked sideways and saw it, and then said to the middle-aged man.
"And a catbeard?" The middle-aged man originally saw a turtle tied to the bucket from a distance, thinking that the bucket was empty, and he didn't look at it carefully after approaching, but now Cheng Jianguo immediately looked into the bucket: "Good guy!" Dude, this one is also wild, right? It looks like it's over twenty pounds. ”
"Haha, it's more than twenty-five pounds!"
When the middle-aged man heard that he had twenty-five pounds, he looked at it twice more and said, "I want fish too!" I'll give three hundred for turtles, and fifteen for catbeards. What do you think, brother? ”
"Three hundred turtles are no problem, but how can a catfish beard be fifteen? Aren't they all about eighteen now? Cheng Jianguo was originally happy when he heard that the turtle actually had 301 catties, but he was a little unhappy when he heard that the catfish was only fifteen, thinking that a middle-aged man was cheating on him.
The middle-aged man is also a human spirit, and he knew what he was thinking when he saw Cheng Jianguo's reaction, so he explained: "Brother, fifteen is not cheap!" The eighteen you said are small fish, basically all of them are less than five catties! Such small fish taste better than big fish, and the family can eat it in one or two meals, and they are not afraid of such weather. But your more than 20 catties of big fish, except for someone like me who runs a restaurant, no one can buy it! And I see that you have given you three hundred for such a big turtle, and the smaller ones are about two hundred and six, I didn't pit you for this big head, and I can still pit you for dozens of dollars with a catbeard? ”
Cheng Lin thought about it, these hotels and restaurants basically have a fixed source, and the fruits and vegetables they buy will be cheaper than those in the market, so it should be almost the same if they can get out to fifteen, and they will add another piece. What's more, middle-aged people have said it so clearly, it should be this price!
Cheng Jianguo also understood, but he was still a little unwilling to let the middle-aged man add some points, but the middle-aged man just refused, saying that it was a small business.
In the end, it was Cheng Lin who pulled it, and Cheng Jianguo relented, and went to his restaurant with Cheng Lin carrying turtles and catfish and middle-aged people.
The two followed the middle-aged man to the door of a big house, and Cheng Lin and the two finally understood how small the middle-aged man said.
After the three of them entered the store, Cheng Jianguo said to the middle-aged man: "Brother, if your business is small, there won't be much big business in our town!" ”
It turns out that this middle-aged man is the owner of the "Castle Peak Hotel", which is a restaurant integrating accommodation and eating, a house has five floors, the ground floor is the dining hall and private room, and the upper four floors are hotels.
Due to the good geographical location, you can see Qingshan Lake from afar in this location, so many people from other places like to eat and sleep here, so Qingshan Hotel has become the most famous hotel in the local area.
"Haha, my brother smiled, where did I get this book on the table, don't be kidding!" Although the middle-aged man was very happy that Cheng Jianguo said this, after all, his wealth was not exposed, so he was modest.
The next thing is simple, since the price has been negotiated, now you have to go through the scales, and then pay the money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other.
When the scales were crossed, the three of them stared, one was five catties and eight taels, and the other was twenty-five catties and six taels, and there was nothing wrong with two catties.
After setting the price, after weighing, the middle-aged man took out two thousand one thousand and twenty-five yuan from the counter on the side and handed it to Cheng Jianguo, Cheng Jianguo also carefully clicked each one, and only after finding that it was right did he hand it to Cheng Lin and let him put it away.
Before leaving, Boss Zhu, that is, a middle-aged man, said to Cheng Jianguo: "Brother, if there is such a wild thing in the future, you can send it directly, I promise that you will not suffer!" ”
Cheng Jianguo also promised that he would definitely send him these wild fish and the like in the future, and finally the two handed each other a cigarette before leading Cheng Lin back home.
Although Cheng Jianguo was just coping with the scene, Cheng Lin, who was listening on the sidelines, kept this sentence in his heart. Because he knew that he would definitely have a lot to gain in the next period of time, and if he sold it on the street every time like just now, it would be time-consuming and tiring, and it would be very good if he could send it directly to a house to buy.
Since it was not too early, many farmers had rushed back one after another after finishing the market, so the street was much empty, and the two of them soon came to the place where Cheng Jianguo parked.
"Uncle Jianguo, you wait a little longer, I'll go to the fishing tackle shop next to me to buy a fishing rod!" After arriving on the street, Cheng Lin saw a fishing tackle shop on the side.
"What kind of fishing rod to buy, I'll make one for you when I go back, it's both strong and saves money!" Cheng Jianguo told Cheng Lin that in his heart, fishing rods are made of bamboo, and it is better to spend money to buy them than to make them yourself.
Cheng Lin also knows what to explain, is it better to say that you are not as good as buying?
So he said to Cheng Jianguo: "Uncle Jianguo, the bamboo pole is too short, I will sell a pole that can fish far away!" Isn't there a well-known saying? Cast a long line and catch big fish! I'll buy a pole first, and I'll go fishing for big fish in Qingshan Lake tomorrow! ”
"Haha, do you really think you can catch fish every day? You're lucky that you can catch it these two times, otherwise why did you become the "commander of the Air Force" a few days ago? ”
It can be seen that Cheng Lin said that he still wanted to buy a fishing rod, so Cheng Jianguo didn't say much, and motioned him to go back quickly.
Cheng Lin responded with a smile and then went to the fishing tackle shop!
As soon as he entered the door, Cheng Lin looked at the various fishing rods hanging on both sides of the door, and looked carefully, there were two lures, four or five throwing rods, and a lot of handmade bamboo rods.
"Boss, is the boss there?"
There was no one in the house, so Cheng Lin shouted at the top of his voice.
"It's coming, it's coming!"
The boss was really inside, but in a small door, and immediately opened the door and got out after hearing Cheng Lin's scream.
"Buy something?" As soon as the boss came out, he wanted Cheng Lin to ask.
"Buy a three-meter-six throwing rod, and ask for a six-meter-three hand rod!"
After listening to Cheng Lin's request, the boss immediately went to the side and took a few poles out for Cheng Lin to choose by himself.
Cheng Lin took out a few hand rods and fell, and finally chose one and put it aside. However, Cheng Lin was a little hesitant in choosing the throwing rod, not because he was not satisfied with the style, but because he didn't know what material to choose.
The current popular fishing rod is fiberglass, or semi-fiberglass, Cheng Lin originally wanted to choose a semi-fiberglass, but he actually saw carbon here, which made him hesitate.
FRP is cheap but brittle and easy to break; Carbon is lightweight and flexible, but it is much more expensive.
After thinking about it, Cheng Lin felt that "if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools", so he still spent nearly 500 to buy a handful, and the hand rod was cheap, only more than 100 points. By the way, Cheng Lin also bought a fish guard with a diameter of 45 centimeters and a length of 4 meters.
On the way home, Cheng Jianguo heard that Cheng Lin actually spent 600 yuan to buy two poles, which made him feel distressed, and he kept teaching him to be frugal along the way.
But Cheng Lin was bitter in his heart, how did he know that the current carbon rod was so expensive!
It's just a small brand that I haven't heard of, and a pole that was at most two hundred in later generations now costs five hundred.
No, Cheng Lin also secretly swore in his heart that he would definitely fish the pole money back tonight or tomorrow.