Chapter 17: Empty Joy

"Why don't you say it's impressed? But where the business starts, a few of them are easy to talk to, and most of them can't earn a little more? You shouldn't take that risk. ”

"That's right." The husband said, "It's not profitable, but don't worry, big brother, it's a big deal, I'll try it, if it happens, it will save a lot of things in the future." ”

Shui Sheng nodded helplessly: "That's all I have to say, but if it happens, it will be a good thing." ”

"Give it a try, and you won't be missing." I don't understand, "Why does my husband want to do something different from others, and some people laugh at and oppose it." ”

My husband touched my head and said, "They are used to it, they may try twice, and if they fail, they will exaggerate things, I don't believe that the merchants in Jingzhou City are all bad people." ”

Jingzhou City is close to Pengyang Village, and with the guidance of my husband, we arrived at this winery called Jufulai.

Follow the people inside to say hello, Xiao Er heard that it was good, only took us to the back kitchen, the husband helped them unload the fish, it was only a moment of effort, and then the account room came with an abacus, everything went exceptionally smoothly.

"It's a basket of fish." The bookkeeper counted the fish and looked at the fish with his hand, but he couldn't understand it, so he called a man who looked like a cook and said, "Wang Fugui, look at the fish heart is not fresh." ”

Wang Fugui said: "Fresh is fresh, but this fish is too big and too small." ”

"That's going to have to be deducted." The accountant said without raising his head, and pulled down the abacus in his hand.

He also instructed the people in the kitchen to pour out the fish in the basket, saying that it was to see how many fish were of the right size, and they said that it was not cost-effective if they were too fat, and that it was not good to be too thin.

The bookkeeper said in a particularly gracious tone: "This basket of fish is sixty coppers, and I should have given you three hundred coppers, but there are too many unqualified, so I will give you a hundred!" I am considerate of you. ”

The husband was already very displeased: "Why didn't you say it before, now you find fault?" ”

The bookkeeper smiled: "Can you fish or not?" ”

The layers of folds on his smug face were already expressed, and now that the fish had been delivered here, if it wasn't sold, he didn't know if he would be able to find a buyer.

"Okay, you poor people are shabby, then I'll add a style to you." The bookkeeper put away his smile, took out a pile of copper from his cuff, threw it to the ground, and said, "Let's go!" ”

Seeing his unbeaten appearance, as if we were here to beg for food, I turned my head and took the fish away, and said, "We won't sell this thing!" ”

The husband got up and put all the fish baskets on the cart, and Uncle Xu beside me had already beaten up the account room, Seeing this situation, I stopped and watched the play.

I saw that the face of the ledger room was in close contact with the wall for a while, and then a kiss with the earth, and the face was immediately swollen like a pig's head, and those in the back kitchen were shocked when they saw this scene, and in their eyes, the ledger suddenly went crazy, and they bumped everywhere.

I see that the account room is not a good person on weekdays, "myself" bumped everywhere for a long time, and no one pulled, after watching the excitement for a while, I signaled Uncle Xu to stop, it is not good to make a fuss.

I thought that I could sell it at a good price in Jingzhou City, but I was overjoyed, but I thought it was worth it to punish the account!

However, the end of the stubbornness is that now my husband and I can only ask if we want fish from restaurant to restaurant, but most of the questions have been asked, either someone has already sent it, or those merchants who have suppressed the price at a very low price, so it is better to eat it yourself!

After asking like this for a day, when I got home, my arms and legs were already sore, but there were some broken words in my ears, saying that we deserved it and didn't listen to persuasion.

I looked angrily, and the people immediately looked away, and when I turned my head, I heard the gossip again.

My husband comforted me and said, "Lady, don't pay attention to them, let's go to Jingzhou City, I don't believe that we can't find a place!" ”

After that, I decided to follow my husband to Jingzhou City, and since that day, I know how difficult it is for my husband to stay at home.

But they always return in disappointment, Tian Erniu and some people in the village also laugh at us, but my husband and I are only deaf ears, and the matter is man-made, and their cynicism now is just to make us admit it, so as to show how wise they are.

After about half a month of such days, we have walked all over the large and small restaurants in Jingzhou City, and there are some suitable ones, but they are too far away, it is better to go to the market to sell fish in.

After all, I have to live, for half a month, my husband and I have been fishing to subsidize the family, and the rest of the time we go to Jingzhou City, but whenever my husband and I appear on Pengyang Lake, more and more cynicism comes into our ears, and some people are kind enough to persuade us to let us fish honestly.

Tian Erniu was even more proud, and teased us directly, always asking: "Jiuchen, which big restaurant wants your fish?" Why don't you take my brother and make me rich? He laughed and walked away.

At this time, I was also a little discouraged, not because of Tian Erniu's words, but because I couldn't find a suitable restaurant, so I discussed with my husband to do something else.

The husband also nodded: "I have to think of a different way." ”

This whole night, my husband didn't seem to sleep well, he kept tossing and turning, maybe he was afraid of disturbing me, his body was gentle, but I still noticed, and later, I fell asleep in the sound of him tossing and turning.

When it was dawn, I was suddenly woken up by my husband, and saw that his eyes were red, and he must have not slept well all night, and he said that he had thought of a way and hurriedly put on his clothes.

My husband took a bucket of water from the well and washed it directly, I saw that his face was slightly red, and he hurriedly handed over the towel and said, "It's so cold, and I'm not afraid of the wind and cold." ”

My husband smiled at me and patted me on the head: "Lady, I guess I'm going to get rich, I'm not happy!" ”

As he spoke, he turned around and came to Uncle Xu's room, at this time Uncle Xu was sleeping soundly, and the husband kicked Uncle Xu's ass and shouted, "Uncle go!" ”

Uncle Xu was startled, rolled directly from the bed to the ground, and shouted blankly: "Who! ”

Then I saw my husband pulling Uncle Xu's sleeve and walked out: "Let's earn silver, and when we earn more, I will also burn a good dress for you." ”

Uncle Xu immediately sobered up a lot: "Okay, okay!" It's rare that you have this heart! ”

But my husband didn't bring anything this time, just pushed the cart, let me sit on it, pushed me to walk fast, and said with a smile: "Lady, I changed my mind and think it works." ”

As I walked, my husband stopped at a restaurant, and I wondered, "Husband, haven't we been here before?" ”

"Wait!" The husband took my hand and entered the restaurant, these days, we have been to the major restaurants, naturally familiar with the road, the husband went straight to the front of the account and said, "Call your shopkeeper out." ”

The bookkeeper saw that we were familiar, thought for a while, frowned and said, "We have someone here to deliver fish, you should go quickly!" ”

"This time, I'm here to sell something else."

Hearing what the husband said, the account room was suspicious and invited the shopkeeper, the husband took out a small cloth bag from the cuff, opened it layer by layer, I was a little disappointed, it turned out to be the fish fillet we often eat now.

"What is this?" The shopkeeper asked.

The shopkeeper does not know is also a matter of course, I and my husband did a fisherman only to know that there is this way to eat, wash the fish, hollow out the internal organs, and then pinch the head to the tail and then go to the bones, salted with salt, with peppercorns to taste, and then dried into a piece, sometimes fishing, too lazy to go home at noon, just wrap a few pieces and eat directly, not to mention how delicious the taste is.

How can diners who may come to the restaurant eat these?

The husband handed the shopkeeper a piece for him to taste, looking at the slightly yellowed fish fillet, the shopkeeper was a little hesitant, after all, this appearance is not very good, which dish in the restaurant is not good looking, good taste?

"This thing can't be sold for a price!" The shopkeeper said bluntly.

The husband did not give up: "If you don't taste it, how do you know that it can't be sold for a price?" The crab looks ugly, but every September, isn't there a queue to come to the restaurant to eat? ”

The shopkeeper shook his head in disbelief, but he couldn't stand Sheng Qiang's difficulty, he still took a piece, and saw that the fish fillet was still a little slag, and the corners of his mouth drooped, but after taking a bite, his face changed significantly, and he immediately burst into a smile, and kept nodding: "It's delicious, it's delicious!" ”

I took all the fish fillets in my husband's hand, and I went into my stomach after three times and five divided by two, and after eating, I still looked like I was still unsatisfied, and I kept asking my husband: "Is there anything else?" ”

The husband smiled: "Yes, but~ we have to negotiate this price." ”

"Well said, well said!" The shopkeeper smiled all over his face at this time, and said, "Please talk to the two of you!" ”

When I entered the inner hall of this restaurant, it was not magnificent, carved beams and painted buildings everywhere, and I couldn't bear to put my feet when I went in.

My husband saw that I was a little restrained, and his big hand wrapped around my hand, which gave me a lot of security.

The shopkeeper is also a cheerful person, he is full of praise for his love for fish fillets, and directly prescribes a price code for sashimi Qifengwen, at this time I am already excited, which is much more appropriate.

The husband was not in a hurry and said: "One fish is too small, how can we need two, and we also need all kinds of seasonings, labor-intensive ......."

I was secretly a little anxious, don't want this shopkeeper again, with years of tacit understanding, my husband immediately saw what I was thinking, and hinted that I should not worry.

As expected by the husband, the shopkeeper was not anxious or annoyed when he heard it, but discussed with the husband: "Two, how about the forty texts?" ”

The husband stretched out his hand: "Fifty Wen." ”

The shopkeeper looked embarrassed, and the husband smiled.