In order to facilitate work, Xia Ruixi deliberately wore a narrow-sleeved padded jacket. After breakfast, holding Liang'er's hand, Jin Xia lit the lantern, and asked the steward to carry a basin of water from her room to the fish pond.

The area around the fish pond was lit up with torches, and there were people standing everywhere watching the excitement, and the pond was already laying nets. Ten peasant women waited on the shore, and each of them placed a basin, a basket of straw, and a stack of cloth.

Hua Laohu's trousers were pulled up above his knees, standing in the pool with his waist crossed, and his thunderous voice could be heard roaring from afar: "You stand over, why can't you hear it, hey, say you!" Hands and feet are sharp! ”

Seeing Xia Ruixi and his party coming, Hua Laohu walked ashore with a smile, did not wear shoes, walked up to Xia Ruixi barefoot and saluted: "Fourth lady." ”

"You've worked hard." Xia Ruixi ordered someone to put down the basin of water and announced: "Everyone soak the cloth wrapped in fish in this basin before using it." ”

Someone took a cloth and soaked it, and asked curiously, "What kind of water is this?" "Some people even dip their fingertips into their mouths and taste the taste.

Xia Ruixi didn't answer, only said: "After the fish catches, everyone will immediately start doing what I taught yesterday, and your hands and feet must be fast!" The sooner the better. ”

As he spoke, a net of fish came up, the fish jumped, the scales glittered under the light of the torches, the men and women in the village were busy, and the children screamed excitedly, running around looking at the fish and screaming and running away, running away and running back and stretching their necks to look.

Xia Ruixi smiled and instructed the women to load the wrapped fish into baskets and carry them to the car. After loading a cart, she asked Hua Laohu to stay in Zhuangzi to handle unfinished matters, and continued to load the fish caught in the back and escorted them into the city, while she herself took someone to escort a cart of fish to Xijing City immediately.

The carriage runs fast all the way, after all, this method of transportation, rushing is time, and the faster the fish, the higher the survival rate. In addition, it is also necessary to ensure that the damage to the fish is as small as possible, and that the temperature is as low as possible.

The straw is laid to alleviate the impact of bumps on the road to the fish; Wrapping the head and body of the fish with a moist cloth is to help the fish retain water and breathe away from the water for a period of time, and also to keep the fish quiet and not jump again, so as not to cause unnecessary damage to them, thus reducing the survival rate.

In the late dawn of winter, when Xia Ruixi arrived outside Xijing City with a cart of fish, the sky was just slightly bright, and the gate of Xijing City had only been opened for a short time, and there were few pedestrians on the street, so the carriage was able to quickly and smoothly pass through the street and reach the shop on Dongzheng Street.

Ou Qingjin and Changshou took a group of men to stand in front of the shop and waited, and as soon as the carriage stopped, they quickly took off the basket, removed the cloth bag from the fish, and put it in the water.

Xia Ruixi nervously jumped out of the carriage and rushed to the edge of the pool to take a closer look.

Changshou and Liang'er cheered: "Alive, fourth master, madam, the fish is alive!" ”

Ou Qingjin also smiled slightly: "I really didn't expect it." ”

Jin Xia and the guys in the store were amazed.

Xia Ruixi didn't move, her eyes didn't dare to turn her eyes and stared at the fish pond, she didn't just want this result, she wanted a better and more perfect result! It's about her future plans.

She designed the pool herself, with eight inlet pipes pouring water from all directions above the pool, and the water hits the surface of the water, creating strings of blisters, and occasionally hitting the fish that float by, in order to oxygenate and increase the oxygen saturation in the water.

Slowly, most of the fish adjusted their bodies and swam around happily, especially the carp, which had the most tenacious vitality and basically nothing dead. There are not many silver carp deaths, Xia Ruixi suddenly relented, she succeeded!

She immediately asked people to open three large basins at the door of the shop, scoop up the fish, and put them in the basins. One is a dead fish, one is a silver carp, and one is a carp. There is no need for the guys to shout, the fish jumping in the basin is a live advertisement, and the people who get up early to buy vegetables suddenly surround them.

"Live fish, the quantity is limited, if you want to buy it, hurry up and buy it." Dead fish and small fish are sold relatively cheaply, while live fish and large fish are more expensive, and the big customers bring them into the store and choose from them in the pool.

Xia Ruixi and Ou Qingjin hid in the back hall to drink tea and roast the fire, looking at each other and smiling. Liang'er asked Xia Ruixi strangely: "Madam, where did you learn this method?" ”

Xia Ruixi smiled steadily and calmly on the surface, but actually quietly looked at Ou Qingjin, thinking in his heart how she would answer if he asked. There is a ready-made excuse, but it is a bit of a test. And Ou Qingjin was smiling, and he didn't seem to care about it.

This Liang'er thought about it sideways, and said in surprise: "The slave knows, it must be the basin of water that you brought out to soak the cloth that played a decisive role!" ”

"What water?" Ou Qingjin asked at this time.

Liang'er hurriedly said. He also said: "Don't hide it from Mrs. Say, when the slave maid scolded those peasant women yesterday, she was also nervous, and I don't know if I can succeed." Dry luck, but once I heard that Madame is really powerful, I can think of such a powerful method. ”

Xia Ruixi replied seriously: "It's not that I thought of the method, but I am usually more curious, I like to read these miscellaneous books, and I listen to these strange things, who would have thought that one day, I would be able to use it?" In fact, I was also worried at the time, and I was relieved to see the fish alive just now.

Ou Qing said solemnly: "Don't you leave some in advance to give it away?" It's going to be the New Year, send a few live carp, it's fresh and auspicious, and people are happy. ”

Xia Ruixi said with a smile: "I thought of it a long time ago, I will sell and advertise it today, and then select some tomorrow, I will send it to my relatives, and you will take it to the yamen to share colleagues and friends." ”

Changshou was covered in water, and ran in excitedly: "Fourth master, madam, business is good, more than 500 catties of fish have been sold out, dead fish have also been sold, and there are still many people waiting, what should I do?" I also saw the second shopkeeper on the first floor watching in the crowd. ”

"Really?" Liang'er looked at Xia Ruixi happily, the first floor is the largest and best restaurant in Xijing City, if their fish are set to Xia Ruixi in the future, they will not worry about sales.

As he spoke, there was a commotion outside. It turned out that the flower tiger sent the two carts of fish. The crowd gathered around, and they all craned their necks to see how the fish had been transported. Hua Laohu thought that this was top secret, so he naturally refused to show it, so he pulled the car to the back door with a sad face, let people go to the basket from the back door, went to the cloth bag and sent it to the pond to raise, and only when everything was ready did he start selling fish again.

Before noon, all 1,000 catties of fish were sold. I didn't buy it, I kept asking if there was anything else, and the longevity made them come back in two days.

Xia Ruixi and Ou Qingjin took a basket of money that they had just put away and went home in the car, Ou Qingjin grabbed a handful of copper coins and said with a smile: "In this way, your capital can be taken back soon." Are you going to sell them all? ”

Xia Ruixi said: "Now I am selling at a loss, I only plan to sell five acres." Today is twenty-one, and it will not be sold until twenty-six. Catch one acre of fish to give away and eat at home, and keep the fish in the other ponds for next year to grow into big fish and sell them for a big price. And next year's fish, the yield per mu is not only this. That's why you can make money next year. ”

Ou Qing said solemnly: "Where did you learn this method?" What kind of water did Liang'er say, and what was going on? ”

Finally asked, Xia Ruixi said unhurriedly: "It turns out that Mu Fei told me when he was repairing the pool, and he said that his master said it." As for the basin of water that Liang'er said? Come over here and I'll tell you. She leaned into Ou Qingjin's ear: "It's just a basin of ordinary water." In order to prevent this method from being learned by others, I deliberately made it mysterious, so that it would be boring if everyone came to learn it. ”

It can't be helped, it's too simple and easy to learn, but it's a magic weapon for her fish to open up sales and maintain stable sales. If you get that inexplicable basin of water, others will think it is a secret recipe, so they will not try it easily, and it can be regarded as a small flower gun that you have no intention to play.

"You've always been cunning." Ou Qing said sourly: "How can Mu Fei know everything? Why haven't I heard you say that before? It's also a secret! When I asked you what you were doing with the cloth, you wouldn't tell me. ”

Xia Ruixi sneered: "Isn't it that I don't know if I can succeed?" I'm afraid that you and I will worry together. Didn't you see what I was in a hurry when the fish first arrived? I didn't breathe a sigh of relief until I saw them alive, otherwise I really wouldn't be able to see anyone. ”

Ou Qingjin pursed his lips: "Are you worried? You're coaxing me, aren't you? There is a good method taught by Mu Fei, what are you anxious about? As for me, you don't have to worry, everyone knows about it anyway, and it doesn't matter if I'm the last one to know. Who called me your father-in-law? ”

He was talking sourly, and Xia Ruixi flattered him: "I wronged me to death, I really want to surprise you." You work so hard every day to support your family, big and small things are planning for us, I just want to do something, surprise you, and make you relaxed, you also want to be angry? ”

Ou Qingjin said with a calm face: "I just want to be angry, what do you want?" ”

Xia Ruixi lowered his eyes and rummaged through the copper coins in the basket: "Then you should be angry, and then ignore me when you are angry enough." Originally, I asked people to keep the biggest silver carp, and I was going to cook the sauerkraut fish for you tonight, but it seems that you don't want to eat it, so forget it. I had it sent to the old mansion along with the four red carp. ”

Ou Qingjin gritted his teeth and pinched her waist: "Don't send it back!" What does it look like if you don't eat it? In order to punish you, punish you for making it for me at noon! ”

Xia Ruixi couldn't help laughing: "But I got up on the fourth watch, and I've been busy until now, and I'm tired." But since you have to do it with me, I inevitably drag this tired body to make it for the fourth master to eat, who calls me your wife. ”

Ou Qing snorted at him, and finally handed over his shoulder: "Adults don't care about villains, I lend you to lean!" While instructing the people to go back first, ask if the kitchen was ready.

Xia Ruixi leaned his head on his shoulder and curled the corners of his mouth proudly.

Ou Qingjin held her hand and said, "In two days, Beibei's matter will have a result." ”