Chapter 184: Making the Oil Cone Dry
"Aze, we'll go back first in the evening. The boat can't fit anymore, so we're going to go back and sell the fish first. After the two sides returned to the boat, Tong Yuanhang started the fishing boat and planned to leave.
They were about to leave at four o'clock in the afternoon, but they accidentally found the reef, and they had been delayed for so long to see so many abalones.
"Okay, you go back first, I'll go back tomorrow." Zhang Ze still has four longlines that he hasn't released, and he will definitely continue to fish longlines at night.
The two sides said goodbye, and watched Tong Yuanhang and they left, and he took some abalone out to prepare dinner for himself.
Abalone, he loves it so much!
After dinner, Zhang Ze continued to be busy, and the four longlines found a place to put them down, and by the way, he put away the shrimp pots and got a few big lobsters.
I continued to fish for a few hours, and by 12 o'clock I had retracted the longline, and the result was that they were all common fish, and there were no fantastic species.
However, Zhang Ze has been very satisfied with the harvest of this sea, and he has also obtained a lot of oil cones and ear abalone near Dongsha this time, and there are countless common fish, and he can be regarded as returning with a full load.
The next day, when he returned home, he sold the red-billed eel under ten catties and other fish to Jin Guangcheng, except for some precious fish left in the space, and he took out the oil cone and mouse spotted but did not sell them.
Some of the abalone remained, and the rest were all sold.
This thing was pried with Tong Yuanhang and them, and it was not appropriate to sell it if it was not taken out.
If you want to save some, next time you can go over and pry it by yourself.
At the door of the house, Zhang Huihong was drying lotus seeds, Tong Shuyao was helping beside her, Zhang Wu was nowhere to be seen, and he should have run out to play.
The resources of the Lotus Mountain are very rich, there are a lot of lotus flowers, it is normal to dry lotus seeds, if they don't move a little late, they can still dry lychees in May and June.
"Aze, why did you bring these back and can't sell them?" Tong Yuanhang was the first to find Zhang Ze, and as soon as he greeted him with a smiling face, he saw the oil cone he was holding in his hand and a conspicuous mouse spot.
"How can I not sell them, these oil cones are specially brought back by me and are ready to be dried in the sun. This oil cone has no small spines, and the meat is thick, which is much better than dried eel. Zhang Ze put the bamboo basket in the courtyard and said with a smile.
Then he picked up the mouse spot again: "This thing has this, I heard that it is very expensive, I came to Nanguang to go to sea so many times and got such one, so I simply brought it back and let's try it ourselves." It's a pity that Aqian and Aqing went to work in the city and couldn't eat. ”
"You always bring back things that others are reluctant to eat!" When Zhang Huihong heard her son's words, she didn't forget to raise her head and complain while she was busy.
But she has long been accustomed to her son's approach, and she often said it before, but then it will be gone.
She has an income of one or two thousand or even three thousand yuan when she goes to sea, and she can't say anything about the waste of her family!
In the face of complaints, Zhang Ze did not defend himself, and often brought seafood back, not only because the seafood was nutritious, but also because he was greedy.
Of course, Tong Shuyao after pregnancy is also very greedy, if she couldn't stand the temptation, Zhang Ze would have considered making juice a long time ago.
Chaozhou is not far from here, and the juice fishing there is very famous, and Nanguang is also affected.
Now he thinks about it for the time being, and then makes it after Tong Shuyao can eat it, so as not to tempt her to not be able to eat it, causing her to be angry, and the temper of the pregnant woman is not very good.
"Hey, Mom, let's mince garlic for these ear abalone at night. The grouper was steamed, the oil cone took a stew, and I killed the rest and dried it. ”
"Okay, I'll do it when I'm done here." Zhang Huihong nodded in agreement.
Zhang Ze was not idle, he went to the kitchen to get a kitchen knife and a cutting board, processed the food to be eaten at noon first, and then began to slaughter the oil cone.
This thing has mucus on it, and it needs to be scalded with coarse salt or boiling water to clean the mucus before disemboweling it.
Zhang Ze went to boil some water to scald, and the coarse salt was indispensable to Zhang's mother.
After a while, Zhang Huihong finished her work and walked into the house with the ingredients handled by her son.
Tong Shuyao didn't go in, now the family uses coal stoves for cooking, and the big stove is rarely used, so she doesn't need to help light the fire.
She had nothing to do, so she moved a small stool to watch Zhang Ze kill fish.
"Don't you think the smell of blood smells bad?" Zhang Ze couldn't help but ask when he saw his daughter-in-law staring at himself killing fish with her chin in her hands.
Tong Shuyao shook his head: "It's okay, I'm used to smelling these smells." ”
Zhang Ze was dumbfounded, then shook his head and smiled.
That's right, she was born in a fisherman's family, and she has been accustomed to these fishy smells since she was a child, and even more unpleasant smells can be accepted, not to mention these.
Zhang Ze disposed of all the mucus on the outside of the oil cone at once, then disemboweled them and cut them in half, but did not cut them in the middle to connect them.
Then he cleaned the entrails and threw them into the large bucket next to him.
The speed is very fast, and he has been a fisherman for so long, and he is already very professional in killing fish.
Zhang Huihong's lunch was ready, and the oil cone on Zhang Ze's side was just finished.
Then the three of them hung up the processed oil cones to dry, and these oil cones were now killed, but salt, and they were naturally dried by the sun and the river breeze, and it was better to have the sea breeze.
The quality of the dried oil cone will be very high in the end, and it belongs to the best oil cone dry.
This type of dried oil cone tastes crisp, sweet and tender, which is completely different from the mass-produced products on the market.
They were busy with their work, and Zhang Wu, who was sweating profusely, finally knew that he was back for lunch.
There are still fishing rods and buckets in the water, and it seems that he has gone fishing, obviously he has been led astray at a young age and has entered the world of fishermen.
When he saw Zhang Ze, his eyes lit up: "Brother, you're back!" You see, what did I catch? ”
"What?"
Zhang Ze looked curiously, and found that in addition to a few belly-turned creek fish in the bucket, there was also a soft-shelled turtle about two catties.
"Yo, where did you catch this?"
"Hehe, I caught it on the edge of the waterhole you took me last time, brother, shall we eat it at night?"
"Okay, I'll buy a chicken in the afternoon and stew together in the evening!"
When Zhang Ze saw this little soft-shelled turtle, he also thought of the old turtle that he had thrown into the space for a long time, and he had planned to give it away, but he forgot about it when he was on Hong Kong Island.
But it's not too late to think about it now, it's a big deal to go to the city to sell fish in the afternoon, and send it to Lu Wenbin by the way, but I don't know if their family can eat such a big Wang Ba.
In the afternoon, Zhang Ze brought two large buckets bought in the store and tied them to the back seat of the motorcycle, one on each side.
He then left the fishing village on his motorbike and went to the city to sell fish.
There are a lot of fish in the space now, and they are also put away.
While driving a motorcycle, Zhang Ze observed the harvest in the space during this time, and he remembered that there were several big fish that used the growth function, and now that the time has come, they can be taken out and sold.
In addition to the remaining red-billed eels, there are also a few grouper Zhang Ze also uses the growth function, and these fish are relatively large.
In particular, the gentian grouper has now grown to a length of one meter and twenty-seven, and its weight has also come to one hundred and forty-six pounds.
The largest red-billed eel has just passed forty catties, which is also very good, and it will definitely sell for a lot of money.
There are also some eastern star spots, because there are originally seven or eight catties, so Zhang Ze also spent a hundred experiences choosing to grow, and now these selected are more than ten catties, which is not small.
However, Zhang Ze did not go to a restaurant in the city, but to buy some snacks, and then went to Lu Wenbin's clothing factory.
I visited my two younger sisters first, and I was relieved to see that they were in very good spirits and had a happy smile on their faces.
Apparently they have adapted to life in the factory and are doing well here.
Then he picked up the bucket containing the old turtle and went to Lu Wenbin's office.
The old turtle in the bucket was 17 catties and 3 taels when it was caught, and after using the growth function, it has now come to 22 catties and 5 taels, which is quite large.
"Aze? Why do you have time to come over today to see Ah Qian and Ah Qing? Seeing the secretary bring Zhang Ze in, Lu Wenbin was a little surprised and immediately stood up to greet him.
"Come to the city to do something, and take a look at the two sisters by the way." Zhang Ze said and handed him the bucket, "Well, I got an old turtle, this thing is very mended, you want to take Hong Kong Island to make up for your grandparents." ”
"Hiss~ such a big old turtle!" Lu Wenbin saw the old turtle stuck in the big bucket and almost couldn't move, and he gasped directly.
When had he ever seen such a large soft-shelled turtle, it was really shocking at first glance.
"You take it and sell it yourself, your grandparents are in good health."
Before he finished speaking, Zhang Ze interrupted directly: "I won't give you anything to eat, what decision do you make for your grandparents!" ”
Lu Wenbin was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily: "Okay, okay, I'll find a time to bring it over!" Is this old turtle easy to feed? ”
"It's good to feed, you just put it in the water tank, usually feed some fish, and be careful not to let mosquitoes bite."
After sending the old turtle, Zhang Ze didn't stay long and retreated decisively.
Leaving the garment factory, he drove his motorcycle to a very secluded and remote river.
First take out some fish like the Eastern Star Grouper and put them in the bucket, although the bucket is quite large, but the fish of ten catties are also not small, so there are three in a bucket.
Covered with a bamboo lid and tied with a rope, he drove to the restaurant to sell fish.
When he came to a restaurant, Zhang Ze didn't talk nonsense, directly opened the lid to show the grouper inside, and then explained his intention to the waiter.
Seeing the six big groupers, the waiter didn't do anything like rushing people, because this is a public-private joint restaurant, and the service quality is better than that of state-run hotels, I don't know how much, and the waiter's attitude is very good.
It's just that Zhang Ze suddenly came over to sell fish, which made him a little surprised.
Nowadays, as in later generations, fishmongers rarely take the initiative to promote their catch.
After a while, the manager of the restaurant walked out, originally arrogantly tilting his head, but when he saw Zhang Ze riding a motorcycle to sell fish, he was shocked, and his attitude immediately changed.
Motorcycles, he can't afford to sell them.
Don't look at the restaurant manager, he looks very beautiful, managing things big and small in the restaurant, but in fact, he also works part-time, and the salary is about the same as that of a senior worker.
Hearing that Zhang Ze had a big boat of his own, and these fish were just taken out by him to try to sell, the restaurant manager immediately had the idea of cooperating.
High-end ingredients are always popular, and even if ordinary people can't afford to eat the best grouper, it is a must to entertain customers and friends in the eyes of the rich.
Chinese people pay attention to face, and many times when doing business and people will be on the wine table, so some good dishes are a must.
Just like the big yellow croaker in later generations, everyone knows the IQ tax of this thing, but it can be copied because the market has demand.
The wild big yellow croaker was taken out to entertain, and it looked so good on the surface.
But you let them buy it home and eat it themselves. Whoever buys the pen.
Zhang Ze was invited to the reception room, and then discussed with the manager the price of the fish and the subsequent provision of the fish.
He sold the six groupers at a price a little lower than the market, but he didn't agree to the follow-up cooperation, but just said that he would consider it.
After all, there are so many restaurants, who do you cooperate with, so you can't choose the one that you are most satisfied with?
With five hundred yuan, Zhang Ze left the house, went to the hidden location again to get the fish out, and then went to the next restaurant.
I visited seven restaurants in a row, and in addition to gentian grouper and red-billed eel, other small and valuable fish in the space were almost sold out.
Seven restaurants were compared, and finally Zhang Ze chose a restaurant with the best conditions.
They are willing to give the market price for their high-grade grouper reef fish, and special big fish and the like will also be bought at a high price that echoes the market.
It doesn't matter if the ordinary fish are caught, they also have their own purchase channels, if Zhang Ze is willing to sell, they are also willing to give the right price.
As for whether they will lose money on the purchase of fish at the market price, Zhang Ze does not need to worry about this, because the last person to pay for these will be customers.
They are willing to cooperate with Zhang Ze, and the main target is those high-end seafood that is usually difficult to buy in the market.
For the rest of the seafood that can be purchased from the channel, they will not be stupid to collect it from Zhang Ze at a high price, but will only give the channel price.
Zhang Ze himself understands this, and his main purpose is to sell rare but high-end fish such as red-billed eel at a more reasonable price.
For example, if you sell a thousand to a fishmonger, and he sells it for two thousand yuan, anyone will feel uncomfortable.
I worked hard to go out to sea to fish, but the fishmongers took advantage of it.
reached a cooperation, Zhang Ze was not in a hurry to take out the red-billed eel gentian grouper and sell them, but got the phone number of the restaurant, left a sentence that there are good goods will be sent over, and then flashed people.
We can't just talk about it this time, and we will send a large number of fish in a while!
And Zhang Ze also needs to modify the motorcycle, he adds a large water tank in the back seat to facilitate his usual delivery of fish.
Seven restaurants were good, and when I came out, there were more than 2,100 yuan more in Zhang Ze's small space, which were all sold at the price of high-end fish accumulated in the last few trips to sea, but I didn't expect to be able to sell so much.
Riding back to the village on a motorcycle, he immediately went to the blacksmith shop and asked the blacksmith to help build a large tin box and install it on the back seat of the motorcycle.
After the blacksmith made a gesture in the back seat of the motorcycle to determine how to fix the iron box, he also touched the motorcycle several times, and saw that the posture was like touching his mother-in-law on the wedding night.
After determining that the iron box could be built, Zhang Ze went home.
(End of chapter)