The billionaire girl: Daddy and Mommy, love me again

After lunch, people took scoop nets and carried buckets to catch rice fish.

Crucian carp and carp have strong vitality. Even when the water in the fields is almost drained and they are lying in the mud unable to move, their mouths are still opening and closing to breathe tenaciously.

When he saw people coming, he jumped desperately, trying to escape the fate of being thrown into the frying pan.

It’s a pity that they are so weak that they can’t escape from the clutches of humans no matter how hard they try.

The adults used scoop nets and bamboo dustpans to scoop up the huddled fish and put them into wooden barrels, while the children chased the fish that had not kept up with the main group and were scattered in the mud.

In a short while, they all turned into mud monkeys.

The sounds of play and noise echoed throughout the valley.

In order to ensure the freshness of the fish, every household reserved a small field, filled the field with water, and raised the larger fish in it.

You can keep it and eat it slowly, or sell it, and it is also convenient to catch the fish.

Fish that were too small were released back into the river.

When the spring ploughing starts next year, they can flow back into the fields along the water.

Li and Zhang stayed at home and made dried fish with rice flowers.

Choose a rice fish that is three fingers big, wash it, and stuff it with salt, chili and garlic.

Marinate for several hours, heat the pot until slightly hot, put the fish into the pot and fry it dry, then spread it on a bamboo sieve.

Place dried wild vegetables on the bottom of the pot, spread hot sauce on the fish, and arrange them along the edge of the pot until the fish bones are softened but the fish meat is not broken.

Spread the fish out in a bamboo baking cage and bake over charcoal for a day or two.

Although the process of making dried fish is not complicated, it requires great patience.

They also fried a lot of crispy fish. Cheng Laowu and Cheng Zeli are going to Pingyang County tomorrow, so they asked them to take some for Cheng Laoer and the others, and share some with the Liu and Wang families.

Also bring a few hundred kilograms of new grain and two cans of tea oil.

The reason why Cheng Zeli was in a hurry to go to Pingyang County was because he was considering the matter of the oil press.

Once the oil press is opened, tea oil alone will not be enough to sell. If the people in Pingyang County are allowed to grow rapeseed, not only will everyone be able to afford the oil, but the oil press will also have a long window of operation.

By then, they could not only purchase rapeseed from the people, but also collect labor fees for pressing oil for the people.

In fact, Cheng Zeli’s main purpose is to accumulate merit by helping people improve their lives.

He used to be an atheist. If anyone spoke in a mysterious way in front of him, he would definitely sneer at him.

It’s different now. Even incredible things like time travel have happened. What else is impossible?

He always believed that their family of three would not come here for no reason. Since they came here, they must have a purpose.

You must never do anything that is against the will of heaven and earth. If you do so, you might be wiped out forever.

Then just help those in need to the best of your ability, and you will never go wrong by doing good deeds.

The reason he went to Pingyang County this time was to see if he could find an opportunity to promote rapeseed. If there was really no way, he could only find the county magistrate.

Cheng Lao Da and Cheng Lao Si, together with other villagers, each carried two buckets of live fish and went to Cangwu Town to sell the fish.

The flood a few months ago washed away and drowned all the livestock, so there are limited things to sell on the street now.

They are all wild vegetables or vegetables grown at home.

Meat was rarely seen, and most of the animals on the mountain did not survive the disaster, so even if hunters went up the mountain to try their luck, they often returned empty-handed.

Before the disaster, pork was sold for twenty cents per pound, and fish was sold for around thirteen or fourteen cents, with the price occasionally fluctuating by one or two cents.

As soon as Boss Cheng and his men appeared in Cangwu Town, they attracted the attention of a large group of people.

One reason is that they have appeared in the town frequently recently. Most people in the town have seen them, and many of them made their first pot of gold after the disaster by selling tea oil seeds to them.

The second reason was that they were a group of men, each carrying a bucket of water, which was very eye-catching and aroused everyone's curiosity.

The third reason is that the Cheng family is now the focus of everyone's attention. After all, working for the Cheng family not only has high wages but also good food. Everyone hopes to come across the opportunity of the Cheng family recruiting workers again.

"Mr. Cheng, what are you doing?"

Someone couldn't help but ask.

In order to prevent the fish from jumping out, Boss Cheng and his team covered the buckets with lids so people couldn't see that they were picking fish from the buckets.

"Hey, old man, we have a lot of fish at home. We are here to sell them today. Would you like to buy one?"

"Selling fish? Where do you raise fish? All the fish ponds in Pingyang County, big and small, were not spared from the flood."

"Well, don't worry about where I raise them. My fish are still fresh. The fish meat is tender and sweet. It is excellent whether it is stewed in soup or braised in brown sauce."

Boss Cheng put the bucket down and opened the lid. The fish that had been swayed all the way suddenly saw the light and jumped out one after another. Boss Cheng quickly closed the lid.

A palm-sized carp was jumping on the ground, full of vitality and vigor.

"We have fish! We have fish! How much are these fish? Give me one, no, give me three!"

More and more people gathered around, and a middle-aged man who was dressed a little more respectably saw the lively fish and spoke hurriedly.

"Okay! Thirteen cents a pound. Do you want three big ones or three small ones? I'll catch them for you."

"Thirteen cents, so cheap, then give me ten. I want the bigger ones. Open the lid and I'll choose."

"Okay, take your pick. Put it in this basin and I'll weigh it for you."

Fortunately, his mother was smart and asked him to bring a basin, saying that it would be convenient for the fish buyers to choose the fish.

"Fish for sale, fish for sale, 13 cents a pound, carp, crucian carp, grass carp, everything is available, take your pick, first come, first served!"

When the people who were passing by heard that the live fish was only thirteen cents per pound, they stopped and gathered around.

"Give me five pounds, I want something bigger!"

"I want one too, I want one too, I want to buy three pounds!"

"I'll buy ten kilograms. I want the small ones to keep for seedlings."

"........"

After the middle-aged man picked out ten larger fish from the bucket, there was only half a bucket of fish left in the two buckets. Everyone was afraid that they would not be able to buy fish, so they all crowded in.

You pushed me, I pushed you, and we almost overturned Boss Cheng's two buckets of fish.

"Don't worry, don't worry. Everyone can buy fish. I'm not the only one who has fish. Look, those are my brothers. They also pick fish. It's the same if you buy from them."

It was only then that people noticed that dozens of young people were waiting there not far away, each carrying a bucket of water.

"Everyone, look, there are fish over there too, hurry up, first come, first served!"

Cheng Laowu and his men were ready to welcome their arrival.

The stall in front of Boss Cheng was finally quiet. He used straw to pierce the fish gills and strung the ten fish picked by the middle-aged man together in pairs and put them on the scale.

"Exactly eight pounds! 104 wen."

The middle-aged man was also straightforward. Without even asking the price, he took out a penny of silver and four copper coins from his purse and handed them to him.

Boss Cheng took it with joy.

"Brother, we are your first customer. I will give you two more fish. If you like them, you are welcome to come again."

When the middle-aged man saw his action, a glimmer of appreciation flashed in his eyes.

He didn't expect that this seemingly simple and honest man actually knew how to do business. What surprised him the most was his ability to calculate accounts. If he was not mistaken, he didn't even use an abacus, but did the calculations in his head.

"Oh, so you mean you'll come to sell fish tomorrow?"

"Yes, we will be selling fish in the town recently. We will also have small fried fish and dried fish tomorrow. If you are interested, you can come and have a look."

"Okay, I'll come again tomorrow."

The middle-aged man was really curious about where they got the fish from.

"Can I buy half a catty? I... I only have seven coins. My daughter-in-law just gave birth and has no milk. I want to buy half a catty of crucian carp to make fish soup for her to drink milk."