Zhan Zhumen

Chapter 34

Back on the boat, count the silver first as usual.

Looking at the pile of broken silver and copper plates, Yang began to count happily.

"Why so much?" Four taels of silver, and four hundred and twenty copper plates?
"Big fish is expensive. It sold for twenty yuan a catty. It's the same price as big white meat." Yang Fu said.

"Why is it so expensive?" Is it the same price as meat?

Huo Erhuai smiled: "That big fish is so easy to catch? We can't catch fish weighing more than six or seven catties once a month. We haven't caught fish weighing more than ten catties twice in ten years."

"That's right. Rare things are more expensive."

"Do you still understand that rare things are valuable?" Huo Xi teased Yang Fu.Yang Fu scratched his head and giggled, "I can read more when I know how to read with you."

"Then you should study hard."

Yang grinned and counted the silver on the copper plate while telling him.Both she and Huo Erhuai couldn't read, picked up a literate Huo Xi, and the family got along.It can be seen that reading is really useful.

Look at this, I earned more than four taels of silver a day.

"One or two of these are rewards from others, not money from selling fish." Huo Xi explained.

"A reward? A reward of a tael of silver?" Yang's eyes widened. Who is so rich?

Yang Fu then explained to her: "Wen Caimai from the Huibin Building in the inner city heard Xi'er talk about how to make fish heads and tails, and gave it to Xi'er. He also said that if there are big fish weighing more than five catties, send them over. He wants it all. Twenty-five Wen for items over five catties, and thirty Wen for items over ten catties.”

"Really?"

"Really!"

Yang Fu nodded: "In the future, if we catch a big fish, we don't have to sell it ourselves. It's much easier to send it over. But today Xi'er cut up the fish and sold it. If it sells well, come and grab it. It's more than selling the whole fish." It sold for a lot of money!"

"Cut it up and sell it? How do you cut it up?"

Yang Fu described it to Yang Shi, and said that Xi'er sold the fish heads and tails that no one wanted at a high price, and many people rushed to buy them, and even complained if they couldn't get them.

Yang's jaw almost dropped.

Usually, she went to sell fish with Huo Erhuai, but where did she see fish cut into body, head and tail for sale?And there are people who come here to buy fish heads and tails for cooking?The fish is not fragrant anymore?
"Xi'er, how do you know so much?"

"Sister, Xi'er must have eaten it before."

When Yang thought about Huo Xi's status, how could the big family eat what was rare, how could they be the same as ordinary people.It's rare to be so happy to hug Huo Xi.

"The fish head and tail are really delicious?" Yang Fu remembered Huo Xi's method of making fish head and tail, and his saliva began to flood.

Huo Xi nodded in Yang's arms: "It's delicious! I didn't lie to them. Next time when Dad catches a big fish, we will also cut off the head and tail to eat."

"My mother will do it."

"Okay, I said mother will do it."

"Then let's do it tomorrow." Yang Fu swallowed.

Yang waved his hand at him, as if to hit him: "Eat it tomorrow! You'd better worship the river god at night, so that your brother-in-law can catch big fish tomorrow, or you'll eat fart! You eat."

Yang Fu gave his sister a dissatisfied look, and Huo Xi covered her mouth and snickered.

Looking at the silver and copper coins in front of her, Yang sighed, "It would be great if we caught more big fish every day. We can also rest a little longer. We don't have to cast the net every day in the wind and rain."

Huo Xi was silent.

As far as the fishing net at home is concerned, it is all luck to catch big fish.

When she became a fisherman, she realized that fishing for one day and drying the net for three days is not a bad word.But most fishermen do it like this.

The fishing nets of this era are not as advanced as later generations, and most of them are made of hemp material, which is perishable and has poor toughness.That's why it is necessary to dry it after use to prolong the service life of the fishing net.

Moreover, the aquatic weeds entangled in the fishing net are not easy to remove, and the fishing net is easily broken by pulling it hard. After drying it in the sun, it is easy to remove it after drying.And in addition to drying, but also make up the net.

Once the fish gets into the net, it will struggle, and when it struggles, it will be tightly entangled, and it is easy to break the fishing net when it is removed.There are also some fish that will break out of the net, so the fishing net needs to be repaired every time it is used.

Even modern fishing nets are so tough that they need to be mended once in a while.As long as there are fish drilling nets, there are very few that are not broken.

Of course, it is not necessarily necessary to dry the net for three days after fishing for one day.But it is more common to spend a day fishing and basking in the net.Unless there are two or three nets at home to replace.But in general, it is still necessary to manually dry and repair the net.

In addition to drying and mending the nets, the nets are often pulled empty, so fish are not caught every day.

Yang Shi and Huo Erhuai want to save money to live ashore because fishing is not only hard work but also risky.

Farmers go home to rest when it's cloudy and rainy, but fishermen will be busy casting their nets in wind and rain in coir raincoats.Because the fish will float up to breathe, it is easier to catch.

Huo Erhuai is currently using two fishing nets alternately, and there are crab pots and shrimp pots, so he hasn't had a serious day off.After raising Huo Xi and Huo Nian, the couple are even more diligent in getting off the net.

Huo Xi was grateful.

So I have been thinking about my way out at home.

Mrs. Yang counted the silver and gave Huo Xi a tael of silver: "Since the tael of silver was rewarded by others, Xi'er can keep it for herself. Buy whatever you want. If you don't have enough money, go to your parents want."

Huo Xi declined several times, but seeing that she and Huo Erhuai were unwilling to take it back, she had to put it away.

"Thank you ma'am."

"Hey, the family is still polite to mother. You earned all the money in this family, and mother keeps it for you. You can spend it however you want. Mother and your father have no objections."

Huo Xi nodded.Yang Fu saw it, and reached out to Yang Shi: "Sister, I want it too."

"What do you want?"

"silver."

"Fuck you want it! I don't have any coppers for the silver. Your brother-in-law doesn't have a private house yet, so you want it! Why don't you think about it every day?"

Huo Xi covered her mouth and snickered.Yang Fu pouted, his sister now has sons and daughters, so she treats him like grass.Humph.

Huo Erhuai couldn't bear it: "His mother, why don't you give Fu'er some money too, thanks to him these days. He's grown up too, and he goes to the city every day, so it's more convenient to have some money with him."

Yang Shi glanced at Yang Fu, feeling a little soft-hearted.Seeing Yang Fu reaching out his hand, he slapped his hand off angrily: "What do you want? Can't I save money for you to marry and buy property in the future?"

While speaking, he quickly put away the silver and copper plates.

Yang Fu wailed: "I'm only ten years old! What are you talking about?"

"Shouldn't you save slowly from a young age? Is the money blown by the strong wind all at once?"

Hmph, unreasonable.If you don't give it, you won't give it.Xi'er goes to a tea shop to drink tea, can I just watch?

Yang Fu finally figured it out, and heard his sister ask Xi'er: "Xi'er, why don't mother give you some more money? Keep it by your side?" He glared at his sister angrily.

"No need, mother, I have to spend money to tell my parents."

"That's fine. You must tell your mother."

"Yeah." Huo Xi hugged her arm and rubbed it.She and Nian'er have bad luck, but also good luck.

The next day, because the family only got a few taels of silver, Huo Erhuai was not so anxious to row the boat into the river.So I only looked for the lush water and grass in the river, and prepared to catch some shrimps and crabs.

The weather is getting colder, the water is getting colder, and there will be fewer and fewer shrimps and crabs.Before winter, save more and make a few more cans of bald butter for sale.

The net couldn't be lowered, so I only found a place to put down the shrimp and crab cages.

And Huo Xi hugged Huo Nian to watch Yang's drying and mending fishing nets.

After lunch at noon, there was a boat coming towards them in the distance.

　Guess, did I get any food today?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)