My 1995 Small Farm.

Chapter 405 It's forbidden once it's said.
Sun Yanhong is not as bad as Tian Hongli.

but……

After Chen Ling brought out the crayfish and she tasted them, she was stunned.

My heart was pounding, and after finishing one, I couldn't wait to put two more into my bowl.

After wolfing down her food again, the woman's lips turned red from the spiciness. She kept panting and asked Chen Ling, "Fugui, this shrimp, this shrimp...where did you learn to cook it? It's so delicious!"

Chen Ling had just returned from Tian Hongli's table next to him. He saw that the old man had just drunk too fast and passed out, but was otherwise fine. Only then did he return to this table to eat with his family.

Hearing Sun Yanhong ask this question, he immediately understood that this woman had been won over by the taste of crayfish.

This has little to do with cooking skills.

The key is to use plenty of seasonings, and to use a lot of oil and spices.

For someone who has never tried it before, the first time is similar to the first time they eat instant noodles.

It is a truly powerful tool for arousing people's appetites.

So Chen Ling casually replied without batting an eye, "I didn't learn from anyone. Do you need to learn this from someone? You just figure it out yourself..."

Anyway, even if there are people who know how to cook crayfish now, there are very few of them. This dish hasn't become widely popular even in the places where it originated in the central coastal areas.

Many people don't know how to eat this stuff.

"You figured it out all by yourself?"

Sun Yanhong stared blankly at Chen Ling for a moment, then fell silent.

She was genuinely amazed by the taste of the crayfish.

She was also a child from a poor family when she was young.

The surprise this dish gave her was no less than the feeling she had when she first tasted meat as a child.

My mouth was watering uncontrollably, and my stomach was churning. I had an urge to stuff all the meat in the bowl into my mouth and satisfy my craving.

This was the first time in so many years since she grew up that she had experienced this feeling again.

Chen Ling's cooking skills are indeed excellent, and the other dishes taste the best she has ever eaten; she wanted to eat them again and again.

But none of them gave her the same unique feeling as this crayfish dish.

After enjoying the crayfish to the fullest, I asked Chen Ling for a bowl of white rice, poured the broth over it, and savored it repeatedly.

After that, only one thought was churning in her mind.

This dish is truly remarkable.

[With its delicious taste, novel way of eating, and spicy kick, it's definitely a perfect accompaniment to drinks.]

If placed on a dinner table, it will surely liven up the atmosphere.

[It's an excellent gift for serving alcohol and a powerful conversation starter.]

This is definitely a great gift.

Yes, it's about giving gifts.

She thought the crayfish dish was delicious, but more importantly, she had never heard of it before, and no one outside made it.

It's fresh and delicious, making it an excellent gift.

She had a strong premonition about this.

Think about it, she's a well-traveled woman who's been involved in both official and business circles for many years, what good things hasn't she tasted?

It's not easy to make someone feel amazed, unconsciously drool, and want to have a big meal to satisfy their cravings.

What is the most crucial point?

This stuff is much cheaper to give as a gift than buying wine from farms.

The effect might not be much worse.

It has to be said that Sun Yanhong is indeed quite shrewd.

Thinking of this, another idea suddenly popped into her mind.

It just so happened that Tian Hongli was completely drunk over there, and it would be really inappropriate for her not to take advantage of the situation.

But she was not in a hurry.

Instead, he patiently waited for Chen Ling's family and the villagers to eat and drink well, and helped Tian Hongli to the guest room in the wooden building before taking the opportunity to call Chen Ling aside and tell him his thoughts.

Chen Ling was stunned when he heard this: "What? You want to open a restaurant and sell crayfish?"

"Yes, your way of cooking crayfish is very novel. I've never heard of it before. The key is that it tastes so good. If you opened a restaurant for it in the city, it would definitely be popular."

Sun Yanhong said with a confident expression.

She's a local, but she knows the situation with crayfish; they're not only overpopulated, but also incredibly cheap.

If Tian Hongli came to buy aquatic products with the intention of getting a bargain, then...

Crayfish are really cheap; there's no need to bother trying to bargain them down.

Nobody wants this stuff anywhere; it's considered inedible.

With such low costs and Chen Ling's ability to make such a delicious dish, once the brand becomes famous, how could he not make money?

As for giving crayfish as gifts...

Is there a conflict between opening a restaurant and giving gifts?
"Hmm? Now that you mention it, it makes a lot of sense."

Chen Ling feigned surprise.

But deep down, I also admire this woman.

Many people have eaten crayfish at his house, including Liang Yuemin's family, Zhao Dahai and Shanmao, Yu Qi'an and others.

Sun Yanhong is probably the only one who would suggest turning this dish into a business.

"Right? I knew you had so many ways to make money. If you had partnered with me, we would have made a fortune long ago."

Seeing that Chen Ling's attitude was good, Sun Yanhong began to patiently guide him again.

"I know you're a naughty boy who's always thinking about Zhu Zi and has a prejudice against me..."

"Let's put aside the past for now, let's just talk about the two years Zhuzi has been in prison. Have I ever cheated you? Have I ever cheated anyone in your village?"

"No, I'm the kind of person who's straightforward and open about what I'm talking about."

"Take crayfish for example. The cost is so low. As long as you open a shop in the city, I'll provide the manpower and resources. You just need to teach me how to cook it and the ingredients. You can make money without having to worry about anything. Isn't that great?"

After considering it carefully, Chen Ling said, "You mean I'll contribute the formula as an investment, and you'll provide the money and manpower to open a shop in the city, right?"

"Yes, as long as you write down the ingredients and the recipe for me, I'll give you 30%. We can sign an agreement for that."

Sun Yanhong nodded, looking at him expectantly.

The formula is used as equity, requiring no investment of money or manpower. Giving him 30% is indeed quite a lot.

This was also to gain Chen Ling's trust and favor.

Furthermore, as long as Chen Ling agrees.

She can then leverage the crayfish from the reservoir to attract other aquatic products as well.

Just think about it, if crayfish from the reservoir outside the village can be sold for money, once this good start is made, as long as she has a good reputation, pays on time and doesn't deliberately lower prices, she will win the trust of Chen Ling and the villagers. Wouldn't she be able to take over the aquatic products of Chenwangzhuang?

That's how people are.

Once you feel comfortable doing business or making transactions with someone, you tend to get used to doing business with that person.

In that case, what can Tian Hongli, an outsider, use to compete with her?

“Okay, 30% is no problem. As long as you can make this business and don’t cheat when it comes to splitting the profits, I’ll update the recipe for you anytime, change the flavor, add new seasonings, and make sure no one can compete with you.” Chen Ling liked this kind of business where he could make money without having to put in any effort, and it could also boost the local aquatic product income. Why not?

Sun Yanhong breathed a sigh of relief when she heard him agree, and smiled, saying, "Don't worry, it's rare for you to trust me like this, I wouldn't dare to do anything wrong. I even want to work with you to make money in the future."

"Oh, by the way, I saw your mother-in-law put out apricots for everyone to eat. Is the apricot orchard about to open? When you're selling apricots, if you need a car, remember to call me and I'll send a driver over."

It was clear that she was very happy to have successfully persuaded Chen Ling, and she offered to help.

"Well, there's no rush. We can talk about it later. You should discuss the crayfish with our team first. I'll write down the recipe for you."

After saying that, Chen Ling turned and went upstairs.

There are no artificially farmed crayfish yet; they all grow in the wild.

However, they are not easy to find in the wild.

Since it's readily available here, why bother looking elsewhere?

If there are locations closer to the city center in the future, that would be even better.

Let's stick with the water from the reservoir for now.

……

Chen Ling didn't know how Sun Yanhong negotiated with the village; he never cared about such things.

All that is known is that Sun Yanhong finally made the deal for the crayfish business. After discussing it with the other seafood companies, Wang Laishun and his team did not budge. They only agreed to let her work with Tian Hongli, and no matter what she said, that was the result.

Although the people in the village are not highly educated, some are simple-minded, while others are shrewd and clever.

They shared the same thoughts as Chen Ling.

They were afraid that if they entrusted the village's aquatic products to one person, he would be taken advantage of in the future.

If there are two people, there will be competition and comparison, so they won't lose out on the price.

Wang Laishun and several cadres came to discuss this with Chen Ling, and Chen Ling had no objections.

The next day, after Tian Hongli sobered up, she learned about this incident and was filled with remorse. She was so angry that she almost slapped herself.

I blame myself for being greedy and drinking too much yesterday, which caused me to miss an important opportunity.

Why did he come all this way? Wasn't it to take advantage of Lao Bie's popularity and make a fortune?

Now not only has their secret been exposed and they can't buy it cheaply anymore, but this woman has also snatched half of it away. How much money will they lose if this happens?

Just thinking about it makes my wallet ache.

"Brother Chen, you didn't share half of your seafood with her, did you?"

While eating breakfast, Tian Hongli suddenly remembered something and hurriedly asked.

"No, I promised to sell it to you when we were drinking yesterday, so I definitely won't go back on my word."

Chen Ling smiled and said, "Unless you think the price is too high and change your mind."

"No, no, I tasted your fish yesterday and know how good your fish and shrimp are. Fish and shrimp like these can't be sold so easily..."

Tian Hongli quickly waved his hand. He was very confident that with the deliciousness of the fish and shrimp, he could promote them again when he got back and sell them to major restaurants. He wasn't worried about not making money.

He didn't believe that those restaurants wouldn't want to use the name of the turtle to attract customers, especially since the quality of the fish and shrimp was so good. Making them into dishes would only benefit the restaurant's reputation, and it would be something that big restaurants could serve to people of high status.

"Brother Chen, let's set a price for these fish and shrimp. If possible, Xiao Fang and I will take the fish away today."

"it is good."

The two discussed it.

This time, we'll haul away a batch of fish and shrimp from the canal.

There are too few fine-scaled fish and red-lipped barbs; we'll have to wait for the next batch.

However, the price of fish and shrimp from the canal is not low.

Eels, loaches, catfish, and other domesticated fish from small streams such as grass carp, common carp, and crucian carp were all mixed together and loaded onto the truck and taken away at a price of thirty yuan per kilogram.

If you say this price is high, it's not too exaggerated.

In the city now, good quality eels are selling for over ten yuan per kilogram.

The fish here in Chenling are generally of better quality. Even if all the fish and shrimp are mixed together, thirty yuan a pound is not unacceptable.

Besides, this is only the first batch. If it turns out to be different from what he expected after it's taken back, he won't lose much money.

Ultimately, he can't care about anything else right now.

Sun Yanhong was competing with him.

He was afraid that Sun Yanhong would take away the fish and shrimp from the reservoir, take some photos, and use the same trick to steal his market share.

So he was in a hurry to get ahead of this woman and bring back Chen Ling's batch of high-quality fish and shrimp, so that he could make a name for himself in his area.

The most important thing is to get most people to believe that it is genuine.

This will make future business easier.

After all, the fish and shrimp from Chen Ling's side were indeed of high quality, delicious, and easy to trust.

So once the price was agreed upon, he didn't delay at all. He called over Little Sheep and had Chen Ling find a group of villagers in the village to hurriedly catch fish in the ditches and streams, and then load them onto the truck bucket by bucket.

Chen Ling recruited only able-bodied young men from the village. Knowing that Chen Ling had called them in to help them make money, they all worked very hard.

Each person brought their own water shoes, nets, and buckets from home, and they worked enthusiastically all morning, catching more than a thousand pounds of various kinds of fish and shrimp.

After finishing their work, Tian Hongli followed Chen Ling's advice and gave each person twenty yuan as a reward for their hard work, which made these young men grin from ear to ear.

This guy only earns twenty yuan for half a day, which is better than the senior workers on the construction team. How could they not be happy?

They all praised Chen Ling for his kindness, for not forgetting them even when there was such a lucrative opportunity.

Chen Ling made over 30,000 yuan in sales that morning, much to the delight of his family, including Wang Susu and his parents.

Wang Cunye and Gao Xiulan were completely convinced of their son-in-law's abilities this time. They had originally thought that his work of repairing irrigation ditches and catching all sorts of fish was just for show.

Who would have thought that these fish, which are common in ditches and ponds, could sell for so much money?

No wonder the two elders were making such a fuss.

These fish and shrimp are really too inconspicuous in this area.

"I was thinking that when those two professors came, we could sell our fine-scaled fish to them like we did last year. Who knew that the fine-scaled fish only sold for a few thousand yuan to the professors, while these ordinary fish and shrimp could sell for more than 30,000 yuan."

Wang Cunye exclaimed in surprise, saying that he and Gao Xiulan had high hopes for the chickens and ducks on the farm, but they never expected that the fish they raised would bring such a pleasant surprise.

Chen Ling shook his head: "It's not that fine-scaled fish are bad. They are quite expensive, but they grow too slowly. They only grow a little bit, so no matter how high the price is, it can't compensate for their small quantity. Besides, we can't raise too many of them right now."

The common fish and shrimp in the irrigation ditch grow quickly and reproduce rapidly; they grow fast and well.

The domestic fish in the stream, especially the grass carp and black carp, which were released last summer, have grown to over ten kilograms this year, and are now plump and strong.

Normally, it takes at least three years for farmed fish to grow, but when they are raised near the farm, it only takes less than a year.

"That's how it is, hehe, now we'll see how our orchard does this year. Your mother and I have never really taken the orchard seriously, but who knows, maybe it can make a lot of money like these fish and shrimp."

Wang Cunye chuckled as he tapped his pipe, his face full of anticipation and dreams.

Gao Xiulan's expression changed drastically upon hearing this. "Pah, pah, pah! You old geezer, how can you say this out loud? Once it's out, it's forbidden!"

Wang Cunye immediately realized what had happened, and his expression changed: "Oh dear, look at my mouth..."

The old man gently slapped himself.

Then the elderly couple solemnly clasped their hands together, muttering to themselves, and began to pray to all the gods and Buddhas, hoping that their daughter and son-in-law's orchard would make a lot of money.

Chen Ling and Wang Susu exchanged a glance and smiled silently.

(End of this chapter)