1983Fishing and Farming between Mountains and Seas

Chapter 158: Red Flower Crab Sells at a Good Price
Liang Ziqiang decided to sell ordinary stone crabs, red seals and the like at the big pier.

Red crabs and prawns are more valuable, but not rare, so they can only be sold to Zheng Liu.

There were only two airplane crabs that he left on the boat. He planned to raise them at home and then take them to Yuehai Restaurant to sell them when he had time.

As soon as he entered the door, Zheng Liu was chatting with a few villagers. When he saw Liang Ziqiang, he said, "Oh!"

"I just mentioned you and you're here."

Liang Ziqiang was a little surprised: "What did you say about me?"

"I'm not talking about you. Didn't you and Zhong Kang and the others arrest Yang Xi and Yang Qing a few days ago? I have a friend whose relative works in the police station. I heard that the county is planning to try Yang Xi as soon as possible this time, and..."

Zheng Liu talked a lot. Liang Ziqiang didn't expect that in addition to the trial, there would be a grand arrangement to serve as a warning to others.

In fact, Li Liang also came up with this idea when Yang Xi was tied to the boat at the beginning.

But Liang Ziqiang was concerned that a group of Yang family members might come up to persuade and interfere, and let the person escape. In order to avoid complications, he decisively opposed Li Liang's suggestion and did not go into the village to display the case. Instead, he went straight to the police without stopping.

Now that the county had actually taken the initiative to arrange it, Liang Ziqiang suddenly felt that the public security department was sometimes quite considerate and made people feel warm.

This kind of scenery is difficult to appreciate in later generations, but in the 1980s, it is indeed not surprising.

At this time, another villager came in. After hearing what Zheng Liu said, he immediately put the bamboo basket aside and asked Zheng Liu excitedly:

"Will you come to our village?"

Zheng Liu responded like an authoritative spokesperson instead of a businessman:
"Yes, we will not leave out any village that has access to the road. Our Pomfret Village is a key link. Not only will they come, but they will probably stay a little longer for everyone to appreciate!"

Several villagers rubbed their palms together:

"That's great. The village hasn't shown movies for a long time. This year, we waited and waited but the projection team never showed up. It was so boring. The Public Security Bureau is better than the projection team. They show up on time every year!"

Ah, this. Liang Ziqiang looked at their expectant faces and realized that they all regarded this as pure entertainment.

Zheng Liu chatted about gossip without interfering with his business.

"Recently, everyone's selling less fish, and I'm almost starving! Ah Qiang, what did you catch today? Did you bring something good for your Uncle Zheng?"

Before it was Liang Ziqiang's turn, he took the initiative to ask.

"There's not much fish. Today we're mainly after some crabs. You'll know when it's my turn."

The goods of the villagers in front were pitifully few, and they soon settled the bill and then it was Liang Ziqiang's turn.

Zheng Liuyi's eyes lit up with joy:
"I thought it was just red crabs, but you got so many red flower crabs. You're the one!"

The red crab, which is usually Zheng Liu's favorite, was neglected today. Zheng Liu first called it red flower crab.

"Red flower crab weighs 25 pounds and 4 ounces. It's more expensive than crab roe. I'll give you one dollar and fifty cents! The total is fourteen dollars and ten cents!" Zheng Liu calculated while looking at the scale.

"Uncle Zheng, if I can catch one that's bigger than this, it shouldn't be just one dollar and fifty cents, right?" Lin Baixian asked tentatively.

"It depends on how big you are. If you weigh one pound, I'll give you one more dollar, bringing it up to two dollars and fifty cents! If it's bigger, one and a half or two pounds, it's not a red flower crab, it's called an airplane crab! If the airplane crab is taller, Uncle Zheng can give you two dollars and eighty cents. What, do you have a bigger one?"

"I don't have it now. I'm just asking for the price first. Next time if I really come across it, I'll be more motivated to catch it..." Lin Baixian inquired about the price and then evaded the question.

Zheng Liu was somewhat disappointed, and continued to praise Liang Ziqiang's catch:
"Why do you still have steamed bun crabs? This stupid thing, the little meat on its body is all concentrated on its legs to hug its wife. I can only give you eight points..." Eight points, this price is also a shame in the crab world. Even the stone crabs, which are usually at the bottom, have four cents. The appearance of steamed bun crabs directly helped the stone crabs take over the role of the bottom.

A pile of steamed crabs only cost 70 cents in total.

"25 jin of stone crabs, 8.20 yuan."

"14 pounds of red crab, 1.2 yuan, 16.8 yuan for the whole thing."

"Two red seals weigh nine taels. Red seals weigh thirty cents a pound, so nine taels weigh twenty-seven cents."

"The price of prawns has recently increased from 1.1 yuan to 1.2 yuan. You don't have much, just one pound, which is 1.2 yuan!"

All in all, the total was forty-one dollars and twenty-seven cents, and Zheng Liu paid forty-one dollars and thirty-three cents.

The money Lin Baixian made from selling crabs this time was almost the same as Liang Ziqiang's, also close to forty dollars.

Even though he is only 41, this is only part of the income from this trip to Fox Bay Island, and it does not include the most valuable airplane crabs.

In addition, Liang Ziqiang left some very valuable shrimps and crabs in the bucket and did not sell them. He wanted to take them back for his wife and children to eat.

When he got home, Liang Ziqiang immediately called Chen Xiangbei over:
"This oyster meat can't be preserved. I'll use it to make soup for dinner later. There are some prawns here. They taste good and I'll save them for tomorrow."

Chen Xiangbei looked into the bucket:
"Why are there still big and fat red crabs? Didn't you say before that red crabs are very expensive, more than one dollar?"

"It's expensive, so it tastes good. You should like the roe inside. And the red flower crab next to it is delicious and nutritious. You can eat it any day you want, tomorrow or the day after tomorrow!"

"It's such a waste..."

"It's not that expensive. No matter how expensive it is, can it be more valuable than the baby's gold? Maybe the baby will like it."

"You're still a kid," Chen Xiangbei curled her lips, "You're nothing now, you haven't even grown a mouth yet, how can you know how to eat?"

Having said that, she still didn't object too much. Maybe it really would be good for the fetus?
When she was having dinner in the evening, she saw Chen Xiangbei put a small bowl of vinegar next to her. She dipped the cooked oysters and other food in the vinegar before eating, and then she ate them with relish.

Liang Ziqiang was so upset: "If you dip it like this, it will be sour. It's better to add some vinegar when cooking!"

"Then the taste of the whole pot of food will be ruined. How can you eat it? Besides, the vinegar is not enough. I have to dip it like this to enjoy it!"

Forget it, a woman’s taste will no longer be what it used to be after she gets pregnant, so as long as she can whet her appetite and eat more, that’s fine.

"Well, you say," she said with a hint of reverie in her eyes, "They say sour food makes for a son, spicy food makes for a daughter. I love sour food so much, so I'm sure I'll have a good chance of having a son, don't you think?"

This sounds so familiar.

In her previous life, when she was pregnant with her first child, she also liked to eat sour food, and asked him the same question. As a result, she actually gave birth to a son.

Some things just seem to repeat themselves.

Fortunately, the parts that were repeated were all the better ones...

Two chapters have been posted in the early morning. Happy reading!
[Supplementary information: This chapter was automatically modified by the system this morning, so the readers who read it when it was first published saw the complete version. The content you see now may not be so coherent. You can use your imagination to complete it. Book friends who are familiar with the 1980s should know this.]

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