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Chapter 87 Cheap Seafood

A small shop in Shankouwei.

After weighing, the store found a total of eight and six pounds of sandworms and twelve and three pounds of squid.

The owner of the seafood shop took out his abacus and calculated, one pound of sandworms was three yuan, and eight pounds of six cents was 28 yuan and 44 cents.One pound of squid costs 72 yuan, and [-] pounds of squid costs [-] yuan and [-] cents, which adds up to [-] yuan and [-] cents.

The owner of the seafood shop said with a smile on his face: "Excuse me, the total is 72 yuan and [-] cents. I won't count these [-] cents as your money!" He has opened this small shop for more than three months, and it is still This is the first time I met such a big customer.

Deng Shirong looked at the "hill"-like pile of sandworms and squid in front of him, but they only cost more than 70 yuan. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Seafood in this era is really cheap. The price of seafood will rise in a few years. , it is impossible to eat such cheap seafood again.

You know, this is dried seafood!

Don't think squid is expensive just because it sells for [-] yuan per pound. In fact, it is not expensive at all, because one pound of dried squid requires at least five pounds of fresh squid to be dried. If calculated as fresh squid, one pound of squid is actually not expensive at all. It only costs [-] cents per catty, which is much cheaper than pork.

As for sandworms, it goes without saying. One pound of dry sandworms requires ten pounds of fresh sandworms. On average, one pound of fresh sandworms only costs [-] cents, which is cheaper than eggs. This is really The price is only available in this era!

Deng Shirong took out a wad of money, counted 72 yuan and [-] cents and handed it to the seafood shop owner, saying: "I will marry my daughter-in-law on the twelfth day of next month, so I need to buy a lot of crabs, shrimps and mudworms on the eleventh day. How much do you sell fresh produce per pound?”

The owner of the seafood shop took the money and said with great enthusiasm: "Abiao, as for flower crabs, I usually sell them for [-] cents per catty, so you can count on [-] catties. The prawns are sold to others for [-] cents per catty. That's right. It’s eighty-five cents per catty. As for the mud worms, they’re sold to others for thirty-five cents per catty, so let’s count them as yours!”

Hearing this, Deng Shirong sighed again, the prices of seafood in this era are really very affordable, and they are all cheaper than pork.

Of course, it's cheaper, but the price will continue to go down.

So, after some haggling, the seafood shop owner made concessions again and again, and finally the two of them settled on the prices of flower crabs at [-] cents per catty, prawns at [-] cents per catty, and mudworms at [-] cents per catty.

No way, it's a buyer's market now.

Deng Shirong wants to buy 36 kilograms of flower crabs, 24 kilograms of prawns, and 48 kilograms of mudworms. If the seafood shop owner does not make concessions, he will not be able to do this big business.

After negotiating the price, Deng Shirong took out a big ticket and handed it over, saying: "Boss, this is the deposit for you. I will come over at around two or three o'clock in the afternoon on the [-]th to pick up the goods. You must ensure that the goods I want are all Can it be done vividly?"

The owner of the seafood shop took the money, patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Biao, I guarantee that all the food I will give you is fresh and good."

Deng Shirong nodded with satisfaction and said: "That's good!"

Next, the seafood shop owner took a pen and paper and wrote a deposit receipt to Deng Shirong, and then used a lot of newspapers and hemp rope to pack the sandworms and squid.

"A Biao, there are a lot of these things. It's not convenient for you to ride with one hand. Do you want me to tie them to the back seat of the bicycle for you?"

"Okay, then help me fix it, otherwise it will be difficult to bring so many things back."

"Well, let me tie it up for you."...

By the time Deng Shirong got home, it was already past four in the afternoon.

Seeing her father come back with two large bags of things, Deng Yunzhen asked, "Dad, what are these?"

Deng Shirong handed her the two big bags and said with a smile: "These are the sandworms and squid I bought. You can hang them up in a basket."

Deng Yunzhen reached out to take it and asked: "Dad, this is the first time I have heard of squid. Is this delicious?"

"Of course it's delicious. Fried squid is one of the best dishes to go with wine, but it's easy to get angry if you eat too much."

As he spoke, Deng Shirong pointed and said, "This pack is squid. You untie it and take out three or four squid. I will fry them for you brothers and sisters to taste later."

Deng Yunzhen is well aware of her father's cooking skills. Since he said fried squid is one of the best dishes to go with wine, the taste must be first-rate, and she can't help but have some expectations in her heart.She put the sandworms and squids on the dining table in the living room, untied the hemp rope that tied the squids, and what she saw were dry and flat squids stacked together. Each one was as wide as her palm, and the flesh was relatively thick.

Even if it was the first time she saw this thing, Deng Yunzhen could tell that the quality of the squid was quite good.

According to his father's instructions, Deng Yunzhen took out four squids, tied them as they were, put them into a basket together with the bag of sandworms, and then hung the basket on an iron hook about two meters above the ground. The hooks were hung from the beams. In rural areas at this time, almost every household had such iron hooks. In this way, you could hang delicious food in the basket without worrying about rats and other things stealing it.

After hanging the things, Deng Yunzhen picked up the four squids and asked: "Dad, do these fried squids need to be washed in advance?"

"Of course you have to wash it, you wash it and then drain it."

"Oh, I see!"

A few minutes later, Deng Yunzhen was putting the cleaned squid on the bamboo cover to dry, and at this time, Deng Yunzhu also jumped back from outside.

First I said hello to my father who was sitting at the door smoking, and then I saw the squid hanging on the bamboo cover. I couldn't help but curiously asked: "Sister, what is this?"

Deng Yunzhen said: "Dad said this is squid."

Deng Yunzhu sniffed and said with some disgust: "Why do I feel that this smells so bad? Will it be delicious?"

Deng Yunzhen couldn't help but said with a smile: "It's raw. Isn't it normal for it to smell bad? If nothing else, you said you like to eat the stir-fried pork belly shreds the most. If you were asked to smell the smell of raw pork belly, I guess you will also dislike it. As for whether this squid is delicious or not, I don’t know, but dad said that fried squid is one of the best dishes to go with wine, so it should taste very good. When dad makes it, you can knew."

Deng Yunzhu said "Oh" when she heard this. Although her sister made sense, she didn't drink, so she still wasn't very interested in so-called snacks.

Of course, the main reason is that she has eaten so well during this period!
Especially yesterday, when the soon-to-be sister-in-law came to visit the house, she still had leftovers from the large table of food and wine her father cooked to this day. It can be said that her resistance to delicious food has been greatly enhanced in a short period of time.

　I was really speechless when I saw someone in the book review section saying that the price of seafood written by the author was too high. They couldn't understand the difference between dried seafood and fresh seafood. It was outrageous to see that it was sold for so much per pound.But in fact, if calculated based on the fresh price, it is much cheaper than pork. How is it expensive?
　　
　
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