316. Chapter 315: Purchasing Wild Eels (1/2)

Chapter 315 Purchase of Wild Eels

After collecting Li Duoyu's batch of seafood, Old Man Mi loaded the seafood he received today onto the ship and planned to rush to Rongcheng before it was completely dark.

Seeing that Old Man Mi was about to leave.

Li Duoyu suddenly remembered something: "Old Mi, let me ask you something. Do you know anyone who sells river eels in Rongcheng?"

Old Man Mi was stunned for a moment, then said: "Your river eel is the river eel, right?"

Li Duoyu nodded.

"Yes, it is the river eel."

In this era, the term river eel generally refers to eel, which is not accepted and recognized by everyone.

And the names vary greatly from place to place. Here in Dandan Island, eel usually refers to sea eel.

In Rongcheng, eel refers to river eel, which is the freshwater eel raised by Li Duoyu.

But this kind of eel may have several names in every village. Some call it white eel, some call it green eel, and some call it eel.

When you go to the fish market to buy seafood, most merchants and fishmongers use local dialects.

If you use Mandarin to talk to them about river eels, they will probably be confused and have no idea what you are talking about.

Old Man Mi replied:

"I know one or two people who specialize in selling river fish. They should sell river eels. Do you want me to ask for you?"

"Sure, if the price is about the same, bring some back for me."

Old Man Mi asked: "How much is it? I heard that this thing is difficult to catch. You have to use a trap and catch it at night. It may not be too cheap."

Li Duoyu grinned and said: "Don't worry, just buy it for me. No matter how expensive it is, it won't be as expensive as the yellow croaker, right?"

Old Man Mi's face was dark. He regretted it so much now. He shouldn't have been so quick to tell the price of the yellow croaker just now.

Otherwise, Li Duoyu could make at least half of the money by reselling the yellow croakers he caught.

"If they are for sale, I will bring them back for you. How many and how big do you want?"

Li Duoyu thought for a while: "Not too many, buy seven or eight first, it would be best if there are half a catty or one catty."

Mickey Mouse was stunned: "Half a catty and one catty are too small, as young as you are, you should at least eat two or three catties, to replenish your body. I heard that after eating this stuff, you will scream at night."

Li Duoyu smiled, he naturally knew what Mickey Mouse was talking about.

Wild eels have thicker heads than farmed eels, and they are thick, short, and slippery.

It is inevitable to be associated with something, and the people like to treat the shape with the shape.

Wild river eels are often stewed with various tonics and old wine, and the effect is said to be comparable to Viagra.

But in his previous life, Li Duoyu had never tried it, and he didn't know whether it was true or not.

After Mi Laotou reminded him, Li Duoyu remembered that Lao Zhang at Qingkou Wharf had given him a ginseng some time ago.

At that time, he would get a wild river eel, add some old ginseng and old wine to stew, and try to see if it was as magical as the folk legend said.

But recently Li Duoyu was a little depressed. He was obviously very strong, but Xiaoying seemed to dislike him every time after finishing.

He was a little autistic and kept looking for various reasons. After thinking about it, Li Duoyu felt that it should not be his problem, but the quality of rubber in this era was not good.

With that thickness, anyone who wears it will have a headache. Since the hardware is not good, then the software will make up for it.

And the reason why Li Duoyu wanted to buy river eels was not to use it for tonic, but to use it to make grilled eels.

In ten days or so, the inspection team may arrive in Rongcheng. At present, his eel breeding farm has invested so much.

We must seize this opportunity to sell the eels. If we can export them to earn foreign exchange, not only will he be happy, but the leaders will probably be happier.

He can understand the Japanese.

The Japanese of this era are very arrogant and narcissistic. They think everything is the best in their own country.

In fact, the eels in the Japanese are the same species as the eels here, but the Japanese refuse to admit it and insist that theirs is better.

This is the same as the kimchi country next door, which says every day that their kimchi in South Korea is the best in the world.

The truth is that the kimchi they eat is all the masterpieces of a major province in our country.

The Japanese are relatively relaxed with their own people, but very strict with foreigners.

In the past life, the standard of eels exported to their country was much higher than that of eels in their own country.

What's more funny is that one of their companies often uses eels imported from our country to impersonate their local eels.

As a result, the Japanese have been eating it for more than ten years and can't tell the difference at all.

Li Duoyu thinks that the most effective way to communicate with the islanders is to stop talking too much and tell them directly with practical actions.

"I can do it."

"I can do it."

That's it.

Li Duoyu plans to wait for them to visit the eel farm on Dandan Island, and directly serve them some grilled eels, and let them experience the profoundness of Chinese cooking.

Tell them that eels are not only grilled, but also steamed eels with sour plums, eels with garlic, and boiled eels.

Unfortunately, the eels he raised were only about four months old and only about two taels, which were still too young.

Li Duoyu, who worked illegally for 20 years and slaughtered at least tens of thousands of eels, knew very well that the bigger the eels used for grilling eels, the better.

Half a catty of eels tasted the best, the soft bones were almost negligible, and the fat was just right.

When eating eels that weigh more than one pound, you can clearly feel the soft thorns, so the eels used in high-end Japanese restaurants are all about half a pound.

After Li Duoyu returned home.

He found that both his mother and his second sister-in-law were cooking, while Zhou Xiaoying was taking care of the children.

Recently, little Tutu was being weaned, and he was a little noisy, wanting to get into his mother's body every day.

Zhou Xiaoying was reluctant to wean him, but for some reason, after the child turned one year old, the amount of milk became less and less.

It was not enough for him to drink.

Unlike the second sister-in-law next door, who had enough milk, she breastfed Li Haoran until he was two years old.

It is better to suffer a short pain than a long pain.

Zhou Xiaoying felt that if this continued, it would be bad for the growth and development of little Tutu, so she simply weaned him slowly and gave him something more nutritious.

But little Tutu especially didn't like the fish paste and rice paste. Every time he was fed, he would close his mouth tightly and refuse to eat.

Seeing that little Tutu refused to eat, Zhou Xiaoying lifted her shirt and was about to feed him some more milk.

But she was stopped by Li Duoyu.

"You can't wean him like this."

Looking at the noisy little Tutu, Li Duoyu found that Xiaoying and he seemed to have spoiled him too much.

He was dressed in the best clothes and fed the best since he was a child.

Not only diapers.

But also milk powder from the island country. As a result, this guy is not as cute as imagined, but seems to have a bad personality.

Many times, it is difficult for parents to realize this behavior of spoiling their children, especially under the one-child policy.

In an exaggerated family, one child is spoiled by six adults in turn, which directly leads to the mass production of many giant babies.

Li Duoyu said seriously: "Be more ruthless. If he refuses to eat, just starve him for two days and see if he will eat then."

Zhou Xiaoying also felt that what Li Duoyu said made sense. Shanshan also told her that she had to be more ruthless. If he failed to wean, this period of time would not be good for both adults and children.

"But what if he refuses to eat? If he doesn't get enough nutrition, he might be smaller than others."

Li Duoyu thought for a while. This is really a problem. This little bastard seems to have a personality like him. He is definitely a troublemaker.

"Let's see the situation first. If he really doesn't like fish paste and rice paste, let's cook goat milk for him to drink."

There are goats on Dandan Island, and a small amount of goat milk is available, but it is more expensive. You have to make an appointment with those goat farmers in advance.

"By the way, my father said that when you come back, go to the new house and see that Lao Cao, who is building the house, seems to be there."

Li Duoyu didn't expect my father to be so concerned about building a new house.

But it is understandable that after Xiao Rong came back last time, he could only squeeze into the same bed with Shui Hua.

As a result, he woke up with panda eyes every day, because Shui Hua snored a lot, and she was pregnant, so Xiao Rong didn't dare to kick her, so he could only hide his head under the pillow and cover his ears to sleep.

During this period, what my father feared most was that my eldest brother and eldest sister-in-law would come back. If they came back, there would be no place for them to live at home, so he was quite anxious recently.

Li Duoyu pinched the crying little Tutu, and then said: "Boy, be good, you know, if you are good, I will buy you a few bottles of malted milk."

Zhou Xiaoying glared at him.

"Maltese is so expensive, don't spend money recklessly. You don't know how much it will cost to build a house. You should save money recently and stop spending lavishly."

"How am I spending lavishly?"

Zhou Xiaoying frowned and said, "I'm not saying that others don't think highly of your eel farm. We have invested so much money in it. If the eels can't be sold, we will lose a lot of money. Besides, all the money you borrowed from the credit union will have to be repaid sooner or later."

Li Duoyu frowned and said, "Who said that I don't make money raising eels? These people don't understand. They said I don't make money raising kelp, but I made five times more."

"I raise oysters, and they said I don't make money, but I still made tens of thousands of yuan."

After Li Duoyu said this, Zhou Xiaoying thought about it for a while, and it seemed to be true. No matter what her husband did, there was always a group of people on the island who were badmouthing him.

"No matter what they say, I will definitely support you."

Li Duoyu laughed and said, "Wife, what if I really lose money and owe a large debt?"

Zhou Xiaoying said seriously, "In addition to being a teacher, I will also go to mend the net with everyone, and I will support you and pay off your debts."

Li Duoyu was surprised and said, "Is it true?"

Zhou Xiaoying nodded, "It's not like I haven't suffered before. When I was reported for smuggling goods two years ago, I was very worried that you would be arrested. At that time, I was thinking that if you were really arrested, I would save money to get you out even if I taught and did odd jobs."

Li Duoyu directly hugged Zhou Xiaoying's face and kissed her lips hard.

"Wife, I've decided that we should have fun together, not just me."

Zhou Xiaoying wiped her mouth with her hand, then put it in front of her nose and sniffed it, saying with disgust: "What did you eat at noon? Your mouth stinks."

"Just a few big oysters."

"It's useless to eat more. It won't work."

"I've changed the recipe this time. I promise to make you scream."

"Haoran lives next door. Please don't mess around all day."

Li Duoyu suddenly discovered a blind spot. Every time she came, she was very restrained for fear of disturbing others.

"Is it possible that it's not that I can't do it, but that you are too nervous and always afraid of being heard, so our quality has never been able to improve."

Zhou Xiaoying was stunned for a moment, maybe it was really possible. Every time Duoyu moved faster and the sound got louder, she would be very resistant, worried about being heard.

"How about you find a weekend and I'll spend some money to send my second brother and his family to Rongcheng Zoo and let them stay one night in Rongcheng. What do you think?"

Zhou Xiaoying glared and said, "Why are you spending such unjust money?"

"The main thing is that I want to serve you and let you enjoy the feeling of flying."

Zhou Xiaoying said angrily: "As long as you don't mess around, you will be the best service to me."

"That won't work. If I don't mess around at my age, my life will really be in vain. I might not be able to do it when I get older."

After Li Duoyu finished speaking, he confidently stretched his hand towards Zhou Xiaoying's abdomen and began to fumble upward.

Zhou Xiaoying, who was speechless, said: "Stop making trouble and hurry up. Dad and Lao Cao are waiting for you over there."

Before leaving.

Li Duoyu glanced at Xiao Tutu and said with a smile on his face: "You brat, your mother has been occupied by you for almost a year. From today on, your mother belongs to your father."

Zhou Xiaoying slapped his dog paws off and glared at him: "Why do you always say such nasty things to children?"

"He doesn't understand. What are you worried about?"

"Hurry, take your time, it's already dark, get your work done, come back early for dinner."

On the vegetable plot less than fifty meters away from their courtyard, Lao Li took a hoe and leveled the two hundred square meters of vegetable plot.

When Lao Cao saw Li Duoyu, he couldn't help but sigh: "Director Li, after waiting for you for a year, I finally let you wait. Your house is quite big. How are you going to build this house?"

Li Duoyu thought about it for a while. In fact, he always had the image of a new house in his mind.

If you build a new house.

He would no longer choose a tiled house with beams. He would definitely choose a house with a frame structure and cement boards. This way, when a typhoon comes, he won't have to worry about the tiles being overturned or water leaking.

On the contrary, Li Duoyu is more worried about whether Lao Cao's house building skills are good and whether he can build such a house.

Li Duoyu told the house he wanted to build with a serious look:

"I plan to build a two-story house, tie steel bars, and pour cement slabs."

"Then, the entire yard is enclosed and a double iron gate is built here."

"A house of 100 square meters is enough. The rest will be a courtyard. There is also a separate bathroom here for me, but we need to build a septic tank in advance."

Seeing Li Duoyu explain so many details about building a house at once, the mason Cao was confused. For a moment, he felt that Li Duoyu knew better than him.

Lao Cao considered himself relatively advanced and often went to Rongcheng to visit and study.

But many of the things Li Duoyu talked about were even more advanced than the houses he visited and studied.

Especially the septic tank and the concept of bathroom, which he only came into contact with two months ago.

Before, he was thinking about how to persuade the villagers to build such independent toilets and showers, but Li Duoyu came to him unexpectedly.

Lao Cao said with excitement on his face: "Okay, I promise to build your house well. I will try to set an example for our village. I will follow your example in the future."