Chapter 106

With a box of gold leaves, Shuiqing breathed a sigh of relief.

Since she had accepted the gift, she could start thinking about what to eat for dinner.

She asked warmly, “What would you like for dinner? But, being in the countryside, we don’t have any exotic delicacies.”

“How about some roasted rabbit, stewed old hen, braised pork, or sweet and sour ribs? Would that be suitable?”

Li Huyu straightforwardly said, “No worries, I’ve brought some!”

Saying this, she took big strides to the front of the carriage, climbed into it, and dragged out several burlap sacks!

Yes, several large burlap sacks!

“Please don’t mind the burlap sacks; they’re used because they can hold a lot! If we used wooden boxes, they would be heavy and take up space, and we couldn’t fit as much inside. I thought burlap sacks would be more practical,” Li Huyu explained, scratching her head awkwardly.

After explaining, she nimbly jumped down.

Casually grabbing a sack, she untied the rope and smiled brightly at Shuiqing, saying, “These are gifts from the men, but I thought as a woman, I should give you something beneficial for women. So I prepared this for you.”

Fan Jin looked over and saw white hard blocks, each larger than a palm, not understanding what they were.

Shuiqing, who was wealthy in China and often ate this delicacy, recognized it immediately. High-quality ones cost over ten thousand yuan per kilogram, so she recognized it at a glance!

But even if she didn’t recognize it, it didn’t matter, because the mall had already made a ‘ding’ sound.

“Ding-dong, detected 50 kilograms of authentic, pure, pollution-free premium red mouth fish maw, valued at ten thousand yuan per kilogram;

50 kilograms of authentic, pure, pollution-free premium white flower fish maw, valued at ten thousand yuan per kilogram;

50 kilograms of authentic, pure, pollution-free premium spider fish maw, valued at ten thousand yuan per kilogram. Would you like to sell?”

Even though Shuiqing was wealthy, she was stunned by this quantity.

In China, finding good fish maw required reliable contacts; otherwise, you might get scammed with poor quality products. Even if you bought some, it would only be a few kilograms of the best types, and if they were of exceptional quality, you might even store them away.

Fish maw, as an ingredient, becomes more valuable the longer it is preserved, provided it is stored properly.

But the most she had ever bought at one time was ten kilograms. Someone like Li Huyu, giving away 150 kilograms at once, was unheard of!

Li Huyu opened all three sacks, then muttered, “How come I pulled out all the good ones? What about the less good ones?”

Shuiqing: … She was wrong, there were even more!

Li Huyu went back into the carriage and brought out two more sacks, apologetically saying to Shuiqing, “These are beef maw and duck maw. Although they’re not as good as the other three, they’re still quite nice for daily supplements when stewed.”

“Ding-dong, detected 50 kilograms of authentic, pure, pollution-free premium duck maw, valued at five thousand yuan per kilogram;

50 kilograms of authentic, pure, pollution-free premium beef maw, valued at five thousand yuan per kilogram. Would you like to sell?”

Shuiqing: … Not just nice, they were very nice!

Li Huyu’s casual gift was worth two million yuan!

Was this the generosity of the richest person in Nandu?

Shuiqing also noticed that the shopping mall was only interested in food ingredients.

Yes, especially pure, wild, pollution-free, or rare food ingredients.

Like the chicken fungus, bamboo fungus, and gorgon fruit before, and today’s fish maw, all were edible items, and the more valuable, the more desirable!

Even though the fine writing tools Bai Man Shan previously gave were very good, the shopping mall didn’t show any interest in purchasing them.

If it was only interested in food ingredients, then Li Huyu was the strongest golden thigh to hold onto!

Li Huyu, seeing Shuiqing’s prolonged silence, anxiously explained, “When soaked and stewed, this stuff is very good for women, especially Yan Qiu and Xing Hui in the future. We coastal folks love eating this, really! I picked these carefully, please don’t mind.”

How could Shuiqing mind?

No one understood the benefits of fish maw better than she did!

These were top-quality fish maw, previously hard to come by.

She pretended not to understand and said, “I don’t mind, why would I? I was just thinking these must be expensive.”

Li Huyu, hearing she didn’t mind, joyfully responded, “Not expensive, not expensive at all. Only our coastal folks eat a lot of this, so it’s very cheap.

I’ll teach you how to stew it later; I brought the ingredients too! If you and Yan Qiu Xing Hui like it, I’ll bring more for you!”

She came from a small coastal fishing village. Her father moved to Nandu after taking up guard duties, and she grew up eating this stuff. Unfortunately, her mother-in-law and sister-in-law disliked it, saying it was fishy and avoiding it.

After trying a few times, she had to sneak and stew it in her room.

Even though she stewed it well and it wasn’t fishy at all, her mother-in-law only reluctantly ate it after a doctor recommended it for her health. After finding it effective, she ate it regularly.

But Li Huyu never forgot the disdain her mother-in-law showed before, making her unwilling to discuss the benefits of fish maw with her.

Shuiqing wanted to proudly refuse.

But thinking about the huge amount, she thickened her face and asked, “How much is it per kilogram in your place? Can I buy more from you?”

As long as it wasn’t too expensive, she’d be making a profit!

This kind of quality and variety, the shopping mall’s offered price was too tempting!

Moreover, she was certain that the shopping mall could resell such high-quality goods elsewhere and make a substantial profit.

It would definitely be worth it.

Li Huyu didn’t expect that Shuiqing, who hadn’t even tried the fish maw, would want to buy it just after hearing it was beneficial, especially for women.

This showed her concern for her two daughters, Yan Qiu and Xing Hui, and her absolute trust in Li Huyu!

“These are not valuable items; how could I ask for your money? Just let me know when you want to eat them, and I’ll send them to you!” As long as they enjoyed it, she could send as much as they wanted.

Shuiqing deeply understood the principle that transactions need to be fair to be sustainable. Taking things for free repeatedly, even if it’s just once or twice, would be unbearable for her.

However, seeing Li Huyu’s expression, she realized that fish maw was genuinely cheap in Nandu, even these higher-quality varieties.

She thought for a moment and tentatively asked, “I have rabbits, pigs, sheep, and old hens here. How about I trade these with you?”

Trading livestock would be ideal for them. They had plenty of space and could raise more animals. Livestock was beneficial because their manure could be used as fertilizer, the meat for their consumption, and the skins and fur could be used for making brushes.

Li Huyu wanted to say that these items weren’t valuable enough to be worth trading. But seeing that Shuiqing genuinely wanted them and wouldn’t take them for free, her admiration for Shuiqing grew.

Few people could repay kindness without expecting anything in return.

She nodded, agreeing, “Alright, I like eating rabbit meat. So, after I send things over, just give me some rabbits in return!”

Catching a few rabbits each time would suffice.

After receiving her agreement, Shuiqing added, “Okay, but if you only catch a few rabbits, I won’t trade with you.”

Li Huyu: … This big fool doesn’t even want to take advantage of a good deal!

But she really liked this honest fool.