Chapter 52: The News Brought Back by Sanhu

Chen Mingchuan shook his head: “I won’t take any, these were caught using Uncle’s fishing net, and the fish were mainly caught by Sanhu and the others.”

“There are so many fish, we can’t possibly finish them all. Mingzi, you three each take a bucket back, and Aunt, you can decide what to do with the rest.”

Chen Qiming and the other two were overjoyed. Fish were oily, but delicious!

However, the young men were quite clever.

Chen Qiming immediately said: “Third Brother, we didn’t really do much, we’ll just take four or five each!”

After a successful fishing trip, their address changed.

Paozi and Gangzi immediately agreed: “Yes, yes, we don’t need that much either, just a few will do!”

“Third Brother, we owe you big time today!”

These three young men were kind and decent!

Chen Mingchuan nodded: “Alright, do as you say. Five each, you can choose the size yourselves!”

The three each picked out five, but not the biggest ones, each weighing about two or three pounds.

The most abundant catch this time was carp.

This type of fish was the most delicious, with lots of meat and few bones.

After the three left, Li Xinyue spoke up: “We can’t finish all these fish, why don’t we sell them?”

Sanhu immediately shook his head in refusal.

“It’s not worth sending them to the purchasing station, they only pay 15 cents a pound, it’s too low, not worth it!”

“I think it’s better to fry them into dried fish and secretly sell them in the black market in the county!”

15 cents a pound was indeed not a good price, for carp!

But Sanhu’s idea was good!

Li Xinyue’s eyes lit up: “I can make spicy fish, it’s especially delicious.”

“We won’t go to the black market, we’ll go to the gate of the big factory in the county!”

“There are many single workers in those big factories.”

“The food in the factory canteen won’t be very good, and it’s troublesome for them to cook it themselves, it’s more convenient to buy it ready-to-eat!”

Ready-to-eat?

That’s so convenient!

Qu County was a large county, and it would become a prefecture-level city in the future.

The county’s bearing factory, plywood factory, and particleboard factory were all large factories, with thousands of workers in each!

Moreover, these factories were profitable, and the workers’ incomes were higher than those of the commune cadres.

Speaking of making money, Sanhu was particularly excited: “Third Sister-in-law, is this spicy fish delicious?”

Li Xinyue didn’t even think: “Of course it’s delicious! I guarantee you’ll want more after you try it!”

“You guys go ahead and clean the fish, I’ll go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some seasonings.”

Turning around, Li Xinyue prepared to go out.

It was six or seven miles to the commune, Chen Mingchuan immediately said: “I’ll borrow a bicycle to take you there.”

It was nice to have a ride, Li Xinyue didn’t refuse.

While Chen Mingchuan borrowed the bicycle, she instructed her aunt on how to do it.

“Aunt, don’t fry the fish in oil until they’re cooked.”

“Don’t worry if there’s not enough oil, I’ll buy some back later.”

Aunt suddenly thought of something: “Xinyue, if we sell it secretly like this, will we get caught?”

Li Xinyue had read many historical novels and understood the situation.

“Aunt, these things are wild, it’s considered our own stuff, it’s not profiteering.”

Wang Cuimiao’s eyes widened: “Won’t the Revolutionary Committee arrest us?”

Li Xinyue immediately nodded: “No, no! This is a homemade product, not profiteering.”

“But we’ll go sell it in the evening, to avoid being bothered.”

That’s even better.

Fresh stuff, if it tastes good, it’s definitely worth money!

Wang Cuimiao asked again: “What kind of seasonings do you need for this spicy fish? I don’t know if the supply and marketing cooperative has them.”

Oh yes!

Li Xinyue slapped her forehead: She always thought about her own world, where supermarkets had everything! Novel book.

Too bad, other people who travel through time have spaces, but she doesn’t!

“Garlic, ginger, soy sauce, MSG, fermented black beans, rice wine or rice wine brew.”

Wang Cuimiao heard that these were all ordinary things, and said: “We don’t need to go to the commune for these, we have garlic, ginger, soy sauce, MSG, and fermented black beans at home.”

“As for rice wine, you have it at An Xingbo’s house.”

An Xingbo’s family has been brewing rice wine for generations. Although this business can’t be done now, they still brew some at home from time to time.

Sometimes, people in the village still need rice wine.

That’s good!

Li Xinyue was a little regretful: “It’s just that we don’t have enough oil.”

“I’ll go buy some, I’ll borrow the secretary’s bicycle in a while, I’ll be back soon.”

Chen Mingchuan volunteered.

That’s the best!

Men have long legs and are strong, he will definitely be back soon.

Li Xinyue nodded: “Then it’s settled! You go buy oil, and I’ll clean the fish with my aunt.”

“Okay!”

Chen Mingchuan went to the commune to buy oil, and Li Xinyue and her aunt started peeling garlic and washing ginger.

To make spicy fish, you have to clean the fish first.

In order not to be seen by others, they brought water and cleaned the fish directly in the backyard.

After killing the fish, sprinkle a little salt on it to dry it, then spread it on the bamboo rack to dry the water, and then start cutting the fish into pieces.

While they were busy, Sanhu ran in, who had gone to buy ginger: “Third sister-in-law, third sister-in-law, something big happened!”

“It’s terrible, it’s terrible!”

“Er Laizi went to the mountain pond to fish this morning and blew up the mountain, and he fell into the fish pond and was blown up!”

What?

Li Xinyue was also shocked: Her intuition was very accurate!

How much explosives did those people use to blow up the mountain rocks?

“He’s dead?”

Sanhu nodded: “He’s dead!”

This news spread throughout the team like wildfire.

Chen Qiming and the others turned pale when they heard it!

They were also planning to go there to fish quietly this morning… What a close call!

Seeing Sanhu’s fear, Li Xinyue immediately said: “Now you know how scared you should be?”

“I told you: Life is only once, don’t lose your life for a snack!”

Hearing that Er Laizi was blown to pieces, Sanhu was terrified.

“I won’t go, I won’t go anymore, it’s better to be safe than sorry!”

It’s good that he’s scared!

Li Xinyue smiled unkindly.

An hour later, Chen Mingchuan returned.

He bought a lot of rice and oil, and also bought meat and bones.

Seeing so many things, Wang Cuimiao didn’t want to accept them.

“I said Chuanzi, what are you doing? This, your aunt can’t accept it!”

Chen Mingchuan immediately said: “Aunt, we still have to eat with you for a few days, and you also have a limited amount of food.”

“Take it, I’m just trying to eat to my heart’s content, otherwise I’m afraid you won’t have enough to eat.”

At this point, the aunt accepted it speechless.

Sigh, who can blame us for being poor!

With the oil, they could fry the fish in a big pot.

At noon that day, there was not only bone soup with winter melon on the table at the uncle’s house, but also a bowl of spicy fish.

“It’s so delicious, I can eat two bowls of rice with just a small piece of fish!”

Hearing this, the aunt smiled and glared at him: “How can it not be delicious? It’s soaked in oil!”

“As the saying goes, too much oil won’t spoil the dish, your third sister-in-law used so much oil, it’s no wonder it’s delicious!”

Being choked by his own mother, Sanhu scratched his head: “Mom, I was just making a comment!”

“Third sister-in-law, how are we going to divide the work tomorrow?”