fish street dad

The snakehead that Bai Chunsheng mentioned is a freshwater fish, similar in appearance to the black fish of the later generations, but with light yellow skin on its body, and beautiful piebald spots on the skin.Channa is generally divided into snakeheads and snakeheads. Spring snakeheads are tender and suitable for stewing soup, while autumn spotted snakeheads are thick and meaty and suitable for making dried fish.Mature snakeheaded snakeheads are big and weigh about a dozen catties, and ordinary small fishing boats can't catch them in large quantities, so Bai Chunsheng wants to ask Wang Kunfeng to come forward and rent a big boat.

Last time Wang Kunfeng promised to give Bai Chunsheng's ten large ships a dowry gift, but he declined in the end. Managing a fleet is not as simple as he manages a workshop or a food shop. The shopkeeper Bai is used to doing things like this now. You can live a comfortable life with people helping you make money by just talking about it. I never thought about being a tired businessman. I just need to earn enough money to live a comfortable life. Merchant ships are amazing. Totally don't want to take over.

As for the business that Brother Kun did behind his back, since he didn't want him to know, then he simply pretended not to know, the worst would be a failure.

Wang Kunfeng took the 200 taels of silver from their shopkeeper Bai, and then went to find someone to get the boat. The boat was found, and the crab essence who went to the state capital to accompany his wife to see the obstetrician and gynecologist also came back, with a bright red face Yes, like a crab that has been boiled.

"Yo? Xie Dalang is back? How is Madam?"

"Hehe~ The doctor has seen it, it's a human baby, I'm going to be a father!" The crab spirit said with an expression of wishing to meet everyone, and was pinched severely by his wife in the back.He didn't care about his rough skin and thick flesh, he still flaunted the great news of his becoming a father to the neighbors in Yujie, and his subordinates still didn't forget to support his wife, fearing that the fish scales falling from the stone road would slip on his wife.

"What are you yelling about? Are you happy that I am pregnant with a human baby?" After returning home, Mrs. Zeng beat him twice angrily, and couldn't help but her eyes were red.She wanted to give birth to a nest of crab cubs for Xie Huang of their family, but she didn't expect that she was pregnant with a human cub. She didn't look down on the human race, but Xie Huang of their family was always alone and had no relatives. Wanting him to have a few blood relatives, she was very happy at the beginning when she went to the state capital this time, thinking that the stomach must be a small crab, but she didn't expect the doctor to say no when he touched it.

Mrs. Zeng was a little lost along the way, and she was worried that Xie Huang would be sad. She didn't expect that the fool's eyes were almost gone when he smiled along the way, and he couldn't see the loss at all. It really moved her and made her sad. .

Knowing that Xie Huang is really going to be a father, Bai Chunsheng is also very happy for him. The monsters in their water are different from those who live on land. Many of them don't know who their biological parents are and where they are from birth. It is also difficult for grown-ups to remember. Usually when a big flood comes, one drifts with the current and does not know which river he was washed into, let alone remembering his relatives.Therefore, for them, every blood relative is precious.

This is also the main reason why many water monsters want to live on shore.

Of course, the vast majority of them did not persevere in the end, and there was only another human soul living in their body like him, or a water demon like Xie Huang who already had a family and bonds on the shore , Will willingly endure physical discomfort and continue to stay on the shore.

With the arrival of autumn, all the water monsters living on the shore began an extremely uncomfortable period of the year. The crispness of autumn also means that the air will become very dry. In summer, Bai Chunsheng only needs to soak twice a day in the morning and evening. After the first bath, after autumn, it has become necessary to soak myself in the water for a while every three hours, otherwise I will feel uncomfortable all over, and in severe cases, I can't even breathe.

"Is it also like this before?" Wang Kunfeng felt a little uncomfortable seeing his mussels wishing they could shrink into the bathtub. He used to know that the monsters in the water were not used to living on the shore, but he never Knowing the reason, now I finally understand, but I started to worry deeply about Bai Chunsheng, "How about I book you a long-term room at Tangquan Pond?"

"Don't you have too much money to burn your hands? Tangquan Pond charges by the hour, and you can rent a room for a long time?" Bai Chunsheng popped up from the bottom of the water, and wiped the water beads on his face with his hand, "Do you have any money?" At this time, why don't you help me dig a pool in the new house, connect a section of bamboo pipes, and then you can soak at home."

"I ordered someone to do it yesterday." Wang Kunfeng glanced at the skin on his arm, "Does it hurt here?"

"It doesn't hurt, it's just uncomfortable, and it's my own fault. I forgot the time, and that's why I got into trouble." Bai Chunsheng really didn't expect his "delicate body" to be so delicate, but he didn't take a bath for several hours. This can be skinned, it is even more difficult to serve than a newborn milk doll!

"Try not to travel far these days. I will do things for you." Wang Kunfeng seemed to be very busy, and left in a hurry after saying this.

Bai Chunsheng was lying on the side of the bathtub weakly. They water demons want to make a career in the world, why is it so difficult?

The autumn-spotted snakehead he asked Crab Jing to buy will be shipped back tomorrow. No matter what, he has to watch and make the first batch of dried snakehead and fish bone meal himself.

The next day, Xie Huang returned with a boat full of snakeheaded snakeheads. In this season, rich families also buy a lot of autumn fish and dried them. Such a boatload of snakeheaded snakeheads is not particularly eye-catching. People heard that shopkeeper Bai sent someone to buy it, and they let it go happily. Outsiders didn't know that shopkeeper Bai and Wang Dalang had secretly engaged. Yes, the people on the pier are all Wang Dalang's subordinates, so naturally they dare not offend this "future sister-in-law".

"This year's channa is really thick, and the fish oil and swim bladder in the stomach are very fat, and the price is also reasonable. After accounting, it is five copper coins per catty." Xie Huang took the recorded bill and reported it to their shopkeeper.

Standing behind their shopkeeper were two young servants, one holding a small wooden barrel, the other holding a soft cotton cloth, which was wetted after a while, and wiped the exposed skin of the white shopkeeper twice. Wet it all over, this is the earthy method that Bai Chunsheng came up with. In this time and space, I probably can't find any spray for replenishing water. It's the same with wiping with cotton cloth. He tried it, just make sure that the skin will not be exposed to dryness for a long time. In the air, the skin won’t break out, but he still has to take a bath four or five times a day to ensure that he won’t get sunburned emmm~

"Shopkeeper, I haven't seen you in a few days. Are you ready to match the servants? If you are really going to be prosperous, we water monsters can get along so well on the shore. Apart from the black boss at the dock, you are probably the only one! "The crab spirit sighed in awe, thinking of himself, if not for the help of the shopkeeper, let alone marrying a wife, he would not even be able to support himself!

"Okay, just put the account here. Go to the accountant and hand over the rest of the money, and pay another ten taels of silver from the accountant. Half of it is your hard work on this trip, and the other half is my congratulatory gift to you and Mrs. Zeng." It's not easy for the water demon to have offspring on the shore, and you are doing honor to our water demon clan." After Bai Chunsheng finished speaking, he asked Xie Huang to finish the handover and go back to see his wife. Xie Huang has been thinking about it all the way out Looking at his wife and the cub in her belly, he was no longer polite when he heard this, so he went to the accountant to explain not to mention it.

Bai Chunsheng asked people to go to the workshop and invited some master masters over.

"Invite a few master chefs to come here. I think everyone has guessed it. It is because of the preserved snakehead fish that I told everyone before. Manager Xie has already bought the autumn spotted snakehead. The next step is to work hard for everyone. Get it as soon as possible. Let’s make more dried anchovy and fish bone meal before the autumn flood, so as not to have nothing to sell in the workshop after winter.”

"Boss, ordinary people can also make this preserved snakehead fish. We make it, but we want to sell it to the north?" a master chef asked.

"Not bad! But this time, the preserved snakehead fish we made is not used by ordinary people for cooking. What we are going to make is dried snakehead fish that can be eaten directly."

"Eat it directly? Candied squid that doesn't need to be cooked?" Several master chefs know their boss's skills in cooking ingredients, so they are not surprised that he can say this sentence, and they also understand in their hearts that the boss asked someone to invite them alone They came here to teach them the skill of making this kind of dried anchovy that can be eaten directly.

The preserved snakehead fish that Bai Chunsheng makes is different from the way of ordinary people here. It is more like small snacks such as grilled dried fish that later generations often eat. To make this kind of dried fish, you must have big fish in autumn, because only autumn The meat of the last big fish is thick enough, and the taste of the dried fish is better.

Take out a fat channa from the barrel, this channa is very fierce, it has been caught for several days, and it is still struggling very hard, Bai Chunsheng was splashed with water beads by its tail, his patience was exhausted , raised the wooden mallet that was prepared on one side, and hit it on the head of the channa. The channa hopped twice on the ground and stopped completely.

The master in the audience looked at Bai Chunsheng's fair and transparent handsome face, and then at the autumn spotted snakehead lying dead on the ground, and silently wiped a cold sweat in his heart. Their shopkeeper's attack was really ruthless!

Put the stunned channa on the chopping board, chop off the head and put it aside, cut it in half, remove the skin, and cut the snow-white fish evenly into two-finger-wide slices, the skin and bones Put it all aside, the head of the autumn spotted channa is not big, and the taste is not very good, so it can't be used to make fish head soup, so I simply asked the boy to put it in the back of the house together with the fish internal organs, so the wild cats on the street can smell it The taste comes and eats.

The sliced ​​fish fillets are first marinated with salt, diced green onion, minced chili, pepper, etc. After the taste, drain the water, take a thin stone slab, spread a layer of soybean oil on it, put the fish pieces in it, and spread it on top A layer of oil, just put it on the fire and bake slowly.

"Today, I invite all the masters and stewards to come here. In addition to learning how to make dried fish, I also want several stewards to make a baking oven for roasting dried fish in the workshop. The stove should be large. Some, it’s best to bake hundreds of catties of preserved fish at a time.”

"There is also the marinating process. Today I am just demonstrating the method. In fact, if you want to preserve the preserved snakehead fish for a long time, the marinating time should not be too short, and the salt and seasoning should not be put together like this, otherwise the seasoning will be soaked for too long , it will lose the original taste. When you go back, remember that the fish fillets that have been sliced ​​should be marinated with coarse salt for seven days. Sprinkle with seasonings when it is half dry, and marinate for two days before it can be baked."

"Pay attention to the heat when grilling. Don't overdo it. If the heat is too high, the fish will be dry and hard to chew. If the heat is not enough, the fish will rot easily. Regarding the heat, several master chefs will go back and think about it. It’s the time when the autumn spotted snakeheads are on the market, let’s make more, and when it snows in the north, we can sell them for a good price and give everyone in the workshop a big red seal for the New Year!”

Regardless of the dynasty, "overtime pay" is the best way to encourage overtime work. Overtime work that doesn't talk about salary or dedication is hooliganism!Shopkeeper Bai didn't intend to play hooligans with the employees, and the employees naturally devoted themselves to unlimited overtime with full confidence... for the big red envelope at the end of the year!

To say that their shopkeeper treats them is really good!Because of the seasonality, the workshops in Fish Street seldom hire long-term workers like other places. They are paid according to the working days, and they get a day’s wages for one day. Other places sometimes pay every few days, but the workshop is Every day before the end of work, the wages of the day must be settled. If the work is busy, the workshop will take care of a meal at noon, so many families on the street like to come to Bai's house to work.

This time, I heard that the owner has shipped a large boat of autumn-spotted snakeheads from outside to make dried snakeheads. They all knew that this was a big deal, so they rolled up their sleeves and started to get busy. Those who killed the fish killed the fish, and those who peeled the skin of the fish , The chopped fish heads were packed in a big dustpan and thrown to the river, which attracted the wild cats in the whole street to run over to eat them. For several days, these wild cats were so smooth and smooth that they didn't even catch the mice.

The peeled fish skins are washed and sent to the food shop. These fish skins can be made into spicy fish skins for wine, or fish skin jelly, so there is no waste at all.

After the first batch of preserved anchovy was ready, Bai Chunsheng asked someone to pack some out, and sent ten catties each to Aunt Wang's house, Mrs. Gong's house, Aunt Zhou's house, and Xie Huang's house to try something new. After packing twenty catties, I found Qiancang and asked him to send it to Shang Qiulu and Shizi.

He is no longer obsessed with Shang Qiulu's identity. A person's fate in the first half of his life is doomed from birth. Do something against your will?To put it cruelly, if he had to choose between Shang Qiulu and Wang Kunfeng to hurt someone, he would definitely choose to sacrifice Shang Qiulu. People who are more important to themselves.

Just like Shang Qiulu, God is only willing to give him two ways, one is to be a spy beside Wang Kunfeng, or die, if it is him, he has to choose the first one, it is better to live than to die!

Besides, Shang Qiulu didn't do anything that really hurt them. Before he left, he even sent his confidant to continue to take over from him. It was more like protection than surveillance.

There is also Xiao Shizi, that child is not like his mother, but a good child with a pure heart, and I don't know what will happen after going back, I hope he won't be led astray by his wonderful mother.

Both sides of the cooked squid are golden. After tearing apart, the meat inside is white, with a salty and fragrant taste, and the meat is pliable. It is perfect for appetizers or snacks.

Originally, Bai Chunsheng planned to store the prepared preserved snakehead fish and sell them before the Chinese New Year. Everyone on the earth knows that every time before the Chinese New Year, the prices of all festival items on the market will increase, and they usually sell for 50 yuan a catty. River prawns cost 100 yuan during the Chinese New Year, usually more than 300 for an old duck, and more than [-] during the Chinese New Year... As a businessman, he must of course seize this business opportunity before the Chinese New Year.

However, I didn’t expect the smell of grilled fish in their workshop to be so fragrant. At first, people from the county government came to buy some candied squid to take home. Later, rich and noble families from the whole fish street came to buy some to go back and taste. The first batch Bai Chunsheng only had time to keep the 100-odd catties of candied anchovy that was given away, and the rest were all bought away.

There are a lot of fish and shrimps in the local area, and the locals also love and know how to eat river seafood, not to mention that they have never tasted the taste of this Baijia preserved fish. They can drink half a catty of wine with a small plate of preserved fish in their spare time. It’s a good appetizer, without wine, it’s delicious to eat with empty mouth as a snack, especially those women in the inner house, when they have nothing to do, they take a piece of preserved fish, just like dried squid, and eat it bit by bit. A small piece can be eaten for more than half an hour, it is really a good thing to pass the time!

Before shopkeeper Bai had thought of a name for his own preserved fish, the outside world had already automatically added a trademark to their preserved fish: Baijia preserved fish, with a simple, rude and targeted name, and others would know it at a glance. The Baijia Restaurant is located.

Bai Chunsheng is the only person surnamed Bai who sells food in the whole Fish Street, so it's hard to admit his mistake!

To the surprise of the master chefs in the workshop, Bai Chunsheng sold the preserved snakehead fish in their workshop at a price of [-] copper coins per kilo!

After hearing the price, both Aunt Zhou and Aunt Wang couldn't help shaking their hands, and the candied angus that they twisted with their fingertips suddenly became heavy, like a string of copper plates.

Where is the preserved snakehead?It is clearly a copper plate!

"Why are you so incapable of living, kid? Spending money lavishly, give us a few taels of preserved snakehead fish for two hundred coppers per catty. It's enough if you want it. The family gave ten catties. It's two taels of silver!" Aunt Zhou reprimanded heartbrokenly, "You will marry Dalang Wang in a few months, and after marriage, it will not be like what it is now. One person is full and the whole family is not hungry. Sister Wang I know that person, he is a good person, but he just doesn't know how to live. It's not that the Wang family didn't earn money all these years, but he always couldn't save it. Entering the palace is also a servant, and there is no elder to teach her how to take care of the house, so the fooling around in the past is over, and you will not be able to do this anymore when you marry Dalang, you know?"

"Hey! This is also my aunt's little thought. You and Dalang will have no heirs in the future. It doesn't matter when you are young. When you are old, you have to save more money. In this world, nothing is as reliable as money! Let alone the Wang family. Yes, I don't know if I can marry in the future, and the sister of the Wang family will be raised by the two of you from now on, what should I do if I don't have more money in my hands?"

"Aunt Zhou, I know I was wrong! I will definitely not spend money lavishly in the future, I promise!" Bai Chunsheng raised his hand to promise that his brain hurts from the chanting. "And you think, I sell it for [-] copper plates a catty, but the cost is not so much. The main reason is that no one else can make this taste. I just made it, so why not sell it more expensive? Two hundred copper plates are considered cheap, if they are transported to the imperial city, there will be plenty of people willing to buy them for two taels of silver per catty."

"Then you can't send it around like this! You should be tighter, save more money while you are young, and you will have money in your hands in the future, so you can talk to that family, you know?" Aunt Zhou is really putting Bai Chunsheng now. She treats her as her junior, and speaks more straightforwardly than before. She also feels pity for Bai Chunsheng, a child who doesn't know where his parents and relatives are. , couldn't help but said a few more words.

"Hey~ I know that Auntie is doing it for my own good, Auntie, there is something I want to discuss with you."

"What's the matter?"

"It's our new shop. It seems that it will be opened a few years ago. I thought, there is a big place over there, and there are many things to do. I want to invite you to be a manager and take care of the accounts in the shop. Don't you still have The two apprentices? Let them guard our old shop and the new shop on the other side of the pier. We are going to entertain distinguished guests from outside. I plan to buy some more children to come back, so that I can let some masters teach them. When the time comes So let's divide our current masters, keep two in the old shop, and take the rest to the new shop with the children, what do you think?"

"Then~ the shopkeeper of the new shop, have you taken a fancy to it?" Aunt Zhou asked.Originally, the shopkeeper of this new shop was supposed to be reserved for Shang Qiulu, but who knew that child was... Sigh!It can only be said that good luck tricks people!Such a good child, who would have thought that he would have such an identity?Even she was shocked when she found out.

"Hey! It's the shopkeeper's difficulty! There are guests to be entertained over there, and ordinary people may not be able to control the place. Fortunately, there are still a few months left. I am slowly figuring it out. Do it yourself first, this new shop is the foundation for me to live and work in the future, if the shopkeeper is unreliable, then this shop will be ruined!"

"You're right! It's better to find out slowly than to recruit unreliable people! When the time comes, it's easier to ask the gods than to send them away, and that's going to be troublesome!"

The two of them worried for a long time because the shopkeeper was hard to find, but they never expected that the new shopkeeper they wanted would appear in front of them soon.