Chapter 158: Have good things for you

After applying the tea oil, Lin Xiuqing took local materials and immediately went to cook noodles for him.

Putting in the shrimp and crabs he picked back, mussels, and the clams she dug early in the morning, a large bowl of noodles full of umami was finished, and he immediately burped, incomparably satisfied.

With the help of the two sisters-in-law and his second brother, the gooseneck barnacles were quickly sorted out and put into a bucket separately.

Ye Yaodong washed up and came out, lifted it to weigh it, and estimated that there should be about 6-7 jin.

Ye Eldest Sister-in-law asked curiously: "A-Dong, is this really that so-called gooseneck barnacle, very valuable?"

"Yes, heard you say you sold it last time, but didn't say how much you sold it for. Tell us, in case we encounter it in the future, we can pay more attention."

Ye Second Sister-in-law was itchy in her heart, had long wanted to ask, heard him say it was very valuable last time.

Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes in his heart. "If you encounter it, pay attention. If you can bring it back, bring it back. A-Cai doesn't collect this. It's very valuable, it depends on whether you are lucky enough to find it. If you can find it, then talk about it. If you can't find it, how much it's worth is all empty talk."

After speaking, he carried the bucket and said to Lin Xiuqing: "I'm going to the town, sell these goods and come back. Is there anything you need me to bring back?"

"No, there's nothing lacking in the house now, have food and drink. Don't spend money, go early and return early."

"Do you want to bring two oil cakes for the children to eat? Maltose, do you want it? Do you want me to bring you a portion of Minnan Lake? Do you want to buy two salty light cakes?"

The two children nodded excitedly on the side, saying in unison: "Want, want, want everything!"

Lin Xiuqing glared, three are all worrying. "What do you want? Don't spend money, you don't feel comfortable in your heart, right? Told you not to buy anything, go early and return early."

"Oh okay okay..."

"Father, remember to buy it." The eldest said and wanted to follow, but was pulled by Lin Xiuqing.

"Buy what buy, there are pickled persimmons at home, don't be naughty."

The two children were a bit aggrieved.

Ye Yaodong walked out, thinking it's better to wait and see how much it can sell for. If it sells for a lot, spend some money, his wife won't say anything.

Which child is not greedy for food? It's rare to go to the town once, bring some food for them after making money, it's nothing.

As a result, before walking a few steps, he came back again. "Forgot to tell you, there is a large bag of young shellfish, that is oysters, don't move it first. Sort out the other shelled ones first."

"Okay, got it."

He lifted the bucket of stone-shell fish and the bucket of sea chicken feet onto the handcart. The two mud crabs he had picked up were also tied up tightly and thrown on top of the sea chicken feet. He grabbed a piece of cloth to cover them, and then pushed the handcart from his old home.

Ye Mu and Ye Huimei also sorted out the sea chicken feet, and packed everything that could be sold together, placing them on Ye Yaodong's handcart with the stone-shell fish, asking him to sell them together. They wouldn't go along specifically to avoid trouble.

After picking up Fatty and the others, the four of them went to the town.

Just walking to the entrance of the village, they saw the passing car swaying, and the four people's eyes looked from head to tail until they couldn't see it.

Fatty couldn't help but say: "This flatbed cart only needs one person, why do we have so many people walking?"

"Then do you want to sacrifice?" Ye Yaodong let go of his hand directly and put the flatbed cart on the side of the road.

A-Zheng and Xiao Xiao also stepped back a step and kept a distance from Fatty.

"Doesn't concern us, Fatty go push."

"Ah?" Fatty stared at the flatbed cart motionless. "Or everyone carry two buckets, push the flatbed cart back, and we wait for the passing car on the side of the road?"

"Who knows when there will be a car? Didn't one just pass by?"

"Wait, otherwise if you push the flatbed cart, you have to walk, and there's nothing when you come back, you have to walk again."

All three looked at Dongzi. They were more inclined to take a car.

Ye Yaodong didn't want to walk either!

"Then take a car, put my and my sister's things on the side of the road, you guys watch, I'll push the flatbed cart back."

"Then hurry up and return, we'll watch and wait for the car here."

After he ran back and forth hurriedly, they had already stopped a tractor and were negotiating there.

"Oh, my friend is here, can leave immediately!"

The tractor driver was impatient and muttered there. "Hurry up, I'm in a hurry, already said I wouldn't give a ride, insisted on stopping me and not letting me go..."

Ye Yaodong raised his eyebrows. "How?"

Xiao Xiao said while carrying the bucket onto the car: "It was Fatty who stopped the car. Originally, it was no problem to hitch a ride, but he wouldn't agree to wait for someone."

Fatty also said: "Just happened to have a tractor on the way, otherwise waiting for other passing cars would take half a day."

"Oh oh, then hurry up and get on the car, don't delay other people's time."

A-Zheng looked curiously at the various potted plants on the car and asked suspiciously: "Master, you loaded so many plants and flowers, where are you sending them, what for?"

This can't be eaten or drunk, don't know what to do if raised. Buying this can only be rich people, full and bored with nowhere to spend money.

"Sending to Hongsheng Hotel, heard that the boss there is celebrating his 50th birthday tomorrow, and the hotel has been decorated these two days."

Hmm?

The three looked at each other. Then sending goods to the door isn't just right?

"We are also going to Hongsheng Hotel, on the way, Master."

"Is that so, then it's really on the way."

Hitching a ride all the way, straight to the back door of the hotel, it saved them from walking.

After paying the toll, they helped the tractor driver move the plants and flowers off the car, which saved him some trouble.

"Do you want me to help you call into the back kitchen, see that the things in your bucket should be seafood, right?"

"How about helping us call that short fat guy named Wang Maoquan?" Ye Yaodong vaguely remembered that the short fat guy who looked like a human being following Hong Wenle was named Wang Maoquan.

Having someone help call is more convenient than them going up to report their names and find people.

"You mean Manager Wang, I just happen to be looking for him to sign for it."

"Then trouble you."

Good people have good rewards! It saved them from running around like headless flies looking for people everywhere.

Before long, the short fat man Wang Maoquan in a suit and leather shoes came out of the hotel, and also called a few waiters to come out to move the plants.

Ye Yaodong wasn't in a hurry. After Wang Maoquan finished signing the order, he walked up with a smile and said: "Manager Wang, hello, do you remember me?"

Wang Maoquan frowned, looked up and down, and then realized. "Oh, it's you, that young man from White Sand Village who catches fish."

"Yes, it's me. Didn't expect you to be busy with noble affairs, and still remember."

"What's the matter?"

This time Wang Maoquan's attitude towards him was much better, and he could ask a question. After all, he sold goods twice and had a slight impression.

"I heard your boss is about to celebrate his 50th birthday. I'd like to congratulate him in advance on his good fortune and longevity, and may his wealth grow. I wonder if you have finished purchasing all the seafood for the birthday banquet? I have stone-shell fish and sea chicken feet caught this morning. I wonder if you still need them? I noticed your young proprietor is quite interested in sea chicken feet; he previously told me to send them over if I had any."

Originally Wang Maoquan just asked casually, but hearing this young man could talk, his face also had a little more smile. After hearing that he had gooseneck barnacles, he also became interested.

"Got gooseneck barnacles again?"

"Look," Ye Yaodong lifted the cloth or lid covering the buckets. "Very fresh, dug this morning, you keep them fresh, just right to be on the table tomorrow."

"What else is there?"

"There are also over eighty stone-shell fish and a few mud crabs, all still jumping around, very fresh."

Wang Maoquan was very satisfied in his heart, and it showed on his face. "Two days ago, the young master ordered people to go to the market to purchase, but didn't find any gooseneck barnacles."

"This thing is not easy to dig, grows on steep reef walls, the tide recedes for only that little time, so we few friends are brave," he said, and also rolled up his sleeves to show the wounds. "Look, because of digging this, we all got hurt."

"That's not easy to find, just follow the price last time, take them all, you guys carry them to the back kitchen to weigh."

The four were instantly beaming with joy.

Ye Yaodong hurriedly pointed to the buckets of stone-shell fish and asked, "So, do you want these stone-shell fish? And the mud crabs."

Wang Maoquan hesitated and said: "I have to go ask, the menu has already been drawn up, and the ingredients have also been booked today."

"Then trouble you."

"Mm."

The four waited at the door whispering.

A-Zheng said worriedly: "If they don't want them, do we have to carry them back again?"

Xiao Xiao rolled his eyes. "Are you stupid, there are so many restaurants in the town, just carry a few to ask and you can sell them. Such good fish, still worried about not being able to sell?"

"Also right!"

Fatty was poking his head. "Don't know if they recruit chefs."

"Hey? This can be asked, you can ask later anyway, you are idle anyway."

"Can you help me ask? I'm not familiar, and it's not easy to open my mouth."

"Isn't it quite good and free for your family to undertake wine banquets in the countryside?"

"Isn't this also one day without a day, and the days are concentrated together."

"This is true, idle when idle, busy when busy..."

While talking, Wang Maoquan brought Hong Wenle over.

Hong Wenle didn't have any airs. Seeing Ye Yaodong, he greeted him. "Heard it's you again, I came out to see, you have quite a lot of good things."

He smiled, "I'm lucky. Young proprietor, see if you want these stone-shell fish. The quantity is not small, there are over eighty of them, and each one weighs two or three jin. They will definitely look good on the table."

"Want, want them all, leave those green crabs too, let Wang Maoquan talk to you about the price."

All four were excited, and there would be a large sum of money in the account again.

"Young master, you are going to celebrate your birthday tomorrow, are the chefs in the back kitchen enough? This friend of mine is a chef."

Hong Wenle looked at Wang Maoquan, he didn't care about this little thing.

Wang Maoquan thought the young master wanted him to accept it, and said with a smile: "Enough hands are enough, but it's fine to have another helper, after all, the back kitchen is indeed busy tomorrow."

"Then stay."

"Many thanks, many thanks!"

"Small matter."

After speaking, Hong Wenle went to be busy with other things.

They carried several buckets to the back kitchen to weigh them separately, and calculated the money after weighing.

The stone-shell fish were negotiated at 8 yuan per jin, and the sea chicken feet at 20 per jin.

Ye Yaodong had more than twenty fish, weighed 69.3 jin, sold for 554 yuan and 4 mao, gooseneck barnacles had 6 jin 8 liang, sold for 136, plus two green crabs sold for 694 yuan.

His little sister's fish weighed 39 jin 6 liang, sold for 316 yuan and 8 mao, gooseneck barnacles had 3 jin 2 liang, sold for 64, plus her green crabs, rounded to 382 yuan.

As for Fatty and the others, there were more, but the three of them divided it equally. Their 40-plus fish sold for 1104, gooseneck barnacles sold for 180, each person shared 428 exactly.

They received the money and directly counted it in the alley at the back door of the hotel, one by one, excitedly. After dividing, they counted again, and the money in each person's hand was fine, so they happily put it into their bosoms.

Xiao Xiao patted his pocket and said ecstatically: "Damn, got rich! Never shared so much money before."

Fatty held the money in his hand and kissed it wildly. "Sure enough, following you guys is the right way, fortunately I followed with a thick skin, really made a fortune!"

A-Zheng also pinched his pocket tightly, laughing until his teeth were seen. "Didn't fall in vain today! This is the time I shared the most money."

Ye Yaodong was also happy. He was most short of money now. Work hard to save more money, so he can change to a bigger boat.

Fatty took out two one-yuan bills from the change, folded the rest and put them in his pocket. "Go go go, buy something delicious to reward yourself, and bring some back for your wife and children."

"Yes yes yes, let's have a good meal."

"Eat outside, might as well get some seafood yourself, isn't it fresher and better to burn at home? Buy something delicious on the street and bring it back for your wife and children."

"That works."

After the four agreed, they were beaming with joy and rushed out of the alley, but suddenly heard someone calling them behind them.

"Wait, you guys wait, don't leave yet."

Their hearts skipped a beat. Is there any problem? Is it calculated wrong and gave too much? Or don't want the goods?

As for calculating wrong and giving less? How is it possible? Whose family calculates wrong, and specifically rushes out to make up the money?

Instantly their minds turned a hundred times, and then they covered their pockets tightly.

The money in hand, they won't return it!

Beat to death won't return!

The four looked at each other, not knowing what reaction to make for a while.

"Want to run?"

"Want to run?"

"Run?"

"Then run?"

"Hey—wait, you guys don't run, have good things for you..."