1983 Small Island, Starting From a Large Farmer

Chapter 315 Acquisition of wild eels

After collecting Li Duoyu’s batch of seafood, Mr. Mi loaded the seafood received today on the ship and planned to rush to Rongcheng before it got completely dark.

 Seeing that old man Mi is about to leave.

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

 Old man Mi was stunned for a moment, and then said: "That river eel of yours is talking about stream slipping."

 Li Duoyu nodded.

 “That’s right, it’s a creek slide.”

 In this era, the saying that river eels generally refer to eels is not accepted and recognized by everyone.

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

At Rongcheng, the eel refers to the freshwater eel that Li Duoyu raises in Xihu.

 But this kind of eel may be called by several names in every village. Some call it white eel, some call it blue eel, and some call it eel.

And when you go to the fish market to buy seafood, most of the merchants and fishmongers use the local dialect.

If you say river eel to them in Mandarin, the other person 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 fresh food. There should be some selling river slides. If you want me to ask you,"

“Okay, if the prices are about the same, you can bring some back for me.”

Old man Mi asked: "How much does it cost? I heard people say that this thing is quite difficult to catch. It can only be caught in a cage or 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 big yellow croaker, right?"

Old man Mi had a dark face. He regretted it so much now that he should not have spoken out the price of the large yellow croaker just now.

Otherwise, if Li Duoyu catches these large yellow croakers and sells them, he can make at least half of the money.

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

Li Duoyu thought for a while and said, "It doesn't take too much. Let's buy seven or eight of them first. It would be best if there are about half a catty or one catty."

Old man Mi was stunned for a moment: "Half a catty and one catty are too small. For a young person like you, you have to eat at least two or three catties. You need to take a good supplement. I heard that after eating this stuff, you will not feel good at night." It will howl."

Li Duoyu smiled, he naturally knew what Old Man Mi was talking about.

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

 It is inevitable that it will be connected with something, and people like to complement the shape with the shape.

I often stew wild river eels with various tonics and old wine. It is said that the effect is comparable to Viagra.

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

With Old Man Mi's reminder, Li Duoyu remembered that Lao Zhang from Qingkou Wharf gave him a ginseng plant some time ago.

When the time comes, get a wild river eel, stew it with some old ginseng and old wine, and see if it is as magical as folklore says.

 But Li Duoyu has been a little depressed recently. He is obviously very strong, but Xiaoying seems to dislike him every time after finishing.

　　It made him a little autistic, and he kept looking for various reasons. After thinking about it, Li Duoyu felt that it was not his problem, it must be the poor quality of rubber in this era.

With that thickness, anyone would have a headache wearing it. If the hardware is not good, then software can make up for it.

The reason why Li Duoyu wanted to buy river eel was not to use it as a supplement, but to use it to make grilled eel.

In about ten days, the inspection team may arrive in Rongcheng. At present, his eel breeding factory has such a large investment.

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

 It can be understood from his understanding of the islanders.

　In this era, the islanders are very carefree and narcissistic. They think everything is the best in their own homes.

 In fact, the eels in the island country are the same species as the eels here, but the people in the island country refuse to recognize them alive and insist on saying that theirs is better.

This is just like the kimchi country next door. People say every day that their kimchi in Korea is the best in the world.

 The truth is that the kimchi they ate were all the masterpieces of a large province in our country.

Islanders are people who are relatively relaxed towards their own people, but quite strict towards others.

 In previous lives, the standards of eels exported to their country were much higher than those of their own country.

 What’s funny is that one of their companies often uses eels imported from our country to pass them off as local eels.

 As a result, people in the island country have been eating it for more than ten years, and they can’t tell the difference at all.

Li Duoyu believes that the most effective way to communicate with islanders is to stop pushing and tell them directly with practical actions.

 “I’ll do it.”

 “I can do it.”

That’s it.

Li Duoyu planned to serve them some grilled eels when they came to Dandan Island to visit the eel breeding factory, and let them experience the breadth and depth of Chinese cooking skills.

 Tell them that eel is not only cooked in kabayaki, but also steamed eel with pickled plums, eel with garlic sauce, and boiled eel.

 It is a pity that the eels he cultivated are only about four months old and only about two taels, which are still too young.

Li Duoyu, who has been working illegally for twenty years and has slaughtered at least tens of thousands of eels, knows very well that bigger is not always better when grilling eels.

 Half a pound of eel tastes the best, with almost negligible soft spines and just the right amount of fat.

As for eels that weigh more than one kilogram, you can clearly feel the soft spines when you eat them, so the eels in high-end Japanese restaurants only use eels that are about half a kilogram.

 After Li Duoyu returned home.

I found that my mother-in-law and my second sister-in-law were both making fire and cooking, while Zhou Xiaoying was taking care of the children.

  Recently, little Tutu is weaning and has become a bit noisy. She wants to get into her mother every day.

Zhou Xiaoying was reluctant to wean herself, but for some reason, her milk supply became less and less when her child was one year old.

 There was simply not enough for him to drink.

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

 Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain.

Zhou Xiaoying felt that if things continued like this, it would not be good for little Tutu's growth and development, so she might as well wean him off the milk slowly and feed him something more nutritious.

 But little Tutu particularly disliked the fish paste and rice paste. Every time he was fed, he closed his mouth tightly and refused to eat.

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

 But he was stopped by Li Duoyu.

 “You can’t be weaned like this.”

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

　　Since he was a child, he has been given the best clothes and the best food.

 It’s not just diapers.

There are also milk powder from island countries.     As it turns out, this guy is not as cute as expected, but has a bit of a bad character.

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

 The exaggerated family, with six adults taking turns doting on one child, directly led to the mass production of many giant babies.

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

Zhou Xiaoying also felt that what Li Duoyu said made sense. Shanshan also told her that she must be more ruthless. If it is not broken, this period of time will not be good for adults and children.

“But what if he keeps refusing to eat? By then he won’t be able to keep up with his nutrition, and he might be smaller than others.”

Li Duoyu thought about it for a while and realized that this was really a problem. This little bastard's personality seemed to be a bit casual, and he was definitely a troublemaker.

“Let’s check the situation first. If he really doesn’t like fish paste and rice paste, let’s boil goat milk for him to drink.”

There are goat farmers on Dandan Island, and they supply a small amount of goat milk, but the price is relatively expensive, so you have to make a reservation with the goat farmers in advance.

“By the way, Dad said, when you come back, go and have a look at Xincuochi. The old man who built the house seems to be there.”

Li Duoyu didn’t expect that his father would be so concerned about building a new house.

But it’s understandable. After Xiaorong came back last time, she could only squeeze into the same bed as Shuihua.

As a result, she wakes up every day with panda eyes, because Shui Hua is a good snorer, and because she has a big belly, Xiao Rong doesn't dare to kick her, so she can only put her head under the pillow and cover her ears to sleep.

During this period, what my father is most afraid of is the return of his eldest brother and sister-in-law. Once they come back, there will be no place for them to live in the house, so he has been quite anxious recently.

Li Duoyu pinched the still crying little Tutu, and then said: "Boy, be good, you don't know. If you be good, I will buy you a few cans of malted milk."

Zhou Xiaoying glared at him.

“Malted milk is so expensive. Don’t spend it lavishly. I don’t know how much it will cost to build a house. You should save some money recently and stop spending money lavishly.”

 “How could I be so extravagant?”

Zhou Xiaoying frowned and said: "I'm not telling you that others are not optimistic about your eel breeding factory. You have invested so much money in it. If the eels cannot be sold for money, we will lose a lot of money. Besides, all your money was borrowed from the credit union. Yes, you will have to pay it back sooner or later.”

Li Duoyu frowned and said, "Who said I can't make money by raising eels? How do these people understand? I said I don't make money by raising kelp, but I made five times the profit."

“I keep oysters alive, and I say I don’t make any money, but I still make tens of thousands of dollars.”

After Li Duoyu said this, Zhou Xiaoying thought about it for a while, and it seemed that it was really like this. No matter what her husband did, there was always a group of people on the island who badmouthed him.

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

Li Duoyu chuckled and said, "Honey, what if I really make a loss and owe a huge debt?"

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

 Li Duoyu was surprised: "Real or false?"

Zhou Xiaoying nodded: "It's not that I haven't experienced hardships. When I reported the illegal goods the year before last, I was very worried that you would be caught. At that time, I was thinking, if you were really caught, I would not even teach and Even if you work odd jobs, you have to save money to get yourself out of it.”

Li Duoyu directly picked up Zhou Xiaoying's face, gave her a hard "pop" on her lips.

“Honey, I have decided from now on that if we want to be happy, we both have to be happy together, not just me.”

Zhou Xiaoying wiped her mouth with her hand, then put it in front of her nose and smelled it. She said with a look of disgust: "What did you eat for lunch? Your mouth stinks."

 “Just a few big oysters.”

“No matter how much you eat, it’s useless. If it doesn’t work, it won’t work.”

 “I’ve changed the formula this time, I promise to make you scream.”

“Haoran still lives next door, please don’t think about messing around all day long, okay?”

Li Duoyu suddenly discovered a blind spot, that is, every time she came, she was particularly 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 and 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 was speechless: "Stop making trouble and hurry up. Dad and Lao Cao are waiting for you over there."

 Before leaving.

Li Duoyu glanced at the little 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 your children?"

 “He doesn’t understand, so what are you worried about?”

　　"Hurry, take your time, it's already dark, finish the work and come back early for dinner."

On the vegetable plot less than fifty meters away from their yard, Lao Li took a **** 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 will no longer choose a tiled house with beams. He will definitely choose a house with a frame structure and cement boards. This way, when a typhoon comes, he will not have to worry about the tiles being overturned and water leakage.

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 spoke out the house he wanted to build with a serious look on his face:

“I plan to build this house with two floors, 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, and the rest will be used as 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 his door unexpectedly.

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

 (End of this chapter)