The two of them stayed in the reed pond until noon when they came out. They were covered in mosquito bites.

When I got home, I didn't have time to clean up the fish and shrimp, so I quickly found a piece of soap, dipped it in water and rubbed it on the bag.

This little trick works just fine, just rub it on, and after a while the itchiness will go away.

Zhong Dagu fetched water and collected the fish and shrimp. He squeezed out the fish internal organs, washed them and put them in one basin, and put the small shrimps in another basin.

Wu Jiangshan rummaged through Zhong Dagu's kitchen and found half a pack of salt and half a jar of lard bought in an unknown year. There was not even soy sauce, let alone onions, ginger, and garlic.

I packed the dozen wild duck eggs into a bag with some old clothes, said something to Da Gu and went out.

He thought for a while and realized that this was the time to go to work and go to school after lunch, so he ran to the gate of the nearest knitting factory.

Hushan Town has two major factories, a knitting factory and a food factory, which feed most of the town's people.

Being able to work in a factory, with a salary of thirty or forty yuan a month, and promotions every year, is considered a very stable and good job for people in the town.

When Wu Jiangshan arrived, the workers on the day shift were heading to the factory in waves after lunch.

He squatted in a conspicuous place, opened the clothes wrapped in wild duck eggs and carefully laid them flat on the ground, and took a slight breath.

He stood up, pulled on his clothes, and began to look at the married women and whispered hello,

It’s not that he is too shy to shout, but that in this era, shouting may not necessarily attract people.

On the contrary, it will make curious people embarrassed to come and buy things.

"Sister, sis? Buy some wild duck eggs, they're cheap."

"Hey, sister, wild duck eggs are more nutritious than chicken eggs. How many do you want? Go back and steam them for your children..."

Wu Jiangshan is a bit sneaky, he looks very similar and there are really good things.

Two female workers came over together and saw that they were wild duck eggs, so they asked about the price.

"I'll give you a bargain. Now eggs are sold for 18 cents. My wild duck eggs are only 2 cents, 2 cents each..."

"Two cents, it's a bit expensive, and it's not as big as an egg."

One of the female workers grabbed another female worker and wanted to leave.

Wu Jiangshan hurriedly stopped: "Sister, this thing is for beauty, do you know about beauty? It means that it is nutritious and makes you look good. The nutrition is not comparable to that of eggs."

"That's nonsense. Can eating duck eggs make you handsome?" Two female workers laughed. At this time, two or three more female workers came over.

When Wu Jiangshan saw it, he became even more energetic: "Sister, if it can be made more beautiful, you will know if you can buy two and try them. If you buy this thing, wash it with white wine and wrap it with a layer of salt. Now

When the weather is hot, it will be marinated in a few days. If you make porridge in the morning, it will be the most delicious thing in the world."

"Who doesn't know that salted duck eggs are delicious? Everyone who asked you to tell me is greedy. Okay, give me six of them."

"Okay!" Wu Jiangshan quickly picked up six duck eggs. He had nothing to put them in, so the female worker gave the money and carefully put the duck eggs into her own cloth bag.

"Sister, I will be selling exclusive secret snacks here in the evening. You can come over and try them."

There is no need to worry about selling eggs and duck eggs. Everyone knows that wild duck eggs are a good thing. The ones sold in Wujiangshan are not much more expensive than chicken eggs and the price is reasonable.

In addition, he was energetic and had a sweet mouth, so the remaining duck eggs were all sold within a short time, for a total of three yuan and forty cents.

He took a roll of tattered clothes from Zhong Dagu's house and went straight to the supply and marketing cooperative with more than three yuan in cash.

There is no shortage of seasonings such as Chaotian pepper, Sichuan peppercorns, star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, sugar and miso.

The young aunts from the supply and marketing cooperative used their cheeky and sweet words to find him two glass bottles for free, and filled him with a pound of soy sauce and a pound of white wine.

After buying these things, I spent more than half of them at 3.4 yuan, but there were still onions, ginger, and garlic left to buy. Wu Jiangshan thought for a while and returned to Zhong Dagu's house with the spices in his arms.

Zhong Dagu has already processed all the fish and shrimps, and also ordered a few potatoes to eat when Wu Jiangshan comes back.

Seeing Wu Jiangshan buying big and small bags of things, Zhong Dagu looked surprised: "Why did you buy so much seasoning? When will you be able to finish it?"

Wu Jiangshan was also very hungry. He picked up a potato and took a bite of it without peeling it off. He mumbled, "It's good if this thing can last for two days."

Zhong Dagu couldn't understand what Wu Jiangshan wanted to do, so he took a potato and squatted aside to bite it.

He looked at the miso that Wu Jiangshan bought and was a little greedy, so Wu Jiangshan asked him to bring a bowl over and gave him a spoonful.

The cooked potatoes dipped in soybean paste were so delicious that Zhong Dagu almost licked the bowl.

"Dago, I see that the house next door has onions planted in the yard. Go and ask for a few."

Zhong Dagu quickly shook his head: "Why don't I come?" After a pause, he glanced outside: "How about you wait until night and I will steal a few for you."

Wu Jiangshan: "...it's a damn thing, even two green onions are worth stealing."

Wu Jiangshan wiped his mouth, fished out two slightly larger fish from the basin, picked up a grass rope and threaded it through, then held it in his hand.

He went straight out and went to the courtyard door next to Zhong Dagu's house, knocking on the door and calling for someone.

An old woman in her fifties lived next door. When she heard the commotion, she came out and asked Wu Jiangshan through the courtyard door what was going on.

Wu Jiangshan raised his hand with a smile and held up the two fishes: "Auntie, I forgot to buy onions for the fish stew today. I think you have some in your yard. Can I exchange the fish for two onions?"

Trade the fish for two green onions? What's wrong with that?

The old woman saw that the fish Wu Jiangshan had brought was enough to make a pot of soup, so she pulled out a few green onions without saying a word.

Wu Jiangshan shouted again from outside: "Auntie, if you have some garlic at home, please give me a few cloves."

The old woman was not very happy, but since she had pulled out the onions, she couldn't say no more, so she went back to the house and got another whole head of garlic.

Wu Jiangshan got onions and garlic and went back to the house happily. He gestured towards Zhong Dagu, who scratched his head in embarrassment.

The materials are almost ready, it doesn't matter if there is anything missing.

Wu Jiangshan looked at the sky outside, thinking that if he fired now, he would have time to sell it before evening.

So I rolled up my sleeves and started washing the pot, chopping onions and garlic, and adjusting the sauce.

Zhong Dagu watched the excitement from the side: "Jiangshan, what can I do?"

"You help me light the fire."

Nowadays, there are no gas stoves, but earthen pot stoves that burn straw and firewood. The Zhongdagu family burns the reed leaves they collect in the reed pond and the branches picked from the mountains.

Wu Jiangshan asked Zhong Dagu to light a fire for him. He took half of the can of lard from Zhong Dagu's house and poured it into the pot.

When I have money, I have to buy some soybean oil. The taste of lard is still not as good, and the color is not as good as soybean oil.

Fortunately it's summer. If it were colder, wouldn't it freeze?

Zhong Dagu listened to Wu Jiangshan's instructions to control the firepower, while watching Wu Jiangshan's skillful movements of cutting ingredients, frying oil, stewing fish, and frying shrimps.

Not long after, there was a scent floating in the whole room, but this scent was still spicy, which made Zhong Dagu sneeze.
Chapter completed!