Chapter 4
Chapter 4
Jiang Chaosheng poured out all the dried small fish and laid them flat on the table. He noticed that these small silver fish were also mixed with fish from shallow water. The latter had smaller scales and relatively tender meat. .
Although the color of the fried fish is almost the same, Jiang Chaosheng can see at a glance that the size, dryness, and quantity of the two fish are different from the original one. The guy who secretly changed his dried fish is obviously not careful enough. There are so many details exposed stuffed.
The other party didn't seem to have any evil intentions. There was no poison or medicine in the dried fish, but too much sugar was sprinkled, which was so sweet that it was more like a boring prank than a warning.
Jiang Chaosheng's mind skipped the faces of Haimin and the servants. The yard was locked yesterday. Even if he drank alcohol and slept deeper than usual, their movements would wake him up. No one has the motivation and ability to do this. kind of thing.
There may still be some residents in the sea area that Jiang Chaosheng didn't notice, but it's not written in the book, so if you don't write it, just pretend you didn't see it.The dried small fish can't be eaten with alkaline water noodles. Jiang Chaosheng poured all the dried small fish into a big bucket, and went back to sleep by himself.
Seagulls are circling in the air, and the birds always wake up early, their eyes are turning black, and they see everything in their eyes.The sky gradually brightened, the sun dispelled the mist, and the residents on the island also got up early.
Old and weak women and children dare not go fishing in the open sea, because it is too dangerous. Seafood is worthless in offshore areas, and the crops that can be exchanged for are very limited.Although they are not hungry, the villagers in Xiaohai Village are very poor, and they still need to rely on hard work to make ends meet.
The people brought by Jiang Chaosheng also woke up, the palace people always got up earlier than the nobles.When they opened their eyes and found that it was dawn, many people were startled. After quickly washing and combing, they hurried towards the courtyard where Wang An lived, hoping that they would not be punished for getting up late.
When they reached the gate, they were attracted by something else: "What is this?!"
The exclamation of these people alarmed Jiang Chaosheng, who opened the door from the courtyard with a yawn, and said in a tired voice, "What is it, I was surprised early in the morning."
He opened the door as he spoke, and then the whole person fell silent. The house is very big, and the gate of the mansion involved is one foot or two in length. However, the gates are usually locked and cannot be opened. Jiang Chaosheng used to use a small door half a foot wide. I found that the door of my house was blocked by a large shell.
It was a large shell with a length of one foot and a width of half a foot. It looked radiant. Most of the water on the surface of the shell had been evaporated by the sun. The beads shine with colorful luster in the morning sun.
"This is a pearl oyster. There are only such big shellfish in the deep sea." After watching for a while, Alang, a seaman, raised his head. This young man was more courageous than others.Moreover, during this period of time, Jiang Chaosheng talked to him a lot in a friendly manner, and even gave him some gadgets that are only available in the outside world. The officials are so scary.
The islanders are simple and straightforward, and A Lang stared at the big shell with his small eyes, admiring from the bottom of his heart: "You guys are really amazing, you can get such a good thing!"
The servants looked at each other in blank dismay. They slept soundly last night, and it was impossible for them to take huge risks to fish for shells as gifts. They made eye contact with each other, and no one knew who got the shells.No matter what, the precious items placed in front of Wang An's house belonged to their master by default.
A Lang asked curiously, "Can I touch it?"
Jiang Chaosheng naturally agreed: "Yes."
A Lang walked up to the top of the shell and knocked, then pushed it with his hands. The shell was so heavy that he, a strong man, couldn't move it.The young seaman looked at the rare big shell like a Chinese medicine doctor, and exclaimed in unproficient Mandarin: "The shell is very heavy, and it should be alive. Open it quickly and see if there are big pearls in it." , must be very valuable!"
Not only him, but others also showed anticipation. Following the Eleventh Prince, they have also seen the world, and if they can really dig out a unparalleled pearl, they will not be short of money in the future.
Jiang Chaosheng poured cold water on it: "I think it's a dead shell with nothing." He didn't feel any breath of life in the shell.
A Lang, who was questioned about his skills, was very unconvinced: "You all live by the sea, I don't guarantee if you have big pearls, this shell is definitely alive!" He listed several characteristics.
Jiang Chaosheng said: "Do you dare to bet with me?"
He took out a piece of silver, and the silver bills at the bottom of the press box were washed away by the sea, but the gold and silver were all hard currency: "This is ten taels of silver. If you win the bet, the mussels and silver will be yours. If you bet, the silver will be yours. No fee, take us to Wangzhou Market, dare you to bet?"
For A Lang, ten taels of silver was a lot of money, but the price he paid was nothing more than a day's work, and he would have to go to and from Wangzhou often: "Really?"
Jiang Chaosheng put away his smile: "This king keeps his word, when did he lie to you?"
"That's right!" Tingzhu, who wanted to make amends, immediately became a fan, "Our lord promises everything, but a nobleman from the capital, how could he be greedy for something like you!"
Ah Lang believed it, and immediately found tools to open big shells.
"It's better to protect your face and hands. There are not necessarily good things in the shell." In his last life, Jiang Chaosheng would definitely throw away the big shell of unknown origin, because he would suspect that there was an explosion inside. But now he has no premonition of danger, so he just let Alang act. After all, the aborigines are sparsely populated, and everyone's life is precious.
The large dead shell was easily pried open. Fortunately, there was no rotten smell, and the inside of the shell was clean, with only some seawater flowing.After opening the shell, the seawater locked inside poured down, instantly making the ground wet.The shells used to hide the Shark Emperor naturally have nothing.
Surprised, A Lang took the bamboo pole and pulled it inside. His small eyes suddenly turned into big eyes. Except for sea water, there was nothing in the big shell, let alone big pearls, and there were no small pearls like rice grains.
"Who is so bad, hiding a pile of water in a big shell, and hiding it so well!" Don't give the big pearl, just give some shellfish!How excited Ah Lang was before, how disappointed he is now.
Jiang Chaosheng already knew this, and he didn't feel much lost in his heart, but his expression was indifferent: "There will be no pies in the sky."
A Lang was convinced, and raised his thumbs up to the calm foreigner: "You are amazing!"
Tingzhu's eyes were full of admiration, and the master's reliable and indifferent side gradually replaced the original manic and irritable image.
Although there was nothing in the shell, Jiang Chaosheng ordered someone to keep it and temporarily drag it to the warehouse outside.Such a big thing can be used as two big pots for cooking after washing and cleaning. The ashes from the burning will be a good fertilizer for farming.
Speaking of pies, Jiang Chaosheng, who was hungry, had an appetite again: "Let's fry pies today." On the Jade Emperor, the ship shook violently, and all the stored eggs were completely broken. The incoming soldiers ate up all the food, otherwise we could have spread an egg pancake today.
But the seafood pie is also delicious. There is no shortage of all kinds of seafood on the beach. Jiang Chaosheng asked the villagers to buy a lot of small sea prawns, which can be used to make shrimp cakes, which are delicious and fresh.
Seeing that the weather is fine and the sea is calm today, Jiang Chaosheng left a dozen or so people to look after the house, took half of his servants, and hired the villagers from Xiaohai Village to go out to sea.He didn't pay Alang's wages, but the other villagers agreed on salaries, and they didn't pay much, only slightly higher than the local wages by [-]%.He needs these people to lead the way to Wangzhou to bring back all kinds of seeds he has been thinking about.
Before leaving, Jiang Chaosheng asked someone to bring out the big bucket in the house, which contained about four or five catties of dried fish. The sweet and fishy smell of dried fish was too much to eat, but it is shameful to waste food , simply use it as bait for fishing.
And in the deep sea, Ji Xuanbing finally smoothed out his long hair, dried small fish that had been fried all night, his whole body smelled of food, and a lot of oil spots were splashed on his clothes. How could he face such an ugly appearance? See benefactor!
After taking a bath and changing clothes, Ji Xuanbing felt that she was beautiful enough, and Ji Xuanbing belatedly remembered about the big shell, but when she asked, the sky was already bright, and the shell had been pried open by benefactor.
When he heard about the betting process, his eyes sparkled: "As expected of a benefactor, he is extremely intelligent."
That Haimin kid must have been dumbfounded, he wasn't the one who won the bet, but Ji Xuanbing looked more proud than Jiang Chaosheng.
Ji Xuanbing called the clam spirit who gave him an idea and reprimanded him: "I have already said that your method is unreliable. How can others not see such a big shell."
The Shark Emperor resolutely denied his fault. If he hadn't ordered it, the aquarium below wouldn't dare to act rashly. This young master of the sea region has no bad temper at all.
After hearing about Engong's clever deeds, Ji Xuanbing was in a good mood. He reprimanded his subordinates who were ineffective, but did not punish them too much.The merman holds his chin and fantasizes about his benefactor tasting the dried fish.Maybe Engong will lament that the food is so delicious, and he can't guess that some of it is secretly fried by himself.
Jiang Chao gave birth to the sea, and Ji Xuanbing also left the deep sea after hearing the words.Seeing swimming fish passing by, Jiang Chaosheng sprinkled a lot of small fish to dry them down, and the swimming fish swarmed up.
"Didn't the lord say he wanted to take these small fish for fishing?" If it went on like this, it would be a free gift.
Jiang Chaosheng shook the shallow bottom of the barrel: "You don't need so much bait for fishing, and it's not a waste of food for the fish to eat." It's so unpalatable to fry, what a waste of money.
Ji Xuanbing, who followed quietly, found that Engong had thrown away the dried fish he fried!Even though it was used to feed the fish, he still couldn't help feeling a little bit sad, after all, it was his labor that he worked so hard last night to succeed.
"Go away!" He drove away the fish with a wave, and picked up a small wet dried fish in a daze, his emerald green eyes showed sadness.
After bowing his head and taking a bite, Ji Xuanbing was shocked: the dried fish tasted sweet, completely different from Engong's fried one.Eun Gong must have discovered it after tasting it!Eun Gong has eaten his own dried fish!
Ji Xuanbing was not sad anymore, but when he thought of Engong throwing away the dried fish because it was too unpalatable, his cheeks were swollen, of course he was not angry with Engong.The food is not good, and he came to feed the fish in order not to waste it. Engong is really diligent and thrifty in managing the house!It's all the fault of those Shui tribes, the people of this class are really stupid, they don't know to remind him, none of them can be relied on!You still have to rely on yourself to repay your favor!
Ji Xuanbing didn't fight with the fish, he threw out the small dried fish, then scooped up all the fish with his hand, and threw them all on the deck.
The fish ate the small dried fish, and En Gong ate the fish, rounded up, if he ate the small dried fish he fried.Ji Xuanbing was extremely proud: he, like his benefactor, is really a genius who knows how to settle accounts!
Jiang Chaosheng, who had already harvested a lot before going out to sea, looked at the lively fish on the deck:? ? ? ! ! !
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Ji Xuanbing: I am a good fish who is diligent and thrifty!
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