vrcanaries Chapter 854 This Money Must Be Spended
Chapter 854 This Money Must Be Spended
"Gulp." Zhou Dacang swallowed his saliva helplessly when he heard it. He had eaten crab paste before and it tasted good, but he heard that live crabs tasted even better, but he hadn't eaten them yet.
The two men rode side by side.
Almost all the dishes on the farm are ready, except for the crab.
Li said anxiously, "If it were you, I would say we should just fish it out, wash it and cook it. Why do we have to wait until he comes back to fish it out? We have to stay at home for a few days anyway. We can fish it out anytime. Can't we just wait for them to come back and eat it?"
Wu Ya smiled and said, "Guoguo said that his uncle had never caught crabs before, so he had to catch the first live crab that big by himself, because it tasted better when he caught it by himself."
The old man thought it made sense and nodded slightly.
Zhou Su said, "Then I'll go get two too, to see if the ones I catch taste better."
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Zhou Dacang was standing by the pond, and before he lowered his net, a group of people said, "Here, there are more water plants. The crabs must be hiding in there."
"Oh, the water plants are not good. The net will get stuck easily. Go to the middle, uncle, go to the middle. There are more crabs in the middle."
One voice is louder than the other.
Zhou Guo stood aside with the bucket in his hand, watching the fun without saying a word.
Zhou Dacang's ears hurt from the noise, but he still scooped the net into the water. When he reached the bottom, he used both arms to lift the net upwards with all his strength. When the net was completely out of the water, there was a bunch of crabs lying in the net.
Everyone laughed.
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Come on, throw it into the bucket."
Zhou Dacang had a big smile on his face and caught two more nets, each of which contained many crabs.
Zhou Su shouted, "Uncle, uncle, let me try. I want to try."
Zhou Dacang handed him the net.
Zhou Su was not that strong, and when the net was dragged out of the water, he was almost pulled into the water. Zhou Dacang grabbed him and said, "The master is in the house every day, so you need to exercise more with your small body."
Zhou Su laughed and said, "I'm still practicing, but I just can't get up."
After he finished scooping up the fish, Zhou Mai and a few others also came and scooped up a net, and both buckets were full.
Zhou Guo looked at the crabs in the two buckets and said, "That's enough. You can't eat too much at one time. You can only eat these today."
A family squatted in the yard washing crabs.
Time seemed to have gone back to many years ago, and Zhou Dacang was in a daze for a moment.
This meal was not served until after noon.
There was nothing special about the fish and meat, but the most eye-catching thing was the huge basket of crabs in the middle of the table, which was piled up to the top.
The whole family looked at the basket of crabs and were eager to try them. They hadn't eaten them for a year and still missed them.
The old man took one first.
Then they all stretched out their hands.
Zhou Dacang also took one and started to peel the shell like the person next to him. As he peeled the shell, he said, "Who would have thought that this thing could grow so big!"
Zhou Gu said with a smile: "Uncle, you eat this yellow, it tastes better!"
Zhou Dacang took a piece of yellow rice and put it into his mouth. His brows relaxed, his eyes lit up, and he took two more pieces.
He knew that crabs were delicious and could be sold at such a high price, and people from the north were still flocking to them, so they must be worth it.
The crab paste tasted good too, and every time he brought it to the camp, he would never eat it a second time.
But it still tastes different from the crab sauce, and the texture is different, especially the meat, which is tender and fresh, comparable to the shadowless fish.
He finished his meal by eating thirteen of them.
Seeing that he didn't eat anymore, the old man was surprised and asked, "You're not going to eat anymore? You can't do that. I'm still eating. Look at your niece. She can't finish her first meal without twenty bucks every year."
Zhou Guo was eating the ointment, and when he heard this, he raised his head and said, "Who can compare with me? It's only you, Master."
Zhou Su and the others had stopped long ago. Each of them could only eat four at most and could not eat any more.
By the time everyone at the table had finished eating, the sun was about to set. The family quietly enjoyed this rare reunion time and walked around the farm.
The apples on the mountain will be edible in a month or two. Zhou Su and others gathered under the tree, looking at them.
Although I'm not too greedy, this thing is grown on my own farm, so the meaning is naturally very different. It is different from the ones I buy outside.
Zhou Dacang asked Zhou Guo, "Will the crabs in the pond be available for sale soon?"
Zhou Guo nodded, "Yes, last year I bought tens of thousands of crabs as gifts for the high and low officials in the north, and I spent several thousand taels of silver. Fortunately, there are more crabs at home this year. I have prepared the crabs for them as gifts and have arranged for people to deliver them these days."
She couldn't just deliver it to someone else's door. Her uncle was already a general, so he was too lazy to steal.
Zhou Dacang said, "After all, we are acting on someone else's territory. Although I am a general, as the old saying goes, a powerful dragon cannot overpower a local snake. If you build a good relationship with them, everything will go more smoothly. You have to spend the money."
Zhou Guo laughed and said, "I felt a little sorry for the money at first, but after hearing what you said, I feel it's not worth it. Uncle, do you also care about these things in the military camp?"
Zhou Dacang smiled and said, "It's not so bad in the military camp. General Xu is strict in his military discipline and has strict laws. Everyone has been promoted step by step based on their military merits. Generally speaking, whoever has the bigger fist is the boss. It's very different from the twists and turns of you in the business and official circles."
Zhou Guo said with his hands behind his back, "I have never worked in the officialdom, I have only dealt with them. Maybe because I have a backer, they helped me a lot, especially when Chengding and other prefectures were just conquered. I found a good location in a short time when I wanted to build a farm. When I wanted to sell fertilizer, the government and county government directly posted a notice. Without their help, even if we broke our legs, we would not be able to sell so much fertilizer and collect so much grain."
Zhou Dacang looked at her and said, "So, these things are worth your money."
Zhou Guo stopped talking.
At the same time, Huzi, Wu Jiangquanzi, Qian Duo and Dapang had already brought crabs and turtles to the doors of various masters.
Seeing the housekeeper, he smiled and said, "It's a festive occasion again. This is a small gift from my Zhou family to you. It's not a big deal."
The gifts from the governors were generous, including four baskets of crabs and twenty turtles. The county officials below gave three, two or even one basket of crabs, depending on the closeness of the relationship. No turtles were given at all.
After all, this is her first time raising them, and there aren’t many seedlings to begin with. Besides seeing if they sell well, she also has to save some for next year.
If she gave them all away, she would have to go to great lengths to find seedlings next year. It would not be easy to find so many seedlings at once.
Although the several lords had never seen Zhou Guo's money, they were still very happy to receive her gifts at this time of the year. Besides, they dared not accept the money at this time. If they really had to settle the accounts later, they might have to pay back double or several times the amount they took now.
There are still so many turtles this year, all of them are edible.
What kind of people send food?
Those must be people with whom we have a very good relationship, and only close relatives would send us food.