Chapter 38 Riverside Fish Market
The baby rushed downstairs quickly, came downstairs, looked at the floor he was on, gestured at the direction of the fall of the white jade snail, and searched in the garden.
The sparrow followed closely behind and saw the baby burying his head, so he hurriedly followed him to search.
Looking for it all, left and right, front and back, but still couldn't find Xiao Aiai's figure. The baby shouted loudly to the sparrow next to him who was casually looking for the white jade snail, "It's all you, you told you to watch Xiao Aiai, but you only know how to watch that soap opera. Look, Xiao Aiai is gone! It's gone! I'm going to fight with you."
As he said that, he rushed towards the sparrow with his teeth and claws.
"No!"
The sparrow screamed, ran away, and hid behind a small tree.
"I can't blame me for that thing. It's sticky and looks so disgusting that I put it in the bucket. Who knows that it's so restless. If you want to blame it, blame it yourself. You can't blame me."
"You're not disgusting anymore, are you drooling when you sleep?" The baby almost got angry after hearing her words.
"Okay, baby, at worst I can buy another one. Isn't there an old saying in China? It's called 'The old ones don't go, the new ones don't come'"
The sparrow knew that she was in the wrong, so she hurriedly accompanied her and promised.
"You think such a big white jade snail is so easy to buy. But I begged my grandfather and grandma to buy one. It cost me several hundred yuan, and there is only one. You can, buy one for me and see."
"Okay, okay, I'll buy you one, I don't believe that you can't buy anything with money." The sparrow said angrily.
"Okay, I'll just wait for your white jade snail, otherwise I must engrave the five words "return my little love" on your face." The baby said to the sparrow viciously.
"No! baby." The sparrow screamed.
But the baby ignored her, carried her little hands on her back, and walked upstairs with her ponytail.
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The cool wind in the river makes people suddenly awake.
On the edge of the Longjiang River, there are a layer of thick pebbles, with some flowers, plants and trees planted beside it, and several leisure pavilions and towers are covered. They look magnificent and very pleasing to the eye.
Song Wen took the old man on the pebbly beach. The river breeze blew, and his clothes flew, as free and elegant as a fairy.
Nanzhou has developed rapidly in recent years, with high-rise buildings and various constructions emerging one after another. Although it has various disadvantages, it has to be denied that the government has indeed done some hard work in environmental construction, especially the left bank of Longjiang, which stretches for more than ten kilometers under its feet, is a great example of the power.
Nowadays, for the people of Nanzhou who live in the city, it is the quickest thing of the day to go to the riverside every morning and evening, take a breath of fresh air, and chat with a few fellow people.
Song Wen and the old man were talking nonsense while walking. The two of them had similar interests, but they were in a good relationship when they talked.
"When you come to the riverside, there is another place you must go, that is the fish market by the river. At this time of day, it is the time for fishermen to get ashore. There are a bunch of fish caught by fishermen in the market, which is absolutely fresh. Let's take you to see it."
After saying that, Song Wen took the old man to the fish market.
The fish market is close to the riverside. After fishermen dock the boat, they can just take it directly to the market to sell it, which is very convenient.
Nanzhou is a city with agriculture as its main development, so some agriculture has been well preserved. For example, fishermen, now some rivers in some places are probably not even able to catch fish, let alone fishermen. But by the Nanzhou River, there are still many fishermen who live and die entirely by water.
It is not time to get off work yet, and the crowds of people are not coming yet, so there are not many people in the fish market.
Song Wen and the old man started shopping in the fish market. Most of the fish market sold were fish, shrimp, snails, clams, crabs, etc., and there was nothing else.
Song Wen looked while walking. After a while, he saw an old man selling river clams beside him, so he walked over and squatted down.
There are no fixed stalls in the fish market, and they are placed on the ground temporarily. There are no rules in the fish market, just pay a few dollars to clean the fish market, so fishing families like to sell fish here, and over time, this fish market has been formed.
There were snails, river clams, and several small yellow spots in front of the old man's stall.
Nowadays, most young people go out to work, and only some of the elderly even go out to fish and earn some money to spend. Perhaps after the older generation dies, the people who come later will not go down to fish again.
In fact, this is also a kind of inheritance. Once it is cut off, it will disappear.
In front of the old man's stall, there were river clams placed in front of the old man's stall, the size of a palm, and the size was only the length of an index finger, about ten.
Song Wen has been trying to raise some things since he dug the ditch in the backyard. Now, when he sees a river clam, he wants to buy it and raise it. If he can survive, he will have river clams to eat in the future.
The meat of the river clam is delicious, especially the fried onions and green chili peppers, which tastes even better.
?After looking, Song Wen asked the old man: "Uncle, how do you sell this river clam?"
People in Nanzhou generally call older people Ah Uncle, but no one can call younger people, so they usually nodded. Old women are called grandma, and those who are a little younger are called aunt.
"Two five." The old man said with a smile.
Unexpectedly, Song Wen bought all the clams.
After buying the river clams, Song Wen and the old man continued to stroll.
When the old man saw Song Wen bought the river clam, he felt a little itchy. He saw an eel seller next to him. He felt that it was quite big and good, so he wanted to buy it.
Song Wen quickly grabbed his body that was about to come forward and winked at him.
The old man lived so old, and he was also a thief-like figure. Seeing Song Wen like this, he knew that there must be something wrong with the eel, so he hurriedly followed Song Wen away.
"What's going on?" The old man asked in confusion when he walked aside.
"Fake."
"Fake it? How do you say it?" The old man was surprised.
"That's not wild eels, but raised." Song Wen explained patiently.
Some people think that wild eels cannot be distinguished from those raised, but they are actually very wrong. There is still a difference when you look closely. The color of the eels raised is slightly dull and do not look so lively; wild eels are bright yellow in color, with a hint of redness, and like to drill around everywhere. This is the most basic difference between raised and wild eels. Moreover, the taste of raised eels and wild eels is very different. The wild ones generally taste sweeter, the soup is very good, and the meat is relatively tight; the raised ones are loose, not so sweet, and sometimes there is a taste.
Needless to mention eels, people are the same. If you look at a spoiled woman or a rough woman, you can recognize her at a glance. This is what you mean by looking at the wild and raised things.
When I heard this, I suddenly realized it. I couldn't help but value Song Wen a little more. If someone else was changed, how could this be the case for someone I didn't know before?
After walking past a few more stalls, Song Wen saw a loach selling man and squatted down.
The loach seller is also an old man, who put it casually in a plastic basin, and a bunch of loaches creeping around there. Not many, but they are all wild, so Song Wen can still see this. There are a lot of loaches in the stream near his house, but the weather is cold and it is difficult to catch the loaches. It is better to spend some money to buy some back. He plans to keep the loaches in the ditch and eat them slowly when they grow up.
After buying loaches and seeing eels in the basin, he said to the old man next to him: "Don't you want to buy eels? These are good."
When the old man selling loaches heard this, he immediately burst his mouth and said, "I just caught it, it's very fierce, of course it's good. Who doesn't know that the things I sell are all caught now."
When the old man heard this, he squatted down, looked at it, and bought them all without asking the price.
After buying the goods, the two of them took a walk. Song Wen took the old man to a snack shop by the river. There was a specialty in helping people process the fish they bought, and the price was very reasonable.
When he went in and told the snack bar owner, he was afraid that the boss would rob the customer, so Song Wen paid the money for the old man and then said goodbye to the old man.
"I have to leave, or it will be dark when I go back. I wish you a good time."
"Thank you." The old man thanked sincerely. I don't know if it was Xie Songwen selling him the book or if it was thanking him to take him out for a walk.
Song Wen called a taxi, waved his hand at him, and left.
At this time, the old man realized that he didn't even know his name, his phone number, and his address.
After being stunned for a long time, he shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said, "Why do you have to know each other when you meet?", and then walked towards the snack bar.
Chapter completed!