236: Chapter 236: Little Shrimp (Three More)_1 236: Chapter 236: Little Shrimp (Three More)_1 âLittle Yaozi, I didnât expect you to be so familiar with this area,â Yang Ruxin exclaimed.
Even Yang Dani, a local, didnât understand her own living environment as well as he did.
âBefore we settled in Dapu East Village, we actually lived in Peach Blossom Town for two months,â Gu Yao glanced at Yang Ruxin.
âAlso, for the past two years to make money, Iâve been to the surrounding towns, but there was no suitable work, so I started hunting.â
Yang Ruxin nodded.
So thatâs how it was; she finally understood why even the small Lianhua Town was so prosperous.
From Beijing to Hangcheng in the south, it would take a month by land, but even by water it would take more than twenty days.
You couldnât stay on the boat all the time, so along the way, you would stop at some small waterway-connected villages for repairs and supplies.
Lianhua Town was located at about one-third of the way down the Grand Dayuan River.
After sailing for seven or eight days, and just when the novelty had worn off and fatigue set in, many boats would dock here.
Of course, Xiaocang River was shallow, so big boats couldnât pass through; some choosier people would continue for a few more days to the next big dock, but many of the less fussy or smaller boats would stop here for repairs.
This also drove the economic development of Lianhua Town.
âLetâs hurry and go have a look,â Yang Ruxin said excitedly.
In her previous life, seafood was her favorite, and she hadnât eaten it for a long time, especially spicy grilled squid â just thinking about it made her mouth water.
Unfortunately, since she couldnât go back, she probably wouldnât be able to eat it again, but now, having some freshwater fish and shrimp to eat was also nice.
Gu Yao watched Yang Ruxinâs eager expression, couldnât help but laugh, and then led her towards the dock.
When the two of them arrived at the dock, only a small fishing boat was left in the river; there were no big fish, not even small ones, just some little shrimp.
âWhat a pity, otherwise we could have bought a fish to take back,â Gu Yao sighed.
âMy older brother loves fishâŠâ They should come earlier next time to check it out.
Yang Ruxin glanced at the little shrimp and her eyes lit up, âBoatman, how much are these selling for?â
âThese arenât worth much.
If the miss likes them, Iâll just give them to youâŠâ The boatman was a man in his thirties, his face beaming with obvious joy.
Yang Ruxin was delighted.
Although these freshwater shrimp were small, they were very delicious.
There must be seven or eight pounds of them.
Fried until crispy with a bit of pepper, they were sure to tantalize the taste buds.
Yet no one here wanted them, so she would benefit.
However, since the man offered to give them away for free, she felt it wouldnât be right to just take them, so she smiled, âHow could I just accept them for free?
You should take something for them; it looks like thereâs seven or eight pounds.â
âMiss, these are actually over ten pounds.
But it looks more than it is; thereâs not much meat,â the boatman said, waving his hand unconcernedly.
âSome of the wealthy families take them to feed their chickens, itâs just an extra.
Iâve heard those chickens really do love it, hahaâŠâ
âItâs fine, theyâre still good for satisfying a craving,â Yang Ruxin said with a smile.
âJust sell them to me.â
The uncle had no choice but to accept five copper coins in the end.
âBut Boatman Uncle, you sold your fish pretty quicklyâŠâ Yang Ruxin asked casually while taking out her money.
âIsnât the Shen Family preparing for the madamâs birthday these past few days?
They gave us a heads up early, and any decent catch was bought up by them, and they paid a good price tooâŠâ the boatman explained happily.
âAnd since our dock is small, there arenât many fishing boats; some boatmen go to the nearby larger docks to sell their fishâŠâ