Chapter 445 Here comes an all-fish feast

Qiao Ran smiled and nodded: "Yes, it's me."

Uncle Fang suddenly had a look of reverence on his face: "Oh, this is such a coincidence. I never expected to meet you, girl, here! Girl, these small fish and shrimps are originally used as supplements and are not worth much. I won’t charge you any more, I’ll give it all to you!”

Ordinary people have a natural sense of admiration for people with skills, especially scholars and doctors.

Scholars have the opportunity to be officials. No matter how unlucky they are, they can be accountants, shopkeepers, or teachers, and earn a lot of money easily. They don't have to do hard work like illiterate people.

And doctors are important beings who can treat illnesses and injuries and save lives. Who can not respect them?

Therefore, this honest and honest farm man decided to give all the fish and shrimps in this wooden basin to Qiao Ran without saying a word.

Qiao Ran knew how poor the people in Fangjia Village were. The two hundred and two hundred cents were a big deposit for them, but a drop in the bucket for her, so she smiled and shook her head and declined:

"Thank you, Uncle Fang! But these fish and shrimps are very rare for me. I went to most of the markets before I saw you selling them here, so they are quite valuable to me. It is also very valuable for you to catch these fish and shrimps." It’s a waste of time, so I’d better buy it from you!”

Uncle Fang was very moved when he heard that the girl was so kind. He quickly asked other people waiting to buy fish to wait, and then neatly poured the fish and shrimp in the basin and the water used to raise the fish into Qiao Ran's wooden barrel.

Afraid that one wooden bucket would be too full and it would spill when the carriage bumped, Qiao Ran asked Uncle Fang to pour the fish and shrimp in the basin into two wooden buckets, filling each bucket half full.

Qiao Ran didn't bring that many copper coins, and one hundred copper plates was quite heavy. Although she was strong, who would run around carrying several kilograms of copper plates on her body?

She doesn’t have that many copper coins in her space. All she has is boxes of gold, silver and jewelry. Who said she is a rich little woman now?

She took out her money bag, which contained only a few banknotes, a few silver ingots, and a few broken pieces of silver.

There are also copper plates, but there are only more than a dozen.

Uncle Fang knew what was going on when he saw the small purse Qiao Ran took out. It seemed that the people in Devil's Valley were really rich. Otherwise, it would be impossible to open a school and hire a wife.

When he saw Qiao Ran take out a piece of silver worth about three coins from her purse and want to give it to him, he quickly waved his hand and refused:

"Miss Qiao, this is too much money! Even including the bucket of fish and shrimp at home, it's not worth three silver coins. I can't accept it. Take it back quickly! If you don't have any copper coins, I will give you the bucket of fish and shrimp at home later. When the fish and shrimp are delivered to you, please give me money."

As he spoke, he also caught two big fish from the big wooden basin, quickly put them into the wooden bucket before Qiao Ran could stop him, and said honestly:

"The girl bought me these two buckets of small fish. I have nothing to thank the girl for. Let's take these two carp back and make a dish!"

Qiao Ran held a purse in one hand and broken silver in the other. Before she could stop her, the two big fish had already slipped into the barrel and got into the middle of the small fish and shrimps.

She was a little touched: "Uncle Fang, I haven't given you the money yet. You not only gave me this big basin of small fish and shrimps, but also gave me two such big fish. Aren't you afraid that I am a liar?"

Uncle Fang seemed to have never thought about this problem. He was stunned when he heard this, then touched his head and smiled naively:

"Girl, I didn't think too much about it. No one would pretend to be from Devil's Valley just to defraud me of a bucket of worthless fish and shrimps, right? Besides, girl, you are upright and have clear eyes. You are not that kind at first glance. Cheap liar."

Qiao Ran shook her head and laughed. Uncle Fang was so honest and honest. He didn't know if he would be deceived often before. Alas!

Uncle Fang refused to accept the three coins from Qiao Ran. Qiao Ran was not a garrulous person, so she made a decision with Uncle Fang to deliver the fish early tomorrow morning.

She decided to wait for Uncle Fang to deliver the fish to her home, and then give him something in return. Such a simple and honest person could not just suffer a loss.

After thanking Uncle Fang, Qiao Ran carried a wooden bucket in one hand, with half a bucket of fish in each of the two buckets. She carried it to the carriage storage as effortlessly as if she were carrying two empty buckets. Got the carriage and went home.

And just when Qiao Ran was rushing home, in Dingbei Palace, Mo Beihan excitedly asked the chef to cook fish for him after receiving the fish.

He had such a large bucket of blue-water fish kept in a small temporary fish pond next to the kitchen, and asked the chef to select a few of the plumpest fish. He planned to steam, braise, sweet and sour, and pickled fish today. Arrangements were made for an all-fish feast.

Ever since he woke up, he had heard Butler Zhou and Shopkeeper Chen talk a lot about Qiao Ran.

Shopkeeper Chen said that several of the dishes Qiao Ran gave to Juxian Restaurant were very popular and had become the new signature dishes of Juxian Restaurant, especially the pickled fish and mandarin duck hotpot, which are almost must-order signature dishes for customers.

Although Mo Beihan doesn't pay much attention to appetite, he still wants to try something delicious, so he has already tasted the fresh dishes provided by Qiao Ran, and he also praised them very much. Delicious like never before.

However, he has never had the opportunity to taste the blue water fish that Butler Zhou said was more tender and delicious than any fish he had ever eaten.

Because blue water fish are difficult to raise, Qiao Ran gave a few to Butler Zhou. Butler Zhou wanted to keep them for his master to eat when he came back. Unexpectedly, the fish turned white within a few days of being kept in the pond. Butler Zhou just wanted to keep them. I can ask the chef to cook it for everyone to eat together.

Therefore, Mo Beihan has always been obsessed with the blue water fish that Butler Zhou and even the ghost doctor mentioned to him many times. Today he was finally able to eat it, so he couldn't wait to eat it. He urged the cook to make lunch before it was time to eat.

When several plates of fish with different flavors were served on the table, Mo Beihan swallowed unconsciously as he smelled the mouth-watering aroma and looked at the fish that was obviously tenderer than other fish.

Before the servants could serve the dishes, he had already picked up a pair of chopsticks, picked up the steamed blue water fish closest to him and put it into his mouth.

Only a little oil and salt were added, not even ginger or garlic. The steamed fish seemed bland and tasteless, but it had a sweet and fragrant taste in the mouth.

The fish had no small bones and the meat was smooth, tender and fragrant. It was even tenderer than the tenderest fish he had ever eaten, the dragon head fish.

Dragon head fish is also called tofu fish. It is a kind of sea fish. Because it is difficult to preserve and transport far away, it is rarely seen in the capital of Dayue Kingdom. This was something Mo Beihan could only eat on the boat when he went to sea.

This kind of fish is called tofu fish because it is white and transparent, with soft bones and few fish bones. The meat is very smooth and tender, just like eating tofu.

It's just that this kind of sea fish has no scales. For some people who don't like to eat scaleless fish, it tastes like eating slugs, which is a bit disgusting. Some people at the beach even call it "slug fish."

However, the meat of this blue water fish is not inferior to that of tofu fish, and it is a normal fish with scales. It only has a few thick fish bones and no small bones, making it more suitable for the elderly and children to eat.

And this steamed Bishui fish also has a special fresh and sweet taste. Unlike ordinary fish, which needs cooking wine and ginger and garlic to remove the fishy smell, it only has a fresh and sweet taste without any fishy smell. Simply process it and add some oil. It is very delicious when steamed in a pot with salt.