Chương 5: Chapter 5 Rave Reviews

Liang Jingxian swiftly packed a Jin of crayfish into a take-out box; he could roughly estimate the weight, but he still weighed it to confirm, and to celebrate the first order, he added two extra crayfish.

"Thirty-five yuan, thank you."

After packing the crayfish, he included two pairs of chopsticks and four plastic gloves before handing the package to the two girls.

The whole process was as smooth as flowing clouds and water, and it was not apparent that this was his first time doing it.

"I'll try it first." The two girls didn't move far away and, after slipping on the plastic gloves, were ready to start eating right there.

"Wow, it smells so good, I didn't even notice it before." Peeling one open, the crayfish was still warm, and a lingering fragrance wafted out.

"How is it, how is it?" Seeing her companion put the crayfish into her mouth and chew zealously, the other girl couldn't help but ask eagerly.

"Delicious, really delicious, Xiao Li, you have to try it too, it's so good, even better than the crayfish we had in Gusu."

"The flesh is tender and the aftertaste is lingering, I've never had such delicious crayfish in my life."

When girls get excited, it can be quite startling, and their behavior caught the attention of many people around them.

"Come on, that can't be true, they look like hired actors." Passersby shook their heads, smiling without saying a word.

Even the roasted sweet potato vendor couldn't help but say in a low voice, "Young brother, you brought in relatives to act as shills, didn't you? No need for such an act. It's a bit too much."

Liang Jingxian couldn't help but laugh and cry, "Uncle, I don't know them, they probably just really like the crayfish I make."

Just then, the other girl also started exclaiming, repeatedly declaring how delicious it was.

The crayfish Liang Jingxian sold were quite large; a Jin was actually less than ten crayfish. Liang Jingxian added two extra, and there were barely eleven in total.

In no time, the girls had finished a portion of crayfish, and because there was an odd number, they didn't divide it evenly, so they ran over and bought another portion.

"Young brother, are these crayfish really that delicious?" The roasted sweet potato vendor couldn't help but take a few more glances, swallowing his saliva.

"Haha, whether it's good or not, why not try it yourself, uncle? I'll give you a discount, thirty a Jin," Liang Jingxian laughed.

"Tsk, stingy," the roasted sweet potato vendor chuckled without a word, just as another customer came to buy sweet potatoes, and he got busy weighing them.

Possibly influenced by the pair of girls, indeed a few more people came over to buy crayfish.

This thirty-five yuan per Jin might seem expensive, particularly since the standard of living around Xiuyue Mountain wasn't that high.

But to say it was too expensive wasn't quite right either.

After all, in restaurants, many crayfish were sold for forty to fifty yuan per Jin, and that even included a substantial amount of cucumbers, green peppers, corn, potatoes, etc.

As for Liang Jingxian's crayfish, all those who had tried them spoke very highly of them, raving reviews pouring in.

Once the word spread, the sales surprisingly picked up quickly, and in less than twenty minutes, fourteen Jin of crayfish were sold out, netting him a total of 490 yuan.

The roasted sweet potato vendor was envious; he couldn't make that much in a whole day of sales.

Liang Jingxian was also very pleased with this, but the problem now might be that there were not enough crayfish.

So, after wandering around for a while, Liang Jingxian found a fishing gear store nearby and bought ten fishing traps, four large ones and six small ones. After bargaining, she spent one hundred and twenty yuan and even got two packets of special bait for free.

Since the seasonings at home were almost used up, Liang Jingxian also bought some oyster sauce, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, cooking wine, chicken essence, and other seasonings, as well as household items like toilet paper, toothpaste, soap, and shampoo, which all together cost nearly two hundred yuan.

By the time she got back home, it was already past eight o'clock.

"Xiao Xian's back? How did the sales go?" Luo Xiaofen asked with concern.

"It went really well, sold out in an hour, fourteen Jin of shrimp for four hundred and ninety." Liang Jingxian said with a smile as she took out the seasonings, "Mom, here are the seasonings and daily necessities I bought. I also got some fishing traps, planning to go set them up."

Hearing that Liang Jingxian made four hundred and ninety in just a little while, Luo Xiaofen's eyes lit up.

It was known that Huang Liang Village was famously poor, with an average annual income of just five to six thousand yuan, and that was the total income for the whole family.

If Liang Jingxian could earn four hundred in one day, then in one month, wouldn't a single person be able to earn what a whole family made in two years?

"We still have flour at home; I'll go get some." Hearing about the earnings of more than four hundred in one night, Liang Bin was excited too and promptly went to get some flour to make bait.

They added the special bait from the fishing gear store to the flour to create a new bait. Liang Bin thought it was too late now, so he took a flashlight and accompanied Liang Jingxian to set the fishing traps.

The water quality around Huang Liang Village was relatively decent, neither too deep and crisscrossed with small rivers and streams, which were indeed plentiful.

The next day, Liang Jingxian woke up before five o'clock and, after washing up, went to retrieve the fishing traps alone.

"Ms. Xi, good morning. Are you catching crayfish so early?" After parking her electric tricycle nearby, Liang Jingxian, carrying a bucket, was surprised to see Yang Xi catching crayfish.

Yang Xi was wearing a pair of rain boots today, probably scared off by the snake bite. Her attire was very conservative: a long-sleeved white T-shirt on top with light-colored jeans below.

Liang Jingxian thought that later, she would go up the mountain to collect some herbs to make sachets to repel snakes and insects and distribute them to everyone.

"Yeah, the crayfish come out only early in the morning and at night," Yang Xi explained and then asked with wide eyes, "How did your crayfish sale go yesterday?"

"Sold them all." Liang Jingxian shook her head and said, "Ms. Xi, this way of catching crayfish won't do, you should use a fishing trap like me."

"Fishing trap?"

"You've been catching them by hand all this time? And you can still catch two to three Jin every day?"

Liang Jingxian felt incredulous at this silly woman but also a bit sympathetic, saying, "Come with me, I'll teach you how to use a fishing trap."

This also proved that there really were a lot of crayfish nearby.

Yang Xi did need money, so she didn't refuse and followed Liang Jingxian with a blushing face.

Soon the two arrived at the first fishing trap.

As Liang Jingxian pulled up the first trap, after dragging it a bit, she knew there was quite a catch inside.

"My goodness, there's so much… These crayfish must weigh two Jin, and there are even loaches inside…" Yang Xi, who had never done farm work or fishing, didn't know how to use a fishing trap and certainly hadn't expected that one trap could catch so many, which thrilled her as if they were all her own.

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