Fisherman Fubao made his fortune by fishing

Biaozi is the great-grandson of the clan leader. The clan leader's family is known in Fushui Village as "Five Tigers and Nine Cows". Even people in nearby villages know about it. When people mention the Wen family, they all envy his family for having many children and grandchildren.

The Five Tigers refer to the five sons of the patriarch, namely Da Hu, Er Hu, San Hu, Si Hu and Wu Hu. The Nine Oxen refer to the nine sons born to the Five Tigers, namely Da Niu, Er Niu... and Jiu Niu.

Biaozi is the grandson of Dahu and the son of Daniu, and the great-grandson of the clan leader.

Having more sons is a good thing, but it also brings another problem: poverty.

Biaozi has a pair of younger siblings, and with each generation, the blood relationship is not that close. There is a generation between Daniu and the clan leader, so there are fewer things that can benefit from the clan leader, so one can imagine the conditions of Biaozi's family.

Erdan's family conditions were also average. Erdan's father was named Zhou Dafa. When he was young, he broke his leg while going out to sea. The local doctor he found failed to set his leg properly, so he became lame later.

Erdan's mother has some intellectual problems. Although she can generally live like a normal person, she is still a little unclear.

He also has an older sister who is about to reach marriage age. The person he is talking about is his cousin Gu Mancang from his eldest uncle's family. The bride that Erdan is destined to marry is also the daughter of his eldest uncle Gu Fengshou, named Gu Daohua. It is considered an exchange marriage between the two families, and both can save a lot of betrothal gifts and gifts.

In fact, the conditions of other families in the village are similar to these families. In this era, families who can have enough food and clothing are considered good families. The biggest expense for the family is to have children start a family. After a lifetime of hard work, after deducting the coffin money, it is basically enough for the next generation to build a house and get married.

We spend most of our lives worrying about food and clothing and our children.

This time, Naonao and his friends discovered the secret seafood hunting base of Laobie Bay. They also used Li Yuer's method of pulling nets to catch bottom fish and caught a lot of big catches from the puddle, which was a huge income for the family.

Compared with the villagers in Fushui Village who own houses and land, the islanders are poorer. Take Li Yuer's family for example. The old man and his wife have saved for most of their lives, which is just enough for the next generation to buy a boat and start a family. But when they needed money urgently, they found that they only had a few hundred copper coins on hand.

Therefore, going to the sea in Laobie Bay in winter is very important to Naonao and his friends. They would keep this place secret for as long as possible.

As they walked quickly home, they discussed going to the town to sell seafood tomorrow.

Thinking of what happened at the South Street Market last time, Biaozi said with some worry: "Brother Naonao, are we going to the South Street Market again this time? What if we run into that group of people again?"

Erdan also went to the South Street Market. He was already annoyed by the tax collectors who took advantage of their power to bully people and raise the stall fees, and there was also a group of people who forced people to buy and sell.

Nao Nao doesn't want to go either, but if he doesn't go to the South Street Market, but to other markets, aren't there casino thugs collecting protection fees?

"Nanjie Market is not good, and other places are even worse." said Nao Nao.

Li Erlang didn't know about the South Street Market, but he had seen peddlers walking around the streets, so he suggested, "Why don't you do the same as the peddlers and walk around the streets selling your wares?"

Walking around the streets is suitable for selling some daily necessities, but it is not suitable for selling seafood. Most people like to compare prices from different stores when buying seafood. They can not only choose the good ones but also compare prices from several stores. Therefore, there are basically no fishermen carrying seafood around the streets. Not only is it inappropriate, but it is also easy for them to be smelly by the sun in the summer.

In winter, you don’t have to worry about being damaged by the sun.

Nao Nao said: "There are very few people carrying seafood on their shoulders and selling it on the streets. They don't buy things carried on shoulders."

Li Yuer thought it was feasible and said, "In winter, we can cook live fish without worrying about them going bad. We can also carry them around the streets. It would be better to sell them directly to the places where the rich live."

"Where the rich live? That's not easy to get into."

Nao Nao and the others immediately thought of the large courtyards where the rich people lived. The vermilion gates were bigger than those of ordinary people's houses, and the threshold alone was half the height of their door. There were also special gatekeepers, and it was said that there were also many guards in the house.

When it comes to rich people, ordinary country folk are still a little scared. Erdan said with some concern: "Will this work? We are selling fishy seafood in the noble area. Will it offend people?"

Li Yuer said, "We shouldn't go through the front door, but just hawk our wares in the back alleys of the rich families' houses."

She thought for a moment and then said, "Instead of going to the rich area, we can go to a restaurant. At this time of year, the restaurant will definitely be willing to accept seafood."

Li Erlang glanced at Li Yuer and guessed that she wanted to go to Nongchao Tower. After all, their family only knew the owner Qian of Nongchao Tower.

Li Yuer did have this idea. Only a fool would not use his connections, but she also didn't want to use her favors for this easily.

They were going to Nongchaolou now. Regardless of whether the other party needed it or not, they would definitely accept it because of the whale meat and shell oil lamps they had received before. However, an unwilling transaction would lower the impression of each other and it was not worth it.

Nao Nao said, "I'm afraid we can't go to the big restaurant. The big restaurant has its own ice cellar. They store a lot of fish since the fishing season started. They have all kinds of seafood, so there's no shortage of fish in this season."

Li Yuer didn't expect that the people of this dynasty were so smart that they already had ice cellars and refrigeration.

But are live seafood better selling than frozen ones?

Li Yuer said: "Ours are fresh, rich people will probably like them, after all, live ones look more classy than frozen ones, and they show more status, right?"

Li Erlang agreed and said, "Indeed, what rich people buy is class and status. Besides, isn't fresh food better than frozen food?"

Biaozi asked: "Why don't we freeze the fish and sell it? It's so cold, frozen fish won't go bad."

Naonao patted him and said, "You are stupid! Why would you sell live fish after they are frozen to death?

Biaozi covered the back of his head and said, "I was talking about the frozen fish we sold before. If they can freeze it, we can do it too!"

Nao Nao patted him gently again and said, "Can you keep the fish in the freezer from autumn to prevent them from getting damaged? They start freezing in autumn. They have ice cellars, but what do we have?"

"Yes, how could I forget about this? It would be great if we also had an ice cellar." Biaozi felt it was a pity that they could not sell frozen fish.

The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously. Li Yuer took note of this incident. There are so many methods of preserving seafood in later generations, and she didn't believe that she couldn't figure out one. Of course, she would have to wait until the fishing season to have large quantities of seafood.

Erdan was smart. He thought about it for a while and figured out the reason. He said, "Even if we can keep the fish frozen until winter, other people can definitely do it. If there are too many, they will be worthless."

Finally, Nao Nao made a summary, "We still have to rely on Lao Bie Bay to catch seafood. This is a precious land. I have to tell you in advance that you can't publicize this precious land, otherwise too many people will come and we won't make any money."

"Not necessarily." Li Yu'er took a long-term view. "In this season, even if there are more seafood, it is still cost-effective to sell them in the city. As long as we can find a market, we don't have to worry about the inventory being overstocked.

If we can find a market for them, we can also become middlemen. The more seafood they bring in, the more money we can make.”

"What is a middleman?" Biaozi asked.

"I know!" Erdan said quickly, "It's just like a restaurant. Fishermen who sell fish to restaurants are the first-hand dealers, and restaurants who sell fish to diners are the second-hand dealers, right?"

Erdan looked at Li Yuer, who thought he was quite clever and praised him, "Erdan is pretty much right. It's reselling. We buy other people's seafood at a low price, and then sell it to restaurants or the city at a high price. The more they catch, the more we earn. It's like they help us make money by fishing."

"She is worthy of being my sister!" Li Erlang seemed to have opened a new door and shouted happily: "Yu Baoer is as smart as me!"

Naonao, Erdan, Biaozi: ...! ?

"So where are we going tomorrow?" Erdan wanted a definite answer.

Nao Nao said, "Let's go to the town first. Then we can go to the restaurant or Xicheng District to see the situation."

In dynasties where imperial power was clearly divided into different levels, people's residential areas were also clearly divided into different levels.

There is a saying among the people: "East City is expensive, West City is rich, North City is poor, and South City is cheap."

Dongcheng is generally a residential area for dignitaries, and occasionally there are some wealthy businessmen with status and background, such as Huang Shang, or relatives of officials.

Xicheng is rich. Xicheng is generally the residential area for merchants. Warehouses in some cities are also set up in Xicheng. Because warehouses are set up in Xicheng, official banks in some big cities may also be located in Xicheng. There are also some shops that only serve the powerful and wealthy.

The North City is poor. The North City is generally a residential area for ordinary people and may also have slums.

Nancheng is humble, it does not mean that Nancheng is poor, but refers to the social status. In ancient times, people paid attention to all kinds of people.

People are divided into nine classes, with merchants belonging to the middle and lower classes. South Street is generally a commercial street, which is also divided into several classes. The upper-class ones include commercial streets with fixed storefronts, such as Nongchaolou; the ordinary ones, such as the South Street Market, are a gathering place for all kinds of people.

People working in the same industry are also divided into different levels. For example, the theaters frequented by dignitaries are of higher quality, while the street performances for ordinary people to entertain themselves are of lower quality.

Influenced by her previous life's thoughts, Li Yu'er naturally did not support this kind of class differentiation, but she also did not think that she had the ability to call the wind and rain or turn beans into soldiers, and that she could easily shake the foundation of a dynasty.

She will try to accept it, but not blindly follow others. She will do what she thinks is right within her ability and treat people with her own outlook on life and values.