The government was sending out wives, and I ended up with a princess from the previous dynasty!

Yilan County.

When Jia Daoshi came out to sell grilled fish this time, he brought Jia Hu along as well.

It's the same stall as last time.

Because it was a last-minute decision, we didn't prepare many tools, such as a barbecue grill.

Jia Daoshi told the others to wait for him where they were, and then went to the market to buy barbecue tools and ingredients.

I bought some iron bars for the barbecue and had a wooden frame nailed on.

Charcoal and firewood are naturally indispensable.

Finally, I went to the herbal medicine shop and bought some spices such as pepper, perilla, and dogwood.

The shop assistant ground all the pepper and dogwood into powder, and after thinking about it, he also bought some dried ginger.

At this time of year, there are no chili peppers available. If you want to eat spicy food, you can only use Sichuan peppercorns, ginger, and dogwood as substitutes.

After purchasing the necessary supplies, it cost a total of three taels of silver.

Even if we sell all the fish we brought today, we won't make much money.

It's normal to earn less since this is my first time setting up a stall, especially since I only brought seven fish. I mainly came to explore the market first.

Back at his stall, Jia Daoshi set up the barbecue grill and began burning charcoal.

One advantage of setting up a stall in Dajing Dynasty is that you don't need to pay stall fees or management fees, and of course, you don't have to pay taxes. However, for the sake of management, there are regulations on opening and closing times, and you can only set up a stall in a designated area.

The old lady selling dried plums next door has been setting up her stall in this East Market for thirty years, and this is the first time I've seen such a scene.

"Young ladies, are you planning to sell fish and pork?"

When the old woman saw Murong Jiu stuffing perilla leaves into the fish's belly, and Di Qinglin skewering pieces of pork belly together with a thin wooden stick, she immediately asked curiously.

"Yes, ma'am, we're going to sell fish and roasted meat!" Di Qinglin said with a smile.

"Oh!" the old woman sighed. "Young lady, this isn't your husband's idea again, is it?"

Murong Jiu looked up in surprise and said, "Auntie, you could tell that?"

The old woman's eyes twitched slightly: "Only a good-for-nothing like you could come up with such an absurd idea! Take my advice and go back quickly. Nobody wants to eat fish."

"Auntie, my fish is no ordinary fish!" Jia Daoshi began to rub oil on the fish and then sprinkle some salt on it.

Although it was already seasoned with salt when it arrived, the marinating time was too short, so it wasn't flavorful enough.

"Tsk!" The old woman's face showed disdain: "Scholar Jia, can't you do something worthwhile? In this weather, bringing two women out to sell fish? Only you in the entire Great Jing Dynasty could come up with such an idea!"

"Aunt Cai, how could you let him sell fish here? This fish tastes fishy and smelly. If the smell mixes with the fish, how will you sell your preserved vegetables and my snowflake crisps?"

Across from him was a middle-aged man selling snowflake crisps.

Snowflake crisps are made from flour and sugar, and then sprinkled with a small amount of black sesame seeds as decoration, making them look like snowflakes.

This middle-aged man was clearly deliberately looking for trouble.

Before he arrived, Jia Daoshi had already cleaned all the fish, rubbed them with salt, and covered them with banana leaves. So how could they have any taste?

But when the middle-aged man shouted like that, Aunt Meigancai was clearly frightened.

"Young lady, Scholar Jia, please don't sell it. I have some money here; please take it and use it first..."

The old woman took out ten coins from her bosom and handed them to Jia Daoshi: "Take them back as soon as possible. These charcoal and firewood are still usable. The weather is so cold now, and it will cost a lot of money to buy these things."

“Auntie.” Jia Daoshi smiled and pushed the old woman’s hand back. “Ten coins? I can’t take that money. As for whether my fish can be sold, don’t worry about it. I know what I’m doing.”

"Hey kid, why are you so shameless? Take your stinky fish and get out of here!" the burly man selling snowflake crisps shouted again.

This burly man had a good relationship with the minor official in charge of the market, and he was usually very fierce on the street!

The argument quickly attracted a group of people.

People from all eras love to gossip.

Soon, a crowd gathered around, and everyone laughed when they learned that someone was actually selling fish.

Fish are plentiful in any body of water or pond outside the city.

This kid actually wants to sell it for money?

Fool?

Jia Daoshi was quite pleased to see more and more people gathering.

That's what traffic is all about!

He added more oil, cumin, salt, and Sichuan peppercorn powder to the fish and meat on the grill.

At this point, the fish and meat have begun to turn yellow and sizzle with oil.

A delicious aroma began to waft through the air!

Those standing nearby had subtle changes in expression after smelling the fragrance.

From mockery to surprise!

"It smells so good! It smells wonderful!"

"I think so too, but it might just be the smell of meat."

"Have you noticed that this fish doesn't have a fishy smell at all!"

Although the aroma was quite tempting, no one went forward.

It's not that they've never eaten fish; on the contrary, when the harvest was bad, they would go out to fish in the rivers and lakes, but the fish were too fishy, ​​and many people even got fish bones stuck in their throats, so they had no interest in fish at all.

Outside the crowd.

Two figures were strolling on the street.

"Young master, can you smell it? It smells so good!" A tomboyish young man sniffed.

"It smells wonderful. It seems to be over there, surrounded by a lot of people. Silverheart, let's go take a look."

The two people speaking were Yi Qi and his servant, who had met Jia Daoshi not long ago.

At this moment, Yi Qi was still dressed in men's clothing, looking dashing and spirited.

"Please give way."

Yin Xin led the way, and the two squeezed into the crowd.

By this time, the surface of the roasted meat and fish in front of Jia Daoshi had turned a golden brown.

It looks ready to eat.

Jia Daoshi then sprinkled some salt, pepper, and a powder made from a mixture of dogwood on top!

A fragrance unlike any I've ever experienced wafts through the streets!

Everyone looked at the grilled fish in front of Jia Daoshi, and many people began to swallow their saliva involuntarily!

This fragrance is intoxicating just to smell!

Despite the enticing aroma, no one was willing to try it.

They have a phobia about eating fish!

"Eh? Young master, isn't this Zeng Aniu?" Yin Xin's beautiful eyes fell on Jia Daoshi, her face full of curiosity.

“Oh! It really is Zeng Aniu. I didn’t expect him to be selling fish here.” Yi Qi’s gaze swept over Jia Daoshi, and then turned to Di Qinglin and Murong Jiu.

"Those two girls are so beautiful, could they be Zeng Aniu's wives?" Yi Qi wondered to himself, a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

She originally thought that someone as skilled in swordsmanship as Zeng Aniu must be a member of the martial arts world, and people in the martial arts world generally wouldn't get married so early, but she was obviously overthinking it.

Could he really be a farmer?

Seeing that no one was willing to come and try it, Jia Daoshi immediately decided to take the initiative.

He picked up a fresh banana leaf, placed half a grilled fish and a skewer of grilled meat on it, hoping to find someone in the crowd to taste it.

Then, Jia Daoshi's eyes met Yi Qi's!