Fisherman Fubao made his fortune by fishing

Chapter 112 Teaching how to make fish glue

There was no need to go to the big house. Mr. Li and his wife went directly to the third house.

Li Yougui, the third son of the Li family, has no sons but only a daughter who is sixteen years old this year. She is the couple's only child and also a daughter who comes late in life.

Since they only had one daughter, they wanted to find a son-in-law for her, but their family was poor and they were islanders, so naturally they couldn't find one.

Li Jinhua will be sixteen years old after the Chinese New Year, and in two years she will be an old maid. The couple is very worried.

Among the eleven brothers of Lao Li's family, his was the only one without an entire family, so he had the idea of ​​adopting a son in his early years.

But most of the islanders have few offspring. In an era that relies on physical strength and family, sons themselves are not enough, so who would be willing to adopt one to someone else?

When Mr. and Mrs. Li arrived at the door, they heard a quarrel coming from the boat from a distance.

"What are you thinking, old man? If this drags on for another year or two, our Jinhua will become an old maid!"

As soon as Mr. and Mrs. Li heard it, they knew it was the voice of their third brother's wife.

Then, Li Fugui's voice was heard: "One year, just one year, the last year, you haven't even turned eighteen yet."

"One year? It's been so many years. What will happen in another year? We have a house and land. Why should he become our son-in-law?"

Li Fugui shouted unconvincedly: "No! If not, I will go buy a son-in-law."

Zhang's high voice could be heard from the boat: "Buy people! What a joke! We have such a small fortune and we want to buy people. I think it's not even enough to buy an arm."

"No, I'll go to the mountains and buy one."

The islanders are poor, but even poorer than the islanders are the people living in the mountains. There is really no way out for them because of the mountains and rivers. Most people have never left the mountains in their entire lives.

Old man Li looked at the old woman awkwardly, not knowing whether to go in or leave.

Old Mrs. Cai coughed a few times deliberately and shouted to the boat, "His third brother, is he home?"

"I told you not to yell nonsense. I don't know if Second Sister-in-law heard it." Zhang twisted Li Fugui's waist hard.

Li Fugui felt guilty and didn't dare to cry out in pain. He quickly put on his shoes and walked out.

"Second brother and second sister-in-law, why are you here?"

Li Fugui noticed the changes in the two people at a glance. After not seeing them for a few days, his second sister-in-law's silver hairpin and silver earrings were back, and the two of them had also gained a lot of weight.

However, Li Fugui became darker and thinner because he spent the winter hiding in order to save food.

"Come see you."

As they were talking, several people got on the boat.

When Mrs. Cai saw her niece Li Jinhua was there, she praised her: "Jinhua is becoming more and more beautiful."

Jinhua felt a little embarrassed by the compliment, so she just greeted him obediently. She was a good-tempered person.

Old man Li and his wife explained their purpose, and Li Fugui's family was naturally happy. Who wouldn't be happy when an elder brother thinks of his younger brother when good things happen to him?

As she spoke, Zhang sighed several times, and finally she spoke.

"His second brother and second sister-in-law, you can do business with a big restaurant, so you must be more knowledgeable than us. Give us some advice. You also know the situation of our family. It will not work if no one breaks the pot after a hundred years."

The ancients paid great attention to what happened after death. If a man didn’t have a son, breaking the pot would be considered unfilial and a shame to his ancestors.

Old man Li didn't know what to do, and looked at Old Mrs. Cai out of habit.

Old Mrs. Cai was shocked, wondering if the third brother's family would set their sights on the manatee.

She not only has three sons, but also three grandsons. It can be said that she is one of the families with the most descendants in Tuwozi Village.

On the other hand, the third wife doesn’t have a single son.

Now that the family has money, they don't have to worry about building houses and marrying off their children and grandchildren, so they will definitely not give their children away for adoption.

But on second thought, these three rooms are quite pitiful.

No matter how pitiful someone is, no one will sacrifice themselves to sympathize with others.

Thinking of this, Old Lady Cai said, "This matter cannot be forced, it depends on fate. When fate arrives, you will naturally enter a family.

Don't worry, Third Sister-in-law, I'll keep an eye out for you, and if there's a suitable one, I'll definitely help you connect."

Zhang's eyes darkened, she also knew that this could not be forced.

A few days ago, when the second wife got into trouble, the couple still sympathized with her. At that time, they had an idea that if the second wife didn't want the incomplete grandson, they would take him back to raise, just in case he could survive.

Now it seems that there is no chance.

Mr. and Mrs. Li had something else to do, so they talked for a while and then left.

Shitou was assigned by Li Laosan to run errands for Li Laohan and his wife, so he had to stay at the Li family for the past few days.

Mrs. Cai and her husband carried a bag of fish paste back home. Now Li Meir was the only one in the Li family who knew how to make fish paste, so she used the six pounds of fish paste as a demonstration, and taught others while she was making it.

Boss Li watched carefully and couldn't help but sigh, "I didn't expect that this fishy and unpalatable fish bladder could be used to make glue. The deer antler glue and glutinous rice glue used by the rich people in the city are so expensive. If I had known that fish bladders could be used to make glue, we would have used it a long time ago."

Old Mrs. Cai said, "That's because Yu Bao'er is smart. You guys only know how to eat. You look at the fish bubbles every day but can't see a flower.

Look at Yubaoer. When you see shells, you can think of using them to make oil lamps. When you see fish bubbles, you can think of using them to make glue."

Li Meir did not boil all the fish bubbles into gelatin, but asked everyone to learn how to make it.

The Li family did not allow Shitou to study for the time being. Shitou was an honest child. He was afraid that the Li family would misunderstand him, so he stayed in the cabin and refused to come out.

The Cai family also notified several close families. Naturally, no one would turn away such a good thing.

Just in the afternoon, Zhou Dafa brought a basket of shells. Li Laosan asked someone to check it and found that the shells were picked according to the quality agreed upon before.

I weighed it and it was 55 kilograms in total, and I also brought two kilograms of fish to soak.

One cent for three pounds of shells, fifty-five pounds will be charged at eighteen cents, and the remaining one pound will be counted together with the subsequent ones.

Three catties of fish shells cost two cents. If it was less than three catties, Zhao decided not to count the one catty of shells, and count the two together, giving two cents.

After getting the money, Zhou Dafa left happily.

Zhou Dafa was in a good mood these days. His son Erdan followed Naonao and others to go fishing and made a lot of money.

He heard that a very clever little girl had come to the Cai family. She had figured out some clever ways to make a nest and she could always catch big fish. Erdan even took home a full tael of silver yesterday.

One or two taels of silver, Zhou Dafa thought happily. He would repair the house in the spring and add an east wing for Erdan to use when he gets married in the future.

Li Yuer had agreed with his friends in advance that they were not allowed to tell adults how much money they had earned. Whoever told anyone would have to leave the group.

People are greedy. They are all half-grown children with poor self-protection ability. There is no guarantee that some parents will not become jealous and do something.

After getting the shells and fish bladders, Li Yuer began to teach the Cai family how to make fish glue and oil lamps.

Isinglass is easy to learn, but if you want isinglass to keep its stickiness for a long time, it needs to be re-steamed, which is the same as dried sweet potatoes. Making dried sweet potatoes is simple, just steam them and put them in the sun. But if you want to make dried sweet potatoes delicious, you have to re-steam them many times. Re-steaming is the key process to make dried sweet potatoes soft and chewy.

After knowing that the trick was double-steaming, the Cai family quickly learned how to make fish maw.